The Loyalists of America and Their Times: from 1620 to 1816, Volym 2

Egerton Ryerson

W. Briggs, 1880

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CHAPTER XXVII	1

Lord Norths proposed resignation and preparations for it	8

They constituted the majority of the population of the Colonies at the begin	10

Sycophancy of the leaders of Congress to France against England	12

The two fleets separated by a storm only fighting between individual ships	18

Low state of the American army and finances discouragement and despon	20

336	35

Position and strength of the allied forces and their process of operations	45

CHAPTER XLII	271

CHAPTER XLIII	277

Constitutional Act of 1791Act 31st George III chapter 31	285

Useful and harmonious legislation a noble example and illustration of loyalty	292

Lord Dorchester lays the public accounts before the Assembly their contents	298

Meritorious conduct of the French Canadians	305

General John Graves Simcoe the first Governor character of his government	308

Provision for one Grammar School Master in each of the eight districts	314

Change of Government and end of Lord Norths twelve years administration	51

Dr Franklin and his colleagues outwitted the English Commissioners not only	63

CHAPTER XXXIII	72

The employment of the Indians in every respect disadvantageous to England	76

Efforts of General Burgoyne to restrain the Indians who were an incumbrance	82

Description of Wyoming	88

Mr Tuckers brief account of the Massacre	90

Both Congress and the English sought the alliance and cooperation of	97

CHAPTER XXXV	99

Further examples of retaliation socalled inflicted upon the Indians	106

Dr Franklins fictions on the massacre and scalping of the whites by Indians	115

CHAPTER XXXVI	123

Their position and character stated by Mr Hildreth abused by mobs	125

Massachusetts	131

CHAPTER XXXVII	139

APPENDIX B TO CHAPTER XXXVII	154

In the House of Commons Mr Wilberforce Lord North Lord Mulgrave	160

Agents in England of the Loyalists proceedings of the Parliamentary Com	166

225	177

CHAPTER XXXIX	183

DEstaing arrives suddenly on the American coasts with twentytwo sailofthe	185

BRIEF SKETCHES OF SOME INDIVIDUAL LOYALISTS IN THE BRITISH PRO	190

Account of the Siege of Savannah and the defeat of the French and their	203

Samuel Anderson 2 Rev John Bethune 3 Doanesfive brothers	204

Colonel Joseph Robinson his adventures and settlement by the late	213

Patriotic feeling and early settlement of Prince Edward County and neighbor	219

Colonel Samuel Ryerse his adventures settlement and character in	228

Colonel Joseph Ryerson his adventures sufferings and settlement in	237

Interesting piece of local history by the Rev Dr Scadding 239	259

Declaration of War by the United States against Britain and pre	318

The Henry Plot affair conduct of President Madison in respect to	331

CHAPTER L	337

Preparations in Upper Canada for selfdefence	341

GENERAL BROCK TAKES DETROIT GENERAL HULLS ARMY THE TERRITORY	352

Surprise and taking of Michillimackinack and other defeats discouraging	358

General Brocks return to York having in 19 days settled public legislative	364

Armistice	368

Its effect to bring 2000 volunteers from the State of Pennsylvania	374

CHAPTER LV	380

Three American invading armiesone consisting of 18000 men the second	384

Canadian preparations in the winter of 1813 for the seasons campaign U	390

American army retreats in great disorder towards Fort George	396

Second unsuccessful attempt of Commodore Sir James Yeo on Sacketts	401

In consequence of the loss of the fleet on Lake Erie the British army in pos	407

These successes but preliminary to the Canadian victories of Chateauguay	413

American force engaged between 3000 and 4000 men the British forces were	419

Proclamation issued by General Drummond deprecating this savage mode	425

The estimate of Mr Christie the Canadian historian of the character	431

Second Session of the War Legislature 16th July 1812 the Governors	432

General Riall retires to Fort George pursued by General Brown pillage	437

American army retreats to Fort Erie pursued by General Drummond	443

First settlement of Loyalists in Nova Scotia by a gentleman of that Pro	454

CHAPTER LIX	461

CHAPTER LX	469

Count De Grasse sails for the Chesapeake with a fleet of 28 ships and 7000	478

At the Declaration of Independence the adherents to England the largest part	483

Spain joins France against England in 1779	488

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Titel	The Loyalists of America and Their Times: from 1620 to 1816, Volym 2 The Loyalists of America and Their Times: from 1620 to 1816, Egerton Ryerson
Författare	Egerton Ryerson
Utgåva	2
Utgivare	W. Briggs, 1880
Original från	University of Michigan
Digitaliserad	18 sep 2008

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