The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B.: Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic TupperBrock, Isaac, Sir
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The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B.: Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic Tupper
Description of the boundaries, military posts, and lakes of
Upper Canada--of the Michigan territory, Detroit, and
Michilimakinack
CHAPTER VIII.
War declared--Major-General Brock's proceedings--Force under
his command--Letters from Colonel Baynes, and to and from Sir
George Prevost--American newspaper.
CHAPTER IX.
General Hull invades Upper Canada--His proclamation, and that
of Major-General Brock in reply--Letters to Sir G. Prevost and
from Sir T. Saumarez--Meeting of the Legislature--Critical
state of the Province
CHAPTER X.
Capture of Michilimakinack--Letters to and from Sir G.
Prevost, from Colonels Baynes and Bruyeres
CHAPTER XI.
Occurrences in the Western District--Tecumseh--Major-General
Brock proceeds to Amherstburg--Voyage described--General
Order--Indians, and notice of Tecumseh--Summons to General
Hull, and his answer--Surrender of Detroit, and its
consequences--Anecdotes of Tecumseh--Country about
Detroit--Indian war in 1763.
CHAPTER XII.
Letters relative to Detroit, to and from Sir G. Prevost, to
Earl Bathurst, from W.D. Powell, Esq., Chief Justice Sewell,
General Maitland, Major-General Burnet, from Major-General
Brock to his brothers, and from Lieut.-Colonel Nichol--General
Hull's reception at Montreal
CHAPTER XIII.
Major-General Brock returus to the Niagara
frontier--Armistice--Proposed attack on Sackett's Harbour
prevented--Letters to and from Sir G. Prevost and
Major-General Van Rensselaer--from Colonel Baynes--to Colonel
Proctor and to J.S. Brock--Wrongs of the Indians, and speech
of Tecumseh
CHAPTER XIV.
Rival forces on the Niagara frontier--Capture of brigs Detroit
and Caledonia--Letters to Sir G. Prevost and Colonel
Proctor--Battle of Queenstown, and death of Sir Isaac Brock,
with remarks on his funeral and character--Description of
Queenstown Heights, &c
CHAPTER XV.
Sir R. Sheaffe and armistice--Further remarks on Sir Isaac
Brock--Americans obtain the command of Lake Ontario--Capture
of York--Attack on Sackett's Harbour--Colonel Proctor's
proceedings near Detroit--Defeat of British squadron on Lake
Erie--Retreat and surrender of Major-General Proctor's
army--Capture of Fort George, and surprise of the American
troops at Stoney Creek--Attack on Michilimakinack--23 British
deserters--Peace--Sir G. Prevost's death and
character--Inscription on monument to--Colonel
Tupper--Connected notice of Tecumseh
CHAPTER XVI.
Servant--Letters from the Duke of York--J. Savery and Irving
Brock, Esqrs. and Mrs. Eliot--Introduction of four Indian
chiefs to George the Fourth, at Windsor--Destruction of
Monument, and "gathering" on Queenstown Heights--Intended
obelisk--Notice of Sir Isaac Brock's brothers, sisters, and
nephews
APPENDIX A.
SECTION I.--BRITISH AUTHORS.
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