here on the bluff, they can look out on lake champlain.directly in front of you is a head where the british royal navy attacked on september 11. they came around the corner in between there and the island you see on the rights, crab island, which is where the americans had a hospital for the army, they attacked the american fleet at anchor, which would've been right between those two small trees. there are women on board. officers' wives, one of which catches a cannonball in her chest and is thrown overboard. mcdonough is siting his own cannon, shooting at the british. and down the line at one of the other guns, his lieutenant is struck with a british cannonball. his head is torn off, strikes mcdonough in the face and knocks him cold to the deck. these are the kinds of things that happen when you're fighting a naval battle. this keeps up for hours. one atrocity after another, blood everywhere, tremendous casualties. the men keep fighting. then finally, the only american ship really fit to fight is saratoga. that is the flagship of mcdonoug

that boat yard then created the largest ship that has ever been on lake champlain. she was a forget. -- a frigate. she was called "the confiance." they had captured two american vessels two years earlier and converted them to british use. they had built one other, a smaller one. but now they needed the confianc e. because it would be stronger than the entire american fleet on the lake. now, there was an american fleet here. it was commanded by lieutenant, then master commander, then, nor commodore. in vermont, they put together the american. the american navy would try to control the lake and keep the steven sotloff north -- the steven sotloff north -- the british north. finally, the navy is coming. they wanted to stop even earlier but they could not because of the south wins coming up the lake that kept them from sailing south. this is the days of sail. there is no other power. you have to wait until the winds are right. mcdonough does not have the problem. he's waiting. finally, the night of the 10th, they're able to come down the lake, come south towards plattsbu

bluff at clinton community college, you can look out on lake champlain. nd directly in front of you is cumberlain head. the island there and you see on if right, crab island, where the americans had hospital for the army, they attacked the american fleet at anchor, which would have been right between the two small trees. there are women onboard, wives, one of which catches a cannon ball in her overboard.s thrown mcdonough is sighting his own the british,ing at and down the line at one of the guns, his lieutenant struck with the british cannon ball. the head was torn off. his head travels down the side mcdonough , strikes to the face, and knocks him cold to the deck. these are the kinds of things that happen. when you're fighting a naval battle. this keeps up for hours, one atrocity after the other, blood everywhere. tremendous casualties. the men keep fighting. then finally the american ship only fit to fight is saratoga. that's the flag ship of mcdonough. the only ship that's fit to confiance, the s british ship, even though downey was odore killed 10 mi

and baltimore and also as don mentioned, lake champlain and more important victory that turns back to the british attack from quebec really, when this news arrives in london, this changes the atmosphere quite a bit. so after the heady rush from washington's collapse, reality begins setting in. it is worth noting that at gent, on august 24th, the very day that washington is burned, the american delegation was meeting with british commissioners and they were rejecting demands that the british just made, which included creating a 250,000 square mile buffer zone for native americans in the old northwest. would have given great britain military control of the great lakes and navigation down the mississippi. so by the time that the news from baltimore and lake champlain arrives and there is a real realization certainly encouraged by welling ton who is asked for his opinion on the matter and he tells liverpool that you don't really have much of a basis to be making extreme demands here. he advises making peace. this is what happens at the treaty that is signed december 24th. i think it is wo

mchenry, almost simultaneously a victory or lake champlain, and then, of course, in january of 1815 byjackson's lopsided victory over the british at new orleans, when we actually were fighting veterans of the napoleonic wars. i think that was the only battle where that happened. that allowed americans afterwards to say we have single handedly defeated the conquerer of napoleon and the mistress of the seas. they talked about repeatedly how they defeated wellton's invincibles. it has a nice ring. the british beat the french, and we beat the british, at least at new orleans. that turned out to be the real significance of the battle of new orleans. it didn't have any impact on the outcome of the war or the peace treaty, but it did help in a if% profound and lasting way, shape the american memory of the war, so in the way of that, republicans claimed and you have victories in the war and blamed all failures and all the worked pretty effectively. federalist party pretty quickly disappeared after the war of 1812. i think they lan their last candidate for the presidency in 1816. he got swamped

one of belmont and central word of a fourth crashed at 71 and champlain. and construction in bound 55 ramp 2 u.s. 30. all lanes blocked until 5:00. should be picked up in about five more minutes. >> coming up to look at the weekend movies including a look at the story of orphans graced by trolls. brick by brick. body by body. >> what you see when you look at me? >>denzel washington stars in "the equalizer." it's about a retired home improvement store worker, who gets involved with taking on the russian mafia. dean says, the 2-time oscar winner is subtle but deadly ... and director few-kway keeps the story and action sharp. it's a deans list "b-plus" >> are you happy? are you breaking up with me? what would you ask that question? you have to build up to it. >>"hector and the search for happiness" is about a psychologist in london who's had enough of his boring life and sets off around the world to find joy. dean says the movie is like a dysfunctional "eat, pray, love" ... unpeeling the "what is this life really about" question, in a charming and clumsy way.

