on each fide the river; the inhabitants very hofpitable. Our men, that were gone forward to Point Levi, made prifoner Mr M'Kenzie, a midshipman of the Hunter floop of war. This night I lodged at St Mary's.

10th. I marched down to Point Levi, and joined the detachment. 11th, 12th and 13th.-I was at Point Levi; nothing extraordinary happened, except a deferter came in to us from Quebec, by whom we were informed, Colonel M'Lean had arrived from Sorrel with his regiment. The Lizard frigate alfo arrived a few days before us. On the evening of this day, at nine o'clock, we began to embark our men on board thirty-five canoes. At four P. M. we got over and landed five hundred men, entirely undiscovered, although two men of war were stationed to prevent us. We landed at the fame place General Wolfe did, in a small cove, which is now called Wolfe's Cove. Soon after our landing, a barge from the Lizard frigate came rowing up the river: we hailed her, and ordered her to come on fhore; they refufing, we fired upon them, they pushed off shore and cried out. After parading our men on the heights of Abraham, and fending out a reconnoitring party towards the city, and placing fentinels, we marched across the plain, and took poffeffion of a large house which was formerly owned by General Murray, and other houses adjacent, which were fine accommodations to our troops.

14th. This morning employed in placing proper guards on the different roads, to cut off the communication between the city and country. At twelve o'clock, the enemy furprised one of our advanced centries, and made him prifoner; the guard foon perceived the enemy, and pursued, but were not able to overtake them; we rallied the main body, and marched upon the heights near the city, gave them three huzzas, and marched our men fairly in their view. They did not chufe to come out to us, but gave us a few shot from the ramparts, and we then returned to our camp. This afternoon, they fet fire to the fuburbs, and burnt feveral houses. This evening, Colonel Arnold fent a flag of truce, with a demand of the garrison, in the name and behalf of the united colonies. As the flag approached the wall, it was fired upon, contrary to all rule and custom on fuch occafions. We conftantly lay on our arms to prevent furprize; for we were informed by a gentleman from Quebec, that we might expect an attack very foon from the city.

15th. The commanding officer fent into the town this day a flag, concluding that the firing on our flag yefterday was through mistake, but it was treated in the fame manner as before; on which it returned. An exprefs went off to General Montgomery this morning. About twelve o'clock, we were alarmed with a report, that the troops in town were coming out to attack us. We turned out to meet them, but it proved false.

16th. This morning it is reported, Montreal furrendered to General Montgomery the laft fabbath, and that the shipping were taken. One of our men, a ferjeant in one of the rifle companies, received a shot from a cannon, which shattered one of his legs in fuch

make no doubt of a large reinforcement being fent us as early as poffible, and of being in Quebec before spring.

Note 29th.-Articles propofed for his Majesty's garrison at

Chambly.

Art. 1. The officers and men not to be made prisoners, but to march, unmolefted, with their arms, accoutrements, twenty-four rounds of ammunition each, drums beating, colours flying, and provifions and carts fufficient to pafs by the fhorteft road to Montreal, or any other place in the province of Quebec, at the option of the Hon. Major Stopford, the commanding officer.

2. Officers and men to be allowed their baggage.

3. The men not to be decoyed from their regiment.

4. Women and children permitted to go with the regiment and their effects unmolested.

5. The ammunition and stores of all kinds, remaining in the garrifon, to be given up.

6. Hoftages to be given on both fides, for the faithful performance of the above articles, and then to be exchanged.

Signed J. STOPFORD, Major of the Royal Fufileers, commanding at Fort Chambly.

The answer to the articles propofed by the Hon. Major Stopford, agreeable to the instructions of Brigadier-General Montgomery, commanding the continental forces for the time being, is this:

Art. 1. The garrifon, officers and men, to furrender themselves prifoners of war.

2. In cafe the garrifon furrenders prifoners of war, to be allowed all their baggage, agreeable to their desire.

3. It never was the intention of any officer intrufted with the command of the party now befieging your fort, to take advantage of decoying the garrison, after a folemn engagement entered into by both parties, and confequently your fears on that head are groundless.

