Chapter I: Front Matter

THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION

OF

THOMAS JEFFERSON

1805-1809

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

BY

HENRY ADAMS.

VOLS. I. AND II.--THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF JEFFERSON. 1801-1805.

VOLS. III. AND IV.--THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF JEFFERSON. 1805-1809.

VOLS. V. AND VI.--THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF MADISON. 1809-1813.

VOLS. VII., VIII., AND IX.--THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF MADISON. 1813-1817. WITH AN INDEX TO THE ENTIRE WORK. (_In Press._)

HISTORY

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DURING THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF

THOMAS JEFFERSON

BY HENRY ADAMS

VOL. II.

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1890

_Copyright, 1890_

BY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS.

University Press:
JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE “CHESAPEAKE” AND “LEOPARD” 1

II. DEMANDS AND DISAVOWALS 27

III. PERCEVAL AND CANNING 55

IV. THE ORDERS IN COUNCIL 79

V. NO MORE NEUTRALS 105

VI. INSULTS AND POPULARITY 128

VII. THE EMBARGO 152

VIII. THE MISSION OF GEORGE ROSE 178

IX. MEASURES OF DEFENCE 200

X. THE RISE OF A BRITISH PARTY 225

XI. THE ENFORCEMENT OF EMBARGO 249

XII. THE COST OF EMBARGO 272

XIII. THE DOS DE MAIO 290

XIV. ENGLAND’S REPLY TO THE EMBARGO 317

XV. FAILURE OF EMBARGO 339

XVI. PERPLEXITY AND CONFUSION 361

XVII. DIPLOMACY AND CONSPIRACY 384

XVIII. GENERAL FACTIOUSNESS 408

XIX. REPEAL OF EMBARGO 432

XX. JEFFERSON’S RETIREMENT 454

INDEX 475

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.