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 PREFACE. 
 
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 Tub following extract from a MSS. about to 
 be broujjlit before, the public in a Work, en- 
 titled " Wandoriiiga in the States," l*cii)ic 
 ■neh ai cannot fail to be irilercitting to almost 
 every subjccl.claiming Britain as a home, and 
 more particulaily the solJicrs serving at pres- 
 ent in the Canadaii,— the indJent upon which 
 the extract i« founded js not only a fact, but 
 Of very recent occurrence, and the Author, 
 , who haa served in almost every part of the 
 world, and whoje zeal for the Service has 
 ever been mo!>t unremitting, made a point, 
 during his short visit to the UhiijE State?, 
 durlHg the month of November, WWiertain 
 actually how oUr deserters were treated,— and 
 from tlie peculiarity of Iho circumstance un- 
 der which he wag induced to more especially 
 to 80, the meeting of the corporal and four 
 men of the 20th, he resolved upoa making it 
 a particular subject for his intended new 
 ^^ork, and at the same time hoped to be tlie 
 simple means of preventing, if possible, our 
 soldieif from subjecting themselves to 8u6h 
 open misery, by describing their situations as 
 they actually ate, in the columns of one of 
 the Publip Journals, Having done- so, and 
 fromtlje very favot^blo reception it has met 
 with by very many, jand who all seemed to see 
 the probable benefit that\|night accrue from 
 its extensive ci!:culation amongst the soldiers, 
 --but fearing that the circulation of a news- 
 
 paper might be too limited, and tcareely tTtr 
 fail into the hands of ihe soldier, the Author 
 has thought fit to issue it in a pamphlet form, 
 cheap, inorderthatit may be more extensivt? 
 ly circulated amongst the Army— for whom it 
 has been iexprcsaly extracted from the MSS^ 
 
 The Author^ at the same time, would wish 
 to remirtd the reader, that the langaage used ' 
 to relate the short narrative, is drawa from 
 the conversation and sentiments exprtssed by 
 the parties introduced; and trusts that tha 
 good intention will be appreciated bjr every 
 soldier, and that he will not be misled with aa 
 opinion that it has been made upexpressly for 
 the soldiers* perusal. It was originally intended 
 to form part of a Work iii common with othar . 
 matter, biit was considered so intercstiof, aid 
 so apifTicable to our Army, that it Js pnUiaiiad 
 with the hope that every soldier would/jM 
 able to either read it or bear it read, aad 'W 
 thus warned from taking 8(r/ooli8h and fatal* 
 step as desertion, which often occurs from thai' 
 most simple and absurd causes, and ref alts la 
 the most poignant distress, in both mfftd and 
 prospects, which but a little forethought woidld 
 p^vent; To meet bravely any difficulty or 
 any punishment that may he the upshot of bla 
 misdemeanor, however severe, will betri^pg, 
 indeed, to the misery experienced by daaar- •* 
 tion, as will be eeen in the cases related la 
 the following true narrative. 
 
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 III coii»criali>)ii Willi u '|;«.iilluiinii, my uiUniijii 
 
 Mrst nrrc*U!tl by tiio oppujrurica of » crJiHl in lim 
 
 l'or«-|iiirt of tlio htttm), wl^iiltur »»« bjlli wtut, ui,il 
 
 Ulunicd oai IJ In Uticruiliiiij; I'urly iirjcciiiiiij; 
 
 from I|u(r,(lu to New Yotk, willi a ilttatlinitiit cl' 
 
 iiboMt »ixty rtcrulli ; tli.y appoprid fine imii^ varj in;; 
 
 — -- I'rom- Iweiily to fyrly year* erf ujr, aiul stcmrd Uj 
 
 •uircrmucli I'ruiH ubiolulc /ilili aiiij «vuiit of |iiO|iir 
 
 : reilor iiourislunciit,— but Jiuil ij coiuinon uitli.it- 
 
 vriJiU. I «xi»mliicil iKuli couiilenaMco ii.iimtt ly'; ui 
 
 ' opportunity cflored, aiiij preKciitly 1 »aiv u I'jcJ 1 
 
 ftncitd I kne«v~tlioii unotkr— anotlicr— i nJ u 
 
 fourth. I ivus 4lruil% with a fear Uitl ull im not 
 
 right, and curioai(y Itif me. to come Jmiutluii over 
 
 . Ihcm, oikI find out uH about llicii). 
 
