hour of our adversity, laid down his life in our cause. It is a splendid and imposing proof that half a century has not diminished the public esteem for that noble man, nor dimmed the recollection of his noble actions. It is a consummation in which all proudly exult and warmly participate. It is a commemoration of this anniversary worthy of both the living and the dead. It perpetuates events that shall never be obliterated. It shews forth the spirit of this day, and should future exigencies require it, a like spirit would be aroused half a century to come-yea to the latest posterity-by a people ever prepared to evince that there exists, to the memory of Brock, a monument more durable than stone, in the patriot hearts of successive generations. Well done, noble militia! Well done, people of Canada! Let this spot be hallowed to the latest time, honored to the remains of the heroic dead! May they repose in peace until the Judgment morning, when the sound of the last trump shall rend this pillar-burst the tomb-and awaken the sleepers to the resurrection, eternal life! One word more. Would that what I have said were better said, and more worthy of the occasion. Before we part, permit me, in the name of Canada, to thank you for your voluntary presence here to-day, to pay these last obsequies at the shrine of Brock. I feel that I may also thank you, in the name of his Excellency the Governor-General, who would, I am sure, have joined us, had not a sad bereavement, which we all deplore, prevented his attendance. We have also to regret the absence of our much respected and old friends, Sir John Beverley Robinson and Mr. Justice McLean, both of whom fought at the battle of Queenston, and the latter of whom was severely wounded; but I regret to say that their official duties, in holding the circuit courts, deprives us of the honor of their presence, and them of the gratification it would have afforded them to have attended on this interesting occasion. I feel that I may thank you and all the contributors to this pious work, in her Majesty's name, for this gratifying manifestation of loyalty. In my own name, and in the name of the committee, of which I have had the honor to be chairman, I must heartily thank you, and all other contributors, towards a consummation which has been near my heart for many years--an event in which I glory, and which renders this to me one of the proudest and happiest days of my life. And now, remarking that this monumental pile was commenced, and has been finished, in the reign of our most gracious and justly beloved queen, Victoria, I shall close, by proposing to you, what is ever enthusiastically received, and heartily responded to by the loyal militia of Canada: Three cheers for the Queen-God bless her!"

The regret manifested at the death of the brave and high souled general was not confined to Canada. In England it also found a vent; and the Imperial Government appropriated a large sum of money, and erected a fitting monument to his memory in St. Paul's

cathedral. On the occasion of the late visit of the heir apparent to the British throne, another touching incident took place, which shewed that Brock was still remembered. An obelisk had been erected where he fell; and the Prince of Wales had the honor to lay the corner stone thereof-thus paying another compliment to the illustrious dead. It was a princely act, and will be long remembered by all those present.

TECUMSEH.

THIS celebrated Indian chief was born in 1770, and died October 5, 1813. He was the son of a Shawanee warrior, and was born on the Scioto river, Ohio. He was engaged in many incursions into Kentucky, and intercepted many boats descending the Ohio. It is supposed that about 1806, he and his brother, Elskwatawa, the prophet, formed the project of uniting all the western Indians in a war against the Americans. When General Harrison attacked and defeated the prophet in the battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811, Tecumseh was absent on a visit to the south. In the war of 1812, he was an ally to the British, with the rank of brigadier-general. At the siege of Fort Meigs, and at the second assault in July, he was present, being at the head of two thousand warriors. In the battle of Moravian town, on the Thames, at which Proctor was the British general, the American general, Harrison, had for his aids General Cass and Commodore Perry. Colonel R. M. Johnson commanded on the left, and came into personal conflict it is said with Tecumseh. His horse being killed and himself wounded by three balls in his right thigh, and two in his left arm, the savage chief rushed upon him with his tomahawk; but, drawing a pistol from his holster, Johnson laid him dead at his feet. In this battle, Colonel Johnson's brother, Lieutenant-Colonel James Johnson, was killed. The project of uniting all the western Indians against the Americans, and the efforts made to execute the project, display a savage energy and perseverance rarely to be met with. The prophet as well as the warrior being now deceased, such a combination will probably never be made again. No one, however, can fully calculate the inestimable value of these devoted "red men," led on by the brave Tecumseh during the great struggle of 1812. But for them, it is probable, that we should not now have a Canada; and if we had, we would not enjoy the liberty and privileges which we possess in so

eminent a degree. King Philip Pontiac, the Ottawa chief, who in 1763, captured Michilimackinac, and invested Detroit; the Prophet and Tecumseh may be regarded as the most remarkable of the savage warriors of America. His life was written by Dr. Daniel Drake, 1841.

GENERAL SIR ROGER H. SHEAFFE, BART.

From what we can learn of this celebrated man, we understand he was born in Boston, United States, on the 15th July, 1763, and was the third son of William Sheaffe, Esquire, deputy-collector of her Majesty's customs at that port, by Susannah, eldest daughter of Thomas Child, Esquire, of Boston. His father having died, Earl Percy, who had his quarters at his mother's house, evinced an interest in the lad's welfare, took him away with him, and gave him a military education, also purchased a commission for him in the army, and ever afterwards, while he lived, was his friend and patron. This we take from the Honorable Lorenzo Sabines' History of the American Loyalists; the following we obtain from Cannon's Historical Records of the British Army.

