Transcriber's Notes:
Reading edition
Throughout this work many end-of-line hyphens, either omitted in printing or no longer visible, were assumed to be present and the corresponding word-halves rejoined, without further note.
Many punctuation marks that were mistyped in printing or unreadable have been changed, without further note.
Aide-de-camp and Aid-de-camp both used by the author, as are Amherstburgh and Amherstburg, along with Girty and Girtie.
It's and its used interchangeably by author; this usage retained.
Several compound and hyphenated words appear in varying form, for example "artillery men" and "artillerymen"; "bear skin" and "bear-skin"; "mid-day" and "midday"; etc. Usage retained.
Spelling, including possible typographical errors, has been retained as it appears in the original publication except as follows:
Page 009: Typo "lappel" changed to "lapel" (button of the lapel)
Page 011: Typo "oppposite" changed to "opposite" (from the opposite extremity)
Page 014: Typo "Graham" changed to "Grantham" (question, Mr. Grantham)
Page 015: Typo "Molinex" changed to "Molineux" (Molineux, had so pained)
Page 015: Duplicate "in" removed (as in the former)
Page 016: Typo "ln" changed to "in" (confidence in his young)
Page 018: Typo "aparent" changed to "apparent" (apparent a single shot)
Page 021: Extra space in "young ladyyour niece" removed. Space may have indicated omitted comma
Page 030: Typo "narrration" changed to "narration" (narration of the anecdote)
Page 049: Punctuation after "coolly observed Grantham" unclear in the text
Page 052: Typo "padler" changed to "paddler" (paddler, and prostrated)
Page 053: Typo "he" changed to "the" (fortunate for the former)
Page 056: Typo "unproarious" changed to "uproarious" (because his least uproarious, mood)
Page 056: Typo "inbibed" changed to "imbibed" (imbibed enough of his favorite)
Page 063: Usage of punctuation by author intentionally retained (asked Captain Molineux?)
Page 064: Typo "coroborate" changed to "corroborate" (Villiers can corroborate)
Page 074: Typo "Desboroug" changed to "Desborough" (Desborough, I continued)
Page 075: Typo "no" changed to "do" (displeasure, "I do not)
Page 076: Typo "momentry" changed to "momentary"(however momentary--a)
Page 083: Typo "neice" changed to "niece" (his niece, the parties in)
Page 084: Typo "were" changed to "where" (where the General still)
Page 093: Typo "disposess" changed to "dispossess" (may dispossess of homage,)
Page 094: Typo "anticipiatory" changed to "anticipatory" (so anticipatory of coming)
Page 094: Typo "shrapnell" changed to "shrapnel" (with shrapnel and grape.)
Page 098: Typo "idependently" changed to "independently" (mistaken, for, independently, of)
Page 099: Typo "aparently" changed to "apparently" (apparently much greater)
Page 100: Typo "mattrass" changed to "mattress" (mattress, lay the form)
Page 105: Usage of punctuation by author intentionally retained (in the same breath?)
