The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle - 1812 December

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This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

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Sylvanus Urban

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*Pages 497-504 are duplicated. Please check both November and December for these pages listed in the Index.

Specific pages related to the War of 1812 include:

Page 574: Battles at Fort Michilimackinac and the Invasion of Upper Canada by the Americans on October 12, 1812.

Pages 576, 577, 578: Intelligence from Major General Sir Isaac Brock with mentions of the battles of Fort Detroit, Amherstburg, etc.

Supplement to December 1812 edition
Page 648:
• Report that the revocation of the orders in council had not lead to peace, that the American government had refused to ratify an armistice between General Hull and Governor Prevost, and that the Prince Regent had ordered letters of marquee to be granted against the ships and goods of the United States

Page 655:
• Reports of the Battle of Queenston Heights from correspondence given by Major General Roger Sheaffe

Page 657:
• Report of the American attack on Queenston from correspondence given by Adj. General Edward Baynes
• Report that Major General Roger Hale Sheaffe had been appointed commander of the forces and administrator of Upper Canada
• Report that Proctor had detached a small force of natives and British to Fort Wayne
• Report that a squadron under the command of Sir J. Tho. Duckworth, Commander in Chief at Newfoundland, had taken 33 American vessels, and recaptured two English vessels
• Report of the capture of American schooner Providence by British ship Dominica

Page 670:
• Report of the death of General Brock at Queenston

Click on the pdf links to the right to view the monthly issue.

The Gentleman’s Magazine and Historical Chronicle was a monthly periodical published in England during the years of 1736-1833. The volumes of interest from 1812-1815 were written and compiled by Sylvanus Urban, Gentleman. These volumes were printed in London by Nichols, Son and Bentley at Cicero’s Head, Red Lion Passage and Fleet Street.

The magazine contains accounts of important historical events, letters from noted figures, articles on geography, biographical entries for prominent people, poems, reviews of books and more.

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