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 sprang up from the westward, and his opponent stood towards him, he took care to avoid a closer meeting. In this action, the British had 4 killed and 7 wounded.

On the 28th of the same month, another distant engagement took place; when Commodore Chauncey, having the weather-gage, kept his favourite distance, and succeeded in shooting away the Wolfe’s main-top -mast; which in its fall brought down the mizen-top-mast and cross-jack-yard. The only other American shot that took effect, struck the Royal George’s fore-top-mast, which fell upon her anchoring. The General Pike is said to have suffered a considerable loss of men; among whom were 22 killed and wounded by the bursting of a gun.

In April, 1814, the Prince Regent of 58 guns, and Princess Charlotte 42, having been launched at Kingston, the Wolfe and Royal George were ordered to be from thenceforward named the Montreal and Niagara; which latter ship Captain Spilsbury commanded at the capture of Oswego, on the 6th of the following month. The manner in which he was subsequently taken prisoner by the Americans, has been described.

Captain Spilsbury obtained post-rank, Sept. 19, 1815; and a pension of 250l. per annum, for wounds, was granted to him on the 4th Nov. in the same year. We are informed that he has been for some years settled at Cramake, a town founded by himself, in Newcastle district. Upper Canada.

Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son. 

 made lieutenant. May 12, 1808, and commander, Nov. 13, 1813; at which latter period he was employed on the lakes of Canada, as will be seen by the following extract of a letter from Sir George Prevost, the Governor-General, to Earl Bathurst, dated at Montreal, December 12:–

“A division of gun-boats, with a detachment of troops, which I had