North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-04-22
GEN. SCOTT REPORT

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the Report Of General Scott TO The Seer,
isry OF War, in relation to British louie.
cations, on our Northern frontier. (o, IA.
purpose OF correcting some errors of (,s,.
either Intentional or accidental.
In his Report, General Scott SAYS, that
he " was al the foot OF Lake Superio, l,,
summer, and neither saw nor heard of ,nv
Fort or Barracks on the Ste. Msry's live,
The outlet Of that lake" Yet, on the An.
thority Of a gentleman, late from III,
Northwestern Fur-trade-C Company, and
one well acquainted with the facts. We A.,
prepared, TO say that there 10 al that Mae,
not only, barracks, but breaslworks, and
other works Of defence, and that it is made
a regular station for troops; and a place Of
general rendezvous.
From the outlet Of Lake Huron, TO N.
head Of Lake Erie, General Scot. ray,
the British have three sets of barracks
one at Windsor, opposite Detroit; one 1t
Sandwich a little lower down, and a tltd
at Maiden"
Now, it is a fact, which seemingly could
not have escaped the notice Of Genersl
Scott, that at the Quite, Of Lake Huron.
nearly opposite Fort Gratiot, the British
have a military station, barracks, breast.
works, &C.; also on on Island near the out.
Iet,they have a battery tina, commands The
passage to and from the Upper Lakes. A
little lower down, on the river ST. Clair,
and opposite TO Black river, they have
bIock-houses and barracks. Then AGAR,
at the mouth of Detroit river, they have
military works Of Sufficient magnitude to
command the passage.
Besides these works, and those noticed
by Gen. Scott, there are Notifications at
Amherstburgh, on Lake Eric, London,
on the Thames, and Tecunseh, near Lake
Simcoe, each Of which are stations Ior
troops. These stations it is true are not
directly on the frontier, yet, as they form
a part Of the same line of defence with those
works mentioned by Gen. Scott, we deem
them Of sufficient importance 10 give them
a passing notice. Again the Gen. says
" near the mouth of the Niagara the Brit
ish have two small forts, George and Ms
sisauga; also slight barracks have been
erected on the same side near the falls, ao
at Chippewa, with hreast-works at The
latter place."
However insignificant these works may
appear to Gen. Scott, they will n%everlh''
less, be found Of vast Importance 10 The
possessors, in case Of a war between Grs''
Britain and the United States.
But again the Gen. says ''nothing above
the works first named, on the Nlagsi,
can be termed a fort" We wonld not
however, fail to inform our readers, thai
there is a fort, now occupied BY D'llI'n
troops, near the outlet Of Lake E'r, aAa
called by them Fort Erie.
The Gen. neglects altogether TO msnuon
the military werks on Lake Ontario; prop
ably however he does not consider fo'
Toronto of any consequence, although"
has been repaired, and is a station lot 'o''
or five hundred regular troops.
He does not see fit either, TO menton' ns
military works at Dundas, Hamilton, HOPE
Cobourg and Amciiasburgb; and o. "'
hlock-huuses and barracks at Cananoqo''
Mnllorytown, Yonge, Johnsiown, WIZ
Iiamsburgh and Cornwall, he seems eqO''
ly ignorant.
BY some, these works may be though.
too insignificant to be noticed but A'
person, acquainted with their loe'''0''
will be prepared 10 appreciate the 'mPO'
lance of these works TO the bnlsn' "
their plan of defence.
The General passes, very smoothly ''0Ps
the Eastern frontier Of New-fork' H"'
ing in HE course the military sist'09
OdeIltown; in doing which howeVe''~
endorses the base, false, and de'PN