Excerpt from The Glory of America: Comprising Memoirs of the Lives and Glorious Exploits of Some of the Distinguished Officers Engaged in the Late War With Great BritainOne error relative to the facts as stated in the account of the capture of the President, has escaped in the pro gress of the work, which is here corrected. The Peacock and Hornet did not accompany the President, though their appointed rendezvous was at the same place. Other similar mistakes may probably have occurred, the impor tance of which, even if they should be detected, is of little consequence to the reader. A knowledge of the principal facts is all which the nature of the case requires. On a trial before a court martial, the case would assume a dif ferent aspect.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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