driving their shipping from the mouth of this
river, leaving them no rallying point in this part of the country,
appalling the minds of the Canadians, and opening a wide and safe
communication for our supplies; we shall save our own land,--wipe away
part of the score of our past disgrace,--get excellent barracks and
winter quarters, and at least be prepared for an early campaign another
year.'

"It is often said, that we throw away by the pen what we gain by the
sword. Had General Brock been less prodigal of his valuable life, and
survived the Queenstown battle, he would have made the 13th of October a
still more 'memorable' day, by crossing the river and carrying Fort
Niagara, which, at that precise time, was nearly stripped of its
garrison. Instead of doing this, and thus putting an end to the campaign
upon the Niagara frontier, Major-General Sheaffe, General Brock's
successor, allowed himself to be persuaded to sign an armistice."

In November, the Americans were already in command of Lake Ontario,[120]
and their fleet, after chasing the Royal George into Kingston, captured
on the 12th the transport sloop Elizabeth, on board of which was Mr.
Brock, paymaster of the 49th. He was paroled by Commodore Chauncey, who,
to his credit be it said, immediately restored "the plate and effects
belonging to his late illustrious relative," which he was conveying from
Fort George to Kingston. The box of letters and other papers from which
this little work has been principally compiled, was, we believe, among
these effects; and we gladly seize this opportunity to express the
obligation of Sir Isaac Brock's family to the commodore for his
generosity on this occasion.

On the 27th April, 1813, York was captured by Major-General Dearborn,
with 1,800 American troops, embarked in fourteen sail of armed vessels,
that post being occupied by 700 regulars and militia, with from 40 to 50
Indians, the whole under the immediate command of Sir Roger Sheaffe. In
resisting the enemy, the grenadier company of the 8th (the king's)
regiment greatly distinguished themselves, losing their captain, M'Neal,
and being nearly annihilated. By an explosion of the powder magazine, to
which a train had been laid, 260 of the Americans were killed or
wounded, including Brigadier Pike among the former; and they were thrown
into such confusion, that an immediate and resolute attack would
probably have sent them back to their ships.[121] The British general
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