The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-02 00:00:00

MAJOR GENERAL BROCK.

The news of the death of this excellent, Officer
was received here, as a public calamity.. The at-
tendant circumstance of victory scarcely checked the
painful sensation. His long residence in this pro-
viace, and particularly in this place, had made him,
in habits and good offices, almost a citizen, and
his frankness, conciliatory disposition,. and ele-
vated demeanour an estimable. one. The expres-
sions of regret as general as he was linown, and
notuttered by friend and acquaintance only, but
by every gradation Of class ; not Only by grown
persons hut yOung children, are 'the test of his
worth. Such, too, is the only eirlogium worthy
of the good and the brave : and the citizens of
Quebec have, with solemn emotions, pronounced
it on his memory,
But at this anxious moment, other feelings are
excited by his loss. General Brock had acquired
the confidence of the inhabitants m ithin his go-
vernment. He had secured their attachment per-
manently, because hy his own merits. 'I hey
were one people animated by one disposition ; and
this he had gradually wound up to the crisis in
which they were placed. Stra.bge as it may seem,
it is to be feared .that he had become too impor-
tant to,them. The heroic militia of 'Upper Ca--
naaa, more especially, had knit themselves to his
Pelson, and it is yet to be ascertained, whetner
the desire to avenge his loss can ci.impensate the
many embarrassments it will oc..:ision. It is, in-
&ed., true, the spirit, and even the abilities of a
distinguished man often carry their influence be-
yond, the grave ; and the present event furnishes
its awn exampe; for it is certain, notwith-
standqg General Brock was cut off early ui the
ai'tion. he had already given an impulse to his lit-
tle ,ruiv which contributed to accomplish the vic-
tory,,when
rtTaifectir ,n he was no more. Let us trust that the
of him will become a 'new bond of
union • and that as he sacrificed himself for the
safetyelv at a community of patriots. they will find a
n
motive to exertion in the obligation to secure
his ashes from the pestilential dominion, of the
enemy.
General Brock was a native of Guernsey. His
family always 'belonged to the profession of arms.
He entered the army early in life, and has been
continually on service during the last and present
wars. He made several campaigns on the Bata-
pean 'Continent ; and particularly distinguished
himself himself in Wolland, where he had a horse
killed, under him. He was shortly afterwards cm-
ployed'On board the Ganges, with part of his fa-
. vourite el9th regiment, in the battle of Copenha-
gen, on the famous 2(1 of April, 1801. In the
folloWing year he came to this country as Lieute-,
rant Colonel commanding that regiment. His
strong attachment to it made a distinguishing fea,
ture in his character. There was a correspondence
ofeseeem and regard between him and his officers',
and even the non-commissioned ofticerg and
vates with an addition of veneration •on the part
of these, that produced the picture of a • happy fa.,
*y. Those movements of feeling which the eX-
actiona pf discipline will sometimes occasion,rarely
reached his men. He governed them by that sen-
timent of esteem, which he himself had created.—
The consolation was given hint to teiminate an
useful and brilliant course in the midst of his pro-
fessional family. They have performed his last
funeral obsequies ; and those who kilos/ the Com-
maeder and his men will be convinced, that on the
day of his interment there was an 'entire regiment
in tears.

Ilis fate has ,been attended by a circumstance
afitio!st-intolerable to a high-minded soldier. His'
enemy was not worthy of such a catastrophe
The.spirit of the victim often rebUked the hard
destiny that denied him a field where it might be
deiirable to die. But, brave and generous Brock,
the 'opinion of your country shall correct the er-
:rens of Fortune. It sltall estimate your efforts the
more for having been made against an enemy
withbtit reputation, though powerful ; and who,
in waging this war, has shown how destitute he
is of every Principal element that can constitute
true greattwss. it shall grant you all the fame
that manly courage and heroic enterprize,skilfully
and successfUlly employed, has the poWer to yield.
Monuments shill rise to. your glory in the public
square of -the capital of that province you have
twice Ravtd, .:and under.the dome of the first cathe-
dral in Vairope !—(Quebec Paper.)

BAKEWELL, who has been engaged in a
mineralogical examination of the inexhaustible
mineral kvealth of Charnwood Forest, in Lek-es-
t,:i-suire', for the Earl of OIRA, has lately disco-
vered, amongst the granite rocks of teat district, a
variety of scenite of singular Imitutr, siii•passing
that from Egypt, or the continent of Europe.—
other stones of this species, it consists prin
cit.:illy of hornblende and felspar; the latter Is of
a pale red:,colonr, the former is crystalline, and
of' a beautiful green, resembling simiragdite. It
I'l.B in large blocks, and might be applied to
purposes of ornamental fir sepulchral architecture,
aid scillptur. It is from this kind of stone that
the durable. monuments of antiquity were con-
structed.