North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-03-18

meets with iII-suecess; but ii was not the
case with the British then. They had
victory on their side, and yet their seniries
were more occupied in watching for de-
scrters than for the enemy.
After the death ofthe brave Montgomery,
the command Of the American army, as we
have already seen, bad fallen on colonel
Arnold who shortly after was made brig
adier-generaI All this was but tempo
lrary, and Congress after having learnt the
catastrophe that had befallen the ormy in
Canada, although then reposing The high
est confidence in the merits OF hTigader-
general Arnold, thought proper neverthe-
less 10 call upon general Washington TO
know If he could spare commander for
the Canada expedition. Malor-Eeneral Lee
on the l7lh Feb. was directed by order Of
Congress to go and take command of the
! Continental troops in that Province, but
on the FIRST Of March following, this order
was countermanded, and he was appointed
commander of the Southern department.
This change had taken place on account
of Governor Tryon entrenching himself
with or 1000 troops. including negroes,
on Long Island. ...4r.
In the meanwhile Gen. Wooster who
! had been left in command al Montreal,
when Gen. Montgomery left that city for
Quebec, was sent down to Quebec to re-
place Col. Arnold, whose health was very
precarious, IN consequence Of the wound
b. had received at the battle al Sault au
Maielot. Brieadier Gen. Arnold was at
the same time transferred 10 Montreal,
where he remained tl The Continental
troops were forced to evacuate the Pro-
vince
/ The appointment Of Gen. Wooster was
but temporary. AS already stated Con-
gress had written TO Gen. Washington TO
know if he could spare General for Can
ada. General Washington in answer to
/ their e"anisv, cent irtrersuatru me iotn,
and the 9lst Of Feb. enclosing also the re-
port OF a council Of war on the subject re-
ierred to, upon which, on the 9Th March,
| Congress appointed Brig. Gen. Thomas to
command the forces in Canada, desiring
at the same time that General Washing
ton should acquaint Brigadier General
Thomas of his new appointment, and also
I OF his promotion to the rank Of Major
General, expecting from HIM that he would
use all diligence to be at the head Of the
army in Canada as soon as possible. An
express was Immediately ordered to take
these new orders to Washington.
/ Before proceeding any further, we shall
/ give a Jew extracts from small pamphlet
which we have before us, written by Capt.
Francis Duclos, Frenchman BY birth,
! who took an active part in the siege Of
! Quebec, from the lime that Col. Maxwell's
end New Jersey regiment arrived under
the walls Of that city 10 the time the
/ Americans were forced To leave Canada.
1t appears that the revolutionary war was
not the only period at which this generous
(renchman had 10 suffer in Canada from
British despolism. Let us not anticipate
I those events, we shall record them in their
proper places For The moment we con-
fine ourselves To the extract which relates
IN The arrival Of the 2nd New Jersey bat
talon in Canada, whilst Gen. Wooster
was yet Commanding near the walls of
Quebec
al received an Ensign's commission, in
New Brunswick, 10 serve in tina, capacity
under Capt John Biddlescott, in the Cd
New Jersey regiment, commanded by
William Maxwell. Esq. and on the 9th of
March, A. ID. 1915, arrived safe with the
company in the city of Montreal; and
about the 18th Of said month We arrived in
ST. Fov settlement, within three Eng ish
miles Of the city df Quebec, shortly after
the catastrophe of Gen. Montgomery took
+ place, when Gen. Wooster succeeded in
command | remained about twelve
DAYS. | commanded only one pIquet guard
al VOLTS Cove, within one and half
miles Of Quebec, and within one mile of
the fAnee des. Meres, ESQ called) where
there were eleven sail Of sioops and schoo-
nrrs frozen in the ice, in full sight OF the