CANADA

AND

THE CANADIANS.

BY

SIR RICHARD HENRY BONNYCASTLE, Kt.,

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ROYAL ENGINEERS AND MILITIA

OF CANADA WEST.

New Edition

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,

GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1849.

F. Shoberl, Jun., Printer to H.R.H. Prince Albert, Rupert Street.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER X.

Return to Toronto, after a flight to Lake Superior—Loonsnatural Diving Bells—Birds caught with hooks at the bottom of NiagaraRiver—Ice-jam—Affecting story—Trust wellplaced—Fast Steamer—Trip toHamilton—Kékéquawkonnaby, alias PeterJones—John Bull and the Ojibbeways—Port Credit, Oakville,Bronte, Wellington Square—Burlington Bay andCanal—Hamilton—Ancaster—Immense expenditure onPublic Works—Value of the Union of Canada with Britain, notlikely to lead to a Repeal—Mackenzie's fate—FamilyCompact—Church and Kirk—Free Church and HighChurch—The Vital Principle—The University—PresidentPolk, Oregon, and Canada

CHAPTER XI.

Ekfrid and Saxonisms—Greek unde derivaturs—TheGrand River—Brantford—Plaster of Paris—Mohawks—Dutchforgetfulness—George the Third, a Republican King—Churchof the Indians—The Five Nations—A good Samaritan denies adrop of water—Loafers—Keep your Temper, a story of theArmy of Occupation—Tortoise in trouble—Burford

CHAPTER XII.

Woodstock—Brock District—Little England—Aristocratic Society in the Bush—How to settle in Canada as aGentleman should do—Reader, did you ever Log?—Life in theBush—The true Backwoods

CHAPTER XIII.

Beachville—Ingersoll—Dorchester—Plankroad—Westminster Hall—London—The great Fire ofLondon—Longwoods—Delaware—The Pious, glorious, andimmortal Memory—Moncey—The GermanFlats—Tecumseh—Moraviansettlement—Thamesville—The Mourning Dove—The War,the War—Might against Right—Cigar-smoking and all sorts ofcuriosity—Young Thames—The Albion—The loyal WesternDistrict—America as it now is

CHAPTER XIV.

Intense Heat—Pigs, the Scavengers of Canada—DutchCountry—Moravian Indians—Young Father Thames—Ague, acure for Consumption—Wild Horses—Immense Marsh

CHAPTER XV.

Why Engineer-officers have little leisure forBook-making—Caution against iced water—Lake St. Clair in aThunderstorm—A Steaming Dinner—Detroit river andtown—Windsor—Sandwich—YankeeDriver—Amherstburgh—French CanadianPoliteness—Courtesy not costly—Good effects of thepractice of it illustrated—Naked Indians—Origin of theIndians derived from Asia—Piratical attempt and Monument atAmherstburgh—Canadians not disposed to turnYankees—Present state of public opinion in thoseProvinces—Policy of the Government—Loyalty of the People

CHAPTER XVI.

The Thames Steamer—Torrid Night—"The Lady that helped"and her Stays—Port Stanley—Buffalo City—Its CommercialProsperity—Newspaper Advertisements—Hatred to England andencouragement of Desertion—General Crispianus—Lake Erie ina rage—Benjamin Lett—Auburn Penitentiary—Crime andVice in the