North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-05

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eheefed up those men Who had remained
faithful to him. lie continued his afduous
march, assembled the high lands which
divided the waters that fall into the ST.
Lawrence river from those which fall into
The Atlantic ocean, and arrived at the
head Of the river Chaudiere, which emp
lies itself into the 81. LAwrence litlle
above the city OF Quebec.
On the 81 of November, Col. Arnold
luckily obtained some provisions for his
bali furnished and skelelon-Iike soldiers
Having refreshed his men, Ie continued
his route, and at last arrived in the French
settlements, after one OF the most perlous
journeys ever performed by man; not ex-
ccpting even the march Of the French
army into Italy, under Napoleon.
The Canadians received the American
army with great demonstrations Of Joy,
and rendered them all kinds Of assistance
In fact, everything belonging to the
hGbiians was placed al the disposal OF The
newcomers, who were looked upon as
iberalors, sent by kind providence to de-
liver them from government to which
they owed nothing but deep haired. AT
this place Isl. Igan), Col Arnold was
forced TO leave Capt. Henry Dearborn,
(afterward Major GENERALLY aud the same
who became COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
Northern Army in the war Of 1919.
To give our readers a clear idea Of the
su1erings and hardshps which the AMER.
cans underwent in the wilderness Of Ken
nebec, we will give them an extract Of the
biography of Major General Henry Dear
born, as given in Niles Register, May l6,
1912.
:" The next arduous service in Which
Capt. Henry Dearborn was engaged,
was the expedition to Canada, through
The wlds nj Kennebec, under the command
Of General Arnold. he was bot ordered
on this dangerous and difficult service, bui
persuaded a captain who was drafted t.
exchange places with him. Thirty tive
days were employed in lfaversing The HID.
eous wilderness between The settlements on
the kennehec and the Chaudrre, in which
every hardship aud fatigue oi which hui
man nature is capable, was endured indis
criunaley by The officers and troops.
On The hig HANDS between the Kennehec
anG 81. Lawrence, the remnant of pr0vis-
IONS was divided among the companies
who were directed Ia make the best OF lheil
wav in separate divisions 10 tie settlements
of the Chauditre. The last fragment ~
food in Dearhorn'S company was shortly
consumed, and he was reduced 10 the ex.
trenliry ot dividing large dog which &C.
con panied him, with his comrades. Wher
they reached The Chaudiere, from cold
extreme hardship, and want Of sustenance
his strength failed him, and be was unable
Ia walk but a short distance without wa.
ding into the river 10 refrigeratr and slim
Mate his limbs. With difficulty he reached
a poor hut on the Chaudiere, when he tnI,
his men be could accompany them no far
Their, animated them forward 10 a eloriou,
discharge Of their duty, and would suifet
no one To remain TO attend him 10 his illness
His company left him with tears in thei
ewes, expecting 10 see him no more -
Dearborn was here seized with vinlen
fever, during which his life was in DANCE
fnr ten DAYS, without physician or medi
cine, and with scarcely the necessares %
common life. His fine constitution al las
surmounted the disease, and as soon a, he
was able Ia mouni horse lie proceeded /,
Pninte Levy, crossed over 20 VOLTS cove
and made his unexpected appearance at lht
head of his COMPANY few days before The
assault on Quebec"
General Washington had prepared and
signed proclamation addressed to The
neope of Canada, in which he said thai
the American army had not been sent a
moag them 10 do them injury, to plum
der them, or TO levy war upon them; bu
that on the contrary they were sent viii
The sole intention OF defending and protect
ing the civil and religious liberties OF ID,
people of every part of the American Con
tinent against the iniqui;ons and arbitrary
pretensinns of the mother country; lnvi
ting al the same time the Canadians 10 loir
the Americans 10 the grand work OF poliii
cal regeneration, and assuring them tina