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MIS Excellency the CoMMiMDER or Trifi FotlCBS annouiieef to the Arm* ferrlng in Britilll North America, that he has received the Coitiii^^indt of His Rtijral Highners the Princ* NT to return to England. ^^ In taking leave of an Army he had the honor to Coini nd from the commencement of Hot» tllities with the itnitcd States to the termination of the War, His Excellency lias great satisfac^ tion in expreffing his entire approbatioi) va& acknowledging the high Tenfe he entertains of the kcal, courage and difcipline that has beeii ib eminentl)^ difplayed by this portion of His Majesf^li Troops. It has fallen to the lot «f this Army to ftruggle through an ar''jous and Unequal Conteft, r^ remote from fuccour, arid deprived o^iJOWj advantages experienced in the more cultivated Countries of Eurooe j yetHis Excellency has witnefled .*ith pride arid admiration, the firmnefs, Intrepidity and patient endurance of fatigue and pritations, which have marked the character of the Army of Canada. Utider all thefe circumAances, valour and dtfcipline have prevailed, and aUhotigh local confideratiohs and limited means have circuniCcri'ued the War principally to a de* lienflve fyftem, it has, notwjth'tandlng, been ennobled, by numerous brilliant exploits, which will adorn the page of future hiftory. At Detroit, and at the River Raifin two entire Armies with their Commanding Generals were captured, and greatly fuperior Armies were repulfed. Th* feveral Battles of Queenstown, Stoney Creek, Chateauguay, Chr^ltlcr's, La Colle, Lundyfa Lane, near the Palls of Niagara, and the fubfequent operations on that Frontier, will ever im- mortalize the Heroes who were on thofe orcaHons afforded the opportunity of diftinguifliihg ihemfelves. The Capture of MichiUmackinac, Ogdensburg, OiWego and Niagara by AlTault, are trophies of the prowefs of BritifH Arms. The nnmes of the refpeflive Officers who led His MajeAy's Troops to thefe feveral achievements are already known to the world, and will be tranfmitted by the faithful hillurinn with glory to a grateful poderity. Reviewing part events, it Is with exultation His Excellency refleAs on the complete /uccefs itrhich has crowned the valour, exertions, and perfeverance of this gallant Army, by termina- ting each fucceffive Campaign in the ««Rftlliie defeat and difcomflture qf all the Enemy's Plans, in which the utmost .energies of the Government of the United States have been exhausted in tain efforts to accomplifli his avowed object, the Conqueft of tjiefe Provinces. /LifUt. General Sir John C. Sherbrooke, and the Ar^y under his immediate orders, are entitled to the highefi praife for the bravery and prumptnefs difplayed in the occupation of a large Diftrift of the Ene* toy's Territory, and His Excellency requefts the Lieutt General will accept His Thanks for the tordial afliftance he has at a|l times afforded him. To Lieut General Sir Gordon Drummond, on whom the Command of the Canadas dfr ▼olves. His Excellency's beft Thanks ar^ due, for his unwearied exertions and fupport under tircuirtftances of peculiar difficulty : To the General Officers, General Staff, and Officers an4 Soldiery His Excellency feels himfelf highly indebted, and duly appreciates their refpeAtive mel rits. To Major General Baynes the Adjutant General, and Major General Sir Sidnft BepK- With the Quarter Mafter General, and to tlie Officers of his personal Staff, His Excellency^ i Thanks are alfo due for the judgment,' alacrity and zeal evinced in the difcharge of their feveral duties. His Excellency has every reafon to be fatisfied with the conduA and exertions of the Publitf Departments of this Army, and he feels it an Aft of Justice to exprefs particularly his appro- bation of the very efficient manner in which the CommifTariat has been condufted under thf Xcaloui and judicious arrangements of CommiiTary General Robinson. • His Excellency will have peculiar gratiification in reprefenting to His Ropl Highness The Prince Regent the Services and Talents of the Officers of this Army, tp the honorable Survi- vors of which Lieut. General Sir Georoe Prevost offers the heartfelt Tribute of his watmest Thankii (Signed) EDWARD BAYNES, Atyutant General, tf7L. ^ f /^t*> /^/f*-^ ^ .■<:. ;/«•