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Chapter 3 - 1803 - 1814 -
From There Go the Ships by George Shirley

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troops landed and defeated the American forces, although with the loss of General Ross; took Baltimore, marched on to Washington, burnt the public buildings, and re-embarked our troops. Soon after, Napoleon having abdicated, the power of France was shattered, the causes of the issue of the "Orders in Council" were removed, and negotiations for the ending of the war were brought to a successful issue. While we were up the Chesapeake, parties were continually being landed, at one place to destroy an iron-foundry where cannon were cast, at

 
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others to get supplies from the farmers, who, however, mostly left their farms and houses until the return of our parties to their boats.

Our supply of poultry was unlimited. They were brought away dead, but sometimes alive, and kept until they were wanted. The carpenter had brought some geese off some of the foraging parties, and was keeping them at the head of the ship, a place where they were out of sight. Captain Rechell took the captain of another ship of our squadron over the San Domingo to show him the old Spanish ship. When he came to the head he saw the geese, and being very orderly in these matters, inquired of the sailors whose they were? They replied the carpenter's. "Throw them overboard," he said. So the geese were soon floating on the surface of the sea quite enjoying a swim, and the carpenter was watching as the ship left them behind. Presently he saw a boat lowered from the ship following in our wake, and his geese captured and carried on board.

© Peter Smith 2008