campaign to the 12th of August, with other troops being on the ground until then. Witness, also, my order above, for the exchange of arms, so late as the 31st of August. And however great the solecism may be, for the soldier to go to war without arms, Mr. Lynch was perfectly right when he said that many were without arms; for I am well informed, when he was at Crown Point, and the troops turned out, that many had no arms. I have two Companies here, of the troops raised in this Colony, a greater part of which have no arms at all. Another Company is repairing the roads between this and Albany, of which none but the officers have arms; and I suppose I have been obliged to furnish or exchange arms for upwards of one hundred more.

Your Honour says you cannot conceive why the Connecticut troops should refuse to be mustered. Nor I, I assure you; but I believe Mr. Lynch has not been misinformed on this head, whoever was his informant. I have had a long argument with Colonel Hinman on this subject. He and I differ as to the conclusion; but General Montgomery, the Muster-Master General, the gentlemen of my family, and I believe the Quartermaster-General too, were present, and will all agree with me, that Colonel Hinman refused to muster. I am informed that General Mont-gomery spoke with Colonel Waterbury on the subject, in my absence; and that so many difficulties arose, that it was judged best to defer the matter until it could be known what was done to the eastward. That the Captains, too, were apprehensive they should lose their one or one and a half per cent., allowed by your Colony for paying the men. It cannot be surprising, Sir, that I should not mention any misconduct of Colonel Hinman’s. I have none to charge him with. He has always behaved to me with politeness and attention, and ever showed a readiness, in common With all the Connecticut officers, to obey my orders. I would not be understood, however, that my orders have been always punctually obeyed by the inferior officers-and men, either of the Connecticut or any other corps. But this I impute to its true cause, a want of discipline and subordination, and not to any unwillingness.

I enclose your Honour a return of the men discharged here. You will perceive that very many are sent home since my return to this place; but none unless they were reported to me by the Director of the Hospital, Dr. Stringer, as unfit for further service—a very few excepted, whose families were in such a distressing situation, that I must have been void of the feelings of humanity, not to have suffered them to go home. It is certain, however, that some have feigned sickness; for Dr. Stringer informs me, that on his way up here, about the 6th of September, he met many men that looked very well; and, upon inquiry, some acknowledged they had procured their discharges by swallowing tobacco juice, to make them sick. Others had scorched their tongues with hot chocolate, to induce a belief that they had a fever, &c. Perhaps Mr. Trum-bull, your son, may give you some information on this head.

I have just received a line from General Montgomery. His anxiety about provisions is relieved, but is in great want of powder, of which I have not an ounce left at this post. A conference took place on the 6th, between St. Luke La Corne, an agent of Governour Carleton’s, and two gentlemen of ours, deputed by General Montgomery. I wait with impatience to learn the result. I need an apology for this interlined scrawl, and beg your Honour will impute it to my want of assistance, and to the hurry with which Captain Buell (whom I beg leave to recommend to your Honour’s attention, as a good officer and good man) goes off.

I am your Honour’s most obedient humble servant,

PHILIP SCHUYLER.

The Honourable Jonathan Trumbull, Esq.

P. S. Since writing the above, Colonel Hinman (to whom I have taken the liberty to show this letter) informs me, that he acquainted General Montgomery, whilst I was at Albany, that he had got his account of enlistments from Connecticut, and was willing to muster.

GENERAL SCHUYLER TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Ticonderoga, October 12, 1775.

DEAR SIR: I did myself the honour to write your Excellency on the 26th ultimo, which I sent by the way of Albany. On the 4th instant 1 received the originals of the enclosed, except that marked No. 2, which came to hand yesterday, It chagrins me much, that I have not more frequent opportunities of addressing myself to you.

1 am extremely apprehensive that a want of powder will be fatal to our operations. I have sent express to Albany and New-York, but have not yet learnt whether I shall be supplied or not.

The Army is now supplied with provisions to the 30th instant, but all the pork that is to be had is gone; and although we have a sufficiency of fat cattle, I fear we shall want salt.

Enclose your Excellency a return of the discharged men from this Army. Exclusive of this, one hundred and fifty, at least, occupy the general hospital at Fort George, and I fear as many more are ready to enter it.

I begin to gather strength; my fever has left me, and I hope soon to be able to join the Army.

General Wooster’s Regiment I suppose will be this evening at Fort George; they will be pushed off immediately on their arrival here.

Be pleased to make my best respects to General Lee, General Gates, and the gentlemen of your suit. I hope we shall all meet at a merry Christmas.

Adieu, my dear General; my best wishes attend you through life, happy if I can have an opportunity of evincing how sincerely I am, dear Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

PHILIP SCHUYLER.

General Washington, &c., &c.

P. S. This moment your Excellency’s despatches of the 4th came to hand. Captain Buell waits for this; can therefore only thank you for them.

NEWPORT (RHODE-ISLAND) COMMITTEE TO THE NEW-YORK COMMITTEE.

Newport, October 12, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: Agreeable to a vote of the Committee for this Town, and in their behalf, I now beg leave to recommend to your favourable notice Captain John Andrews, the bearer of this letter, and Mr. Nathan Bebee, a baker in this Town, who both go to New-York to purchase flour for the use of the Town of Newport. They are both friends to the liberties of their Country, and, from inclination as well as interest, will use every precaution to avoid men of war and their tenders; and you may depend the flour they may purchase and import will be applied solely to the beforementioned use. There is only a small quantity of flour here at present; and unless we can procure a supply, we shall soon be in great distress for want of bread. We therefore hope the Committee of Inspection of New-York will commiserate our unhappy situation, and permit the abovementioned persons to purchase flour at and export the same from your City, or any where else within your district.

I am, with great regard, Gentlemen, your most obedient Servant,

SAMUEL DYRE, Chairman pro tem.

To the Committee of Inspection, City of New-York.

LETTER TO A GENTLEMAN IN CONNECTICUT.

Cambridge, October 12, 1775.

DEAR SIR: By your last I find there are many unfavourable reports prevailing in regard to our General Officers, as well as those of more inferiour rank and station. I am very sorry to find such a spirit of jealousy and animosity prevailing among our friends at home, at a time when the strictest harmony and the firmest union are necessary to preserve America, now bleeding in the glorious cause of liberty. Is it a small thing that we have left our homes, our parents and brethren, our wives and children, at a time, too, when the caresses of an affectionate husband are wanting to soothe the grief of a fond and kind mother, under the loss of her tender offspring, or to quiet the weeping children under the loss of their kind and provident mother, and are hazarding our lives in the high places of the field for you, your wives and your little ones—in fine, for you all—that you should heap upon us the most ignominious