The Patriot War , D Ri G Which a Y Strife Raged

PAT I T WA THE R O R.

R E T B ROSS . BY OB R .

Pu bl sh ed in et roit Ev en n New s 1890 . Rev sed b t h e aut h or fo r th e M c h an P on eer and ! i D i g . i y i ig i H r l t isto ica Soc ie y . )

I CHAPTER .

R EVIEW OF —THE POLITICAL SITUATION AND CAUSES THAT LED TO m m REVOLT THE LEADER S IN TH—E M OVEMENT AND THE MILITAR Y OPERATIONS THEY INSTIGATED SOME —OF THE STIRRING SCENES ENACTED A LONG THE CANADIA—N BORDER FIGHTING FOR FR EEDOM UNDER PECULIAR DIFFICULTIES FEELINGS OF THE CITIZENS or T HE

UNITED STATES TOWARD THE FACTIONS .

of 1837 -8 u n blo od The patriot war , d ri g which a y strife raged

ﬁ r l o n n n n fund n t eo e ce y the Ca adia fro tier, has a of i teres to the p

l n m n n m m n p e of Michiga . The ost i teresti g ove e ts of the war were con ducted alon g the Michigan border ; man y citizen s of this State fought u nder the twin stars of the rebel forces ; fou r engagements

n in n an d an d s were co tested the vici ity of Detroit, the last deci ive

n u e a u n battle , which exti g ished the hop s of the p triots, was fo ght withi i o n n n . yards of this city , the opposite Ca adia shore The causes of the in surrection date back to the English conqu est

n a in 1759 u n w as e m n . of Ca da , by which that co try wrest d fro the Fre ch 2 T THE PA RIOT WAR.

Ou September 13 of that year Wolfe defeated Mon tcalm and c aptu red

u e an d Q eb c , both gallan t gen erals laid down their lives on the plain s of Abraham . The British conqu erors did n ot treat their n ew subjects w mu ons n and to an n n u ith ch c ideratio , the r kli g se se of s bjection experien ced by a prou d an d sen sitive race were added other

B ITTER MEMORIES .

In 17 3 n 6 Gen . mm n n n whe Gage , the British co a der, drafted a co ti gen t of French Can adian s to aid in reven gin g on the Indian s the massa c re of s n n the garri o at Macki aw, the levies were treated as beasts of

u n an d oin n b rde , set to work at the p t of the bayo et, while the British

ul s sat a in t n Th e n n reg ar at e se heir te ts . legislative cou cil or se ate excluded all n atives of Canada from a share in the con duct of its

ff 0 a airs. N correct idea c an be given within the n arrow limits of a n ewspaper histo ry of the vexatious inj ustice practiced u pon the Fren ch

n population . They were at o e time den ied the right of sitting as

u o and w in m n m n j r rs, ere a y respects a proscribed class . S all wo der that many Fren ch Can adian s join ed the ran ks of th e heroes of t h e

American revolu tion in 1776 .

T HE POLITICAL SITUATION .

The act di vidin g the cou n try in to Upper an d Lower Can ada w as

d i 1 m n n u n nm n n passe n 791 . A se bla ce of co stit tio al gover e t was the

’ n u u d bu t s o fﬁce n l s i a g rate , the Briti h holders , realizi g that the peop e representatives would deman d of them a more equ itable discharge o f

u u u n u an d p blic d ties , which wo ld ecessarily c rtail their privileges

m u m n r t n n w e ol e ts , aised the cry hat the Fre ch were plotti g to thro

m n in au u oﬁ the yoke of En glan d. More repressive easu res were the g

d an d n u u t t en rate , the at ral res lt was a bit er hatred be we the people

de m o f an d th e govern ing classes. The latter were ai d by a ajority

n n u n n s n the Fre ch seig e rs, who had bee gra ted large tract of la d by th e n n m n and n con ﬁ rmed a Fre ch gover e t , whose titles, had bee , as

En n . n u o matter of policy, by the glish crow The few seig e rs who st od

n m m men and one m by the Fren ch Canadia people beca e arked , of the ,

n d m n B . u n u a Den is Viger, was charged with seditio s co d ct, i priso ed 0 in a Mon treal jail when he was over 7 years of age .

u m n Matters grew from bad to worse . The lower ho se of parlia e t e u n l passed several bills whic h were reject d by the legislative co ci , and the former then refused to vote mon ey to carry on the govern 3 THE PATRIOT WA R .

A i on v e u u rovmce and men t . g tati spread e erywher thro gho t the p per n so ons son al collision s became frequ en t. A Mo treal ciety called the S of Liberty assembled to express their indign ation at th e con duct of

n u the u pper house. The gatheri g was attacked by the Doric cl b, a

an d u bu t n n . u loyalist orga izatio Cl bs, swords axes were freely sed ,

o bu t m i . N ne e e no ﬁ rearms were d scharged were kill d, any wer

n n n n n th e un severely wou nded . The e raged Ca adia i habita ts of co ties

d n n n m m n St . r on nk a joi i g Mo treal , held a ass eeti g at Cha les, the ba s

m u - m m n o n O of the Cha bly river, abo t thirty six iles fro Mo treal, cto

u o e h ber 23 1837 . H J s a n e u , ere they were addressed by Lo is p P pi a ,

m n . L m m n n . M . e ber of the provi cial parlia e t, Dr Wolfred Nelso , Viger,

an d F A an d . . S. n . l Brow , Girod Messrs Lacoste Cote , who severe y

n den oun ced the con du ct of the execu tive cou cil . Papin eau was a poli

i i n an an d d n d n e h i t a d . c a patriot, ar e tly evoted to the i ter sts of s race

A l h ad o n lthou gh a catho ic , he opp sed the levyi g of tithes for the

u He in th e 1812 n beneﬁt of that ch rch . had served war of as a ofﬁc e r

n u s u of the horse militia of Mon treal . Whe H ll rren dered Detroit to

m n th e Am n n n n Procter a y of erica priso ers were take to Mo treal . A s

’ the capti ves were marched to prison u nder guard of Papin eau s c om ” n b n u u n u n pa y, the British a d str ck p Ya kee Doodle, where po Papineau

n an d n n n u o o n n left the li e i dig a tly ref sed to g , sayi g that the play ing of the tu n e was an in sult to the prisoners . He served as speaker 1 1 3 of t h e lower Can adian parliamen t from 817 t o 8 7 .

R EPR ESSION A ND REVOLT .

The execu tive cou n cil and sen ate became alarmed at the demon stra tion on the Chambly and caused warran ts to be issu ed for the arrest

m P P n . m a d . . s h rs . e Da i of the leade Two of the , De arais Dr Jos p v g

h n e e un l n on St . o s , of J , wer arr sted by a troop of vol teer cava ry sen t

f n n . o from Mo treal The sight the two priso ers , who were heavily

l nz m n n e n u n to . co a acled , i cit d the Fre ch pop atio fre y The carriage n ‘ n n n in n l c tai i g the priso ers was stopped the streets of Mo trea , the av

alr d d and th e n u . t an y isperse , priso ers resc ed More arres s followed , d

n n ﬁlled r n the jails of Mo treal were soo with p iso ers of state. The British troops th en station ed in the provin c e were ordered to aid th e

‘ in u n i n e volun teers and militia s ppressi g the incip e t reb llion .

H T HE REB ELS WIN A FIG T .

f iﬁ n a d D r F . rt d . n . B n o e St . S n Dr . Wolfred Nelso De is row threw

22 1 37 ﬁ ne s t . On . 8 e m n s S . O v u up a line of defe es at Charles ct , , co m 4 I THE PATR OT WAR.

n n m n t an d a o w un e r of British i fa try , a detach e of cavalry h itzer , d

n d S . n su n an u 0 0 1. t d son th e Lie t . Charles Gore , a Pe i lar ve era thir of

m to od . n n e St. bu t re arl of Mar , atte pted disl ge Dr Nelso at De is, we ’ u ﬁ h u repu lsed and rou ted after a six ho rs g t . The patriot forces n m b u 80 men but n n m ered abo t 0 , o ly a portio of the were armed .

St . n n u u . n at but n tea o f Papi ea was a g est of Dr Nelso De is , i s d

ﬁ h tin m n e u n g g with those who he had i cit d to revol tio , he left before

an d m to m o n St . H n i r the battle ade his way Ya aska, the yaci the r ve , ank from then ce to the United Sta tes. He su bsequen tly lived in

F n or e u n in to na in 1847 un n al ra ce f eight years, r t r g Ca da , der the ge er

H u u n mn e 1840. e was t m n b t a sty of s bseq e tly elec ed to parlia e t, u r t m u in 1854 an d in M o n tabello u e t e ired fro p blic life , died , Q eb c, Sep . 3 2 , 1871 .

T S . CHARLES.

25 th e h ad o Ou Oct . w n ﬁrst ﬁ h t a , three days after rebels their g , d m n - i i m n t u d n ca a etach e t of the thirty third Br t sh regi e , a sq a ro of v lry

o n n un . K . B t r a d t w n C . t h n ca o , der Col Sir George Witherell , wi h o e

t un eu . . e un . roops der Li t Col Gore, attack d the patriots der Dr B ro wn w t 56 1 25 t. . un at S Charles The latter ere defea ed with killed, wo ded 25 d 10 n o an un . and 30 priso ers. The British l st killed wo ded

A ROASTED ND B AYONETED .

n m n n m St . Eu 20 om on r a The ext e gage e t was at stache, iles fr M t e l,

an n n A . d u n . e O a d od h a where the patriots , der Dr J livier Che ier Gir ,

o h n o n m v n a force of 500 men . Sir J Colb r e o ed agai st them on

m 14 837 n n n n n an d on Dece ber , 1 , with i fa try , eight ca o s a str g At m squ adron of cavalry . the sight of this for idable body of red

nu m n u n and n u t 225 o coats a ber of the i s rge ts ﬂed , o ly abo sto d their

d m in u n n er u . gro n d They barricade the selves a ch rch , co ve t, presbyt y

r n u n and th n u . n n e an d adjoini g ho ses The B itish ca o aded the b ildi gs ,

ut i nsu rgen ts replied briskly with musketry . B after a few hou rs th e

in majority of the patriots in the bu ild gs sou ght safety in ﬂight. Che

u ﬁ red . A a o ts n ier held the ch rch , which was by the British s the p tri

n came o u t to avoid being roasted alive they were shot down . Che ier and others leaped from the win dows an d died ﬁgh ting in the ch urch

r m o n e th e ui n u u yard . Girod, who had ﬂed f o of b ldi gs . was p rs ed , w i and to escape captu re blew o ut his brain s th a pistol . Nearly all

n u n n d t a n t d and t h e t he i nsurge nts i the b r i g istric were shot or b yo e e ,

i u w a m n ﬁ r . art s n o thers were co nsu ed the e No q er asked or give , and o ver 100 were killed . T HE A 5 PATRIOT W R .

a . En n m n C pt Fred Marryat, the celebrated glish ovelist, acco pa ied Sir

n rn an d H n . e E Joh Colbo e , was at the battle says that the glish sol diers were so exasperated again st the Can adian s that it was a ser vice of dan ge r to attempt to save the life of o n e of these poor crea ” u r m n n e . A u t u h flo r t s bo id ight he we t to see the ch rc . The o had “ en u n n an d en be b r ed to ci ders , betwe the sleepers—were scattered the remain s of hu man beings in j u red in variou s degrees some with merely th e u n o ff n th n an d clothes b r ed , leavi g e aked body , while here there t h e n fi r fla N o blacke ed ribs were all that the e ce mes had spared. t o n n u bu t u t e m ly i side of the ch rch , witho t its walls, was h sa e revolt

' in e and off u n ﬁ re g spectacl , farther were bodies , still scathed by , ” bu t z n h r fro e a d by the severity of the weather . A The defeated hero of this bloody even t was a frien d of Edward .

Th eller a in n e of Detroit, whose c reer the patriot war will be herei aft r c r n l m n h o icled . They were fe low stu den ts an d co rades i Mon treal

2 Th ll r m . 183 t m . e e before , at which i e Dr ca e to Detroit

n u n in n an d u n n The i s rge ts the lower provi ce , scared st ed at the stern an d bloody pun ishmen t which rewarded their attempts at in de,

n c n n t ende e m . n p , laid dow their ar s Ma y ﬂed across the border i o the Un ited States .

IN UPPER CANADA .

In the u pper provin ce similar repressive measu res to that which had driven the in habitan ts of the lower provin ce to revolt had been ‘ in operation for some time an d cau sed deep dissatisfaction . The

n n th e u o ri m an d i habita ts , as well as r lers, however, were of British g , the eleme nt of racial jealousy did n ot en ter in to the strife . The ru lin g party was composed of wh at might j u stly be termed heredi

o ﬁice n e n tary holders , whose a c stors had adhered to the British crow

o u n 6 nd n m t u in the rev l tio of 177 . Their desce a ts held the os l crative

l a o fﬁc es an d n n n s n n and po itic l , had bee give large gra t of crow la ds,

r n n m m m m n we e k ow as the fa ily co pact party , fro the fact that a y

m u m n m an d u n o of the ost powerf l fa ilies had i ter arried, were bo d t gether

n n an d mu u - n by the stro g ties of ki ship t al self i terest, as well as the comm un ity of aristocratic caste . ” so - m m n The British party , called , were ostly co posed of Irish ora ge men wh o n e to n and , were e tirely devot d the British crow bitterly

n d n m n m opposed to catholics a catholicism . The ora ge e were ore

u n u m u t no m in a n an d dd powerf l erically, b atch politic l stre gth a ress t m m m n o the fa ily co pact party , who were ostly all large la ded pro

h e t u m ! u a rietors u m n n n in E n n . T p , with powerf l fa ily co ectio s gla d Q 2 6 THE PATRIOT WAR .

u bu t n u n n ties were jealo s of each other, ge erally ited agai st a common

m n e n m . n m n m n e y Still a great a y ora ge e sy pathized with the rebellio ,

u n n tho gh few aided it with mo ey or ope su ppo rt . The n atu ral resu lt of these t wo parties was the formation of a d l “ ” m a . thir , who were cal ed the radicals , or refor p rty

T HE P REFORM AR TY .

The reform party was composed . oi the better class of emigran ts

m n m nm fro the British isles, who, havi g the exa ple of free gover en t

n u l dissatisﬁed before their eyes across the border, were at ral y with

n n the rule of a small oligarchy . Amon g their leaders o e were more

u n m n a n an n pop lar tha Willia Lyo M cke zie , who was editor, politicia

in in 1 95 m n i 1 and . n n 7 n 820 patriot Bor Scotla d , he ca e to Ca ada ,

He ﬁr u l w h en he was 25 years o f age . st p blished th e Colonia A dvo

c ate u n n in k en m n at Q ee sto , which he attac ed with a virile p the a y perversion s of law an d j ustice which were committed or san ction ed

m n h by the family compact . Six o ths after th e paper was establis ed

h m n n in 24 e o m 18 . H re oved it to Toro to, the called York , N ve ber , ere h e con tin ued h is den u nciations with su ch vigor and acerbity that ‘ 8 1 26 t h e o m n n . Ou un e 8 t ries deter i ed to sile ce his press J , , at

m . i n n n . n r m d n o p , b oad daylight , a raid was a e by i e perso s his

n n fﬁ mu n an d o ce . n m pri ti g Their a es were Sa el Peter Jo es, barrister

- - - in son in J ic e t . n n law of ex Chief ust Powell ; Cap Joh Lyo , clerk the

’ n n o tﬁce H n w d a g over or ge eral s ; e ry Sher oo , clerk of the assize ; Ch rles

1 R m n an H w so n 0 0 . m d e ard, of eward , agistrate ; Ja es Ki g Charles m m R n l aw t u n and n Hon . m ichardso , s de ts ; two so s of Ja es Baby , e ber

o f u the exec tive cou n c il .

m mob u n m n n m The s all overt r ed the i posi g sto e , de olished the press, battered an d pied the type and threw a portion of the latter in to

the bay .

He n o t to n w and n m was be sile ced that way , ho ever, gatheri g ore

n n m be u m u n n t and n n u pri ti g aterial, res ed p blicatio soo af er, co ti ed o n th e ﬂoor of the hou se his denun ciation s of the tyran nical cou rse o f in H m n un the party power . e was elected to parlia e t for the co ty o an d i 29 H n n u f oo n J n n 18 . e York t k his seat a ary , co ti ed his attacks o n in an d u n m the party power, got p a series of petitio s to the i pe r a m n n n th e n an d i l parlia e t, reciti g the grieva ces of people of Ca ada

n H m n an prayi g for redress . e was expelled from parlia e t for alleged

r bu t re - t a m n n u n breach of p ivilege, was elec ed by his d iri g co stit e ts ,

wh o n h im d m . E ﬁ v e m prese ted —with a gol edal jected ti es , he was as n re - one m in 1832 n in E n n ofte elected ti e , whe he was gla d, where 7 THE PATRIOT WA R .

he had proceeded to petition the imperial parliamen t to redress the

n H ﬁ r m n in 1834 w n . e was st . ro gs of Ca ada the ayor of Toro to ,

n m - man m n Perso ally , he was a s all sized , with a light co plexio , reddish

h d H an n and u n an and . e air s y whiskers was active orga izer, der his direction man y thousan ds of voters in Upper Can ada were en rolled

in - m a n secret politico ilit ry societies , which drilled at ig ht with pikes an d u n in n and ou t an d riﬂe g s bar s of the way places , practiced s n n an m hooti g at pigeo d tu rkey atches .

’ MONTGOMERY S TAVERN .

W n n in n ad ou t in 1837 n he the rebellio Lower Ca a broke , he joi ed

d h o n in u an . o n R n ha ds with Pap ea with Dr J lph , a leadi g lawyer an d member of parliamen t who had chan ged his profession to that o f n u v n m m u s u n o t a physicia , beca se the e al fa ily co pact j dge wo ld

h im a in m u Lo un t n give fair pl y his law cases ; Sa el , who had bee a m n u n V n m n m m m m . a E e ber of parlia e t fro Si coe co ty ; Col g o d , a

u u n ﬁ rst N a oleon an d r retired soldier who had fo ght der the p , othe s ,

’ u 400 men an d u n n m headed abo t , took p a positio at Mo tgo ery s

n m f u m m n u a n taver , so e o r iles fro Toro to , with the p rpose of t ki g t n 3 0 4 0 . 0 0 u n n m hat city The rebel force co sisted of or discipli ed far ers . T h m m m e n m o n m 5 183 . A e m ove e t was ade Dece ber , 7 istak was ade in the iss u in g of a previou s order that the patriots were to assem

n ble there o the 7th . There were misun derstan dings an d in competen ce a m n nd u in in a u ﬁ o . G asc . u ov . o g the leaders , the pris g res lted a Lie t

S n n H d in u n h e ir Fra cis Bo d ea was very active s ppressi g t revolt .

T h e n m n met an n f in r gover e t troops d dispersed the rebels. O e o the su

ii n s and w ou ded on . n ge t was killed a few either side The taver , by order

f d u n t h e un n o H . . . R ot u Gov ea , was b r ed to g ro d Dr olph was s spected

nm n an d n n n H by the gover e t, had bee se t by Gover or ead as the

ﬂa o f u n n bearer of a g tr ce to the in surge ts . Whe the latter were d ﬂed Un an d n Ru ispersed he to the ited States afterwards we t to ssia . He retu rn ed to Can ada after the amn esty an d was elected to parlia men t . In this en gagemen t the govern men t forces con sisted of abou t

7 00 me u n 1 n n n . der 0 0 . Fitzgibbo O e of the detachmen ts un der h im

mm n 0 1 M . A was co a ded by 0 llan c N ab .

n n u a and Macke zie , with warra ts iss ed for his rrest, a reward of

ff u m n H o ered for his capt re , ﬂed fro Toro to . is escape was fu ll of H T RILLING INCIDENTS .

in n m and H i It was the wi ter ti e very cold. e on ce had to str g ‘ at &m em an d m a ll ﬂ in m e . ha . u of. oat swi across a river th t was f g, 8 E I AR TH PATR OT W .

m u n m an d ti e he was abo t bei g arrested by a far er as a horse thief,

n m un m had to disclose his a e . Fort ately the far er proved to be a

n . A t n m u m l frie d a other ti e , disg ised as a far laborer , he cool y

c t n u wat hed a par y of soldiers searchi g a ho se for himself. His ﬁn al escape across the N iagara river was in fu ll view of th e

mm n n h British co a der who had bee specially c arged with his captu re .

mm n n u n mm n and The co a der was visiti g a ho se ear his co a d, while Mac ken zie was embarkin g in a small boat the host and his sympa thetic dau gh ters diverted the atten tion of the o fﬁcer o n the veran da

m n u n fro seei g the f gitive as he was crossi g the stream .

S mu Lo u n t in n m n i m a a el , who was the e gage e t, ade his way with compan ion to the shore of Lake Erie an d embarked in an open boat B for the frien dly shore on the other side . ut after a two days stru g gle against wi n d and wave an d bitter cold they were driven back on

n L the shores of Simco e cou ty . Here o unt was arrested as a suspected

b t n an d mu u mm e n . s ggler, was afterward recog ized co itt d to priso

n n Peter Matthew, who had bee se t by the rebel chiefs with a detach

m n men u n D on n n an e t of sixty to b r the bridge ear Toro to, d to aid

’ in m m n m n m n was me the ove e t fro Mo tgo ery s taver , arrested the sa m m n u m n . ight at the ho se of a sy pathizer a few iles fro Toro to. Col

E m n u n He a Yan g o d was also capt red at a similar hidi g place . w s

in in r n l n e in ﬂammat o r u placed a cold cell the To o to ja l , co tract d y rhe

i m an in H n 6 mat s d e . died a few days . was the 7 years of age

M acken zie wen t to Buffalo where h e at on ce . commen ced maki n g

n n ff met s m speeches for the Ca adia patriots . His e orts with ready y

Th u ﬁ l h an d u . e u B u a o pathy s pport co rt ho se of , part of whic was

u an m n b m 12 1837 sed as ar ory , was forced ope y patriots Dece ber , ,

n and 200 mu skets taken . They were recov ered by the U ited States

u e Ro n n n t a thoriti s at Black ck the ext day , with the exceptio of seve y

n which were taken over to Navy isla d .

A n u n uff n e fter holdi g p blic meeti gs at B alo, Macke zie establish d with

r u on N is nd n n n in th e gothe s his headq arters avy la , a Ca adia isla d Niagara x 83 riv er u two m e on m 1 1 7 . e , abo t il s above the falls, Dece ber 3, There wer

n u n - u men ﬁrst bu t n e o ly abo t twe ty fo r at , the garriso was spe dily

n 400 u n n e n i e i creased to vol teers , of which a large portio wer at v

m n . H n n m n n n A erica s ere the provisio al gover e t of Ca ada was orga ized ,

with Macken zie as ch airman of the execu tive committee . The gov ernmen t issu ed scrip g uaranteein g each recru it 300 ac res of lan d and

100 in n o n n an d u $ silver, payable at Toro to the followi g May , also iss ed

f n n shin plasters o $1 a d $10 den omi ation s .

' n n n O n u n mi s Mea while a other risi g took place at akla d , fo rtee le 9 THE PATRIOT WAR .

n U n u n un m an t . wes of Bra tford , pper Ca ada , der Dr Charles D co be ,

Am n in n un U . (1 erica by birth , who had settled Bra t co ty , , after t r He n h i un in m n an h e w a of 1812 . had represe ted s co ty parlia e t d had made a determin ed resistan ce ' to the measures of the family

c m . n o pact oligarchy The risi g, however , was dispersed by a loyalist force u n 1 n N M c ab n n 0 0 . A . N der lle , who had bee se t there after the

’ aff n m n M c N ab n air at Mo tgo ery s taver . had do e good service for

un a u 1 1 He was his co try at Niagara nd Plattsb rg in the war of 8 2.

n an m n in 1 54 ne afterward k ighted d was Pre ier of Ca ada 8 . O of the

in in Ro An on i leaders this ris g, bert ders , was afterward k lled at the

u A n m n n A u . capt re of the schoo er , at herstb rg

SYMPATHY AND SUCCOR

n w n n an d n u m While these eve ts ere tra spiri g, large e th siastic eet in n i u in n Un e n St . A an gs were bei g held the it d States at B rl gto , lb s ,

B uifalo A n R o e and , lba y, Troy, ochester, New Y rk, D troit, the cities o n n m the chai of lakes, at which sy pathy was expressed for the

n d m n n m an d mu n n patriots , a o ey , clothi g, ar s, itio s of war freely s ubscribed . ’ Macken zie s object in establishin g his headqu arters at Navy island was to avoid the con sequ en ces of violating the n eu trality laws of the

U n n n n to na . H m R u e ited States, the isla d belo gi g Ca da ither ca e e ss

n N m n n n Y . Y a R A . son laer e sselaer, of lba y, , who was a of Solo o

V n m N Y . n a R n A n . a d e sselaer, post aster of lba y , , a relative of the old

d m n - - n an in . He wa patroo , was ade ge eral chief of the patriot forces s

a man u n n tall of abo t six feet, two i ches , well proportio ed, with a

d n u n bu t d on isti g ished appeara ce , of issipated habits . While the islan d he spen t most of his time in drin kin g brandy and writing

- D n . A C . n n m n o love letters sa Dicki so , father of ex Post aster Ge eral

M n mml l on ed n n . n co ss . o Dicki so , was as colo el While n Navy isla d he

was woun ded in the shoulder by a ball ﬁ red from the Can adian side .

i n M r . The ball was extracted and is n o w n the possession of his so .

n in i n m n 1885 . Dicki so died at his ho e this city March ,

m Jetferson u n S n Tho as S therla d, a New Yorker of cotch pare tage ,

mm n Van R n o n m 28 1837 to o u t was co issio ed by e sselaer Dece ber , , set for Detroit to make preparation s for a descen t on Can ada in that

n vici ity .

. n an m 6 n u b n on n Mrs Macke zie , esti able lady , j i ed her h s a d the isla d

an d n m n ﬂ n l spe t her time aki g an e cartridge bags for the troops .

h it e bl ew \! m sh s . M c b s H . N a Gov ead ordered Col to C ippewa , oppo ! 10 THE PATRIOT WAR .

to th r h watch e in su gen ts . Both sides t rew u p fo rtiﬁ c ation s and

n riﬂe and nn n excha ged ca o shots across the stream .

T HE T C I S EAMER AROL NE .

A few days afterward two youn g men came to M c N ab an d offered to

' lead an expedition con sisting oi ﬁfty men to cu t ou t the steamer Caro

n n n n Am n and n Th li e , the plyi g betwee the erica shore Navy isla d . e

ff u un m n o er was cou rteo sly refused. The yo g e were En sign Arthu r

n n n a n m n h i R n . d s U O. an a ki , the st tio ed with his co pa y at Sa dwich, ,

n E R u u n n o . frie d , dward ido t, a yo g lawyer of Toro t

n m - n n Wm. The Caroli e was a little stea er of forty six to s , ow ed by

uff and i n c n u mm n Wells , of B alo, was or gi ally o str cted by Co odore Cor e

l iu n mm n d . n . S n s Va derbilt he was co a ed by Capt Gillia Appleby . O

m 28 1837 m cu t o u t an d n n Dece ber , , the stea er was of the ice take dow mm the eastern chan n el of the river to Navy island. She i ediately co m

men ced n b an d e n t l e plyi g ackward forward betw e For Schlosser, a vil ag

on Am n m n n an d n an d m n u u s the erica ai la d, Navy isla d , carried a y c rio

n n -ﬁve n t passe gers at twe ty ce ts per head , who wished to see the pa riot

an d n m m n an d n um e mu troops e ca p e t . A piece of artillery a b r of skets

Were carried over . ‘ b fﬁ in d n 0 0 1. M cN a became aware of the tra c about an hou r an se t

n n two men in an open boat to reconn oiter . O e of the me was Capt .

An n and A n M c Leo d drew Drew , of the royal avy , the other was lexa der ,

h ff un m n u t . a Scotch a . who was dep y s eri of Niagara co ty They pro

ceeded to n d an d a u ﬁ red u n m n the head of Navy isla , ltho gh po , a aged

n n nd te to get a clear view of the steamer . The they retu r ed a repor d an d a cou n cil of war decided the same n ight that a cu ttin g o u t expedi

n u n e an d l s it s o n th e tio sho ld be orga iz d the vesse de troyed , po sible ,

n ight of the n ext day .

i n n n o o n ce m 29 1837 at 11 The expedit o left the Ca adia sh re De ber , ,

m n an n n men . . s o n n n p. Seve boat , c tai i g average of i e each , started d u n omm n . n an They were der the c a d of Capt Drew, of the British avy ,

Li M c C o rmic an d Elm le and . n w as euts. k s , Bier y , Capt Gordo , who

ﬁv th e n o f m e e m a. On e s ast r of a st a bo t ly boat , however, reached sce e

n s n was n t o . actio at Schlos er, where the Caroli e chai ed the wharf ’ n n n n o n e o u t Whe Drew s boat reached the Caroli e . a se ti el board cri d ” Boat ahoy ! Who goes there ? An swer or I ﬁre .

A n n . frie d, was the respo se ” me u n n n n . Give the co tersig , said the se ti el ’ ” I u n we et on n . . ll give it to yo whe g board, a swered Capt Drew i His h n n and h e r boat was to uc i g the side of the Caroli e , he boarded II THE PATRIOT WAR .

’ d h n b n . no t an e o the star oard ga gway The boat s crew was so active ,

’ was the only boarder o n the steamer s deck for abou t a min ute . A ’ i ﬁred un to but m a m . . patriot his g close Drew s face , issed his Capt

u i n Drew c t h m down with his sword an d t hen wou ded an other . Three ff e n to o on . others h forced , at the poi t of his sword, get the wharf

n ten men and n - d on The crew co sisted of , there were twe ty three lo gers m d o u n o mm n l b . e boar , who c ld t be acco odated at the taver c ose y So of these were dou btless recru its who had in ten ded going over to Navy

an i m isl d n the orn in g .

’ M i k n nd Th en Lieu t . c Corm c s boat reached the side of the schoo er a

he boarded her. Some of the patriots sprang forward and he received ﬁ v m u m u . e woun ds al ost sim ltan eou sly . Then the other boats ca e p

The lodgers an d the crew were driven ashore at the point of the sword . A guard of patriots station ed at th e tavern close to the wharf com

i n u El l men ced ﬁr n n in and . ms e g at the assaila ts the dark ess, Lie t y ,

n n men o n e . headi g a party of sixtee , got the wharf to prot ct Capt

Th e n off n s w n m . Drew, who was casti g the chai hich faste ed the stea er

n ff m n Caroli e was cast o an d com en ced moving dow the stream . She

wa ﬁr d s o n e an n n s . n set , the crews the rejoi ed their boat The blazi g N essel drifted down the cu rren t like a blazing meteor for a short dis i h n but n n u . n ta ce , stra ded a bed of r sh weeds T e she drifted loose

a B t u nd she forged down th e river for some distance . u her pper works

n o u n u n d n u n th e were w b r ed o t a the ﬂames we t o t . She sa k to bot t m o n n u n t . S s , where her e gi e co ld be see for years af erward everal part

n bu t u a of her woodwork we t over Niagara falls, the pop l r belief that the Carolin e wen t bodily over the cataract an d plu nged in to the abyss

n t u n n r is o fo ded o fact. The patriots aft erward asse ted that there were

u n men o n m but n u u n wo ded board the stea er, this was stre o sly de ied ‘ In m n m n . a by the loyalists . the elee o ly on e a was killed This w s o n m m uff M cL eo d e n A u . A n of the crew , a ed os D rfee , of B alo lexa der

s e on th e Am n e was arre t d erica side a few we ks afterward, charged

in n m e in n u an d . with bei g i plicat d the killi g of D rfee , lodged jail The body of Amos D u rfee was taken to B uﬁ alo by sympathizin g

t an d e n in co fﬁn in n patrio s , aft r bei g placed a was displayed the ope

at air o n the piazza of the city hall . Amon g the crowd who looked ’ in n T u m . . the b llet hole the dead a s forehead was A Parker, wholesale

n bo 14 n u m grocer, of this city, the a y of , livi g at the ho se of Post aster

H and in h i u addock a clerk s dr g store .

X INTERNATIONAL E CITEMENT .

The Carolin e affair arou sed popu lar in dignation throu gh out the

' ' m h Qu e aﬁ ex t was mm . . h aract erx e Un ited States . Gov Marcy of New York c 12 A THE PATRIOT W R .

Win ﬁ d a n n u and Gen . el S t w s Va u n o trage, cot ordered by Preside t B re

t h e n w n n a to proceed to fro tier, here he was give large discretio ry

i n d n powers for ts protection a th e preservatio of the peace .

nm n m n de M c L eod bu t s The British gover e t de a d the release of , thi was refused by the United States : T h e case had an in tern ational cel ebrit an d t M c L eod n n y , it was believed tha if had bee tried , co victed and execu ted at this time th at the two cou n tries wou ld have gon e to

n V an u n and war. Preside t B re , however, was opposed to war, played a waiting game . M c Leod was kept in jail till th e excitemen t su bsided an d in O 1841 u d e ctober, , he was tried before J g Philo Gridley of the

d u t n an Un S a u U N . Y . an ited t tes co rt, at tica , , acq i ted by provi g

H u m m n alibi . e bro ght suit for false i prison e t again st the State of New

bu t n a . He w n en York , failed to gai verdict was after ard gra ted a p

n £200 b n m n w n sio of a year y the British gover e t , hich he e joyed till

in 187 1 On e n u n n M c L eod n o w m his death . of his so s , D ca , is e ployed

M u n n . n on R e n as a barte der by Q i , iver str et , opposite the Michiga

Cen tral depot.

