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The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.Andrews, C. (Charles)

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The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.

Name: The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.
Author: Andrews, C. (Charles)

Andrews, C. (Charles)

Dartmoor Prison; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Prisoners and prisons

1,  do     Samuel Parish, Norfolk, Vir. Grand Napoleon.
  Feb.  23,  do     Joseph Quion, Salem, Mass. Herald.
  Mar.   2,  do     Joseph Rasom, Wiscasset, Maine, Ned of Balt.
  Mar.   2,  do     Joseph Robenson, do       do     do
  Apr.   1,  do     James Robenson, ----, Mass. Price of Baltimore.
  Apr.  18,  do     William Robenson.
  Mar.  20,  do     Jeremiah Stanwood, Newburyport, Mass. imp.
  Mar.  17,  do     Silas Squibs, New-London, Conn. Hope-packet.
  Feb.  22,  do     Martin Sutten, New Bedford, Mass. Lion.
  Mar.   4,  do     David Shute, Salem, Mass. impressed.
  Mar.   5,  do     Andrew Smith, Indian River, Tom.
  Mar.  14,  do     Joseph Salesbury, ----, Mass. Zenith.
  Mar.  16,  do     Theodore Snell, ---- Rhode Island, a soldier.
  Mar.  16,  do     Stephen Stacy, Marblehead, Mass. Ohio.
  Feb.  21,  do     Henry Thomas, Cambridge, Mass. Derby.
  April 14, 1815    Richard Smith,        Grand Turk.
  Feb.  21,  do     David Turner, Boston, Derby.
  April  6,  do     John Turner, ----, Mass., Rattlesnake.
  April 18,  do     William Thompson,           Siro.
  Feb.  25,  do     Darius Villius, Providence, R. I. Frolic.
  Mar.  10,  do     Charles Williams, New-London, Connecticut.
  Mar.  17,  do     Samuel Williams, ----, Mass. Scorpion.
  Mar.  26,  do     Edward Williams, ----, Va. impressed.
  April  6,  do     John Washington, Cooperstown, Md. Rolla.


 _Died at Ashberton during the war_,

  Mar.  10, 1815    B. Elvel, Gloucester, Mass. Firefly.
  Mar.  25,  do     Abraham Burnham, ----, Mass. Price.

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  Copy of a letter from Lieut. N. D. NICHOLSON, of the late United
  States brig _Syren_, to Capt. SAMUEL EVANS, commanding naval officer
  at New-York.

                                           NEW-YORK, August 24, 1815.

  SIR:

  Conceiving it my duty to make known the treatment exhibited by the
  British officers and men, to those who are so unfortunate as to fall
  into their power, I am induced to acquaint you with the following
  circumstances:

  After the surrender of the _Syren_ to the _Medway_, the officers and
  crew of the former were removed to the latter; the crew not being
  allowed the privilege of taking their clothing, &c., with them,--so
  that the prize-crew had a fair opportunity of plundering such
  articles as they thought proper; which opportunity they took care to
  profit by, as many of our men were pillaged of all they possessed,
  excepting what they had on at the time; and the officers in like
  manner were plundered on board the _Medway_. The midshipmen, some of
  them, were completely stripped; others lost their watches, &c. For
  my own part, I came off with the loss of about half my clothing, and
  thought myself well off when compared with the losses of my shipmates.

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