My last Letter was of the 27th ultimo, from Chaudiere Pond, adviseing your Excellency that as the Detachment were short of Provissions, by Reason of loossing many of our Batteaus, I had ordered Colo. Enos to send back the Sick & feeble, and those of his Divission who could not be supplied with fifteen Days Provissions, and that I intended proceeding the next Day with 15 Men to Sartigan to send back Provissions to the Detachment. I accordingly set out the 28th early in the Morning & descended the River,1 amazingly rapid & rocky for about twenty Miles where we had the Misfortune to stave three of our Batteaus, and loose their Provissions &c. but happily no Lives—I then divided the little Provissions left & proceeded on with the two remaining Batteaus & six Men, and very fortunately reached the French Inhabitants the 30th at night, who received us in the most hospitable Manner & sent off early the next Morning a Supply of fresh Provissions, Flour &c. to the Detachment, who are all happily arrived (except one Man drowned, one or two sick & Colo. Enos’s Divission who I am surprised to hear are all gone back)2 and are here & within two or three Days march. I have this Minute received a Letter from Brigadier General Montgomery, adviseing of the Reduction of Chamblee &c.

I have had about 40 Savages joined me & intend as soon as possible crossing the St Lawrance. I am just informed by a Friend from Quebec, that a Frigate of 26 Guns & two Transports with 150 Recruits arrived there last Sunday,3 which with another small Frigate & four or five small armed Vessels up the River, is all the Force they have, except the Inhabitants, very few of whom have taken up Arms, & those by Compulsion, who declare (except a few English) that they will lay them down whenever attacked—the Town is very short of Provissions but well fortified. I shall endeavour to cut off their Communication with the Country & which I hope to be able to effect & bring them to Terms, or at least keep them in close Quarters until the Arrival of General Montgomery, which I wait with Impatience.

I hope at any rate to be able to effect a Junction with him at Montreal. I am with the greatest Respect Your Excellencys most obedient humble Servant