H E C APT R II . — THE EVACUATION o r NAVY ISLAND PUB LIC MEETINGS HEL D IN DETROIT ' — TO DENOUNCE THE ACTION or THE CANADIAN GOVE—R NM E N r CAPTURE or THE ANN AND BATTLE o r—FIGHTING ISLAND THE TREATMENT D or THE LLEB B Y COL . PRINCE THE UNITED STATES TAKES A HAN — O — HANGING THE PATRI TS OTHER INTERESTING EPISODES .

Ou n u 13 1838 t h e u l n d an d Ja ary , , patriot leaders evac ated Navy is a , the arms and munition s of war were placed o n board of the steamer

n . m n n u n e . r Barcelo a Two ar ed Ca adia vessels , d r Capt Drew , we e

m n n l m u m th e oored at the head of Gra d isla d , severa iles p strea , with e viden t in tention of attacking the Barcelon a as she proceeded to a

h n d n B n . n e un . ut Ge a poi t above to load her cargo Scott lear d of t is, i n t on n . f placi g a ba tery of artillery the shore , war ed Capt Drew that he attacked the Barcelon a as she proceeded alon g the Am erican shore

n u h r he would blow his boats o u t of the water . The Barcelo a bro ght e

warlike freight to the American shore u n molested . The arms were carried on wagon s along the sou thern shore o f Lake

E i and and n in th e e a s r e the shore of the Detroit river , were hidde c ll r

' d a h ad u en an barn s of friendly farmers . The patriot le ders previo sly s t

n E u n n a and h ad o n spies i to ssex co ty , Ca da , they reported that if a str g HE A 13 T PATRIOT W R . f o rce of patriots were lan ded there thousands of recruits wou ld join the

n t u fu sta dard of revolt . It was the belief hat those promises wo ld be l

ﬁlled u u n an d t that led to all the s bseq ent operations o the Detroit S .

n n n u n d mm a d a n . m a u Lawre ce rivers, at Poi t Pelee isla d The ar s a i i n o n in n S. n ub t . s e were placed care of Col Joh Vreela d , who was s

u n n h i q e tly charged with betrayi g s tru st .

u n u d n . After the evac atio Gen . Van Ren sselaer was s perseded an Ge

n M c L eo d u a n u e o c m n e Do ald , a pop lar, ple sa t, ed cat d Sc t h a of approv d

u in m an d n n co rage, who had served the British ar y was a Ca adia

r u l- - n e n in . ef gee , was appoi t d ge era chief of the patriot forces

IN DETROIT

Great sympathy was expressed for th e patriot cau se in this city and u m n r at i h e n p blic eeti gs we e held the c ty hall, at which t actio of the

C n n m n n n A m r n n . a adia gover e t Was de ou ced . t these eeti gs Dr Edwa d

n Th n Th ll r m n A eller oo m n . e e an lexa der t k a pro i e t part was Irish a ,

’ n in n m in who, after eight years reside ce Mo treal , had co e to Detroit

1832 an d n n and u . , was a wholesale grocer , practici g physicia dr ggist

m n u n m u m n In A o g the a die ces were a n u ber of f gitives fro Ca ada .

c n m n r n z H n Mi higa the patriot ar y of the o thwest was orga i ed, with e ry

- - S . Han no as mm n in u dy, of Illi is, co a der chief, with a thority over the M E rn n m . n n s m . whole of weste Ca ada ; Ja es Wil o as ajor ge eral , J

e a d n n E A . R s ﬁr t a d . ob rts of Detroit briga ier ge eral of the s brigade, T h eller as brigadier gen eral to command the ﬁ rst brigade of Fren ch

an d to Irish troops be raised in Can ada .

t n u n n I) i . a d e . etro t U . S All this por e ded tro ble , G Brady of , depart

m n mm n u h i u A t me s c n . e t co a der, redo bled wat hf l ess that ti there

ﬁeld and m an d ammu n n were several pieces ar s itio at Fort Gratiot ,

s t m and m n ix y iles above Detroit, Brady beca e apprehe sive that the

u t So n n “ patriots wo ld s eal them . he se t a detachme t of the Brady

G u a m m m rds of Detroit on the steamer Gen . Maco b to re ove the ar s

an d m u n n m to m n con itio s fro Fort Gratiot Detroit. The detach e t T s u . A . m an . . W . s d A . S . C isted of Lie t illia s , Sergts George Bate Mc

n nd un n d a o M u . a R . ey olds Corp ral Chas . B ll They loaded the g s m mun n on t m bu t u in St . a itio the s ea er, she got st ck the ice at

. n an u n t o Clair There they la ded their cargo, d bro ght it by wago

Detroit.

u n ﬁrst 1838 n M cKin n e D ri g the part of Ma ager y , of the theater

in t o n a n u Detroit, which s o d at the sou theast cor er of Gr tiot ave e

an d n t mu e Farrar street, devoted the e proceeds of his place of a s 3 4 1 THE PATRIOT WAR.

u m n men t to the patriot cause . A p blic eeti g was also held at the

’ on 1838 m n and m . theater New Year s day , , at which o ey ar s were

l h n n u . u o s bscribed Fo r days later the jai , whic stood the prese t

u m site of the p blic library, was forced by stratege , the jailer over

mu n po wered an d some 450 m uskets taken . These skets had bee stored there by the au thorities to keep them from fallin g in to th e hands of the patriots .

T HE SCHOONER ANN SEIZED .

On J n n 8 1838 n A n n i a ary , , the schoo er was se zed by the patriots , an o l n m o n n n to m n d with the st e ar s board take dow Gibraltar, so e twe ty

m o n Am n . H n iles below Detroit , the erica side ere the party was joi ed m by General Su therland. He had co e on the steamer Erie from Rocky

ne l n bf an d s river ar Cleve a d with a force sixty patriots, di played his

n m n commission from Gen eral V an Re sselaer. He was met by the in for atio that the patriot forces o n this fron tier were already organ ized . He then ten dered h is resign ation in favor of Gen . Handy . The latter

u o r h im mman th e n n an d Gen . a th ized to co d expeditio perso ally , Thel

a n ler was det iled by Sutherla d to take comman d of the A n n .

' Ou A n n u m n in the day the left Detroit, a p blic eeti g was held the

m n C . R city hall which was addressed by George Bates , Theodore o ey ,

n P i h n th an A t n r tc ette n n and . o a t or ey Ge eral , Da iel Goodwi , Maj J

in meetin r e e u n nm n in Kearsley, which the g r solv d to s stai the gover e t

ff n u . n T . n n its e orts to preserve e trality Steve s Maso , gover or of Mich

n u n m m n in m iga , with two h dred ilitia e , left two stea ers to arrest the

nd n an f n a o n n n . rebels preve t y breaches i ter atio al peace The expeditio ,

no t n n n o m m . however, did do a ythi g except c e back ho e at ight

TO ARMS !

n n na a n l n e Mea while wester Ca d was ablaze with excitemen t . I tel ige c

n on a m a of the threate ed attack the! Detroit river had re ched the ilit ry u an d 0 1 m ff n 0 . R d n u n a thorities, Tho as a cli , a Pe i s lar vetera who had

n in mm n o n n n m n u u ff bee placed co a d the wester fro tier, ade stre o s e orts

to . . W L u m . . son u n raise troops Lie t Baby , of Legislative Co cilor

m m n m n o n e th e Ja es Baby , left his ho e ear Chatha . where he ow ed of

ﬁn est m on th e R m and n u n far s iver Tha es, with forty of the Ke t co ty m m h u n and to n t . ilitia arched t ro gh s ow ice Wi dsor , opposi e Detroit

A t own n m m u n e n n that t , the a ere ha let of a few h dr d i habita ts, were

d r th E u m e o un u n s n . A gathere fo ty of ssex c ty vol teer , der Maj — bridge , and n th W n m u n h u n e n W. H o e twe ty of i dsor co pan y der Capt. all

r d men in 0 1 adcliﬁ d e all . 0 . R too k charge of this force and proceeded P T W 15 THE A RIOT AR .

n A n n n m an o A . dow the river after the the stea er lli ce, of which Capt

n o n th e n u n n n r Cli t , father of prese t s perinte de t of the Detroit Wi dso

n w as m . ferry li e , the aster

A n n ﬁ l L ne o . W. . n o w a ‘ The story of the is y t ld by Maj Baby , m n n u m us ofﬁce r W n and n Do i io c sto ho e at i dsor, is here give , with m n u m ow n . so e additio al partic lars, fro his lips

M r. m E O. m n n n Baby arried Miss liza Chip a , sister of Co gressma

L . m n d h E i n W . b e a . B au n e J Chip a , of this city, is fat er of , attor y

r u n of the Detroit boa d of ed catio .

H AN FOLLOWING T E N .

On an u ar 8 1838 am A n n n s J y , , the ste er llia ce , with the Ca adia troop o n oa n in n Ou n n n b rd, left Wi dsor chase of the schoo er. eari g Fighti g

n m d th e et m Gen . . n an isla d, they the stea er Brady , with Gov Maso

n m M n r . n Michiga ilitia o board . Baby says that all the gover or did

w -n b n n at Gibraltar as to hob o a d dri k wine with the patriot leaders .

o o n ﬁ red n bu t The tro ps board the Brady several shots at the Al lia ce ,

n d . R n m n so m u n m obo y was hit eachi g the Li e Kil s, e fo rtee iles below , ‘ n m n h w m d in n they saw the A n by oo lig t . She as oore fro t of the old

n no Am u and ﬁ rin n n n barracks at Malde ( w herstb rg ), was g ca o at the

n m m n n d n . n d a tow The Ca adia troops ise barked at the Li e Kil s , at

m e m o] . daylight arch d down to A herstbu rg. They were ordered by C

’ R l ff E n end o n h adc i to lliott s Poi t, at the lower of the t w , w ere they

h n u n Gen . u n r watched the sc oo er all day . D ri g the day S therla d ar ived

300 men in m Hicko rv n with a force of boats fro isla d , which is directly

an d m can and u n across the river close to the A eri shore, took p a positio on n n Am u and no t the head of Bois Bla c isla d, directly opposite herstb rg m A t n . m h A n n n . t e more tha feet away . seve p left her oor

o n in gs an d tried to tack across to Bois Blanc island . The troo ps the shore were po sted behind trees and kept u p a gallin g ﬁ re o n 1 n m n h u n 0 0 . n . a t e A the schoo er The at r dder was shot dow , der s n u n in th e an d an d o was wo ded breast, several of the crew soldiers were hit.

l m an d cu t n m n The bu lets ca e thick the halyards were , letti g the ai

ﬁ r l n and n m n m n . e sai dow , the schoo er beca e u a ageable The steady ,

. s i n e m together with the helples pos tio of the v ssel , de oralized the

' patriots an d they all sought safety in the hold . ’ The vessel drifted down with the cu rren t and ran agroun d at Elliott s

ff h e m . u . n an d 0 1. R d t Poi t, 0 a cli ordered ilitia to board her Lie t Baby ,

in th e h ou men n u . at ead of ab t thirty , with Seco d Lie t Carlyle , waded 1 6 T HE PATRIOT WAR .

[ u an d m n on the ice cold water p to above their waists, , by cli bi g each ’ h o h u n n . On e t e ther s s o lders , gai ed the deck of the schoo er of board in oh nsto ne R m n n u m g party was David J ichardson, afterward do i io c sto

u n m ho se ofﬁ ce r at Windsor for many year‘s . The boardi g party et with n o anc n o n n un men resist e , there bei g left the deck o ly a few wo ded

a nd . an d n a boy Baby approached the hatchway , havi g heard before

T ll r in mm h im n m m h e e n e . that was co a d , order d by a e to co e forth

Th ll r an d n u an d s h G en . e e o appeared ha ded p his sword pist l , w ich

n n n n h im o u t Baby han ded to Carlyle . The le di g a ha d he raised of

Th ll r n the hold on the deck . e e was the o ly patriot on bo ard who wore a u n m an a n l He d o . : ifor , he had also a gilt st r his eft breast said ”

u n o u . I s rre der, sir, to y Th e thirty or more prison ers were then marched throu gh the water

n Th eller m n d u an d u to the la d . co plai e that he was exha sted br ised f m e o of un e m an d ro the r c il the g , which he had s rved hi self, Baby

i n t ook h m o his shou lders to the shore . ‘ ’

. t u u c R ff to u . . A s Col adcli s report Lie t Gov Sir George r h r, who i c eeded l n n H a on 23 1838 t o n an Si Fra cis Bo d e d , March , , states tha J

u 9 1838 m and u n e un mm n ary , , the ilitia the vol t er troops der his co a d

Am u u n A n n o at herstb rg capt red the schoo er , of Detr it, together with

3 00 mu 299 n 106 n ten un skets, bayo ets , k apsacks , kegs of g powder , two

ﬁft - ou n h - o u n an d n n - un n y p d bags of s ot, two six p ders a i e po der , iro

un u un an d nu m g s, half a keg of b llets , sixty po ds of lead a ber of sets

H n n o f u m n . e A n acco tre e ts also reported that derso , who had bee a leader at Oaklan d and for whom a reward of £100 was oﬁ ered by the

o nm n u in A n n bu t n m g ver e t, was capt red the had died ext day fro his

un u m n wo ds. The report also s b itted that the troops were e titled to z m n A nn and and pri e o ey for the her cargo, also the reward for the

c u An n and m n m . apt re of derso , that it be divided a o g the

A RUDE AWAKENING

E n m n n n n E un m arly ext or i g Col . Joh Pri ce , of the ssex co ty ilitia , e n e u n e n in n um t red the b ildi g wher the priso ers , some thirty ber , were

ﬁned con . ! Th ll ” Where is e er ? he asked. He was po inted to where the doctor lay sleepi ng o n the gro u n d with

a n u n d im o n billet of wood for a pillow . Pri ce strode p a kicked h the !

ribs . ! ” — u ou d d u n . Get p he cried, y piratical sco drel T h eller u u n u an d n n m . th s r dely awake ed, sat p recog ized his old e e y

P n n diﬁic ult an n S n ri ce o ce had a y with Irish serva t at a dwich , where

1 8 H T E PATRIOT WA R .

o n n on n n u n in Yo ge street , the very site where his taver had bee b r ed 6 H t o n 3 8 9 . 1837 . e Ou O 1 1 79 died at Barrie , , ctober , , aged years

THE W GALLO S .

mu Lo u nt and n u n Sa el Peter Matthews were tried at Toro to , fo d

u n n m r u l n g ilty a d se tenced to death . Nu e o sy sign ed petitio s were pre

sen t . A u new u n n t n u ed to Sir George rth r, the Lie te a Gover or, who s cceeded 2 3 S n n H an d n n o o fﬁc e on 3 18 8 . ir Fra cis Bo d ead was swor i t March ,

’ Lou n L un . t n n e n n t o t s Mrs , with a petitio sig d by perso s aski g tha

s n n mmu new n an d m e te ce be co ted , appeared before the gover or i plored

’ him n n n n o be ded k ees to spare her h u sba d s life. B ut Sir Arthu r

u nm and L ou n t and u n on A 12 was oved both Matthews were h g pril ,

1838 e u n n n Th eller and , at the jail , the ex c tio bei g wit essed by his a ssociates from the grates of the prison win dows .

Lo unt n n n n bu t m was a ative of Pe sylva ia, had e igrated to Upper

n n - n n C a ada when he was twe ty o ne years of age . He was a ma of c o s iderable and in 1834 mem n ability, was elected a ber of the provi cial

l u H par iament for Simcoe co n ty . e joined the patriot forces and was a participato r in the Mon tgomery tavern rising an d had been co mmission ed

n n m He an d as colo el by the provisional gover en t . left a widow seven

n c hildre . ” H a Matthews was a wealthy farmer who lived n ear Toron to . e left

an ﬁf n n w idow d t ee c hildre .

Th eller n n n and u bu t n was se te ced to be ha ged q artered, owi g to the c lamor of Irish sympathizers in Toron to an d the surrou ndin g cou n t ry an d

m n t ado ted u m n r the cle e policy ﬁ by the earl of D rha , who as gover o

n n n m E n n d u ge eral , had bee se t fro gla d specially charge to heal p the

’ ” t u t m u . fe w ro bles, he was respited to awai her ajesty s pleas re A days a r n e u m m fte ward he was joi d by his faithf l wife , who ca e fro Detroit

and m im 1 v m h is who was per itted to see h . 0 0 . Dodge reco ered fro w oun ds and was brou ght from Amherstb urg to Toron to an d lodged in 2 8 t h e m n Th eller and u u 0 1 38 . sa e priso as his associates , abo t Febr ary ,

N MASON A D WILKINS .

h n n t n History records the fact that w en Gov . Maso we dow to Gib

raltar n m and H n th e with the Michiga ilitia , he saw spoke with a dy ,

t n - i - u n n nt o n . p atri ge eral chief The latter , it appears was q ite i dig a at

Th eller ﬁrin Am tbu h e x said was n s o n for g at hers rg, which a defe sele s t w ,

n d E n t n a en . R G . by the advice of J oberts , se two perso s to arrest

T ll nd u Th n n 0 0 1. m both h e er a S therland. e two perso s se t were Cha 19 THE PATRIOT WAR.

in 1 n rl n . be a a d 0 0 . (Ross ) Wilki s Afterward when both Th eller and

u d n S an U. S . u e R s W therl d appeared before J g os ilki s at Detroit, to an n n u u swer the charge of havi g violated the e trality laws , the co rt was ‘ in u us n ff n placed a very c rio positio , as the o e ders at the bar were his

n n accomplices . This i cide t shows the widespread sympathy with t h e patriot cau se which at that time pervaded American residen ts in all classes f o society o n the fron tier .

‘

UNCLE SAM INTERFERES .

m Gen . u n u A nn n n S therla d saw the capt re of the fro Bois Bla c isla d , H m an d incontin en tly bolted . e caused hi self to be rowed over to Sugar

n n Am n o u m an an d m n isla d, earer the erica sh re , abo t a ile dist t, the re ai

u n nd der of his men followed . Here he was pbraided by Ha dy a the

n o fﬁc ers and troops who n u mbered about 500 men . I the crowd of

U . S. u spectators was Dep ty Marshal Silas Pates , of Detroit, who pro

u e n h th e n m nt u n Th eller c r d evide ce w ich led to i dict e of S therla d, ,

and in Un u Brophy , Dodge several others the ited States co rt at Detroit . d Y t u n t n u N . . M r. a Pates s ill s rvives is a ci ize of Syrac se ,

in in n n A n n u The patriots Detroit, ig ora ce of the fate of the , el ded

n u n d u m E a . the vigila ce of the Brady g ards, capt red the stea er Little rie m h A . m n m n B ut Gen . H u U . S. t e gh Brady, , co a der of depart e t of the lakes,

u n ou t m an d n t l fo d the sche e , goi g to the wharf at the foo of Griswo d

He u n m n . s treet , tried to preve t the boat fro leavi g was h stled by the

n u n n . n bysta ders , which ro sed his ire to the boili g poi t Drawi g his

m n n n an d s word he ai tai ed his positio d drove back the crow . Un ited States Marshal Con rad Ten Eyck ordered his armed force o n

to ﬁ re on te m but n the wharf at the patriots the s a er, it was o ly a for

mal no t n n d . He saw on e men order, i te ded to be obeye that of the

m n th e and n u mu un was ai i g at patriots , throwi g p the zzle of the g , s aid “ — D n i u l t man o m . , , y wil hit so ebody

men ﬁred in and t on d m The the air the pa riots board cheere the ,

n th n n th e E a d e boat we t down the river. Whe Little rie reached Gib raltar h e n m n o n u and u and d t ext or ing she took s pplies recr its , proceede

n un w as to the main camp o Su gar island . There a co cil of war held an d Su therland yirtu ally deposed . F o m h ad u m u m . Ja es J y , of this city , at that ti e sho ldered a sket to

n u an d was m n h n preserve e trality , a o g the troops at the wharf w e the

He n n man Little Erie left for Gibraltar . was i ce sed at the farcical n er in which the orders o f the president were obeyed . “ i t klm k t ar I saw B en Woodworth especially acti ve with the nat r o s s , 20 THE PATR[OT WAR .

“ m u l n h im n d v r. o n a M . I felt ery ch ike shooti g , said J y rece tly I

n n n n n n a u n an d was i dig a t at the i vasio of Ca ada by a p rcel of sco drels , this con du ct of the a u thorities was so plain ly in sympathy with them ” n that I resigned ext day . The movemen ts of the patriots on the Detroit river were su spen ded

m n to n . n an n bu t d Ge . for a ti e , owi g the vigila ce of Gov Maso Brady ,

um were res ed shortly afterwards .

T n n S . e . a A good story is told of U . Marshal Eyck The U ited St tes cou rts an d offices at that time were in the third an d fou rth stories o f

W m u n o f efferso n n u an d the illia s block , at the so theast cor er J ave e

’

Ed n o no w n s . Bates street, where so , Moore Co. s dry goods st re sta d

’ Ten fﬁ ﬂ r On e on h e Ey ck s o ce was o n the th ird oo . day the street

l n to se th e n and m n o fﬁ c ial was ta ki g veral of leadi g patriots, be oa ed his “ ” i u m . n . O tro bles They asked what was the atter h , he said a sor “ ro wfu l n 200 n m in m to to e , I have had sta d of ar s placed y charge

in keep the patriots from gettin g them. They are stored a room n ext

’ m o fﬁ ce and n dec n o n th e . t n y , there is t a e t lock door If they are s ole

’ ” am n l n o u ? n k n and n m n I respo sib e , do t y see The hi t was ta e , ext or

n ing the arms were go e .

’ OY W J S ARNING .

m n u n r A n m F. o letter writte at this ti e by Ja es J y , the a yo g lawye

in u h in n n n n n . Detroit , was p blis ed the Natio al I tellige cer at Washi gto The letter u rged the n ecessity of sen din g Un ited State s troops to

w as Detroit and its vicin ity to preserve the n e u trality laws . The letter

b n Van u n n u n s read y Preside t B re , who , after bei g ass red by Co gre s

- in - M r th e m n n Re u . a Joh ed, of Massach setts , father law of Joy , that

i m m n m n d m an o f adv ce ca e fro a reliable g e tle a , ordere three co p ies

m n n troops at Buffalo to proceed to Detroit. A detach e t of U ited States troops arrived here o n the steamer Robert Fu lton on Jan n ary

12 n n an d 27 1838 . Ou u Gov . n n , Febr ary Maso agai we t dow the river

Ou m tried to indu ce Handy to disban d his troops. the sa e day the

a u n n d m m n n p triots stole several h dred sta of ar s fro the Dearbor arse al . ten m m an d h id em in m iles fro Detroit, th a hay ow at the back of the

E n on o d in but u n agle taver , Wo dbri ge street, this city , they were fo d an d n retake .

FIGHTING ISLAND .

h e xcitmen t ma m n ran m in T e , as y be i agi ed , very high at the ti e

u n n a n Detroit. The patriot tro bles were the prevaili g topic of co vers tio

m n u u m and the city a uth o rities an d Gen . Brady took the ost stre o s eas 21 THE PATRIOT WAR .

“ u o n u res t preserve the peace . The tow g ard patrolled the city an d

n n an d i o m an n river ba k every ight, t was pr clai ed that if y exige cy should arise th e civic soldiery would be n otiﬁed by the ringing of the h e l e n c h u rch wh ich n o n l of the Presbyt ria , the sto d at the ortheast cor n r u d rn u n m e of Woodward aven e an La ed street . It was r g several ti es

Ou n n bu t to m . a at ight, they proved be false alar s the ight of Febr 2 3 m 3 18 8 d an m u dn . u ary , , it tolle forth alar abo t i ight The a thorities had discovered that a steamer was being loaded with arms and ammu

i i m n u n t on to n . Fe w and d be take so ewhere citize s g ar s , however, got

u h u n o t of bed to see what t e tro ble was . O e of those who did tu rn o u m l n h i t R R . E t s was ichard lliot , at that ti e a little boy ivi g at

’ u on R n u e father s ho se a dolph street, at the foot of Cadillac sq are , wher ’ t H n o n ow n d mi o n u . n n Pe er e kel s st re sta s Co g dow Wo dward ave e , he n men unn n n efferson n u an d n oticed several r i g dow J ave e , goi g with them to the foo t of Shelby street he saw the Erie lying at Gillett

’ Ou e m n m u o . o u Desnoyer s d ck her d ck was a large a t of ca p eq ipage ,

in d mu n t o an ns n ts . n m n p ts pa , bla ke , etc There was a caisso or a itio

n o n but m n on d wago the dock, there see ed to be o room for it the eck ' f o m . Ev n n an d em n and the stea er erythi g betoke ed haste excit e t, the

o ﬁn all m d o u n b at y stea e t i to the stream withou t the caisson . ’ Just then a man took hold of you n g Elliott s collar an d pulled h im

n over to the caisso . “ “ ’ n n and t n Take hold of the rope , So y , he said, we ll get tha caisso

a us away before they c tch .

o o n and u zen mo u The boy t ok h ld willi gly , with abo t a do re yo ths and men hau led the caisson down the River road to Springwells an d

th e R n un n u m l a stopped at isi g S taver , abo t two i es below , at which nu m n ﬂ r ber (i patriot troops were sleepi g on the oo . H E n and s n an d oo ere the rie was waiti g at a dock , the cais o tr ps were Th taken o n board . e steamer then proceeded down the river to Fight i n g islan d . Ou th e same n ight a body of some thirty patriots assembled in the

a u Eagle t vern o n Woodbridge street an d were addressed by Gen . S ther

n m n n x an m m and . a l d, who pro ised the la d glory The det ch e t left early e t morn in g and marched throu gh Springwells townsh ip to the shore opposite

n n u e n m r n n n . H Fighti g isla d , a Ca adia isla d abo t sev iles below Det oit ere ’ 4 M d u 00 un n n c Leo . th ey were joined by abo t patriots der Ge . Do ald The Ie\tter had march ed from Clevelan d with abou t patriots to San u H d h is n u 600 d sky. ere he ivided force, leavi g abo t to proceed to

n u n un m n an a 0 nd . n d 0 1. a W Poi t Pelee isla d der Seward Maj Be ja i ait ,

u m n bro ght the re ai der to Fighting islan d . 4 22 E P TH ATRIOT WAR.

lm n u m a d n o n Co] . The latter f rce was a ost e tirely witho t ar s , Vreela d, “ ” o n m n n nd who was app i ted aster of ord a ce at Navy isla , was expected , to procu re them from the places at which they were hidden along th e

n d n ﬁft om coasts of Lake Erie a the Detroit river . There were o ly y (s e say forty - seven ) mu skets on Fighting island when th e troops reached h t ere .

THAT CANNON.

- und u i a an d u v on A six po er, witho t a carr age , rrived , it was ha led o er

i m u n n u nc t h e ice n a sleigh . Here it was o ted o a r de platform of fe e

T n n n n n . rails . his ca o belo ged to the U ited States It had been bor

th e z n n m th e n n u rowed by citi e s of Ypsila ti fro Dearbor arse al , sit ated ten m l m D u u l n an d i es fro etroit , for a Fo rth of J y celebratio , it had

u h in been left dismo n ted in t e common s that village . A party of

s m in n on n an d patriot ca e the ight, loaded it to a wago , took it to ' D in n m Detroit . . Frazer , of this city , who was Ypsila ti at the ti e , recognized the can n on in 1852 as it lay on the wharf at San dwich

n fourtee years later . The island was covered with short scrubby oak trees which affo rded

h r h l ﬁ n o l n t e . eve t e ess res i e she ter agai st bitter cold N , were l ght d,

oo and t n an d oo u on un food was c ked ea e , the tr ps bivo acked the gro d in n n u m bla kets which had bee bro ght fro Detroit .

Gen . n n m m m n u Brady , however, had bee i for ed of this ove e t thro gh

d n u m un . an . E R r the day , had se t Lie t d d Kearsley, of the B ady g uards

n me a mm n n Am u with a frie dly ss ge to the British co a da t at herstb rg, in forming h im that if the patriots shou ld break u p an d retreat from

h n s n u e and n ut in n . Fig ti g i la d, they wo ld be arrest d , if co victed p priso The Brit ish comman der replied ungraciou sly that he wou ld attack th e r e s o n n i n n o an d et eb l Fighti g sla d whe he g t ready , if they r reated to

n an m the America shore he would follow d destroy the .

h n n n n t H h e m . n e t T is a swer ade Ge Brady very i dig a . ordered

u n n n un tr m o n ice an d bo dary li e betwee the two co ies to be arked the ,

n n ﬁ e ﬂ the had the li e de n d by small red ags.

u n n n on n T r i g the to his force the shore, which co sisted of the Brady

u rd and u 800 e g a s abo t levi d troops, he said

M en th e un d n n Un d e and , that is bo ary li e betwee the ite Stat s — — h i n d n hi m . Ca ada . If a d redcoat crosses that li e attack m beat back ” h a o u it Ii ve faith y will do .

T HE G L N C C VI I A T ANU KS .

l h o th e m nin u 25 1838 n m a Before day ig t n or g of Febr ary , , the Ke t iliti , un d er L i m on eu . an d oo m nds e t Baby , other tr ps fro Wi or, asse bl d the P WA R 23 THE ATRIOT .

C n n n s H un m a adia shore , opposite the isla d ere they fo d several co pa

- m n d n n n u . n s n an ies of the Thirty seco d British regi e t, der Maj Tow e d, a battery of three gu ns comman ded by Capt . Glasgow . The latter f n n u orce came for Amherstbu rg . The Ca adia force q ietly waited for

u d ay to break . With th e grey dawn the patriots were s rprised by a ' ﬁ r n d un One t e u a n e of grape a ro d shot . of the la t r str ck large iro

i n u l n ff b t m n . pot, which co ee was bei g heated , litt e da age was do e

n mm n n on th e The British forces the co e ced crossi g ice , their prog

n m ﬁ rst ir ress bei g i peded at by a large a hole , which they had to

n i o u d n . n u t bri ge with pla ks Nothi g da ted , the patr ots threw skir mish ers t o meet them an d ﬁ red several shots o u t of their solitary c an n n u m off u r a and o , which at each discharge t bled its r de ca ri ge ,

i u was as often replaced with some d ﬁ c lty .

n in w in George Doty of Detroit, who was the leadi g dealer je elry

th e m an d m n w o n e Detroit at ti e for a y years after ard , was of the

n H n patriots presen t at this e gagemen t . e was at that time a leadi g i m m a u and an r r ﬂe . e ber of the Br dy G ards, was expe t shot It is said that he hit several of the red coats as they advan ced to th e

He n an o u n one o ﬁicers o n . isla d , d als bro ght dow of the horseback is n ow m n n n d 0 0 1 and u n a i i g assayer at Brecki ri ge, , pays freq e t ,

an d m in . H H n t visits to his wife fa ily this city is brother, e ry Do y , m m w as also presen t with him . The latter was a e ber of the dry

ﬁrm A on nu . He in g oods of Doty bbott, Woodward ave e died

1 885 an n i d a d m n . , his wife fa ily reside Detroit

n As the loyalist troops advan ced the patriots retreated . Whe th e former took possession of the islan d the patriots re treated across the i n t n ﬂa . ce to the mainlan d . The red coats did o pass t h e li e of gs

M r. n o a to o o n t . There is reliable dat as the l sses ei her side Baby ,

was m m n n who afterwards pro oted to ajor , says that there was o e killed o n h n o u n t h e ﬁv e l eit er side . A other acc t says that British had kil ed nd ﬁft en n a e wou ded .

ﬁ v e un men u t o The patriot loss was wo ded , who were bro ght

and n Un s and E e t Detroit were take to the ited State agle hot ls, bo h

o n n and h s . . Woodbridge street , betwee Griswold S elby street Dr

B . u i n D R o f m n r . George ssell Detroit, at that ti e part ership with

A . u nd u en n an d m u a Terry , gave the wo ed s rgical att tio a p t ted several a m n n r s that had bee ma gled by th e British grape shot .

’ DIDN T SEE IT .

A great many citizens of Detroit who had come down in sleighs

o s e fu nd n n n f an ad a m m Qu a; t e the n a wit ess the i vasio o C , 24 ° P THE ATRIOT WAR. disco mﬁtu re un r u n r t in of the fo t ate patriots , as they etrea ed force .

u n n n r The Brady G ards , who had bee swor i to the se vice of the

Un e a m n u o bu t u u n it d St tes, took several of the i to c st dy , s bseq e tly

n ﬁ r d m m o . B e e ce an n a n n let, the g Lett, a deter i ed p triot of orther

h ad n and New York , who served at Navy isla d , was a participator ,

un man on h e H carried a wo ded his back to t A merican shore . e

u u n t h e u n n R in s bseq e tly was at b r i g of the Sir obert Peel the St .

n and in n u m n u Lawre ce , after the war aided blowi g p the Brock o

u n n an s n In 1839 ment at Q ee sto d several lock of the Wella d canal .

i l . U n n oﬁicer h is o wn n r he k l ed Capt sher, a Ca adia , at door, ea

He E O n m n . . n u d Chippewa , pposite Navy isla d was a ater al cle of

t n n un Pierce , the Detroi ticket age t of the Gra d Tr k railway .

