The boasting proclamations issued by the American generals were a constant source of ridicule in the peace papers. In his proclamation of July 12, 1812, General Hull said: "Had I any doubt of eventual success, I might ask your assistance, but I do not. I come prepared for any contingency--I have a force that will look down all opposition, and that force is but a vanguard of a much greater" (_Columbian Centinel_, August 5, 1812, p. 1-4). The _Portsmouth Oracle_ of September 8, 1812, spoke of Hull's proclamation "to look down opposition" in Canada (p. 3-4). The _Connecticut Courant_ of December 22, 1812, said that Hull "issued a look down proclamation to the affrighted Canadians" (p. 1-4). The _Manlius Times_, quoted in the _New England Palladium_ of October 22, 1813, stated that "The _Proclamation campaign_ has again commenced upon the Niagara frontiers" (p. 2-1). In the _Salem Gazette_ of December 3, 1813, appeared the following: "The same Collectors will be employed next winter to execute the same duties _in the Moon_, which, it is expected, will be 'looked down' during the next campaign!" (p. 3-2). On August 16, 1812, Hull ignominiously gave up himself, his army, and Detroit, and incidentally enriched the language with a new verb. The surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, of Lincoln at Charleston, and of Cornwall's at Yorktown, had given rise to the words "Burgoynade," "to Burgoyne," "Lincolnade," and "Cornwallisade." The _Connecticut Courant_ of September 22, 1812, said: "Should Gen. Dearborn enter the territory, he ought, if he means not to be Hull'd, or defeated, to have 25 or 30,000 men" (p. 3-4). The _Military Monitor_ of October 5, 1812, quoted the following from the _Aurora_: "These facts show the absurdity of the idea of a force of 4,000 men marching to be Hull-ed, in a country where 19,000 of their countrymen were once before BURGOYNED" (I, 59). The _New Hampshire Gazette_ of April 20, 1813, remarked: "From every section of the union, we hear of the march of troops and active preparations to open the campaign on the northern frontier with vigor and unless our gallant army is again _Hulled_, the British flag will soon disappear from Canada" (p. 3-2). The _New York Herald_ of March 30, 1814, quoted the following from a Herkimer (New York) paper: "The prevailing opinion now is, that the campaign will be opened at Niagara; some suppose Detroit. If at the latter place, with the paltry force now marching in that direction, we shall most certainly get _Hull'd_" (p. 3-5). [25] _Columbian Centinel_, December 16, 1812 (p. 2-2). The following is taken from the _Yankee_ (Boston) of December 18, 1812 (p. 3-2): "_General Smyth_--again. "How many Militia and Volunteers, with such Generals as _Hull_, _Smyth_, et cetera, will conquer Canada? "A Yankee answer by another question--How many snow balls will heat an oven?" In the _Columbian Centinel_ of December 23, 1812, appeared the following (p. 2-3):