Post #17: Loyalty

September 16, 1812

Dear Journal,

 I just heard about more things that happened-or is happening- in the war. Cameron told me that there is a question of loyalty. We ask the loyalists this question because some people think that some loyalists only came to Upper Canada for the land. We fear that they are helping with the American invasion. When the war started, there were not enough troops to fight because they were fighting Napoleon. Now, some military members are deserting our British forces and are joining the Americans, this is proving themselves disloyal to us. Myself and many other people still think that we can defend our land with the amount of troops we have but I don’t think any officials are going to listen.

September 18, 1812

Dear Journal,

This morning, I was picking up the mail, when I read a letter that was defiantly not supposed to be in my box. I don’t remember all of it, here’s what I remember:

Colonel Baynes,

My problem is serious, but not about the war. My problem is that the population thins that they should surrender. This idea is fatal to every effort that officials have accepted the idea. They are so uncaring that any criminal can commit the unimaginable crimes without interruption… an additional team would do great good in this part of the province. Most people have lost all confidence.