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Plans for the defense
of Canada
Memoranda to be submitted to his Excellency the
Governor-in-Chief by desire of Brock
Major-General Brock
Memoranda to be submitted to His Excellency the Gov. in Chief by desire
of Major Gen. Brock
To reinforce the 41st by sending up their Recruits and to send the Regt
to Amherstburg, together with 50 Artillery.
To send Ordnance suited to the Reduction of Detroit (4 to 6 eight Inch
Mortars)
To explain the nature of the Offensive operations proposed in that
quarter.
Militia on the Detroit side 300 men mostly Canadians. Kentucky
population 400,000 Souls. Amherstburg population furnishes 700 Militia.
Indians in the vicinity from 2 to 3000,-At the Grand River 2 to 300.
To send the 49th or some other effective Regt to the Niagara Frontier
with a proportion of Artillery.
To Send a Regt to Kingston together with a Detachment of Artillery.
To Send an Officer of Rank to Kingston to take charge of that Frontier.
It is proposed to select from the Militia 2 Companies from each Regt as
flank Companies which will produce as Volunteers about 1800 Men.
It is proposed to raise Corps of Volunteers which may produce 1200 Men.
To lay up the Shops next winter at York and by degrees remove the
Naval Yard.
To provide Materials for ten More Batteaux at Kingston and at
Amherstburg.
To Build one Gun Boat (as an experiment) at Long Point.
To send Plans of the Quebec Boats to York. The Gun to unship and lie in
the hold in bad weather.
To Fortify the Harbour of Amherstburg.
The co-operation of the N. West and S. West Companies-To take the
Post of Michilimackinack and remove St. Joseph's to it.
A small Work to protect the Anchorage of Vessels at Long Point, and to
have 6 Gun Boats at ditto if the Plan succeeds.
The Co-operation of the Indians will be attended with great expense in
presents provisions &c.
To send a person from Kingston to Reconnoitre Sackets Harbour. And to
send from Niagara to examine the Harbours and Country on the South
shore of Lake Ontario to see what preparation and if arming the
Merchant Vessels.
Captn Gilkinson at Prescot. To enquire if he will take a Naval Command.
Captn Fish to Command the New Schooner to be built at York.
To superanuate Commodore Grant and appoint Lt Hall Senior Officer
Lt Barwiss to command the New Schooner and 2d Lieut. Rollette to be
appointed first and to Command the Hunter
To Superanuate Commodore Steel and appoint Captn Earle Senior
Officer and to Command the Royal George.
To appoint ____ and to Command the MOIRA.
To mount 6.24 pr. Carronades on Field Carriages to be used as occasion
may require.
To Send two Companies of the Newfoundland Regt to act as Seamen
and Marines.
To Augment the Establishment by sending an addition of 100 Sea-men
to the Lakes.
To purchase all the Cordage from Capt Mills at Amherstburg as this
tends greatly to promote the growth of hemp.
To submit the Memo from Lieuts Dewar and Hall.
Source: E.A. Cruikshank, ed. Documents Relating to the Invasion of Canada
and the Surrender of Detroit, 1812. (Ottawa: 1912), pp. 12-14.
of Canada
Memoranda to be submitted to his Excellency the
Governor-in-Chief by desire of Brock
Major-General Brock
Memoranda to be submitted to His Excellency the Gov. in Chief by desire
of Major Gen. Brock
To reinforce the 41st by sending up their Recruits and to send the Regt
to Amherstburg, together with 50 Artillery.
To send Ordnance suited to the Reduction of Detroit (4 to 6 eight Inch
Mortars)
To explain the nature of the Offensive operations proposed in that
quarter.
Militia on the Detroit side 300 men mostly Canadians. Kentucky
population 400,000 Souls. Amherstburg population furnishes 700 Militia.
Indians in the vicinity from 2 to 3000,-At the Grand River 2 to 300.
To send the 49th or some other effective Regt to the Niagara Frontier
with a proportion of Artillery.
To Send a Regt to Kingston together with a Detachment of Artillery.
To Send an Officer of Rank to Kingston to take charge of that Frontier.
It is proposed to select from the Militia 2 Companies from each Regt as
flank Companies which will produce as Volunteers about 1800 Men.
It is proposed to raise Corps of Volunteers which may produce 1200 Men.
To lay up the Shops next winter at York and by degrees remove the
Naval Yard.
To provide Materials for ten More Batteaux at Kingston and at
Amherstburg.
To Build one Gun Boat (as an experiment) at Long Point.
To send Plans of the Quebec Boats to York. The Gun to unship and lie in
the hold in bad weather.
To Fortify the Harbour of Amherstburg.
The co-operation of the N. West and S. West Companies-To take the
Post of Michilimackinack and remove St. Joseph's to it.
A small Work to protect the Anchorage of Vessels at Long Point, and to
have 6 Gun Boats at ditto if the Plan succeeds.
The Co-operation of the Indians will be attended with great expense in
presents provisions &c.
To send a person from Kingston to Reconnoitre Sackets Harbour. And to
send from Niagara to examine the Harbours and Country on the South
shore of Lake Ontario to see what preparation and if arming the
Merchant Vessels.
Captn Gilkinson at Prescot. To enquire if he will take a Naval Command.
Captn Fish to Command the New Schooner to be built at York.
To superanuate Commodore Grant and appoint Lt Hall Senior Officer
Lt Barwiss to command the New Schooner and 2d Lieut. Rollette to be
appointed first and to Command the Hunter
To Superanuate Commodore Steel and appoint Captn Earle Senior
Officer and to Command the Royal George.
To appoint ____ and to Command the MOIRA.
To mount 6.24 pr. Carronades on Field Carriages to be used as occasion
may require.
To Send two Companies of the Newfoundland Regt to act as Seamen
and Marines.
To Augment the Establishment by sending an addition of 100 Sea-men
to the Lakes.
To purchase all the Cordage from Capt Mills at Amherstburg as this
tends greatly to promote the growth of hemp.
To submit the Memo from Lieuts Dewar and Hall.
Source: E.A. Cruikshank, ed. Documents Relating to the Invasion of Canada
and the Surrender of Detroit, 1812. (Ottawa: 1912), pp. 12-14.