“there are men mean enough to join against their own country.” Allen replied, “none but a mean, low-lived wretch would fight against his own country.” The old fellow took the hint, as he had been a tory, and got in a violent passion. He asked Allen “if he was not a Congressman?” Allen said “No.” “Are you an Assemblyman?” “No.” “Are you a Yankee lawyer?” “No.” “Well, you are a Yankee liar, then.” Allen said, “if we were of an age, and on an equal footing, you would not give me the lie so often.” The old fellow told Allen “he must be an antediluvian, for he appeared to know all things that had passed, and all the crimes that England ever committed seemed to be fresh on his mind; he supposed he was one of the greatest enemies the British had.” Allen said “he had done his best; and if he was exchanged he would shoot at them as long as he could crook his finger to draw the trigger.” A young woman who was in the house said “we were only coming to drive them off their lands.” Allen said “we were only coming to set them free, so that those lands might be their own, and not King George’s.” She said “the Americans that were killed at Queenstown had deeds in their pockets for all their best plantations.” Said Allen “I must believe it because you say so, but if I had seen it myself I would not.” The old fellow’s passion subsided, and Allen and he were friendly. [Q] The second division, who had been used far better than the first, arrived the day following, and were parolled in like manner, amounting in all to five hundred and twelve. Particular inquiries were made respecting the British loss in the battle of the 22d, while passing through Canada. The loyalists stated their loss to be very trifling; some would say fifteen killed, and others twenty-five. But different persons, in whom we had reason to place confidence, stated their loss to be very considerable--about six hundred killed and wounded, and amongst these Col. St. George. This account will not be considered exaggerated, when reflecting on the length of time they were exposed to a deliberate and well-directed fire from our troops ... the number that was seen lying on the ground after they retreated, and the number of sleighs loaded with their bloody guns. [R] An inhabitant near the head of Lake Ontario heard of the prisoners, and went to see them. He began to talk to one, judging him to be an American officer, and telling him he had more friends in Canada than the British had, and if he wanted money, or any assistance, he should be accommodated. The poor fellow soon found his mistake, that he was talking to a British officer, just from Fort George. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained. The cover image for this eBook was created by the transcriber and is entered into the public domain.