CONTENTS

OF THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE FIFTH SERIES.

CORRESPONDENCE, PROCEEDINGS, ETC.

1776.

May 3, Letter from Dennis De Berdt to Joseph Reed,    .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     372

6, Letter from the Bridgetown Committee to the New-Jersey Delegates in Congress,   .     .     .     .      469

7, Letter from General Lee to Patrick Henry, on his objections to an immediate declaration of independence,     .     .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     .      .     95

14, Letter of agency to Asa Perley and Asa Kimball,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     704

14, Proceedings of the Inhabitants of Sunbury, Nova-Scotia,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     705

17, Letter from Lord George Germaine to Governour Tryon : The first division of Hessians have sailed for America, the remainder will soon follow ; this reinforcement will enable General Howe to open the campaign with advantage ; the Province of New-York will be the main object of the General's attention,     .     .   122

19, Letter from Captain George Forster to Major Butterfield : Terms of capitulation at the Cedars,     .  162

21, Petition of the Inhabitants of St. John's, Nova-Scotia, to the Massachusetts Assembly,     .     .     .  703

22, Letter from S. Kirkland to General Schuyler,     .    .     .     .     .      .     .     .     .    .     .     .     .     867

26, Articles of Capitulation between Major Sherburne and Captain Forster,      .     .     .     .     .     .     162

27, Articles of Capitulation between General Arnold and Captain Forster,     .     .         .     .     .     .     163

30, Proceedings of a Council of War held in Chambly, Canada,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .      164

June 2 Letter from General Arnold to the Commissioners of Congress,     .     .     .     .     .     .       .     165

7, Extract of a Letter from Colonel Pellenger to the Albany Committee,     .     .     .     .     .     .      .      817

8, Letter from the Albany Committee to General Schuyler,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .        817

10, Letter from General Schuyler to General Washington,     .     .     .     .     .     .        .     .      .     .     816

11, Letter from Lord George Germaine to Governour Tryon : He trusts that General Howe has fixed his Head-Quarters in New-York, and will soon drive the Rebels out of the Province : Officers appointed to command Corps raised in America are not to expect rank in the Army after their reduction, or to be entitled to half-pay,     .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .   .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     123

11, Letter from Thomas Burke to General Lee,     .          .     .     .     .    .     .     .          .     .     .     .     98

17, Letter from George Johnson to General Lee : It is a greater honour to contribute in the smallest degree to a reconciliation of America and Great Britain, than to have the greatest share in bringing about a victory,     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     99

17, Report of the Committee of Congress on the Capitulation between General Arnold and Captain Forster,     .     .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     159

18, Letter from John Adams to General Gates : Congress has ordered him to the post of honour, and made him dictator in Canada for six months, or at least until the first of October,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     21

21, Letter from General Lee to Colonel Thompson : Has learned with concern that the men have been suffered to fire at a preposterous distance ; orders that not a man is to fire without almost a moral certainty of hitting their object,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     99

1776.

June 21, Letter from Colonel Fleming to the New-York Provincial Congress,     .     .     .     .     .   .     204

21, Letter from the Committee for Cumberland County to the New-York Convention,     .     .     .    .  1535

22, Letter from Stephen Smith to the Massachusetts Council,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .      .      .  703

25, Letter from Elbridge Gerry to General Gates : The affairs of Canada having been evidently suffering from want of an experienced officer, his appointment to that command is considered a happy circumstance, notwithstanding the Eastern Colonies needed his assistance,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .      .      .     .    .  21

26, Protest of sundry Inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, against the Proceedings of that Town, at their meeting held on the 25th instant,     .     .     .     .     .        .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     147

28, Memorial of Lieutenant-Colonel Brown,     .          .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     1219

July 1, Proceedings of the Committee of Leonard-Town, Maryland,     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .      520

1, Letter from the President of Congress to General Washington : Major Rodgers has been put under guard at the Barracks,  .     .     .     .     .    .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .        .     .     .     .      1

1, Letter from Joseph Trumbull, Commissary-General, to the President of Congress, .     .     .     .     .      19

1, Letter from John Whittier to James Warren : Declines, at present, to accept his appointment to the command of a Regiment for the Canada expedition,   .     .     .     .       .     .     .     .    .     .     .     .     .     1

2, Letter from General Lee to the President of Congress : Account of the defeat of the British at Sullivan's Island,     .     .     .     .     435

2, Letter from John Covenhoven to the President of Congress : The enemy's fleet has passed the Hook, for New-York, where the Militia of Monmouth County, New-Jersey, cannot be prevailed upon to march, as they would leave their wives and children to be murdered by the Tories,   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .       1

3, Letter from Samuel Tucker to the President of Congress : Recommending Major Anderson,  .   .     .      2

2, Letter from the Massachusetts Assembly to the several Town Committees : Urges them to raise Troops with all possible expedition,     .      .     .     .     .      .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .      2

3, Letter from Massachusetts Assembly to the President of Congress : Request Congress will direct General Washington to order two of the Regiments stationed at Boston to march to Canada,     .     .     .     .     .     3

3, Letter from General Sullivan to Colonel Hoisington : The Army on Lake Champlain is fully sufficient to oppose any force that may be sent against them at present,     .     .         .     .     .     .        .     .     .     .      3

3, Letter from the Officers on Governour's Island to General Heath : Request a reinforcement ; they are not strong enough to defend the post,        .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .       .     .     .     .          .     .     .     .     3

3, Letter from the President of Congress to the Committee for Lancaster, Pennsylvania : The Troops they are to raise for the Flying-Camp should be sent to Philadelphia with the greatest expedition,      .     .     .     .     3

3, Letter from Colonel Burd to the Committee for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : Has arrested Daniel Shelly, who is charged with attempting to raise soldiers for the Ministerial Army,     .     .     .     .     .     .     4