letters of yours put me in mind that I should do so. Here I am
stationed for some time, unless I succeed in the application I
mean to make shortly for permission to visit England. At
present Vincent, Glegg, and Williams, 49th, enliven this
lonesome place. They are here as members of a general court
martial, and are soon to depart, when I shall be left to my
own reflections. Should I be so lucky as to obtain leave, I
shall not commence my journey to New York until after
Christmas. Baron de Rottenburg, a senior brigadier, has
arrived at Quebec, where he remains. His presence
unquestionably diminishes my prospects in this country, and I
should stand evidently in my own light if I did not court
fortune elsewhere.

I have been as far as Detroit, a delightful country, far
exceeding any thing I had seen on this continent.

I have not had a letter from Europe since May, and wish you to
write to me by way of New York. I avail myself of an
unexpected passenger to scribble this in the presence of many
of the court, who tell me it is time to resume our labours;
therefore, my beloved brothers, adieu. I shall write again in
a few days, viâ New York.


_Colonel Baynes to Brigadier Brock, at Fort George._

QUEBEC, October 4, 1810.

By yesterday's post, I was favored with your letter of the 23d