“The 13th of October, being the anniversary of the battle of Queenstown, and of the death of Brock, was judiciously chosen as the most proper day for the removal of the remains of the general, together with those of his gallant aide-de-camp, Lieutenant-Colonel M’Donell, to the vaults prepared for their reception on Queenstown heights.[159]

“The weather was remarkably fine, and before ten o’clock a very large concourse of people, from all parts of the country, had assembled on the plains of Niagara, in front of Fort George, in a bastion of which the bodies had been deposited for twelve years.[160]

“One hearse, covered with black cloth, and drawn by four black horses, each with a leader, contained both the bodies.  Soon after ten, a lane was formed by the 1st and 4th regiments of Lincoln militia, with their right on the gate of Fort George, and their left extending along the road towards Queenstown, the ranks being about forty paces distant from each other:  within this line was formed, a guard of honor of the 76th regiment, in parade order, having its left on the fort.  As the hearse moved slowly from the fort, to the sound of solemn music, a detachment of royal artillery began to fire the salute of nineteen guns, and the guard of honor presented arms.

    “On moving forwards in ordinary time, the guard of honor broke
    into a column of eight divisions, with the right in front, and
    the procession took the following order: 

    A Staff Officer. 
    Subdivision of Grenadiers. 
    Band of Music. 
    Right Wing of 76th Regiment. 
    THE BODY. 
    Aide-de-Camp to the late Major General Sir ISAAC BROCK. 
    Chief Mourners. 
    Relatives of the late Colonel M’DONELL. 
    Commissioners for the Monument. 
    Heads of Public Departments of the Civil Government. 
    Judges. 
    Members of the Executive Council. 
    His Excellency and Suite. 
    Left Wing of the 76th Regiment. 
    Indian Chiefs of the Five Nations. 
    Officers of Militia not on duty—­junior ranks—­First forward,
    Four deep. 
    Magistrates and Civilians,
    With a long Cavalcade of Horsemen, and Carriages of every
    description.

“As the procession passed along the lane of militia, the latter wheeled inwards by subdivisions in succession, as soon as its own front was clear, and followed the procession.  At a certain distance from Fort George the quick march was taken up, and arms were sloped; the members of the procession then took their carriages, preserving as nearly as possible the order abovementioned, and the whole proceeded on the road to Queenstown.  The 2d and 3d regiments of Lincoln militia, in like manner, formed a lane, its left resting on the heights, near the entrance to the monument, and extending