AND TEDIOUS MARCH THROUGH THE
WILDERNESS TO QUEBEC, UNTIL HIS RETURN TO HIS NATIVE PLACE.

All things being in readiness for our departure, we set out from
Cambridge, near Boston, on the 13th Sept. at sunset, and encamped at
Mistick at eight o'clock at night. We were all in high spirits,
intending to endure with fortitude, all the fatigues and hardships, that
we might meet with in our march to Quebec.

September 14th. This morning we began our march at 5 o'clock and at
sunset encamped at Danvers, a place twenty miles distant from Mistick.

The weather through the day was very sultry and hot for the season of
the year. The country through which we passed appeared barren and but
thinly inhabited.

September 15th. This morning we marched very early, and encamped at
night within five miles of Newbury Port. The inhabitants who visited us
in our encampment expressed many good wishes for our success in our
intended enterprise.

September 16th. Zealous in the cause, and not knowing the hardships and
distresses we were to encounter, we as usual began our march very
early.--At eight o'clock we arrived at Newbury Port where we were to
tarry several days and make preparations for our voyage. We were here to
go on board vessels which we found lying ready to receive us, and carry
us to the mouth of the Kennebeck. The mouth of the Kennebeck river is
about thirty leagues to the eastward of Newbury Port.

September 17th. We are still at Newbury Port and are ordered to appear
at a general review.

We passed the review with much honor to ourselves. We manifested great
zeal and animation in the cause of liberty and went through with the
manual exercise with much alacrity.

The spectators, who were very numerous, appeared much affected. They
probably thought we had many hardships to encounter and many of us
should never return to our parents and families.

September 18th. We this day embarked at six o'clock in the afternoon.
Our fleet consisted of eleven sail, sloops and schooners. Our whole
number of troops was 1100--11 companies of musketmen and three companies
of riflemen. We hauled off into the road and got ready to weigh anchor
in the morning if the wind should be favorable.

September 19th. This morning we got under way with a pleasant breeze,
our drums beating, fifes playing and colours flying.

Many pretty Girls stood upon the shore, I suppose weeping for the
departure of their sweethearts.

At eleven o'clock t