The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-30 00:00:00

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"iIfiCLAMATION.
The nnprovoked declaration, of war by the
United Statc's of America, against the United.
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and its,
dependencies, -has been followed by
,the actual
itivasi6n of this Province in a remote frontier of
the,western districts, by detacinnera of the
United .Stat OE= t niivanding.tln,tt
01iment .has -thought proper to :invite'his Ma-
jesty's subjects, not niOely to- quiet and, Imre-
sisting subs fission, but silts them with a call to
seek voluntarily the protection of his'Goveimineut.

Without condesceudin',; to repeat the illiberal
epititets bestowed in this appeal of the American
Commander to the people of Upper Canadty
the administration of his iNialesty, eyery inhabi-
tant of the Province is desired to seen.the confu..
tation of such indecent slander in the review of
-his own particular circumstances. Where is the
Canadian subject Who cau truly .afiirm tJ himself
that he has-been injured by the (iovernmentinhis
-person, liia Foliate, or. his lib-ea ? Where is
to.be found; in any part of the world, a growth
so rapid 211 prosperity and_wealth as this colony
, exhibits ? Sealed not thirty years by a band of

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veterans, exiled from their former possessions on
account of their loyalty, not a descendant of these
`brave people is to 'be found; Who, Under the fos-
tering liberality of their Sovereign, itas' not ac-
quired a property and means, of enjoyment,
.supe-
rior to what were possessed by their. antestors.,--:-
This- unequalled prosperity would not have...been
attained'-by the utmost liberality of the (loverv.7
ment, or the persevering inaustry Of the peopie,
had not the maritime power of the mother country

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secured to, its colonists,a safe access to every

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et w4ere,the produce of tPelr. labbur was is 're.7

quest,
The unavoidable and imMediate COnSequence of
a separation from Greatßritaill,, must be the ipss
of this inestimable advantage,--sand what is offee-
ed to you in exchange ? ToE:eceme a territory:
of
the United States, and 'share with their that ex-,
elusion from the ocean which the policy,of their
Government 'enforces ; von' are not even' flattered
with a participation Of their' bOasted independ-
ence ; and it is but too obvious; that once ex-
changed froth- the' powerful .profectiOn of the ,
-United Kingdom, yOu roust be re-annexed to the
dominimi.of 's?rence, froM which .the provinces
of
Canada Were wrested ,by the a?Ms of Great Britain
at a Vast -expence 'of blood-and treasure, 'feom.nis
other motive than to.relieve her ungrateful chil-
dren. from the, oppression of a cruel neighbour ; •
this restitution of 'Canada to the empire ofFrance,
was the stipulated reward for the aid afforded to
the revolted colonies, now the United States ; the
debt is still due, and there can be,no doubt but
the
,predge has been renewed as a consideration for
commercial, advantages, or. rather for an expected
relaxation in the tyranny of France over the Coin-
mercial world.
Are pia' prepared,, inhabitants of, Canada, to
become willing snbjectS, or rather slaves to the
despot who rules the nation's of Europe with a
rod of iron ? If not,, arise in a body, exert your
energies, co-operate cordially_ with the. King's,
regnlar .forces, tb repel the,invader, and do not
give eau,c to your children, when grpaning under
,the oppression of a foreign Master; to reproach
you with haling too easily parted 'with the. richt:St
inheritance of this earthsa participatidn in the
'name, character, and freedom of Britain.
The same spirit of justice which will 'mike
every reasonable allowance for the unsuccessful
efforts of zeal and loyalty, will not fail to punish
the defalcation , of_ principle.. Every Canadian
freeholder is by deliberate choice bound, by the
most solemn oaths, to defend 'the Monarchy as
Well as his own property ;, to shrink from that en-
gagement, is a treason not to be forgiven.
'Let no man suppose, that if in thiS unexpected
struggle, his Majesty's arms should be compelled
to yield to an .overwhelming force, that the pro-
vince will be eventually abandoned; the endeared
relation of its first settlers, the intrinsic value of
its commerce,, and the pretensions of its power-
ful rival to re-possess the Canadas, are pledges
that no paee be established- between the
United States and Great Britain and 'lreland, of
which the restoration of these provinces does not
make ;he most prominent condition.
Be not dismayed at the unjustifiable threat ,of
the CoMmander of the enemy's forces to refuse
quarter, should an Indian appear 'in the ranks.-.'---
The brave bands of natives which inhabit ,this
colony were, like his Majesty's SUbjects, punished
for their .zeal and fidelity, by tire loss of theirposs
sessions in the late coloniess• and :rewarded_ by .his
Majesty with lands‘'of superior value i,u this pro-
vince.
The faith of the British Government haa,, never
yet been violated; ,they that Lhe sod flis',S; in-
herit is to theni and their posterity; protected from
the base arts so trequentlydeviSed to ,Over-reaeh
their:simplicity. ,liskwhat new principle are-they
to bp,. prohibited froth -defendigstheir property ?
if their warfare, froth-being different to that of
the, white people, is more terrific to the-enemy, let
him retrace his steps-s-they Seek him. not; and
cannot expect to find women, and children in an
invading army.; hut they are men, and haveequal
rights wit'h all other men to defend themselves
'and•their property when invaded—more especially
when-they find in the enemy's camp a ferocious
and mortal foe, using the same warfare which the
American COminatider affects to reprobate. •.
This inco.nsistent and unjustifiable threat of re-
fusing quarter; for such a cause.as being found
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arms with a brother sufferer, in defence of invaded
rights, must be exercised with the certain assur-
ance of retaliation, not only in the limited opera-
tions of war on the part of the King's domi-
nions, but on every qoarter of the glohe‘, for the,
national character .of -Britain is not less distills
guished for humanity than. retributive justice;
_which will consider the execution of this threat as
deliberate murder, for which every subject of the
offending power shall make expiation.
ISAAC J.R.OOK, Major-General and President.
leftd-quarters, Fort George, July 22, 1312.
By order of his Honour the President,
J. B._ GLEGG, Captain.
God save the King.