1To James Madison from John Armstrong, 20 May 1814 (Madison Papers)
The three last mails from Sackets harbr. brought nothing in addition to what I have communicated. There is reason to believe the enemys flotilla on Lake Champlain is in motion; a report prevailed at Albany on the morning of the 16th. that McDonough has taken from them a Sloop and four gallies. Izzards account (enclosed) of the state in which he found the troops on Lake Champlain is most...