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Note 35. A Lift of the Forces to act under General Clinton, to the fouthward, 1776.

British Infantry, 15th, 33d, 37th, 54th, and 57th,

regiments,

Ditto Artillery, 2 companies,

Total,

57th, } 3235

162

3397

Note 36.

General Carleton's humane Proclamation of the 10th May 1776.

By his Excellency Guy Carleton, Captain General and Governor in Chief of the province of Quebec, &c. &c.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas I am informed that many of his Majesty's deluded subjects of the neighbouring provinces, labouring under wounds and divers diforders, are difperfed in the adjacent woods and parishes, and in great danger of perishing for want of proper affistance: all captains and other officers of militia are hereby commanded to make diligent search for all such distreffed perfons, and afford them all neceffary relief; and convey them to the General Hospital, where proper care fhall be taken of them; all reasonable expences which may be incurred in complying with this order fhall be repaid by the Receiver General.

And left a consciousness of paft offences fhould deter those miserable wretches from receiving that affiftance which their diftreffed fituation may require, I hereby make known to them, that as foon as their health is restored they shall have free liberty to return to their refpective provinces.

Given under my hand and feal of arms at the Castle of St Lewis, in the city of Quebec, the 10th day of May 1776, in the fixteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and fo forth,

By his Excellency's command, H. T. CRAMAHE.

GUY CARLETon.

God fave the King.

Note 37. Lift of his Majefty's Fleet on Lake Champlain, 1776.

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Twenty gun-boats, each having a brafs field-piece, from 24 to 9 pounders, fome with howitzers.

Four long boats, with each a carriage gun, ftrung as armed tenders. Twenty-four long boats with provifions.

Note 38. Lift of the Seamen detached from his Majesty's Ships and Veffels in the river St Lawrence, to ferve on Lake Champlain.

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N. B. Exclufive of 8 officers, and 19 petty officers.

General Officers ferving in Canada, in 1776.

Lieutenant-General Sir Guy Carleton.
J. Burgoyne.

Major-General William Phillips.
Brigadier-General William Nisbet-died.

Simon Fraser.

Hen. W. Powell.

Patrick Gordon-killed.
James Hamilton.

Quarter-Master General Major Thomas Carleton.
Adjutant-General Robert Kingston.

Commander of the Light Infantry, Major the Earl of Balcarras.
Ditto of Grenadiers, Major John Ackland.

Note

Note 39. Lift of the Rebel Force on Lake Champlain, that engaged the British Fleet at Valicour, October 11. 1776.

Sch. Royal Savage, 8 fix and four pounders,

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Burnt at Valicour.

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I nine pounder in her bow,)
I twelve do. in her ftern,
2 fix do. in her fide,

2 18-pounders in her bow,
2 twelve ditto in her ftern,
and 6 ditto in her fides,

conderago.

Abandoned and burnt.

Run afhore and burnt.

1 18 and 1 12-pounder in her bow,

Ditto Washington, 2 nine ditto in her ftern, and 6 fix ditto in her fides,

Ditto Trumble,

Eight Gondolas,

Sch. Liberty, Galley, Gates,

Note 40.

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Efcaped to Ticondeiago.

Of these, one taken the 12th, one funk the 11th, 4 burnt the 13th, one efcapJed, and one miffing.

8 four pounders, taken from Major

Skene was gone for provifions.
Expected to join them in a few days.

Lift of the Cantonments of the British Army in Canada, in winter 1776.

Head Quarters, Quebec.

General Hofpital of the Royal Artillery at Montreal. Upon the fouth fide of the river St Laurence, viz. at Le Praire, Longeuil, Boucher, Ville Varren, and Ifle Therefe, Ver Cheris, Bouchard. Contre Creur, and Grand St Ours.-General Frafer's corps of Grenadiers, and Light Infantry of the Pritish troops, and 24th regiment;-The Ift Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Powell. At Chamblée-53d regiment. At Sorrel, Baleuil, St Charles, St Dennis, St Anthony and St Ours-31ft regiment.

At Ifle Jefus, River de Prairie, St Luce Recollect, St Genevieve, and St Laurent-the 9th and 47th regiments. Second Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Hamilton.

At St John's-the 21ft regiment. At Point Levi-the 62d regi

ment.

At Ifle aux Noix-the 20th regiment. At Quebec-the 34th regiment. The Brunswick and Hanau troops quartered along the river St Lawrence, from Berthier to Trois Rivieres, and forty miles below Trois Rivieres, on the road to Quebec.

At

At Chinage Bonne, and river Du China-Maclean's Royal Highland Emigrants.

At Lachine, La Point Clare and St Anne-Sir John Johnson's regiment, called the Royal New Yorkers.

At the Forts on the Upper Lakes-the 8th regiment.

Note 41.

Lift of the Fleet under the command of Commodore Sir Peter Parker, at Charlestown, South Carolina.

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St Lawrence, fchooner, 6 Lieut. John Graves.

Note 42. Arrangement of the attack of Sullivan's Island, 28th July 1776.

Bristol,
Experiment,
Active,

Solebay,

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against the Fort.

Thunder bomb, covered by the Friendship armed veffel, brought the faliant angle of the eaft baition to bear N.W. by N.

Acteon,

Sphynx,

Syren,

to weftward, to prevent fire-ships and other veffels from annoying the ships engaged.

Note 43. Lift of the Fleet and Army that arrived at Staten

Ifland from the Southward.

(See Notes 35. and 41.)

Note

Note 44.

Lift of his Majefty's Sea and Land Forces, affembled at Staten Island, near New York, July 1776.

ARMY.

Commander in Chief, General William Howe, Efq.

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Quarter-Mafter-General, Brigadier-General Sir William Erskine.
Deputy Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel William Sheriffe.
Adjutant-General, Colonel James Paterson.
Deputy Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Kemble.

General Officers belonging to the Corps of Heffian Forces in British pay.

Lieutenant Generals, Leopold Philip de Heifter.

Major-Generals,

de Knyphaufen.

de Trombatch.

SJean Dan. Stein.

Wirner Dr. Micbath.
-Mar. Conrad Schmitt.

British Regiments as they were brigaded at Staten Island.

FIRST BRIGADE, commanded by Major-General Pigot.

Regiments.

VOL. VI.

Commanding Officers. 4th, or King's own regt. Major James Ogilvie.

15th,

27th,
45th,

D

Lieut-Col. Bird.

Lieut.-Col. Maxwell.
Major J. Saxton.

SECOND

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