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His remarks on the state of public feeling in Upper Canada, if not 
uñbiased, are usually sensible and moderate, and show an intimate 
knowledge of local conditions. 
“One out of every twelve of the inhabitants of Upper Canada,” 
he wrote, “are natives of England, Ireland and Scotland, and all the 
children of such born in Canada make the proportion a little more than 
two out of ten. There are about an equal number of those who took 
part with the King in the Revolution, who with their children born in 
Canada make about one-sixth of the inhabitants; the rest with their 
children are Americans. Or in other words, if all the people were 
divided into ten equal parts, eight parts would be natives of the United 
States with their children born in Canada and two parts of these eight 
would be what are now called loyalists (though born in the United 
States before the war), with their children born in Canada. The other 
six would be natives of the United States with their children born in 
Canada. Within the term of twelve years the inhabitants of the upper 
province have increased beyond conjecture as the means of obtaining 
land have been extremely easy.” 


3. Third edition bearing the same title as the second. Philadelphia, printed 
by J. Bioren for Thomas and Robert Desilver, October, 1813. The preface states 
that the book has been corrected and considerably enlarged. Four pages of new 
matter have been added at the end, apparently culled from contemporary news- 
papers. 
4. Fourth edition. Trenton. Published and sold by Moore and Lake. William 
and David Robinson, printers, November, 1813. Pp. 118. A revision of the third 
edition, issued under the same title. 
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5. “A Geographical View of the British Possessions in North America, com- 
prehending Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New Britain, Lower and Upper Canada 
with all the country to the Frozen Sea on the north and the Pacific Ocean on the 
west. With an appendix containing a concise history of the war in Canada to the 
date of this volume. By M. Smith, author of ‘The View of Upper Canada’, Balti- 
more. Printed by P. Mauro for the author, 1814.” Pp. 288. 
6. “A complete history of the late American war with Great Britain and her 
allies from the commencement of hostilities in 1812 till the conclusion of peace with 
the Algerines in 1816 with geographical notes relative to the seat of war and scene 
of battle and Biographical Sketches of the principal actors. By M. Smith, author 
of ‘The View of the British Possessions in North America and History of the War.’ 
Sixth edition revised and corrected by the author. To which is added a narrative 
of the author’s sufferings in Canada with his family and journey to Virginia and 
Kentucky. Lexington, Ky. Printed for the author by F. Bradford, January, 1816.” 
PP. 288. This contains a long account of his examination at Kingston, in which 
considerable resentment is expressed towards Honourable Richard Cartwright, a 
member of the Board, who is described as having addressed him rather rudely. The 
tone of this volume is characterized by greater bitterness than the former editions, 
which may perhaps be regarded as a concession to the popular sentiment in the 
region where the greatest sale was anticipated. 
