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Gentlemen Immediately after the Reception of your Letters & Pamphlets, I went to Albany to find the State of the Lakes . . . I found the Lakes impassable at that time ー About a Fortnight after I set out for Canada and arrived at St Johns in 14 Days having undergone most inconceivable hardships the Lake Champlain being very high, the Small Streams Rivers, and a great Part of the Country for...
Date: 29 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
August 1775
Fridy 11th
Moor'd at Montreal
at 4 A M Carried out the Bt Br to the Eastward, the Schooner came alongside, put our Guns and Provisions on board her at 8 Hove off into the Channell in 3 fms Weigh'd the Kedge, ½ past Weigh'd & Came to Sailー
Fresh Breezes wt Rain at 1 P M enter'd the Channel of Hat Island at 5 got thro' the Channel at 7 entered the Rapids at 9 Came to wt the Bt...
Date: 11 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
August 1775
Wedy 30th
Moored at Montreal
this day I went with two Petty Officers and some Seamen to St Johns to assist in launching & rigging some Vessels building there for the defence of the Province2
Date: 30 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir By Col: [Donald] Campbell, who arrived here early this morning from Quebeck, we are informed that two men of war, two Frigates, & one Tender arrived there early on monday the 6th instt about eleven o'clock the enemy sallied out, to the number, as is supposed, of one thousand men. Our forces were so dispersed at different posts, that not more than two hundred could be collected together...
Date: 10 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The enclosed intelligence came to hand at two o'clock this morning. It is impossible to procure any pork in this Colony; there is none but what came over the Lakes. A schooner sails this afternoon for Deschambault with three hundred and fifty barrels of flour and about ten barrels of pork, which is the whole to be procured here. After the arrival of the brigade under General [William] Thompson,...
Date: 11 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
A Gondola built to carry a 24 pounder, or two of them would now be exceedingly serviceable ー By what time could you finish one? Pray fit out the Royal Savage & the other Vessel as speedily as possible for War, to keep us the Masters of Lake Champlain ー Pray send back the Batteau In which Docr [Benjamin] Franklin & Mr. [John] Carroll returned and Remember us most affectionately to them ー...
Date: 17 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...Our Enemies are daily encreasing & our Friend[s] deserting us; Under these Discouragements & Obstacles with a Powerful Army against Us, well disciplined & Wanting in no one Article to carry on their Operati[ons] it will be a Miracle If we keep the Country; My only Expectation is to secure our Retreat to St Johns or the Isle aux Noix, Where It will doubtless be thoug[ht] Necessary...
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I am finishing my dispatches for England with all the expedition possible, and they shall be sent off from here tomorrow or next day at farthest, so that if you have prepared a vessel to be sent home I must beg you will detain her till the Officer whom I send arrives at Quebec, or if you have not yet ordered any ship for this service, I hope you will think it necessary to be done now, in...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
It is my intentions, that besides the Vessels which have already been employed, those taken from the Rebels should .be fitted out in the most formidable and useful! manner of which they are capable, and that a new ship be put upon the stocks, and compleated as fast as possible, to mount twenty twelve pounders if we can get them. I have acquainted Captain [Thomas] Pringle and Mr Shanks of those...
Date: 8 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
My whole party, at this time, consisted of about one hundred and ten men, near eighty of whom were Canadians. We were the most of the night crossing the river, as we had so few canoes that they had to pass and re-pass three times, to carry my party across. Soon after day-break, I set a guard between me and the town with special orders to let no person whatever pass or re-pass them, and another...
Date: 24 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have had the long wish'd for satisfaction of hearing from You at last on the 7th Inst I recd yours of August 14th and imeadiately desired my friend at Quebec to find Mr. Bliss and get from him Your Letter of the 13th which I recd the 14th Inst with an excuse of Mr Bliss that he had left it on Board with his Baggage. Your Letter in ansr to mine of April the 6th I have not recd, hence You may...
Date: 16 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I know your Goodness will pardon the Trouble I am giving & likely to give You, the Necessity of the Day will plead my Excuse, Will You take the Trouble to forward the inclosed Letters they are of Consequence to me, as well as to those to whom they are addressed.
I shall also take Leave to inform You that Mr John Orillat a French Gentleman of this Town for whom I have great Regard, & with...
Date: 19 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I wrote you by the Cillery Capt Hardie from Quebec on the 18th ultimo Acknoledging receipt of your Esteemed favour of August the 19th when I made you acquainted with the unhappy Situation of this Province. I then wrote you fully concerning Kavanag'hs affairs and desired in Case any accident should prevent the Canadian from ariving, or that she should Load Fish for Europe that you would Charter a...
Date: 19 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
[Montreal] November the 13th. The General with a Detachment of the Army entered into Montreal ー there was no Resistance made ー General Carleton with his Soldiers, Scotch Emigrants, and French Tories, having made his Escape the Night before on Board of Eleven Vessels, with Intention to reach Quebec.
Date: 13 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
My dear General, The Badness of the Weather & worse Roads have put it out of my Power to get here before Yesterday ー A favorable Wind the Night before enabled Mr Carleton to get away with his little Garrison on Board ten or eleven little Vessels reserved for that Purpose & to carry away the Powder & other important Stores. ー I don't despair of getting hold of the Powder...
Date: 13 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
With great Pleasure I transmit You a Letter from Colo: Arnold for General Washington, together with the Copy of his Letter to me. ー2 Colo: Easton has 6 Guns mounted on shore 3. 12 Pounders 1 Nine do & two sixes at the Sorel, & the two Row Gallies. ー Mr Carleton with his Eleven sail has not Yet been able to pass him by, ー Indeed Easton has obliged him twice to weigh Anchor...
Date: 17 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I wrote to you the other day in a great hurry by express, sending a Letter for General Washington from Colo: Arnold ー I have this morning had another Express from Colo: Arnold acquanting me he has crossed the River to the Quebec side, that he had been near surprizing the Town ー that it was closely invested, that they were in the greatest confusion within, the Inhabitants having refused to take...
Date: 19 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
[Montreal] November the 19th. ー An Express from Col Easton at the Sorrel where he had erected an Eight Gun Battery, that he had obliged Governor Carleton with his Vessels to retire up the River.
Date: 19 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
[Montreal] November the 20th. ー Carleton made his Escape in the Night down the River ー The same Day the Fleet surrendered to us on the Terms granted the Garrison of St Johns ー . . . The Enemy destroyed the Powder on board the Vessels ー there were an immense Quantity of Stores on Board the Vessels.
Date: 20 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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tuesday we had the Good news of hearing that 11 sail of shipping was taken by one of our Lieuts martin Johnston2 at surrell [Sorel] about 60 miles below Montryall for they Left Montryall the night before our army came there as they heard of their coming and went of[f] for Quebec thinking to get Clear but Lieut Johnston went from shambelee [Chambly] to surrell on...
Date: 23 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2