AN AM USING EPISODE .

in - un A Ou the mo rn é of the battle ex Co ty Auditor James . Vis

f n n n H ger o f this city was awaken ed by the reports o the ca o . e ’ as n bo n ou ou m s w the a little y livi g at his father s h se , ab t two ile

u n m n from the island . With other yo gsters he ca e dow to the river

n ﬁ d b u to e th e fun . R u re e s e o d shot, y the British artill ry, str ck the

n l n on an d u th e n n o n th e isla d, ro led alo g the ice str ck froze ba k

h ou u A an s . s meric ore With the heedle s c rage of yo th , the boys gath ered a n u mber of the balls and afterward took them home as memen

ﬁ m n t an d f h t . One o tos o the g of the , with a hook faste ed it

a n h u n e th e Vis er m fo r att ched to a chai , kept s t the bar gat of g far many years. When th e game was up an d the red coats had taken possession o f

! M i r n un n n n u r. V s e the isla d, a f y i cide t occ rred , which is related by g as follows On e of the patriots came toward the shore with his gun on h is

n n u m h n shou lder. O the bayo et was st ck a piece of ess pork, weig i g

n u n u nd un in t wo abo u t te po ds. Near the shore a ro shot broke the g

n st n en d close to his head . Droppi g the ock he grabbed the bayo et

n h e with the pork and n obly tru dged alon g. Whe he reached the s or

’ m n he said : I couldn t afford to lose that po rk . My fa ily will eed m i ’ all I c an get for the th s win ter.

Amon g the su rviving patriots who were at Fighting island are Alex .

M A rth u r - in - u n H u u R t c , a brother law of the late Cha cey rlb t ; ober

n h h n n 18 r e M c Farland of St . oh s , , J , Mic , t e o ly yea s of age ; Georg

M c nol s nd n ow in an d Gen . A . T . R e d R Doty, Colorado ; y , of Gra apids ,

0 1 o h n . n n . 0 . S who left the isla d shortly before the battle J Vreela d ,

u n n m u th e n it is said , s rre dered sta d of ar s to the a thorities ight

26 P A THE ATRIOT W R .

m 200 n n o u o ion in m m so e Ca adia s, who t ok p a p sit a wood a ile fro

th e n n u n on so u St . I dia village of Ca gh awaga, the th shore of the

n n d 10 m n 1 an 0 . Lawre ce , opposite Lachi e iles above Mo treal . 0 Car

d i u D u u et en n din al an L e t. q tered the village to co fer with the chief

m n n B an d head e a d in du ce them to join the patriots . u t th ey were

an d n d n n n . shot at by the I dia s, they ﬂed i to the woo s Mea while

200 n a n n and the Ca dia s grew tired of waiti g for their leaders, dis

n Du u t persed to their homes . Cardin al a d q e were captu red tried

n an d conyicted and u n o n ovember 28 for high treaso , were h g N ,

‘ 1838 n n L e ailleu r on e co - i com . The se te ce of p , of their patr ots , was

’ mu d an d n Van Dieman s n . te , he was tra sported to la d

I L ND PELEE S A .

n n a m n on 3 1838 n au e The ext e g ge e t was March , , at Poi te Pele

n in E ou 50 m m . i n n isla d , Lake rie, ab t iles fro Detroit Th s isla d belo gs

n d and n n m e Wm . to Ca a a, was e tirely ow ed at that ti e by the lat

M o rm k M n r M . c C ic . P . n . , for the old wester district of Ca ada Mc

‘ d n Wm n Cormick w as a bitter political an perso al foe of . Lyo Mac

n z u t on a a v . ke ie, who had p a price of his he d , dead or li e

n u e n n u an d th e n n n The isla d is sit at d betwee Sa d sky lo g , taperi g poi t of lan d which extends sou thward in to the lake from the Canadian

’ P t- in - u n d co ntain ab u t . u a s o shore It is the largest of the Bay gro p,

450 men n acres of land. Here the patriot forces of la ded abou t March 1 an d occupied the large ston e man sion an d ou tbu ild

n M c Cormicks l n n u . R u s i gs of the , as we l as several adjoi i g ho ses ecr it

m m all n t on m n and ca e rapidly fro poi s the A erica shore, the force

u to men n u n u m e wh o was grad ally swelled : , which i cl ded a b r

o n u mb m n had been n Fightin g island . A large er of sy pathizi g spec ‘ t ato rs from San d usky an d vicin ity came o n sleigh s on the ice to the

ﬁfteen islan d to view the promised in vasion of Canada . The ice was

h m and . in c es thick fro shore to shore , the weather was very cold The raw an d in experien ced recru its spen t their time for tw o days in con stan t drill.

n n U n The ews of the occupatio reached Colchester, pper Ca ada , eight

n 23d n m n u an d 0 0 1. ee iles dista t , very q ickly, Maitla d of the British

m n m l n n u r u n s regi e t, oved all his avai able force, co sisti g of reg la s , vol teer an d m m an d u n nt ilitia, so e of which were cavalry . two g s , to a poi on the Can adian shore opposite the island an d abou t ﬁv e miles dis

n h n t u in th e n m n n . u o ta t The g s , owever, were sed e gage e t which

nd n n o n followed , a the patriots havi g artillery , both sides were eve ,

so far as can non were con cern ed . T 27 THE PA R IOT WAR .

The accoun ts of the b attle are so conﬂic ting that it h as been d deemed best to give them from both loyalist an patriot sou rces .

r u d N The reade s of the S n ay ews may take their choice .

’ D m K I B K - B . C coa c s CC T H W IC T ITI INC T M A OUN , H H HE R S H MA E M E MEA r r u r o THE mo s.

F B . M i . m c k n m m . c Co r Dr of Pelee isla d , who is a e ber of the

n H S u n n n as Clevela d istorical ociety , f r ishes the followi g descriptio ,

h im r a oh n M c o rmick an d u n e told by his fathe , the l te J C , his cl s ,

n m n a d W . M c Cormick m i th e David , both dead, all of who were

m I o t s r . n o bat le ; al o f o the lips of J Sidwell, who was the sp t a

m nu a ff few i tes fter the a air was over .

In u 183 V n R en ssel 8 a Gen . a Febr ary, , the p triots, led by George

aer n mm n an d Gen . u n , a relative of the Navy isla d co a der, S therla d, to w m mob m r m n u O on gether ith a otley , ca e over f o Sa d sky, hio , the i e i on mom c n an d n t . E to Pelee isla d, took possessio of arly the in g of March 2 the British regulars and Can adian militia starte d i h r m . . n n o mm n s is f o Colchester Col Maitla d was c a d of these force ,

mme a mm n n - n m n A t i di te co a d bei g the Th irty seco d British regi e t .

a m n n o n a 3 o n m n in ne e rly or i g M rch they crossed the ice , for i g li

off n of battle the head of the isla d .

h ad een s n an d It b aid that the rebels were stro g, that they Were extended behin d a range of low limesto n e hills which here reach

oss a n ff n dm n to n acr the he d of the isla d, a ordi g a irable protectio a defe d in rc . 0 0 1. n u n an g fo e Maitla d , with the ca tio of old soldier , called ‘ ’ f r h o un n n n . o n vol teers to lead the forlor hope. I sta tly Capt J Mc

o m E u n m u n m an d C r ick, of the ssex co ty cavalry , dis o ted fro his horse

ff - n o ered to lead the way. Fou r sergeants of the Thirty seco d regi ‘ men t also stepped o ut of the line and offered their services . The little

an m in u b d arched toward the shore , which they reached j st where the m Pelee club hou se n o w stan ds . They arched straigh t over the hills to

ld u n ﬁlibu er ﬂed and o on m . u e st s the ho se the far Fort at ly the had ,

h e n u h h d t e on n . w o a n o ly p rs fo d there was Capt Charles Gall, bee left

M r M mi k o n wh o w n as a . c o r c n and wn caret ker for C the isla d , is ell k o in marine circles all over the lakes .

soon ff n . n an d As as the state of a airs was ascertai ed , Capts Brow

E - n m n mm n un vely, of the Thirty seco d regi e t, with their co a ds, der the mi k u M c r c r. i n e Wm . Co n n g ida c of , j , drove sleighs rapidly dow the w s n u u m to e t side of the isla d to Mosq ito bay , at its so thwest extre ity,

n t i tercep the patriots . 28 E P TH ATRIOT WAR.

m m o ut on an d The sleighs were stopped so e half a ile the ice , the r u r o ut d m in n on an eg la s got an for ed ope order e d a half paces apart .

A m u o Van R n in te later the rebel force , led by Ge rge e sselaer, emerged

om on th e and m n n n fr the cedars shore , for i g a lo g li e three paces apart ,

n u n th e at m m u n c o n ver adva ced po British force , the sa e ti e po ri g a g

- in ﬁ re u n n . n n o ﬁ cers an d g po the little ba d There were i ety six , privates

an d u n m u n riﬁ emen in an d fo rtee o ted the British force, the patriot

e u m 300 4 m V troops wer vario sly stated at fro to 00 en . George an R enss

elaer u n n o n h is men , with the co rage of his a cie t race , led fearlessly

in n u . o n an o ld yeteran this ig oble ca se , while Capt Br w , Waterloo ,

B u t kept steadily advan cin g . the rapid ﬁre of the patriots begi n n i ng

. n mm n ﬁre. n m to tell , Capt Brow shortly gave the co a d to The ca e the command FIX B AYONETS ! CHA RGE !

n u - u th e The li e of steel at do ble q ick , with half cheer, half roar of ‘

B n n n n e . ritish troops, bore dow to the lo g li e of patriots ear the shor “ ‘ ’ Van R n n th e n was e sselaer , whe word charge was give , heard to ‘ — ’ s and d d l n w r hout, Charge be Drawi g his s o d, he cheered his

A t m m n u a d m en on . n this o e t a b llet pierced his forehead, he jumped i n and a . n was n high the air fell de d Whe the order to charge give , m M r ick e u m n . H you ng Wm . c Co seiz d a m sket fro a dyi g soldier e was

a n but n in a u n t u n in boy of eightee , a gia t st t re, bei g six fee fo r i ches

He r n n i . u a d n height lead the charge at a , was twice shot the cloth in o n e n u h is and an s n u h g, ball goi g thro gh cap other pas i g thro g his

n on an d pa talo s vest .

n Th is ended the skirmish . The British loss was eight me killed

nd u u . u n u a fo rteen wo n ded Fo rtee rebels were b ried at Fishin g Poin t .

u n How many were wo ded I know n ot . Scores got away to the Amer

ican islands in sleighs . M .

’ A J W T R IN W C HE I A RY D CC T M . I T I T P T I T V GOO A S S O Y , H H A R O S G VE E A OUN F O THEMSELVES .

B n O . m u n e . W m n now the other ha d , Maj ait, the patriot co a der who l n R h n ac un . ives at Gra d apids , Mic , gives the followi g co t of the battle .

i w in n - n e bu in u M r. s no t o n Wait his seve ty seve th y ar, the f ll p ssessio ’ m u a in M r. w u n . o o n or b t of all his e t l fac lties The st ry is Wait s w ds ,

in t is here related the hird person . M i on th e s n r . m The patr ot forces i la d, says Wait, were co posed of

men m e n in n s n an d , part of who had b e garriso at Navy i la d, the

es m m u in n an a O r t ca e fro vario s parts Michiga , C da , New York, hio T 29 THE PATRIO WAR .

i m an d n n n . 0 0 1. S n m nd the c n n n Pe sylva ia eward was co a , se o d ra ki g — m o ﬂicer n ms . n n W n n . bei g hi elf Maj Be ja i ait, a Ca adia patriot The e xpedition had been plann ed in the expectation that arms wou ld be fu r “ ” n m n n u n ish ed . oh S. n b t by Col J Vreela d , the aster of ord a ce ; that

n o ﬁ c er repeated the experience of Fighting isla d . It was asserted that he su rren dered the arms brought from Navy islan d and secreted in

’ m n and e h ad an r G n . m n far ers bar s cella s , to Brady , who co e dow to S

u A t n m . a e Un e d sky . y rate , the expect d ar s were seized by the it d f l u n o on e o . Co . H States a thorities, with the exceptio sleigh l ad oadley , o f uff m n m and m n B alo, ca e to the isla d with these ar s was acco pa ied

1 n n n d 0 . A a by 0 . Vreela d fter they were delivered both left the isla d

’ u u n u n e m ret rn ed to San d sky . Vreela d s depart re was oste sibly aft r ore a rms .

A t n on m n n 3 1838 u early daw the or i g of March , , the patriot sco ts and n n on n n n pickets who had bee statio ed , the ice ear the Ca adia

u ﬁv e m an u in o s 0 0 1. shore , abo t iles dist t, bro ght rep rt to Seward that sf a e red on e th e l rge forc of coats had gathered the opposit shore , with

n n n n an n eviden t i te tio of attacki g the patriots. Seward d Wait asce ded

’ to th e u pper ﬂoor of th e M c Co rmick mansion and surveyed the en emy s

s u e e m n u m e n n force thro gh t lescop s, which ade their b r plai ly discer i

m h e i 1 . t m 0 0 . ble They both esti ated Brit sh force at en . Seward

ca e o un . u n . ll d a c cil of war The sit atio was very grave , he said

A n n on m an rm men l a m and dva ci g the was a y of at least , wel r ed

n n n u m men . equipped . Agai st this force there was o ly a ha df l of ar ed

s m n n n 1 30 mu n ot ou n n th e The leigh load of ar s co tai ed o ly skets, c ti g

u n n n 15 few who had bro ght th eir ow gu s . There was less tha 0 ﬁgh t i n in ll ng me a the patriot army of men . ”

mm . As me . an for , said Col Seward , I advise i ediate retreat

I n n d . . W n u this advice Seward stoo alo e Maj ait, all the captai s, lie

’ tenan ts an d n on -commissioned c ﬁicers declared they wou ld stay an d

ﬁ h t E n n um n g . ve a ber of privates who had elbowed their way i to the c un u and s : m ﬁ h t an d o cil spoke p “ aid We have co e here to g , we

n fun it n o wa t to have the of w .

v n n n m Mean while the loyalists were ad an ci g . The Ca adia ar y was

u am un o n divided in to three division s . The British reg lars c e ro d the west shore of the island ; the cavalry circled rou n d o n the east side ; ‘ while the militia lan ded on t h e n orth end and marched down the

d A u en r islan . t the foot or so th d n earest the American sho e the

a o o m in n h n n fo rtiﬁca p tri ts f r ed li e , part of t eir fro t bei g protected by

on in h ls s n m h m ti s the s ape of large bal of ow, which they had ade t e

s an d u u mm med o n t h e. sk e w s . elves, by h ge h ocks of ice which had for 5 30 THE PATRIOT WA R .

w as uff m an u 38 r m u Col . Seward a B alo , abo t yea s of age, sli of b ild an d nd m n wi th n b u an d an of of blo e co plexio , bright, kee , l e eyes , air

n H w as n u in m n courage and determi ation . e plai ly tro bled i d as he

a ze mm n s n u of o o n and n re li d the i e e i eq ality the pp si g forces , he agai

B o annou n ced that the patriots should retreat immediately . ut n o ne would listen to h im. “ ” “ ’ I m n o t n to ou See here , he said, goi g to stay here see y all ” m n u a . m rdered. I goi g to leave

n s nn u n m n and n Cries of derisio greeted thi a o ce e t, he evide tly

u bu mm u u H q ailed ; t he i ediately set o t on foot for Sand sky . e had

n bu t few u n n an d u go e a h dred yards, however, whe his pride co rage

r n n and m n u overcame all othe co sideratio s he walked back . Co i g p to his comman d h e said :

em no t f ﬁ h B t a t . u to ou Boys, I a raid to g I hate see y st y here

’ I ll n u h n no n . An e o . w e there is cha ce yhow , live or die , ever leav y

’ ’ B u n mm a n and ﬁ h t t I wo t take co and . I ll t ke a gu g with the rest of yo u boys !

n i c m a d . W n now n o Cheers greeted this short speech , Maj ait, bei g m n n oo to n a . a d, arra ged his tr ps the best adva t ge

15 mu t m Al u The 0 ske s or ore we re placed in the fron t line . tho gh

u un c n w as un nc mmu n n the s pply of g s was s a t , there ab da e of a itio

n u 5 n nd 00 m . E n on e a e o gh for sta d of ar s ach cartridge contai ed ball ,

m man wa ou in d n an d each ar ed s dealt t a pocketfu l of bu ckshot a ditio ,

n ru to ut m in m men i st cted p six or ore every charge. The ar ed were

n u ﬁ ve n an of u placed at i tervals of fo r or feet. Behi d, at a dist ce fo r

un m men n um n paces , were the ar ed , beri g over, who were care fu lly instru cted to pick u p the gun s and ammun itio n of th e armed

men n m o fﬁ ers . who fell . Bet wee the two ranks were the c o mis sion ed c

i n Col . Seward was g ven charge of a squ ad of armed me . B y this time the British regulars h ad circled roun d the islan d and were no w almost directly between the patriots an d th e American main

n Th . o n on ﬂank e m e la d The cavalry were h veri g their right . ilitia w re m W n u but m n m . . co i g p at their backs, were ore tha a ile away Maj ait gave his ﬁn al orders as follows :

' “ ’ M n n e n ﬁ r I ive . n , I do t wa t a shot ed till g the order The sig al

ﬂo uri h m i ofﬁ cers c will be a s of y sword n the air. The will wat h for

n ! u e that a d then give yo u the comman d to ﬁ re . Forward Do bl

u m ! q ick , arch Had the British commander kn own the exact stren gth of the patriot

u u u o n e m . force, he wo ld do btless have killed or capt red every of the It w as a sight that h as seldomed been paralleled in the histo ry of 31 THE PATRIOT WAR . m n . n 150 m men oder war Less tha ar ed , followed by a crowd of

n on - m ant o d n n o n n f over co bat s , b l ly adva ci g a trai ed body o ou 800 in n m n m En ab t fa try , a y of who were glish veterans and u n der

En oﬁ cers h ad n m n o u n glish , who see a y blo dy days der Wellin gton

d n iv lle O h and e W . at Ba ajoz , the Pyre ees , N , rt es aterloo

a The British g mely stood their grou n d. A t on e time Wait made

ﬂank m n a ovemen t to th e right . Everythi g was plainly discern ible on l n an d met m n n the icy p ai , the British the ove by a co ce tration of

r h n oo s n . m their t p at the t reate ed poin t. Maj Wait the ade a fein t on n and u e u n m n the ce ter, the British exec t d a co ter oveme t by m n h ﬂank on t n r a assi g t eir left the center. Wai the o dered rapid . a n u dva ce on the left. D rin g this man euverin g the British ﬁred three

n d n u m t B u m volleys a a ber of patrio s fell. t their ar s were qu ickly

n u n me men h u m a n ﬁ re take by the ar d , Alt o gh the te pt tio to at the

’ mo n o t man s W redcoats was al st irresistible, a di obeyed ait s order .

n n Th All awaited the sig al with h eati g h earts . e British lin e was n ow n n u f m o ly discer ible by th e clo ds o s oke . The patriots were still

adv ancin on th e o and n u n -ﬁv rapidly g redc ats , whe abo t seve ty e yards

’ i n m ﬂ i a n W o ash ed n th e . d st t fro their li e , ait s sw rd air

“ HALT ! READY ! TAKE AIM ! FIRE !

‘ A n ﬁred n o n th e u death deali g volley was i t the ra ks of reg lars .

o and ﬁred m an d n m The patriots l aded twice ore, the the order ca e ! Forward , charge It was o n e of the few times th at British troops recoiled from a

‘ f n bu t m W n o . charge bayo ets , they did it that ti e he the patriots reached the British battle lin e it was only deﬁ n ed by the bodies of

u d n the killed an d wou n ded . The s rvivors retreated westward an orth

i i n n u ward n the direction n which they came . Havi g broke thro gh

n an d on the British li e , the patriots reloaded kept their way to the

Am n m n n n n n n ow n n erica ai la d, the fro t ra k bei g co verted i to a rear

u o n n g ard. The Can adian cavalry the west side of the isla d followed an d m m en n d m ns n bu t ade so e threat i g e o tratio s , several volleys of ” k bu ck an d ball made th em eep a respectfu l distance . The patriots carried with them a n u mber of mu skets dropped by the en emy who were woun ded or killed .

n w u The battle of Pelee isla d as of co rse a reverse to the patriots , but it was j u stly regarded as on e of th e most brillian t achievements of

u ndici lin ed - m in ﬂicted the war . The raw , p , poorly ar ed patriots a great loss on their en emy and escaped with very little damage . A most reli 2 H 3 T E PATRIOT WAR .

n n d n h Wm . n able history of the war, writte by Li sey, ep ew of Lyo

n s 55 and man Macke zie , says that the Briti h had killed a great y ” ’ —” Th eller s n in 1837 8 36 wou n ded . Dr. Ca ada says that British regulars fell at the ﬁ rst ﬁ re and that some 30 afterward died at the

A u u n s an u n d mherstb rg hospital of their wo d , scarcely y of those wo de ” su rviving . ’ l m m i m M aitlan d s Co . s Wait, whose e ory re arkable , says that he read

fﬁ ial and in do mman der acknowl o c report of the battle, this the British edged that n o less than 630 of his men were hors du comba t after the

m n u and 65 . battle , that of these were killed The latter state e t, if tr e ,

150 u n is capable of explan ation . Eac h patriot volley of say g s carried

u n n and n ot m i b llets i to the British ra ks, it was i poss ble for the

t ﬁ red n blahk n h u h ff . hree volleys , at poi t ra ge , to ave prod ced t is e ect Bu ck and ball was always a favorite charge in the American armies in the several wars since 1776 till modern arms of precision came in to vogue an d buckshot became practically u seless at lon g ran ge . Capts . Hen ry Van Ren sselaer and Joh n Keon an d ﬁv e privates of the patriots w . s u 5 u n were killed Major Wait say that abo t 2 were wo ded , who ere

n ma h e su r all taken prison ers . Some of th ese died a d a jority of t ’ i r V Di n n o v vo s were tran sported to an eman s La d. Whe the patri ts

n n u arrived at San dusky they fou d Ge . H gh Brady with a force of

O m n h m and er m n . hio ilitia waiti g for t e , they w e for ally take prisoners

n u identiﬁed and a h im The ge eral q ickly Wait as the leader , ddressed with military gruffness as follows

Y o u u u m n me u . st s rre der , sir ; give yo r sword

’ W e m n an un ruﬁled u n ait s t per, which had bee cool d thro gh the rece t

n H n t s n and u n . e o ce e of car age death, s dde ly gave way did say a

bu t a n ou t n h is word, t ki g his sword of his scabbard, he be t it across

n and m n an d k ee was about to break it . Brady noticed the otio said h astily t o ‘ H o n Sl l o u c an ou o . old , ; y keep y r sw rd Th e patriot force in this ené agemen t th en disbanded and wen t to

n their homes . Major Wait then proceeded to B uffalo an d the fro tier

n n and n u m in on e m alo g the Niagara fro tier, disti g ished hi self ore

u disastro s affair.

Th l r an n u e le d a other histo rian say th at the same even in g Gen . S th

n was no t in n m n was n was on erla d , who the e gage e t, walki g, it said,

n n u o n u n the ice ear the isla d , s pp si g that the red coats had ret r ed to

n n He u n m n n the Ca adia shore . was accompan ied by a yo g a amed

n . met on oh n n an man Spe cer They were the ice by 0 0 1. J Pri ce d a

n me m H n . n a d aggerty , who took the both pri so ers They were se t to

THE PATR IQT WAR .

N LOST HIS ERVE.

When S utherlan d was imprisoned with Th eller and the oth er patriots

t n m n n ou be x u . a of a Toro to , he beca e co vi ced that he w ld e ec ted Fe r

h ff un e h im and reso t o co mm u ide . death on t e sca old ha t d , he lved it s ic Un der the pretext that he wished to bathe his feet he obtained some m His u He n o n n in a oo t and ar . warm wate r . the pe ed a vei e ch f sit

m oo and ation was discovered after he had fai nted fro l oss of bl d, he was restored to consciousn ess . Suth erlan d was tried at Toron to and convicted and was sen tenced to

’ n Van D eman n be tra spo rted to i s La d.

’ MA B B Y AT T S B B NED OOKS UR .

M arr att u En l n e n S c or Fred y , the pop lar g ish ovelist, after b i g a pe tat

ﬁ h ts m u n es in 1838 . of several g , ade a to r of Ca ada and the Un ited Stat A t Toron to he w as tendered a reception and banquet and responded to ”

o . e l n ofﬁ r n . the t ast of Capt Dr w , the gal a t cer wh o c ut o ut the Ca oli e

ul i fu to th e His e ogy on Capt . Drew was n the highest degree distaste l

M r t E. A. patriots. a ryat visited Detroit in June an d was the gu est of Brush at the h ou se of the latter o n the so uthwest corner of J efferson

n u and r M ar arm ave e B rush st eet . ryat t was made mu ch o f by the y o ﬁ cers o fﬁc ials an d m n n u n m athizers , pro i e t b si ess men , but the sy p

u n u n hi u e bout with the patriot ca se de o ced m bitterly. On e n ight a h g

’ ﬁ re m o n eﬁ erson n u in n s was ade J ave e fro t of M r. Brush

n m h o o tin s and r of i to it were cast, a id g jee s , all the copies

u d works that co ld be gathere together. The captain

left to wn .

’ T CLARK P INT FI L HE S O ZZ E .

Ou une 8 1838 e w as J , , th re a gatherin g of abou t

’ n r o n ba k of the Niagara iver, at Clark s p i t, N . Y . , e n In b low Lewisto . the river was moo red a sco w

s in t h e t oﬁ The leader the crowd were pa riot cers,

ton H m o n U . (1 and 0 Case , of a ilt , , 0 1. James

n Case was the leader of the expeditio , and

m u m an d stea er wo ld co e tow the boats s crew .

but n w n - men o ly t e ty three stepped forward .

don ed in disgust . Case w as an ipated in the battle of Windsor

in n across the river a ca oe . He

u n n u Y N . . co rt at Ca a daig a, , for 35 THE PATRIOT WA R .

n ced to be im n e mon and ﬁned n l t e priso d twelve ths twe ty do lars. He

u h ad a person al difﬁculty with Gen . T . J S th erland in th e early part

o f 1838 n n ow Russ u De ro and Theller , at the Natio al hotel ( ell ho se ), t it,

say s that Su therland was sou ndly th rashed .

A OF T N MEMORY PU AM .

I n the summer of 1838 there were many small detach ments of Can

a n th e n s e i d adian militia posted lo g ba k of the D tro t an St . Clair rivers

th e u h n mo m e t . n an d Lake S Clair, for p rpose of watc i g the ve e ts of th

n e m in lo h u e o m ou e p atriots . O of these s all posts was a g o s , s e f r mil s

W u an d in comm n of s n n C c . e ast of alla eb rg, was a d a ergea t amed arey

r m n o u l - u man r On e day a tall, da k co plexio ed, p werf l y b ilt , ca rying a c a rpet bag came u p to the h ou se where the detachment was stationed m m a n d asked for a drink of water. A ilitia an drew the water from

in n and u o h im in a tin c t h e well the fro t yard bro ght it t up. He w as in the act of drin king when Sergean t Carey went up and put his “ ” u and Y o u m o n ! h an d o n his sho lder said, are y pris er The stranger ’ n an d n off n ar fo o e p u shed Carey s ha d away , was walki g , whe C ey ll w d ’ u ﬂash n d s o om is oc h im . Q ick as a the stra ger rew a pi t l fr h p ket,

SHOT T HE SERGEANT DEA ! )

ff . o n the spot and then ran o swiftly The gu ard pursued and ﬁred at

but cou not o e a h im . Ou retu rn n h t h e fugitive, ld v rt ke i g t ey fo und th e whi th e stran e h ad r ed in his ﬂi c arpet bag ch g r d opp ght . It contained of underwear and some co lars o n s e v eral articles l , which was marked in 36 THE PATRIOT WA R .

fﬁ n S. n u n u l 4 1838 . o cers : a R o J y , Their were Captai , Is ac owla d ; lie d m m mu n . an S. m n . E R A n A S . n te a ts, Willia s, d d Kearsley Ja es r stro g ;

h n h and o . n 0 . o com sergea ts, George Bates , J C ester George D ty The pan y was 100 strong.

CHAPTER IV . — — THE WA R IN T—HE SHOR T HIL LS DISTRICT B EE M EB DISGORGES M OB REAU TOAST THE PATRIOTS WHO WERE SENT TO BOTANY B AY ’ — — N ARRAT IVE or THELLE B s ESCAPE BATTLE or PRESCOTT THE PORT — ’ — GE B B ADY s R B r HE HURON PATRIOTS N . T OU LES BEGINNING o T

MOVEMENT IN WINDSOR .

A n n in n m n m lo g the Niagara river fro tier , Ca ada , there were a y sy m path izers with the patriot cau se a ong the farmers and other residen ts . In Au gust the spies an d scou ts sen t to Can ada brought in formation t hat Can adian s in that region wou ld join the stan dard of revolt again st the family compact when a sufﬁ cient force was lan ded in their

n m n n con ﬁrmed m n s midst . This i for atio was appare tly by the state e t

S mu n u n m n n n and of a el Cha dler, a ref gee , who had bee a pro i e t reside t

s a justice of the peace in the Short h ills district. The Short hill is stretch of broken an d hilly co un try abo u t eight miles n orth of th e

h n u h m m n u uc M r. s Niagara river. C a dler rged t at the ove e t wo ld be

c es fu l n n mon n . A n n s , as he k ew the feeli g a g the reside ts expeditio

m au n Pa. nn and . o e was pla ed, Col Ja es M rr , a ative of Girard, , of Irish

i om io n and o n as . n n c extract a Catholic , was ch se leader The seco d t m n w as . n m n n a n a a d Maj Be ja i Wait , a Ca dia , who had le d the patrio

n n in m forces at Pointe au Pelee isla d . A t u rbu le t spirit the s all crowd w as m n n u ﬁdelit Jecob Bee er, a Ca adia ref gee , whose y to the patriot

m u n n - cau se was ore than s spected . The crowd co sisted of twe ty six

d n m d o O men all n n u an . n , Ca adia s except Morrea a boy a e Co ley

u ne 11 1838 m Am n to n J , , they crossed fro the erica side Navy isla d, and m n in o n n an at id ight crossed boats to Chippewa , the Ca adi side,

2 th e e un 181 . H directly opposit , which is the old battle gro d of ere twin stars was hoisted an d the in habitan ts n o tiﬁed that their deliv

r r B u t n no t ﬂo ck to n of e e s had come . the reside ts did the sta dard M L d i nu m . n n c eo revolt n an y appreciable bers Ge . Do ald , the patriot

- - H mm n in m m n n . e at co a der chief, heard of the ove e t ext day was Lock

o and n m n t n a n to n e p rt , New York, had bee aki g ex e sive prep ratio s i vad

n n u l He s Ca ada at several po i ts on the coming 4th of J y . saw that thi T 37 HE PATRIOT WAR .

m n u n m u n so c . nu s all i c rsio ight fr strate his pla s, he dispat hed Col Li s

n 12 r M r u n k W. n on u e d a d o a M‘iller ext day , J , to o er or ea his tr ops b c

n Uni . an Am i n an u a man a i to the ted States Miller was er ca , ed c ted , ! N on an d n to n u u u un . lawyer by professi , a ative of S ckto , Cha ta q a co ty , Y . n e . n m , where his pare ts resid d Miller crossed the li e with Ja es “ ” W n an d H l e n one o f aggo er David il , the latter b i g the celebrated Bill

’ n m n h u n un Jo h nsto s e at t e b r ing of the Sir Robert Peel . They fo d ' ’ th e in u and M cL eod s to little party the b sh , Miller delivered order

w u d 1 . m 0 0 . u ee an Morrea The latter read the order ith s rprise , as B er others had told h im that men would join the party . He imme diately called the men together an d asked them to return to th e other

h w a ﬁ u n n . nd t side at o ce T ey resolved , ho ever, to stay gh , where po

n m n n h Morreau resig ed the co ma d a d Beemer took his place . T e party

e m n nk an d n num rec ived so e accessio s to their ra s , ext day they bered

- u i forty n ine in all . Morrea and M iller decided to rema n with th e party .

A t n m St . n m e ight the patriots arched to Joh s, a s all village thre

e m n m n c n n miles distan t . Here a d tach e t of a lan cer regi e t o sisti g of

n men t a n u u in inn seve ty , who had ke p their q arters the village ,

u r n n t e . m u m n a were capt r d Bee e , d ri g the sa e eve i g, robbed rich ory named O v erholt of

B EEMER DISGORGES .

