Ohio archæological and historical publications (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by F.J. Heer · leaf 325
beginning to reapsome of the fruits of peace and prosperity. Many believed thatwe had nothing to gain and much to lose by a war with England,as she had great armies in the field and practically ruled the seas.But the provocation to war was great, and the national pride andindignation of the… … The Siege of Fort Meigs. 317 Napoleons Berlin and Milan decrees, excluded our merchant shipsfrom almost every port of the world, unless the permission ofEngland to trade was first obtained. In defiance of Englandspaper blockade of the world our ships went forth to trade withdistant nations.…
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