 The flr»t f »a»v, wl<o»o eyes met mine tk$ ufttii nv 
 I broujjht tiicin ill eoiituct, and u* often txchungid 
 •cvcral picrtin;; tmiuirin;; glunccs, I btilioind to, 
 uiid 4«ktd hiiii if he Ijiicw iim I I.c said, he did icHitin- 
 b«r hating wen me ii..niewhti-o; And the convctiu- 
 tiou continued. 
 
 I said, I piesumo iU!u are an .Eii^lishinaii 1 I 
 •lu, taid he, bill fi'cl anuincd to oclinonvled^o it i my 
 mind |i«i, alnce I took tho oath of naturalization 
 •;be«n a rack to roc. reeling lor Mm at I did, I 
 'j,wro<|ld hava waived auy further coiivcraalioii, l^ul I 
 ,feH that I might learn lometlting of ilie mati'» ehar- 
 V •cl«r. lie looked much d. jcctcd, and. If the face ia 
 any Indei to the mind, lila. Indeed, told • tale of 
 biUcr fefilng. I retumcd,-^rou have left our Ser- 
 vic« recently, I ahould aay? 1 have. Indeed, Sir, 
 waa hii reply— ond from the time I croaacd the 
 ferry at Queenstop,^ and placed my foot on the 
 *boul«d ahore of Uberty, I felt myaelf, from that 
 VprncDt, feltfrcd and lost, botji to my country and 
 Mijfiulf. CorioaityJtd me iio»r to enquire into the 
 caiiae; after excusing myself for being ao inqulsi- 
 tite, I begged him to open his mind to me, and in- 
 form iue of tho cause of ids very apparent unhappi- 
 
 ji^tfM^pMed, I see you are an Englishman, and 
 ivhal iaWro J Lmcw you to be a solditr, and one 
 
 «vli> Ima trill much of the «vtjrld, both in Ilie 0«|«| 
 ii'i.liir .I'lurlcrs, Olid, tlintfore, I hope you nill ra- 
 tlnr pily tho fuUo »ifp 1 Imve token, tliaii bli|ina me, 
 llit'ish 1 C.III neter cuuiidcr myiclf again woilliy of 
 biiiijf callid II solJiur. It ivas on tho oveniiiK of tJie 
 , ubuul live »vttl,s ago, f una tlie (.'or|)oral in 
 
 chiiTifi) lif a i;u.ird u( (iucBiistoii, and cntruslcd to 
 I nry euitoity nas a yOung man, a prisoner, who had 
 •biiii broii;'l.t in Under urrcst } by some mishap dur- 
 ii ;; tlif nielli lie tacuptd, and, when it uaadiscoter- 
 ii!, Ihouluito guard I'uund tlicmstlvcs in a very uu- 
 pLusaiit Mtiiution, nnd utll knew the siriousnutt of 
 till' conmquunces uf iiuch u brcuch of trust, as to |ior- 
 ' ji.il ll.c.«jarape faf a prisoner. Wo in vain tiled to 
 di»cj»ir lii» hnuul, and at length I Mpoku to several 
 6f thiiii, nnil in tho derpcst manner painted the ru- 
 ■ult of lliu iiUjir, and ul the same time pointed Out 
 to tlaiii the means of escu|H). On guards at the 
 dead iioi:r uf nielli, clcsu to the (erry-bout, and a 
 livir \\W.d\, l.dLu few yards across, enabled ua to 
 defy the power of tiie llrilisli-r-lho prospect of im- 
 nicdiutely joining liic Ainericans, and thus prcvent>, 
 iiij; eurselves from, perhaps, two y^ara' Imprisoii- 
 metit^atl these pictures seemed to da)izle the minda 
 of most ol tlie guard, and four out of aix acceded, 
 aiH], niihmyatlf, left tlie guard, and rowed aeroaa 
 tj tlie <' shore tliatsliields tlio soldier's crime." Wa 
 had little or no money, and we traversed our way to 
 Buffalo, wlicre a parly of the American Army wera 
 recruiting. Havin^jio other object in view than en- 
 listiiig, we tW at once joined them, and received half 
 the ttouiity, (five dollars,) and look tlie oath of nalura- 
 liaation, vowing, in the most aoletnn terma, to aup- 
 part America In alt her undertakings— to fight moat 
 v«jhemciuly againat every otlier nation, moat e«pc- 
 cldlly that of Great Britain. The thought of th« lat< 
 ter aecmed to choke me ; my heart throbbed, and 
 my aensea seemed to recoil at the idea, — more eape- 
 cially agaihat Great Britain, dear old Britain,. 
 