Early the n ext Beemer ordered seven of the lan cers hung in n t h h n n un t an t n retaliatio for e a gi g of Lo d Ma thews . The priso ers were

n o ut an d u to un u en n u draw , were abo t be str g p , wh Miller, after co s lt i a h i n u r o . n o ut s g Morrea , esolved to st p this terrible barb rity Drawi g

an d n m two pistols coveri g Bee er, he said

c h m u f mm n I in Jac Bee er, by virt e o the co issio hold the patriot

en me mm n an d in n m th e service , which titles to co a d here , the a e of

n e nm n n o u e provi cial gov r e t of Ca ada , whose orders y have disob yed , I ” n u n ow plac e yo u der arrest . “ n n men in n h d : o u a e Motio i g to two the ra ks, e sai I order y to t k m ” in . Capt. Bee er charge

men e ed bu t n m and The h sitat , Miller poi ted his pistols at the , they

h r fﬁ : t m 0 1. n c rs fort with a res ed Bee er. 0 Miller the said to the other o e ” Do an y of yo u dispu te my righ t to comman d ? ” I u so i an o . d ut to e No ; wish y to do , sa d Maj Wait , p a stop th se ” e n horrid proc edi gs .

eemer w as n a d an d o e u n n n B the se rche , his p ckets w re fo d to co tai 6 38 T HE PATRIOT WA R .

v w i w atc e u rses m ne and ua e t n e . He as t e n ed h s, p of o y al bl ri k ts h obl g

to a e off h is t an d st w h e h ad t en m r so ne t t t k coa ve , hich ak fro a p i r ha w w morn n and t e e e sto e t o t h e n . i g, h y r re r d o er

o w n t e h w M w Th e bo ty as t he res or d t o t e o n ers . ille r then s o re t h e sev en ty lan c ers o n h is poc ket testame n t no t to take u p arms agains t

th a t c u e p trio a se . Th e pa rty appmpriate d t h e horses and arms of t h e lanc ers an d t hen

M t n e t h m set f th . n ed e m n to eeme bu t v s d or iller he r sig co a d B r, ad i e

v e w th e man to seek i ndi idu al safety in ﬂigh t . The c on sequ n ce as th at

n an m o un h m n in less tha h ou r Bee er f d i self alo e. The whole cou ntry

n in u n n w n u w a side u ited h ti g th e patriots do . Morre a s chased in t o a t an e w m n e r n v e m t t m n t t h e N ra gl d s a p a Gra d ri r, so e hir y iles or h of iaga ,

n o u in h u n ia u a d to k ref ge the o se of a Ca ad n farmer . The latte r ass red

h im h e in nd and t n u n rme th that was safe ha s , he treachero sly i fo d e V au h o s and M u w as ed . H m n n n am n t ritie orrea arrest is co pa io , ed er or, w as h un te d down by a do g . For this the farmer received the reward

’ M n u u o rr a e n . o ﬁ ered by Lie t. Gov. Arth r for e u s appr he sio Th e

u n c u n M a W t t n l s i te n ris n c . a e x e p o ers apt red, i l di g j ai , J s ice Cha d r,

0 1 M le and bo ta n and in th e u n 0 . il r the y Cooley , were ke lodged co ty

ll an jail at th e village of Niagara. They were a tried d sen ten ced to

t on un t h is u h bu d a h . t u w as e t Cooley was respi ed aco of yo t , Morrea

un t M assassau a to ll e on ul 30 1838 n h g at For g , close the vi ag , J y , , withi

n t e n o n u n full vie w of his a iv cou try . His b dy was give to the s rgeo s

fo r dissection .

u ou - ﬁ ve e n in ﬁ u re en Morrea was ab t thirty y ars of age , elega t g , of g i tleman ly deportment an d of easy address . Wh ile a pr son er at Q ueens

o n fe w m m m o n e u h im a w n e t , a iles fro Niagara , so e bro ght a gl ss of i and n it t i n M a n n m u he dra k af er g vi g the toast, y Ca ada ever beco e q iet ” until the American eagle ﬂoats o n th e heights of Q ueen ston !

SENT T O B OTANY B AY .

n d 1 o d . m wh 0 0 . an Maj . Wait, Magistrate Cha ler, Miller Capt Bee er,

u e th e t n n u men and n o was capt red aft r o hers , were co sidered da gero s

in n t n e respite was ordered their cases . The se e ces of the others wer ’ ' i n a n a i m n d . u b co mm uted to tran sport t o to V D e a s Lan Mrs . Wait s se

uen o u mm u n sen n c u n o e q tly pr c red a co tatio of te e for her h sba d, C ol y

n ee me m u m an d t e w n t a d B r fro Lord D rha , hese three wer after ards se

h it wh o n w o th e am e n c l n e mr d . . \Va o t s e p al o o y as t ir co a es Maj , lives

d h ad a e ma k H n e in ran R e . u G d api s , Mich , r r able after lif is adve t r ,

n l t a o f e v w o rm h n n te t a d a so h t his d oted ife , f a n arrative of t rilli g i res THE PATRIOT WA R .

m u n u d ﬁct ion an d t seldo fo d o tsi e of works of , a short chap er of it d w be en . ill . related at the of this history

’ e n a n in Van Di man n h i l e s , s Mi ler serv d seve years as , co vict La d

' l o n un an u n u u m ca pardon bein g de ayed acco t of s ccessf l atte pt to es pe .

He n e in 1845 n u n n e was pardo d , whe he ret r ed to the pater al roof tre Y a t t n u u u un N . . S ockto , Cha ta q a co ty , i t Am n th e was t u S . n o g patriots who escaped Pa r ck T ite , of Cathari es .

m u th e n t c t u . u te U . (1 t t , fa her of Tho as T i e , prese i y treas rer of Detroit T i H w as an m n m and m an . e Irish a , a far er a of great physical powers

' w a ro ﬁcien t n s n an d v an d u d t a s very p i fe ts of stre gth acti ity , co l lif

- - u n H forty ﬁ ve gallon cask of whisky an d drink o u t of the b g hole . e w as i m ﬁ rst n a n and a patr ot fro the , a devoted frie d of M cke zie was

’ n n m n k n fu r h at in prese t at Mo tgo ery s taver . Mac e zie lost his large

n m n b ut u n u him at that e gage e t , it was fo d by T ite , who restored it to

n n u on some place between Toro to a d the Niagara river . T ite was also Navy islan d wh en th e Carolin e was cu t ou t an d went blazin g over ‘ E s n th e n H aff h e Niagara falls . capi g across li e after the Short ills air,

d in in t in n an . H ook part several other operatio s , settled Detroit ere , \ 1840 m if an m n m h ad n n in , he arried his w e , Irish aide who he k ow

e h mn ac t 184 Irelan d when they w re both c ildren . After the a esty of 0

m in 8 3 h 1 5 . u n at St . n he ret r ed to his old ho e Cat ari es , where he died

u u n h n i an d in Treas rer T ite was o ly six years old w e his father d ed , his boyhood days the in ciden ts of the patriot w ar formed the staple i t opic of conversation arou n d the patern al ﬁ res de .

A L D RI J I ELIVE ES .

h n n m and t en un Brop y , Morde , Chase , Mo tgo ery , others were so fort 3 838 ate e m H n n n o n ul 0 1 . as to scape fro Fort e ry , at Ki gsto , J y , Two

m h n T . t en n o t n me o n e o G . of the a d, of who was J Parker, father of

f u d m wa A . o Parker, this city, were recapt re , the others ade their y . th e in n across border, where they were received several cities with ope a m r s. Th eller an d his compan ion s in Q uebec began in J uly t o perfect a

n h n c n ﬁ n m a . u o ed pla of escape fro the cit del S t erla d , who was with

i n He n m . m the , was cord ally detested by his fellow priso ers co plai ed to

o flicers n u h m an d t m the of the priso that they wo ld kill i , twice at e pted to t d w n an d was u n on s ab Do ge ith a k ife , so dly thrashed by the latter m e n . u n u ach occasio Lord D rha se t his secretary , Charles B ller, who had previously been an E nglish member of parliamen t fi a “ ' ‘ ‘ th at h e w o uld be sen t to E n gl and t o aw axt B et h h akesfi s 40 THE P OT ATRI WA R .

’ wh c m nt a h e wou be sen to Van Dieman s n u i h ea th t ld t La d , an d S th erlan d was also in formed that h e wou ld be set free after fu rn ishing

l f r f u u v bai o t re good beha ior.

’ T H LE B E L S ESCAPE .

Ou n of O t b 16 1838 te u n of the dark ight c o er , , af r c tti g the bars their du n geon with saws that had been cont eyed to them by a Fren ch s m a Th eller and d and son n m d y p thizer , Do ge , two other patriot pri ers , a e

Cu and H l sc e to t e fo rtiﬁ a io n an lver al , e ap d h edge of the c t s d dropped one o n e th e a em n s n n -ﬁ Th ell v e . r by over b ttl e t , a dista ce of twe ty feet e

ra ne o an d u ne th m n s o e l . p i d his fo t , C lver broke of s all bo es of his eg Th e disabled men were helped by the oth er two through the dark and narr w u and ﬁn all u n in th e u a o streets of Q ebec, y fo d shelter ho se of

n n n m wa h Fre ch Ca adia sy pathizer . The whole city s searched by t e

in u A n u n so n u t . U ldiers , who ra sacked every ho se several q ar ers rs li e

n n w as e e u an d u n co ve t s arch d for the f gitives, a f eral was stopped in the street and the co fﬁn examin ed to see if it con tain ed o ne of t h e

Th ll r u escaped patriots . After e e and C lver had partially recovered from

n u i e m e in an d their i j r es, th y ade their way across the bord r carriages

In on horse back in to Main e a distan ce of n inety miles . this perilou s

u n Th eller t m u e an d jo r ey was part of the i e disg ised as a pri st, speak ing Fren ch ﬂuen tly was able to evade all s u spiciou s o fﬁc ials or loyalists

Th B al n u . e u alo g the ro te fo r proceeded to New York, Philadelphia ,

m an d W n t n n n u b n ti ore ashi g o with Macke zie , who was the p lishi g a

in A n a . t ewsp per New York the capitol , despite the fact that Presi

V an u n c u an d c n emn e m em n den t B re dis o raged o t d the patriot ov e t, a

’ H d n u - ﬁft h s m m e u nter s lo ge was orga ized, at which fo r of the e b rs

u n n we re govern men t clerks an d o fﬁ cers. There were tho sa ds of citize s ’ who believed that Van B uren s defeat for the presiden cy in 1840 by General Harriso n was caused by h is action with regard to th e patriot

war .

L NAPI ERVILLE AN D LAGO E .

A e Th eller and h i m n n an d h e fter the scape of s co pa io s, w ile they wer

i Am n n n d ﬁ r n g the erica heart with their recitals of the wro gs of Ca a a ,

' a con certed plan for in vading Can ada at two different poin ts n ear Rouse s

ﬁrst n N e w c e ou t d . Poi t , York , was arri d by the patriot lea ers The

in u mn r m am n w e w e u th e w as two col s f o Lake Ch plai , hos at rs to ch

e N e w and m n t a d w n n em in shor s of York Ver o , n hose orther extr ity is i t n o f Lower Can ada . The British base o f Operat on s for the pro ectio

M n w as au x an n in R u o treal at Ile Noix , isla d the ichelie river, thir

42 THE P T W ATRIO AR .

sc n s o n d m Un d e hoo ers, la hed either si e of the stea er ite Stat s , with

u 0 o 25 ts on o r in th e St . nc n ab t patrio b ard , appea ed Lawre e river, betwee

d n u Y O s N . on th e o ne s and C n ad o n g e b rg, , ide , Prescott, a a, the other.

n n n c n u n n t n O d n u Both tow s were throw i to o f sio , the i habi a ts of g e sb rg

n ge erally cheering the patriot vessels . The patriots on board the

t am Un e S e n n a th na n m r s e er it d tates , w re soo e g ged with e Ca dia stea e

' m n ﬁ rin Th e n E h . xperi e t, both g briskly at each ot er patriots la ded at ' in m n on n n and fo rti ed m in th e W d ill Poi t, the Ca adia shore, ﬁ the selves

n m an d n n n n w wi d ill several other sto e bu ildi gs . The Experime t a d t o

e team u an d e t l oth r s ers, the Cob rg Trav ler, hrew she ls at the patriot

u ﬁ l forces. The latter ret rn ed the re from several ﬁe d pieces o n th e

. A u 500 n n n th e n m l n shore bo t Ca adia troops la ded at wi d i l , behi d

w h ad n u m e h t hich the patriots throw p so e earth works . Aft r a s or

n m n t e h ﬁft an d u n d e gage e t the loyalists retrea d wit a loss of y killed wo de ,

th a n n n n th u e p triots o ly havi g thirtee woun ded. O e fo rteen th both

o n an r u forces lay their arms d the dead were buried . The eq est of

d n n m u . un s m n de e w a Col D a , the Ca adia co a r for leave to b ry the d ad s

r n th n ﬁf e n th n g a ted by e patriot leader . O the t e the Canadia s received

r n m n an d u n n u u n n n v n n wh en ei force e ts kept p a co ti o s ca o ade till e e i g ,

a t u e d V an h t h o l wi ki n . u Sc b e s the p trio s s rre dered Their l a er, Sc o l z Nils ,

w as e u n de n n n e a Polish xile , who had fo ght for the i pe de ce of his ativ d coun r an e m . t y , whos father was a ajor at Cracow

R . m n u . . O n n e O Lie t Col gle Gowa , afterward gra d ast r of the ra ge

n t n n di n u e m n n o fﬁc er in orga iza io of Ca ada , sti g ish d hi self as a Ca adia

He u n n u n n n m n . d this e gage e t received three wo s , i cl di g a bayo et stab

a o fﬁc ers an d in th e hip . The British loss in this eng gement was eight

- - men e n an d 167 n . sixty two . The patriots lost s ve ty two killed priso ers

- t d en . Van S u t u t o n e a a e an u G cho l z was abo t thir y ye rs of g , ed ca e , Y He h ad n n n N . . n m n en em n . ha dso e, dashi g g tl a bee livi g at Sali a , A t his trial he was defen ded in a masterly an d brillian t style by John

A n d h n u n an d u n w n o w m C an . Macdo al , t e a yo g str ggli g la yer, Pre ier of

w a h ﬁ r u u n n n u ada . It s t is trial that st bro ght yo g Macdo ald i to p blic

In n V an d en t n . n otice . an Schou ltz w as con victed s e ced to death priso

h o was u o fﬁc er m en . J . w he bitterly bla ed G Ward Birge, his s perior , “ ” and Commodore Bill Joh n sto n for n o t bringin g u p reinforcemen ts . H m 838 e u te 8 1 . was exec d Dece ber , ’ Gen u n in in c n . Birge su bseq e tly retorted a letter Ma ke zie s paper,

h e He d in ff Van S u u n w . t n p blished i N e York sai , e ect, that cho ltz , by

’ movin g on Prescott with su ch a small force and withou t his (B irge s )

a v n n n v e f u in n . d ice or co se t, had i it d ail re adva ce E P T A R 43 TH ATR IO W .

T HE T I T PORT HURON PA R O S .

— ’ In 1837 8 h w as H u n o Hu n . t ere a ters lodge at P rt ro , Mich , with

100 m m h w as n n n u m n on e bers, w ich co sta tly bei g recr ited fro Sar ia,

h e n d n me l w t opposite Ca a ian shore . The leadi g mbers of the odge ere

F n - n n . n n . n the late Gra ville Boy to , father of ex Mayor Natha S Boy to ;

m . m n n m n W. W n o w m er Joh Ca pbell , father of Ca pbell , a pro i e t

n n V u n c . n n n of n ten ha t ; Stephe Thor to , fo der of the village Thor to ,

m e m Hu n wh o u Flu il s fro Port ro , died abo t eight years ago ; Charles

al an n a e u 1885 n R in n and g , who died at adva ced g abo t ; Joh ob so

m m n n n and Flu al a d in ﬂuen Ja es Ar stro g . Boy to g were very active n

a in u Flu al h ad n n in Un d ti l the ca se . g formerly bee a sergea t the ite m 4 1 38 m . u t n 8 States ar y J st before the bat le of Wi dsor, Dece ber , , the

H u n m n n n S n Port ro patriots ade preparatio s to i vade Ca ada at ar ia , l m c r s St . an d m n n s dire t y ac o s the Clair river, had a pro ise of rei force e t

m De but h n n n an d Gen . fro troit, t eir i te tio s were discovered Brady

n n n u war ed the Ca adia a thorities . ’ ’ M r n n t n . e . u B n Boy to s wif s fa her, Capt Lo is e dt, was a ative of Ger

m n an d i h o fﬁ c er wh o u u n W n t n a y a ret red Britis , had fo ght der elli g o in Spain and had commanded a compan y of redc oats in the war of

2 H n i 181 . e Was n an n n an d mm n livi g C ada, ear Sar ia, co a ded a body

f m n m o e w n . He , ho he picketed alo g the river also placed several

ﬁeld in n d n c u n o w n pieces positio , rea y to give the patriots, i l di g his

-i - m m son n . n m n n law , a war receptio The rei force e ts fro Detroit did

m nd n m m n n o t a t n n A t . . o co e , the co te pla ed raid was aba do ed . 9 p the even in g of th e expected attack a steamer was seen comin g u p the

r an d n h n ts Sarn l a i n iver, the i abita of , bel evi g it was a patriot vessel ,

ll m men m were ﬁ ed with dis ay . The grasped their arms and the wo en

an n ﬂed In h n n i d childre to the woods . t e mor i g they d scovered to their relief that the steamer was on ly the regular passen ger boat from

Detroit.

Hu n o in n Several Port ro patri ts participated the battle of Wi dsor,

n o B m a d ne . m . A n arm , Capt Ja es r stro g, lost his , as will be afterward r d elate .

’

GEN . B RA Y T ao aL D S u ns .

u m 2 m n in m O 1 Gen . d m n Nove ber the stea er Illi ois , with Bra y co a d , ca u m l n n n m w pt red a s al schoo er ear Gibraltar, sixtee iles belo Detroit. Th e vessel h ad abou t 250 stan d of arms and a qu an tity of ammu n ition

e n n d sig ed for the i vasion of Can ada. She was brou ght to Detroit the

m n n an d t h e ﬁ st n n n h sa r Ge . n e eve i g, thi g that Brady lear ed w e he 44 THE O PATRI T WAR .

stepped on the wharf was that t h e patriots had sto len a nu mber o f

mu s e n n u sket b lo gi g to the Brady G ards . The arms had been stacke d

in u u : the vestib le of the Detroit city hall , while the g ards were keep in h A g watch on t e cou rt room . n old citizen relates that the arms were

n w n n n m m m n A stole ith the co iva ce of several e bers of the co pa y . ll arran gements had been made for takin g them away and hiding th em

in . us m Gen . u n n n a safe place J t at this ti e S therla d , who had bee o

u n ou in nt a n o n n - a lect ri g t r the i erior, spe ki g the wro gs of Can ada and

n m m n u u u n n . H collecti g s s of o ey for the patriot ca se , ret r ed to tow e heard of the scheme an d resolved to steal the gu n s an d appropriate a ll

c d S h i m . s n u n d the re it for hi self everal of frie ds stole the g s, accor

in l but n in u h u n n m n n n g y , the theft was do e s c a b gli g a er that Ge . Brady was able to iden tify the participan ts and discover the hidin g

c m . w u t wo pla e of the ar s The latter ere ret rn ed days afterward .

S T HE MOVEMENT ON WIND OR .

The almost un in te rru pted defe ats which had overtaken the pat riots

o n th e did n t seem to discourage the leaders o Detroit river . Their persisten ce was rather remarkable on acc ou n t o f th e perpetu al in terfe r

n e Un S u n a n d e r e c of the ited tates a thorities at all poi ts lo g the bor . Gen Scott was kept con tin u ally o n the mo ve between th e Niaga ra

an d and m in th e n n o n N e w river Detroit, the ilitia orther p rtio s of

m n O an d n n n an d o n n York , Ver o t , hio Pe sylva ia , the easter border of

n ac th e n u a w n un m a s . Michiga , were der ar s to preve t bre hes of e tr lity l

The m th e be c n in t Brady Guards, of Detroit , co posed of st itize s his

v Un d S and w place had been sworn in to the ser ice of the ite tates , e re i d an d St . an so ke kept bu sy patrollin g the Detroit Clair r vers , al pt

w S n n ten m m e ro atch in the Un ited tate s arse al at Dearbor , iles fro D t it .

Th m n an med u d e c ity governmen t also ai tained ar patrol , which g ar e d

’ t h e t S n n an d m m e H u n t e ci y at n ight . till the atte da ce e b rship of the r s lodges in Detroit and Port Hu ron an d th e other American cities o n

S n - o u n e e in the border kept in creasing. eve eighths of the p p latio w r

On e t h e sympathy with their objects an d aspiration s . of largest w as

o r an z n d and in m 1838 e men O i g i ed at Clevela , Nove ber, , a r gi t of h o fﬁ S . Co n b Gen . err and Pen n sylvania patriots un der Brig. Salathiel y . a

M ansﬁeld O er n ewspape r edito r and pu blisher of . hio , received ord s

o m H to t . A fe w e fr Gen . an dy to proceed Detroi days aft rward over

300 men m ne m m s m n w as ca e to Detroit . O of the e ber of this regi e t

t h e oh n H e u m u e t h e o rt late J armon , aft rwards c sto s ho s collector of p an d m and at t h e n E n e t e ayor of this city , who died Michiga xcha g ho l in D e Au us 6 1888 troit g t , 45 THE PATRIOT WA R .

of n m d in n in ﬁeld on R un Part the troops were e ca pe te ts a Bloody ,

o w n u e in t m t e e n m n i cl d d the ci y li its , where hey w r joi ed by others fro

d n f m a o an n u n um o n n u . b ve below , i cl di g a ber Ca adia ref gees The ajor

n u ous un men wh o n of ity, however, were adve t r yo g were atives the m n . A o n m n m U ited States t e ti e the ca p con tai ed abo ut 600 en . The

fﬁ c r i n u n n o e n mm . en . u u ra ki g co a d was Brig G L ci s Ver s Bierce, a m l and e e A n O o . lawyer, brigadi r of stat i itia of kro , hi Those of the

m m n oh n H m n u t u u privates who had so e ea s, like J ar o , p p at the vario s

e n and r n u . m oo e hotels , tav r s boa di g ho ses They were ostly hot bl d d yo un g men who chafed at the discomforts of camp life an d demanded

to be led again st the enemy at on ce . Several times the order to cross t h e n and u n m nd and n n b m river was give co ter a ed, the disco te t eca e so

m m m n w on great that over half of the left the ranks . The ove e t as the po in t of going to pieces when the o fﬁcers and men held a meeting at

h n m n A t n e . t e m o n h e e n m 2 1838 . G ca p t ev i g of Dece ber , the eeti g

A . w n w M c e n o l no a n . n . T . R ds R s e y , of Gra d apids prese t G Bierce

m and m n . He strove to pacify the , ade a stro g speech said that large re i n forcemen ts were daily arriving at Brest an d would soon co me to

Detroit .

n o w c S n e is in n o un -ﬁv e m Brest, alled to y Cre k , Mo r e co ty , thirty iles

u r o n n u n d . so theast of Det oit, the Lake Shore Michiga So ther railroa

n n n and un nb h It was the a place of great prete sio s , had a few h dred i a

ita n n ts and a wild cat ba k. i Gen . u an d n Bierce added that with these recr its , the force Detroit ,

n n d n m u n n n n a stro g i va i g ar y co ld be throw i to Ca ada at this poi t ,

e u n n u n m with good prosp cts of s ccess, as the i habita ts wo ld joi the ar y

H n by the tho usan d . e also called their atten tio to the fact that the

u on an d th e u o o n e Brady g ards were the alert, that a th rities this sid ,

u m z n u w u u an d m an altho gh sy pathi i g with the ca se, o ld s ppress disar y

m n n s all body of me who violated the eutrality act .

A i n n . m n ll th s excelle t advice , however, was throw away Fro the ra ks “ n h of his liste ers came t e words traitor an d coward .

O n i ne atr ot n E . Ro t perso , said to be the n ge eral , J berts, of Detroi , who was a lawyer and j u stice of the peace an d pu blisher of a mason ic n r t m n ewspaper called the C af s a , said “ i ou m I e a o u . y will follow , I will le d y ’ “ n t u and m u : This a rally raised Bierce s pride , he said, i p lsively Now,

men o u u iﬁ o n sacr ce u wa . , if y are b d to yo rselves , I will lead the y

A n u m u u n but m n m n u en ber sho ted their acq iesce ce , a y kept o i o sly sil t ,

n ts i Next ight the patrio crossed the r ver . 46 T P T [0 T HE A R WAR .

O R F . B R H . LETTER F M D . . 0 CORMICK

u th l So P e P . P I l nd n r e e O. ele s t , e a , O a io, M a 22 189 0 y , .

To the E ditor

For th e in formation of you r readers I enclose a map on a small scale

e n and a n t and m m n in th e of Pel e isla d . descriptio of the locali ies ove e ts

l n h batt e . The si gle dotted li ne s ows the British advance from th e m n an th e n and u u a ai l d to isla d so thward to Mosq ito bay . From th t po int the dou ble dotted lin e shows the lin e of the patriot retreat to l ’ Ke ly s island .

M rmi k m 1 c Co . No. is the old c ho estead Withi n a few rods of th is m h v n o n a to th e n me y fat er led the ad a ce shore, little orth , over so low limesto n e hills . Th e single dotted lin e o n the west of the island shows the rou te taken by the detachment of th e Thirty-second British regimen t (96 all to ld)

to intercept the patriots on the ice on Mosqu ito bay . The patriots

w in u O n o n n - ere f ll retreat toward hio, whe st pped by the i ety six reg

nlars an d fou rteen moun ted Can adian militia .

2 u n n u o . N o . is the battle gro d Mosq ito bay

3 u h e b n i o . t o n c on N is the old Fox ho se , where re els were st ppi g siderable force u n til joined by the main body from the n orth end of

t h e island .

n n m H n u The captai who lead the rebels was a ed oadly , a galla t so th

n h H in th m wh o n h im . e u e e er, had his egro serva ts wit lies b ried ' N n n w . M r . n sa d hills ear hich he fell Peter Fox , of orth Bass isla d ,

m d n O a un O. ﬁfteen me o t tt wa co ty , , who was a lad of at the ti e, tol ,

w H r and in over three eeks ago , that oadly led the cha ge was always

M r. u n o v co mman d on the islan d . Fox says th e battle was fo ght t o er

m m Y u n c n n e n a mile fro his ho e. o r wester Mi higa frie d has b e

roman cin g . F B R . C C . M CO MI K .

T HE N Y PSILANTI CA NON .

The Ypsilan ti Sen tinel n otices the fact of the Ypsilan ti g un stolen

a n to Gibral from that city by th e patriots . It appears that it was t ke ’

tar and n o t n n in u . Th e , to Fighti g isla d, as related last week s iss e ’ “ followin g is the Sen t in el s correction : In th e accou nt of the patriot

n o w unn n in un w men n m a war, r i g the Detroit S day Ne s, tio is ade of

- A n u n n d n ine pou n der iron g un captu red on the schoon er n . That g belo ge

n d m m a n . o n E a to Ypsila ti It was st le by Charles llis, so e other sy p T P R 47 HE ATRIOT WA . th izer and s to s o n i . I u e to arm , carried the patriot a sle gh t was s d t h e n and u n schoo er capt red as related. O e of the patriots from this

’ b n m rn u m a u r an d n V n Di n place y the a e of Ba , was c pt ed se t to a ema s

L an e to bo r s r bu ﬁ n all d, wh re he was held hard la for everal yea s, t y re urn e and u u n m n n o t t d, s bseq e tly re oved we k ow where .

CHAPTER V .

B URNING or—THE WINDSOR B ARRA CKS AND ’ FIRING or THE STEAMER E I ST O EF T o n T T I T F WED B Y T HE THAM S D SA R US D EA HE PA R O S , OLLO —‘ M asss can o r SEVERA L P R ISON ER s b s oor me SOME IN C—OLD BLOOD AND l me OTHE R S A—CHAN CE T O R UN FOR TH E IR LIVES THE C au o . n n a E LT Y or C L PRINCE A Snn w WOMAN w o SAVED NATHAN H. ’ ToLE s LIFE .

On v n n cem 3 1 38 m am n wa the e e i g of De ber , 8 , the stea er Ch plai s

n an chored in the Detroit river at Detroit. She was boarded a d seized

v u n en t n an by the patriots by a pre io s arra gem t wi h the ow er d captain .

h e n n a d w in m an d th s T e gi eer n cre were locked their roo s , e patriot

n m h t u wn t he an n ed t e steamer wi h a crew selected o t of their o ranks . The word was passed arou n d qu ietly to all the ﬁgh ting patriots who T were qu artered at their several hotels and boarding ho u ses . h e boat

2 a m. n c m and . o a e to the dock at the foot of Rivard street, at the T m n n th e u t 135 m n o n . h e r or i g of fo r h , ar ed patriots we t board rive i w as u ﬂo at n ic e and t u u . Th e f ll of g , it ook a f ll ho r to cross the river lan n m Pelitte m and on e- m di g was ade at the far , three half iles above the

n n e c n d . w as n prese t Wi dsor Detroit f rry do k at Wi sor It a dark ight, but a light fall of snow o n th e g rou n d made everythin g plain ly dis

i l Th n n and w nd di em cern b e . e a s e gi eer cre were set free, the troop barked abou t 100 yards above a small creek that ﬂo ws i n to the Detroit r u c n e h n l H n iver, j st opposite the e t r of Belle Isle (t e cal ed og isla d ),

’ Ri h u n r In selru h e t w where c ard Storrs Willis co t y seat, . was af er ard

Th n b e n u th e h n n n is built. e poi t was dou tl ss chose beca se c a el ba k

m o f n on ly twenty feet distan t from t h e beach . So e the patriots wake ed u a m Pelitte m n m n eat an d r p old F r er , de a ded so ethi g to behaved rathe

ru bu t mm n o n e . dely, co itted viole c 48 P T WA THE ATRIO R .

MARCHING T O THEIR FATE .

Gen . n the n n o fﬁ cers an d n of th e Bierce the ordered e gi eer, deck ha ds

m to m and men n o ba k s tea er ove her away, said to his We have c ” d n o w we mu n u ! oors , boys ; st co q er or die

h n n m n on S n h s ee t The little a d the arched dow the river a dwic tr , w th e v th e n Win m am e t hich is ri er road , to tow of dsor , at that ti e a h l c on tain in g n ot more than 300 souls . There was a bu ilding u sed as a barracks o n the road facin g the rl v e r

n n m u u n o n the prese t site of the tow h all . It was a fra e str ct re a d was

u u n m n u n oc cu pied by a g ard of abo t twe ty e . The b lk of the Ca ad ian t o u 500 men S n and m n f ro ps , abo t , were at a dwich there was a regi e t o r u h Am u and n m lo eg lar Britis troops at herstb rg , two sixtee iles be w ,

r e v on . W n b u m D esp cti ely , the river ord had bee ro ght fro etroit o v er

n v n a n n m an d th e : the river of the i asio , by Ca adia sy pathizer , detach

ﬁ r d on men t at the barracks e the patriots from the windows . Th e ﬁ re

w as u n an d Gen . d ba on ﬁ r ret r ed , Bierce or ered the rracks to be set e .

T HE B R R KS B A AC URNED .

h was n n and in o im ﬂame u m n T is soo do e , a sh rt t e the s ill i ed th e

c u n m u n . d s n o try for iles aro d The sol ier i side tried to escape , and

m e h n as e m e m some of the wer s ot dow th y e erg d fro the bu ilding .

Others were roasted to death . When Bierce reached th e c en ter of t h e town he iss ued an address

an d m o n t o th e c n n T to his soldiers , also a procla ati itize s of Ca ada . h e

L o u n t la n Wm . m s son th e tter was sig ed by , his ilitary ecretary , a of

u n n in n to m n patriot Lo t who was ha ged Toro a few o ths previou s .

’ OUG S p as s anc r M D ALL n o IND .

l m u l n m n n died The ate Ja es Do ga l , a leadi g ercha t of the tow , who.

ou wa d s n ﬁrearms . ein ab t two years ago , awake ed by the ischarge of B g

' n a h ad r i apprehe sive of the att ck , he kept his ho se saddled n h is stable

H n r n . e m a t a d an o all ight dressed hi self h s ily to his st re , took some

in m u n e t o u h is large bills fro his safe , ret r d the ho se for gun ,

an h o n d started down to Sandwic foo t .

n w e n o t w Mea hile the patriots wer idle . The little army as divided

n m n s . On e u n o a . o n u un n n i t three det ch e t was der Col C r eli s C i gham ,

h a t n . n nd U C . An un ri who was afterward a ged Lo o . other was der B g.

Wm . u n t Gen . P t am (already allu ded o in c on nection with the killing o f

- S . and e n n of w n ﬁve me ergt Carey ), the reserv , co sisti g t e ty n , was

u n . der Col Salathiel Co fﬁn berry . They proceeded to what was th en t he

50 THE W PATRIOT A R .

1 0 in th e m n 0 . ts ﬁ red h im bu t feet sa e directio Several sho were at ,

h e n o was t hit .

He u n n o u m s o an u on t r ed i t the ho se of Tho a C le, pholsterer , the

r wh ﬁ rst e te m e in H fo l oad , ere he tried to s cre hi s lf the cellar. e was

and b ut n m u lowed his retreat discovered , he defe ded hi self vigoro sly

n r with his sword . He th e an to the back part o f the lo t an d en tered

an u u ﬁ h tin n H n o tho se, still g g with his assaila ts . e was the shot in

t h e e an d ﬁ n all l an ax H w h n right br ast, y ki led with . is s ord was a ded

t o n . n Ge . Bierce The killi g took place abou t 450 yards west of the

u rn n a k and r u b i g barr c s, the body was pa tially devo red by hogs before d T h i n . e n t n u r bei g iscovered Widow Cole , af er years, with the at al

’ u arrulit n t v un Hu m g y of age , ofte old the abo e acco t of e s terrible

d . oh n l u n n n t n eath J rk, the well k ow Wi dsor real esta e dealer, whe a m w ’ boy, has heard the story fro the wido s lips.

