Impressed Americans made prisoners of war -- Treatment of prisoners -- Prison Ships -- Dartmoor prison -- Neglect of American prisoners -- Their sufferings -- Fourth of July in Dartmoor -- Brutal attack of the French prisoners -- Fresh arrivals -- Joy at the news of our naval victories -- Sufferings of the prisoners in winter -- American Government allows them three cents per diem -- Moral effect of this notice of Government -- Napoleon's downfall -- Increased allowance of Government -- Industry of prisoners -- Attempts to escape -- Extraordinary adventure of a lieutenant of a privateer -- Number of prisoners increased -- A riot to obtain bread -- Dartmoor massacre -- Messrs. King and L'Arpent appointed commissioners to investigate it -- Decision -- The end, 279 Tax-tables, 301 Index, 313 HISTORY OF THE SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND. CHAPTER I. THE CREEK WAR. Jackson's first service -- Is appointed commander in-chief of the Tennessee forces -- Co-operation of other states -- Jackson enters the Creek nation -- Difficulties of his position -- General Coffee's expedition -- Relieves Fort Talladega -- Battle of -- Stormy condition of his army -- Quells a mutiny -- Abandoned by his troops -- Quells a second mutiny -- His boldness -- A third mutiny suppressed -- Left with but a hundred followers -- Clairborne's movements -- Arrival of reinforcements -- Makes a diversion in favor of General Floyd -- Battle of Nutessee -- Battle of Emuckfaw -- Ambuscade of the Indians -- Gallantry of General Coffee -- Battle of the "Horse Shoe" -- The war ended -- Jackson's character. Allusion has been made to Jackson's campaign against the Creeks, but I purposely omitted an account of its progress, preferring to go back and make a continuous narrative. Although embracing a portion of two years, it composed a single expedition, and forms a whole which loses much of its interest by being contemplated in parts. After the cowardly surrender of General Hull, at Detroit, in the commencement of the war, Jackson offered his services to the government, and solicited the post which was assigned to Winchester. Disappointed in this, he repaired, at the order of the Secretary of War, to Natchez, to assist Wilkinson, then stationed there, to repel the attacks of the enemy should they advance up the Mississippi. But no danger from an attack in that quarter appearing, he was directed to disband his troops. Refusing to do this, on account of the number of sick in camp, many of them sons of his neighbors and friends, he became involved in a quarrel both with Wilkinson and his own officers. He, however, carried out his measures and led his men back in safety to their homes.