 thought I,— can it be poasiblo I hate aworn ao! 
 
 My country— whose aoil calls aloud for the aid of 
 every heart to whom ahe gave bir^^whdaa nobility ' 
 and fane has raised bcr high above every other na- - 
 
 
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 he 0. her l,vo, ,vo ivcro Kit t-. ,,i„c. i.„varjiy „i „.« | 
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 «nce, and .vould «o..a....>K.. .,,K..ioM mo u/tu the ' 
 c.u.|., |,.,t,„y pridMhoHgh cooled imlccd,.Mill liudo I 
 
 '•'«J call Hat...,al.ly, hurMi.,. .„ cueh Ino ui.h I 
 .O.o« .train of b...a.lcd liberty, ,vhich U „« r..r (rur,. 
 Amcric. «, it „«., from tho We.t I„die. rbrty vrur. 
 ogo. .nd Ihoy ,om,Kd .u l,« sivn. uiih ihl 
 
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 Ill « ...pc. .ycro fir<;arron. Ml ^id,.^ ,.„.l (•.„,„ tj„ 
 .general re-.nl, „r th« 3|,r.ay. I . ,uld l. fhere ,ve c 
 't"'"ynu.r«,vho h,.d»crvcd u„de.- tU ISrilNh n,^ 
 aim«.gtt the party, but I ms u-moIo la defend „.>: , 
 «lf I felt a, i,j,u,,,, „„ „,,y ^.^,. ,j ^ ^^,^^^ ^,>^ j 
 
 ^M l.«n I deserved, and, .hcrdo.e. h...t ,;.iet!y. „„a ; 
 •n ughn.o.t„n.v.m,,,,y.,,,.,j,,,,,,„...,^„/;,,_,;;j 
 Iront. We ,verc at. I^.^ti. ordered lu>roc..d tuNew i 
 Vorit, to jam the depot at G ,v.rn,.r'« I.|„n,|. „„j 
 glad, indeed. I >va, to get re.i.ovcd IVu.., IMY.h, im- 
 i"g .t might , end ,0 nuiet my u. happy ...i..,. 'oil, 
 
 Sir, he continued, were it possible for me .oj,ielur..lJ,o 
 , .n..cry .It by a B.iton i„ ,ho army of the Anferic,nr 
 t would, am Burc, prevent every other soldier fro., 
 tanghu color.} r«,.e«klrom .x„.ri„nee. Z 
 I am corroborated by m,ny others uhom , h^ve'lj 
 «ncc my de.crtion. The de«crii.n h in itn-lf tad 
 Uuuo ..ear to dra.v a .tri,.«r against tha land J 
 your birth, i. p*,t all human comprehension. Oh ' 
 hat I could get back to my old corp..a«d I am .ure 
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 radeaj thatco.ld wo but bo ouce more rc.tLd'o 
 th. aoccly of the regiment we left, and get pcrmi ° 
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 |«'"';bcredha*m,.u.nlnoMn Imli. «,o year, a,! < 
 I'und he ...emed .o much .urpri.ed at .j.ing „.' S 
 ' H would be .dn.o.„ inip„„.ble to dc.Cr.be it.' c'p!™ 
 