T HE NEWS AT SANDWICH .

u . u R n n n a d M E P . P . m A t n . s Lie t rth r a ki , af erward colo el fro sex

c u n m 1854 1867 and t M c Kee R an n t o ty fro to , fa her of ki , the celebra ed

a and R n n m u n o fﬁcer o f ctor, George a ki , dra atic a thor, of Wi dsor, was

t h e n He n m w. t e ight at the Sa dwich barracks, two iles belo had re ir d

t o u u 3 a. He w as n n his bed abo t m . wake ed p at his lodgi g by two

’ m u n m un n r n v m e en n n . r n o t d belo gi g to Capt D ca G a t s ca al y regi e t,

u v in He u l mu s who bro ght the n ews of the i n asion at W dsor. q ick y

t o h is m n men and u h m red co pa y of sixty together, bro g t the to the

u F u en d . n h n . ho se of the captai , Jo Sparks, at the pper of the village

a n an E n n m n v in E t n The c ptai , glish ge tle a who had ser ed the as I dies ,

m n u but n u m d . He was very sick with ag e , a swered the s o s at his oor

w as and b bu t m R an as pale as a ghost very fee le , he pro ptly ordered “ n o u kin to dou ble qu ick his men to Windsor . I will joi y before yo u ” u n u n m n on se get there, he said . S re e o gh , he joi ed his co pa y a hor

m e u h ad m et before they had proceeded a mile . Ja s Do gall the c o m m M n nd u n . c om pa y before that time a t r ed back with the orse , the

’ m an d H u m m s l . issary, Dr. e s horse passed the hort y afterward

T HE B ATTLEFIELD .

in wn W n n The B aby farm, the to of i dsor, like all the old Fre ch

n m in n n o n . far s this regio , fro ts the river It is a strip of la d

n an d u n u m . Its n feet wide , r s back abo t two iles wester li e at the river h u n s . r t is River street an d the eastern li e is Pelli sier street C rch st ee , D o ug all a ven ue an d Vic toria street run throu gh t h e te rm n o rth an d T WA 51 THE PA RIOT R . .

u m n so n . m th , withi the corporate li its of the tow The Baby ho estead wa h n u n un L B b s c u . W . . d . It t e oc pied by Fra coise Baby, cle of Lie t y is m - n and n e n a large, co fortable two story brick reside ce has rece tly b e c n v n u w n u o m n o n o erted i to a do ble d elli g ho se . It f r erly fro ted San d w e t an d n u 150 m u r an d ich str e , sta ds back abo t feet fro that thoro ghfa e, at m mm n an u n w that ti e co a ded obstructed vie of the river . It stan ds d r in E mun o n S n t . i ectly rear of the d d Baby block , a dwich stree

W n n its n n he Pitts street was ope ed across rear, the fro t was cha ged ﬁ h t o that street . The orchard where the g t took place Was on th e west side of the hou se and extended down the river to the w n n v m t h est li e of the farm o Ri er street. The li its of e orchard may be n as u n n w R ge erally described bo ded by Sa d ich street, iver street, ‘ m e an d u u 5 in n C n . u 0 t hatha str et Do gall ave e It was abo t acres exte , and n n m n u n r and n n o w co tai ed a y h d ed apple Fre ch pear trees . It is

n an d n all covered by reside ce bu si ess property .

A ND PATRIOT LOYALIST MEET .

in m n . S n u H Capt parks arrived Wi dsor abo t 7 a. . is pickets pe e trated the orchard and discovered the patriots drawn u p in three

n d utn m i n b . u H an n odies The troops der arvell P a were two li es, a

n a n n u n m . n short dista ce part, ear a fe ce der so e pear trees They ope ed an u ﬁre at n n n n bu t m and irreg lar the adva ci g Ca adia s , ai ed too high ,

u men to ﬁ re and th e . b llets passed overhead Sparks ordered his , a

v lo w t mm e r . olley laid two or three patriots . The res i ediat ly ret eated Th e red coats worn by the militia made the patriots thin k they were n i u an d u e . Br tish reg lars , this do btl ss added to their scare The sce e of th is co nﬂict was a little n orth of the in t ersection of Chu rch an d Pitt

t u n Th n s . e tree s, abo t the li e of the alley patriots faced to the orth

u and the loyalists to the so th .

A AN D H B VELL PUTNAM FALL .

. H a n u n Col rvell , the Big Ke t ckia , as he was called, bore the

n n n v i n a rn m n He was v sta dard of the Ca adia pro is o l gove e t . o er six

in ma u and m n n d m feet height, of ssive b ild dark co plexio , with a ha so e

H in un n n an d u t an d h n . e co te a ce resol e eye , wore his air lo g tried

n v ai to rally h is troops .

m u l u un ff v in Ja es Do gal , who had sed his shot g e ecti ely the fray , “ c ried o u t : A h un dred dollars to th e man who shoots the stan dard bearer ! ”

’ xeh v men ﬁ red H v an d Pierre M aran beme Qt $ s u h w , Se eral at ar ell , 52 THE PATRIOT WAR .

’ h im . A t member of Sharp s company an d a gu n smith by trade , hit

’ h im . . M l n e n t . least Col . Pri ce s repo r to Col ait a d giv s that credit

R n n ran in n e ow n A t this momen t Lieu t . a ki forward adva c of his

n m n t o w n men . company , thereby exposi g hi self to bei g sho by his

ﬂa . A s Harv ell was wou nded and staggered held aloft the g

R n n d in an t f n g a ki approache , sword h d , s of he lag bei

u n h im an d o n ﬂo w ed m m two n g partly der , it strea s of gapi

n n ﬂa to 0 11 15 woun ds in his body . Ra ki grasped the g drag it

m u n u n man h ln Of emo fro der the wo ded , w ose face expressed variety At th l ﬂ n in w n and o n m n mas r . tio s , hich a ger disapp i t e t strove for y

m m n t R n n u n m n ran u p o e , before a ki co ld i terfere , two of his co p y ’ u n n Harvell s w h o n v ulsiv e and thr st their bayo ets i to body, gave a

n n d start a d the expire .

e Th eller in na in 1837—8 an d re te The story relat d by Ca da , a d b h n H m n H u d t o u n r y Jo ar o , is that arvell ref se s rre der, w apped h

u in ﬂa w n f and de ﬁe d n self p the g, dre a large bowie k i e his assaila t

n n d M r. u n un u n ru . B u . R n a t . Col a ki Do gall pro o ce this story t e

A DISASTROUS B OUT .

en u n m d W t in u e t t o n G . P t a retreate ith the res a so th as erly direc i

r e u n men tu rn in an d ﬁ rin n . Pu t s veral h dred yards , his g g as they we t

n am m n an d o n n r u n o n t i cli bed a fe ce , reachi g the g o d the o her s de

fﬁ b r m was shot in the back of the head and fell dead . Co n e ry atte pted to rally his men about what is n ow the corner of Chatham street and

n u but t m an d e Victoria ave e , the loyalis s pressed the close , at this plac

l u te the majority of th e patriots were ki led . The bodies were b ried af r

ward in several tren ches where the Presbyterian chu rch n o w stan ds .

He n w n in t u t m . Gen . P tnam was generally es ee ed was well k o Detroi . ’ where he organized a Hun ters lodge and i n itiated h u n dreds of citi

S n h im u B n . n . e e ze s Brisco , r , of this city , was i itiated by as a f ll

H 45 an d an d e ﬂedged patriot. e was years of age had a wife ight

l n on h i m n r l u n U n d . chi dre s far ear Dorcheste , Midd esex co ty , pper Ca a a

m m t d n H v an d u n m me So e ti e af erwar , whe the relatives of ar ell P t a ca

n ﬁ nd n o o n e m m a to Wi dsor to the bodies , re e bered the pl ce where

u an d ﬁll un m an d u n n n . they were b ried, they both arked k ow graves

CROSSING T HE RIVER .

u n th e in e . O s Man y of the f ugiti ves ﬂed so thward i to t rior ther ,

fﬁ nb rr an d n H m n n u n en . . Co e i cl di g G Bierce , Col y Joh ar o , ﬂed to

h t m r n v m b . H w ere the s ea e had la ded . o er three iles a ove ere they THE P A R 53 ATRIOT W .

18 n nc n n ts th e n . A released their priso ers , pri ipally i habita of tow sm o u n m n E s un un all b dy of vol teers fro the i terior of s ex co ty , der

o on th e n an d in u u f Maj r Fox , arrived sce e followed p rs it of the ugi

n n d y u . n a m men n n ti es . Lie t Ra ki so e of his we t to the bu r in g s am and n a n o n on te er, seei g th t there was hope of savi g her, took

sh o ma . h is nc n re a s ll sideboard It is still preserved at reside e , Thor ” ﬁeld on n n o an d n and an , the river road , betwee Wi ds r Sa dwich , is

n u n interesti g so ve ir of the battle .

C J C . P I OL OHN R N E, w o in n an d was l n 1mmediate mm n h lived Sa dwich co a d of the troops,

u m . u r on n o a . a ts . ar ived the sce e ab t , after the p trio were ro ted

H n th e ofﬁcers on m n u e joi ed the Baby far , at a poi t abo t three

m u ba leﬁ ld H w f n u tt e . e o q arters of a ile so th of the re a wol ski cap, a

t n n n and s o u n in velve ee shooti g coat, leather leggi gs carried a h tg his

n f th on m n wh o n an d . O e o e a h pris ers, a Ger , had his clothi g spattered

m and was ev a with li e beli ed to be a hod c rrier or plasterer , was

u to h im bro ght .

m n H a . ere , shoot this , he cried

The man fell o n h is kn ees and begged for mercy in broken En glish .

u n He was riddled by a volley of b llets a d fell a corpse .

n n t n ta n an d Pri ce the said that he expec ed a other at ck at Sa dwich, m r all to n . . . s o dered troops proceed there at o ce Capt Sparks , Col Ja e

. n n d M r. n u D . n u n n nd o . A R As s . a ki a his , Lie t Chas ski , Lie t a ki Dougall advan ced the opin ion that the on ly force th reat en ing that part

n ﬂeein m bu t n u n o t n of the fro tier, was g before the , Pri ce wo ld liste ,

n He v n n and the troops retu rned to Sa dwich . had e ide tly bee deceived

n n H m in u u by false i tellige ce . ad they oved p rs it it is altogether prob able that every on e of th e patriots would have been capt ured .

M r . u n A n w u . R n n and a rrived at Sa d ich , Lie t a ki Do gall gai accosted Prince an d said they believed that the cou n try east of Win dsor was

n n otf r d men still in possession of the rebels . Ra ki e e to take thirty ff d an d o u an d m b u t n . g p attack the , his o er was decli e

REGULARS T O T HE FRONT .

- u h m n u n 0 0 1. r The Thirty fo rt British regi e t , der (afterwards Lo d )

e Am u n n o t A ir y was lying at herstb rg. The ews did reach there for im m . m n u B u t u . several ho rs. abo t p a force fro that reg e t dashed

n m n un . o n into Sandwich . This co sisted of a co pa y der Capt Broderick

- iu s on u n n n n and m n u n u . n s wag s, a six po d ca o artillery e der Lie t Dio y 8 54 E P O TH ATRI T WAR.

A n an d en m u n n n m irey, brother of the colo el , tw ty o ted I dia s fro the

r n n Am u u n . n n n rese vatio ear herstb rg, der Capt Iro sides , of the I dia departmen t .

not S n bu t u v These troops did stop at a dwich , drove thro gh the ill

M u r . n th age in hot haste to Win dsor . Do gall got i to e artillery wagon

e n and wen t with them . Prince th n proceeded toward Wi dsor with his

’ 4 u n an m n u n c o mm n u 00 e d . a d , abo t vol t ers ilitia, i cl di g Capt Sparks

i m n . M r . n n m c o mpany with Lieu t Ra ki n co a d . Sparks was so feeble

n t hat he had to retu r to his bed .

T u n i in W n u m . h e British troops der Broder ck arrived i dsor abo t 2 p . and n m n h ad n d proceeded past the tow to where the Cha plai la de .

M r H n n n . ere a other patriot was take priso er by White , father of Sol .

M P P n h o im . White , . . . , who ha ded ver to Broderick No other

n Co . n saw n patriots could be seen . Whe l Pri ce the priso er he had i h u n n l u . m stood p agai st a fe ce where he was ridd ed with b llets Capt .

d m n n n n u bu t n Bro erick re o strated i dig a tly at this b tchery , Pri ce was

H mi fﬁc r n m h . n du . e o e A n ob rate also ordered a litia , a ed C as derso , to go to Sandwich an d have t wo prison ers shot w h ich had been sen t there by Broderick u nder gu ard.

T HE POOR PATRIOTS .

fﬁ r o h n n . m 0 1. n Gen . Gen Co nbe r n H 0 Bierce , y , J ar o , Washi gto Case an d several more wen t u p to th e place where they lan ded and signaled to m E u o n and was the stea er rie , which had the Brady G ards board

B u t o fﬁ e r on n o n n to patrollin g the river . the c s the boat paid atte tio

n m n . the appeal . They the looked for a ea s of escape All the resi

n o n n in o skiﬁ s n in n de ts the river ba ks, th se days, had or ca oes fro t of r m an d u an d m thei far s , they proc red several paddled across , so e u n u si g the bu tts of their g ns as paddles .

u un t u n m n n t n ot . The tro bles of the for ate re a were , however, over yet

m n i n ﬁr d u . A u u n m u n a d e Lie t irey ca e p , li bered his g the road sev n eral rou n d shot at the can oes an d their occupan ts . O e of the balls

t u m B A m n Hu n an d n c u t o ff s . . r ck Capt Ja es r stro g, of Port ro , early

m e m u arm . n n n n E his While the ca o was playi g, the stea er rie st a ed p

and u the river, the Brady G ards

FIRED AT T HE FUGITIVES

On u u in the stream as they disembarked on Belle Isle . e b llet str ck

un oh n H m n n n on u the g held by J ar o , who was sta di g the ice abo t

n di c omﬁtted and two yards from the ba k . The s patriots were arrested 55 THE PATRIOT WA R .

m n on o . . n U . S. oﬁ cer u n take b ard the stea er Maj Pay e , a , q estio ed

H mon o n h im wh o u n an d m ar cl sely , aski g b r ed the barracks the stea er ;

do n in n . B ut H m n n what he was i g Ca ada, etc ar o realized the da ger o f bein g too commu nicative at that momen t an d replied that he had

n on Ho n n Un i S bee g isla d, which bei g a part of the ted tates he had a and m d s perfect right to visit if he desired ; a e other eva ive an swers .

HO ME AGAIN .

The patriot remn an t were dismissed when the boat arrived at the d B n n m e . ock . Capt. Woodworth , the la dlord of the Stea boat hotel , g rasped Harmon by the han d and in vited h im to be his guest at the m h h . n n was otel That ight a crowded eeti g held at the old city all , L m n E . an d . . Ge . R addresses were delivered by Col Ja es Giles , J ob

n Th ller u n m m e Ge . e e rts , (who had ret r d ho e fro captivity that

m u n n day ) an d other Detroit patriots . There were so e eloq e t speeches a d

u n n n u n n Un a series of resol tio s were adopted , stro gly de o ci g the ited

u ﬁ in States a thorities for r g o n the patriots . ‘

n n E . u A m m n ofﬁce . H r stro g was take to the base e t of Dr rd, which ’ t n o n n M c Elro s he stood the prese t site of y dry goods store , at the n n n u an d C n orthwest cor er of Woodward ave e o gress street, where the m m m man gled ar was a pu tated and th e stump dressed . Chlorofor was

n o t u in bu t A m n n o t n an n ae . He sed those days , r stro g did eed y a sthetic

m n n n an u n W n n arm wa w as a a of iro erve d resol tio . he his bleedi g s c u t off m n wun un he raised it fro the table with his other ha d, s g it aro d h is an d m head, exclai ed Hu rrah for the patriots ! I em willin g to lose an other arm for the c au se !

H u t in t u n t and ff e was afterwards dep y sheriff S . Clair co y sheri of

n in S in 1 5—6 H an d n S n c u 85 . a ilac o ty , this tate, is widow two so s ,

an d A m n n ow A an d h is Mott George r stro g, live at Bad xe , Mich ,

. u S n n e d u . O s a ghter, Mrs Medda gh , lives at a d Beach of his brother

s n n n On . till lives ear Lo do , tario

O MORE PATRIOTS SH T .

Over the river the c u rtain had n o t yet descen ded on the bloody

0 1. n n tlrama. 0 Prin ce was madden ed to fre zy whe he saw the dead body of S u rgeon H ume and the others who had fallen at the han ds of

h A t o ne m n o u an t e patriots . ti e he resolved to show q arter to y

n priso er . 56 THE PATRIOT WA R .

A ghastly sight was th e charred corpses of ﬁve militiamen which

u ou t u n u u a d in were bro ght of the b r ed g ard ho se n laid fron t. It is said that non e of the Can adian troops were killed in the battle

. A n n n n m n o in u u proper Fre ch Ca adia a ed Na tais, who f llowed p rs it

n n m a d . A n of the retreati g patriots, was shot killed colored barber a ed

M m u th e u n n n a n ills, fro whose ho se b r i g bra ds were t ke by the patriots

ﬁre th e m u n u an d t to barracks , i pr de tly h zzaed for the British was sho dead .

S HORRID CENES . H A n . A n n e u n on n th lexa der ski , of Straba , a co try seat the ba k of e

o I t n n and river, opposite the f ot of Belle sle, was he seve years of age ,

H - living with h is relatives at Sandwich . e is a cou sin of ex Register

n A n n H . A . e n n n n Joh ski , of that tow wit essed a sce e that after oo

m m t n u which he will re e ber till he dies . A pa riot who had bee capt red at Win dsor was being taken through San dwich to the barracks u n der

u ﬁle men . on o o n u n man g ard of a of The pris er was a go d lo ki g yo g ,

n . u . An on n n t weari g a velvet coat Lie t Charles ders , who had bee se

1 in u i d n 0 0 . n an dow by Pr ce , rode p hot haste said

’

n . Stop ! this man is to be shot by Col . Pri ce s orders

n n m un n a d u . A d r e n The sq ad stopped e so dis o t d, seized the priso er pushed h im backward . The man h eld u p both hands and exclaimed

’ ” me s ! For God s sake , let peak ” An n run for u ! No, said derso , yo r life

an ﬁ l m h The prison er tu rn ed an d r across the e d away fro t e river .

h i u The militiamen ﬁred several shots at m b t he was no t hit . The

n r n u 100 d and o u m n fu gitive the a swiftly for abo t yar s , s ght shelter a o g

was an d . some hay stacks . There he followed killed

An n u n ﬁle men e b other priso er, g arded by a other of , was order d y

H an d n h An derson to run for h is life . e was followed shot ear t e

u un and e n n n e old b rying gro d , his ble di g corpse throw over the fe c . on the graves .

An is s n n u derson , who till livi g, was afterward appoi ted dep ty 1 H m u 0 0 . n . e E receiver gen eral of Ca ada arried a da ghter of lliott,

of n an u n an d . Sa dwich , eloq e t able lawyer

AFTER CLAPS .

’ l n n o t o n u r Co . Pri ce s wrath was appeased by the sho ti g of the fo

r n and so me n u n e p iso ers , he ordered seve capt red priso ers, who wer u m m u d n . n ran ged in fron t of the o l eri g barracks, to be shot also A

58 E TH PATRIOT WA R .

1 man n ou t n 0 0 . n h whe Pri ce ordered this to be shot, e treated that e might be reserved to be dealt with accordin g to the laws of the coun ’ D— ’ but . n n l h im ! an d try , Col Pri ce s reply was, the rasca , shoot it was don e .

n n n f Wh en Col . Pri ce reached Wi dsor he was i formed th at o n e o

m h n n n un u . o Th the briga ds was lyi g wo ded at the ho se of W J sto n . e m an mu n un , whose leg was shattered by a sket ball, had bee fo d by

n m E . n a E an d h is Fra coise Baby, sq , the for er represe t tive of ssex , by ’ m h n n v M r . o ston s u u n order was re o ed to J ho se , sayi g he wo ld se d

1 n u n . 0 0 . u n an d s rgical assista ce Pri ce gave the order for his exec tio ,

t d n he was dragged o u of the h ou se an shot acco rdi gly . “ n n A t this time the regu lars a d In dian s u der Capt. Broderick were

’ m in n n e a d n m . n e two or three iles adva ce of Col Pri c s forces, the e y h m i n n u n ad W n . A m escaped fro i dsor pr so er was take , who, pres i g

n n th e n n m e an that he had falle i to ha ds of Pri ce or his troops, ad

m u fﬁc r n . . o e ear est appeal for ercy Capt Broderick , a reg lar , replied

’ Y n fﬁ o u n n o c r. k have falle i to the ha ds of a British e Capt . Broderic

t h is u ﬁn din n n u n com wi h reg lars, g that othi g f rther was to be do e , men ced u n n n n in a his ret r to Sa dwich , leavi g his priso er charge of

i 1 n n . n n w th i h im dragoo Pri ce afterward fell this pr so er, ordered t n m u and on . ake fro his g ard shot, which was d e “ The mou nted In dians who were sen t in to th e woods brou ght in ‘ n seven prison ers . Wh e they brought them o ut a cry was raised bay ’ onet them !

’ h n o n e n n 0 W at, said Marti , of the I dia braves , N , we are Chris

’ tian s ; we will n o t mu rder them . m h m n en . n e Whe these were delivered to Col Pri ce , had the placed in n an d n an n O a wago , whe it reached ope spot pposite the barracks,

' he comman ded the prison ers to be taken o ut of the wagon and shot .

M r A t m m n E R R . this critical o e t Charles lliott , obert Mercer, ev

h 1 n e Jo n so n an d Samu el James r ushed fo rward an d entreated 0 0 . Pri c n o t mm mu n n bu t h im to to co it rder by shooti g the priso ers , begged

h m h e un In m n M r. leave t e to t laws of the co try . aki g this appeal James made use of this emphatic lang uage : “ ‘ ’ n ot man mu an n n For God s sake , do let a white rder what I dia has spared !

0 0 1 m u M r E n d n . . Pri ce yiel ed , re arki g that he wo ld hold lliott

’

n n en . n s e e to respo sible for his i terfer ce , as his (Col Pri ce ) ord rs wer ” destroy them all . HE WA 59 T PATRIOT R .

OL C CO T M T . C . PRIN E UR AR IALED

’ in ﬂu n e m u t n u n u . e c Mai ly thro gh Capt Broderick s , a ilitary co r of i q iry

u n w as appoin ted to examin e the con du ct of Prin ce . The co rt co sisted

ﬁeld o fﬁ cers u and u n n n of three , of the reg lar service a lie te a t colo el an m m i A m n n d two ajors of the il tia . fter a protracted exa i atio the

u m u u t n n n . co rt ade a ca tio s report, prac ically exo erati g Pri ce The ﬁndings of the cou rt became a su bject of discu ssion in both hou ses

n u m an d H u m n u d of the British parliame t . Lord Bro gha e severely ce s re

n and n . Pri ce , he was defe ded by others In his answer to Lord Brough am the du ke of Wellington said

n u n n u . I My Lords , I have already draw yo r atte tio to this s bject

b th e n mu m in n stated the pro ability , —certai ty , that we st co e Ca ada to a system of retaliation that if the war in that cou n try were n ot

mu t m m n t on . m stopped , we s co e to a syste of warfare o ly ore bar

u n an u n in m n m but u ne u in th e baro s tha y occ rri g oder ti es , q aled

u is history of the world . [Hear. ] I tell yo r lordships that there such a system goin g on as I can not con ceal my opin ion that it is a

u n m n nu n . H . disgrace to this co try to per it its co ti a ce [ ear, hear ] My

d n ot t h e o u on lor s, if her Majesty has p wer to protect loyal s bjects

n n n u n n n r the Ca adia fro tier , we o ght to aba do the colo y altogethe

d n n an m u n . withdraw fro the co try There are, I k ow , perso s who

m u n ff n n reco mend o r aban donmen t of the colo y for far di ere t reaso s .

n in n n n I do o t coincide those opi io s . I thi k it is desirable we

n u n n n shou ld retai that colony . Meas res are bei g take by a other

n n to u s n an d n o u r n atio deprive of Ca ada, for that reaso ho or is

i Y o u u h v u n involved n preservin g it . m st eit er ha e yo r operatio s

n u n carried o n by the regu lar army or yo u must aban do the co try .

H o u n o t m u be ear, hear. ] If y do e ploy reg lar troops the war will

i o n m n n war an d m carr ed after the a er of a civil , the sa e horrors ” n will be the consequ e ce . Lord Glen elg said it wou ld be impossible to protect so extensive

i n v . a fron tier with reg ular troops. The force n Ca ada was ery large ”

n . n u n This e ded the debate The Iro D ke , it will be see , did

’ no t m O n y n n n u bu t u th e atte pt to pe l defe d Pri ce s co d ct, deftly str ck cords of nation al pride an d jealou sy by saying that the Un ited States

u H u n wished to acq ire Canada . e also to ched the pocket erve by allu ding to the tremen dou s expen se that wou ld be en tailed o n th e British treasu ry by protecting the Can adian border with reg ular

troops . 60 TE E PATRIOT WAR.

n m e These two consideration s probably saved Col . Pri ce fro a vot

u of cen su re by the British legislat re .

“ IT WAS D N CC O E A ORDINGLY .

’ In Prin ce s oﬁ c ial report of the battle he says : Of the brig

nd an d n - on e u u a s pirates , twe ty were killed, besides fo r who were bro ght

in c an d mm t n m n om at the lose i ediately af er the e gage e t, all of wh ”

u n an d n n . I ordered shot po the spot, it was do e accordi gly ”

sufﬁcien t . n n n n and It is to say , says Li dsay, the Ca adia historia , “ ”

th e u th e and m Wm . n n a thor of Life Ti es of Lyo Macke zie, that

f n the gen eral verdict o man kind has n o t held 0 0 1. Pri ce excu sed for ” l h r m the s aug w of these en withou t even the form of trial .

-ﬁ v t m One report states that sixty e patrio s were captu red . So e of

fu ves u St . the giti escaped p the shores of Lake Clair , where they

dden in u m I m were hi the ho ses of sy pathetic rish far ers, who after

a d m on th e Am n A w rd aide the to escape ice to the erica shore.

’ n umber of the captu red were tried and tran sported to Van Disman s

d nd m n a u n . La , a few to the Ber da isla ds

MASONS MEMORY .

Wm . n W nd n 16 and n h is Maso , of i sor, who was the aged , livi g with

’ n o n n i h u n F . n o . s . S C s pare ts Sa dwich street, a o e where Stear s

now n w n m ﬁ h tin He w un laboratory sta ds, it essed so e of the g g . as aro d ’ amon g a crowd of patriots who were gathered in fron t of his father s

’ house . They h ad arrested a baker s appren tice named Hu rst an d were “ n h im n u . I o n n i treati g ro ghly sat a fe ce w th a other boy , said

n n i n n . ﬁ h t n n Maso , last Ja ary The g g was o ly a short dista ce away , ’ n t m o t n 150 and u l u n us . d n ore ha yards , the b l ets whistled aro d I id t

m n m bu ﬁ h in m i d it at the ti e t after the g t g was over, I beca e scared

’

. a m l ost to death . I saw Hu me s body after the battle. He had a big

u in and arm b llet hole his right breast , his was terribly hacked with

.an ax .

’ SHE LDON S EXILE .

’ H n un th e nds u i in I n Jo h n armo s acco t of battle of Wi or, p bl shed

in 1884 u u n n m the Free Press , he all des to Cha cey Sheldo , a far er m m u n . residin g in Maco b co ty , who ca e to Detroit with a load of wheat

an d an d n ndu in mu n s Sheldon was a free easy blade , havi g i lged sti la t

n n fun n an d aroun d town , he joi ed the expeditio for the of the thi g

e n n c rossed the river on the steamer . H was take priso er after the

nd n r u u battle , a with several priso e s was bro ght p to the barracks where THE PATRIOT WA R .

i l m . He n n ﬁ C o l . Prince ordered the all shot was placed fro t of a e of

u n m n so ldiers and ordered to tu rn his back . I shall t r y back to o ” e m m n n n ofﬁcer r dcoat, he said, at the sa e ti e givi g a Maso ic sig to the

n M r. in charge of the ﬁring squad . The expostulatio of Wood and

o n m an d o n o n . don thers bega at this ti e , the sho ti g was p stpo ed Shel ’ t was tran sported to Van Disman s Lan d for seven years . A the expira ’ n t ion of the sen ten ce he ret u rned to Detroit. I Harmon s accou nt it is h u n m e t o n man bu t was stated t at he fo d his wife arri d a other , this

u M m n a m a h ad e n s n ce . r. H ro ist ke , as his wife di d d ri g his ab e ar o p

h im u H c u red a sit ation as ligh thou se keeper at Tawas bay . e after

w n u . n un n U ards we t to live with his da ghter, Mrs Da iel D ca , at tica ,

M an n n mn H u h d e n . e ic , t ded bar for La dlord Be ja i died at the ho se f ’ M . un n in n . u 8 o r n so n u o 1 55 . D ca s , Ge esee co ty , Mich , ab t

“ Y OU OUGHT TO KNOW .

One of the prison ers shot is believed to have been a Canadian resi

d n 0 0 1. n e t of Chatham . A few years after the battle Pri ce visited Chatham an d put u p at a hotel kept by a bu xom widow n amed Ham

’ i n m n o to . h n m n n l With a soldier s eye for a a dso e wo a , he e tered i t

n n c o versatio with her . “ ” u What is yo r name ? he asked . ”

H m n u . a ilto , she replied, c rtly ” “ A o n m n . h u u n ? g od a e , said Pri ce , politely W ere is yo r h sba d

Y o u u n n m o ght to k ow, a swered the widow with co pressed lips. ” H w n m n u i o u m ? n u s . sho ld I k ow, ada he i q ired s rpri e ” I have been told yo u had h im shot at Winds or .

T h n e con versation e ded at this po in t .

WAS HE LYING ?

M a . Ku eh le m n n m n n o j Fred , a pro i e t Ger a citize of Detr it, afterward m m o u an d n n e ber of the b ard of p blic works a Mexica vetera , kept at t m on n A e n hat ti e a grocery store the orth side of twat r street, betwee

n n an d H n H n n m A toi e asti gs streets . is ext door eighbors were a fa ily n m d n - o u u a e Gra t , the head of which was a six foot, p werf lly b ilt half b d n - m n u n n n . ree , with a swaggeri g, self asserti g a er Gra t fo ght with the

and n e u n m n e h ad patriots, whe he r t r ed ho e he ope ly boast d that he k e u n Hu m ill d S rgeo e . A B Y A W S VED OMAN .

On e of the patriots who fou ght in th e battle of Windsor w as Nathan m H. u n an m uff was m m Toles, a yo g fro B alo , who a e ber of the Brady 9 62 THE PATRIOT WA R .

u an d in u 1838 G ards had lived Detroit for several years previo s to . m He was in n O S . A n and O part ership with rville lle , father of Willia rville

l n n n n n n Al len of this city . Toles Al e had a pai ti g a d paper ha gi g shop

u n n i n n . o Woodward ave e , ear the dock Whe the patr ots were whipped

n b n n m ﬂed t bu t t u n a d scattered y the Ca adia ilitia , Toles wi h the rest, r e d

n H ran u his steps in to the back cou n try sou th of Wi dsor . e thro gh the

ﬁft ee n n m an d n h ta n h im woods for or twe ty iles , , ig t over ki g , he slept a d d u . W n um an ﬁn all little nder a tree he the day broke he res ed his ight , y

He - n n an d h id came to a road. saw a two wheeled wago approachi g he

m ﬁ rst bu t n n u an m n h e hi self at , seei g that its o ly occ p t was a wo a stepped in to the road . “ o u n n u me n ma m ? Will y be ki d e o gh to tell the way to Wi dsor , da he said .

an h im m The woma n stopped her cart d looked at with a s ile .

’ ”

Y o u n n o n s . do t wa t to g to Wi d or, sir ” A n d why no t ? said Toles .

Y ou ru n m n . Becau se yo u are a patriot . have away fro Wi dsor

n n in u A nd yo u have bee sleepi g the woods . Yo r back is all covered ” with leaves ,

’ T in u u and m n m n e u oles , tter s rprise bewilder e t at the wo a s p rspic ity , stammered an in articu late denial . “ ” ’ l I’ m m n m i its al . Never i d , said the far er s w fe , right a patriot m and m u nd u and yself, so is y h sba , altho gh he is a soldier with the

’ ’ m I m n n to ar y down there . goi g to Wi dsor see whether he s dead or

’ l o u . ou u u n ? alive I hear y patriots got beat as s a , did t y ” Toles acknowledged the maize .

m n n h im o u h a u The wo a the directed to g so t w rd to her ho se , which

an d n u t h im o n n e m in she described , i str c ed to g i to the bar , cov r hi self

an d n m n and sh e u n m the hay , ever ove till ight, wo ld the co e to

u h im an d devise mean s of escape . Toles thankf lly followed her

n u n and n o and n to in t h e i str ctio s , bei g c ld, tired weary , we t sleep

n m n n n u . A u t bar bo t id igh he was awake ed by a low, whispered i q iry , ” A ou ? He n in aﬁ rmative an d m n n re y here a swered the , the wo a the said “ H m n m m and n to . u c ere is so ethi g eat My h sba d has o e ho e , he

u m h im ou l bro ght some ore soldiers with . If they see y they wi l take 0 1 on o u n and u 0 . n y to Wi dsor shoot yo . Pri ce shot a lot of the pris

’ ’ u n d n m n o r an d o . o o u a ers t day S y lie q iet, do t ove ha d foot, I ll see

what I c an do for yo u .

u o n Toles ate the food an d th ankfu lly followed her in str cti s. Three u n h e h im at n an d n n or fo r ights afterward s came to ight, ha di g over PA 63 THE TRIOT WA R .

u e x h i H d n n bad m m . e a u a b dle of clothi g , dress hi self did ao , n fo n d

r m ri n h m m t an s o ﬁed m . h n i t W n hi self g i to a far er She t e drove o i dsor,

on th e an d him u etf r n n crossed over ferry, bid farewell abo t J e so ave u e . He learned from her that she had come to Detroit an d procu red the ' d m n m E . R A T l . M c e o n d . R n s a o ey for the clothes fro J oberts, y other f rien ds of th e patriot ca use .

