. The story of Isaac Brock, hero, defender and saviour of upper Canada, 1812 . rmstrong, U. S. Secretary of War, compelling 400 womenand children to seek shelter in the woods, with the thermometerranging around zero. Even Lossing, the American historian, con-demned this as a wanton act, contrary to the usages of war,and leaving a stain upon the American character. The outragebrought its own punishment within the week. Colonel Murray,with 550 soldiers, captured the United States Fort Niagara, kill-ing sixty-five men and taking 344 prisoners, and before the closeof the year, with his heart on fi
. The story of Isaac Brock, hero, defender and saviour of upper Canada, 1812 . rmstrong, U. S. Secretary of War, compelling 400 womenand children to seek shelter in the woods, with the thermometerranging around zero. Even Lossing, the American historian, con-demned this as a wanton act, contrary to the usages of war,and leaving a stain upon the American character. The outragebrought its own punishment within the week. Colonel Murray,with 550 soldiers, captured the United States Fort Niagara, kill-ing sixty-five men and taking 344 prisoners, and before the closeof the year, with his heart on fire, the British general, Riall,crossed the river with 500 Indians and sacked Lewiston, Youngs-town, Tuscarora and Manchester, only desisting from his excus-able incendiarism when he had burned Buffalo and laid BlackRock in ashes. January 1st, 1814, was ushered in with the Crossof St. George floating over the battered ramparts of the AmericanFort Niagara. Thus ended the year of our Lord 1813, for ever memorablein North American history as a twelve months of almost inces- 170. •^;:r^ 1^ r < 6 Pi - O — A t: Z 5 l-H I- Supplement sant warfare, famous for its records of conspicuous courage,much military incompetence, and great and lamentable year, notwithstanding its sheaf of blunders, that should becanonized by all true Canadians, for it was a year that emphasizedin an astounding manner the pluck and bull-dog tenacity of theCanadian militiaman, disclosing his deep love for country thatresisted unto death the lawless attacks of a wanton invader. THE CAMPAIGN OF 1814. In March, 1814, General Wilkinson again undertook the forlomhope of capturing Canada, leading 5,000 men against 350 British,under Hancock, at Lacolle, on Lake Champlain. After five hoursof red-hot fighting, he was compelled to fall back on month later Admiral Sir James Yeo and General Drummond,with 750 men, landed under the batteries at Oswego, and in theteeth of a sustained fire of cannon
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