While these transactions engrossed the attention of the City [of N. York] a matter of greater importance was carried on in the Northern part of this Province No less than the actual taking His Majestys Forts at Tienonderoga and Crown Point, and making the Garrison Prisoners. I have not any account my Lord of this affair, but what I have collected from the current Reports, for all intelligence to Government, thro' the Country is effectually cut off. The only people of this Province who had any hand in this expedition, where that set of lawless people whom your Lordship has heard much of under the name of the Bennington Mob. They were joined by a party from Connecticut and an other from Massachusetts Bay They surprized the Garrison & took the Forts without opposition. The Prisoners are carried into Connecticut These people advanced across a lake as far as St Johns; took a Vessell there and destroyed a number of Boats and some Store Houses. This will retard the operations which Governor Carleton will probably undertake on this occasion. He alone has it in his power to do any thing in that quarter, and I hope he may have an opportunity of severely retaliating this wanton Act of Treason.

a eee

ETHAN ALLEN TO THE N. Y. PROV. CONGRESS.

Ticonderoga 20th July, 1775. RespecraBLe GentLEMEN--

When I reflect on the unhappy controversy which hath many years subsisted between the government of New-York and the settlers on the New-Hampshire Grants, and also contemplate on the friendship and union that hath lately taken place between the government and those its former discontented subjects, in making a united resistance against ministerial vengeance and