’ Toles n ever forgot the woman s kindness an d gave testimon ials of his H u in . e in o u 8 H u rvi gratit de after years died this city ab t 1 70. is s v i n n L . i E . an W d . u n g childre are dward Toles Mrs L cy K app , of th s

m n W . i u n a n m W . u nd H city ; Toles , of Ply o th , this co ty , Fra k . Toles,

n of Gra d Rapids .

CHAPTER VI .

— ’ C oucnusrou or T HE PATRIOT WAB SUR GEON HUM E s GRAVESTONE IN — ’ — THE S NDWICH CHURCHYARD MACKENZ IE S AFTER e E REMARK AB L DVE N T R E or NJ IT or N PI U S . R T E BE WA GRA D A DS , AN—D HE Hs aom EFFORTS or Hrs DEVOTED WIFE IH Hrs BEHALF BIOG KAPE IES or SOME or THE Acr os s IN THE EFFORT T O LIGHTEN T HE V TA A O I L B B DENS or T or A GO ERNMEN L ND S C A U HE PEOPLE CANAD .

All the old citizens of Detroit now livin g witnessed the progress

t h W n n n of e battle of i dsor . The river at this poi t is o ly feet in and n n on u n an d u width, there bei g s ow the gro d few ho ses or

u n in n u u ﬁ h t b ildi gs Wi dso r to obstr ct the view , the res lts of the g

n were k own before the fu gitives arrived to tell the tale .

m n m l Warha Brow , at that ti e a litt e boy , lived with his father ,

H - n m u . H. n n n . H Brow , a well k ow ba ker is other was a da ghter of

u d e o h n W . n m n n n . n the late J g J Stro g, a pro i e t citize The Brow s

in w as n W n u - u l lived what the called the e dell ho se , a two story b i d in n on n etferson n u u g , which still sta ds the orth side of J ave e , abo t

2 0 n a m n 0 feet west of Shelby street, diago ally cross fro the Michiga

Exchan ge .

m n ﬁ n a u On n ht . w s the or i g of the g Mrs Brow , who a very bea

u m n an d in an d n in tif l wo a a belle society , is still livi g Detroit, an d n th e u m her little boy were calli g at ho se of her father, for erly

n oh n u n the reside ce of Major J Biddle, which stood abo t the ce ter d m . an u u 9 a. of the Biddle Ho se block . It was abo t the barracks an d m m u n n an d u ff an d the stea er Tha es were still b r i g, the white p s reports of m usketry showed that the loyalists and patriots were

n i Th e n w mm n d an xc el e gaged n deadly strife . back wi do s co a de e 64 T R THE PATRIO WA .

n ne an d . n u i le t view of the sce , Mrs Brow lifted her boy p n her i arms to look at t . When the moth er and son retu rn ed home they foun d the head o f t h e house in a seriou s frame of mind . “ ” m M r wn m u u n is . o o Warha , said Br , y brother, yo r cle Ge rge ,

’ n n h im He omm d u p stairs . I do t k ow what to do with . has c itte

He to t in u m d and a crime . will have s ay yo r roo for a few ays

n y o u must n o t say a word abo u t it to a ybody .

n n ﬁn e Hu n n o f M r. o n George ti gt Brow , the brother o Br w , was a

k n u n man a and n u ro u e . loo i g yo g of free easy , adve t s charact r The crime to which his conservative brother allu ded consisted in h is

h H u being a part icipator in t e battle of Win dsor . e had j st escaped C l in n oh n H m n Gen . r o . o ver the river a ca oe with J ar o , Bie ce ,

Co fﬁn berr and and was in n m Un S t s y the rest , hidi g fro the ited ta e

He mu ou t n r au thorities . was s ggled of tow a few days afterwa d t m an d in h e spring en gaged as secon d ofﬁ cer of a lake stea er. The v n u m e m n n u e h an d essel took a ber of igra ts i to Milwa ke t at fall , the

n in n n n n um emi la ding was made boats . A boat co tai i g a ber of

n u an d u n in gra ts was pset , while they were str ggli g the water George

u m h u m e o ut m . A n n r n u im an d j p d to resc e the drow i g e ig a t ca ght ,

n t hey both san k to the bo ttom. Whe the bodies were recovered they

in s were both fasten ed together the embrace of death . The po cket

f m n n n n i o the e igra t co tai ed several thou sa d dollars n mon ey .

’ H M E s G V N U RA ESTO E.

The un fortu n ate su rgeon was bu ried with military hon ors in th e old

n n m n m n n c hu rchyard at Sa dwich . O his to bsto e ay be read the in dig a t

n n e pitaph writte by Col . Pri ce SACR ED To th e Memo ry of

J N J ES B E . M D . OH AMES HUME , Q . Staff Assistan t Su rgeon w ho w as inhu manly mu r der ed and his body a fterwards bru ta lly ' mangled by a gang of armed r uﬁians f rom the United States Styling themselves S ” PATRIOT ,

w ho committed this cowardly and shamef u l ou trage on the morning o the 4ih D ecember 1 8 38 : havin interce ted the deceased while f , g p ’ p roceeding to rende r p rof essiona l assistance to her M ajesty s a llant M ilitia d t Wi d r lli th u r en a e a n s U . i re n i o . C n e s g g g , p g e nc ion of this rebel crew more p rop er ly sty led T PIRA ES .

66 THE PATRIOT WA R .

r u u u n in on n O h abeas co p s . They were s bseq e tly tried L do at the ld

and u n Un e S . Bailey, set free ret r ed to the it d tates

n H. n n N . oh G . tc W J Parker was a ative of Wes hester, he a ’ Y m n n me n o N . un a H . yo g he was a ge eral rcha t at Sackett s arb r, He was su bsequ en tly an exten sive merchan t at Kingston and

m n n H m n U n . He was a a ilto , pper Ca ada a of e larged views,

in an d to n an d o a liberal politics, was opposed the pri ciples pra

H u tices of the Family Compact. e was qu ite pop lar and had an exten sive acqu aintan ce with the leading reformers in bo th pro v

h u in c es n u n a n u an d n . n , i cl di g P pi ea Macke zie W ile he was der the ban of su spicion he wrote several letters o n the political situ a tion from Hamilton to a frien d in Kin gston . This became kn own to nm n an d n w n the gover e t, it is said that the k o ledge was obtai ed by open ing his letters while they were in possession of the post

H r t m n n n i U o fﬁc . e ﬁ s n n e was the pro i e t perso arrested pper Ca ada , his in carceration bein g several weeks before the u prising at Mon t

’ n m n gom ery s tavern . After bei g i priso ed at Kingston he made his

but e u . W n n on escape , , as before relat d , was recapt red he take the

m u m n a n an d n m n stea boat to Q ebec , he was a cled ha d foot with Be ja i

W . A s in E n n u n R r ait fter his relea e gla d he ret r ed to ochester, whe e

m n h in 18 3 n t e d 79 8 . O e he was a ercha t ill die , aged years of his

845 n n T . m in 1 a n A . d so s , Parker, ca e to Detroit , was a leadi g whole

n an d was u sale grocer till two years ago , whe he retired s cceeded

M n n son A t u . . A so E by his , r h r Parker other , dward Parker, also i resides n Detroit .

’ MACKEN ZIE S AFTER LIFE .

Macken zie was in dicted after the evacu ation of Navy islan d by the

n Y . He U e n d u R s N . an d it d States gra j ry at oche ter, was arrested

m n m n m an d i n o n pro ptly gave bail, havi g a y ad irers fr e ds this side

th H n o n um n u th r u of e border. e the proceeded a st pi g to r e gh o u t

n I b mm n u n n t . n 1838 e the orther s ates May , , co e ced the p blicatio

’ n i I n F bruar 1839 h e m n . e o of Macke zie s Gazette New York y , , re ved

r R an d a n n u the pape to ochester, his tri l took place at Ca a daig a, N

Y . n 21 and . H o une 20 and . , J The trial lasted a day a half e was

ow n u n an d m an n bu t n an d his co sel ade able defe se , was co victed

’ ﬁ u n sen ten ced to 18 mon th s imprison men t and $10 n e . D ri g his

n n e a n was In i carceratio he edit d his p per, the date li e of which the ” m n in h e n e A . A erica Bastile fter be g released we t to New York, wh re

i He u u n he was given a situ ation n the custom hou se . was s bseq e tly a E 67 TH PATRIOT WA R . c orresponden t for the New York Tribu ne u n der Horace Greeley at

n Washin gton and Alba y . After bein g specially pardoned by the British govern men t he

u retu rn ed to Can ada in 1850. His ret rn to Toron to was sign alized by

in a . H u u n riot of the tories is pop larity the co try, however , had

n and e m n m i creased , he was shortly afterward elect d to parlia e t fro h m Haldimand u n n o n . He co ty, defeati g George Br w attac ed hi self to

n o bu t n in n He n in 1858 . party , was ge erally the oppositio ” resig ed

n o u b u t n was bu h im m Bei g very po r, a p lic s bscrip io . raised to y a ho e s O n m m un d n n n tead , which realized wi g to so e is ersta di g, o ly 1 n i He in n o n A u . 8 61 in o h m . 2 8 c m was give died Toro to g , ,

arativ e o . An n y u n p p verty drew Wa less, of this city , was ery well acq ai ted

d n n with Macken zie an admired his p ug acity an d cou rage . Macke zie was

t n m n n d He n o a ma to attract war perso al frie ship . was rather egotistic

He man an d n n an n n h is o w n . i tolera t of y opi io s except was a little ,

n m n an d an n n o n with sa dy co plexio , had i veterate habit of whistli g l a l occasion s when n o t speakin g.

H u n n ud e m n m O is s rvivi g childre are J g Ja es Macke zie , of Li a , hio ;

r h n u n u t M s. s n C arles Li dsey , whose h ba d is the register of York co y , o f r n u n an d w ho u which To o to is the co ty seat , is the a thor of a b n n iography of Macke zie ; Miss Libbie Macke zie , who resides at Paris ,

n n h m n n a d . o n n n Fra ce ; Mrs J Ki g, wife of a pro i e t lawyer at Berli ,

Out .

d u i e in n For several years before his eath he p bl sh d a paper Toro to ,

’ e n n titled Macke zie s Gazette .

’ n an n n m n n Mrs . Wa less has also i teresti g re i isce ce of Macken zie s e m . H E u H scape across the border er father, rast s ill , at that ti e

i n m 9 e o n m An t H m n U . (1 Ou res d d a far at cas er , ear a ilto , Dece ber ,

1838 m n n n n , at id ight , he was awake ed by a eighbor, who asked the loa “ ” f u n a o a lan tern to let h im see his way . The req est was gra ted n d

n the lan tern was retu rn ed n ext day . Years afterward the eighbor recalled th e loan of the lan tern and revealed the fact that it was u sed to light Macken zie throu gh th e dark woods o n his way to the United

States .

NOT IN VAI N . — war 1837 8 u n o t The of , altho gh the patriots were defeated, was “ u in n was n m u batﬂ ed fo ght vai It a co test for freedo , which tho gh o f m m t and mm h n t w on . o s , is ever The Fa ily C pac their i ediate ad ere t , a h u m u and u men lt o gh partly co posed of high bred , ed cated c ltivated ,

o f n n n . in n perso al i tegrity , were really tyra ts Liberty , its last a alysis, 68 E A TH PATRIOT W R . m n man and to o ﬁ ea s that every shall have the right to vote hold c e .

n u s om u m u u m n m With these at ral right c e a f ll eas re of h a freedo . The Family Compact an d their compeers in the lower provin ce restricted

n th e ﬁrst and practically ann u lled the secon d. Over the fra chises of

o men und u e m e p or they held , er the r de el ctoral syste of thos days,

o e and n n to and the p w r of the aristocrat wealthy la dow er coerce starve .

and men wh o m n for an d Gifted able , had legiti ate aspiratio s . power

and c u e in n of in co nsider place , were repressed r sh d favor of patricia s

’ u t n able capacity . Lo rd D rham s able repor to the British mi istry .

h m an d an d n o l expo sed t eir ethods shook their power, soo their p litica

n n stren gth faded i to dec repitude . The patriot war was the i evitable

ﬁ d n i u u f m n n an d n ro te ts . res lt o isgover me t, Ca ada p eve by fail re

’ In n n u m t n S m Gover or Ge eral Lo rd D rha s letter o Lord Gle elg, epte

25 1838 u in n n ber , , occ rs the follow g preg a t paragraph “ Nor shall I regret that I have wielded these despo tic po wers in a m nn an En m n am n u t o u a er which , as glish a , I a xio s declare tterly

n ns n th e n u n u n n th e i co iste t with British co stit tio , til I lear what are con stitu tional prin ciples that remain in force when a whole constitu tion is su spen ded ; what prin ciples of the British con stitu tion hold

’ good in a cou ntry where the peo ple s money is taken withou t the peo

’ ple s consen t ; where represen tative government is annihilated ; where martial law has been the law of the lan d ; an d where the t rial by j ury exists only to defeat the ends of j ustice and to prov oke the righteo us

u n e h sc orn and indig nation o f th e commu n ity . I sho ld i deed regr t t e

n in m o wn n nm n m o wn wa t of applicability y pri ciples of gover e t, or y

n n t m u rs u d i capacity for applyi g he , had the precise co e which I sho l think it imperative on me to pu rsu e in a lan d o f freedom an d of law proved to be the on ly o ne that I cou ld adopt in a cou ntry which long misgovernment and sa d dissensions have brou ght to a con dition ” t tu t d n r h that may fairly be descri bed as o ne of cons i e a a c y.

ON T HE PATRIOT CELEB RATI .

’ Ou u l 4 1839 o n in B en W d s J y , , a patri t celebratio was held oo worth

am o el n c n R n an d e Ste b at hot , at the orthwest or er of a dolph Bat s

s o fﬁcers : es n o h n street , Detroit, at which the were Pr ide t, J Biddle ;

M c i vice r n s An m n D . C . K nst r p eside t , drew Mack, De Gar o Jo es , y ,

T. M c l . E R n i t an d A . R e no d m D . s mes u m E . Ja S ers , llis, ey olds G lle y

t n w n After the u su al patriotic toas s were give , the hole of the speaki g

n a was devoted to the wron gs of Can ada. The toasts of Macke zie n d

n u n th e and m mo s Th eller were respo ded to eloq e tly by latter, the e rie THE O WA 69 PATRI T R . of Van h u t Loun t h u n m an d H u n in Sc o l z , , Matt ews, P t a arvell were dr k

m Th ll r m n m n n n . e e a d sole sile ce . Dr gave The patriot ayor alder e of ” m l c n ld n n u A d . M e s w a u . R o the city , which s dr k with e th sias y

n e in n m n . respo d d the abse ce of Mayor De Gar o Jo es, who had retired

H m n n d u n and n u n e ade a eat a eloq e t speech co c—l ded by sayi g that there were two thin gs of which he was prou d on e that he was an

I m n and n o w an d h ad n rish a , the other that he was always bee a

Can adian patriot . B He w u h . w o was follo ed by L t er Willard , after ard po r director of Detroit for man y years,who gave the followin g remarkable toast w hich is said to have been fou nded o n an occurren ce after th e battle of Win d “ so r : u n a exem liﬁed n n Tr e Fre ch hospit lity , p by the Ca adia , after the

f nd n u n in u u u t af air at Wi sor who , whe the bloodho ds were p rs it , p the ” n in im hu ted patriot bed with his wife to save h .

t u e n an d u ro aro u s u and th e This oast prod c d lo g p appla se , celebra

u a m . tion broke p at 1 . Appended are some biographies of actors in those stirrin g scen es of m ﬁf n t a o n . ore tha y years g , which will be read with i terest

TIC I —T HE R RK B L NT OF B NJ I W IT OF A ROMAN L FE EMA A E ADVE URES E AM N A , PI GRAND RA DS .

m n n . n W n o w Maj Be ja i ait , the hero of Pelee isla d, who resides at

n R d h n m U n d o n . Gra d api s , Mic , was bor at Markha , pper Ca a a, Sept

3 nd i n o n u n l in n - n H 7 181 a s w . e , , co seq e t y his seve ty seve th year is

in u l n h is m n u an d m m still the f l possessio of all e tal fac lties , his e ory is I i as yet un dimmed by age . n the early th rties he was proprietor of a

m an d a u o n n Haldiman d u n saw ill other v l able property Gra d river, co ty ,

n H m a d U . e u a pper Ca ada e braced the patriot c se, n was for several years a secret organ izer an d drilled the Can adian patriots at n ight in

n n u t i- - t bar s a d o o the way places. His exploi s at the battle of Pelee

n an d S H s n n d an d isla d at the hort ill have already bee chro icle , also

h is u . W mu n capt re at the latter locality ith Magistrate Sa el Cha dler ,

n n n n n on Au u 1 1 1838 u a other Ca adia , he was se te ced g st , , to be exec ted

2 h m n n 1 . . o t n u a m . an m 5 11 . d the of the o th , betwee the ho rs of p at the jail at the village of Niagara .

H m M Sm u n u m an is wife, for erly Miss aria ith , altho gh e c bered with

’ n n m n u n S n o u t u e i fa t child , deter i ed to save her h sba d s life . etti g for Q

h in d an d u n n bec , she reached t ere a few ays , by her eloq e t e treaties

n n n n m u m Th e n obtai ed a co ditio al pardo fro Gov. D rha . pardo had to i u . r A n S u . be approved by Lie t . Gov George rth r The latter had go e to 10 70 E WAR TH PATRIOT .

on u n n e n an d t Cote de Lac a h ti g exp ditio , it is said that he depar ed

in to m u n . and order evade her i port ities The devoted wife followed, he u nwillin gly and u n graciously submitted to the wish of his su perior and signed an order for a respite for her hu sban d and Justic e Chan d

t t n th e B u o . ler . the respite had be prese ted at Niagara jail There

n o in and th e n m 500 m was telegraph those days , dista ce of so e iles

’ h ad be n ac an d m . Sh s to traversed by wago , horseb k , stage stea boat

r l u l and n t n u t aveled back as swift y as she co d , her distress a xie y i d c ing all the drivers and other person s in ch arge p f conveyances to make

A n n u n t heir u tmost speed . t Ki gsto she sec red the frie dly services of

ff m n her n n an d n h im the sheri , who acco pa ied her to desti atio i terested

n m m t self in her behalf. The captai of the stea boat sy pathized wi h her in n an d h ad n u this terrible exige cy, his boat drive thro gh the water at great dan ger of bu rstin g the boiler. The b oat was o n Lake On tario ’ n 2l t m n an u n u n d o s d e 1 . m the of the o th , her h sba d s life wo ld at p .

T e n an un d nt h boat was drive at prece e ed speed , arrived at Niagara at

m h ff n n i p . . The s eri spra g o the dock with the reprieve n his l d han d whi e Mrs . Wait watched his progress with a white face an

n m m clasped ha ds . The jail was a ile away . A colored groo riding a

ﬁ n e m u n n . ff n th e n horse ca e p to the la di g The sheri spra g at egro,

u h im o ff m un n m and l p lled the horse, o ted the a i al ga loped at break

in n S . . w eck peed toward the jail Mrs Wait follo ed a carriage .

n in u u n ma m n The feeli gs of the poor lady this awf l s spe se y be i agi ed ,

u t u n n b can hardly be described . Had the exec tio take place ? Wou ld

’ she only arrive at the jail to see her h usban d s strangled corpse

n n m ? Oh n ! H ff da gli g fro the fatal rope , heave s ad the sheri arrived in m ? ll and n o ut ti e The carriage ro ed rapidly to the jail she spra g , “ ’ and ff met . W the sheri her at the door. It s all right , Mrs ait, he ” i i e u m n . n m . cried , tr pha tly I got here ti

u t e n u n B the trou bles of the Waits had on ly b gu . The h sba d was

’ n Di m an d n an tra sported to Van e an s Lan d . After he Cha dler d the others had gon e there an d were herded with the vile and viciou s felons

En n n n n m n . which gla d had bee tra sporti g there for a y years, Mrs Wait

m n u ardo n deter i ed to sec re his p .

an d in bu t o wn n an d She was poor bad health , by her exertio s the aid of kin d fri ends she managed to make her way to London and laid

’

m u n un . n the atter before the q ee s privy co cil The case was co sidered, bu t the cou n cil determined n ot to gran t an y pardons as lon g as t h e

In u distu rban ces existed in Can ada . the hope that the tro bles over the i u n end t m n n n n . su water wo ld soo , she de er i ed to stay Lo do She p

m n n and l u a ported herself as a co pa io to a wealthy lady , a so ta ght 71 THE PATRIOT WAR .

’ c h n o but n e e in ff to n ildre s sch ol , ev rtheless persever d her e orts obtai

’ u n H and n m n e h er . h sba d s release er health grew worse , she the deter i d

t o j oin her hu sban d at t he an tipodes an d h ad secu red her passage .

B ut u u En m n t m j st as she was abo t to leave, the glish i is ry, oved by

n to n W and m n n her e treaties , decided pardo ait his six co pa io s, if their

n u n p ardon was in dorsed by the Canadian gover or. Her ro te was cha ged

n an d she again crossed the Atlan tic an d arrived at Toron to . Layi g her

c au n u . se before the gover or, it was ref sed

n no t The i domitable an d devoted wife did relax her efforts . She

m n m n an d e er laid siege to the me bers of the provi cial parlia e t, aft r p s n o n n t n n u 50 me m iste t w rk, exte di g over a year, ob ai ed the sig at res of bers of parliament to a resolu tion recommendin g the governor to

re u u n n and te . v n q est the q ee to pardo Wait his associa s The go er or,

t u ed n nd n mm n n an d h s press , rele ted a sig ed the reco e datio , it was

I h 42 n u m u a . n 18 a o pproved Marc , , order was iss ed by the ho e a th rities

u n and H n . for the absol te pardo release of the Short ill co victs Wait,

’ l n u t Van sm n Lan d bu t ike the others, had bee p to hard labor at Di a s ,

n an n l n an d u man n m bei g i tel ige t ed cated , had bee allowed so e

on ﬁn n 1 2 privileges . His scope of liberty was c ed to a certai district

m A t m th e m n t n iles squ are . the ti e British i is ry had sig ed the order f o r u n u n n his release, he had , with fo r others (i cl di g Cha dler), perfected

l n n a p an of escape . The captai of a American whaler agreed to pick

' u p the men at sea when the vessel w as on the high seas ou tside of

B u British j u risdiction . t the boat con taining the fu gitives was missed

in d n an d 13 u o n m the ark ess, for days they were tossed abo t the stor y

n n u a f x m m n n raw ﬁsh . S h I dia ocea , witho t y ood e cept o eti es t ey s e an d it bu t n ighted a v ssel did their very best to reach , were as ofte d n n m u n o . u isapp i ted Fi ally , by a irac lo s cha ce , they sighted the very

w o u t n and n o n . haler they had set to joi , were take board

u n N Am bu t u in The vessel was bo d for orth erica, was ca ght a tre

ff u n m en don s hu rrican e an d wrecked o the coast of Brazil . Fort ately t h e crew and passengers were all saved and made their way to Rio

n t inﬂu n n in m an J . e c d a eiro Bri ish e was very stro g Brazil at that ti e ,

u u n n n the f gitives were caref l to keep sile t as to their a tecede ts , for fear o f bein g arrested . Seven mon ths afte rward Wait arrived in th e Un ited States and pro N Y h . h i c n c eeded . s to Niagara Falls, , where devoted wife was tea i g

Hi u n m n n th e n n an d m n school . s ret r had beco e k ow to i habita ts a y

o ld n and n in u l 1842 was frie ds, whe he arrived J y , , the railroad depot

n c on c rowded with thousan ds of people to welcome h im . Ma y of the 72 HE A T PATRIOT W R .

u ff bu t m u and ye co rse were a ected to tears , the ajority were joyf l ga ven t to their feelings in repeated h u zzas .

Th e m n e n th e u an an d n n o t eeti g betw e h sb d wife eed be described .

u n n Th e poor lady was worn o t with sick ess a d an xiety . Next year sh e d d 3 4 n n 1 18 3 . ﬁ r a e on st d . gave birth to twi s i d May , Their chil , Mrs

Au u t m e n o w d an d i n a . Maria g s a Wait Ca pb ll , is a wi ow , lives Chic go

n n d . ne d d . e R B um m n O of the twi s ie The oth r , a all Wait , is a l ber a

n n . at Fe to , Mich ’ h M . u n n l Mrs Wait s s rvivi g brot ers are r. Edwi Smith of Port Co

n d M r. dd u m o n . a h n O t S W . b r e , , Tha e s it of est Bay City , Mich

M a d m r M H r. n S R . Wait afterw r a ried his prese t wife , iss ebecca eeley , 1 m N Y . n 845 w i . a au t n n E . S s d H o e at l ira , , he the gh er of e ry Seeley ,

Y d i n d e of n N . an s a m an u of the old settl rs Ge eva Lake , . , esti able c lt h l m u re n E w N . in d . L lady Their o ly c ild, ood Wait, arried Miss Mary i e an d n 18 6 . n Wau n . 8 H an d m col , at k ga , Ill , died is widow fa ily ,

d u n d u m n n a u so n W u n . co sisti g of two a ghters a posth o s , live at a kega

u n in 1842 M r a Since his ret r . W it has been en gaged in lumberi n g

n d in t He u n n an d t a . w e real esta e, edi orial work fo ded the North est r

u m m n in n R d in 1873 . no w u in a L ber a Gra d api s It is p blished Chic go .

’ He was also c on n ec ted with the Lu mberman s Gazette in Bay City in

u n i in an editorial capacity . B si ess reverses have left h m straiten ed circu mstances .

’ R SUTHE LAND S FORTUNE S .

’ n t Ge . Thomas G . S u therlan d was attrac ed by Macken zie s speec hes

u ff e e m n c at B alo, after the latter had scap d fro Toro to a ross the border.

On en an m e m n n i imm edi the str gth of i pli d agree e t with Macke z e , he

e u in u ff u t h e m ately advertis d p blicly B alo for recr i s for t patriot ar y .

n k n mme e u t d in This actio Mac e zie i diat ly rep dia e , as it was direct vio

n n u a Un an d u do latio of the e tr lity laws of the ited States , calc lated to h m r u . Su n n u H n ar to the pat iot iss e therla d, whe s perseded by a dy at

Su nd th e u th e A n n n u m mis gar isla , after capt re of , co stit ted hi self a

i n ar at r He u n u s s o y for the p iot issu e . iss ed a lot of vai glorio s order in in c e an d n Detroit, which he all d for troops gave directio s how they

h u be a d . He n O an Wash tenaw and n e s o ld r ise the visited akl d, Le awe c u n u n n u n o ties , collected several tho sa d dollars , e listed several h dred

men an d u m e m v . A r bro ght the to Detroit , wher he left the to star e fte th e retu rn of Handy an d Roberts and the other leaders to Detroit h e

Th lle r i r r was stripped of his borrowed plu m age . e says that he m s ep e

u m n sen ted facts to Dr . D n sco be at the America hotel (n o w Biddle

7 4 T HE PATRIOT WA R .

E h ll r L d A . T e e n M c eo n . . m W. G W . o , Do ald , Stephe Brophy, D dge ,

an d m J . u nd n in o n m Tho as S therla , were i dicted Detroit the sa e day,

Th ll r u ne 28 1838 . e e in u t e in J , , after his captivity Q ebec , was ri d 1 9 u n e 83 an d . an d d J , , discharged The cases of Brophy Do ge were

l r i d n l u m . u n d n o e p oseq e at that ti e S therla was o t fou nd . The charge

a n n n u at the he d of the warra ts, which were pri ted, evide tly beca se it was believed by the Un ited States au thorities that a large n u mber

u n w as n o n o an d n m t wo ld be eeded , Setti g fo t prepari g for a ili ary ” In . n expedition all these cases U . S. District Attor ey Goodwin

n n appeared for the gover me t . In the sprin g of 1839 Su therlan d w as i nformally pardon ed and released

m n u an d a n fro priso at Q ebec, with other p rdoned patriot priso ers , was

n u n n escorted to the border a d p shed i to the U ited States . He afterwards - m u A n Y . a e Su in 1842 p blished at lbio , N , paper call d the bli e Patriot, , in which he advocated govern men tal action by the Un ited States govern

’ m n in i i H e t regard to the patriot prison ers n Van D eman s Land . e

a u 12mo u m A n in 1841 n A t r lso p blished a vol e at lba y , , e titled let e

to m e n D u u m an d . e her aj sty the q ee , with letters to Lord rha Sir Georg ” A u rth r.

S m u r u n c un a u e Ra h a el Phelps of Det oit, cle of o ty tre s r r lph P elps,

r . m n l t m m u n . A t a d e j , re e bers S therla d well that ti e Phelps the a

m I l in . a t w r m n n Ja es Me d , af er a d ayor of La si g, were fel ow clerks the

n h l m d M . u n an ge eral store of C arles B l , ext door west of the Far ers

’ n n e n u n m Mecha ics ba k on Jeff rso n avenu e . S utherla d freq e tly ca e to the store an d de posited or to ok away mon e y which had been raised fo r

th e u i n r l h im n an d M . u patriot ca se Michiga , which B ll al owed to keep

in M r E N l u n w . . . W S as a his safe . i cox , of this city , says that therla d

v n m n A n u m n t ery vai a an d destitu te of dignity . t the least e co rage e he would take a g u n an d go thro ugh the man u al of arms w hen

u d e o so n in on . r q ested to , eve salo s

O AS . COL . TH M RADCLIFF

0 w a mm n 0 1. H n m R a cliﬁ s o . a d the Tho s , who , as before stated, co a der in -chief of the —Can adian forces o n the western fron tier du rin g th e r u 1837 8 man n u m . t o bles of , was a of disti g ished ilitary record Physi

w as t so n An n ﬁ ve n in cally he a veri able of ak , bei g six feet, i ches height

an d n n F men h is u n u . weighi g 210 pou ds . ew of size co ld e d re the hardships and fatigue of a military campaign ; bu t in his career as a

in S n n Un and n to soldier pai , Fra ce, the ited States Ca ada , he was able march an d end ure extremes of heat an d cold with the hardiest man in HE PA 75 T TRIOT WAR .

n n n t h e army . He was also fo d of dan ci g and was as light o his feet a m n n in s the ost agile practitio er of the art of Terpsichore . Bor Ire

an in 1794 u n u n and n e l d , he was ed cated at Tri ity college , D bli , joi d

' th e Twen ty- seventh En n iskillen regimen t as en sign at the age of

n n He u n n u u n n u an seve tee . served as lie te a t thro gho t the Pe i s lar war d

ou in 12 n u n S m n f ght pitched battles, i cl di g ala a ca, Vitoria , the H n s O an d u u . e was Pyre ee , Nivelle , rthes To lo se also with his regi men t and su ffered all the terrors of the terrible retreat from Bu esco to

n ﬁnal h e n m th e . A t li es of Torres Vedras fter the defeat of Fre ch ar ies ,

n at u ba i . he was prese t the battle of Plattsb rg y , n New York state

R t u n n Eu too W o e r i g to rope , he arrived late for the battle of aterlo ,

n H . n bu t in time to enter Paris with the army o f o cc u patio . e was the

n n - o ly twe ty o n e years old.

In 1 832 u n in u n he bo ght a co siderable estate the co ty of Middlesex ,

u n l an d an On t . There he fo ded the presen t vil age of Adelaide wrote

n te in 1837 u in n in exte sive series of let rs which , , were p blished Irela d m “ ” un n m Au n n . book for , der the a e the tic Letters From Ca ada

In 1 ad liﬁ 837 M r. R c was appoin ted by Sir Jo h n Colborn e to the

mm n u n m n u m co a d of the co ty ilitia regimen t. Whe tro ble beca e

mm n n n c in mm n i i e t alo g the Detroit river , he was dispat hed co a d of

A t m n m n . o all available troops to this sectio Chatha , the roads bei g al st

m mm n and n n in an O n i passable , he left his co a d , with two atte da ts pe

n u ﬁlled R boat, pressed to Sa dwich thro gh the ice waters of the iver H i m m St an d . e n Tha es , Lake . Clair , the Detroit river arrived ti e to

mm n 0 0 u n An n . m co a d the tr ps at the capt re of the schoo er The ild ,

m - o dcliﬁ n cou rteou s an d gen tle an like spirit f r which Col . R a was oted

- A . stands o u t in the soldier like protection which he exten ded to Gen .

