North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-26
EDITED BY CANADIANS AMERICANS.

pie. Gen. Montgomery. from the emer-
gency OF the circumstances ia which he
found himself placed, lin foreign country,
and not having sufficient number of Pro-
vincisI troops TO accomplish The divers OBJ
jects which he had in view, such as gafri.
soning the forts Of ST. Johns, Chamhiy.
Montreal aud Sorel, and aiding Col. Ar
mold, } had thought il bis duty moi 10 wait
for the action Of Congress on this aues.
lion. He therefore condiiionaly raised
battalion of Canadians. al The head Of
which he placed Colonel James Livingston.
Had Gen. Montgomery, when he first en-
tered into the Province OF Quebec, beea
entrusted with the power Of creating Can.
adian baualions, II would have stimulated.
and excited emulation in ihem. But IN.
fortunately il was not the case; no such
power existed, and the Canadians who un-
derstood french only, where forced 10 cn-
list into an army where english was OK.
cluslvcly spoken. Another reason which
initiated very much against the success
oil the enterprise, was, that the Canadians
unfortunately were not allowed 10 choose
officers who understood their language, UNI
III il was too late II was MOI till The 9Th OF
January, that the committee 10 which had
been referred Gen. Schuyler's letter on
tina. subject made its report, upon which
the following resolutions were adopted.
" Resolred, That this Congress does
approve Of The raising battalion Of Cana
dams and OF The appointment OF James
Livingston, Esq. colonel Whereof.
Resolved, That nine batralions, incIu-
ding that OF the Canadians under COL Liy-
ingston, be kept mp and maintained the
present year for the defence OF Canada"
The first Pennsylvania battalion, under
Col Bull. and The second New Jersey bat.
talon, under Col. Maxwell, received i'm
mediate orders 10 proceed 10 Albany, 10 be
sent from thence TO Canada; and a COM
mittee was also chosen to devise ways and
means for furnishing those battalions with
The necessary provisions, and for expedi-
ting their march 10 their place Of desiina-
lion. These orders TO the baitaions OF Colo
nels Bull and Maxwell, were given on the
same day that the above resolutions were
passed 4 were conceived in the following
language:
" Resotced, That The first PENNSYLVANIA
battalion, under colonel Bull, and The se-
eond New-Jersey battalion. under colonrl
Maxwell, be ordered TO march Immediate
" to Albany, and there put themselves
under the command Of general SCHUYLER.
. And, 10 make up The rest Of The bal.
ia''ons voted for the defence Of Canals.
that one battalion be raised in New Hamp.
shire, one IN Connecticut and one in New
YORK; that two baltalions be formed out Of
HE troops now in Canada, and that pener.
al Montgomery be desired TO recommend
proper persons for officers in said battalion,
and that one Of the FIVE battalions. lately
ordered 70 be raised in Pennsylvania. be
destined for Canada.
Resoired, That committee of three
be appointed To devise ways and means for
furnishing the batialions, destined for
Canada, with provisions, and for expedi.
ting their march.
The members chnsen--Mr. FLOYD. Mr..
DeaDe and Dir. M'Kean."
On the 10th Jan. Congress, agreeable
TO order, proceeded 10 the election OF .
Bfieadier Gen. for The northern army.
The services rendered TO the army in Can.
ada by the brave COL Arnold, were fresh
IN the memories OF that august body, who
thought they could not better reward him
for his extraordinary valor and courage.
than by promoting him to the Office of Brig
Genera, which in our opinion, he richly de.
served, for the suderings he bad undergone
in bis marvellous passage through The vii.
terness Of Kenpebeck..
il was on The l7ih January ihst Con-
gress, through letter from Gen. SCHUYLER.
who bad written from Albany on the
Alas! why did be Afterwards tBrs trsi,o, "A
ais eoaniTyl ne who had done 20 noch and who /,
rad accomplished wonders 81 the beginninz efths
American revolution. he who hal bed on ~.
sai:ls hed - had he perseSersd IN bis eoantryss
,s1se 70 the end Of the struggle, his name ~osia
ave TAnksd amonf the heroes Of the ,s..I.