263. The Frigate Constitution. 263．宪法号护卫舰 One of the first vessels to get to sea was the Constitution, commanded by Isaac Hull. 美国最早到海上航行的舰船之一是由伊塞克o哈尔指挥的宪法号， She sailed from Chesap...
262. Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, 1813. 262．偑里在伊利湖取得胜利（1813年） But the British triumph did not last long. In the winter of 1812-13 Captain Oliver Hazard Perry built a fleet of warships on Lake Erie. 但是，英国人的胜利...
Chapter 25 第25章 The Second War of Independence, 1812~1815 第二次独立战争（1812~1815年） 260. Plan of Campaign, 1812. 260．战役计划（1812年） The American plan of campaign was that General Hull should invade Canada from Detroit. 美...
259. Madison's Reasons for War, 1812. 259．麦迪逊的战争理由（1812年） In his message Madison stated the grounds for complaint against the British as follows: (1) they impressed American seamen; 麦迪逊在演讲中给出如下与英国人结...
257. Battle of Tippecanoe. 257．提皮克努之战 This determined attitude of the Indians seemed to the American leaders to be very dangerous. 美国的领导者认为印第安人的这个断然态度非常危险， Governor William Henry Harrison...
255. British and French Trickery. 255．英法国两国的诡计 The scheme of non-intercourse did not seem to bring the British and the French to terms much better than the embargo had done. 似乎《互不交往法案》和《封港令法案》一样...
253. The Non-Intercourse Act, 1809. 253．《互不交往法案》（1809年） By this time the embargo had become so very unpopular that it could be maintained only at the cost of civil war. 此时封港令已经非常不得人心，如果再执行封...
251. The Outrage on the Chesapeake, 1807. 251．切萨皮克之辱（1807年） The British now added to the anger of the Americans by impressing seamen from the decks of an American warship. 此时，英国人进一步激怒美国人，他们从美国...
250. The Embargo, 1807-1809. 250．封港令（1807~1809年） Jefferson hardly knew what to do. He might declare war on both Great Britain and on France. 杰斐逊几乎不知道该怎么办，他可以向英国和法国宣战， But to do that woul...
248. America, Britain, and France. 248．美国、不列颠和法国 Napoleon Bonaparte was now Emperor of the French. 此时拿破仑o波拿巴是法国的皇帝， In 1804 he made war on the British and their allies. 1804年，他向英国和英国的...
