Recollections & Extracts From The Journals Of Miss Anne Prevost Anne Prevost - Biography Women and War

Part 7: Sermons; Lord Byron's Poetry; and her impression of three captured Americans February 27th: Heard of the destruction of the enemy's post at Ogdensburg. March 3rd: Ash Wednesday. Went to Church–no Sermon. Took a long drive in Captain Milnes' cariole with Catharine Robinson. Read several of Marchand's Sermons. I think them excellent. Sunday 7th: I went this morning at 3 o'clock to hear an Irish Catholic preach–a Mr. French. His text was "Love not the world, nor the things of this world." He was very popular for a time and many Protestants went to hear him, but he thought proper to make some efforts to make converts of his heretical auditors, and preached in so violent a manner that my Father mentioned it to the R. C. Bishop. Mr. F. was immediately sent into the country. 12th: Read Lord Byron's "Childe Harold." What a horrible wretch Lord Byron must be. 23rd: Went with a large party to the Montmorency. Captain Milnes succeeded in getting to the top of the Cove, but none of the ladies could get above half way up. 22 at dinner, and dancing in the evening. My partners were Major Drummond and Mr. W. R. 24th: Captains Barclay and Pring left Quebec. Captain Milnes went with them. I never saw him again. I afterwards heard that though excessively anxious to be actively employed, he had a presentiment of his fate which oppressed his spirits. 30th: Walked before breakfast and caught a severe cold. 22 at dinner. Among the company were three American Officers taken by Colonel Procter near Detroit: Brigadier General Winchester, Colonel Lewis, and Major Madison–the General seems a vulgar, good-humoured man and had much the air of an old Coachman out of place in a shabby livery. Colonel Lewis is a horrible looking fellow, and Major Madison I should think had not long left his place behind the counter.