Majesty to confide its direction to me on account of the particular knowledge I have acquired of the affairs of that country during five years that I had the honour to serve His Majesty and to

his troops and military there, after twenty years service in the army.

command

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INVASION OF NEW-YORK AND BURNING OF SCHENECTADY.

The plan is, to go straight to Orange (Albany) the most advanced town of New York, one hundred leagues from Montreal, which I would undertake to carry, and to proceed thence to seize Manathe,

the capital of that Colony situated on the seaside; on condition of being furnished with supplies

necessary for the success of the expedition. I demand for that only the troops at present

maintained by His Majesty in Canada if it be pleathem up by a reinforcement of soldiers which they require in consequence of sickness that has produced the deaths of many among them. These troops number 35 companies which at 50 men each ought to give 1750. Yet at the review made when I left, there were found only about 1300, so that 450 soldiers are still required to complete them thus it would be necessary that His Majesty should please to order the levy of at least 400 men, and to have them enlisted as quick as possible in order that they may be embarked in the sing to him to fiU

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first vessels.

The use I propose to make of these 1700 men is to take " the pick" (P elite) of them to the number of 1400 and to adjoin to them the elite of the Militia to the number of 600, so as to carry these