PART VI.

_The War of 1812. 1809-1815._

ON THE SYMPTOMS OF HOSTILITIES 291 LINES ADDRESSED TO MR. JEFFERSON 293 ON THE PROSPECT OF WAR 296 ON THE BRITISH COMMERCIAL DEPREDATIONS 300 TO AMERICA 301 THE SUTTLER AND THE SOLDIER 304 MILITARY RECRUITING 308 ON THE CAPTURE OF THE GUERRIERE 310 THEODOSIA 312 IN MEMORY OF JAMES LAWRENCE, ESQUIRE 313 ON THE LAKE EXPEDITIONS 314 THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE 315 ON THE CAPTURE OF THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE ESSEX 318 THE TERRIFIC TORPEDOES 321 THE NORTHERN MARCH 329 ON POLITICAL SERMONS 330 LINES ON NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 333 ON THE DISMISSION OF BONAPARTE 334 THE PRINCE REGENT'S RESOLVE 336 THE VOLUNTEER'S MARCH 337 THE BATTLE OF STONINGTON 338 ON THE BRITISH INVASION 341 ON THE ENGLISH DEVASTATIONS AT WASHINGTON 343 ON THE CONFLAGRATIONS AT WASHINGTON 344 TO THE LAKE SQUADRONS 347 THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN 349 A DIALOGUE AT WASHINGTON'S TOMB 352 SIR PETER PETRIFIED 354 ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL ROSS 356 ON THE NAVAL ATTACK NEAR BALTIMORE 357 ON THE BRITISH BLOCKADE 358 ROYAL CONSULTATIONS 361 ON THE LOSS OF THE PRIVATEER BRIGANTINE GENERAL ARMSTRONG 363 ON THE BRIGANTINE PRIVATEER PRINCE DE NEUFCHATEL 366 THE PARADE AND SHAM-FIGHT 368 RETALIATION 373 ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE INDEPENDENCE 374 THE BROOK OF THE VALLEY 376

APPENDIX.

A. THE AMERICAN VILLAGE, &C. THE AMERICAN VILLAGE 381 THE FARMER'S WINTER EVENING 394 THE MISERABLE LIFE OF A PEDAGOGUE 396 UPON A VERY ANCIENT DUTCH HOUSE ON LONG ISLAND 399 B. LIST OF OMITTED POEMS 401 C. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE POETRY OF PHILIP FRENEAU 407

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