I shall probably have to sacrifice some money to gain them over, and the appointment of a few officers with salaries will be absolutely necessary.
The Americans make a daily parade of their force, and easily impose on the people on this side in regard to their numbers.
I do not think they exceed 1,200, but they are represented as infinitely more numerous.
For the last fortnight every precaution has been taken to guard against the least communication, and to this day we are ignorant whether the president has sanctioned the war resolutions of the two houses of congress; that is, whether war be actually declared.
The car brigade has been completed for service with horses belonging to gentlemen, who spared them free of expense.
I have not been honored with a line from Mr.Foster, nor with all my endeavours have I been able to obtain information of any consequence.

The Prince Regent made her first voyage this morning, and I purpose sending her to Kingston this evening, to bring such articles as are absolutely necessary, which we know have arrived from Quebec.

I trust she will out-sail the Oneida brig.
_Colonel Baynes to Major-General Brock._ MONTREAL, July 4, 1812.
We have a report here of your having commenced operations by levelling the American fort at Niagara.

The general is most anxious to hear good and recent intelligence from your quarter.

There is no considerable assembly of troops in our neighbourhood as yet; the flank companies, embodied under Colonel Young, are on their march, and the 2,000 militia will form a chain of posts from St.John's to La Prairie.