his men should be stationed, the captain of the battleship replied, that
as soldiers were no good with big guns, and as the forts were out of
musket range, he should "send them between decks." This, said the
infantryman, "would be eternal disgrace." In deference to this brutal
conception of military ethics, the men were drawn up on the gangway and,
standing at attention, were allowed to be mowed down by Danish
grapeshot. The 49th, on its return to England from Copenhagen,
thoroughly initiated in the cruel cult of war, was ordered to
Colchester.

Isaac Brock, with the bay-leaves of distinction on his brow, and his
heart touched but not dismayed at the ferocity of war, had passed the
_second_ milestone of his life.




CHAPTER V.

BROCK IN CANADA.


Isaac Brock received with regret his orders to proceed with the 49th to
Canada. Europe was still in the clutches of war. Great opportunities
awaited the soldier of fortune in the struggle waging in the Peninsula.
The prospect for military advancement in Canada was not encouraging.
America was at peace. Canada was but slowly developing. While her
exports of lumber and fish attracted the attention of the British
merchant, her great resources were unknown except to the fur trader and
the few United States speculators whose cupidity kept pace with their