E Th eller and t he h n m u 0 1 r w m . ot er priso ers fro the cr elty the a ilitia m n d m m n vin dic ti e n u en a a to . , for s a arked co tr st the y co d ct of Col n in n d o n m n . u w Pri ce si ilar occasio s D r g the operatio s hich followe , the u n train ed militiamen u nder his command along the frontier were almost en tirely depen den t upon his foresigh t an d ability for their

v n and mm n an d n m n n is pro isio s acco odatio s , to his e ergetic ad i istratio

n to be attribu ted the s uppressio of the patriots . For these services he received the pu blic than ks of the Upper

n n m n an d n m n Ca adia parlia e t , was prese ted by the war depart e t with

A u on e of the trophy gu n s of the A nn . t the close of the tro bles he was su mmon ed by royal writ to act as on e of th e legislative cou n cilors

He mu h in c on ﬁden ce of th e of the provin ce . was afterwards c the

n m n an d in 1841 ff n m n for gover e t, was , , o ered the appoi t e t of collector 76 HE A T PATRIOT W R . H m n On . o . e A t e u the port of Toront died at herst isla d, , b fore he co ld accept .

ff n n n n n m Col . Radcli was a desce da t of the a cie t Saxo fa ily of R ad

n D 8 1 tf n w t i E n n A . H cl e t e . 4 . y , of Waldstei Waters , hich se l d gla d , is ’ m adc liﬂ n a an - . R u b n d s t . father was the Rev Tho as , prebe d ry dea of S

’ u n n th e u n of nd Patrick s cathedral , D bli , chaplai to lord lie ten a t Irela ,

’ m n n n n R n t . u chaplai of the ich o d ge eral pe ite tiary , rector of S Pa l s

u c h Clonmeth o n u on ch r , rector of the parish of , s rrogate of the c sist

u c m n n and orial ch rch , se retary of the far i g society of Irela d, the “ o n u u He n n n au th or of several works agric lt re . was k ow as the golde ”

n u n n u m . ff nd o n . R prebe , acco t of the ber of his livi gs Col adcli left d f iﬁ m n an tw o u e . O S n R adcl ar several so s da ght rs these tephe , who h d u R . n so n A u R a cliﬁ is ried a da g ter of the ev Crea e , left a , rth r , who n o u d n in u n u R w st yi g Detroit for holy orders der the t telage of the ev .

M C arroll u H . R . m u on . Dr c , of Grace ch rch ichard arried a da ghter of

W m n m m t e u n an d h as dau h illia Warre , e ber of the legisla iv co cil, a g

r d iﬁ i m te R a cl n n n . n An n , Miss Charlotte , k ow Detroit Flori da e arried l

E n Ann u n n On . on m t s R ev . e dwi esley B rrowes , of Ki gsto , , a of Ja s

An n u ilan le and nn u n o esley B rrowes , rector of K y Castle Co or, co ty Slig , d n an u R t . R . o e h Irela d , his wife , the eldest da ghter of the ev J s p D o D . . . n n e St ck, , bishop of Waterford Their childre are Miss Katheri

u and An n u W n n ow m m th e B rrowes esley B rrowes , of i dsor, a e ber of ff l d tf ou rn . li tw u n a . R a c o o editorial sta of the Detroit J Col had c si s,

ma an c ﬁ cer in m n an d o h n mm n in th e Tho s , the royal ari es , J , co a der

n . m m adclitf royal avy Tho as was the father of the late Tho as R , of

o n e m n A n Detroit, at ti e preside t of the Detroit board of trade . gra d d u o h n E w n Hu m R adcliﬁ m a ghter of J , Miss Margaret d i a e , was arried

n m n M r n d S En n . o a rece tly at treatha gla d, stra ge to say , to Prest Br y, ﬁ m r . o 7 o n u Co . se of the of Brady , N , Wo dward ave e, Detroit, who

n n u mm n Un t Ge . H S e s gra dfather , gh Brady , co a ded the i ed tat s troop m m liﬂ’ m which aterially assisted Col . Tho as R adc by e barrassin g th e patriots in their several attempts to in vade Can ada in this section of the cou n try .

U . D E W J G . S. U ILKINS

R s n n u Pa. an d t u n os Wilki s was a ative of Pittsb rg, , af er grad ati g at

u n n in s u Carlyle college , was prosec ti g attor ey Pitt b rg before he was

n -o n H w u e . e as n n J on twe ty appoi ted territorial j dge by Preside t acks , d m an in 18 . n n S. ca e to Michiga 35 He was reappoi ted U. district u in 1837 and 1870 n n and d t o j dge , served till , whe he resig ed , die w T E T 77 H PA RIOT WA R .

2 H m u 7 . e w as an . y ears afterwards, aged a of high j dicial capacity ‘ m n . D . He w as W . U . S the father of the late Wilki s , clerk of the T t n an d n f . c u o . o rts of Detroi for twe ty years , the gra dfather Chas

- W n o n U . S. n . ilki s, of Detr it, ex assista t district attor ey for this district

O . J . WILKIE MO RE

in one m J Wilkie Moore , who still lives this city , was of the ilitia

u He t roops called o t to preserve the peace du rin g the patriot war.

on n M r. w as presen t the mai lan d at the battle of Fightin g island . Moore often tells h o w he tried to stop a British cann on ball on th e ” “ m n d m n n . n a u or i g of the battle The ball ca e alo g , he said , str ck t h e u m n off an d pper part of y right foot , teari g the leather badly

u n n n m n br isi g the seco d toe . The tor leather also re oved the ail of the ”

u n u bu t n . . n n toe The wo d healed p afterward, the ail ever grew agai

r m n d n . M . Moore sy pathized with the loyalists a was e gaged by Gov

n e o n t t an n m Maso as a det ctive the patrio s , to repor y threate ed ove

n d He n n u n u n ments o Cana a . was U ited States co s l at Wi dsor der

’

n i . B u chan a s admin istration . His w fe was a sister of Mrs . Robert M

o u u n n n B chette , whose h sba d was a Lower Ca adia patriot, who was

’ V D u m t ranspo rted to an ieman s Lan d. Bo chette afterward ca e back home and held a promin en t position in the Can adian cu sto ms d m n epart e t .

S U B . GE N . LUCIU VER S IERCE

n u n n The followi g partic lars of the life of Ge . Bierce have bee kindly f - ﬁ u n Sh eri S . A . n m n r ished by ex La e , the acco plished historia of

S umm u n O it co ty , hio

u ﬁ ld n Gen . u u was n at n c e u L ci s Ver s Bierce bor Cor wall , Lit h co ty ,

n 4 1801 . 15 m n n . o n Au u A t Co , g st , years of age he acco pa ied his

t n n He n m o u O . O father Nelso , Portage co ty , hio atte ded the hio edical

H in co A n and u . e m llege at the s , st died law was ad itted to practice H O in 1824 . e an m u u u n man an d hio was a bitio s , pop lar yo g , served as

1826 1 In u n n e un O o m 837 . prosec ti g attor ey of Portag co ty , hi , fro to

1836 m m R nn A n c n m he re oved fro ave a to kro , the latter pla e bei g ade

u n the coun ty seat of the n ew cou n ty of Summit in 1840 . D ri g this time he had paid a great deal of atten tion to military matters an d had

h n risen to the grade of brigadier gen eral of the Ohio militia . W e the Can adian troubles broke ou t in 1837 he became an en thu siastic su p

n f umm u n o . r n o S M . p rter of the patriot cause La e , the historia it co ty,

O u em n n omm n hio, is a thority for the stat e t that he was appoi ted c a der 11 78 E TH PATRIOT WA R .

in - n in 1838 chief of the patriot forces at Clevela d , the early part of ,

H n but this is n ot born e o u t by satisfactory proof . e was certai ly th e ran ki ng o fﬁ c er an d comman ded the patrio t forces at the battle of

u u n m z n Win dsor . O his ret r ho e he was idoli ed by the citize s of Su m mit ou n and c m Akr n in 1839 1841 1844 1849 c ty , was ele ted ayor of o , , , , .

1 6 6 H n u n d n 8 7 and 18 8 . e represe ted S mmit a Portage cou ties in th e

i 1862—3 In 1863 n O n n . hio state se ate May , , he was appoi ted by Pres iden t Lin c oln as assistan t adju tan t gen eral of United States volun teers

m an d n t u u m u f t th e n o O. wi h ra k of ajor, assig ed d ty at Col b s , , as chie ’ i m fﬁ I 1865 w n of staff n the provost arshal s o ce . n he as se t to Madi

d a so n . m u o ut an in w s mm n r , Wis , to ster troops, later the year co a de

H m o m u n w u . e u e u t v of Ca p Washb r e , at Mil a kee was st red of ser ice 6 18 5 . o n . 17 Nov ,

m n t n i G en . n i n n ﬁll n Bierce was very pro i e the Maso ic frater ity , g

ofﬁc e in an d e n m te S every the order , was el cted gra d as r of the tate

He w ﬁ m in 1836 i F n lodge in 1853 . as rst arried to M ss ra ces (1 1 P in 839 . H n w s eck , a teacher , who died is seco d ife was Mi s Soph

ron ia d an A n c u h im an d in 1882. Lad , kro tea her, who s rvived died

in m A child by each wife died early you th . The gen eral hi self

h v m 1 1 1876 in 76th . departed t is life No e ber , , his year Afte r his re tu rn home from Mich igan he was twice in dict ed in

H n n the Un ited State s co urts at Columbu s . e respo ded to the i dict m n bu t m w as an d be u m e ts , the atter dropped , res ed his law practice

n at Akro . It is said th at the Can adian govern men t offered a reward of

u an d m Gen . u u n for his capt re, this ade Bierce very ca tio s whe vis

n an o an m m iti g y of the lake cities , as it was p ssible that atte pt ight be made to kidnap h im .

h n n h In M r. n o H rm a a letter to La e, the late J a o of t is city s id

d n . In to Gen . u n n regard Bierce , j stice has ever bee o e his case

He was in comman d throu ghou t the short campaign . There was

d n m and n ot u on Ools. H an u jealo sy the part of arvell P t a , they did

n fﬁ n n lose a cha ce to prej udice the o c ers a d me . They were both

’ d n en . an killed at the orchard battle . I was G Bierce s aide , k ew all

i l n u m the diﬁ cu lt es. Gen . Bierce saw before eavi g this side the o tco e

v and tried to persu ade me to remain o n the Detroit side . I resol ed

He n an d e to go where he wen t and did so . behaved obly protect d

t u n e men h im . n o the who followed Gen . Bierce did sail der fals

In n m n n n sa colo rs . crossi g fro the isla d we cha ged clothi g to ve

i He d h m from arrest by the Un ited States authorities . did avoi 9 THE PATRIOT WA R . 7

re n d a n Un a m bu t ar st, a I was t ke by the ited St tes ilitary, released ” n m n wa whe y ide tity s discovered.

n u n Hu m The sword which belo ged to S rgeo e was han ded to Gen .

n u n l Bierce, who retai ed it d ri g his life. This sword was, by his wil ,

u E uo O i in th f l beq eathed with other relics to htel college , h o, e o

n w : u m Hum lowi g ords My sword , capt red fro Major J J e of the

m in n n m 4 British ar y , the battle of Wi dsor, Ca ada West, Dece ber ,

1838 an d me u n m , by carried thro gh the war of the rebellio fro May ,

1863 m 1865 n u n n U , to Nove ber, , as assista t adj ta t ge eral of nited ” States volu n teers . ” t n c n m i It is proper o state that Ge . Bier e ever s elt powder n t h e

t u n in war of h e rebellion . His services were all ro ti e work Ohio

n a d Wiscon sin .

. H COFFIN B EB B Y . COL SALAT IEL C.

r i m Col . Cofﬁn be ry participated n the battle of Win dsor and co man ded d i v o n t . n n n O the reser e corps the pa riot si e The colo el was bor hio , an d an d i o n u M ansﬁeld was editor propr et r of a ewspaper p blished at ,

O n h C anadian u mm n e t e . A hio, whe L tro bles co e c d s before related, he was n mm n m n u 300 men appoi ted to the co a d of a regi e t of abo t , which

i n nd in in n a m 1838 . was raised Clevela d arrived Detroit Nove ber ,

A u n O bu t n m h n fter the battle he ret r ed to hio, soo after ca e to Mic iga

d n n n i 9 an a n 188 . settled at Co st ti e, where he practiced law till his death ‘ oﬁin rr an an and Col . O be y was active d fearless soldier a kin d an d

n u s at n r m u worthy citize . J t before the battle Wi dso so e r de patriots w u n an n n n u in o n bu t ere abo t forci g e tra ce i to several ho ses the t w , he

m an n m n u n n n stepped the d protected the ge tler sex fro i tr sio a d i sult . In this State he was a very promin en t member of -the Masonic fra . tern it n ofﬁce n n y, havi g held the of gra d high priest of the gra d chap

ter an d n ma th e d n m n , also gra d ster of gran d lo ge of Michiga for a y

. u Coﬁinberr u u c H i E . s years is da ghter , Mar a y , a very s perior lady , d H ceede h im as a practicin g lawyer at Con stan tin e . e was a brother ‘ L ﬂin er n u nd . Co b r R a of the late Wright y , of Gra d apids, city s rveyor

n n n in M n m n civil e gi eer, who was a captai the ichiga regi e t of

m n and n n u n n an d echa ics e gi eers d ri g the war of the rebellio , who car

ried a rebel bu llet in his body till the day of his death .

D X T E L ER . DR . EDWAR ALE ANDER H L

T ll m n D . E r A n h e er m n r dwa d lexa der , who co a ded the patriot schoo er

An n n u n n 0 0 Am u whe she was capt red by the Ca adia tr ps at herstb rg,

um u -ﬁ ured - w u was pl p, f ll g , black haired , ith bl e eyes , straight, well

o m n an d o nd u ﬁ e six inch es in h ei h k . f r ed ose high f rehead, a abo t v feet g 80 HE T PATRIOT WAR .

He n in n u n n o n nn 13 1804 was bor Colerai , co ty Kerry , Irela d, Ja ary , , o f m and u in an En e a good fa ily , was ed cated glish college , where h d n u m n u and u n ni isti g ished hi self as a li g ist, acq ired Lati , Greek , Spa sh l H an d n w u ﬂu en t . e Fre ch , all of hich he co ld speak y was a good

m and bu t n and - sac riﬁcin man m n te pered jovial , ear est self g , a war frie d

n n m He m n in 1824 and u and a d a bitter e e y . ca e to Mo treal st died

m n . m n u n m n practiced edici e there for several years Like a y yo g Irish e ,

m n m to u an y an d he i bibed a bitter e ity British r le at earl age , this

i iﬁ d n in n n w as on ly n tens e by his reside ce Ca ada . Whe the cholera s Am in 1832 m and pread all over erica , he ca e to Detroit did good ser

i n I 1834 h n as n n u . n e vice a physicia abati g the plag e , w e the dr aded s u in o ne m n co rge aga visited Detroit , he was of the ost active physicia s

in n . He in ff and in 1837 the tow prospered worldly a airs , was proprie

’ l in A u n 27 A tor of a who esale grocery store , bbott s b ildi g, at twater

’ n n o n Th ell r w s t Sm w t . e as reet , where Pi gree ith s shoe factory s a ds

n i h F. n n n . also a practici g physicia , part ers ip with Dr Lewis Starkey,

l H n S k e . father of the ate e ry tar ey , secretary of the Detroit wat r board

' He u 119 etferson n u was also proprietor of a dr g store at J ave e , a

n u n n u se n as . woode b ildi g, which the occ pied the pre t site of J Nall

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o . s n w n u and . O store , betwee Wood ard ave e Griswold street The Michi

e n in ﬁ rmar at in u an d u n r g eye y was also loc ed the dr g store , was de th e direction of Dr . Starkey .

Th eller n t n h n E n bu t th e atte ded several pa ie ts at the Mic iga xcha ge, atmosphere of that aristocratic hotel was n o t con gen ial to his sen ti m n H c o n ﬁdan t in n u n e e ts or tastes . e was a the i trig es of Macke zi an d n u and mm n n Papi ea , was early co issio ed as brigadier ge eral of the i e u te n . patriot forc s of the west, whose headq ar rs were Detroit

W n m u n m n in n u he Ja es Do gall , the leadi g ercha t Wi dsor, p rchased in Detroit an d shipped across a qu an tity of prov ision s for th e u se of th e n n 0 0 Th ell er n and u n u u en deav Ca adia tr ps , lear ed of it s ccessf lly

t n H u m u o n n n ored o preve t the t ransfer . is capt re at A herstb rg Ja ary

9 1838 u u n in n h n n , ; s bseq e t trial Toro to , w ere he was se te ced to death ;

and m n u an d u n o n respite escape fro priso at Q ebec , ret r to Detroit the da n n o n m 4 1 838 y whe the patriots were defeated at Wi dsor , Dece ber , , have already been chron icled in this article .

In Au u h i u n m g st, after s ret r to Detroit, he started a s all daily paper

’ ’ ” n m 76 Th eller s Re u n A . It a ed, The Spirit of , or Daily p blica dvocate

’ u in n o n R n o o n was p blished the rear wi g of Wale s hotel , a d lph street,

m n n u D . the presen t site of th e Biddle hou se . A o g its co trib tors was

u n D ufﬁeld n o n . saw his Beth e , w a leadi g Detroit lawyer The latter

’ ’ of 76 ste a o u ﬁ rst literary effort in Th eller s paper . The Spirit exi d b t

2 8 THE PATR IOT WA R .

H av u n h m m . e ma a n e Berkeley fa ily was a tall , he ily b ilt , wit very ha dso . H and m t . e th e o face, hazel eyes a ar ial air had all tastes f the average

ealth En m n in um u u an d u a y glish a , lived s pt o s style was q ite hospit ble

n n iv nt He w ﬁ rst n o n a d a ba v a . as the perso the Detroit river who

m H n m te d E n n . e w as u ma i por d bloo ed cattle fro gla d a pop lar , of ma n t m m n n n ﬁts m bu t g etic e pera e t, with occasio al viole t of te per , was

sed t m and also posses of es i able traits of character, was a very able

A w ar n E n i . s u n lawyer fter the patriot he represe ted sex co ty , which

n n and Am e u u te w n - ﬁ ve Wi dsor , Sa dwich h rstb rg are sit a d, for t e ty years in a l men In 1859 n ud the provin ci l par ia t . he was appoi ted j ge of the

t . nd t A m On a a u . district of lgo a , , stayed Sa lt Ste Marie till he died

° n 3 18 v n -ﬁ v m 0 70 e . n n o . H Nov , , aged se e ty years is re ai s were i terred o n an in S u t Ste e n islet the a l Marie river, which he d sig ated as his bu rial place while o n his death bed .

n an o d n He left six so s d ne au ghter . Miss Bella Pri ce an d her unm r h e m s n arried b other C arl s still live at the old ho e tead at Sa dwich. m The other ﬁ ve son s are dead . Willia Stratto n Prin ce was an o ﬁ cer in r m w n an d the B itish ar y , after ards chief of police at Toro to , later

u . d t On t d . mu an A regis er of deeds at G elph , , where he ied Septi s lbert

n Ont H n an d Pri ce died at Petite Cote , ; arry Pri ce died at Chicago,

in O t u n H e . t c avi s Pri ce died arper hospital , D troit Nei her the father

’ n r m n r ﬁv n e m m . n o other o the e so s di d at ho e . So e of Col Pri ce s grandchildren live in these parts .

V RENSSELAER AN RENSSELAER .

Ren sselaer Van Rensselaer w as a member of the Cherry Hill branch

an R n N Y . u n V m A n . of the historic e sselaer fa ily of lba y , The fo der

Van R n in Am B n Van R n of the e sselaers erica was De eer Killia e sselaer,

an d m n m n Am t m in H n the pearl dia o d ercha t of s erda olla d, who was a

i in 16 0 n u W n an m n . n 3 director the D tch est I di co pa y Killia selected , a

n n O n n n - m es pri cely tract of la d at Fort ra ge , co sisti g of forty eight il

an d t wen t i o u r m n and t was c o n ﬁrmed broad y iles lo g , his ti le to this by the states gen eral of Hollan d after he had pu rchased from th e

n m l iden tiﬁed I dian s their n ative right to the so il . The fa i y are with

Van n s n the early history of the repu blic . Phillip Re s elaer was a colo el in u n 1776 an d m n Van R n o ne the revol tio ary war of , Solo o e sselaer was of 1 8 12 and w as o n u n u n the heroes of the war of , a c lo el der his cle,

S V n ﬁft h n A n . . en . n an R Maj G tephe e sselaer , the patroo of lba y Solo mo n a n e tm A b n in 1822 an d t n was ppoi t d pos aster of l a y , held hat positio

fo r m n . H son R n Van R n n a y years is , e sselaer e sselaer, was appoi ted 83 THE PATRIOT WAR .

m ff n Wm . n on m n e a Ge . H H att che of the diplo atic sta of e ry arris , i ist r

to u m in o u Am r . the rep blic of Colo bia, S th e ica The fu ture patriot gen eral wen t to Colombo an d wrote an in ter

s n te n c n m and s e ti g series of let rs, describi g the s e es of Colo bia habit o f n u h in the atives, which were afterward p blis ed the Legacy of V n n . . n . H H to (1 R . n e is rical Glea i gs by Mrs Bo ey , his sister

u n m t and th e m the mm n ret r ed ho e a few years la er, at ti e of co e ce men t of the Canadian trou bles was proprietor of the Alban y Even in g

u n n d n n m A s . a a en e dverti er Yo g of ard t dispositio , he deeply sy pathiz d 1 1 n u n n n . On m with the aspiratio s of the str ggli g Ca adia s Dece ber ,

1 uff u 838 o n n . He m , he was at B alo b si ess was approached by Tho as

eﬁ erson u n u an u ff J S therla d, who , probably witho t y a thority , o ered to

resign in his favor the position of comman der- in - chief of th e patriot

u u a n n n n h im army . S therlan d said it req ired perso better k ow tha ” n n V n R n r s to m . a elf i part a proper to e to the e terprise e sselae ,

n h is at u n . the req est of Macke zie, accepted the p ositio The rest of H w as n n in 1839 b military fortun es have been detailed. e se te ced y

’ the Un ited States cou rt at Syracu se to six mon ths imprisonmen t an d pay a ﬁ ne of $250 for breach of the n e u trality laws : While in

H and n . prison he w as visited by Wm . . Seward other otabilities His

' ﬁ n e w as su bsequen tly remitted by President Harrison . 1 50 ’ N . Y n an r 1 8 n A u . o u a fter his death at Syrac se , , J y , , a coro er s

n u d an d u m n w as u n u i q est was hel , , altho gh the testi o y abo t co cl sive

’ mm u th e ur u rn d that he had co itted s icide , coroner s j y ret ed a ver ict that he h ad come to his death by the acciden tal in halation of the

m u n n fu es of b r i g charcoal.

V n n B . a and . R Mrs Lydia Sill of this city , is a e sselaer is a

u n m n Van R n a unfo r co si of the late Solo o e sselaer , the f ther of the

m n m V n tu n ate co ma der of the patriot army . The late Jere iah an R e ss

f m n elaer o this city was also a cousin . Jerry was aster of cha cery in 1841 n u n in 1 852 o in , clerk of Way e co ty , city clerk of Detr it

1 d in 853 851 an Un mm n 1 . H , ited States co issio er is widow still lives i n this city .

“ CONRAD ( COON TEN EYCK .

Ten E w n n n an d n in U . S. Marshal yck was a ell k ow citize politicia

He u ﬁv e h n in an d those days . was abo t feet, eig t i ches height weighed a u 150 o u n m on n n u - bo t p ds , light co plexi with twi kli g bl ish grey eyes ,

m w e re n and u n u m r u and n s ooth face , his hair lo g, was h stli g, h o o s fo d Y He n n N . . an d m an . A of practical jokes was a ative of lba y , , ca e of 8 4 P THE ATRIOT WAR.

Y m i m u . n n 1782 ca o i old New ork D tch fa ily Bor , he e to Detr it n

1801 n 19 an d w n n u n a , whe he was years of age , e t i to b si ess as gen

m n o n u eﬁ erso n n u ut h eral ercha t the so th side of J ave e , abo where t e

l n n n ﬁ r 80 o w ta . e 1 5 store of A la Shelde Go . n s ds The great of wiped o u t his store an d nearly all h is earthly possession s .

r T o n e m n m n M . en Eyck was of the thirty or ore leadi g A erica citi

n b H n o ze s who were ordered to leave Detroit y e ry Proct r , the British

n in 18 13 an d w h o n th e a n t ge eral , , sig ed protest gai st his order, char acteriz in g it as a violation of the con dition s of th e s urren der of the

n i 1 1 He w n 8 2 . bu t u n t r to had to leave the city , however, ret r ed af e

’ in Perry s victory later th e year.

n 1 M r. Te E u W n u n m 18 to 1825 yck was treas rer of ay e co ty fro 7 , an d o n e ﬁv e u in 1818 o n th e of the tr stees of Detroit , his associates

R i L D u i n m . e ndre m n Jo h . R S and board bei g W llia s, q , ichard yth

o h He u n n f m J sep Campau . was also s pervisor of Dearbor tow ship ro 183 3 to 1839 .

in an m n e U n S m Be g active de ocrat , he was appoi t d ited tates arshal

r i n and th e m 1837 to 1841 for the te ritory of M chiga , held that o e fro .

He r n and H H a th e n was a g eat frie d associate of orace e th , la dlord

E o n w o n th e n t of the agle hotel , Woodbridge street , hich stood prese

’ I h a s b n an S s m t d . site of Major store , e wee Griswold helby streets In all the cou n cils of the patriot leaders these two m en were always d ready to give their means an assistan ce to the cau se .

A u v an d u man Ten E n o t h is ltho gh a jo ial pop lar , yck did forget

n n an d l in u m perso al i terests, ear y the thirties he p rchased so e

o f a m n n in n o n in u n m l and acres f r i g la d Dearbor t w ship . this co ty , a i e

m . a half from the river Rou ge . The ho e farm comprises 700 acres

u u 23 84 65 H o n A 1 7 . H u v v n ere he died g st , , aged years is s r i i g chil

T l n W m an d B . en E o n te dren are illia Charles yck, who ive the pa r al

m in u mm an d 164 H in n s far s er at oward street , Detroit, wi ter ; Mis

T E r . an e Catherin e en yck, who lives with her brothe s ; Mrs J Fisher , d m n s an . of Grosse Poin te tow ship ; Mrs . Maria Schlos Mrs Sarah To p

n a n in c u n an d M rs . H n R nd ki s, of De rbor , this o ty , ele oberts , of Gra

R n . apids, Michiga

A . T . . GE N . MC REYNOLDS

n T M c R e n o lds n n n and A . . R Ge . y , of Gra d apids , a leadi g citize

n S an d n n u n pio eer of this tate , a soldier of atio al rep tatio , was a citi

zen t u n an d was n of of De roit d ri g the patriot war, a brigadier ge eral m the patriot ar y .

' The gen eral has preserved his commission and shows it to cu rio u s E 85 TH PATRIOT WA R .

t m n a n u frien ds with pardonable pride . A the ti e of the Ca dia tro bles

n n in an d m the ge eral was a practici g lawyer Detroit , had ade several

n n e u n H n hu ndreds of thou sands of dollars i la d sp c latio s . e ever par tic ipated with the patriot army as a combatan t for good an d su fﬁcien t

He n ﬁ rst m n o f reasons . was at that time a colo el of the reg i e t Mich

n m l and o ne t h e u n u iga i itia, of fo r orga izers of the Brady G ards,

n u i mm n n n t Van u n which was i cl ded n his co a d . Whe Preside B re issu ed his proclamation brandin g an y citizen of the Un ited States as an u wh o a an d declar o tlaw crossed the border with the p triot troops, ing th at any American participators in the war wou ld forfeit their citi

i n n n nd. zensh M r. M cR e olds to p, y felt co strai ed obey the law of the la

He an m n in 1838—9 and u was alder a of Detroit , j st before the battle of n n n own n n e Fighti g isla d se t , at his expe se , worth of bla k ts

n Co f n n n n n . a d to the shiveri g patriots o the isla d . Whe Ge s Bierce ﬁn berry escaped in canoes across th e river after the battle of Wi ndsor they were his secret gu ests at his hou se o n the n ortheast corn er of ﬂ’ n n . Hastin gs street a d Je erson aven u e . Ge Bierce there exhibited the

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u M r . sword that had been taken from Su rgeon H me s dead body. Mc . R n u n u a bu t d ey olds was disg sted at his preservi g s ch trophy , sai n n h im n u . A w d n othi g as Bierce was his g est fter ar , whe Bierce se t a

h i u n n mmu n n m O tu n m n . lo g co icatio fro hio, he re r ed it to ope ed Mc Rey nolds w as sen ato r from Detroit in 1847 an d led the opposition in the u pper hou se again st the bill for the removal of the State capital

n in n n n u m o n e . A to La si g, which o ly tri phed by vote the se ate s col o n e] of the Un ited States dragoon s he made a distingu ished record in

’ t he Mexican war and h as been p residen t of the Mexican veteran s asso ’ ciatio n In a i of this State for fo urteen years past. R y s h story of the Mexican war occu rs the followin g paragraph “ u u n n ma m t Th e rmo olae F t re ge eratio s y praise the ar yrs of p , the

l n mm 600 n Z o m S rin ﬁeld gal a try of the i ortal , the bold ess of yg at p g ; bu t n n an d m d n n o ra t h e a history , a cie t o er , has pa llel for br very , dash and dari ng of the chivalrou s Kearn ey and M c R eyn o lds in the . c elebrated charge of the 100 led by them upon 500 Mexic an s at the ” z ure a an n n a ne and e r . t of S A to i . They ear d rec ived thei brevets In the war of the rebellion he comman ded ﬁrst a regimen t subse

u n d and t n in n n m He q e tly a briga e af erward a divisio the U io ar y . has held m an y positions of hon or and pro ﬁt in the public service

m n n ﬁ n d n m . H n m an d o t c o e Stat si ce that ti e is a e fa e are to this e , and n n th e u n at n o t nl he will lo g be ho ored by co try large , o y for

in bu t fo r ﬁ ne t rm his bravery war , the ability wi h which he perfo ed

u in w n w a every d ty civil life to hich he has bee assigned . He as 12 86 THE PA TRIOT WAR .

1 n u n m whig till 841 . whe he cast his political fort es with the de o

c rats and t c n , has always adhered to that party wi h the ex eptio of

- su pportin g th e re election of Lin coln .

m n in H n n . A . d m m e G R . an n has bee very pro i e t the , was co a der

. He m n n in in of that order in this State . was also pro i e t the Boys

n u e m m e Blu e . He is the o ly s rvivor of the chart r e b rs of Detroit

Comman dery of Kn ights Templar .

A t 82 h e n the ripe age of years, still practices occasio ally at the

u n u n n m n an d ﬁ n e r co rts of Ke t co ty, where his trai ed legal i d powe s

h n n u of reason in g gen erally place is clie ts o the s ccessfu l side .

His e t m im u n u A . s da ght r Mary af erward arried Fred N of M skego ,

m m n M r . u n . . H Mich After her death Ni s arried her yo gest sister, ele

’ n n M n o w u . Ge . c R e n olds son n M c R e They live at M skego y , Fra k y

n e h as en n R ds ﬁ re and old , be the secretary of the Gra d api police

n commission for seve years past .

M n lds n n u n m Gen . c R ey o has ki dly loa ed the S day News his c o

mission as brigadier gen eral of the patriot army . It is printed on

n u x n n linen paper a d measu res abo t 7 9 i ches . O the right side is a d l in mi - n n u an d . A n pict re of eag e air graspi g a lio by the head crow ,

c n n n n n un . whi h had evide tly bee wor by the lio , is falli g to the gro d

’ A n n n m in bove is a represe tatio of Ca ada s aple leaf, with a star each

n of the upper corn ers . O the u pper and lower right and left cor n ers are small cu ts of the American eagle and the arms of New

n n m : York respec tively . The followi g is the readi g atter

H T S WI U . O. EADQUAR ER , NDSOR, ,

26 1 9 . S . 83 ept , M R ld To A n drew T. c eyno s SIB —B u th e n u n W t n n n y a thority of Gra d Co cil , the es er Ca adia As n n E and n E sociatio , the Great Gra d agle Chapter, —the Gra d agle n in E e u u Y ou h ereb Chapter of Upper Ca ada, Patriot x c tive d ty are v commissioned to the rank in li ne of a Brigadier Gen eral in Command of the Second Brigade of the Secon d Division on Patriot Service in n u e e Upper Ca ada . Yo rs with r sp ct, A H. S . H L NDY , [SEA ]

Comman de r-in - Chief of the Northw estern Army on Patriot service in .

Upper Can ada . ’

W . P n A . E J . R B T A . N . . . O ER S , djt Ge l On t h e back appears the following co u n tersign me n ts OH O O ER J N M NTG M Y , Presiden t of the Gran d Eagle Chapter of Upper Canada on Patriot u u exec tive d ty . 26 18 9 nd U n S . 3 . Wi sor, pper Ca ada , ept , ’

ROB R T R B TSO S . L E O ER N , ec y [SEA ] 87 THE PATRIOT WAR.

The dating of this docu men t at Win dsor was of cou rse don e for political effect . The patriot ﬂag was hoisted at Win dsor a few days b u A nn in an uar 1838 bu t m efore the capt re of the , J y , , it pro ptly d litf ’ d a n 0 1. R a c s u is ppeared whe 0 forces occ pied the town . It wou ld have fared very ill w ith any of the men whose signatu res appear a in nd n M o da r . n o bove , had they set foot Wi sor the y M cR ey lds r m n eceived this com issio .

