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acres, which, in time, were destined to become the
. foundation of a new and great British nation in the
western hemisphere. When the toc&in sounded to
arms, Canadians from the skirts of the
forest nobly responded. Theirs was not a struggle
for glory and honors, for crosses and medals, for
decorations and titles. They knew naught, and
cared less for the baubles of office. Eight millions
assailed a paltry two hundred thousand, only to be
beaten back, again and again. Forty to one wasa
fearful odds, yet the Veterans of 1812 did not shrink
from the contest: they were fighting for hearth and
home. Many of those who took up arms bere
marks of the iron heel of the Revolution in 1776,
and their bravery challenges our enthusiasm, the
closer it is scanned, and the better it is understood.
Called upon to defend a frontier of 1,700 miles in
length, menaced at many vulnerable points, they
laid down the settler’s axe for the musket, deter¬
mined to “do or die.” From Detroit to La Colle
Mill, at Queenston and Crysler’s Farm, in midnight
foray, in shades of dark forests, upon the open
plain, when the bugle sounded, they stood, shoulder
to shoulder, with a heroism worthy of the cause, so
in 1812,
nationality destined to span from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, building up in the north the brightest
colonial gem in the British Crown.
To Senator Brouse, then a member of the House
nition of the claims of the veterans, who became
the recipients, from the Government, of $50,000.
The sum was a paltry one when distributed among
the survivors, whose longevity was testified to by
the number of applications.
the Was appreciated, not for the few
dollars given, but for putting on record the
services they had rendered their country. Out of
the 3,024 applications, 2,554 proved that they were
veteran soldiers of 1812-15, and even this list has
been materially increased by new applications.
. No exact data have been found to establish cor¬
_ rectly the number of Militiamen under arms in
. — Upper Canada, in 1812-15, but it was stated, in an
4 . addressto the Prince Regent, that the population
‘ oe to bear arms did not exceed 10,000 men. The
. strength of the Militia on actual service appears to
(have been as follows: 550 cavalry, 350 artillery. 55
tificers, and 4,500 infantry.
| Srarexexr, SHOWING THE NAMES OF ALL VETERANS
Hoa Wuo Have Proven THEIR RIGHTS TO PARTAKE
a GRANT OF $50,000, VoTED By PARLIA¬
SM ENT IN FAVOR OF THE MILITIAMEN OF 1812-15 ;
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Joseph McNish, Brockville.
John McEathron, Brockville.
Enos Beach, Brockville.
Henry Clow, Brockville.
James Hunter, Brockville.
James Rorison, Brockville.
Amos Wright, Brockville.
James Campbell, Brockville.
Curtis Mead, Brockville. Services not proven.
Daniel Shipman, Grenbush.
Matthew Howard, Lyn.
Reuben Mott, Lyn.
William McLean, Lyn.
Aaron Pennock, Lyn.
George Purvis, Lyn.
David Whitmarsh, Lyn.
John C. Hayes, Lyn.
Ephraim Earl, Algonquin.
John Wright. Algonquin. No return.
Chancey Bishop, Bishop’s Mills.
Adam Curtis, Brouseville.
Tewsan Letheroot, Brouseville.
Luke DePencier, Burritt’s Rapids\——~_______
Timothy Hodge, Charleville.
James D. McIlmoye, Edwardsburg.
James Adams, Kemptville. No return.
Elijah Shaver, Kemptville.
Delver Hemenery, Kemptville. Services not
proven.
Charles Tallman, Kilmarnock.
Dunham Jones, Maitland.
James McCrae, Maitland.
Thomas McPearson, Merrickville.
Robert Nicholson, Merrickville.
Charles Rose, Merrickville.
John Vaughn, Merrickville.
William Landon, North Augusta.
David Seeley, North Augusta.
John Twinning, Prescott.
Henry Mosher, Prescott.
Antoine Marceau, Prescott.
Jacob Coons, Prescott.
Elijah B. Smades, Prescott.
Jacob Walter, Prescott.
Comfort Whitney, Prescott.
Ira Sellick, Prescott.
John Forrister, Shanley.
Elijah Pelton, South Gower.
James Smith, South Gower.
Joseph Cook, Spencerville.
George Keeler, Spencerville.
Stephen King, Spencerville.
John Lawrence, Spencerville.
David Roblins Cain, Caintown,
Samuel Miller, Caintown.