under the care of Major Scott, have been broken open, plundered, and huddled together in the greatest confusion. They were taken in such a hurry it was impossible to take a particular account of them. Each man’s name was marked on his packages. When Major Scott arrived at Chambly, he received your positive orders to repair to Sorel. The guard was ordered to return, and the goods to be delivered Colonel Hazen to be stored. He refused receiving or taking any care of them, by which means, and Major Scott’s being ordered away, the goods have been opened and plundered, I believe to a large amount. It is impossible for me to distinguish each man’s goods, or ever settle with the proprietors. The goods are delivered to Mr. McCarthy. This is not the first or last order Colonel Hazen has disobeyed. I think him a man of too much consequence for the post he is in. I am giving him orders to send directly to St. Johns all the heavy cannon, shot, powder, batteaus, valuable stores, and the sick. I go to Montreal immediately, and beg to have your orders as soon as possible, for my future conduct.

I am, with respect and esteem, dear General, your obedient, humble servant,

B. ARNOLD.

To General Sullivan.

P. S. If you should think proper to retire to St. Johns, wilt it not be best to order a number of carts to be ready here from all the neighbouring parishes, and enforce your order by sending a number of armed men to secure them?

B. A.

GOVERNOUR TRUMBULL TO PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.

[June 15, 1776. Referred to the Board of War and Ordnance]

Hartford, June 10, 1776.

SIR: I am now to acknowledge the receipt of your last of the 4th instant, enclosing resolutions of Congress for furnishing more troops for common defence, as also for transportation of cannon from Newport and New-London. As the General Assembly, which had but just finished the session before these papers came to hand, have ordered three regiments to be raised—one for Boston, one for New-London, and one with a view to New-York, if occasion required—should suppose that the first and last of these might be ordered to Canada, to supply the fifteen hundred for that quarter, so that, if these go northward, we hope to be excused from sending any eastward, especially as our own internal security must at the same time be provided for. The Assembly also have ordered one-third part of the Militia upon the sea-coast, and one-fourth in the more interior part of the Colony, to be immediately engaged for defence of this and the adjoining Colonies, with an allowance of forty shillings for furnishing themselves with arms, accoutrements, blankets, knapsacks, &c. These are to be called upon as exigencies happen, and to remain in service three months; but must request that the General be directed not to call them to march out of the Colony until it is absolutely necessary, when they can soon be on the spot. If New-London is not stripped of cannon, I hope the Sound may be kept free, and transports may very readily carry our troops to the place of destination. I have this day ordered the Assembly again to be convened, to lay before them the whole of the matters you have mentioned, which certainly are of the greatest importance, and am under no apprehension but that the good people of this Colony will exert every nerve in this critical moment, as far as can possibly consist with their own internal security and the cultivation of their lands.

It will be with much reluctance to be obliged to part with the fourteen cannon, after we had mounted them upon carriages and placed them in the births, and cannot but persuade myself that Congress will not insist upon the resolution, when it is considered of how much importance New-London may be, and how easily defensible, which can never be the case with respect to Rhode-Island.

Enclosed is the appointment of the Field-Officers, in order to be commissioned, as also a list of other officers for the Continental battalion, for your observation.

I am, with great truth and regard, sir, your obedient, humble servant,

JONATHAN TRUMBULL.

To the Honourable John Hancock, Esq.

COMMITTEES OF MILFORD AND STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.

At a meeting of the Authority, Selectmen, and Committees of Inspection of the Towns of Milford and Stratford, holden by adjournment, at the Ferry-House in Milford, on the 10th of June, 1776.

This meeting, taking into consideration the necessity of adopting some mode whereby to prevent the communication of all such persons as are suspected to be unfriendly to the cause of American liberty, and from holding any correspondence, association, or combination, (either by letter or otherwise,) whereby the joint efforts of the United Colonies may be greatly injured, and that all inimically disposed persons and their horrid Tory plans may be discovered and detected,

On motion, Resolved, That it be the duty of the Authority, Selectmen, Committee of Inspection, Commissioned Officers, Constables, Grand Jurors, Tavem-Keepers, and Ferrymen, and that they be, and are hereby, appointed Inspectors, to search and examine all transient travelling suspected persons; and if such persons cannot give satisfaction to said Inspectors that they are friendly and well-affected to the cause of American liberty, said Inspectors are hereby authorized to bring such suspected person or persons before some proper authority for further examination in the premises.

And it is recommended to the Authority, Committees, &c, of other neighbouring Towns, to adopt some method similar to the foregoing Resolve, that the good intention hereby proposed may be wore generally and fully answered; and for this purpose, Mr. Holt be desired to publish the above Resolve in his paper.

By order of the Meeting:

JOHN BROOKS, Sen., Clerk.

COMMITTEE OF NEW-FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

At a meeting of a Committee of Inspection, convened at New-Fairfield, on the 10th day of June, 1776, consisting of detachments of said New-Fairfield Committee, and the Committees of Inspection of the Towns of Kent, New-Milford, and Danbury, at the joint request of the major part of said New-Fairfield Committee, and Ephraim Hubbel, one of the members of said New-Fairfield Committee, for the purpose of considering and reconciling certain misunderstandings and difficulties which have taken place in said New-Fairfield Committee consequent upon a publication made by said New-Fairfield Committee in the Connecticut Courant, on the 26th of February, respecting Ephraim Hubbel, Esq., one of the members of said New-Fairfield Committee:

And this Committee having duly considered the premises, and finding that the operation of said publication has had an injurious effect on the character of said Hubbel, as he is thereby viewed as being inimical to the freedom and rights of the United Colonies, which not being intended by said New-Fairfield Committee, and said Esquire Hubbel having made due satisfaction by a confession of this date on file to said Committee, of which he is a member, for certain inadvertencies of his, which have been the cause of some uneasinesses which have taken place in said New-Fairfield Committee, and as those difficulties in said Committee have arisen rather from certain differences of opinion between a majority of the members of said Committee and said Esquire Hubbel respecting the method of proceeding in their business as Committee, &c., than from any want of friendship to the cause of liberty in any member of said Committee, each of whom has given abundant proof of his zeal in the defence of the just rights of the country; and which difficulties and misunderstandings being now reconciled, this publication is made that not only the effects of the former publication may cease, but that the publick may be assured of the united endeavours of said Committee steadfastly to pursue, as they have ever done, the best good of our country.

CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MODE OF ELECTING DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONGRESS.

As all power is originally from the people, and exercisable only for their good, and unrestrained naturally swells into