al and acquitted, 38; insolent conduct of, in
court, 38. =Dr= Agitates against Quebec Act, 79; treasonable
correspondence of, with Arnold, 86; entertains Franklin and Carrol,
American commissioners, 136; Franklin's opinion of, 136. =Bib.=:
Bradley, _The Making of Canada_.

=Wallace, Hugh.= =Hd= Haldimand's New York agent, 61, 74, 77; sends
Haldimand news of Bunker Hill and other events, 108.

=Wallace, Nathaniel Clarke= (1844-1901). Born at Woodbridge, Ontario.
Educated at the public schools and Weston Grammar School; taught school
for some years. Subsequently engaged in mercantile life. Elected to the
House of Commons for West York, 1878; continued as representative of
that constituency until his death. Voted for the disallowance of the
Jesuits' Estates Act, 1888; appointed controller of customs in the
ministry of Sir John Thompson, 1892; resigned, 1895, owing to a
disagreement with his colleagues in regard to the Manitoba school
question. Grand master of the Orange Order in British America for over
twenty years. =Bib.=: Dent, _Can. Men_.

=Walley, John= (1644-1712). Born in London, England. Commanded
expedition against the French and their Indian allies in Canada, 1689.
In 1690 sailed under Sir William Phipps to Quebec, but the siege was a
failure. Published an account of the expedition on his return to Boston.
In 1687, being one of the chief founders of the town of Bristol, elected
a member of the Council. Also captain of the Ancient and Honourable
Artillery Company of Boston. =Index=: =F= Second in command to Phipps,
281; lands with troops on Beauport flats, 292; his forces suffer
severely, 298; draws off his men, leaving artillery behind, 300; his
explanation of defeat of expedition, 300. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Walpole, Horace.= _See_ Orford.

=Walrond, Theodore.= =E= On British ignorance of Canada, and Elgin's
work there, 215. =Bib.=: _Life of Elgin_.

=Walsingham, William de Grey, first Baron= (1719-1781). =Dr=
Solicitor-general of England, his views on Canadian laws, 62. =Bib.=:
_Dict. Nat. Biog._

=War of 1812.= Declared by the United States against Great Britain in
June, 1812. The president in his message to Congress specified the
grounds for war as follows: Non-revocation of the orders-in-council;
interference with American trade; practical blockade of American ports;
impressment of American seamen, and the instigation of Indian
hostilities against the United States. The original intention of the