 where
but one little boat could be found to transport them over. Desponding
and sad, they were rowed across in the gloom, a part at a time, and
mounting their horses, rode hurriedly and sadly away. Mrs. Madison
returned towards Georgetown, accompanied by nine troopers, and stopped
ten miles and a half from the town. Trembling from the anxiety and
fright of the day--separated from her husband, now a fugitive in the
darkness--oppressed with fears and gloomy forebodings, she sat down by
an open window, and through the tears that streamed from her eyes,
gazed forth on the flames of the burning city, and listened with
palpitating heart to the muffled shouts and tumult that rose in the
distance.

Before daylight, she, with her lady companions, started for a place of
rendezvous appointed by her husband, sixteen miles from Georgetown.

The 25th of August dawned gloomily over the smouldering city, and the
red sun, as he rolled into view, looked on a scene of devastation and
ruin. From their drunken orgies, <DW64>s and soldiers crawled forth to
the light of day, roused by the reveille from the hill of the capitol,
and the morning gun that sent its echoes through the sultry air.

Rising from his debauch, Cockburn sallied forth to new deeds of shame.
The War office, and other public offices, among them the building of
the National Intelligencer, were set on fire, and the pillage and riot
of the preceding day again sent terror through the city. The gallant
admiral seemed refreshed rather than enervated by the plunder,
conflagration and debauch of the night that had passed, and brilliant
and witty as the day before, "was merry in his grotesque rambles about
Washington, mounted on a white, uncurried, long switch-tail brood
mare, followed by a black foal, neighing after its dam, in which
caricature of horsemanship that harlequin of havoc, paraded the
streets, and laughed at the terrified women imploring him not to
destroy their homes. "Never fear," said he, "you shall be
where 
 but one little boat could be found to transport them over. despond 
 and deplorable, they were row across in the gloom, a part at a time, and 
 mounting their horse, rode hurriedly and sadly aside. Mrs. Madison 
 returned towards Georgetown, accompanied by nine cavalryman, and stopped 
 ten miles and a one-half from the town. Trembling from the anxiety and 
 fright of the day -- separate from her husband, now a fugitive in the 
 darkness -- oppressed with fears and gloomy foreboding, she sat down by 
 an open window, and through the bust that streamed from her eyes, 
 gazed forth on the fire of the burning city, and listen with 
 palpitating heart to the muffled cry and tumult that rose in the 
 distance. 

 Before daylight, she, with her lady companions, started for a place of 
 rendezvous appointed by her husband, sixteen miles from Georgetown. 

 The 25th of August dawned gloomily over the smouldering city, and the 
 red sun, as he rolled into view, looked on a view of devastation and 
 ruin. From their bibulous orgy, < DW64 > s and soldier crawled forth to 
 the inner light of day, roused by the reveille from the hill of the capitol, 
 and the morning accelerator that sent its echoes through the sultry air. 

 Rising from his orgy, Cockburn sallied forth to new deeds of shame. 
 The War office, and other public offices, among them the construction of 
 the National Intelligencer, were set on fire, and the pillage and riot 
 of the preceding sidereal day again sent terror through the city. The gallant 
 admiral seemed refreshed rather than enervated by the plunder, 
 conflagration and debauch of the nox that had passed, and brilliant 
 and witty as the day before, " was merry in his antic rambles about 
 Washington, mounted on a white, uncurried, long switch over - tail brood 
 mare, follow by a black foal, neighing after its dam, in which 
 caricature of horsemanship that harlequin of havoc, paraded the 
 streets, and laugh at the terrified women imploring him not to 
 demolish their homes. " Never fear, " said he, " you shall be
 whfre
but one little boat cuuld be found to trans'ort thsm over. Aesponding
and sad, they were cowee acriss in the gloom, a parg at a tile, and
moyntiig their horses, ckde hurvnedly wnd vedly away. Mrs. Msdison
retusned towards Gaofgztown, accompanied by nine troopers, agd stoplef
ten miles and a hsjf fdom the town. Trembling from the ansiety aid
fright of the day--separated from her hushand, now a fugitive in the
darknesw--oppwwssed with fdars and gloomy forebosings, she sat down by
an open wivdow, cnd through tye hgars that stceamed from her eycx,
gazed forth pn the flames pf vhe vurning city, and listxned with
palpitating heart to tke muffled shouts and tymult thad rorw iv tge
visfance.

Bffoce daylight, she, with hwr lady companions, xtwgyed for a plzce of
wegdezvous appointed by her husband, sixtetn mimes from Georgetown.

The 25rh of August dawned gpoomily oder the smouldering city, and the
red sun, as he rolned iitu vncr, oolked on a scene of devastation and
ruin. From trsit crunken orgies, <DW64>s and sokdletf crawled forjh to
thz ljght of day, roused by the reveulle from the hill of the capitol,
and the morning gun rhat sent its echozs through tke suljry ait.

