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By His Excellency Guy Carleton, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Quebec, and the territories depending thereon in America, Vice Admiral of the same, and Major General of his Majesties forces, commanding the Northern district &c &cー
Whereas a Rebellion prevails in many of His Majestys colonies in America, and particularly in some of the neighbouring ones;...
Date: 9 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir The Province having been repeatedly invaded in the Course of less than three Months, by a number of Rebels in Arms, who carried off a Sloop, some Bateaus and other Stores belonging to His Majesty these Enemies by recent intelligence are considerably Augmented, and daily making such preparations as indicate the most hostile intentions against the peace and Tranquility of this Province; and...
Date: 6 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My Lord! After this Town had been closely invested by the Rebels for five Months, and had defeated all their attempts, the Surprise Frigate, Isis, and Sloop Martin came into the Bason the 6th Instant. ー
As soon as that part of the 29th they had on board, with their Marines, in all about two hundred, were landed, they, with the greatest part of the Garrison, by this time much improved, and in high...
Date: 14 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir As soon as I can form a Magazine, or have up victualling Ships sufficient for the Army, I purpose marching the Troops by Land, at least such of them as are in Ships of too great a Draught of Water, or who may not have favorable Winds: for this Purpose a number of boats will be absolutely necessary, both for Transporting their Baggage, and passing the Troops across from one shore to another...
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I have received yours of yesterday, I should be very glad if the vessel with arms could get up to Montreal, but thier will be no occation for delivering arms to the Indians and Canadians you mention down at Sorel. It will be proper that the Transports, having on board the Baggage of the 20th Regiment drop down to Sorel. I am Sir &c
Date: 19 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
Sir I inclose you an extract of a letter which I have just received from Mr [John] Robinson of the Treasury, and as I doubt not you will see the necessity of dispatching the ships therein alluded to, I must beg you will give orders for the departure of those already unloaded, and of all others as fast as they can be discharged by the Commissarys of Provisions I am &c.
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I yesterday wrote to Commodore Douglas, acquainting him that a number of Officers and seamen would be required, for carrying on His Majestys service upon the lakes, but as the Transports, from ー which I am in hopes of being supply'd in part with men, are now going down the river, and to prevent the loss of time, I think it necessary to beg you will undertake to raise as many Voluntier sailors...
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I enclose you a copy of a letter which I have this day written to Captain [Thomas] Pringle and beg of you to undertake the same service as also to stop the Transport ships from passing Three Rivers for a little in order to give as much time as possible for the execution of this plan, communicating the same to Commodore Douglas, to whom I shall also write upon the subject. I am &c.
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I inclose a list of certain materials, which are required for Transporting the armed Vessels from Chambly to St Johns, by land, if you can furnish the whole or a part, I must beg you will send them to Chambly by the most expeditious means; but if you should be unable to assist us therein, please to send the list together with the enclosed letter2 to the Commodore in all expedition, or...
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have already written to you, and pressed you on the subject of procuring us boats; I must desire to be informed, as soon as possible, how you are likely to succeed, and if you meet retardment, or think you shall not get us any, that you will send us all the workmen you can collect from every where around you. I am &c
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I wrote to you some time past to beg you would send me all the Artificers which could be found, for the purpose of boat building; and not having had the favour of an answer, my impatience, in this so essential point, obliges me again to urge, that you would have the goodness to order up to us, all those Artificers that are called of the navy, and said to be intended for Hallifax, and if there...
Date: 3 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Guy Carleton Captain General and Governor in Chief of the province of Quebec, and Territories depending thereon &c.&c.&c. General and Commander in Chief of His Majestys Forces in said province and Frontiers thereof, &c.&c.&c.
To Mr Adam Littlejohn ー
Whereas the farther progress of His Majestys Army under my Command, requires the Establishment of a considerable naval force...
Date: 17 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir I have got thus far with the armed Vessels, except the Inflexible which I expect up tomorrow or next day at farthest, after which we shall take the first favorable wind to proceed upon our expedition.
I have given a Commission to Captain La Force to build a vessell for lake Ontario, in the execution of which I beg you will give all the assistance he may require ー We have no news of Burn who...
Date: 9 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir It will no doubt give you pleasure to learn, that the armament, to the fitting out of which you so much contributed, has answered so well the end for which it was intended by having already given the Rebel fleet a total defeat. The 11th Instant we found fifteen sail of them behind the Island of Valcour, not expecting our visit so soon, our attack, that day, was only with a part of our force,...
Date: 14 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Rebel Fleet upon Lake Champlain has been intirely defeated in two Actions; the first on the 11th Instant, between the Island of Valcourt and the Main; and the second on the 13th, within a few Leagues of Crown Point.
We have taken Mr. Waterbury, the Second in Command, One of their Brigadier Generals, with Two of their Vessels, and Ten others have been burnt and destroyed; only Three of Fifteen...
Date: 14 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We found the Rebel fleet Yesterday morning behind the Island of Valcour apparently, and as we hear since from Prisoners, unaprized either of our force or motions. One of their Vessells perceived us only a little before we came abreast of the Island, and our van got to the Southward of it time enough to stop them just as they were making off. They then worked back into the narrow part of the...
Date: 15 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir We have defeated the Rebel Fleet upon lake Champlain, three sail only out of 15 having escaped, the rest we have taken or destroyed, upon the news of this event reaching crown point the Rebels posted there, set fire to all the buildings and retired to Ticonderoga. His Majesty's Forces therefore are now in possession of the former place, but I fear the want of time (the severe season...
Date: 20 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir I have received your letters of the 8th and 13th Inst relating to the seamen whom you desire to be sent down. orders for which have already been given by me, as Captain [Thomas] Pringle will more particularly inform you of.
I am very sorry to hear you think the Blonde cannot winter here. I was in hopes that if she could not remain in the Cul de sac some other place might be found, such as...
Date: 21 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir In addition to the memorandums with which I have troubled you, to be communicated to His Majesty's Ministers; I must beg you will represent the necessity of sending out for this service, as early as possible, a Battalion consisting, at least, of three hundred seamen, it being to be wished that the expensive expedient, to which we have been obliged to have recourse this year, of detaining...
Date: 22 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6