. A history of the United States for secondary schools . ladensburg (August 24),24,1814. fiom volunteers and militia, who were easilyput to flight. The national capital was taken ; the un- SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND. 349 finished capitol building, the Presidents house, all butone of the other government buildings, and many pri-vate dwellings were burned, in retaliation, it was said,for the destruc-tion of publicbuildings atYork. The oc-currence wasshameful to bothnations: to theEnglish as an actof deliberate bar-barity on the partof a commandingofficer; to ourown as an exhi-bition of feeble-ness
. A history of the United States for secondary schools . ladensburg (August 24),24,1814. fiom volunteers and militia, who were easilyput to flight. The national capital was taken ; the un- SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND. 349 finished capitol building, the Presidents house, all butone of the other government buildings, and many pri-vate dwellings were burned, in retaliation, it was said,for the destruc-tion of publicbuildings atYork. The oc-currence wasshameful to bothnations: to theEnglish as an actof deliberate bar-barity on the partof a commandingofficer; to ourown as an exhi-bition of feeble-ness in the gov-ernment whichguarded its ownseat in so negli-gent a way. TheSecretary ofWar, GeneralArmstrong, wasremoved in con-sequence, and MARYLAND IN THE WAR OF l8l2. his department was conducted for a time by the Secretary of State, Mr. Monroe. The capture of Washington was followed a fortnightlater by an attack on Baltimore ; but that city was savedby the stout defence of Fort McHenry, at the entranceto its port. Through the night of September 14 the. 350 EXPANSION IN THE GREAT VALLEYS. fort was bombarded heavily by the British fleet, andAttack on ^^^ sight of its flag, Still floating at sunrise onSeptember ^^^ ramparts, inspired a young Baltimorean,14,1814. Francis Scott Key, to write the song of TheStar Spangled Banner. 211. Disheartening State of the Country. — NewEngland Disaffection. — The Hartford The affairs of the country were now in a mostdisheartening state. Its military forces were on thedefensive everywhere; the few vessels of its navy weremostly shut up in blockaded ports; the resources of itstreasury seemed exhausted almost hopelessly; its com-merce was nearly extinct; outside of New England the banks had stopped payments in specie, and coinland dissat- had disappeared ; distress and discontent werewith the increasing, and the New England disaffection was taking a serious tone. Individually, alarge part of the New Englanders had done their p
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