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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 9 | 9 | Browse | Search |
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Benton , Thomas Hart , -1858 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Borgne, Lake , battle on. (search)
Borgne, Lake, battle on.
The revelations made by Jean Lafitte (q. v.) caused everybody to be vigilant at New Orleans.
Early in December, 1812. Com D. T. Patterson, in command of the naval station there, was warned, by a letter from Pensacola, of a powerful British land and naval armament in the Gulf.
He immediately sent Lieut. Thomas Ap Catesby Jones with five gunboats,. a tender, and a despatch-boat, to watch for the enemy.
Jones sent Lieutenant McKeever with two gunboats to the entrance of Mobile Bay for intelligence.
McKeever discovered the British fleet on Dec. 10.
and hastened back with the news.
In the afternoon of the same day the fleet appeared near the entrance to Lake Borgne, and Jones hastened with his flotilla towards Pass Christian, where he anchored, and waited the approach of the invaders to dispute their passage into the lake.
He was discovered by the astonished Britons on the 13th, when Admiral Cochrane, in command of the leet, gave orders for a change in t
Coffee, John 1772-
Surveyor; born in Nottaway county, Va., in 1772.
In December, 1812, he was colonel of Tennessee volunteers under Jackson, and was with him
John Coffee. in all his wars with the Creek Indians.
He was with him also in his expedition to Pensacola (q. v.), and in the defence of New Orleans.
In 1817 he was surveyor of public lands.
He died near Florence, Ala., July 7, 1833.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Elliott , Charles Loring , 1812 -1868 (search)
Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812-1868
Painter; born in Scipio, N. Y., in December, 1812; was the son of an architect, who prepared him for that profession.
He became a pupil of Trumbull, in New York, and afterwards of Quidor, a painter of fancy-pieces.
Having acquired the technicalities of the art, his chief employment for a time was copying engravings in oil, and afterwards he attempted portraits.
He practised portrait-painting in the interior of New York for about ten years, when he went to the city (1845), where he soon rose to the head of his profession as a portrait-painter.
It is said that he painted 700 portraits, many of them of distinguished men. His likenesses were always remarkable for fidelity, and for beauty and vigor of coloring.
He died in Albany, Aug. 25, 1868.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Frenchtown , massacre at. (search)
Frenchtown, massacre at.
In the middle of December, 1812, General Harrison wrote the War Department that, if no political or other necessity existed for the recovery of Michigan and the invasion of Canada, the enormous expense of transportation, and the sufferings of men and beasts in the task, pleaded for a remission of efforts to attain that recovery until spring.
He was directed to use his own judgment in the matter, and was assured that immediate measures would be taken for recovering the control of Lake Erie to the Americans.
He was instructed, in case he should penetrate Canada, not to offer the inhabitants anything but protection; and, secondly, not to make temporary acquisitions, but to proceed so surely that he might hold fast any territory he should acquire.
Other troops having arrived, Harrison resolved to attempt the capture of Fort Malden.
His whole effective force did not exceed 6,300 men. He designated the brigades from Pennsylvania and Virginia, and one from O
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harrison , William Henry 1773 -1812 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stewart , Charles 1778 -1869 (search)