Some cases kill their former masters. Now, possessing racial prejudice, these British Naval officers, again, theyre growing into this role. Dont get the idea that these are William Lloyd garrison on the decks of these naval warships. Theyve got other priorities. So they are not naturalborn abolitionists but they are working up a real good hatred for the United States as this conflict goes along, and theyre trying to think, how can we really stick it to them . And it occurs to them, by liberating their slaves and using them against them. Thats what is going on here. And coburn thought, well, its useful because it draws these people away from their masters. It weakens the economy. Hes not sure these young men are going to be effective fighters. He said, quote, blackie hears about naturally very valorous, end quote. Thats what he says in 1814 as the drilling has started. A month later, however, coburn changed his mind upon noticing how well the new recruits responded to their training. He
Indeed less dangerous to their interests. The continental system, not this continent but the european continent, was beginning to destroy the economies of other european states. Napoleon protected france from the economic war by asset stripping all of the conquered territories. First country to rebel would be russia, napoleons only serious ally, and a Major Trading nation with a big export trade geared towards supplying the british market. Inside the continental system from 1807 to 1811 russia saw their economy collapse. Being part of napoleons team was very bad for your business. In 1811 the czar of russia, alexander, realized that if he carried on like this his country would be bankrupt and he would follow his father to an early grave. The last time russia had made war on brittain the czar was murdered and they changed the government. Basically most of the landowners in russia relied on selling goods to the british to pay their bills. So the czar decided that bankruptcy and debt was
Punish the americans to entice americans to dessert from their duty. And so it is the desertion problem that is one of those things that nudges these naval officers to embrace blacks as essential allies in the chesapeake war. To perform more effectively, the british needed more men. Now, they have a second problem. They need better knowledge of the landscape. And hereto, the solution to their problem lies with runaway slaves pressing themselves on the british during growing numbers during 1813. Now, they are under pretty strict orders not to take in a significant number of refugees. These orders were renewed in march of 1813 by the british secretary of state forewarned the colonies. But despite these orders, black men, women, and children are stealing boats and they are rolling out to these warships and they are essentially calling the bluff of the British Naval commanders. And they are forcing those naval officers to make some hard decisions. Will they take in these men, women, and ch
Ships up with goods that they think will sell in america, and its a huge armada of trade crosses the atlantic, and business booms against. Theres then an economic setback, but essential the United States is able to rebuild its economic activity. So peace is really good for peace its good for the economy, war is not. A lesson the british had learned many years before. Yes, have you seen in the called Public Record sorry. Have you seen in the Public Record office any orders to coburn and ross to burn the public buildings in washington . And the implications being retaliation, question mark. Thank you very much. This is one of the Great Questions about what happens in washington. Were coburn and ross operating under specific orders to do something as specific as burning the white house . Certainly there was a sense that after the occupation of what is now toronto and the destruction of the public buildings there, and in other parts on the niagara front where there had been crossborder des
Police say it was 72 hours of Intense Police work that led them to 28 year old Honduran National martin matteo garcia. He was taken in for questioning monday night just before 9 00 and now stands charged with the Sexual Assault of a 26 year old woman in her spruce street apartment. We have this guy off the street, and you can rest easy today. Reporter garcia was picked up at this broad Street Restaurant where police say he works preparing foods. He makes deliveries for other restaurants in the written house square area where the attack took place saturday morning. Detectives also confiscated his bike, they say its similar to the one seen on Surveillance Video right before the attack. This appears to have been crime of opportunity. Reporter detectivesly searched garcias home at eighth and moore and found the victims stolen cell phone. It was a cell phone search app that led investigators to this area just after the attack saturday morning. A lot of leg work. A lot of boots on the ground