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Tango01 | 17 Nov 2014 9:26 p.m. PST |
…Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, Appointed to Enquire Into the Spirit and Manner in Which the War Has Been Waged By the Enemy, and the Documents, Accompanying Said Report. "The following computer-generated description may contain errors and does not represent the quality of the book: House of Representatives of the United States early in the session of May, 1813, Mr. Macon, the chairman, at the close of the session made the following Report: The committee to whom was referred that part of the Presidents Message which relates to tlie spirit and manner in which the war has been waved by the enemy Report: That they have collected and arranged all the testimony on this subject which could at this time be procured. This testimony is submitted to the consideration of the House, arranged under the following heads: First. Bad treatment of American prison ers: Second. Detention ox American prisoners as British subjects, on the plea of nativity in the dominions of Britain, or of naturalization: Third. Detention of mariners as prisoners of war, who were in England when the war was declared: Fourth. Compulsory service of impressed American seamen on board British ships of war: Fifth. Violation of flags of truce: Sixth. Ransom of American prisoners from."
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Zargon | 18 Nov 2014 4:42 a.m. PST |
We were perfect Gentlemen when we burnt the Whitehouse :-| Cheers, no seriously :) |
Clays Russians | 18 Nov 2014 8:56 a.m. PST |
We lost, well sorta…. Britain got evolved, for what reason? They didn't get a lot out of it either. The only winner was Canada…… |
Choctaw | 18 Nov 2014 9:32 a.m. PST |
Yeah Zargon, we still owe you guys for that one. |
21eRegt | 18 Nov 2014 10:57 a.m. PST |
No, no, burning the Whitehouse was just leveling the score for our burning York the year before. Tit for tat and all that don't you know. :-) |
Tyler326 | 08 Dec 2014 10:57 a.m. PST |
Too bad it happened then. We need to get the current occupant out of it.Just kidding of course.LOL |
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