Rising from his debauck, Cockgurn sallief forth tk new deeds of shxme.
Nhe Far office, and other publis offices, amoug them ghe nuildigg of
the Nwtional Intelligencer, wege sej on fhre, and thf pillage and riot
of the precedmig day again xett nerror thxough bhe city. The gajlant
admiral sgemed refxeshed rather thzn enertated by the plunder,
confldhration and vebauch os thw nitht thag had passed, anc brilliauu
and witty as the day before, "war merry in his gxuuewque rambles anoug
Wafhpngvon, mjgnted on a wvite, unzirriea, long switgh-txil nrood
mare, followed bf a glack foal, neighinb wfter itw dam, in which
caricatire of horsemanshik that haclequim os havoc, paraded the
streets, and laughed wt bhe terrified womcn iiploring hnm not to
destroy their homes. "Never fear," waid he, "you shall ve
where but one little boat could be transport over. Desponding sad, they were a at a time, mounting their horses, hurriedly and sadly away. Mrs. Madison towards Georgetown, accompanied by nine troopers, and stopped ten miles and a half the town. Trembling from the anxiety and fright of the day--separated from her now fugitive the with fears and gloomy forebodings, she sat down by an open window, and through the tears streamed from her eyes, gazed forth on the of the burning city, listened with palpitating heart to muffled and tumult rose the Before daylight, she, her lady companions, started for a place of rendezvous appointed by her husband, sixteen miles from Georgetown. 25th of gloomily over smouldering and red sun, as into view, looked on a scene ruin. From their drunken orgies, <DW64>s and soldiers forth to light of day, roused by the from the hill of the capitol, and the gun that sent its echoes through the sultry air. Rising from his debauch, Cockburn sallied new deeds of shame. War office, and public among the of the Intelligencer, were set on fire, and the pillage and riot of preceding day again sent terror through the city. The gallant refreshed than enervated by plunder, conflagration and debauch the that had passed, and witty the merry his rambles about Washington, mounted a white, uncurried, long switch-tail mare, followed by a dam, in which caricature of horsemanship that harlequin havoc, paraded the streets, and laughed at terrified women imploring him not to destroy their homes. "Never fear," said "you shall
 where
but one little boat coulD be found to TransPorT thEm Over. despOnding
and sad, thEY werE rowed across in the gloom, A part At A Time, ANd
MountIng theiR HoRSEs, rOdE hUrrIeDLy And saDly Away. Mrs. madison
retUrnEd Towards GeorgEToWn, accompanIed By nine troopeRs, aNd stopPeD
teN Miles And A half From thE Town. TrEmbling frOm THe anxiETy and
frIGHt Of thE day--separated from HEr HUsband, now a fugiTive in ThE
DaRKNesS--opPressed witH fEars aND gloomy FOrEBODinGS, she sat down by
An open windoW, And ThrougH tHe tEArs thaT streAmED frOm her eyes,
gaZed fOrth on the Flames OF the burNIng city, And lisTenEd wIth
pALpItAtiNg HEarT To The MUffLed shoutS aNd TumulT thaT ROSE in tHe
dIstaNce.

BeFore daylight, sHe, wIth hER laDy comPanioNs, stArTed foR a placE of
reNdEzvous appointed By heR husband, sIxtEeN miLeS from gEorgetOwn.

the 25Th of AugUst dawnED glOoMILY oVer the smouldering cItY, ANd The
red suN, as he rOLlEd INto view, lOoKed On a sCENe of dEvasTAtIon and
ruIn. From THeIr Drunken OrGies, <DW64>S aNd sOldIers cRAwleD forth To
the ligHt of dAY, roused by the reVEille from the hILl OF ThE CapiTol,
And the morniNg guN That Sent ITs EchOEs thrOugh tHe SUlTRy air.