 bl^llu you are heat. aid r. I w„ ^oiuK ^ .»k " 
 »^u:.eh..dcenration,wer.,wM.hhe,.;;^.',^^. 
 %-.*n, a.,d,vh:ehh«d«dor,.edUbrea.irM 
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 . <J'-^ rc„et, 1 walked o... and .,ow f.und myself i„ U,. 
 ^^.^ryu.d. ..hero all tho recruit, were L44" 
 -^.«r.u.ca..e.ofin.tructio..i„U.eAmeL;: 
 ortof«ar. il'ote were aeveral ofliecr. about, who 
 .-".g me, do^btles. concluded I wa. «,,.,;,„ 'C 
 -^.. m.stconr.. were exceedingly poni":^, 
 would have .how.. n,e unyihing I jvi,hed, but I de- 
 
 nedU.o favor, hccau.e , wa^tei^..rU;ularly to ^ 
 «o tl c corporal and hi. four companior.a, and .houJ 
 hare been deprived of the object if my vU.^ . 
 ' '•« "l-a-l- contained about iwolvo each, men of *► 
 aJ.^.and.hap.,u.«o,uier.,ike.a,.du,.i^^^^ 
 7'. ' '""''^^''- '•"f-l'yl'lKacloth.wilh a broad while 
 .ripe down ,he .ide ol their pantaloon.; S^^^ , 
 long ar.d uncombed; abort lrow.er, ,nd on.^an 
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 f v«r<«lMii, Ihi frunl |n<l tear r»iik qiiarrtlllng ur vliat* 
 
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 • * lau|[hmg or eliawlm (i)l*er(»,«hil«|itlliMg nio«l ti.i< 'n- 
 
 frailly. Tha oOicara apiMarcJ to hiivv jk) power, i.i' 
 
 rather 11(1 cklrcmo lutMrtMrl'yiUVtr llw nun, no m- 
 
 knoMla Ixrd c<>ni|iliui«'i** Oil alllior il'li'i no auluiiK,) I 
 
 •II uMiiiad to be Dkl', Utll,aiia Turn. . 
 
 * Tlu! liKlructtira al drill a«iiinii)l U( find an abia niidr 
 
 of contrjiiij lliair Idima, by dojliii4 nut d blow on 
 
 Iha aiila o( ilia hand, U iIkmo nlni/eimod ('), In lila 
 
 opinion, lui'k iiupruviiiiiiil, am |H)li« li| tliu rib* ititii u 
 
 •lick, toany nhoiniKlit nut hnppan locotnprchttiuiiu 
 
 roadily a«h« wiilitdUicHi. Tin* I aa«v niXi illUr iy< 
 
 — tenlati)it«Ht — llmi m^n, culUiiK lUcuutiUt^ " aoua l( 
 
 > Unatlom," ihould prruiitlhciniilriji to lio'tUurk adl' 
 Ihf y mmv «cliOwl-b(>ya. llowcvtr ,iiicii ivM ilin c3»i. . 
 
