This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...of a partially disaffected township, DEFENCE OF KINGSTON. 139 a few miles off; and that, in the event of success crowning the undertaking, the town was to be given up to plunder, and every enormity committed. Plate, money, jewels, and other valuables, together with the specie belonging to the local bank, were hastily ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...of a partially disaffected township, DEFENCE OF KINGSTON. 139 a few miles off; and that, in the event of success crowning the undertaking, the town was to be given up to plunder, and every enormity committed. Plate, money, jewels, and other valuables, together with the specie belonging to the local bank, were hastily collected, and lodged, for greater security, in the fort. A town-guard, embodying every man capable of bearing arms (as far as the supply of the latter would admit), was hastily enrolled; the little garrison of the fort reinforced; the town barrack, wherein some militia were quartered, doubly guarded; and, in fine, every precaution taken that the shortness of the time rendered practicable; succour being furthermore solicited from the environs. As night approached, the general anxiety became very great, and anticipation was excited to the uttermost by the propagation of surmises and reports, regarding the progress of the enemy's movements. Comparing small things with great, the scene and preparation might possibly have borne some analogy with what is represented to have taken 140 LENGTHENED VI6AGES. place at Bruxelles on the eve of the battle of Waterloo, when the French were reported to be within a few hours' march. To know friends from enemies in the confusion of a nocturnal conflict, the defenders of the town were enjoined to bind round their caps, as a badge of recognition, a strip of white linen. Candour compels me to add, without the least disparagement to the valour of any, that in many cases the adornment appeared to be superfluous; since the paleness of the lengthened Visages beneath it would have fairly borne the palm from the whitest linen that was ever bleached. I know not how far this remark might have been exemplified in my own in...
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Add this copy of Three Years' Residence in Canada, From 1837 to 1839, to cart. $61.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
