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Mrs. Colonel Murray enlivened the Motley groups by a display of various talents in several characters; all of which were supported
with spirit. Her Agnes admirable and was rendered more interesting still by her songs; accompanied by the pleasing sounds of the
tinkling Guitar.
Mrs. Judge Reid, a good Soldier's wife -- Mrs Dawson, 100th Regiment, a lovely Columbine -- Mrs. Major Clerk, an interesting
Flower Girl -- Miss McGillivray, a modern young lady of Fashion -- Mrs. Major Martin, an Augustine Nun -- Miss Sutherland, a Pretty
Country Lass -- Miss Macrae an inviting Peasant Girl -- Miss Fern, a pleasing Flora -- Mrs Major Wallace, a flower Girl -- Mrs.
Langan, an abbess of St. Dominick -- Miss Langan, a pensive Nun of the same order -- Miss Marianne McGillivray, a New Market
Jockey of feather weight -- Miss Richardson, a Columbine of the old Theatre. ......
At one o'clock, the company unmasked & proceeded to Supper; where all the delicacies and art of the maitre de cuisine were laid
out in a style seldom before witnessed in this country. At two o'clock, the dancing, in character, commenced, till the brightness of the
sun eclipsed the dim light of the Chandeliers. The whole concluded by a Promenade in mask thro' the streets; to the wonder of the
industrious peasant, as he came to market.
"With the Yankees within four miles of us:" A British Officer's Wife Writes Home, 1814
Hannah Jenoway, the wife of Lieutenant Richard Jenoway of the 1st Foot, accompanied her husband when his regiment was
transferred to the Niagara Peninsula in late 1813. When an American army under Major-General Jacob Brown invaded the area in
July 1814, she and her young family came closer to the war than she wished. In a letter to her sister-in-law, published in Ernest A.
Cruikshank, The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier in 1814 (Welland, 1897), Hannah recounts her
family's adventures in an active theatre of operations.
http://www.ensigngroup.ca/Merry-Hearts.htm
Merry Hearts Make Light Days - The War of 1812 Journal of Lieutenant John Le Couteur, 164th Foot
High Society
The Marquis of Tweeddale gave a grand set-off to all the Gentry & neighbourhood of Montreal, a Masquerade Ball and Supper....
What a delightful Ball. We had seven hundred persons, from the Devil to his darling, a Monk, dancing. ... There was a beautiful
Pandora's box in the Centre of the table which some lady was desired to open. She did so ... when out flew a number of Canaries
and other birds that flew at all the Candles and almost left us in darkness. ... Such roars of laughter. I never was at a more lovely or
elegant party.......
The Battle of Cooke's Mill - 20th of October, 1814
by Jesse Pudwell
http://ccv.northwestcompany.com/cookesmill.html
This is the story of a lesser known battle/skirmish that took place about 9 miles west of Chippawa in Upper Canada...
Cooke's Mills.
On the 17th of September, 1814, General Drummond was attacked by the Americans in Fort Erie but managed to withstand the
blow. However, it reduced his numbers, yet again, by about 600 killed or wounded. This prompted Drummond to leave his enemy,
General Brown, behind. So, between the 21st and 24th of September, Drummond withdrew his army, including guns and stores,
and retired to quarters in Chippawa.
Drummond remained in Chippawa until about mid October, when the Americans replaced Gen. Brown with Gen. Izzard. Izzard
brought with him about 2400 fresh regulars....he naturally had to do something with them, as winter was coming on strong. As well,
just prior to Izzard arriving in Ft. Erie, Brown's troops had received about 700 reinforcements. Izzard, the new Chief Commander,
was to move down the Niagara with 8000 soldiers!
Drummond, thankfully, caught wind of what was unfolding at Ft. Erie and pulled his weaker, smaller, force back again to Ft. George,
at Niagara on the Lake, and also to Burlington Heights, just beyond the Niagara Peninsula.
As Drummond was withdrawing from Chippawa, he had information that Izzard had sent about 1500 men, under command of
General Bissel toward the interior with the intent to surround the British at Chippawa and cut them off at the rear. Drummond sent
about 650 men immediately into the interior, west up Lyon's Creek, to stop their advance. It worked!
In the end, the British losses were 19 killed or wounded. The Americans claimed 67 killed or wounded.
It happened something like this:
On the morning of October 12th, word reached the British lines at Chippawa that Izzard had landed in Ft. Erie.
On the 14th October, guns sounded the alarm at Ft. Chippawa in the morning. The 100th and 89th Regt.s' marched immediately to
Lundy's Lane where they slept without blankets waiting, on old ground, for the worst. The word was that the Americans, with almost
8000 men, had engaged in a few shots and shells with the rear-guard, at Streets Creek (Chippawa Battlefield.) The rear guard was
formed by the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles. The Glengarries retired smartly, through the field using the earthen mounds of the
100 day old graves of fallen friends and enemies as cover.
After a rottenly cold night of bivouac, the morning of the 15th saw the 2 mile advance of the Lundy's Lane Corps to the tavern by the
lane. They crept over the battlefield and graves and disturbed ground of the hill. There they stayed until about 8 o'clock that night,
then they moved toward the Chippawa entrenchment's. There, they attempted to sleep.
October 16th, having stood during their sleep because the ground was so wet, the morning light revealed the American army. The
Americans were standing by Streets Creek and a large body of them were sent into the woods for a surrounding approach.
On the 17th, There was little change. It was still a dead-lock at a distance, with the British trying to figure out what the Americans
were up to.
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