A Play About Nova Scotia's Role in the War of 1812

From the March 24, 2014, Halifax (Can.) Herald "How Nova Scotia fared in War of 1812."

Paul Robinson has done a lot of research on Halifax and Nova Scotia's role in the war and has made it into a play "Never a Syllable."  He says the title comes from an American Congressman opposed to the war back then who said that never a syllable was mentioned about the importance of Halifax.

One of the topics of the play is the 220 sailors from the naval ship who were sent from Halifax overland to crew a ship at Kingston, Ontario, despite the fact that there were no roads.  A character in the play is Enos Collins, a privateer from Nova Scotia, who made a lot of money from it.  Collins was born in Liverpool in 1774 and was said to be the richest man in Canada when he died in 1871.

Entertainment and History At the Same Time.  --Brock-Perry

Bluenoses Made Out Like Bandits-- Part 1

From the September 9, 2012, Halifax (Canada) Herald "A few bluenoses made out like bandits in 1812 tussle with the U.S." by John Boileau.

The main contribution of Nova Scotia was privateers.  And, in case you're wondering, bluenoses must be another name for privateer captain even though I have never heard of the term before.  Several dozen bluenoses sailed in as many as three dozen privateers and brought in more than 200 prizes and several became quite wealthy.

One was Liverpool's Enos Colins, owner of the colony's most famous privateer, the Liverpool Packet which took its first prize September 7, 1812.  Collins probably claimed 30,000 pounds from his privateering investments.

A third of Nova Scotia's privateers took no prizes and almost a quarter of them were captured, burnt or lost.

So, Bluenose, Really?  --Brock-Perry