4. The women and children shall be permitted to go with the reft of the garrifon, and take their effects, provided the garrifon furrender as aforefaid.

5. The ammunition, ftores, &c. of all kinds to be delivered up, upon the faith and honour of the commanding officer.

Signed JOHN BROWN, Major, commander of the continental forces before Chambly.

In reply to Major Brown's anfwer to the Hon. Major Stopford's propofals, in regard to the furrender of Fort Chambly, Major Stopford having confidered Major Brown's articles, agrees to the fame, although he could wish the first article might have been as he proposed. Major Stopford relying in every article to Major Brown's honour, will give him up the fort any hour to-morrow morning.

Signed J. STOPFORD, Major of the Royal Fuzileers, commanding the garrifon of Chambly.

Fort Chambly, October 8, 1775.

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An Account of Stores taken at Chambly.

Eighty barrels of flour, 11 ditto rice, 7 ditto pease, 6 firkins of butter, 134 barrels of pork, 7 ditto damaged, 124 barrels of gunpowder, 300 fwivel fhot, I box of mufket fhot, 6564 musket cartridges, 150 ftand of French arms, 3 royal mortars, 61 shells, 500 hand grenades, Royal Fufileers muskets 83, accoutrements 83, rigging for three veffels at least.

A lift of officers taken at Chambly.

Major Stopford, Capt. Price, fick; Capt. Goodwin; Lieutenants Hamar, Harrison, Shuttleworth; Capt. Alge, of the Schooner; Commiffary M'Cullough; a furgeon.

Published by order of the Congrefs.

CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.

Note 30.- Articles of Capitulation propofed by Major Preston, for his Majesty's Fort of St. John's, in the Province of Canada.

Article I. ALL acts of hoftilities fhall cease on both fides, till the articles of capitulation fhall be agreed upon and figned.

Anfwer. Agreed.

Art. II. The garrison shall be allowed the honours of war, and fuffered to proceed with their baggage and effects to the most convenient port of America; from thence to embark for Great Britain, as foon as they shall be furnished with transports and provifions by his Excellency General Gage, or the Commander in Chief of his Majesty's troops in America.

Anfw. The garrifon fhall march out with the honours of war; this is due to their fortitude and perfeverance. The non-commiffioned officers and privates shall ground their arms on the Plain, fouth of the fort, and immediately embark on board fuch boats as fhall be provided for that purpose: the officers fhall keep their fide arms, and their fire arms shall be put up in a box, and delivered to them when these unhappy disputes are ended, if they do not choose to dispose of them before.

The garrifon must go to Connecticut Government, or fuch other Province as the Honourable the Continental Congrefs fhall direct, there to remain till our unhappy differences fhall be compromifed, or till they are exchanged. Our prisoners having been confiantly treated with a brotherly affection, the effects of the garrison shall not be withheld from them.

Art. III. An officer or quarter-master from each corps fhall be allowed to pass to Montreal upon his parole of honour, there to tranfact and fettle the bufinefs of his refpective corps, and to bring up their baggage, clothing, and pay; for which purpose they shall be furnished with carts and batteaus.

Anfw. Agreed to in the fulleft latitude.

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a manner, that amputation was neceffary. This day we fent a com pany of our men, and took poffeffion of the general Hofpital. The Canadians are continually coming in to exprefs their fatisfaction at our coming into this country.

17th. The ferjeant that was wounded yesterday died this morning with great compofure and refignation. This day, we had a confirmation of the furrender of Montreal to General Montgomery. A foldier came in to us from Quebec, but no intelligence extraordinary from him. A party of our men went over to Point Levi, with boats, to bring a party of our detachment that were left there with provifions. Weather pleasant.

18th. We have orders to parade at three o'clock this morning. 19th. Early in the morning decamped, and marched up to Point au Tremble, about feven leagues from Quebec. The country thro' which we paffed thick fettled; every few miles a handfome little chapel. We have with us feven prifoners, and two deferters.

