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Benjamin Lett the Sympathiser.

Lett is the son of an Englishman a Canadian
by birth an inhabitant of Whitby on Lake Ontario
and has been outlawed ever since the first outbreak
against the executive Government of the upper
province in 1837. — He headed one of the rebel
parties that joined Mc.Kenzie who on that occasion
was defeated at Montgomery's tavern dispersed
and driven across the borders.

Shortly afterwards MacKenzie took
possession of Navy Island, situated in the
Niagara channel between Grand Island and
the British shore, which he fortified with a few
cannon — Here he issued proclamations in the
assumed name of the provisional government of
Upper Canada — Volunteers were invited from that
country and from the States: being assumed
that out of the ten millions of Acres which
victory would place at their disposal each should
receive 300 in full property, — There was no
more dependence to be on Downing Street;
the Assembly, Council, Governor, and Officers
were all to be elected by the people — Trade was
to be freed from all restraints; and it was added
that the largest vessels would be enabled to ascend
to Lake Superior — Recruits continued
flocking to this post till their numbers amounted
to several hundreds — Colonel Mc.Nab
Speaker of the House of Assembly and commanding