. >> we're at the clinton county museum in plattsburgh, northern new york, on lake champlain.today i got something to show you that is very rare. the militia deployed from the state of new york and there were 2500 that were asked to come to fight the british as they cross the border. but only 700 showed up. and captain martin akin, who is the son of a lieutenant colonel in the militia, he decided that he had all these weapons and no one to use them. since the arsenal for the militia was in the basement of st. john's academy, he went upstairs to see the reverend. and he asked to address the class and the class consists of boys and girls, of course, teenagers. and he said to the boys, your fathers are all going forward it fight the british. and you're here, you can really help out. i've got plenty of weapons downstairs. if you come with me, if you volunteer to come with me and come downstairs and get these weapons, i'll show you how to shoot them. and i'll show you how to do the military drill. and this afternoon we'll go out and we'll join the militia. and we'll defend these gi

and baltimore and also as don mentioned, lake champlain and more important victory that turns back to the british attack from quebec really, when this news arrives in london, this changes the atmosphere quite a bit. so after the heady rush from washington's collapse, reality begins setting in. it is worth noting that at gent, on august 24th, the very day that washington is burned, the american delegation was meeting with british commissioners and they were rejecting demands that the british just made, which included creating a 250,000 square mile buffer zone for native americans in the old northwest. would have given great britain military control of the great lakes and navigation down the mississippi. so by the time that the news from baltimore and lake champlain arrives and there is a real realization certainly encouraged by welling ton who is asked for his opinion on the matter and he tells liverpool that you don't really have much of a basis to be making extreme demands here. he advises making peace. this is what happens at the treaty that is signed december 24th. i think it is wo

mchenry, almost simultaneously a victory or lake champlain, and then, of course, in january of 1815 byjackson's lopsided victory over the british at new orleans, when we actually were fighting veterans of the napoleonic wars. i think that was the only battle where that happened. that allowed americans afterwards to say we have single handedly defeated the conquerer of napoleon and the mistress of the seas. they talked about repeatedly how they defeated wellton's invincibles. it has a nice ring. the british beat the french, and we beat the british, at least at new orleans. that turned out to be the real significance of the battle of new orleans. it didn't have any impact on the outcome of the war or the peace treaty, but it did help in a if% profound and lasting way, shape the american memory of the war, so in the way of that, republicans claimed and you have victories in the war and blamed all failures and all the worked pretty effectively. federalist party pretty quickly disappeared after the war of 1812. i think they lan their last candidate for the presidency in 1816. he got swamped

they go under covered bridges and through small villages on the way to lake champlain. they served in vermont as important routes of early trade, sources of water and food for cal farming communities, and sites for some of the best recreational opportunities in the country. the community members love these rivers. they appreciate the opportunities they provide, especially canoeing and kayaking. there's a lot of wildlife viewing, it's a place where folks bring their kids, teach them how to swim, teach them about nature, about fishing. so if they also connect up to a canoe trail that spans the entire northern new england states and having that web of river and rivers that flow one to the other, accessible, is enhanced with this legislation. and the wild and scenic designation, as has been mentioned, would designate that these waterways have exceptional recreational value, something local proponents have known sense they undertook the designation process five years ago. and the folks involved, it's local farmers, town leaders, river substance abuse yasts, they've all had t

speaker, i rise today to act ng and -- acknowledge and honor paul and margaret mcnamara of champlain, illinois, for being recognized as angels of doption by the congressional issues on adoption. they are parents of six children, four of whom they adopted. mr. davis: they made the decision to adopt thaws bay understood that countless children without -- across the globe are without a family. after the births of their first two children, they began looking into adopting children with special needs. they adopted joseph from india, and when they learned his -- needed to be adopted they adopted him as well. adoption is a selfless act of kindness and it is truly an honor to have them in my district. their dedication and community support are unprecedented and we should take a moment to appreciate those who adopt both at home and abroad. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to add

. >> where at the museum in northern new york on lake champlain. today, i've got something to show you that is very rare. the militia had deployed from the state of new york, and there were 2500 asked to come to fight the british as they crossed the border, but only 700 showed up. captain martin bacon, the son of a colonel in the militia, had decided that he had all these weapons and know when to use them. since the arsenal for the militia was in the basement of st. john's academy, he went upstairs to see the reverend, and he asked to address the class. the class consists of boys and girls, of course, teenagers. he said to the boys, "your s have all gone forward to fight the british, and you are here. you could really help out. i got plenty of weapons down stairs. if you volunteer to come with me and come downstairs and get these weapons, i will show you how to shoot them and how to do the military drill, and this afternoon, we will go out and join the militia, and we will defend these girls and other members of the city right here in plattsburgh."