T E H NELSONS .

m m th e n in The e ory of Nelso brothers, who were patriot leaders

n n in m the lower provi ce , has always bee held high estee . Dr. Wol fred Nelson was the on ly comman der of the insu rgen ts wh o w o n a

h u ﬁ t b t t . n g , his victory over the British troops at S De is was fol

H w n d n . e as a o to lowed by dire disaster arrested , tried tra sp rted

mu H u to n n i 2 . e n n 184 an d was Ber da ret r ed Mo treal , his ative city , ,

m h n i in triu p a tly elected to parliamen t n 1845 . While his seat h e

u n th e t n an d a : ll was ta ted by ories , whe he rose s id Those who ca ” “ me and m n l h e m in y frie ds rebe s , said , I tell the they lie their throats. It is their vile acts that madden people and driv e

He w s n n n them to desperation . a afterward i specto r of Ca adia prisons

two n and u o an l for the provi ces, occ pied a very high s cial d politica position . His brother Robert was an emi nen t physician and represented

n l in m n in 2 La i i 18 7 . A t cad e n Mo trea parlia e t f er the defeat at , m 1838 d St . A n Vt Nove ber, , he escape across the border to lba s , ,

t m n n where he prac iced edici e . His o fﬁc e was in a bu ildi g own ed

Wm . P b . . n y the father of Wells of Detroit The latter, whe a boy ,

m m n o wh o u u n m n re e bers seei g the doct r, was a very skillf l s rgeo , re ovi g

’ m n a m n . . n n n piece of glass fro a a s eck Dr Nelso we t to Califor ia, m un an d n n He a t ade a fort e lost it by the k avery of a agen t . f er

m to be n e mu m ward re oved New York , where attai d ch fa e as a phy

i n n s c ian a d m i and u . ed cal writer, died there abo t twe ty years ago

J UDGE DANIEL GOODWIN .

i in 1 99 n d u d e n n n n n Y . 7 a J g Da iel Goodwi was bor Ge eva , N , , d i . a u Wm H. n grad ated at Un ion college n 1819 . Seward Bishops

me Potter an d Doan e were amon g his fellow stu den ts . He ca to

in 1825 Un t n Detroit , where he served as ited S ates district attor ey

u n m c n an d Van u n d ri g the ad in istrations of Ja kso B re . While the patriot war was in progress he prosecu ted the American s who vio 88 THE PATR IOT WA R . lated the n eu trality laws within the j u risdiction of the Un ited States

he n . H e u n l n district, of which was attor ey is life was fr q e t y threate ed ,

u n n an d he was sometimes g arded o th e streets of Detroit by Ge .

n H R St ua t and n . e u s Brady , obert r other perso al frie ds served as j

u m 6 In 850 tice of the su preme co rt of Michigan fro 1843 to 184 . 1 , , n n n he was elected preside t of the Michiga constitu tio al con ven tio n . He served as circu it ju dge of the Lake S u perior pen insu la for man y

an d on Au u 25 1887 . He was an u u years died g st , able . pright j dge , and an hon est man .

B E N WOODWORTH .

B n an n m h Capt . e Woodworth of Detroit was arde t sy pat izer with the

u and n mu m an d m n in t h e m patriot ca se , expe ded ch of his ti e o ey ove

H n n mm n a m n t . e e n e was a oted citize of Detroit , where he co a d d

m n in 1 12 n m at m artillery co pa y the war of 8 . The lo g roo the Stea

t n n R n an d W b t boat ho el , at the orthwest cor er of a dolph ood ridge s reets ,

n n m n m n of which he was the la dlord , was the sce e of a y patriotic eeti gs , and he boarded many of the troops and o fﬁc ers at his own expense .

A S m t u n n in 1848 m St . fter the tea boat ho el b r ed dow , he re oved to Clair , m be u m n u l . H u where res ed his professio as a b i der is brother, Sa el “ ” H d in Woodworth was the au thor of the Old Oaken B ucket . e ied

- h in 8 4 n e n n o n . n su r St . 1 7 e H Clair, Mic , , aged arly i ety years is o ly

. m n . y iy ing child is Mrs A . J . Cu m i gs of this city

B P ATTLE OF ELEE ISLAND .

In the acco u n t of the battle o f Pelee islan d given in the Su nday

t n n . On e . n . W News two descrip io s were give was by Maj Be j ait , of

mic n R n an d . M c Co r k Gra d apids , who was prese t , the other by Dr , of

In and and t wo un t o . Pelee isl , whose father cles were par icipat rs the

n to un u u S n m s i terest of his ry the S day News proc red , thro gh e ator Ja e

M c M illan t an d u t Gen u n Pau ncefo rt , of this S ate , by the co r esy of . J lia ,

m n i Un d S a W n o n o fﬁ cial un British i ster to the ite t tes at ashi gt , the acco t

o l C . n t n mm n c by Joh Mai la d , who co a ded the British for es at that

h e n wa engagement . It was obtai n ed from the records of t E glish r

th e i n n n en o e n Lo do . It is here give tire

A mher stbu r U er Canad a g , pp , h 1 M arc 4 , 8 38 .

Sl R —W n o u on Sun d nn u n n de he I wrote y ay last, a o ci g the feat of th e e at F n nd no t n u t pirat s ighti g isla , I did thi k I sho ld have to repor

90 THE PATRIOT WAR .

trem l an d m en mu in t e y deep heavy , the were ch retarded heir

progress .

l ﬁn din m mm in on d m o u t The rebe s g the selves he ed every si e , oved

u end n n u at the so th of the isla d , the o ly place by which they co ld

c to Am n an d n in n u 300 es ape the erica shore, adva ced li e , pwards of

’

men m an d n u n . n m n , well ar ed orga ized , po Capt Brow s detach e t where they met with the greatest resistan c e ; a brisk ﬁre bein g kept u p on both

’ m n m m and . n n sides for so e ti e , several of Capt Brow s detach e t havi g

n m n m an d m falle , he deter i ed to charge the , which he did , forced the back to the wood where th ey retreated in great con fu sion at the poin t

u n n t o of the bayon et . I partic larly beg to recomme d this circu msta ce

n n u n n m e n m n n . the otice of his excelle cy , the lie t a t ge eral co a di g

On n d d n um e i the road , i si e of the woo , the rebels had a b r of sle ghs , by which mean s they succeeded in carryin g away abou t forty of their

u nd men u c in n u n m wo ed , the others s c eeded escapi g at the so ther ost

o n n an d to Am n n p i t of the isla d got over the erica coast , leavi g killed o n m 1 l n n o fﬁ . H d m cer 0 0 a . o w e the spot their co a di g , a Br dley , a Maj y ,

V n n n n and . a R a d M c Keo an d r m Capts e sselaer , several othe s ; so e pris

m e u n n n . o ers were take , several of who w re severely wo ded I regret to say that the takin g of this island has n ot been gain ed withou t con siderable loss o n o u r part ; and I have to requ est that you

’ t n n m n th e will repor for his excelle cy s i for atio , that thirty soldiers of ’ - n m n in aﬂair m and Thirty seco d regi e t fell this , two of who were killed, m m d n u un . n others , so e a gero sly , so e severely , wo ded I si cerely regret the loss of so man y brave soldiers an d feel it the more when I reﬂect

n o t a an n n m bu t u nd ﬁ re they did f ll before ho orable e e y , er the of a

d n m n m n esperate ga g of u rderers a d arau ders . A list of the killed a d

u n n wo ded I have the ho or herewith to in close . Havin g scou red the woods an d satisﬁed myself that the islan d w as

’ m an d u ﬁ ve in n n cleared , I refor ed the troops abo t o clock the eve i g

d an d i u n to u Am s procee ed back , the sold ers ret r ed their q arters at her t

bu rg t hat night .

Wh n o u u m n ff r n e y take a view of the circ sta ces of this a ai , I eed hardly

ou a u u u m detail to y the rd o s d ties the soldiers have had to perfor ,

m m e u n u n n fro the ti e th y left this til their ret r , traveli g as they did

m in an n n w we forty iles excessively cold ight, twe ty of hich re across

m n h ad in n m n the lake ; acco plishi g the object I view , a ely , liberati g

n on l n n n n the loyalists detai ed the is a d, gai i g possessio of the place,

n n n restori g it to the proprietors , defeati g, with co siderable loss , the

m a d en n u n n n n u . e y , ret r i g agai to their barracks withi thirty ho rs My warmest than ks are du e to the whole of the o fﬁcers wh o su p T E 9 1 H PATRIOT W AR .

me in u n n an d m s m e in ported this dertaki g, it is i pos ible for words

’ to u n he r m do j stice to the galla t soldiers of ajesty s royal artillery ,

- n m n E - m n an d u n Thirty seco d regi e t , ighty third regi e t, the loyal vol teers

n n and t h e n n n s u d th e of cavalry, i fa try , few I dia s who co tit te force u nder my comman d . i m n . M r . e St I have to regret that Tho as Parish , a privat the

m 0 0 un w as ed in Tho as tr p of vol teer cavalry , kill the rear of the

- 1. n n im n mu . 0 0 San Thirty seco d reg e t by a sket shot Pri ce , of dwich, ’

M r. h ri l d v n S e ﬂ n . an m n Lach a , Capt Gritty se eral other ge tle e asked m m n to m n me and n y per issio acco pa y , which they did , galla tly acted

riﬂes o u r n in . with their , with soldiers , agai st the rebels the wood I fou n d them very u sefu l from their kn owledge of the locality of the place . I tru st this secon d repu lse o n this fron tier of the American bariditti - let it be u nderstood that I have it from satisfactory au thority that the whole of the gan g driven from Pelee islan d are Am erican citizen s

- n to m n o t m u n i will be a lesso the , that they are with i p ty to hold

British territory .

A large tri - colored ﬂag with two stars an d the word liberty worked

u n an d n n s n m m po it eleve priso er were also take , so e of who state that

m on n u Am n mu they were for erly Navy isla d ; abo t forty erica skets , mm m u n . n w . n so e a itio , s ords , etc , were also take I am in formed by the prison ers that it was the decided in ten tion of ﬂi ese people to lan d o n the Can adian shore last n ight and march u pon

A mh erstbu r h n ﬁ re o n u . g , destroyi g by their way all the ho ses, etc ,

h an d Am n n t ey had to pass, for which six sleigh loads of erica citize s

m n u n m n u m fro Sa d sky bay had joi ed the the ight previo s to y attack , an d made their escape bac k again immediately on my appearan ce in

n n the fro t of the isla d . I have the hon or to requ est that y o u will lay the substan ce of this

n l u n n v n an d letter before his excelle cy , the ie te a t go er or , forward it to

n n m n n u n n n Mo treal for i for atio of his excelle cy , the lie te a t ge eral

n t . mm n n . th e n to be u n co a di g I have ho or , sir, yo r obedie t serva IT D JOHN MA LAN , Lieu tenan t colonel commandin g 32d regimen t an d colon el comman ding

western fron tier . mm i . . n n n u n . Col Forster , co a di g forces pper Ca ada , etc , etc

C I T CC T OMPAR NG HE A OUN S .

se o u n n n To aid archers after hist rical acc racy , co sideratio of the poi ts at varian ce are herewith given 92 R THE PAT IOT WA R .

T HE P ATRIOT COMMANDER .

i k ﬁ B . M o rm c r t a m F . c s t Dr . C at cl i ed that th e patrio s were led by

n V an Ren s e l Ge . n mm n George s ela r, a re ative of the Navy isla d co a der,

In T . u t r n d. u u n n J . e an d Ge . h e S he la a s bseq e t lett r, however . says

H d mm n and t h t a n that oa ley was the co a der, a the l tter was killed a d bu ried o n the island .

m th c mm n d Maj . Wait clai s that e o a er of the expedition was 0 0 1.

S uff a bu t h e n an d W co m eward , of B lo , that resig ed , that he ( ait )

u n n e man ded the patriots d ri g the e gag men t .

l n n t h e t mm n d i fﬁ i Co . n o c al Joh Maitla d , Bri ish co a er, says his

mm n d n fﬁ c r d th e o e . an an d report that co a i g was Col Bradley , that he

H w dl e . Maj . o ey were kill d

B B P NUM ER OF RITISH TROO S .

M c Co rmick n um n n n - Dr . says that the ber e gaged was i ety six regular soldiers of the Thirty - secon d regimen t an d fou rteen mou n ted Can adian militia .

Maj . Wait says that the British force consisted of at least men m 8 of who 00 we re en gaged .

Co l . Maitland reports that his force consisted of two six poun der

u ns u m n th e t - e n e m n o ne m n g , fo r co pa ies of Thir y s co d r gi e t, co pa y of th e E - e m n m u n e m t m n ighty third r gi e t, thirty o t d ili ia , a co pa y of the

u n n n n d Essex co ty militia an d a few In dia s. The force e gaged was u t

- Capt . Brown an d con sisted of two co mpan ies of Thirty second regimen t an d t h m - d a e ac ent of abou t twenty ﬁv e militia cavalry .

NUMB ER OF PATRIOT TROOPS .

M c o r i k t n and . m c Dr C says hat the force was said to be stro g, the nu mber engaged were between 300 and 400 men .

bu t n 150 . Wa Maj it says there were patriots, that less tha were armed .

h n 300 men l . M a n n u m m Col itla d says th e patriots bered ore t a , wel

m an d d ar ed organ ize .

N UMB ER OF B RITISH KILLED AND WOUNDED .

M i and u e n u n d. Dr . c Corm ck says it was eight killed fo rt e wo de

’ M aitlan d s n 630 Maj . Wait says that report ack owledged a loss of

- hors da comb t m ﬁve . a , of who sixty were killed

Maitland reports two killed and thirty wounded . 93 THE PATRIOT WAR .

‘ B or m r aro r s KILLED WO D NUM ER AND UNDE .

M o i k Dr. c C rm c claims that fou rteen patriots were killed ; n u mber of

n u n n n wou ded k ow . ’ i V M a . Wa t an n n M K j says that Capts . Re sselaer a d c eon an d ﬁv e pri

e l and a n - ﬁv e e u n an d n s n s vat s were kil ed, th t twe ty wer wo ded take pri o er , m m i d so e of who d e .

M n . mm n e Col aitla d reports that the co a der, Col . Bradl y , Major

Ho dle an d n n w . Va Re and y Capt sselaer were killed, several others ; ” m n n m e un . so e priso ers were take , several of who were sev rely wo ded The writer does n o t feel it in cu mben t o n h im to pronoun ce in

on e th e h r u n diﬁ er favor of or ot e acco t , where they radically, except

’ in n n M ai lan d . t s t r that , his opi io , Col repor of the B itish forces

en and n u m e an d un on m u gaged the ber of kill d wo ded both sides, st be

a e e u u n t B n ut . cc pt d by the f t re historia of the pa riot war . e ve Col Mait

n n o t n um u m I n la d does give the ber of troops nder his own co man d . o ther partic ulars Maitland w as as liable to be mistaken as the othe r

au thorities.

” — A U B C T IB I B LO IV HIS I O o r VAL A LE ON R UT ON RUSH . S ANE G ES OP NI N “ ” T WA ICL HE PATRIOT R ART ES .

To th e E ditor

a ff n in an d n n I h ve read the di ere t articles The Patriot War, I ca ot

bu n u n t co grat late the au thor on his su ccess. It is a valu able co t ribu

n u I u tio to the s bject . n regard to the whole s bject it is more correct

n t han an ythi g I have seen .

In e n e n too mu n r gard to Poi t Pele , I thi k ch credit is give to

W t an d n o t n u m He m a bu t Major ai e o gh to so e others . y be right, ’ diﬂ ers mu ch r m n e m n he so f o the ot s I have that I have deter i ed, m at e n n o t to m n u . n least for the pr se t, have i e p blished I have a ea s

co n ﬁ rmin d n m n and am n ow n of g or isprovi g the state e ts, I tryi g to

do so .

m m n n n M c Leod an d So e ore atte tio shou ld be given to Ge . the assemblage of the patriots alon g the south shore of Lake Erie and

u r n at Sand sky befo e and after the battle of Pelee isla d . The Brit

ish 60 l an d d e n r loss was over at the batt e , others i d soo afte , as “ w as l m t h e m n th e bu t c ai ed at ti e, by balls poiso ed by patriots ;

t n o t se and n m n m his was , the poiso was erely the coati g of a da p

n u c o n u m n an m n n ess prod ed the lead balls , th s for i g i itatio of itrate

f d an d o e u w as n u . . l ad, which , of co rse , poiso o s Col Bra ley Major

B e m n an ﬁ h t . wdley ore tha y others , gave character to the Pelee g 13 94 THE PATRIOT WA R .

' When I have made a re- examination of data o n which I base my ﬁ h t o n n t to u . ar icle the Pelee isla d g , I will be glad to give it yo

u e n a d an d I with pleas re t stify to the i terest the rticles have excite ,

n m m n m u n to to the ge erally correct atter , aki g a ost val able additio

u m the history of the n orthwest. It co ld be ade a readable and salable

pamphlet . RUSH R . SLOANE .

Sa ndu sk Ohio J un e 2 3 1 8 9 0 . y, , ,

— N T M S E E B IE B T F WI SO GE . A . . OR S B E AT LE O ND R 0 REYNOLD SC G N . C

SEVERELY .

To the E ditor

I read th e accou n ts of the battle of Win dsor an d t h e biography ” m u a d Gen . . n in n w as of Bierce The ge eral was y g est cog,

n n m the omi al com an der at the battle of Windsor . He proved to

m n an d n un Co fﬁn berr be a co plete abortio , was de o ced by the late y fﬁ and o ce rs n. A b d th e other of the expeditio fter the attle , he recrosse

n m u u n n n Detroit, reachi g y ho se der the cover of dark ess , carryi g with

h im d mu e o fﬁc er u n ﬂa of the swor of the rder d British , who, der a g

u u n u n . He n u m n t tr ce , so ght a parley with the i s rge ts was i h a ly sho . n an d r u m u t dow , the swo d which Bierce bro ght to y ho se as a rophy

’ h n n r m ad bee take from the mu rdered ofﬁce s side . It was a s all

o u u o n m o fﬁc e su e to sw rd , s ch as s rge s wear erely as a badge of ; ppos d

. m be that of an assistan t su rgeon Gen . Bierce left for Ohio at the ost con ven ien t oppo rtun ity in disgu ise to avoid th e o fﬁcers who were on i m . h e u h m . W n A n O the looko t for he he arrived at his ho e at kro , ,

d u e . s to me t n m tc etc . a dres ed a le ter of several pages , exc lpati g hi self, ,

u e man no t u n o r I was so disg st d with the that I did read it thro gh ,

n o u h e t did I co descen d to reply to it . Y say bequeathed the sword a i n 1876 to u . n sa his death B chtel college I have o ly this to y , that I con gratulate the legatees for bein g the possessors of th is emblem of th e

’ n i l i no m an d . Th e d u n ot s do or s sha e disgrace college , I o bt tota ly g ran t of the fou l so urce and circu mstan ces throu gh which the gen eral

i Y n n received t . ou ask for the date of my commissio as brigadier ge

d um n m eral of the patriot forces . I in close the oc e t itself, as ore

s n u n n o u m u n to sati factory , with the i j ctio that y will pro ptly ret r it

me .

Sl ncerel u y yo rs , W NOL DS ANDRE T . MCREY .

r d 1 G an R a ids J u ne 1 7 8 9 0 . p ,

e m un n u n h s G orge J S ith , of Mo t Morris, Ge esee co ty , Mic , write

’

l . n s th at his name h as been omitted from the ist of Mrs Be j . Wait 95 ° THE PATRIOT WA R .

of m un u n . He m mem s rvivi g brothers , who he is the yo gest beca e a ber

’ O H un in 1838 and in 18 10 a u n n of the rder of ters , received lie te a t s

m i n m n . n e . m co m ssio fro M aj. G Ha dy at Niagara Falls He also aeco

i d T l r in u n M r. pa e h el e a n umber of hazardo s expedition s . Smith w as

n in 1824 n u n old n ne bor , so that he was o ly fo rtee years whe he joi d the patriots . 220 M M . W n H n iss re , oward street , Detroit , writes , expressi g satis ” faction with the history of the patriot war . Her father was on e of th e m t m and m n n ilitia at that i e , the fa ily still retai possessio of the

m u r u n . u h i n . g , sword, etc , sed by d ri g that pe iod ‘

B . s . R . Ro s

RS FRO CI I B O T HE P T IOT W AR TIC LETTE M T ZENS A UT A R AR LE .

To th e E ditor ‘ ’ I have been very mu ch in terested in The S un day News history of

War. m ec un t n The Patriot— It is the ost corr t acco of the stirri g n times of 1837 8 o this border that I have ever read . I was a to wn gu ard “ ” m and u mu r did at the ti e , sho ldered a sket to p eserve the peace , as

in a d M r . o . o no t u an u J y I t ok stock the patrio c se , tho ght they

u t m n e were a parcel of scamps . I told a gro p of he o day that if I was a Can adian an d cau ght them o n the other side I wou ld han g

’ n bu t n o t n t on e m . every of the They did t like what I said, did rese i u d n t . I was a g ar over the steamer Erie whe she lay at the Gris m m wold street wharf. The engin eer of the boat told e he had re o ved

m m n c u n o t t so e part of the achi ery , so that the patriots o ld ake her a n u but o r m n n m way eve if they capt red her, t wa ds or i g the boat oved away from the wharf an d wen t down the river to the patriot camp .

The engineer was a patriot an d had been foolin g us. I crossed over to Win dsor the second day after the battle an d wen t to the tren ches

arm man where they b u ried th e dead patriots . I saw the of a stick in o ut u n on e m saw g of the gro d . It was of the largest ar s I ever

n in an d mu st have belon ged to a very large and mu scu lar ma . I was Algonac o n bu sin ess a few days afterwards and saw some of the patriots who had escaped from the battle of Win dsor an d had crossed over at

l t n d St. . n o a that part of the Clair They were a hard looki g , I

u m m n tho ght to yself as I saw the , the way of the tra sgressor is

h e . m n u n t hard Most of the leaders of the de ocratic party , i cl di g

n n m h an d u n u n gover or, U ited States ars al dep ties , were e co ragi g the desperadoes from this side to cross to Can ada as Can adian patriots. It seemed to me for n o other object than to commit depredation on

in ff n n n wh o e satisﬁed m n the o e sive Ca adia s, w re with the ho e gover 9 6 THE PATRIOT WAR.

a n men t an d did n o t wish n y relief from this side . When take pris

n an n n t w t n n o ers by the C adia s I thi k hey ere trea ed with great le ie cy , and with much more than we wo uld have sho w n the Can adian s had w th ey come here for a like pu rpose of giving u s a ne governmen t .

B . A . SHEL Y D tr it J u l 2 e o 1 8 9 0 . , y ,

B O S . M R . S CONGRATULATED ON HIS VALUAB LE HISTORY

To the E ditor

n n m t h e m n n c It is a fair i fere ce , fro eager ess of historical refere e ” i W an d m u u u n t to The Patr ot ar, fro the pa city of literat re po hat

u c mm n n n t u s bje t . that by co o co se t of bo—h sides it was tho ght best t o allay th e irritation alon g the border n ot un shared by the people — “ ” a u r u n t large by p s i g the policy of saying n othing more abou t it .

mo n n an d m n n en in Nevertheless , it was a st i teresti g ro a tic i cid t o ur o and n m r t o w hist ry , it has bee a atter of reg et hat its st ry as n o t n n m e was u n n told whe the details were fresh , whe at rial ab da t and n n s n whe wit es es were ple tiful .

A m s m n n e s in th e side fro tho e who, like yself, have a perso al i t re t m s u M r. R n e d n bject, the ad irable papers of oss have bee rec ive , withi m n s n n n and i n u . y ob ervatio , with ge eral atte tio apprec atio by the p blic

u h n n n s ma in m m as I tr st t at the evide ce of this ge eral i tere t y , so e e u re o m n s t t an d se h e h as , c pe a e the wri er for the labor re arch which e n u n vide tly bestowed po the articles.

m m n m o u r i o n u The ove e t, fro s de of the b rder, was, as to i divid

' me n h u n n m n als, for the st part bor of t e old revol tio ary se ti e t implan ted in the breasts of their children and gran dchildren by the

’ fathers an d mothers of 76 ; the resu lt of the ill- starred ven ture taught the lesson o f how widely an in visible bou ndary lin e might separate tw o m in n tio n n in n m n in peoples of the sa e race , a al feeli g, se ti e t,

n n and in n co victio , aspiratio . I beg to con gratu late you o n the su ccess of you r effort to rescue ” m v n an d h The Patriot War fro obli io , to express the ope that the

M m n in m du m r. n n papers of Ross ay be repri ted ore e ri g for .

u u Very tr ly yo rs, N DO M . DICKINSON . D etr it u 1 o , J ne 30 , 8 9 0 .

’ E M . DUFFIELD S RECOLLECTIONS .

To th e E ditor

n me I m n It is hardly ecessary for to say that , like a y other o n n n in ff lder reside ts , have bee g reatly i terested the e orts of

98 THE PATRIOT WA R .

un e it n ot man te s a n and th e gro d cover d by , y years af r its ce s tio ,

n u u su al written an d unwritten t raditio s were found in ab n dan ce . Perhaps you will permit me to con tribu te a well au th en ticated

u n ﬁ h t n m in n a fact to chi g the g at the wi d ill, below Prescott, Ca ad ,

’ r ﬂec ts u n um ne so in M r . R e well told oss story , as it credit po the h a

o fﬁcers in mm n n u spirit of the British co a d at that poi t, tho gh they revive some unpleasan t recollection s of one who afterwards occu pied a co nspicu ous place in the co u n cils of o ur cou n try . It will be remembered that when Van Schou ltz an d his hapless

m n n o n m as u co rades were drive i t the wi d ill a last ref ge, the British troops sat down before it with the determin ation to starve them in to

u t l i a su rren der. The iss e was cer ain death to the poor fe lows n the

m n in an d old ill, which I have ofte visited other days, as this was clearly un o o n Am n m u ff m derst od the erica side , ost serio s e orts were ade to

B u b u e in kiiidl secu re their release . t it was possi le to s cc ed this y u n u m Un e h ad p rpose o ly thro gh diplo acy , for the ited Stat s forces

b n to mm n n in n ee dispatched the i ediate fro tier , as was do e lo g

u u n o n u n n m on . ot years s bseq e t , t preve t f rther atio al co plicati s B h the American an d British o fﬁcers exchanged civilit ies in the fashion

n m n an d n m n and ofﬁcer in co m recog ized a o gst soldiers ge tle e , the man d of the American con tin gen t took occasion o n e n ight at dinn er w ith the commanding o fﬁc er of th e British soldiers at Prescott to

n me in n m and plead ear estly for the foredoo d wretches the wi d ill , it was tacitly agreed by the gen erou s so ul to allow them a chan ce for

their liv es if it could be don e withou t compromising h is hon or .

m a u n v n v bu t The detail of the e s res has ever , I belie e , bee re ealed, the plan for the rescu e was at on ce con cocted by the American

ofﬁ cer and tu m O n u to an , a g was e ployed at gde sb rg proceed at hour ﬁxed between midn ight an d three in the morn in g to a small

dock at the Windmill poin t and quietly remove the besieged ou tlaws.

mm n t u n Hon . r to n n The co a d of this g was give to the P es Ki g, of

and o n m s n of m c New York state , it started its prescribed i sio er y

m n n Fo r m m u u t t h e at th e mo e t i dicated. so e ysterio s reason j s as

m n n i n u n rsed stea er was approachi g its desti at o , it s dde ly reve its

n n u n u an d u n to O e n u n e gi es , t r ed abo t ret r ed gd sb rg , leavi g the pris

r on e s to their fate .

S n n n e n u n bu t n o everal expla atio s of this stra g co d ct were give ,

on e u satisfacto ry was ever vo chsafed. The deplorable death by suicide of Presto n Kin g in after years has been asc ribed to the remorse that always hau nted h im for his 99 THE PATRIOT WAR .

n u ff t th e u Van i ability , thro gh cowardice or otherwise , to e ec resc e of

z Schou lt an d his deluded followers . F LANEUR .

t u l 1 1 8 9 D etroi J 0 . , y ,

B J EN AMIN LETT .

To the E ditor

in u and I have read the patriot war articles yo r paper very closely , c an vo u ch that in the particu lars with which I am conversan t it is a v ery correc t an d in terestin g accoun t of the Can adian trou bles .

’ B en n o t m u n o u a ed bu t u n m un Lett was y cle , as y st t , a co si of y a t s

’ and u n m a u o n was a freq e t visitor at y f ther s ho se , the Niagara river,

n o n . H n n and mi ear Lewist The Letts were of olla d extractio , e grated

n i A n t o d u n n m . t u Irela d ri g the re g of Willia III Wexford , d ri g the

’ n 1798 B en mo n n n r rebellio of , Lett s ther, who was the o ly eleve yea s o f m n n m n age , was twice i priso ed for loyalty to the British gover e t.

H b n m n n n n e ou t er rother, Be ja i Warre , the twe ty years old, was dragg d

’ o f o u his father s h se an d barbaro usly murdered by the rebels .

In 18 19 mu h is and u n n u n B e n Sa el Lett , with wife fo r so s, i cl di g a n d two dau ghters emigrated to Can ada and settled o n the Ottawa r n n iver ear Mo treal . Here Samu el Lett died and in 1833 the widow and her family r m e n n m n o On U n . e ov d to Darli gto , Lake tario , pper Ca ada The fa ily

n n were ora geme and protestan ts .

’ In 1837 a party of oran gemen ﬁ red at B en n ear his mother s hou se

u B beca se he would no t join them in hun ting down the patriots . en

u u n u an d n Un S was f rio s at the i j stice , crossed over i to the ited tates and n m B n u rm joi ed the patriot ar y . e fo ght with the patriot a y at

F n n an d n and un men off ighti g isla d Pelee isla d , carried wo ded both ba ﬁ d ttl el s. H e e also did his part at th e battle of Prescott . Afte r the battle of Win dso r h e swore etern al ven gean ce agai n st the Family

C ompact .

’ To t h e patriot c au se he was a co u nterpart of O Do nov an Rossa in

u R was an d the Irish str ggle , except that ossa theoretical Lett was H ’ . e n o m n u m n practical helped to blow u p Ge . Bro k s o e t at Lewiston ;

u n n n n u n and he blew p the locks of the Wella d ca al , drow i g the co try

m n . U on e o f greatly da agi g the works ; he killed Capt sher, the expedi

n c u t o u n i . O t n w U . tio that the Caroli e , at his o door at Ch ppewa , , and c am n fi rin th e flee t n in n n he e very ear g whole British , lyi g Ki gsto h in 3 nu a 18 9 . arbor , Ja ry , His last exploit was an u ns uccessfu l attempt to fi re the Canadian 100 THE PATRIOT WA R .

Y n u n 25 184 n O N . . o H m 0 . co n stea er Great Britai , at swego, , J e , is

’ t a u n n an d d federa e , David D foe, t r ed state s evide ce Lett was arreste ,

d He was n t n n tried an con victed of arson . se e ced to seve years in the

n Au u r n . W o n eu u n n New York state p iso hile a trai ro te to b r priso ,

and n u ff and u nd u u ffs h e shackled ha dc ed er g ard of two dep ty sheri , j u mped o ff the train n ear Oswego down an emban kmen t twen ty feet

off n u ffs an d c u t a off He high , slipped the ha dc the sh ckles his legs.

n n to l n bu t u n in 1841 the we t I li ois, ret r ed to New York, where he was

i ff m n m H w ar rested n Bu alo by a co pa y of armed police en . e as

m s n in Au u n but n d . in i pri o ed b r , was pardo e by Gov Silas Wright

184 H n n to n and o n m 5 . e the we t Illi ois settled a far at Northville ,

u La Salle co n ty .

' 15 1858 t m a n n n Ou O . ct , , he lef his ho e for L ke Michiga , havi g bee in du ced by some person s in terested in his destru ction to en gage in

n n He n in th e a tradin g expeditio betwee the lake ports. was take ill

n . n n 1 1 858 an d o n a M a r on . bark orga , C pt B e to , Dec , , was carried d 9 to u o n th . A n u propeller Milwa kee , where he expire the a topsy

n u t showed that h e had bee poison ed by strychnin e . Who the g il y

T u u in parties were was n ever kn own . wo mon men ts on one b rial lot La Salle cou n ty mark his last restin g place ; on the ston e is the follow ing q ueer in scription :

The records of American partn ership in the case of Benjamin Lett . ” They are like a Christian hell withou t a Jes a s Ch rist . No escape .

E . . J PIERCE. D tr t u l 1 1 0 e o i J 8 9 . , y ,

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WIL Lo x s . M R . o RECOLLECTIONS

To: the E ditor

A t n th e n r an d to s a spectator, at a safe dis a ce, of battle of Wi dso , some exten t a participato r in some of the even ts of the campaign on ou r to m m mm n n n borders , I beg add y ite to the co e datio so ge erally

’ expressed orally an d in prin t of Historian Ross exhaustive n arrative of

n 1 — an d u n ield the Ca adian rebellion of 837 8 . With what patien t toil y in u n u e g p rpose that ma m st have worked . No min d was ever delv d m u n n n t n u ne ore thoro ghly , o e ever yielded a higher perce age of the ge i

n m n ud n m u n n i m t ore of i for atio . J gi g from y personal acq ai ta ce w th os of the prin cipal characters con n ected therewith in Windsor and

an d m m n n o n Detroit, a so ewhat fa iliar k owledge of the goi gs here

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u m u du t n . t t M r . r m u abo ts , I st say ha Ross wo k is a arvelo s pro c io “ ﬁ M an of n tl it . W I deed , the word work y expresses here did this

R t n n so u u oss get all these fac s , so co cisely told , yet wove bea tif lly