The world: historical and actual . Ji0* JacksoWS Line «£. «. — 19 -—4\ THii YOUNG REPUBLIC. 521 house opposite to the Treasury, fire was procuredwith which the Treasury and then the Presidentshouse were fired. Before setting fire to the latterbuilding, it was ransacked for booty, especially forobjects of curiosity, to be carried off as spoils. Afterincendiarism had done its worst, both at the Presi-dents house and the Navy-Yard, indiscriminate pil-lage closed the scene. The treaty of peace negotiated by John Quincy with England, our country, then more than nowinterested in the carrying trade u
The world: historical and actual . Ji0* JacksoWS Line «£. «. — 19 -—4\ THii YOUNG REPUBLIC. 521 house opposite to the Treasury, fire was procuredwith which the Treasury and then the Presidentshouse were fired. Before setting fire to the latterbuilding, it was ransacked for booty, especially forobjects of curiosity, to be carried off as spoils. Afterincendiarism had done its worst, both at the Presi-dents house and the Navy-Yard, indiscriminate pil-lage closed the scene. The treaty of peace negotiated by John Quincy with England, our country, then more than nowinterested in the carrying trade upon the bigh seas,turned its attention to Algerine piracy. The gal-lant Decatur was sent to the Mediterranean with anaval force to demand of the Dey of Algiers the re-lease of the Americans captured and held for ran-som. He captured two large Algerine vessels andthen secured the object of his misson, also treatiesof a satisfactory nature from the neighboring Bar-
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