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J í i] jú Ds, F ih ie: = s di j _— pra a ; = d m d taj + a a * = 59 — =i mi Pal a a , "= - i # : s " F jf Fi E. = - yi ALA aaa : 7 SES pa ee 4 a 7 a sk. A —_ i = = k = oi ; háj ni 7 . ki en 2 _ i 7 _ | - = ‘ = Ja i. tü Niagara, the capital of the Province, a salute was fired from an old cannon, obtained from the ruined French fort on Isle Royal ; pairing to the inn, there to touch parting goblets $ 3) the loyal company re‘ for the success of the good old cause. 6 - Now I am content—content, I say ; and can go home, to reflect on this proud day. Our Governor —the man, of all others—has come, at last. Mine eye hath seen it. he will do the best for us,’ cried Colonel Tom Fraser, his Drink to him, gentlemen ; face flushed and fiery, and his stout frame drawn up to its full height, at the head of the table. “*We do! we do!’ vociferated young Kingsmill, emptying his glass, and stamping to express joy. “*Bonhommie’ Tom Fraser then got on his legs, and shouted a young soldier’s echo to the toast of his relative. “The mild and placid countenance of Dr. Solomon Jones was lighted up by the occasion, and he arose, and responded to the toast, recounting some of the services performed by the newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor in the late war. “Captain Elijah Bottum, a large, portly person, having at his side a formidable, basket-hilted clayand gave one of the old war slogans. “Major Jessup followed, in the same strain, and proposed a sentiment which was received with vociferous cheers by the younger portion of the company. “Captain Dulmage, Captain Campbell, Paymaster Jones, Commissary Jones, Captain Gideon Adams, Lieutenant Samuel Adams, Ephraim Webster, Captain Markle, Captain Grant, and numerous other captains and officers, made themselves heard on the joyful occasion, until finally the meeting broke up.” € CHAPTER XI. THE WAR. OF 1812—INCIDENTS. ON the 18th day of June, 1812, the United States declared war against Great Britain, but for some time previous, the Americans had been collecting an army at Detroit, which, in the event of hostilities between the two countries, was to be thrown into cai . The invasion took place on the izth of July, "Generai Hull being the commander ; was made at Sandwich. The qlgitene army consisted of about 2,500 men, Sais Hull was a braggart, and had scarcely the crossing with thirty-three (to he
