North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-04-29
sWANToN, VT. APRIL 90, 1910.


Mr.. Walker, who was ia our interest. re
qursling their speedy assistance, eiviat
them, at tbc somc ilme, TO understand M,
critical situation. la the mean time. sun
dry persons came 10 my guards. pretend
ing To be friends, but were by them take,
prisoners and brought TO me. These / or
dered 20 confinement, until their friend
ship conld be farther confirmed; for | wai
jealous they were spies, as they proved ts
be afterwards. One Of the principaI o
them making his escape, exposed III,
weakness Of my party, which was ,hs
linai cause Of my misfortune; for have
beTn since informed that MIR. Walker
agreeable 10 my desire, exerled himself
and had raised a considerable number oI
men for my assistance, which brought hin,
INTO difficulty afterwards; but, upon hear.
ing 81 my misfortune, he disbanded them
| again"
Two pages further the same author
whom we have already cited, says:-
"The reader will notice that most OF
my party rere Canadians"
Atpage IS of the same work we read
as follows:--
lie (prescot) then ordered a sereeant's
command with fixed bayonets 10 come for
ward, and XIII thirteen Canadians, which
were included in the treaty aforesaid. IL cut
me 10 the heGrtto see the Canadians in so
nard case, IN consequence Of their han
sng been tree 10 me-"
In the End volume of Samuel Williams,
History Of Vermont, page IA, we see that
as soon ns General Montgomery had be-
gan The investment Of ST. Johns fort; the
Americans were greatly helped by the
Canadians who did oil in their power 70
assist the invaders. Williams expresses
himself thus:-
!" IL no longer remained doubtful whether
they chose rather to join with the Amer
lcans, than TO arm against them: consider
able numbers joined Montgomerv,s troops
and many OF the French supplied them
with provisions, military Stores and other
kinds OF necessaries for carrying on the
war"
Two pages further the same author
uses the following words:--
" In the mean time Montgomery was
pushing the siege Of ST. Johas as fast as
his embarrassed circumstances would per-
nit, and derived much assistance from, the
Canadians who had joined his army. On
the 18th October these Canadians eng aged
in plan TO reduce Chambly, a fort which
lay further down the river Sorel than that
Of ST. Johns"
Botta,in his History of the American war,
vol. |. page 256, in speaking of the differ
ent attachments Of Americans, which
marched through the country between the
river Chambly and the ST. Lawrence, re-
ates, that the Canadians not only welcom-
ed but even joined and aided the invaders
in great numbers. We here give the words
OF Boiia:-
I" Several attachments of Americans
secured the country between the river
Sorel and that of St. Lawrence. They
were received with great demonstration
Of Joy by the Canadians, who came in
ihfongs to join them, bringing arms. am
munition, and provisions. Their spirit in
creased with their number"
The immortal Montgomery in one Of
his letters to the Continental Congress,
when yet before the Fort St. Johns, writes
in the following language, according to
the Rural Magazine or Vermont Re
postory, page 4<4:-
"Onr encampment is so swampy, |
feel exceedingly for The troops aud
provisions so scarce, il will require not on
" dispatch, but good fortune, 10 keep US
from distress. Should things not go well
| tremble for the fate of the poor Cana
dians, who have ventured so much. VIVA.
shall do with them, should | be obliged
to evacuate this country! have assured
them, that the united colonies will as soon
give up Massachusetts to resentment, as
them"
Sparks in the first volume Of his Ameri-
can biography in giving the life of Gen.
Montgomery, acknowledges, page col
that the capture Of Tort Chambly was ac-
complished by a large body Of Canadian
recruits aad small detachment of the
American army
"Another affair, more pruden;lv mana