Canada, intended conquest of, vi. 136, 141, 142, 145, 146, 150, 212; invasion planned at Washington, 297; ordered by Eustis, 302; conquest attempted by Hull, 296; invaded by Hull, 302; evacuated, 315; difficulties of defending, 316–319; extent of Upper, 316; military force in 1812, 317, 338; Jefferson and Madison on campaign in, 337; invasion of, at Niagara, 344, 345; Van Rensselaer’s attack on, 346–353; Smyth’s attempts against, 354–358; Dearborn’s march to, 360; British garrisons in, vii. 151, 194–196; reinforcements for, in 1814, viii. 91, 99–102; proper method of attacking, vii. 144–147; difficulties of defence, 145; viii. 91, 93; frontier to be rectified, 94–97; regular troops in, December, 1814, 118; demands of, at Ghent, ix. 7, 8; cession of, asked by Monroe, 11, 12; British reproach about, 29, 30. Canals in 1800, i. 8–10, 26, 29, 38, 94; proposed by Gallatin in 1808, iv. 364. (See Erie Canal.) Canning, George, rise of, ii. 417; becomes Foreign Secretary, iv. 56; his character, 57, 73; v. 56; his opinion of democrats, iv. 59; his wit, 60; his eloquence, 61; his negotiation with Monroe respecting the “Chesapeake” affair, 40 _et seq._; his reasons for disavowing Berkeley’s act, 76 _et seq._; his opinion on Spencer Perceval’s proposed Order in Council, 92, 97; instructs Erskine with regard to the Orders in Council, 99; instructions to Rose, 178 _et seq._; opposes interference with the effect of the embargo, 326; his confidence in Napoleon’s overthrow in 1808, 331; on the causes of the embargo, 332; replies to Pinkney’s conditional proposition to withdraw the embargo, 334 _et seq._; letter of, to Pinkney published in the “New England Palladium,” 419; his reply to Napoleon and Alexander, v. 23; his notice to Pinkney of possible change in the Orders, 42; his note of Dec. 24, 1808, announcing a change, 43; his anger at Pinkney’s reply, 44, 45; his willingness for further relaxations, 45; his discontent with Castlereagh and Perceval, 48, 106; his reception of Erskine’s despatches and Campbell’s Report, 49, 50, 51; his assertion as to the cause of the embargo, 51; his instructions to Erskine of Jan. 23, 1809, 52–57, 66, 70–73, 90; his influence declining, 57, 58; his speech of March 6, 1809, on the Orders, 61; his remark to Pinkney on the Order of April 26, 64; his disavowal of Erskine’s arrangement, 87–95; his statement to the House of Commons, 97, 98; his instructions to F. J. Jackson, July 1, 1809, 98–105; his charge of duplicity against Madison, 99, 100, 114, 125; his resignation, 107; his duel with Castlereagh, 107;