 flU«i]l|kH4 lo go ronird IImi »i|i|!iriv in III') li< |i!: ol 
 tWtdll^fajl IHciid, tlia Mrpgiul, and un uh«Mi n 7 
 *y% aOW^I, jtiat iliroMii, ua H. v\4 ir, ii>*o a 1 ><'< bi 
 blua, lluiiip;, hidecd, liki- it leiilrybwi \\\.\w did I 
 aee audi a liithl ! lli< ru hu atuol^ palo iinil d<J':L'l<;<l, 
 clothed III a gaib ilii^ilid not fit lilin in tiiy uiiy ) oh 
 Ma right wera his coinpaiiiona { llii>y nil »t'< uird lo rv 
 eogniie me ( i dctcrniined to iv nit until lliu drill ti^.m 
 oyer, and, in the mcAntimc, I ati'Tillcd tollui luiriack } 
 ♦. i imall yord. like that of a court, ltd lltriiiit»|i--nn 
 »r«h into a qnixdi-qn^ln of neatly urrsnjcrd hiiilrjlim, 
 vpportlotied na burrock-rooii'S. Tl>o xeiiliiiil at I he 
 trah, woa a ^ood-logkill,'; ytun/ iiiun, mof-li cltinir, 
 «nd cviJuntly a beitir iiianu^uctiirid itiiJi' r lliah 
 ■ any 1 had previoualy accn ; mid Im tviia «ai)iitcrin{{ 
 along his otl>trod pati), with his muuth hnll' lilltd tyiih 
 tobacco; nhililonohaniiiupportid Itis rnual;ut, tl:i 
 ollwr hand »vas Ihrunt nearly <;lliow-dccp iii hja trou- 
 Mra pocket, and hia elitiuldurs had, most uanurtdly, 
 been once Mpiarc, but I >asc habit had inudi' liiin »t op. 
 The barraik-rooniR were aniiill,and cnntniiicd from 
 eijjbl to tiviilvo buds", Hic fl .era dirty, uiid uvtry tlilnj; 
 '^■cemod deiolafo and irrif,ulnr; eysieni una libacnt, 
 and comfort an enllrc strjinscr. The acccutrtiuitila 
 were dirty, and there tyua mifhiog falculalcd lo entice 
 thceye, when compavcd ^^ iili;lic wcllvrcyuhlcd, com- 
 fortable barrttcka of our Siirvici', v.Iiero every iliing 
 has a placr, and every lliing is in it!* pSiicc— nil cltuiy 
 and all Bydtcm— obcdicnco cuutinj; 1"'' '"i*"* o^"! 
 qUlelneM comfort ; wlurceachj^wli (iida pieawsireiM 
 olcatdiiicju— aid diailpliiie hii» liiogUt hinvhi» liiity, 
 wbitli beooinca n delight and un honour iXvhc/c each 
 
