> On the 18th June 1812 the United States declared war on Great > Britain ~ the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the conflict was signed on > 24th December 1814. > > Whilst much has been published on the American privateers – little or > nothing, has been written on those who set out from the ports of > Great Britain – until now……. http://www.1812privateers.org/ -- “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government lest it come to dominate our lives and interests”. - Patrick Henry - _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._