North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-06-10

the cunBEry al M eflPmys and that, ~ re-
pressing dIsnraeHs, lac ,lid not exert that
energy which he had always displayed
eoasiieuously in the field" n aQea as
Many causes combined 10 diminish
tie attachment originally maniirsatd b.
the Canadians tn the Umted COLONIES.
The hecessitirs Of his situation compelled
General Arnold to issue a proclamation
making paper money current, under the
promise oi redeeming II in four months,
and denonncfng those VS. enemies. who
should fefuse to receive II. The Canadi-
ans were unwilling iocxchanee their prop
efiy or labor for All article Of such uncer-
tain value and the discomfort excited by
the attempt ~ force il on them, was very
considerable" M
Another circumstance, which had
great Influence with rejecting men, WAS
the Obvious incompetence ol the American
force 70 lis Object The Canadians had
expected powerful army--s tStficient for
the protection Of the country and their
disappointment in thisrespect, produced q
great change in their opinion and con.
duct"
The dissatisfaction arising from these
causes was Augmented by the Priests
They, ns body, rere never cordial 10
The American interest and having been,
since The death of Montgomery, very in.
iudciousy neglected, had become almost
universally hostile 10 the views Of the
United Colonies" 8stH
That the Canadians have been III
treated, will again be proved by the
following extract of the Biography Of
Brig. Gen. Benedict Arn1ld, as found
page $50, first volume Of the American
Encyclopedia, published in 1929, by Frs.
Lieber :--u i.sr ....tt
His love Of glory was accompanied
with an equally strong love 81 plta assure
and issipatIon, and he was very unscfu-
puious about the mode OF obtaining the
means OF gratifying il. His ill-got,en
wealth he squandered in frivolous expen-
SEES, or mere osieniation. Montreal, the
second city Of Canada, was, under his
command, scene OF injustice and rapaeiiy,.
and The Canadians soon abandoned the
design Of joining the coniedefation."e s..
In The same page, of the same work, we
find the following passage =
g To relieve himself lrom the difficulties
into which his extravaganza had plunged
hial, he resorted to the same oppression
and ex,prlion which had rendered his
authority odious to the Canadians"
/" The following extract affords tolcr-
able idea OF the state OF the American army
"a ~. zf.aH
under Gen. Sullivan, whilst al Sorel, after
their fatal expedition TO Three-Rivers -
s" The whole Americnnforce in Canada
then amounted TO about 5000 men, not
half of iehops acere titfor duly. About
$500 electives were with Gen. Sullivan al
Soel. The whole were in state oftotat
! tasubordindiion haHasscd with
fatigue --and dispirted by their late losses,
| by the visible superiority of the authority
OF the enemy and by the apprehension that
their retreat would be entirelycut of.--
Under all these dscourag circumstances,
General Sulliyan formed the rash deier-
minaion Of defending the fort at .SoreI';
and was induced only by the unanimous
opinion Of his officers, and conviction
that The troops wouid NOT support him, to
abandon il few hours before the British
look possession of "-.narshalPs Life
Of Washington, p. 65, roi. /.
In the third volume, page CT, Of The
American Biography, by Jared Sparks,
we find all the causes which led to the
failure Of the Canadian campaign. II is
pictured in The following gloomy descrip-
ton - ss @lia e ssa Is
sArunId returned with his detachment
tn Montreal Disasters began To ibicken
in every pari oi Canads. The smallpox
had made frighifnl rsvages among the
troops and was still increasing, provisions
and every kind OF supplies were wanting,
the inhabitants were disguised and aIiena-
ted having suffered from the exactions,
irregularities, and misconduct ofihe Amer
Eicans, who seized their property for the
public service, and paid themi 10 certificates
and bills, which were worthless. TeihloTce-
ments had come in 50 spafinEiy, that it
was now impossible TO Withstand the force
of the enemy, angmenird by large body
OF veteran troops recently arrived from
Europe CONFUSION reigned every where,
aud heavy glcom hung over the future
Al this crisis, Frankhn, Chase, and Car
roll, arrived at Montreal as a committee
from Congress. The state Of affaits was
already TOO dpsDera;e 90 be relieved bv the