New school history of the United States . re McDonough the ^ flotilla on the lake. Both were attacked on theII Se t ^^^^ ^^^* Both attacks failed. Downie, the* British commodore, was killed early in the actionbetween the fleets. His flag-ship surrendered, and anothervessel was taken. Macomb repulsed every effort of the en-emy to cross the Saranac, and the land force withdrew whenthe fleet was defeated. CAPTURE OF WASHINGTON. 54. The blockade of the seaboard was maintained. Admiral Cochrane was ordered to destroy the coast-townsand ravage the country.* He entered the Chesapeake, con-veying a la
New school history of the United States . re McDonough the ^ flotilla on the lake. Both were attacked on theII Se t ^^^^ ^^^* Both attacks failed. Downie, the* British commodore, was killed early in the actionbetween the fleets. His flag-ship surrendered, and anothervessel was taken. Macomb repulsed every effort of the en-emy to cross the Saranac, and the land force withdrew whenthe fleet was defeated. CAPTURE OF WASHINGTON. 54. The blockade of the seaboard was maintained. Admiral Cochrane was ordered to destroy the coast-townsand ravage the country.* He entered the Chesapeake, con-veying a land force under General Ross. One part of thefleet sailed up the Potomac ; the other continued to ascendthe bay. Ross landed and marched on Washington. No^ effectual resistance was made to his progress,. though the President appeared in person on the fieldof Bladensburg. Washington was unfinished capitol and the public buildings were night the invaders withdrew. Alexandria was plundered BA TTLE OF NE W ORLEANS, 187. BATTLE MONUMENT AT BALTIMORE. by the fleet. Baltimore wa^ next threatened. General Rosswas killed, and the attack was frustrated.^ THE BATTLE OF NEW ORL-EANS. 55. The movements against Washington and Baltimore weredesigned to conceal operations in the Gulf of Mexico. * Fort McHenry, at the mouth of the Patapsco, was bombarded by the gTjns of thefleet. ^The Star-Spangled Banner was composed during this bombardment, byFrancis S. Key, who was detained on board of one of the British ships. A handsomemonument was erected to the memory of those who had fallen in defence of the city. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. The Creeks had been encouraged and aided in the Indianwar by the British at Pensacola. An attack, by sea and land,on Fort Bowyer, near Mobile, was repulsed. General Jack-son marched on Pensacola and forced the town and forts tosurrender. He hastened back to Mobile, and heard that theBritish were threatening Louisiana. New Orleans was indange
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