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 fratmnal'llr. Ill d frrNn.a bnaii'M'iilly tirraiig«d tbulii 
 u(r«fpoii*il>(lil), hkr ll ut Mlth wiikti iwr dlteifliii* 
 la com cctpti, (It'll fida U n di'ly 'o inpporl It In all 
 ri««<<. N>it lutvilltthi' ftir«lci> u< b.msUd fr»til'Ui>, 
 niMiia uli I* ja I hatu dt,ii.'r>bi;d, wie «t*\\B if I'iaat* 
 puliun ilii'l liiiiiiilt, and nil dtMrlplinr t •( llird«i}lttli«l 
 crrmin/ua idva of 1 <|iMliiy. I lt"fi tin' yurd In pcrfael 
 di<iipp'.«iit iiiMit atiMilnj; a plucu aiji'iit'wtiMii lo ivhal 
 1 li'id i^piritil, an I I!' I i«a« rtliiriiliig I li«u>d tha 
 bi^la •oniidl^ij lliit di>p<raii, and lit anothirmuiuotit 
 I rt M »nirii<Vi li'.l h) ttii. ii»u y>:t'ii^ mtiii tl't:) lorru- 
 boruli'd all I Imd !><»'i'i, by inl'groiinK nui iluit llwlr 
 rulluna Wiito coarao anil Ijadly euoktd— tUr |ly .aoii- 
 sUiiiiKOl toli pork aiiilbrciid, and ti)ii( liny ntvorggt 
 pay-rivcrc allimi d tn g ' to llm canti? 11 and run up 
 a ivtire,'iiil,ir In loid or diink, tiliiuU iv.ia pitid for 
 Jy iliLir ('lliii^r al Ili« end bf tach i|iiirU'r, I iliiiill 
 111! lad, niul tliu biil.iiet, iC ui»y— ului.il, of couiar, 
 »vn« aiMiin tlm cue— ivnt givtii lollio nun 11 tivKd 
 Ij i'.. They h..d bud h diliiiy, uiid c'iinluU ivus un- 
 kiioivn t'> them. No ri^ularily— no prOKpicl of 
 hi| piiiiiii— 'ibM b.irruck, ivliieh to a a<'tdii!r 1* hia 
 p«l»co, hit cliunilar and hia liunic, thcri: btcuAio 11 
 riindi x.<o<|!i c( iniaory, fliih ond wiintmiiK.ia. Unn- 
 lliiid, hiiaUiJ, hi butt, thi'ii in Iho buiritik-', <^cra 
 lirilitli tulijicts, cillicr ciiii;;rtfnta or dtucrlcra, cUii fly' 
 (lie litter, wmI \\wj lytro . inpbiyud in uU tin: druilat-!1f 
 employ tii(ii,ljtlityi:oiM.j;tl|tirll.em,und lit Vtrlru^iid 
 ll) niiy ijlint. And tiiiy «iro nut uoy opcH In 
 the crLlfaiid pi mtcutionei tiery m<in \.lioliiippenvd 
 lo be UU Aiiitritaii, but wcro deprived ul many tf 
 ll;t iiuliil^tiicci iilluwcd to Ulmra, un Uio pnliiice— 
 ■iihI tliul u vtry juatonc — that (bey wci'a i.tt to Lq 
 dtpciidud upon — ^ilrce liny wouW diacrl their own 
 ccniitry, Ihey wtuld do uiiy>»ang. Vet, aaid llicy, 
 llii y will etiei.'urogo uur ii>(n on the margin of u lake, 
 i-.i;liin 11 »i. iit.'B lltrijiyol" oiir aliores— hold out llio 
 l.lgh"8t pi(,pptct«"ti>-lhi)i!i! who will ilcDcrl— Uma tn» 
 irappiiip, ill tlie iHostdiijlurdly andcowuidly Diannor, 
 iiitii from a iruHy free nniioii to wjc to nhoiii free- 
 dini la UrtiOfolJed. Thry anid they had not yet 
 rvceivijd the oilitr half of the bounty, and tliul iluy 
 cxpwiiinl li) be drultt d oil' to Mexico hi a few weeks — ' 
 and nioul li rvt ntly auuie of ihcm prayed that il Diia^it 
 be eooiier, and Ihut tl.iy ijiiglil never return. Tlteir 
 arrival from ItulTalo waa hailed by ull the did handi 
 — (. e. dcH'tlcra— uithjoy, iimiinueh da they saw 
 fresh tacct from OHiuin'a Ulc ; but the«urpoi'al aaiit 
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 Driiwh honour or •oldier'. blood in them, ni»,.r to 
 
 relinquiih it for • nitioN with ,uch bedaubed and 
 , bypocrllloil profciiiona aa we h,d held out to u*. 
 . A deaerter here muat rsipact nothing but to bo tlia 
 
 butt and acoffand drudge of e»ery one jand the onco 
 proud and high-diaciplined heortof England', ranks 
 recia himaelf coi.'d and una^.Ie to rewnt even an 
 , , inault from them, beCau.e thfr blow they auikc i. .0 
 Hwe-you're * dea^rterj the blu.h ri.os and 
 a2«ln luroa pqlc , and though he may become exci- 
 ted, and, being powerful, take the ,orry aatiafaction 
 oflhrashing hia opponeni,.till he feel, himaelf beaten 
 because he i. a deKrter. ' 
 
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 already perjured and unfortunate wretch, db ao 
 
 knowaheUadtRrtW, ""'""">''•" | ^"d »h*y'IUn,«„ with pri 
 
 ".the language of Uulw«r, " Ho i, i„d.,d unarmed 
 who ha. no excuse fur crime }" ond then the fact of 
 .wear,,,;; irost particularly lo Oght against your 
 uatuc land, there i, .omplhing most heartrending i,. 
 •l"o (hpught, „hich I f.cl n.u.t slnko ercry iJrUm, 
 wUh horror, «,he„, if but fcr ■ moment, ho^ft.ot, 
 a.,d a.ks, can I .l,,y my fa.hcr 1 my brotharl my 
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 country', cause, and .ulyect yourstU., toauchem- , 
 bit crid orM'rc.sion, ond you will fed a. I feel, and 
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