scabbards, and steel rammers, seventy-five.  Carbine car touch-boxes, with belts and frogs, seventy-five. Tanned leather slings, seventy-five.  In three chests.

Handspikes, one hundred.

Camp-kettles, with frying-pan covers, one hundred, in 10 three-quarter ton vats.

Laboratory Stores.

Carcasses, round, thirteen inches, 50, in fifty boxes; oblong, eight inches, 100, in thirty-four boxes.

Shot fixed to wood bottoms: Round, twenty-four pounders, 160, in twenty boxes; twelve-pounders, 1,080, in ninety boxes; six-pounders, 2,720, in ninety-eight boxes; three-pounders, 96, in three boxes.  Case: twenty-four pounders, 72, in nine boxes; twelve-pounders, 1,280, in one hundred and seven boxes; six-pounders, 1,416, in fifty-one boxes; three-pounders, 96, in three boxes. Eight-inch howitzers, 30, in ten boxes; five and a half-inch howitzers, 100, in ten boxes.

Empty flannel cartridges: Heavy, twenty-four pounders, 1,500, in a case, No. 21; twelve-pounders, 2,000, in a case, No. 23. Light, six-pounders, 5,800, in a case, No. 20.

Fixed fuzes, four and two-fifths, 8,440, in two cases, Nos. 6 and 7.

Empty shells: Thirteen inches, 100; ten ditto, 100; eight ditto, 50; five and a half ditto, 100. In thirteen boxes.

Tin tubes, fixed: Six-pounders, light, 16,000, in a case, No. 14.

Bottoms of wood for mortars, thirteen inches, 100.

Iron round-shot, one-pounders, 20,000, in two hundred boxes.

Covers of cured paper, twenty-four pounders, 1,050, in a case, No. 33; twelve-pounders, 3,600, in two cases, Nos. 37 and 38; six-pounders, 2,800, in one case, No. 42.

Caps of cartridge paper: Twenty-four pounders, 1,050, in a case, No. 33; twelve-pounders, 3,600, in two cases, Nos. 37 and 38; six-pounders, 2,800, in No. 42.

Mealed powder, two barrels, in a case, No. 48.

Portfires, long and small, one hundred dozen, in a case, No. 28.

Empty flannel cartridges, twelve-pounders, light, 1,500, in No. 28,

Board’s order, August 11, 1775.

One brass mortar of thirteen inches, with a complete mortar-bed, to be delivered to Captain Stehelin.

Board’s order, August 9, 1775.

Watchcoats, thirty-two, in 2 half-ton vats, Nos. 125 and 126.  Two reams of muster-rolls, one ditto pay-lists, and one dozen of the articles of war, in a quarter-ton vat, No. 129.

For Mr. Durnford:

B. BLIGHT.

Office of Ordnance, September 1, 1775.

A true copy from the original:

STEPHEN MOYLAN.

P. S. Two brass six-pounders on board the brig.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE STATE OF QUEBECK, ETC., AT THE
END OF NOVEMBER, 1775.

The detachment which General Washington sent into Canada, under the command of Colonel Arnold, consisted, originally, of eight hundred men; but there not being sufficiency of provisions, Colonel Arnold sent three hundred back, and, with the remaining five hundred, (one hundred of whom were Riflemen,) took the route of the Rivers Kennebeck and Chaudiere, a part of the detachment marching by land on the bank of the river, and the rest were carried in batteaus.  Their progress was slow, (about five or ten miles a day,) as they were often obliged to cut their way through the woods, the batteaus keeping company with them on shore, and at night encamping together; at those places where the batteaus could not proceed, they were carried on the shoulders of four men.  They had a difficult and dangerous route, but bore it with spirit and resolution, and at last reached Point Levi, opposite Quebeck. The Canadians received them with great cheerfulness, and supplied them with provisions.  Their arrival at Point Levi was the first notice the Governour of Quebeck had of their march. The Lizard, man-of-war, anchored off the Town; the Hornet, sloop-of-war, between that and Wolfe’s Cove; the Gaspee, an armed schooner, opposite to it, and another armed schooner higher up; armed boats every night were stationed round, to prevent Colonel Arnold passing the river.  He remained here four days, till the Canadians had got together boats enough for his purpose.  He crossed at night, and the first intelligence which the ships of war received was from an armed boat whom the Provincials hailed as they were going to land at Wolfe’s Cove, and whom, on the boat’s not answering, they fired at.  The boat gave an alarm to the Lizard, man-of-war; upon which a Lieutenant was despatched, at twelve that night, with advice to the Governour, though the delays at Quebeck prevented his acquainting him with it till seven the next morning.  The Governour immediately summoned first the merchants, and asked them if they would defend the Town; which they promised him to do.  He then sent for the officers of the militia, who gave him the same assurance; and lastly, the Captains of the merchant vessels, who also promised their assistance. Upon which the gates were shut, and preparations made for defence.  Colonel Arnold, the next morning after his landing, formed his men not far from the Town. About three hundred of the garrison marched out with an apparent alacrity to attack him.  The Colonel instantly put his men in motion in order to receive them; upon which they retreated with precipitation.  The gates were immediately shut, that of St. John’s with difficulty; for, whether by design or otherwise, the keys were not to be found, and the fastening in such a situation that they were obliged to procure handspikes and ropes.This gate, which was the most important, was under the command of the French militia.  The same disorder or design was so prevalent on the ramparts, that they had not matches to supply the guns, but were obliged to send for them to the Lizard, man-of-war. In all probability, had Colonel Arnold attacked the Town, he would have carried it; but not having artillery, he deemed it most prudent to wait for General Montgomery; he therefore contented himself with encamping his Army on the heights.

The 20th of November, General Carleton arrived, having left Montreal in a dark night, with about sixty men. They escaped in boats, and got on board a brigantine, which brought them to Quebeck.  He could not have executed this design in the daytime, as the Provincials had erected batteries on each side of the river, which effectually stopped the communication between Quebeck and Montreal, and occasioned orders being given to destroy two armed schooners, to prevent their falling into the hands of the Provincials.  Montreal has capitulated; so that all the Regulars are now prisoners of war, with the stores, except the gunpowder, which was put on board the schooner.

The Canadians are, in general, favourable to the Americans, and were of great use to General Montgomery in the taking St. John’s and Chambly, by supplying them with necessaries.  They receive them into their houses, bring them provisions, and seem well pleased with their guests. In return, the Provincials observe an exact discipline, and are very careful in protecting the property of the inhabitants.  These favourable sentiments of the Canadians, to the Provincials, arise from the great dislike they have to the Quebeck Act.  Even the British merchants, though they have taken up arras, yet apparently act with reluctance, being very ill-disposed towards General Carleton, who has treated them with great coolness, placing his confidence in the French noblesse.  This conduct the General pursued on the first reception of the news that the Provincials were entering Canada. They went in a body to him, and requested to be embodied.  He gave them no kind of answer, and persisted in the same disposition, when they a second time made application to him, after he had quitted Quebeck to go to Montreal; at last, Governour Cramahé embodied them, at the approach of Colonel Arnold.

That officer (Arnold) hath done nothing but shown himself before Quebeck.  Indeed, the greatest part of the detachment are marched towards Montreal; no attempt is therefore expected to be made till the arrival of General Montgomery.

The garrison of Quebeck, when this account came away, consisted of thirty-six of —; sixty of Carleton’s men, partly French, partly English; eighty of Maclean’s new-raised corps; three hundred merchants and their servants; three hundred Canadians; and three hundred and