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Title: A history of Canada for high schools and academies
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir, 1860-1943
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Publisher: Toronto : Morang
Contributing Library: The University of Western Ontario, Western Archives
Digitizing Sponsor: Ontario Council of University Libraries and Member Libraries

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anding, bound for Kingston from Niagara, sailed intothe midst of the enemy, never dreaming of a hostile sail so nearher destination. The Siincoe was totally unarmed, the only weaponon board being a solitary musket. She was completely headed offby the American fleet. But, hopeless as the case seemed, thegallant Richardson would not surrender. Crowding on all sail,and with the wind behind her, the mad little craft dashed straightupon the fleet. She took the broadside of every ship as she flewpast. For four miles she ran the terrible gauntlet, her sails andbulwarks riddled with round-shot, till at last, in shoaling waterjust outside the port, she sank with a big shot-hole below herwater line. As she went down the crew cheered recklessly, andfired their one musket in gay defiance; and their cheers werereechoed by their countrymen on shore. Boats darted out inhaste to rescue the heroic crew; and the Simcoe, raised from hertemporary grave, was soon again ploughing the blue waters ofOntario.
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)CKS -MUXUMLXT BATTLES ON THE SEA. 233 Van Rensselaer, wounded at Queenston, had been succeededby General Smyth, a notable warrior in words and proclamations.Smyth set out upon the postponed conquest. He did Generalnot lead his men across, however; he thought it safer defeated atto send them. They were twenty-five hundred strong, Chippewa,but between Chippewa and Fort Erie they were met and roughlyhandled by Colonel Bishopp, with a force of six hundred regu-lars and miUtia. Surprised and vexed to see that his opponentswere not frowned down by his numbers, Smyth sent a flag oftruce to Fort Erie requesting the surrender of that stronghold.Colonel Bishopp, the commandant, with the utmost pohtenessdeclined ; whereupon Smyth withdrew both his troops and hisrequest, and went into winter quarters ! His men were so dis-gusted and indignant at his folly that a whisper of tar and feathersbegan to circulate in the camp. The general discreetly threw uphis command and retired to safer neighbourhoo

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