Transcriber’s Note: Italics are enclosed in _underscores_. Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook. THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF JAMES MADISON 1813–1817 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. BY HENRY ADAMS. VOLS. I. AND II.--THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF JEFFERSON. 1801–1805. VOLS. III. AND IV.--THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF JEFFERSON. 1805–1809. VOLS. V. AND VI.--THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF MADISON. 1809–1813. VOLS. VII., VIII., AND IX.--THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF MADISON. 1813–1817. WITH AN INDEX TO THE ENTIRE WORK. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF JAMES MADISON BY HENRY ADAMS VOL. I. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS 1891 _Copyright, 1890_ BY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS. University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. CHAPTER PAGE I. ENGLAND ANGRY 1 II. RUSSIAN MEDIATION 26 III. THE EXTRA SESSION OF 1813 48 IV. THE RIVER RAISIN 72 V. PROCTOR AND PERRY 99 VI. THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES 128 VII. DEARBORN’S CAMPAIGN 144 VIII. WILKINSON’S CAMPAIGN 172 IX. MOBILE AND FORT MIMS 206 X. CAMPAIGNS AMONG THE CREEKS 232 XI. THE BLOCKADE 262 XII. “CHESAPEAKE” AND “ARGUS” 285 XIII. PRIVATEERING 309 XIV. RUSSIA AND ENGLAND 339 XV. THE LAST EMBARGO 364 XVI. MONROE AND ARMSTRONG 391 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. CHAPTER I.