P. 385: “Its rival [of Kingston], Sackett's Harbour,
where the Americans have a naval yard and depot, is far from being so safe or
convenient, as the sea rolls heavily into it when the wind blows from the lake.
Here the Americans have on the stocks an immense ship intended to carry 120
guns, which was put together, apparently in a substantial manner, in forty days
from the day the first tree used in her construction was cut down. The peace,
however, rendered it unnecessary to launch her, as it was agreed that no armed
force should be kept on the lakes; and six or seven American ships are now
lying half sunk in the harbour, " progressing," as the Americans say,
" to dissolution."
Source
John MacGregor. British America. Vol. II. London,
1833. Digitized by Google.
