CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Captain Joshua Barney 1
II. At Benedict 20
III. Elias Macomber 39
IV. A Lively Tussle 58
V. With the Fleet 77
VI. Feeding the Enemy 96
VII. An Old Acquaintance 115
VIII. The Deserter 133
IX. An Unexpected Meeting 151
X. A Change of Base 169
XI. The British Forces 188
XII. Suspense 207
XIII. Burning the Vessels 226
XIV. At Washington 245
XV. Bladensburg 263
XVI. In Hiding 282
XVII. Missing 300
XVIII. The Escape 318
XIX. The Unexpected 336
XX. Dodging the Enemy 354
XXI. In Port 372
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece
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"Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!" Cried Darius 56
With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72
"I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore. "Come aboard at once." 153
As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233
As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335
FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."
"Evidently ashamed of the barbarism committed by British hands, Vice-Admiral Cochrane attempted to palliate it by a pitiful trick. After the destruction of the capital, and the invaders were safely back on their vessels in the Patuxent, Cochrane wrote a letter to Secretary Monroe, in which he said to him, 'Having been called upon by the Governor-General of the Canadas to aid him in carrying into effect measures of retaliation against the inhabitants of the United States for the wanton destruction committed by their army in Upper Canada, it has become imperiously my duty, conformably with the Governor-General's application, to issue to the naval force under my command an order to destroy and lay waste such towns and districts upon the coast as may be found assailable.' Cochrane then expressed a hope that the 'conduct of the executive of the United States would authorize him in staying such proceedings, by making reparation to the suffering inhabitants of Upper Canada,' etc. This letter was antedated August 18, or six days before the battle of Bladensburg, so as to appear like a humane suggestion, in the noncompliance with which might be found an excuse for the destruction of the national capital. It did not reach Mr. Monroe until the morning of the 31st of August, a week after Washington was devastated, when that officer, in a dignified reply, reminded the vice-admiral that the wanton destruction by the British of Frenchtown, Frederick, Georgetown, and Havre de Grace, and the outrages at Hampton by the same people, had occurred long before the destruction of Newark."
COMMODORE BARNEY'S YOUNG SPIES.
CHAPTER I.
CAPTAIN JOSHUA BARNEY.
It is two years since what we called the "War of 1812" came to an end, and I, Amos Grout, once owner of the oyster pungy, Avenger, propose to set down here that which happened to my friend, Jeremiah Sackett, and myself, during the year of grace, 1814, when, so others have said, we did good work for our country, although at the time neither of us was more than fifteen years old.
This I do for two reasons, first because I am proud of what we two lads succeeded in doing, and hope that at some day, when, mayhap, both Jerry and I are dead, other boys may read of the part we played, and be encouraged thereby to work out their own plans for the good.
Secondly, because I would have it known that through a scheme of his, two boys, living on the shore of Chesapeake bay, succeeded in doing what experienced men might have failed at, and I am eager to have others realize my friend's worth.
So much for the reason as to why I, a seventeen-year boy, with none too many advantages in the way of book education, am thus attempting to write a tale for others, and now, that whoever should chance to read this may feel acquainted with us, it is for me to i
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CHAPTER PAGE
I. Captain Joshua Barney 1
II. At Benedict 20
III. Elias Macomber 39
IV. A Lively Tussle 58
V. With the Fleet 77
VI. Feeding the Enemy 96
VII. An Old Acquaintance 115
VIII. The Deserter 133
IX. An Unexpected Meeting 151
X. A Change of Base 169
XI. The British Forces 188
XII. Suspense 207
XIII. Burning the Vessels 226
XIV. At Washington 245
XV. Bladensburg 263
XVI. In Hiding 282
XVII. Missing 300
XVIII. The Escape 318
XIX. The Unexpected 336
XX. Dodging the Enemy 354
XXI. In Port 372
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Darius cried out in my ear; but I heard him not, I was insane with the scene of carnage Frontispiece
PAGE
"Pass up your painter, or I'll shoot!" Cried Darius 56
With the lantern in my left hand I thrust forward the barrel of my musket full in the face of the miller 72
"I remember your face, my man;" said the Commodore. "Come aboard at once." 153
As we pulled away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire 233
As soon as the line was made fast, a man slipped down, quickly followed by another 335
FROM LOSSING'S "WAR OF 1812."
"Evidently ashamed of the barbarism committed by British hands, Vice-Admiral Cochrane attempted to palliate it by a pitiful trick. After the destruction of the capital, and the invaders were safely back on their vessels in the Patuxent, Cochrane wrote a letter to Secretary Monroe, in which he said to him, 'Having been called upon by the Governor-General of the Canadas to aid him in carrying into effect measures of retaliation against the inhabitants of the United States for the wanton destruction committed by their army in Upper Canada, it has become imperiously my duty, conformably with the Governor-General's application, to issue to the naval force under my command an order to destroy and lay waste such towns and districts upon the coast as may be found assailable.' Cochrane then expressed a hope that the 'conduct of the executive of the United States would authorize him in staying such proceedings, by making reparation to the suffering inhabitants of Upper Canada,' etc. This letter was antedated August 18, or six days before the battle of Bladensburg, so as to appear like a humane suggestion, in the noncompliance with which might be found an excuse for the destruction of the national capital. It did not reach Mr. Monroe until the morning of the 31st of August, a week after Washington was devastated, when that officer, in a dignified reply, reminded the vice-admiral that the wanton destruction by the British of Frenchtown, Frederick, Georgetown, and Havre de Grace, and the outrages at Hampton by the same people, had occurred long before the destruction of Newark."
COMMODORE BARNEY'S YOUNG SPIES.
CHAPTER I.
CAPTAIN JOSHUA BARNEY.
It is two years since what we called the "War of 1812" came to an end, and I, Amos Grout, once owner of the oyster pungy, Avenger, propose to set down here that which happened to my friend, Jeremiah Sackett, and myself, during the year of grace, 1814, when, so others have said, we did good work for our country, although at the time neither of us was more than fifteen years old.
This I do for two reasons, first because I am proud of what we two lads succeeded in doing, and hope that at some day, when, mayhap, both Jerry and I are dead, other boys may read of the part we played, and be encouraged thereby to work out their own plans for the good.
Secondly, because I would have it known that through a scheme of his, two boys, living on the shore of Chesapeake bay, succeeded in doing what experienced men might have failed at, and I am eager to have others realize my friend's worth.
So much for the reason as to why I, a seventeen-year boy, with none too many advantages in the way of book education, am thus attempting to write a tale for others, and now, that whoever should chance to read this may feel acquainted with us, it is for me to i
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