20th.-An exprefs came in this morning, from General Montgo mery at Montreal; the contents are, that the King's troops had abandoned the town, not the shipping, and that he was about to attack with row-gallies and boats, with artillery mounted in them, and that he should immediately join our detachment with men and artillery. We have now an express ready to return to Montreal, by which I write to my family. The curate of the parish at Point au Tremble, dines this day at head-quarters.

(COPY.)

DEAR SIR,

Montreal, January 6, 1776.

With the greateft diftrefs of mind, I now fit down to acquaint you of the event of an unfortunate attack made upon Quebec, between the hours of four and fix of the morning of the 31st December; unfortunate indeed! for in it fell our brave General Montgomery, his aid-de-camp M'Pherfon, Captain Cheefman, Captain Hendricks of the riflemen, and two or three fubaltern officers, and between fixty and one hundred privates, the number not certainly known, and about three hundred officers and foldiers taken prifoners; amongst which are, Lieutenant-Colonel Green, Major Briglow, Major Meigs, and a number of Captains and inferior officers. Colonel Arnold was wounded in the leg in the beginning of the action, as was Major Ogden in the fhoulder, and brought off to the general hofpital. I have not time to give you all the particulars, but thus much will ferve to fhew you, that in confequence of this defeat, our profpects are rendered dubious; and unlefs we can quickly be reinforced, perhaps this may be fatal, not only to us who are ftationed here, but also to the colonies in general; the frontiers efpecially, greatly, very greatly, depends upon keeping poffeffion of this country. You know, as well as any man, the tempers, difpofition, and character of the Canadians.

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They are not perfevering in adverfity, they are not to be depended upon, but, like the favages, are exceeding fond of chufing the strongeft party; add to this, our enemies in this country, of whom there are very many, ufe every method to excite the Canadians against us. The clergy refuse absolution to all who have fhewn themselves our friends, and preach damnation to those who will not take up arms against us; and tell them, that now it is not too late; that we are but a handful of men, &c. I have fent an exprefs to General Schuyler, General Washington, and the Congrefs: but you know how far they have to go, and that it is very uncertain how long it will be before we can have relief from them: therefore, let me beg of you to collect immediately as many men as you can; five, or fix, or feven hundred, if it can be done, and fomehow or other get into this country, and stay with us, until we can get relief from the colonies. You are fenfible we have provifions of all kinds enough; and the weather, in this country, is far from being fo frightful as many have imagined. You will fee that proper officers and foldiers are appointed under you; and both officers and foldiers fhall be paid as other continental troops. It will be well for your men to set out as fast as they can be collected; not fo much matter whether together or not; but let them fet out by ten, twenty, thirty, forty or fifty, as they can be collected; for it must have a good effect upon the minds of the Canadians, to fee fuccours coming in. You will be good enough to fend copies of this letter to the people below. I cannot but think our friends will make a push to get into this country. I am confident you will not disappoint my moft fervent with and expectations of feeing you here, with your men, in a short time. Now, Sir, is the time to diftinguish yourself, and obtain the applaufe of your ever grateful countrymen, of your diftreffed friends in Canada, and your fincere friend, &c.

To Colonel Warner.

(Signed)

DAVID WOOSTER.

Extract of a letter from Colonel Arnold, dated Camp before Quebec, January 14, 1776.

The charge which has devolved upon me, has been a most arduous task. Our last difafter fo difheartened the troops, that I have had the greatest difficulty to keep them together. Our whole force, fince the attack, amounts to more than feven hundred men. We were for fome time in expectation of an attack from the garrison, consisting of fifteen hundred; but they have as yet thought proper to continue in their strong hold, and we have effectually blocked them up. General Woofter, whom I for a while expected, acquaints me he cannot leave Montreal, but will send me a reinforcement as foon as poffible. Our duty has been extremely hard and fatiguing in this inclement climate, where the fnow is now four feet deep on the level; but what cannot foldiers do who are fighting for liberty and their country! I

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