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Her father, George PhiUips Vincenti had a lane glass manufaotocy there, was a man of good edr ation. and partioolarly interested in chemistry and physios. He cjvoted hunself to his familv, read and talked with his children and in- structed them in all the public questions of the day, aqd also allowed than as often as possible to meet the sdentiflo men who gathered at Us house. Dr. Charles Bilker, one of the principal physieiaas of Birmingham, ami his brother, a weUknown dii^ and author, were cousins, also . T« u ■ • ^•°*>"' Archbishop of Oanterbuiy. In 1868 she mar- ried Robert Curaon, and came with him to Quiada in 1863 Vw mm than thirty-flTo years she has Ured among us in Toronta and by her pen and pemmal influence has done much fbr our intellectaal and nafional life. Beneath a Ml font and gentle beaiing dwelt* braye spirit, and with many disadTUntages of health and fortune she aoeomidished mooh. With all her etrcmgtii she fanned Mid kept aUve a true CbHadian spirit in our midst, and foatnred also an intense love for the mother^ land, beheving that Imperial Federation was the best system off colonial development Vtcm 1872 slw contributed, by essaT, fiction and verge, to the Caiwhan MonM],, the WMk, the DommUm lUuatrtitta, Grw, the EvmhgauHd CkurOman, the Canadian Magaitim and many &glish ard American pMiers, and for two years she edited a woman's page in the Canada Citiaen. *^ mmmss^wmmmmm mtmmsmmmmmm In 1887 h«r matt unWtioM work wm pibUabwl, " LMim Saoord, the HeroiiMi of 1813," • dimm». This rolaia* ii moat hif^j thoaii^t d, and hM NMiited maoh in siimaUting tho itody of OmmUmi hiftory, mora Mpeoially in ragwd to tho war of 1813. Her exodlent knowledge of Frenob led her to tnmelate from Bolte^ Le Moine, Le May, and other well-known French-Canadian writen, and among her fogitive pieoea of veree aro many excellent trana- lationa from the French of Ohateanhriand, Victor Hugo, Fhiliope Desportee and othera. Nor waa her pen devoted to literatara alone. At a time when the doora of the Univeraity wen doaed to women ahe wwked indoa- trionaly by contribntioua to the daily preaa, and by diacnaaiona in the Women's Literary Olab, in order to obtain for women the rioht to all coHese and nniveraity priTilegea in arte, adence and medicine. She had the aatiataotion of aeeing her own daughter become a mdoate of the UniTcraii^ and aadlatant analyat in the School of Bmctical Science^ Toronta With her co-laborar, Dr Emily Stowe, Mra. Onraon alao aniated in fbnndhig the Women'a Medical College. Another meaanra okimed her attention alao. She waa a atrong advocate of Woman Safflrage, and with othera ahe worked eameatly and with aucceaa in obtaining for married women mora control w their own property, and in aeonring the meaanra of enfranchiaement which women now enjoy in the Prorince of Ontario. Thoae who knew her gentle and ratiring natura would hardly have auapeoted the atrangth that lay beneath. One of her own aweet veraea aeema beat to deaeribe her life : " For many a Taliant deed ia done, And greet eohievemeut wnmght, WiMwe uupiretion knowe no aonroe Bat pare eod holy thoaght. For etrang by Datjra eteaiay hand, And thraled by lote'e werm toaeb, Slight forms and simple namee may senre At need to avail for madi." ■%i» II i, •• Lanm SMonI, Mi hi|^7 thooii^t bndr of Omxiton 13. Mudftte tram Bolton ■OuumUma writen, f exMdlent tnn*- ir Hugo, FMUop* At • tisM when she worked ind«»> diaonnioM in the imen the rioht to loe and medioine. koghter become » in the Sohod of , Dr Bmily Stowe, '■ Medical College. Ihe WM • itrong » worked ewnaetly a more control w f enfrenchiiement io. iure would hnrdly One of her own J Mnre The Battle qi Quumton Heifhti» October ISth, 1812. BY mOL i. A. CUR2DN. A PNwr VMd biim Mm nm •ftiM TiM Wer of 1819-16 hM taken ite plMe in Ustorj. It wm «oi ftn unimportant itni|gle between two indgniikMit epmbnteatj, M ■ome have nibcted to eonaider it--n mere colonial qnarrel in which it did not partienlarly matter which aide wan; it vaa a gaofe of defiance thrown down bj a pe(^ new at tim art of gorarning, bot which, havins proved its powers against ita late g o v w rno r s, had no!k wholly anbaidMa into gravity after a hvaterioal intmude of aelf-gn^ latiffii. The declaration of war with Encland hy tibe United fmltm, in 1813 was, in faet^ a fvedi ontbunt of ajateria, and was oondnctea all through upon linea of excitement, whMi iewid vent in foregon* omdusions and bombastic luroelamations, sudi as even the pcoteat ol a party, the pretence of a faction, the heroiam of a Lawrence^ and the skill of a Harriscm could not made. But the challenge tm- worthy as it was, had to be taken np, and Bnglaad, already strained fw men and means by the long stmg^e wU£ the distuilMr of Buropean peace^ at once addreaaed heraelf alae to the delWoa of her loyal eol I^ was the bead of the portage between Lftkes Ontario and Huron, and a horse-railww — ^traces of which may still be