make no doubt of a large reinforcement being fent us as early as poffible, and of being in Quebec before spring. Note 29th.-Articles propofed for his Majesty's garrison at Chambly. Art. 1. The officers and men not to be made prisoners, but to march, unmolefted, with their arms, accoutrements, twenty-four rounds of ammunition each, drums beating, colours flying, and provifions and carts fufficient to pafs by the fhorteft road to Montreal, or any other place in the province of Quebec, at the option of the Hon. Major Stopford, the commanding officer. 2. Officers and men to be allowed their baggage. 3. The men not to be decoyed from their regiment. 4. Women and children permitted to go with the regiment and their effects unmolested. 5. The ammunition and ftores of all kinds, remaining in the garrifon, to be given up. 6. Hoftages to be given on both fides, for the faithful performance of the above articles, and then to be exchanged. Signed J. STOPFORD, Major of the Royal Fufileers, commanding at Fort Chambly. The answer to the articles proposed by the Hon. Major Stopford, agreeable to the instructions of Brigadier-General Montgomery, commanding the continental forces for the time being, is this : Art. 1. The garrifon, officers and men, to furrender themselves prisoners of war. 2. In cafe the garrifon furrenders prifoners of war, to be allowed all their baggage, agreeable to their defire. 3. It never was the intention of any officer intrufted with the command of the party now befieging your fort, to take advantage of decoying the garrifon, after a folemn engagement entered into by both parties, and confequently your fears on that head are groundless. 4. The women and children fhall be permitted to go with the rest of the garrifon, and take their effects, provided the garrifon furrender as aforefaid. 5. The ammunition, ftores, &c. of all kinds to be delivered up, upon the faith and honour of the commanding officer. Signed JOHN BROWN, Major, commander of the continental forces before Chambly. In reply to Major Brown's anfwer to the Hon. Major Stopford's propofals, in regard to the furrender of Fort Chambly, Major Stopford having confidered Major Brown's articles, agrees to the fame, although he could wish the first article might have been as he propofed. Major Stopford relying in every article to Major Brown's honour, will give him up the fort any hour to-morrow morning. Signed J. STOPFORD, Major of the Royal Fuzileers, commanding the garrifon of Chambly. Fort Chambly, October 8, 1775. An An Account of Stores taken at Chambly. Eighty barrels of flour, 11 ditto rice, 7 ditto pease, 6 firkins of butter, 134 barrels of pork, 7 ditto damaged, 124 barrels of gunpowder, 300 fwivel fhot, I box of mufket fhot, 6564 mufket cartridges, 150 ftand of French arms, 3 royal mortars, 61 fhells, 500 hand grenades, Royal Fufileers muskets 83, accoutrements 83, rigging for three veffels at least. A lift of officers taken at Chambly. Major Stopford, Capt. Price, fick; Capt. Goodwin; Lieutenants Hamar, Harrison, Shuttleworth; Capt. Alge, of the Schooner; Commiffary M'Cullough; a furgeon. Published by order of the Congrefs. CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary. Note 30.- Articles of Capitulation propofed by Major Preston, for his Majesty's Fort of St. John's, in the Province of Canada. Article I. ALL acts of hoftilities fhall cease on both fides, till the articles of capitulation shall be agreed upon and figned. Anfwer. Agreed. Art. II. The garrifon fhall be allowed the honours of war, and fuffered to proceed with their baggage and effects to the moft convenient port of America; from thence to embark for Great Britain, as foon as they shall be furnished with transports and provifions by his Excellency General Gage, or the Commander in Chief of his Majesty's troops in America. Anfw. The garrifon fhall march out with the honours of war; this is due to their fortitude and perfeverance. The non-commiffioned officers and privates shall ground their arms on the Plain, fouth of the fort, and immediately embark on board fuch boats as fhall be provided for that purpose: the officers fhall keep their fide arms, and their fire arms fhall be put up in a box, and delivered to them when thefe unhappy disputes are ended, if they do not choose to difpofe of them before. The garrifon must go to Connecticut Government, or fuch other Province as the Honourable the Continental Congress shall direct, there to remain till our unhappy differences shall be compromifed, or till they are exchanged. Our prifoners having been confiantly treated with a brotherly