The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
OF ARRIVAL OF
 PEACE TREATY IN AMERICA

This week marks the centenary of the last clash between British and American troops in the United States, and also the arrival of the Anglo American peace treaty in New York. After the battle of New Orleans, in which the British forces were so overwhelmingly defeated by Gen., Jackson's army, Gen. Lambert as- sumed command of the shattered British army, succeeding Gen. Paken- ham, who had fallen at the head of his troops. Gen. Lambert immediate ly began preparations for a hazard ous retreat, and in the latter part of January his army was re-embarked. Of the $500 men composing the British forces, 2,O0O had been lost to give up the struggle. He decided to attack Mobile, in the hope that the capture of the Alabama city would in some measure atone for the defeat at New Orleans. On the eighth day of February American brigade was landed in the rear of Fort Bowyer, and the English and the Americans again faced each other in battle ar ray on the following day. Gen. Larn- bert soon realized that his position was so i'll chosen that he had no choice but to capitulate. The last land battle of the war, which began just a hundred years ago today, was only a skirnish, and on the eleventh day of February the British army surrendered, while the fleet sailed away to the West Indies.
 On the same day that Lambert sur- rendered, the British sIoop-of-war Favorite arrived in New York AL though a war vessel, it came on mission of peace, for it brought the first news of the treaty of peace which had been signed at Ghent by the British and American commits sioners on the preceding Christmas eve. The officers and men of the Fa- vorite, erstWhile hated enemies, were given most cordial reception by New Workers, and we've Wined and dined by the officials and social leaders of the town. Messengers carrying the welcome tidings of peace were sent out in all directions and wild jubiIa- tion greeted their arrival in every city and town. The people, of the United States were heartily tired of war, and especially was this true in New England, where from the first a large proportion Of the population had opposed the war party then in power.
 The messenger sent to Boston made the trip in such haste that he reach. ed that city in thirty-two hours which was thought to be a great ef- fort of speed." Staid Boston turn ed itself loose" and the jubilation in New York was but a pale reflection of the celebration of the Bostonfars All over the city American and Brit ish flags were hoisted side by side. the bells of the churches were rung all day long, the schools and shops were closed, and the people gave themselves over to transports of joy. Tn the south celebrations we're held in every city and town.
 In Canada, long ravaged by war there was the widest excitement when the news of peace spread from city to city and westward to the out posts of civilization in the wilderness of what Is now Ontario. Canada, es- pjecially the Upper Province, had suffered more from the war than even New England, and the relief was correspondingly great.
 In other war of history, per haps, were the wounds of conflict so quickly healed. In the revuIsion of public feeling enemies instantly be- came friends. Prisoners of war in both the United States and Canada became objects of general considera- ton. Englishmen and Canadians in the states, and Americans in Ca nada, damned as enemies one day were toasted as friends the next, Al most in a day bitter hatred changed to a mutual good will which was often extravagant in its manifesto tions.