Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-21

or hemp-cloth Words may be changed
| in their circulation, and toile became tole.
which means sheet-iron. AS the story
went on. an atmosphere of alarm ac-
COMMANDED 1t, this strange horde burst
ling out of the woods, Canada heard was
clothed in sheet-iron.
While Arnold was toiling through the
woods of Maine, Richard Montgomery.
whose Irish blood was warm with patri-
otto conservation. led band of devoted
tains to ST. Johns. The fort was an OBJ
stacie for fifty days TO American prog
ress. One November day, its flag came
down and the garrison of six hundred
marched out as prisoners. Montreal too.
could make no opposition to this wave of
Invasion sweeping up from the states.
The capture of one other place would in
sure the capture of Canada and then
| the Revolutionary colors would be SUI
preme over this continent. That one 9TH
er place. though-was Quebec. 1t was a
tough old barrier.
Montgomery needed guns. He lacked
men. He longed for the golden key that
can open fortress gates quicker than
guns can batter them down. Winter, too,
was piling up big Canadian drifts. The
ST. Lawrence was yet open and Mont
gomery could sail to Quebec, but not in
| to it, The fortress at the end of the voy-
age was the difficult thing. 1t was in the
way OF one flag over al the land, Can
ada and the states Think of it, one
| flag. Down the ST. Lawrence drifted
| three schooners On board We're Mont
gomery and his three hundred men. What
| an hour II must have been when Arnold $
shivering heroes. looking across the win
| ter SHOWS. saw those three schooners out
| in the chilling current of the st. Law
renee The two separated lines of in.
vasion covering hundreds of miles of
| weary effort. were now Joined, and l
| can hear Yankee cheers, strong, hearty.
exultant. ringing out in the keen wintry
air of Canada.
quebec finally heard them. What did
/ fa1 IahF nd
| frowned over two hundred guns, care for
Arnolds ragged heroes, even when Mont
gomery had clothed them ana added his
force to theirs. Altogether they outnum-
| bered less than a Thousand Americans.
and there were about two hundred cana
dams.
| This meeting with Montgomery. Arnold
effected Nov ~, at Pointe aux Trembles,
| over twenty miles from Quebec. Arnold
retraced his slow steps. Montgomery CO.
operating. and one December noon. this
| pucky forlorn hope menaced the proud
walls of the fortress city. Those waits
must be stormed. The attack must be by
| the close Of December, for the enlistment
Of the troops Of New England was all
| over 81 the thirty-iirst. 4 weak army in
! comparison with the strong walls ana
/ their garrison "a Canadian winter time
! of service sllort-and what could be done
Snow was falling when. on the thirueth'
| a night order was given the Americans 20
/ be ready by two The next morning. Ihe
| assault was 10 be made in several places
I | have been along the route that Mont
I gomery and his detachment took AZ the
| base Of the citadel. aiming a blow at the
| lower town. A storm wind was bowling
| from the northeast. Sheets of hail were
! flung at the ASSISTANTS. SIN on they
pressed. Montgomery forcing his way in
side the pickets. He urged his men for
ward. saving. You Will not fear 10 fol-
low where your general leads. Push on
brave boys, Quebec is ours,
There came q sharp fash Of fame
! ahead from 4 battery. 1t hera!ded q
Af,.HnH .tTN1.- 70.
dead. II was an augury OF ill-success eI-
! erywhere The assault was a failure
The end to the brave fellows was priS
| on. q grave, or 4 retreat. and tn" shp'
| that fened Montgomery gave the Gcath
blow to any Revolutionary hope Of union
| with Canada