THE

NATURAL AND CIVIL

HISTORY

OF

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VERMONT.

BY SAMUEL WILLIAMS, LL. D.

MEMBER OF THE METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY IN GERMANY, OF THE
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN PHILADELPHIA, AND OF THE
ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IN MASSACHUSETTS.

BURLINGTON, VT.

PRINTED BY SAMUEL MILLS.

SOLD AT HIS BOOKSTORE IN BURLINGTON, BY MILLS AND WHITE,
MIDDLEBURY, ISAIAH THOMAS, JUN. WORCESTER, THOMAS
AND ANDREWS, BOSTON, THOMAS AND WHIPPLE AND
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NEWYORK

CHAPTER I.

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Civil Policy. From the year 1760 to

1775. Settlement of Vermont by the

English. Grants from New Hampshire.

Proceedings of New York. Violent op-

position of the settlers. American war.

Its commencement, importance and as-

pect.

CHAPTER II.

American War. Origin and progress of

the war in the year 1775. The colonies

in danger from Canada. Reduction of

Ticonderoga and Crown Point by colo-

nel Allen. Attempt of general Carleton

to engage the Canadians and Indians.

Invasion of Canada by general Montgo-

mery. Allen taken prisoner. Surren-

der of the forts at Chambly and St. Johns.

Montreal taken. General Prescot and the

British vessels captured. Escape of

general Carleton. Colonel Arnold ap-

pears before Quebec. Montgomery

marches to that city. Attempt and de-

feat in storming Quebec. Arnold re-

tires and blockades the place. Reflec-

tions on the conduct and character of

general Montgomery. On the Ameri-

can character and campaign.

CHAPTER III.

American War. Progress and events of

the war in the year 1776. Carleton's

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