without having
previously received your advice and instructions, to obtain
which was the chief object of his visit to York. It is to be
hoped, however, that sufficient patronage still remains open
to meet your wishes, as the appointment of three of General
Shaw's sons may be considered, from the sentiments of
friendship and regard you have testified for that officer, to
be almost equivalent to anticipating your own choice of them.
And Sir George has directed me to inform you, that he readily
accepts of your proposal to recruit two companies, to be added
to the Glengary Fencibles; the nomination of the officers,
viz. two captains, two lieutenants, and two ensigns, to rest
entirely with you. The general has approved of the following
quotas of men for the respective ranks: captains 30,
lieutenants 15, and ensigns 20; the commissions to be issued
on completing the quota, and such as complete their proportion
quickest, or exceed in extra number of recruits, will have
priority in regimental rank. I am not aware that Sir George
purposes nominating a lieutenant-colonel; but I am sure that
you will not feel less disposed to promote the formation of
this corps, when I inform you that it is his intention to
recommend me to the commander-in-chief for the appointment of
colonel.

_Colonel Baynes to Major-General Brock_.

QUEBEC, February 22, 1812.

Sir George is much pleased with the favorable account Captain
Gray has given him of your proceedings. Your speech is highly
approved of here, and we shall rejoice to find our house
following so laudable an example as your commons have shewn
them: but I am not sanguine; they have already commenced with
great illiberality and violence to vent their spleen and
resentment against Sir James (Craig) in votes of censure, and
I fancy Sir George, with all his amiable, conciliatory
mariners, will hardly succeed in keeping them within bounds.

_Major-General Brock to Sir George Prevost_.

YORK, February--, 1812.

I cannot permit Colonel M'Donnell to return home without
giving your excellency a short account of our proceedings
here.

I had every reason to expect the almost unanimous support of
the two houses of the legislature to every measure the
government thought it necessary to recommend; but after a
short trial, I found m