andes--March to Bordeaux--Bordeaux--Macan--La Moe--At Sea

CHAPTER IV.

At Sea--St. Michael's--Villa Franca . . .

CHAPTER V.

St Michael's--Ponto del Gada--At Sea .

CHAPTER VI.

Bermuda . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER VII.
America--The Chesapeake--The Partuxent--St. Benedicts . . .

CHAPTER VIII.
Nottingham--Marlborough . . . .

CHAPTER IX.
March to Washington--Bladensburg . .

CHAPTER X.
Washington . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XI.
Washington--Bladensburg--Marlborough-St Benedicts
. . . . . .

CHAPTER XII.
Alexandria--The Patuxent--The Patapsco . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XIII.
March--Attack--Halt . . . . .

CHAPTER XIV.
March--Halt--Search--March--Rally--Halt . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XV. The Patuxent--The Potomac--The Chesapeake--At Sea--The
West Indies . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XVI.
The West Indies--Port Royal--Kingston--Jamaica--The Blue Mountains

CHAPTER XVII.
The Blue Mountains--Port Royal--Negril Bay . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XVIII.
At Sea--New Orleans--Lake Borgne--Pine Island . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XIX.
Pine Island--The Lake--Landing--March--Halt . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XX.
Halt--Attack--Field of Battle-Hospital . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XXI. Advance--Attack--March--Attack--Retreat--Preparations
. . . . .

CHAPTER XXII.
Attack--Retreat--Pause--Attack--Re-embarkation . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XXIII
The Camp--Preparations for Retreat--Retreat--Halt . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XXIV.
The Lake--Mobile--Siege--Peace--Havannah . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER XXV.
Havannah--Remarks . . . . .

THE BRITISH ARMY

AT

WASHINGTON AND NEW ORLEANS.

CHAPTER I.

A REVOLUTION must occur in the condition and sentiments of
mankind more decided than we have any reason to expect that the
lapse of ages will produce, before the mighty events which
distinguished the spring of 1814 shall be spoken of in other
terms than those of unqualified admiration. It was then that
Europe, which during so many years had groaned beneath the
miseries of war, found herself at once, and to her remotest
recesses, blessed with the prospect of a sure and permanent
peace. Princes, who had dwelt in exile till the very hope of
restoration to power began to depart from them, beheld themselves
unexpectedly replaced on the thrones of their ancestors;
dynasties, which the will of one man had erected, disappeared
with the same abruptness with which they had arisen; and the
influence of ch