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      In light winds, with all sail set, the flagship HMS Royal George ran for Kingston Harbour on the afternoon of November 10, 1812. Pursuing American schooners closed the distance under sweeps, but Royal George gained the protection of her port and shore batteries before they could catch her.

      HMS Royal George took shelter close inshore near Point Mississauga in Kingston Harbour. This battle could have ended very differently with huge consequences for the war if not for rough weather in the evening and next day. Despite many threats, Kingston never came under attack again during the war.

      Oil on canvas

      Watercolour, pen and ink on paper

      Courtesy Canada Steamship Lines' Marine Hist. Coll. Royal Naval Dockyard at Kingston, Upper Canada As it appeared during the latter days of the Provincial Marine and prior to the beginning of the 1812 War. During the war it was greatly enlarged

      The HMS St. Lawrence was a monster at the dock, even as seen here during winter in her partially de-rigged state.

      A quiet evening late in the war with moonlight illuminating thin ice and partially de-rigged ships. Stern cabin lights show sailors are still awake after the early nightfall. It would be late February before those in Kingston learned that copies of a peace treaty had been signed in Ghent, Belgium …

      Watercolour, pen and ink over pencil, on paper