seen at a point on the St. David's iSoad— faoiU- tated a large traffic, which, beginning eariy in French occupancy of Canada, became after the Evolutionary War, a very important route of trade from both sides of the line. Mr. Thomas Dickson was the first postmaster on the Canadian side, and had large trade interests and storehouses at Queenston, as also had the Clarkes and Seooids. lieutenant-Oolonel Evans^ letter continues : " Having to put the many posts on the line of communication on the qui viw, although I rode at full speed, it was 6 p.m. ere I reached Fort George. . . . I narrated to General Brock all that had occurred. . . . The General, evidently doubting at first, hesitated, but seeing my earueat- ness in rebuking his attendants of charging my being over-sanguine, and chagrin at their proffered bets against my predictions, he became unusually grave, desired I would follow him to the oQce, where at his request I suocinctiy recapitulated the days occurrences, adding my solemn conviction that not a moment was to be lost in effectually preparing for defence. The General now thanked ma, approved of all that I had done, and, returning to the dining-room, directed officials to be immediately written and despatched by Provincial Dragoons, calling in tiie militia of the vidnity that same evening, those more distant to follow with all alacrity. I was directed to make all requisite preparations at headquarters. In this wotk I was busied till near 11 p.m., when, worn by fatigue, I stretched myself on the mattress. After a slumber of a few hours I was aroused by a distant cannonade soon after 2 a.m., October 13th, but without sur- prise, well-knowing whence the ominous sound came. The General, who, himself, had all in readiness, at once mounted hie horse and proceeded for the post attacked. His aid$a-d&^mp \Glegg and Maodonell) were awoke and soon followed. Major-Genwal Sheaffs, second in command, assumed charge at headquarters, but the impraa- MMMMMMMMWMWHM ■MMMMaiMHMMI s> r^tM under the y n«mbera had >ops from Ken- hazftrdooii for , respect for a tveiy woi their lovered only l^ n attack on oar r. Under such tm the remoral the beach, the ! preparation to )«, were all the bon.»' was not merely' of the portage Iway — ^traces of 8 IKoad— faoili- ih occupancy of important route Hckson was the ) trade interests I and Secords. Ting to put t^e vive, although I eorge, . . . 1. ... "Hie )ing my earueat- 5 over-sanguine, ^ions, he became o$ce, wher^ at Nuoes, adding my at in effectually mo, approved of r-room, directed S by Provincial t same evening, was directed to this work I was etched myself on ras arouttsd by a but without sur- I. The General, ad his horse and vnp v^^^ftS '^*^ General Sheaffe, ;, but the impres- sion on General Brook's mind being that the attempt at Queenston would prove only a feint to disguise his (the enemy's^ real object tnm the cree^ in front of Fort NiagSsra, his apparent wish was that wUlst all were held in readiness to act in any quarter, no decisive movement of the troops should take place till the enmny's intention were fully develqMd. "The Indians and regular artillery were, however, promptly despatched, and the Aite of the ilst, with an equal number of well- drilled Militia flank companies ready to follow on the first sommons. As the day dawned— ^This would be between 7 and 8 a.m. of an October morning)— the scouts I had sent out reporting no ^mp- toms of hostile movement in the quarter indicated — (The creek in rear of Fort Niagara, now, I think, the site of Youngstown)— these troops all proceeded at double quick for the succour of Queens- ton, the debouching of which column on the main road appeared to be the signal for opening a brisk oanonade from Fort Niagara on the troops, t£e town and the fort. " Soon after," continues Lieutenant-Colonel Evans, "the news of the gallant Brook's unhappy fall reached us." . . . Thus showing, on iacontrovertible evidence, how early in the morning, probably not nine o'clock. Brock was killed. The note which earned the mourn- ful news to Fort George was from Captain Derinzy, commanding the 4l8t companies that had gone to the support of Queenston, and ih quoted by lieutenant-Colonel Evans thus : " He found on arriving at Queenston the enemy in possession of the opposite heights (that is, the heights upon which Brock's monument now stands and which overlook the town), and one heavy one-gun battery thero ; that the enfilading (of the river and landing place) on one side, too distant to be quite effective— then protected by his division — had been power- fully aided by Captain Holcroft, of the Royal Artillwy, who, un- mindful of consequences, boldly dashed his gun through the valley into Hamilton's couHmurd withm point blank range, thus succeeding in sinking some of the enemy's crowded boats, oud damping the ardour of his troops for crossing. Seeing his critical position Captain Derinsy had sustained him by a party of the 41st regiment. He briefly