National Intelligencer
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The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser was a newspaper published in Washington, D.C., from October 31, 1800, until 1870. It was the first newspaper published in the District, which was f
Plaque at at the southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street NW in Washington, D.C., marking the original location of the National Intelligencer
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser masthead for October 31, 1800
Burning of Washington
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The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral John Warren's Chesapeake campaig
National Intelligencer
…and was the dominant newspaper of the capital. During the War of 1812, its offices and printing plant were demolished by British forces as part of the burning of Washington on August 24, 1814. The British commander during the burning, Sir George Cockburn, intentionally targeted the National Intelligencer and stated that…
1815 illustration of the occupation
Admiralty House in Bermuda, where the British attack was planned
The Burning of Washington, August 1814
An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C., in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger.