he had approved himself a steady friend to her rights, and of ability to render her the most essential service.

I am much concerned for the intrepid and enterprising Arnold, and greatly fear that consequences, of the most alarming nature, will result from this well-intended, but unfortunate attempt.

It would give me the greatest happiness, if I could be the happy means of relieving our fellow-citizens now in Canada, and preventing the Ministerial troops from exulting long, and availing themselves of the advantages arising from this repulse; but it is not in my power, since the dissolution of the old Army. The progress in raising recruits for the new has been so very slow and inconsiderable, that five thousand Militia have been called in to the defence of our lines. A great part of these are gone home, the time they engaged for being expired, and the rest retained with the utmost difficulty and persuasion, though their going away would render the holding of them precarious and hazardous, in case of an attack. In short, I have not a man to spare.

In order that proper measures might be adopted, I called a council of General Officers, and upon Mr. John Adams, and other members of influence of the General Courts, and laid before them your letter and proposition. After due consideration of their importances, they determined that the Province of Massachusetts, and Colonies of Connecticut and New-Hampshire, should each, immediately, raise a regiment, to continue in service for one year, and to march, forthwith, to Canada, agreeable to the route proposed in your letter to Congress. This determination, with a copy of your letter, and the several enclosures, will be immediately transmitted to the different Governments, for raising those regiments, which I have reason, to believe will be complied with, from the assurances I have received from such of the Members of the Court as attended in Council, and the General Officers promising to exert their utmost interest and influence in their respective Colonies.

If these regiments should not be raised so soon as I could wish, yet, I would willingly hope, from the accounts we have received, that Colonel Arnold and his corps will be joined by a number of men under Colonel Warner, and from Connecticut, who, it is said, marched off directly on their getting intelligence of this melancholy affair. If this account be true, I trust they will be in a situation to oppose and prevent Mr. Carleton from regaining possession of what he has lost, and that, upon the arrival of the reinforcement from these Colonies, which we have judged necessary to be sent, the city of Quebec will be reduced to our possession. This ought to be effected before the Winter is entirely over, otherwise it will be exceedingly difficult, if not impracticable, as the enemy will, undoubtedly, place a strong garrison there. Should this desirable work be accomplished, our conquest in that quarter will be complete. But, yet, the loss of General Montgomery will ever be remembered.

It gives me pleasure to find that you will continue in service, and afford your assistance to relieve your country from the distresses which, at present, threaten her in the North. I am much obliged by your sending the clothing, but they are not arrived.

None of the letters give an account how this unfortunate affair ended. In. Colonel Campbell's letter of the 31st ultimo, the division which Colonel Greene was in, he seems to think, was in a very disagreeable situation, and drawing it off at night, or throwing in a party to sustain it, was an object he had much in view; here his information stops. In his letter of the 2d January, he says nothing about it. Wishing for the best, I hope they have not fallen a sacrifice. But I dread further intelligence in the matter.

General Putnam is of opinion, that it will be better for the troops which may be raised in the western parts of Connecticut to go by Albany, than the route you have mentioned, by Number 4, and that you must have pointed out this way from a supposition that the reinforcement would be detached from this Army. You will please to consider of what he has said, and, if you concur with him in sentiments, inform Governour Trumbull of it by letter, that he may give the necessary orders.

I am, dear sir, with great respect and esteem, your most humble servant,

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

COLONEL ENOS TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Cambridge, January 18, 1776.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: When the hostilities of our enemies made it necessary to raise an Army, for the common defence of the liberties of America, roused by the sacred call of my country, I thought it my duty to exert my best abilities, acquired by former services, for its protection, and, therefore, without reluctance, bid adieu to the tranquil pleasures of private life, and joined the Army, in which I served during the last campaign, (if not with good fortune, at least without censure,) and should have been happy still to have continued in the publick service, in a military capacity, could I do it with that confidence which, I think, I am entitled to, and without which no man of honour would choose to serve.

By some misfortune or other, I am satisfied I do not stand in that character, at Head-Quarters, which, as a Field-Officer, is necessary to my being serviceable to the great cause in which we are engaged; I must, therefore, beg your Excellency's permission to resign my command, as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment, to which I was appointed for the present campaign. No dislike to the service, but a regard to my honour, solely, is the motive of this request.

I am, with great respect, your Excellency's most obedient, very humble servant,

ROGER ENOS.

To His Excellency George Washington, Esq., General, and Commander-in-chief of the Forces of the Thirteen United Colonies.

GENERAL SULLIVAN TO NEW-HAMPSHIRE ASSEMBLY.

Winter-Hill, January 18, 1776.

MUCH ESTEEMED GENTLEMEN: It is with the most sensible pain I sit down to write you the melancholy tidings of our Army's being defeated at Quebeck, on the 31st December, with the loss of one hundred and fifty killed and wounded, (according to the best accounts we can collect,) and between three and four hundred taken prisoners; among the latter, are a number of our intrepid New Hampshire friends, who marched from thence with Colonel Arnold. The whole of his party, except himself, and some few that retired with him when he was wounded, are either killed or taken prisoners. The brave, the intrepid, but, alas! too unfortunate General Montgomery, fell, and, with his departing spirit, courage and resolution forsook the troops he commanded. He attacked the lower town of Quebeck, at the Point Diamond; on the opposite side Colonel Arnold, with his party, attacked a place called St. Roque, and, after an hour's engagement, carried a two-gun battery, with the loss of about twenty, killed and wounded.

They then attacked a second battery, and carried it, sword in hand; but gaining the second battery proved their defeat, for, by possessing themselves of that, they advanced beyond the Palace Gate, that leads from the upper town to the lower, from which the enemy immediately issued, and, falling on their rear, drove them into the lower town, from whence they could not escape, as the enemy were possessed of the passage through which they entered; and, on the opposite side, the unfortunate Montgomery's parties were defeated, and had retired, so that the victors, turning round to oppose, brought the small, but brave and resolute party between two fires. They took possession of the lower town about seven in the morning, and though exposed to a fire in front and rear, as I mentioned, as, also, to a fire in flank, from the upper town, they bravely maintained their ground till night, when, despairing of succour, and growing weary of slaughter, they surrendered themselves prisoners of war.

The brave Montgomery, with his Aid-de-camp, were killed the first fire, and, I believe, that struck such a damp on his party, that little more was done by them.

Colonel Livingston, with his party of Canadians, made a feigned attack on the upper town, to favour the real attacks on the lower; but this was extremely ill executed. You will soon hear more particularly about the matter, and how the whole country is in motion to assist our friends there. All the people west of Spring field are gone. Colonel Warner, with his Green-Mountain Boys, marched, immediately, to join the party which they had left, by