ship, and saw the hero of Trafalgar write his
celebrated letter to the Crown Prince of Denmark.

As at Egmont, the irrepressible conduct of Savery Brock on the _Ganges_
gave our hero much concern. Savery, as a former midshipman, was of
course a gunner. While training a quarter-deck gun on the Trekroner
battery his hat was blown from his head and he was knocked down by the
rush of wind from a grapeshot. Seeing this, Brock exclaimed, "Ah, poor
Savery! He is indeed dead." But, to use his own words, it was only "the
hot air from the projectile that had 'floored' him." Previous to this he
had driven Isaac almost demented by stating his intention of joining the
storming party and sharing his brother's danger. "Is it not enough that
one brother should be killed or drowned?" said Isaac. But Savery
persisted until, at Isaac's request, the commander of the _Ganges_ kept
the paymaster quiet by stratagem. "Master Savery," said he, "you simply
_must_ remain with us. I appoint you captain of the gun. It will amuse
you."

The loss of the Danes at Copenhagen was placed at 6,000, including
prisoners. The British killed and wounded numbered 943, more than fell
at the Battle of the Nile. Part of this loss is charged to a criminal
misconception of military etiquette. To a line officer who asked where
his men should be stationed, the captain of the battleship replied, that
as soldiers were no good with big guns, and as the forts were out of
musket range, he should "send them between decks." This, said the
infantryman, "would be eternal disgrace." In deference to this brutal
conception of military ethics, the men were drawn up on the gangway and,
standing at attention, were allowed to be mowed down by Danish
grapeshot. The 49th, on its return to England from Copenhagen,
thoroughly initiated in the cruel cult of war, was ordered to
Colchester.

Isaac Brock, with the bay-leaves of distinction on his brow, and his
heart touched but not dismayed at the ferocity of war, had passed the
_second_ milestone of his life.

CHAPTER V.

BROCK IN CANADA.

Isaac Brock received with regret his orders to proceed with the 49th to
Canada. Europe was still in the clutches of war. Great opportunities
awaited the soldier of fortune in the struggle waging in the Peninsula.
The prospect for military advancement in Canada was not encouraging.
America was at peace. Canada was but slowly developing. While her
exports of lumber and fish attracted the at