mentioned that the spirited Brook, finding n the mountain summit, ana the next instant in pos- session of the redoubt, putting its defenders to the sword. The gallant spirit of Brock, ill-brooking to be thus filled, with a «>arage deserving a better fate, hastily collected the weak 49th company and a few Militia, debouching from a stone building at tibe mountun's ■i «i l n iii ii i .tii i >lw iJ M»i i mM «ii ,,)im ,^ 10 brow ; with theae litUe baodi he qfdritedly strove to ngtin his loit position, bat iu wliioh daring attempt he was killed by a rifle ball entering under the left breaat, pamng oat hv the ri|^t shoulder. Captain WilUaau, by taking a wider range, maoe a seoood e£brt» )mA as the result proved, with a too inadequate force, the A.D.O. baing mortally wounded and Captain Williams^ head being partially soa^ by a rifle balL" A plain unvarnished tale, truly ; yet what a tragedy 1 Side by side they lie now under one stone — ^the able Qeneral who had seen many AMm, and the accomplished aiih^h-camp, ahready Attorney-General of his Province, whose early fall on his first engagement^ at the age of twenty-eight, is scarcely less touching than that of his beloved commander, who had accomplished his zrge. To them a rapid glance >wer, seee that td preaaed, and liill. Instantly annunit (almoat deaoend. The Gathering the lie shelter of a nerge upon the boys!" With foot, when from ^ts thickly, a ^ and all is oon- I he Mis. "Our where l%tood,'' et of eighteen in Banning up to led his hand t a flag of truce. Why, then, shoold they respect a dead General t Ifer two or three hoars at least the Americans were in possession of Qaeeoston, and the oatrages toey committed were di^graoefal to the last de|p«e. In tiie search fcHP mcmey and valaables no privacy was respected, and feather beds were ripped <^n with timr swtnds and bayonets for concealed planden What the feeUnga of the British mast have bcMi onder these eiroainstanoes of defeat may be imagined, bat there was no retreat : nulmly, bat stobbomly, they kept their groand, waiting for farther r^oroements from Fort George. One noUe and brave woman, Mrs. Maria Hill, a siddier's wife, broa|^t oat food and li^ed fires to OMny tea to the starving men who had been called ont before day- brertc On a cold October morning, and had not yet broken their fost : her babe <»t>wing and cheering onder the shelter of a wood-iHle. Oh. beantifal sight I '^ ^ TlMre was great excitement as the news of the death of Brook ■pread over the peninsaU; the MiUtia flocked in from every point: men long past service took m their weapons, and retired oflioers who bad foagbt for England tiiroa|^at the Bevdationary stroode hastened to dfcr their services to General Sheaflb; the momentwas recogniMd as critical, and every hand was pat fortii to avert tile dancer. Old Omtain Olench, a man apfwoaching eighty, came in faU of ardoor, and tamed away indespair when aasnred that he ooald be of noose on tile field. Fort George itself was in straits ; every av^ailablemanhadbeensenttotiier^ef ofQoeenston; hot shot was being fired from Fort Niagara setting baikUiigs on fire, and render- ing the secority of three hundred American prisoners a matter of raprraie difficulty. But there was no faltering, the Battie of Queeas- ton Heigfate had still to be fought SheafliB, now in command, came opom tiie field by drooitous route. With him were Lieutenant Holntyret of the 41tt» with 140 men of his regiment, and scHne mihtia J another oiBoer, William Martin, witii every regular that could be spared, and some active Militia, and every active man from the poste (m the line of oommanicati men threw themselves do; the steep precipices on the river bank to perish miserably by Ulltjff flood. The Baltie «^ Quaetuton H«ight$ wa» won. I cannot close this paper without one word further. 80 oom- pletely is the Battle of Queenston Heights enshrined in the halo that must forever encircle the name of Brock, the brilliant commander and able administrator, that few persons recognise or remember that it was SheaflJB who wim it. Not a great officer, and somewhat of a martinet, SheafiRs, never^jheless, was a valuable man, and^ ^d cred it to the service^ and he was deservedly honored by promotion. The Battle of Queenston Heights was a teniUe struggle marked by nothing leas than a tragedy ; the death of Brodc tondied the national heart to the quick, and tiie 13th oi October, 1812, mustevw remain a sacred day in the annals of Canada and Britain. ndmnrlj'l .A MW I ll l Wl Mi HMMMiHNDWMi oenoloM the Intpirited by loM of th«ir d held their bhemMlvee to iricuit timw rthe"ateeii shed turned; t flee. Some own with his old save him. •teedily, vet de refoMclto the aoooante rode among porpoae, they Uie game was and at length j vs impossude^^,^^ mselves doyirj^ »r. So oom- Hm halo that t commander emember that lomewhat of a i ^d cred it to tn. tiggle marked : touched the (12, most ever WOHMMm :-, - ,_- ■ .... . J sjssi — rr-'-Miw ■■'i ■ • n It 1 § 7:^ \