Page 106: Typo "teminated" changed to "terminated" (where the river terminated)
Page 106: Typo "depatched" changed to "despatched" (prisoners been despatched)
Page 112: Typo "preceeded" changed to "proceeded" (proceeded, while her breathing)
Page 112: Typo "inacessibility" changed to "inaccessibility" (wonted inaccessibility to impressions)
Page 112: Typo "rediculous" changed to "ridiculous" (guilty of a ridiculous)
Page 117: Typo "day" changed to "days" (A few days)
Page 122: Typo "add" changed to "and" (from thence, and he)
Page 123: Typo "litttle" changed to "little" (the little dependence)
Page 123: Typo "asumed" changed to "assumed" (her voice assumed)
Page 125: Typo "piqant" changed to "piquant" (piquant a seduction)
Page 125: Typo "contibuted" changed to "contributed" (water--all contributed)
Page 128: Typo "Manwhile" changed to "Meanwhile" (Meanwhile, although nothing)
Page 130: Typo "grangway" changed to "gangway" (gangway, from which, however)
Page 132: Typo "eaaliest" changed to "earliest" (One of the earliest)
Page 136: Typo "Desborrough" changed to "Desborough" (for Desborough to avow)
Page 143: Typo "posess" corrected to "possess" (property I possess)
Page 144: Typo "ascessory" changed to "accessory" (some degree accessory)
Page 157: Typo "onrselves" changed to "ourselves" (solemnly pledged ourselves)
Page 158: Typo "she" changed to "he" ("Henry," he said)
Page 164: Typo "wit" changed to "with" (fast quitting, with)
Page 164: Typo "oject" changed to "object" (siege. The object)
Page 164: Typo "situate" changed to "situated" (the Americans situated)
Page 166: Typo "morover" changed to "moreover" (He had moreover)
Page 167: Typo "prsceed" changed to "proceed" (the latter to proceed)
Page 168: Typo "alloted" changed to "allotted" (to the task allotted)
Page 171: Omitted word "a" changed to "was a man"
Page 172: Typo "dis" changed to "his" (Gentlemen," addressing his)
Page 173: Typo "Kildeer" changed to "Killdeer" (Killdeer I confess)
Page 174: Typo "since" changed to "Since" (Gerald said, "Since)
Page 174: Typo "your" changed to "you" (to know, but you)
Page 177: Duplicate "what" removed. (snivelling, as "what)
Page 178: Typo "accelarated" changed to "accelerated" (vain, as to any accelerated)
Page 179: Typo "prssive" changed to "passive" (passive assent to the)
Page 181: Typo "posssible" changed to "possible" (possible to himself,)
Page 184: Typo "deperate" changed to "desperate" (desperate grudge--the)
Page 185: Typo "grapling" changed to "grappling" (his enemy grappling)
Page 186: Typo "resistence" changed to "resistance" (the power of resistance)
Page 186: Typo "trottled" changed to "throttled" (throttled, maddened with pain)
Page 186: Typo "uncontrolable" changed to "uncontrollable" (uncontrollable, until his anxiety)
Page 186: Typo "assassssin" changed to "assassin" (assassin-like in the)
Page 187: Typo "beqind" changed to "behind" (behind his back,)
Page 192: Typo "indistnct" changed to "indistinct" (indistinct outline, which)
Page 192: Typo "exhibted" changed to "exhibited" (who thus exhibited)
Page 193: Typo "Gereld" changed to "Gerald" (noise made by Gerald)
Page 194: Typo "aentence" changed to "sentence" (uttered the last sentence)
Page 197: Typo "fierceet" changed to "fiercest" (arm you with the fiercest)
Page 201: Duplicate word "an" removed (an hour too advanced)
Page 203: Typo "admited" changed to "admitted" (admitted as an excuse)
Page 204: Typo "coo" changed to "cool" (myself to a cool)
Page 208: Typo "faught" changed to "fought" (fought with determined bravery,)
Page 218: Typo "acuse" changed to "accuse" (to accuse the woman)
Page 219: Typo "Tenessee" changed to "Tennessee"; although "Tenessee" is an historical spelling variation, author uses modern spelling in all other instances. (Tennessee man, bred and born,)
Page 220: Typo "prefering" changed to "preferring" (this comes of preferring)
Page 220: Typo "Fankfort" changed to "Frankfort" (Frankfort--before sunrise!")
Page 220: Typo "fight" changed to "flight" (very fact of my flight)
Page 221: Typo "massage" changed to "message" (with this parting message,)
Page 222: Typo "Queenstown" changed to "Queenston" (stationed at Queenston)
Page 224: Typo "Bt" changed to "But" (But oh, Henry!)
Page 226: Typo "efferts" changed to "efforts" (by his previous efforts)
Page 227: Address at bottom of "47 4th Avenue changed to "74 4th Avenue"; this matches usage in a previous paragraph, and 19th century news articles.
Page 235: Typo "Fortune" changed to "Fortuné" (Fortune Du Boisgobey)