Portras Demarey & Hamlin accompanied the Canadians as servants to Brandon House – they are giving every encouragement to every Freeman, not to assist the Settlement in any way whatever, and they express themselves openly that the Settlement was merely established to ruin their business, but that they would soon be the ruin of the Colony – and try whose loads were hardest such is the Language they hold forth.

The snail-mailed copies of the August Newsletters have been mailed, and most of you will have had a

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chance to read it by now.  In it (and in the June issue) was an article concerning J. M. Bumsted’s latest book, Lord Selkirk: a Life.

Monday York 2nd Sept’r 1816

“…the Colonial and Cumberland House boat arrived the only intelligence of the Canadian Expedition is from the N. W. Co. as they passed the Grand Rapid Portage. They say that Lord Selkirk has gone to Red River by Faun du Lac and that Dr. Chatland has passed Fort William with four Canoes…” – Colin Robertson Journal

“This morning about 9 o’Clock a.m Mr. McLeod left here in a boat with eight men for Jack River; he Mr. D. Cameron of the N. W. under his charge- A Canoe with seven Canadians accompanied the Boat for the purpose of taking Cameron from Jack River to York.”  – Colin Robertson Journal

“Ordered all the freemen and Indians that were encamped round the Fort to remove to the opposite side of the River for on the eve of our being attacked these lodges would shelter the Enemy, and in returning the fire accidents might happen to the natives which I wish to avoid.”  – Colin Robertson Journal

“A number of the freemen arrived this evening – I waited on Governor Semple this evening I proposed to him that Cameron should be removed to Fort Douglas, as he would be out of the way of these people as well as the Indians- the Governor did not seem to relish this- I wish to God I could get clear of the business- I cannot act as I wish, I would therefore prefer not to act at all.”  – Colin Robertson Journal