Evening star., 1933-10-08

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raigned the conduct Of administration. He
called upon ministers to state the cause Of
Parliament being 50 early assembled; whether
we were fighting against America ON q ques-
tion Of q new boundary, or Of impressment, OF
Of our maritime right; whether it Is to be dis
cussed IN the Congress at Vieana. He con-
demned the warfare which Sir Alex. Cochrane
continued to wage against the defenseless in
habtants on the American coast"
On the other hand, Lord Melville was not
so kindly and to resent any criticism against
the navy. said that SO American ships of war
had been captured or destroyed, 1879 armed
ships and l 900 merchantmen and that 10000
American seamen were in British prisons
Further along In the magazine we find this
interesting item:
dispatches from Maj. Gen. Lambert have
related the total defeat Of the British Army
before New Orleans. The British loss upon this
occasion amounts to 2.450 killed, wounded, and
missing, including Gems. Pakenham and Gibbs.
the first and second in command. killed; and
Gen. Keane, the third in command wounded
The Navy had no share in the action"
A ND then. best of all, the announcement
of peace:
"The treaty of peace, concluded at Ghent
between his Majesty and the United States OF
America, on the oath of December, last was
ratified at Washington February II, at II pm"
At the time the Supreme Court met in the
Caldwell home the court included Chief JUS
tice John Marshall and Associate Justices Bush
rod Washington, William Johnson Brookholst
Livingston, Thomas Todd, Gabriel Duvan and
Joseph Story. No doubt many weighty dec1-
sions were handed down here, and it does seem
too bad that it is found necessary to ra1e the
building when it might have been removed TO
another site, If the present one had to be
vacated.
The Hotel Driscou OH street, just east Of
First which IS now in the hands Of me
weckers, Is where the senior Charles A. Lind
bergh stopped with his family IN 1914 and
maybe later, while he was serving IN Congress,
and here his son. Col. Charles A. Endbefgh,
spent some of his youthful days. But the re-
moval OF this building is not a great loss. for
the flying colonel lived in several other places
in Washington while his father was making
laws on Capitol HILL
The elder Iindbergh came here in 1907 and
remained here until 1917, when he retired from
Congress to run for Governor OF Minnesota
dying during the campai0 for that ONCE. He
first resided here at ls41 street. The follow
ing year, 1908. he had moved to 1726 Willard
street In 1910 he had gone to the other end
of the city and was located In the Congress
Hall Hotel the site of which Is now covered
by the new House once Annex Following
this he resided at the Driscoll, and from here
he went to the Continental Hotel, corner OF
North Capitol and streets.
Undoubtedly the greater part OF Col. Lind
bergh's education was received IN Washington,
for besides attending the Friends School, he
was a pupil in the Eastern High School, ana
no doubt cherishes fond recollections OF his
school days here, during his fathers 10 years
in Congress.
However, there are many other historic sites
In washington to write about, and though the
removal of such buildings as the Caldwell home
and the old railroad station is to be regretted,
yet we may console ourselves with the tact
there are quite a number left anyway.