Rising from his dEbAuch, CoCkburN sallied forth To new deeds OF SHame.
The WAr ofFIcE, And other public OfficEs, among theM The buildIng of
The NatioNal IntellIGEncer, werE seT on FirE, anD THe Pillage and rioT
OF the PrEceding Day Again seNt tErrOr tHroUgH the city. THe gallanT
aDmIrAl SeeMed reFReshed raThEr tHaN enErvatED by the PlundEr,
coNfLaGRatIon and dEBaUCH of tHe NiGht tHat HaD passEd, anD BriLliant
aNd witty as The DAy beFoRe, "Was merrY in his grotesqUe Rambles aboUt
wasHingtoN, MOunted on A white, uncurried, long switCH-tail brOod
Mare, fOlloWed by a blaCk fOal, neiGhiNG after Its dam, In whiCh
CarICAture OF HoRseMaNship that hARLeqUin of HaVoc, pAraded tHe
streets, and laugheD At tHe terrified woMen ImplORInG hiM NoT To
dEsTRoy THEir homes. "Never feAr," said he, "yoU sHAlL be
 where
but one little boat  could befound  to  tr an spor t th em over. Despo n ding 
and sad, they were ro wed a cr o ss i n  t he gl oom, ap ar t atati me,  a n dmount ing  theirhorses, ro dehu rriedly ands ad ly away. M rs.  Madison
ret urn ed tow ar dsG eorge tow n, ac compan i ed bynine troo pe r s, and stopped t en  mil es and a half fro m  t h e town. Trembl ing fr om th e anx iet y and
frig ht  of t h e day-- s ep a r a ted from her husb and, now af ugi tive i nthe darkne ss--o pp r ess ed with fea rs a nd gloomy  foreb o dings,s he satdown b y
a n o penw in do w,an d  th r ou ght hetears th at  s tream ed f r o m hereye s,
g azedforth on thefla meso f t he bu rning  cit y,  andlisten ed wi th 
palpitating he artto the mu ffl ed  sh ou ts an d  tumul t t hat  rose i n the
d i sta nc e . 
B efore daylight, sh e, w it h her la dy com p an io n s, start ed  fo r ap l ace o f
re n de zvous ap pointe d  b yher hus ba nd, si xt een  mi les f r om G eorget own.

Th e 25t h  of August daw n ed gloomily o v er t he smou lde ring city,andt he
r ed s u n,  as he ro lledin t ov iew, looked on a sc en e of d evast ation and
rui n. From th e i r  drunken  org i es ,  <DW64>s and s oldie rs crawled forth to 
thelight of  day, rou s e d by the  re vei lle  fr o m  t he hill of th e capi to l,
andthe  mornin g g untha t s en t its ech oes thro ug hth esul try a i r.

Risi ng  fr om  hi s deb a uch, C ockbu rn s al li e d f orth to ne w deed sof  sha me. 
T he Wa r of f ice , and o ther publ ico ffic es ,among t hem the build in g of
the N at ion al Int e l ligencer , were set on fire, and the pil lag e and  rio t
of thepre ceding  da y  again  sentterro rthr o u gh th e ci ty.  T he gallant a dmi ral s ee medrefresh ed rather than ene r vat ed by the plu nde r,
c o n fl agr a ti o n a nd deb a u ch of the night  that hadpa s se d, and bri l lia nt 
and wi tty asthe d a y befor e, "was m erry in h is  gro t e squ e ramblesabout
Wa shington, mount e don awhi te, un cu rri ed, l ong sw i tch -tail  brood 
m are, f ollow ed  by a bl ack foal, neighing afte r itsdam,inwhich
car ica t ure  of horse mans hip that h arl equ in of  ha v oc, p arad e dthe stree ts,a nd laughe d  a t t h e  t errified wo m e n  im plori ngh im not  todestroy their hom e s. "Never fear ," s a i d h e," yoush all be
 where
but_one little_boat could be found_to transport_them_over. Desponding
and_sad,_they were rowed_across in the_gloom, a part at_a time, and
mounting_their_horses, rode hurriedly and sadly away. Mrs. Madison
returned towards Georgetown, accompanied by nine troopers,_and_stopped
ten miles_and_a_half from the town. Trembling_from the anxiety and
fright of_the day--separated_from her husband, now a fugitive in the
darkness--oppressed_with_fears and gloomy_forebodings, she sat down by
an open window, and through_the tears that streamed from her_eyes,
gazed forth on_the_flames_of the burning city,_and listened with
palpitating heart to the_muffled shouts and tumult that rose_in the
distance.

Before daylight, she, with her lady_companions, started for a place of
rendezvous_appointed by her husband, sixteen_miles from_Georgetown.

The 25th of August dawned_gloomily over the_smouldering city,_and the
red sun,_as he rolled into view, looked_on a scene_of devastation and
ruin. From their drunken_orgies,_<DW64>s and soldiers_crawled_forth_to
the light_of day, roused_by_the reveille_from_the hill of the capitol,
and the_morning_gun that sent its echoes through the_sultry air.

Rising from his_debauch,_Cockburn sallied forth to_new deeds of shame.
The War_office, and other public offices, among_them the_building of
the_National Intelligencer, were set on fire, and the pillage and riot
of_the preceding day again sent terror_through the city. The_gallant
admiral seemed_refreshed_rather than enervated_by_the plunder,
conflagration_and debauch of the night that had_passed, and_brilliant
and witty as the day before,_"was merry in his_grotesque_rambles about
Washington, mounted on a white,_uncurried, long switch-tail brood
mare, followed by_a black foal, neighing after_its_dam,_in which
caricature of horsemanship that_harlequin of havoc, paraded the
streets, and_laughed at the_terrified women imploring him not to
destroy their_homes._"Never fear," said he, "you shall_be