Application being made in behalf of Lieutenant McDonald, for leave to come to Philadelphia, and remain there five days, in order to transact some necessary business,

Resolved, That the same be granted.

Adjourned to ten o'clock, to-morrow.

Tuesday, January 23, 1776.

A Letter from General Schuyler, of the 14th of January, enclosing a Letter from General Arnold, was read: Resolved, That an account of the late repulse our Troops met with, and the loss sustained in the unsuccessful attempt 8n Quebeck, be drawn up by the Secretary and laid before Congress.

Resolved, That a Committee of Three be appointed to prepare a Letter to the Canadians. The Members chosen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Wilson.

Resolved, That the Articles of War be translated into French, and 500 copies sent to Canada. It being represented to Congress that Mr. Hazen was under parole to General Carleton, the Congress proceeded to the choice of a Colonel for the Second Canadian Regiment, when the ballots being taken, Edward An till, Esq., was elected Colonel-commandant.

Resolved, That the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel for said Regiment be left to the Commander-in-chief in Canada, with the advice of the General Officers in that Country, and Colonel Antill and Mr. Price.

The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due: To Adam Ekel, for Wagonage from Lancaster to Cambridge, with Captain Smith's Company of Riflemen, a ballnce of 43.3 Dolllars.

To Deborah Siddens, for Provisions, &c., for Captain Ross's Company, the sum of 15.5 Dollars.

To John Jervis, for Ferriage, Horse-hire, &c., the sum of 12 Dollars.

To the Committee of Rombouts Precinct, in Dutchcss County, in the Colony of New-York, the sum of 129.4 Dollars.

To Robert Erwin, for Wagonage, 67 Dollars.

To Timothy Matlack, for cash paid by him to Archibald Dick, the expenses of a guard over a Powder-Wagon, 16.4 Dollars.

The Congress took into consideration the Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs, which was recommitted.

Resolped, That an Order be drawn on the Treasurers, in favour of the Committee of Safety of the three lowerCounties on Delaware, for the sum of 3000 Dollars, for the use of the Battalion ordered to be raised there, the said Committee to be accountable for the expenditure.

Tne Committee to whom sundry Letters were yesterday referred, brought in their Report, which was read.

Adjourned to ten o'clock, to-morrow.

Wednesday, January 24, 1776.

A Letter from the Committee of Trenton, of January 23d was read.

The Secretary laid before Congress an account of the repulse our Troops met with in their attempt on Quebeck, was rgad:

Ordered, That the same be published.

An Account of the Repulse our Troops met with in their attempt on Quebeck, the 31st December, 1775, published by Congress.

The letters from Canada bring an account of an unsuccessful attempt made to gain possession of Quebeck by storm, on the 31st December last, between the hours of two and seven the morning.

The General, finding his cannon too light to effect a breach, and that the enemy would not hearken to terms of capitulation, formed a design for carrying the town by escalade. In this, he was encouraged by the extensiveness of the works, andthe weakness of the garrison. When every thing was prepared, while he was waiting the opportunity of a snow-storm to carry the design into execution, several men deserted to the epemy. His plan at first was to have attacked the upper and lower town at the same time, depending principally for success against the upper town.

But discovering from the motions of the enemy, that they were apprized of his design, he altered his plan; and having divided his little army into four detachments, ordered two feints to be made against the upper town, one by Colonel Livingston, at the head of the Canadians, against St. John's Gate; the other by Captain Brown, at the head of a small detachment, against Cape Diamond; reserving to himselfand Colonel Arnold the two principal attacks against the lower town.

At five o'clock, the hour appointed for the attack, the General, at the head of the New-York Troops, advanced against the lower town at Aunce de Mere. Being obliged to take a circuit, the signal for the attack was given, and the garrison alarmed, before he reached the place. However, pressing on, he passed the first barrier, and was just opening to attempt the second, when, by the first fire from the enemy, he was unfortunately killed, together with his Aid-de-camp, Captain John Macpherson, Capt. Cheeseman, and two or three more. This so dispirited the men, that Colonel Campbell, on whom the command devolved, found himself under the disagreeable necessity of drawing them off.

In the mean while, Colonel Arnold, at the head of about three hundred and fifty of those brave troops who with unparalleled fatigue had penetrated Canada under his command, and Captain Lamb's Company of Artillery, had passed through St. Roques, and approached near a twogun battery, without being discovered. This he attacked; and though it was well defended for about an hour, carried it with a loss of a number of men. In this attack Colonel Arnold had the misfortune to have his leg splintered by a shot, and was obliged to be carried to the Hospital. After gaining the battery, his detachment passed on to a second barrier, which they took possession of. By this time the enemy, relieved from the other attacks, by our troops being drawn off, directed their whole force against this detachment; and a party sallying out from PalaceGate, attacked them in the rear.

These brave men sustained the force of the whole garrison for three hours; but finding themselves hemmed in, and no hopes of relief, they were obliged to yield to numbers, and the advantageous situation the garrison had over them.

No regular return is yet come to hand; but by the advices received, we learn, that our loss, in killed and wounded, amounts to about sixty, and three hundred taken prisoners, who are treated very humanely. Among the slain are Captain Hendricks and Lieutenant Humphreys, of the Riflemen, and Lieutenant Cooper.

After this unfortunate repulse, the remainder of the Army retired about three miles from the city, where they have posted themselves advantageoirsly, and are continuing the blockade, waiting for reinforcements, which are now on their march to join them.

Every possible mark of distinction was shown to the corpse of General Montgomery, who was interred in Quebeck, on the 2d January.

Resolved, That such of the Soldiers, ordered to Canada, as are manned, and are desirous of having part of their pay given to their Wives, be indulged; and that the Captains be directed, in future payments of such Soldiers to deduct such part out of their Monthly Pay.

Resolved, That the President be desired to inform General Schuyler, that the return of Cannon, mentioned in his letter of December 21st, is mislaid, and that, therefore, he be desired to make a return to Congress as soon as may be, of all the Cannon and Artillery at Crown-Point and Ticonderoga, exclusive of those taken by Colonel Knox, for General Washington.

Resolved, That Mr. Bankson be appointed a First Lieutenant in the room of Mr. Morgan, who is in the country.

Information being given to Congress, that some Soldiers in the First Pennsylvania Battalion, now ordered to march immediately to Canada, are not supplied with Arms:

Resolved, That the Commanding Officer of said Battalion be directed to make a Returnof the Arms of said Battalion, and how many are wanting, to the President of ihe Committee of Inspection and Observation for the City and Liberties of Philadelphia.

That the said Committee be desired to use their utmost