affection, the effects of the garrifon shall not be withheld from them. Art. III. An officer or quarter-master from each corps fhall be allowed to pass to Montreal upon his parole of honour, there to tranfact and fettle the bufinefs of his refpective corps, and to bring up their baggage, clothing, and pay; for which purpose they shall be furnished with carts and batteaus. Anfw. Agreed to in the fulleft latitude. Art. Art. IV. The Canadian gentlemen, inhabitants and other perfons, refiding in this Province, and now at St. John's, fhall be permitted to return, unmolested, to their refpective homes, with their arms and baggage, and remain fecure in their property and effects. Anfw. Anfwered in the fecond article the Canadian gentlemen and others, being part of the garrison. Art. V. The fick and wounded fhall be taken proper care of, and permitted to join their respective corps, or return to their respective homes, upon their recovery. Anfw. The fick and wounded shall be taken care of by their own furgeons, and when recovered, follow their respective corps. Art. VI. As foon as the above articles fhall be figned, Major Prefton will deliver up the fort, with the ammunition, provifions, &c. Anfw. To-morrow morning at eight o'clock the garrifon will march out, having first collected their baggage and effects together in a convenient place for embarkation, and leaving a guard for its protection. The officers must be upon honour with respect to their baggage, for fhould any Canadian or others effect his escape, his baggage fhall be given as plunder to the troops. The quarter-mafter general, with proper commiffaries, will attend at eight o'clock to receive the artillery, ammunition, naval ftores, &c. The deferters from the Continental army, fhall not be included in the ftipulation for the garrifon. The commanding officer to fign and deliver the articles of capitulation by fun-fet this evening. St. John's, Nov. 2, 1775. (Signed) CHARLES PRESTON, Major, 26th regt. commanding at St. John's. Note 31-Letter from General Montgomery, commander of the Continental army before Quebec, to Governor Carleton, dated Holland House, December 6, 1775. SIR, "Notwithstanding the perfonal ill treatment I have received at your hands, notwithstanding the cruelty you have fhewn to the unhappy prifoners you have taken, the feelings of humanity induce me to have recourfe to this expedient to fave you from the destruction which hangs over your wretched garrifon. Give me leave to inform you that I am well acquainted with your fituation; a great extent of works, in their nature incapable of defence, manned with a motley crew of failors, most of them our friends and citizens, who wish to see us within their walls, a few of the worst troops that call themselves foldiers, the impoffibility of relief, and the certain profpect of wanting every neceffary of life, fhould your opponents confine their operations to a single blockade, point out the abfurdity of refiftancefuch is your fituation. I am at the head of troops accustomed to fuccefs, confident of the righteous cause they are engaged in, inured to to danger and fatigue, and fo highly incensed at your inhumanity, illiberal abuse, and the ungenerous means employed to prejudice them in the minds of the Canadians, that it is with difficulty I restrain them till my batteries are ready, from infulting your works, which would afford them the fair opportunity of ample vengeance and just retaliation. Firing upon a flag of truce, hitherto unprecedented, even among favages, prevents my following the ordinary mode of conveying my fentiments. However, I will at any rate acquit my confcience. Should you perfift in an unwarrantable defence, the confequence be upon your own head.-Beware of deftroying ftores of any fort, public or private, as you did at Montreal or in the river, if you do, by heavens there will be no mercy shewn. Note 32.-A Lift of the British Fleet in North America, and where stationed, under Rear-Admiral Lord Shuldham. Note 33. Lift of the Forces fent to Canada in Spring 1776, along with Major-General Burgoyne. British Infantry, 8th, 9th, 20th, 21ft, 20th, 29th, 31ft, 34th, 47th, 53d, and 62d regiments, 10 companies each, 7117 Note 34. Lift of the Forces under General Howe, at New York, 1776. BRITISH. Dragoons, 16th and 17th regiments, Infantry, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 22d,' 42d, or Royal Highlanders, 984 1105 14234 1168 1298 486 1172 Heffians, Infantry, 12,579 588 Total, 34,614 71ft, or General Frazer's battalion, Artillery, 6 companies, Marines, 2 battalions, Ditto Artillery, Note |