on, in encountering such
hardships for the good of our country. But they were too ignorant to put
a just estimate on the value of freedom.

November 4. Last night we got a plenty of good beef and potatoes, but
little bread could be procured. It snowed most of the night and the
weather was cold. After marching down the river about 10 miles, we began
to get such necessaries as we wanted; such as bread, milk, eggs, butter
and most kinds of sauce.[2] To be supplied with these articles, of which
we had been so long deprived was a great luxury.

The kindness and hospitality of the inhabitants, was to us very
pleasing. After having been lately our enemies, at war with us, we did
not expect to experience from them to much friendship.

Had we been in New-England among people of our own nation, we should
not, I think, have been treated with more kindness. They readily
supplied us with whatever they had to spare, and discovered much
tenderness towards those of our company who were sick, or feeble. I last
night lodged in a _house_, which I had not done before for 39 days.

November 5. We continued our march down the river. The people continued
to be hospitable, with some few exceptions. Knowing our need of their
articles, some of them would extort from us an extravagant price. We
chose to live mostly on bread and butter and milk, having but little
relish for meat, and supposing it not to be healthy food after fasting
so long.

November 6. This day we come up with Colonel Arnold and the advanced
party at St. Mary's. At two o'clock we marched off together, and
continued on the road until 12 o'clock at night. The roads were very bad
by means of the great rains and snows that had fallen--we most of the
way waded half leg deep in the mud and water. Though we were very
industrious through the day and half of the night, we marched but 17
miles.

November 7. We this day marched down the river about 3 miles and halted
until night.

We now had arrived before the city of Quebec, to take which by surprise
was the great object of our expedition.

A Lieutenant with 20 men was sent forward to see if our way was clear.
At 2 o'clock at night the advanced party reached the St. Lawrence and
halted. In the morning we perceived we were in fair view of Quebec,
nothing but the river separating us.

November 8. We took up our residence in houses along the south side of
the river St. Lawrence, and remained until the 13th waiting for the
sick, t