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8977. WASHINGTON (City), British capture of.—[further continued].

The transaction has
helped rather than hurt us, by arousing the
general indignation of our country, and by
marking to the world of Europe, the Vandalism
and brutal character of the English government.
It has merely served to immortalize
their infamy.—
To Marquis Lafayette. Washington ed. vi, 424. Ford ed., ix, 508.
(M. 1815)

See Capitol.