I believe our Army in Canada consists of about one thousand and nine hundred men, including Colonel Arnold’s corps. I have suggested to Congress that I thought it necessary that they should be completed to three thousand, in the course of the winter, that they may be ready, early in the spring, to put Quebeck (of which I make no doubt we shall possess ourselves) into a proper state of defence, to prevent the enemy from regaining that important place. I have added, that I thought it necessary that preparation should be made here to throw in a re-enforcement early in the spring, if they should be wanted.

I expect to leave this in a few days, for Albany.

I am, Sir, your Excellency’s most obedient and very humble servant,

PHILIP SCHUYLER.

To General Washington.

Return of Military Stores on board the Vessels under the command of Brigadier-General PRESCOTT, bound to QUEBECK, NOVEMBER 19, 1775.

The Isabella, St. Bouchat, eight chests of small arms; the St. Antoine, Pellerin, a large quantity of intrenching tools, the exact number not ascertained; the Reine des Anges, Dussault, three casks of nails, six casks of paint, and about two hundred pair of shoes; the Maria, Lisot, two casks of rum; different vessels, eight batteaus belonging to the Crown.

Besides the above articles, there is a quantity of musket ball and ordnance stores, of which the storekeeper will give the particulars.

THOMAS GAMBLE,
Assistant Quartermaster-General.

Return of Provisions on board the several Vessels under the command of Brigadier-General PRESCOTT, lying opposite LA VALTRIE, NOVEMBER 19, 1775.

The Brigantine Gaspee, six firkins butter; the Schooner Polly, four hundred and sixty barrels pork; the Sloop Brilliant, twenty barrels biscuit, three hundred and seventy barrels flour; the Schooner Providence, twenty-two barrels flour; the Schooner Maria, two hundred and eighty-three barrels flour, one hundred and sixty barrels pork, one hundred firkins butter, six barrels rice; the Sloop St. Antoine, one hundred and forty barrels pork; the Isabella, Bouchat, two hundred and seventy firkins butter; the Reine des Anges, Dussault, six barrels rice. Total: twenty barrels biscuit, six hundred and seventy-five barrels flour, seven hundred and sixty barrels pork, three hundred and seventy-six firkins butter, twelve barrels rice.

The above return is as exact as can be ascertained. More was put on board, but part issued to the troops since embarkation.

THOMAS GAMBLE,
Assistant Quartermaster-General.

Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on board the different Vessels, NOVEMBER 20, 1775, viz:

Schooner Mary, Lisot, master: Ordnance mounted, iron, on garrison carriages, (with sponge, ladle, wad-hooks, and aprons of lead:) nine-pounders, 2; shot, round, case, nine-pounders, 47; shot, case, fixed to flannel cartridges, with powder, six-pounders, 14; powder, corned, whole barrels, 3; musket cartridges, with ball, 400; tin tubes, fixed, six-pounders, 20; match, slow, pounds, 8; musket-ball, cwt., 1; powder-horns, 2; linstock, without cocks, 6; handspikes, 4.

Isabella, Schooner, Bouchat, master: Ordnance mounted on garrison carriages, iron, (with sponge, ladles, wad-hooks, and aprons of lead:) six-pounders, 2; handspikes, 4; cartridge paper, filled with powder, four-pounders, 22; side-boxes for three-pounders, 3; musket cartridges, with ball, 63.

Queen of Angels, Schooner, Dussault, master: Triangle gun, complete, 1; ordnance, iron, mounted on travelling carriage, four-pounder, &c., 1.

Polly, Schooner, Friend, master: Musket cartridges, with ball, 1,917.

St. Antoine, Pellerin, master: Intrenching tools, number unknown.

THOMAS COOPER, Clerk of Artillery Stores.

Return of His Majesty’s Troops on board the Vessels off LA VALTRIE, under the command of Brigadier-General PRESCOTT, NOVEMBER 19, 1775.

Royal Fusileers: One Captain, one Lieutenant, three Sergeants, twenty-one rank and file.

Twenty-Sixth Regiment: Three Captains, two Ensigns, one Surgeon, five Sergeants, five Drummers and Filers, ninety-one rank and file.

Royal Emigrants: One Captain, one Ensign, one Sergeant, one rank and file.

Royal Artillery: One Storekeeper, one Corporal, one Matross, one Drummer, one Fifer.

Staff: One Brigade Major, one Assistant Quartermaster-General.

Total: Five Captains, one Lieutenant, three Ensigns, one Surgeon, nine Sergeants, five Drummers and Fifers, one hundred and thirteen rank and file; Royal Artillery: one Storekeeper, one Corporal, one Matross, one Drummer, one Fifer; Staff: one Brigade-Major, one Assistant Quartermaster-General.

N.B. One private of the Royal Fusileers, sick at Montreal, not included. Five privates of the Twenty-Sixth Regiment, sick at Montreal, not included.

James Hughes, Esq., Town Major of Montreal, not included in the above return. Major John Campbell not included. Mr. Jones, Provost Marshal, not included.

WM. DUNBAR, Major of Brigade.

A List of the Officers of His Majesty’s Troops on board the Vessels near MONTREAL, NOVEMBER 21, 1775.

Brigadier-General Prescott; Captain William Dunbar, Major of Brigade; Captain Gamble, Assistant Deputy Quartermaster-General.

Captains Anstruther, Swan, and Crawford; Ensigns Campbell and Leslie; Surgeon Beaumont.

Captain Home, Lieutenant Cleveland.

Captain Dunbar, Ensign McDonald.

Major Campbell, James Hughes, Esq., Town Major of Montreal; near fifty women, and ninety odd children.

WM. DUNBAR, Major of Brigade.

The following gentlemen have permission from General Montgomery to stay in Montreal:

Major Dunbar, Major Campbell, Major Hughes, Captain Crawford, Ensign Campbell.

GENERAL MONTGOMERY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER.

Montreal, November 24, 1775.

MY DEAR GENERAL: I am ashamed of dating my letter from hence. You will not be surprised at my long stay here; but day after day have I been delayed, without a possibility of getting to Arnold’s assistance. His last letter I enclose you, together with one for General Washington. To-morrow, I believe I shall sail with two or three hundred men, some mortars, and other artillery. ‘Tis with great indignation I hear Lieutenant Halsey, whom I left as Assistant Engineer at St John’s, to put the barracks in a proper state for the reception of a garrison, has run away without leave, taking with him the artificers I had left to carry on the work. This behaviour deserves the severest punishment. I beg he may be made an example of. He is a fit subject of it, and deserved to have been dismissed, with infamy, for endeavouring to persuade the soldiers to return from St. John’s, and not to proceed to Montreal. Lieutenant Graham, of the Fourth Regiment, and several others, can prosecute him. It will be necessary to send hard money here immediately, as paper will not yet go down. Price has lent me five thousand Pounds, York money. Walker has been so fortunate as to get home, being retaken in one of the vessels. Poor Allen is sent to England in irons. Should any accident befall him, I hope Prescott will fall a sacrifice to his manes.

I sent, by Schuyler, a return of provisions taken in the vessels. I wish Lee could set off immediately for the command here. I have thoughts of disarming the Tories in this Town; not so much from any apprehensions I have of them, as to quiet the jealous apprehensions of the troops. Several Commissaries, and other officers, are flown without settling their accounts. I hope those people will