1814 and 1815 United States House of Representatives elections and the Burning of Washington by the British in 1814 were embarrassing setbacks, but the war was viewed by many as reasonably successful. National morale was high because the small American military overall had been able to fight British forces to a draw in coastal and frontier conflict. The election of 1814 was the last in which the declining Federalist Party was able to secure more than a third of the seats in the House of Representatives - and it was only barely able to do so. There were special elections in 1814 and 1815 to the 13th United States
Potton (1814 ship) to reach land on the 20th. On the 29th "Falcon", Littleworth, master, took the survivors and arrived at Dover on 18 June. Notes "Citations"' References Potton (1814 ship) Potton was launched in 1814 and shortly thereafter made one of two voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). Between voyages for the EIC and after she was a general trader until she foundered in 1829. "Potton" enters the "Register of Shipping" in 1815 with Fairburn, master, changing to Welbank. Her trade was Hull—London, changing to Hull—Bengal. EIC voyage #1 (1815-1816): (1) 1814/5 Bengal. Captain Thomas Wellbank sailed from