In the afternoon, reached Riviere De Cape, a French village about three miles distant. The next day, procured carioles for all the men to Kamaraska, a fishing village, 478 miles from Kingston, which space we were obliged to traverse the whole way on foot. On the 24th, reached St. Rocques; on the 25th, la Forte; 26th, St. Thomas; 27th, Berthier; and 28th, Point Levy, opposite Quebec. On the following morning, launched canoes through the broken ice, and crossed over to the city. In attempting to launch one, I fell through up to my neck, and was two hours before I could get my clothes shifted. Took shelter on board the AEolus frigate and Indian sloop, frozen up in Wolfe’s Cove, and, after a comfortable meal, allowed all hands a cruise on shore for twenty-four hours.
“The first day of our march from Quebec, we stopped for the night at St. Augustine; on the 3d, at Cape Sante; 4th, at Grondines; 5th, at Baptisca; 6th, three miles beyond Trois Rivieres; 7th, at Machiche; 8th, at Masquinonge; 9th, at Berthier; 10th, at La Valtre; and 11th, at Reperrigue. Next morning we marched through Montreal to La Chiene. On passing the monument erected to the memory of Nelson, halted, and gave three cheers, which much pleased the inhabitants. We were eleven days performing the journey from Montreal to Kingston, a distance of 190 miles: the places where we stopped I have not noted, as we seldom found a village, but mostly scattered houses, inhabited by people of all nations. We passed several tremendous rapids; the Long Sou in particular, which was most awfully grand to look at. We likewise passed Chrystler’s Farm, where Colonel Morrison, with a mere handful of men, defeated General Wilkinson’s army. On the 22d of March we reached Kingston, were lodged in a block-house, and allowed four days to recruit. The officers and seamen of the squadron were drawn out to receive us with three cheers. In a few days I joined the Princess Charlotte 42, Captain (now Sir William Howe) Mulcaster, as first lieutenant.”
On the second day of his march from Presque Isle, Lieutenant Kent had a severe fall on the ice, by which he broke the bone of the fore finger of his right hand, between the knuckle and the wrist, so that for five weeks he had his hand in splints; nor did the bone unite until after his arrival at Kingston. At the subsequent attack of Oswego, the official account of which is given in Suppl. Part. II. p. 215, et seq., he commanded the Princess Charlotte in the absence of her gallant captain, who was dangerously wounded while in the act of storming the Yankee fort, at the head of 200 seamen. The following testimonial will shew how high he stood in the estimation of that distinguished officer:–
