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Donald, they fell toe^ether at Queenston, and they were buried to- 

 gether in the north-east bastion of Fort George." In the Buffalo 

 paper, in which some of these were copied, occurs the rather astonish- 

 ing and not easily to be understood statennent, " we now approach 

 the period of the second war of independence." How an armed inva- 

 sion of a peaceful neighboring country can be called a war of inde- 

 pendence by the invader is an unsolved mystery. Also referring to 

 the burning of our town by the Americans, before evacuating our 

 territory, these words occur. " In one of the engagements between the 

 opposing forces St. Mark's took fire, and all but the solid stone walls 

 was consumed." How differently can be described the same event by 

 different people. 



During the time of the occupation of the town by the Americans from 

 May to December, the notices go on in St. Mark's Register, but it may be 

 noted that there are no marriages except those of two Indian chiefs, thus 

 recorded, " Mohawk chief Capt. Norton, to his wife Catherine, I think on 

 27th July,i8i3,when she was baptised,and Jacob Johnson,another Mohawk 

 chief was'married to his wife Mary on 21st Aug. this year. Buried, July 

 17th, Col. C. Bishop, died of his wounds." As this brave young soldier was 

 buried at Lundy's Lane, Mr. Addison must have been called on to ride 

 all these miles to perform this service. The next item gives us another 

 glimpse of warfare. " On the day on which the engagement between Sir 

 James Yeo and Commander Chauncey took place on the lake, our dear 

 friend Mrs. McNabb was buried in Mr. Servos's burying ground, supposed 

 to be 29th September, 181 3." This, history gives as the 28th Sept., but 

 it is evident that during this exciting period some of the entries have been 

 made from memory. Here is an entry which shows that though Parlia- 

 ment had been removed, Niagara was preferred as a burial place to York. 

 " loth June, 1816— Buried, George Lane, Esq., Usher of the Black Rod." 

 " Married, 1817, Rev. VVm. Samson, minister of Grimsby, to Maria Nelles. 

 Buried, 1819, James Rogers, innkeeper," and the remark, " a bad profes- 

 sion for any but very sober men." "Sept. 23rd, 1822, Poor old Hope. 

 Feb. 23rd— Baptised, Agnes Strachan, daughter of Hon. Dr. J. Strachan, 

 Rector of York, and Ann his wife." Here may be seen the names of 

 most of the Regiments that have been quartered here, 41st, 8th King's, 

 1 00th, 99th, 70th, Sappers and Miners. Of these we still find traces in 

 buttons picked up at Fort George with these numbers. 



Rev. Mr. Addison was military chaplain for many years. In 1820 we 

 find another name as performing baptisms in that capacity. The last 

 entry in this hand is 1827, in tremulous characters signed instead of full 

 name, " R. A." And here, in another hand, is recorded the burial of this 

 venerable man, whose zeal, piety and kindness of heart we have seen told 