Sir Roger Sheaffe commenced his military career as an ensign, in the fifth Fusileers, his commission being dated 1st May, 1778, in which regiment he rose to the rank of lieutenant, on the 27th December, 1780. Lieutenant Sheaffe served in Ireland from January, 1781, to May, 1787, and in Canada from July following to September, 1797. In 1794, he was employed under the orders of Lord Dorchester, and with instructions from Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe, on a public mission to protest against certain settlements made by the Americans, on the south shore of Lake Ontario. the 5th May, 1795, he was promoted to the rank of captain in the fifth Fusileers, and on the 13th December, 1797, was promoted major in the eighty-first regiment, and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the forty-ninth regiment, on the 22nd March, 1798.

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Lieutenant-Colonel Sheaffe served in Holland, from August to November, 1799; in the Baltic from March to July, 1801; and in Canada from September, 1802, to October, 1811. On the 25th April, 1808, he received the brevet rank of colonel, and on the 4th June, 1811, was advanced to the rank of major-general. He again served in Canada, from the 29th July, 1812, to November,

1813. The Americans having invaded Upper Canada, at Queenston, on the 13th October, 1812, and General Brock, commanding in the province, having fallen in a gallant effort, with an independent force, to oppose them, Major-General Sheaffe, on whom the command devolved, assembled some regular troops and militia, with a few Indians, and the same day attacked them in a woody height, which they occupied above the town, and completely defeated them, though far exceeding his own followers in number, their commander delivering his sword, and surrendering his surviving troops on the field of battle.

In acknowledgment of this important service, Major-General Sheaffe was created a baronet by patent, dated 16th January, 1813. When the Americans attacked York (now Toronto) in April, 1813, he concocted such measures for the defence of the town as he thought expedient; but did not stay to assist the local militia, he and his staff evacuating York, a short time prior to the attack of the Americans; for this he has been much condemned, but no doubt certain more weighty matters demanded his attention in another part of the province, more particularly as he was then administrator of the government, having been so constituted on Brock's death.

He continued to command in Canada West, and to administer its government, until June, 1813, when he was succeeded by General De Rottenburg. On quitting the government, he received from the resident members of the Executive Council, an address expressing their sense of "that display of candor, justice, and impartiality, which had marked his administration, and the urbanity and confidence of his official intercourse." They further acknowledge their conviction, that they owed the salvation of the whole province to his military talents on the memorable day when he succeeded to the command. He was appointed to the staff of Great Britain, on the 25th March, 1814; but the appointment was recalled and deferred, in consequence of the change of affairs in Europe.

Sir Roger was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, on the 19th July, 1821, and on the 21st December, 1829, was appointed colonel of the thirty-sixth regiment. He was advanced to the rank of general, on the 28th June, 1828. His death occurred at Edinburgh, on the 17th July, 1851.

He married in 1810, Margaret, daughter of John Coffin, Esquire, of Quebec, and cousin of the late Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Bart., of whom W. F. Coffin, Esquire, of Ottawa city, C. W., is a descendant, and had issue two sons and four daughters, but they all died before him, unmarried. Lady Sheaffe survived the gallant general but a few years.

BARON DE ROTTENBURG, K.C.H.

THIS distinguished officer was appointed major in Hompesch's Hussars in 1795, and lieutenant-colonel in the following year; and was promoted to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 60th Foot at the close of 1797. He served in Ireland during the rebellion in 1798. In the same year he formed the 5th battalion of the 60th Regiment into a rifle corps, and prepared the rules and regulations for the exercise of riflemen and light infantry, and their conduct in the field; which, having been approved by his royal highness the commander-in-chief, were published by authority, and made general for the army.

Baron De Rottenburg was at the taking of Surinam in 1799. In 1805 he received the rank of colonel. In 1808 he was appointed brigadier-general, and commanded for a time the exercise of four battalions of light infantry, at the camp of instruction on the Curragh of Kildare, under Sir David Baird; but was, in the same year, transferred from the Irish to the English staff, and stationed at Ashford in Kent, on similar duty. In 1809 he commanded the light troops in the Walcheren expedition, and afterwards returned to the staff in Kent. In May, 1810, he was transferred to the staff in Canada, and took the command of the garrison at Quebec; in the same year he was promoted to the rank of major-general. In 1812, on the breaking out of the American war, he was appointed to the command of the Montreal district; and in 1813 he took the command of the troops in the upper province, and was sworn in president of Upper Canada. In 1812, he was promoted to the colonelcy of De Rolls regiment. In 1814 and 1815, he commanded the left division of the army in Canada, and returned to England in September of the latter year. He attained the rank of lieutenantgeneral in 1819, and died at Portsmouth, England, on the 24th April, 1832. His son is the present Baron De Rottenburg, a notice of whom appears in this work.

LIEUT.-GENERAL PROCTOR.

HENRY A. PROCTOR, one of the most brave and distinguished British officers in the war of 1812, was the descendant of an ancient family in Wales. He was born in the year 1787; and, selecting