CHAPTER VIII.

Affairs in Canada—Capture of Fort Chamblee—Siege of St. Johns—Maclean and his Highlanders—Montgomery on the Treatment of Ethan Allen—Repulse of Carleton—Capitulation of the Garrison of St. Johns—Generous Conduct of Montgomery—Maclean re-embarks for Quebec—Weary Struggle of Arnold through the Wilderness—Defection of Colonel Enos—Arnold in the Valley of the Chandiere—His Arrival opposite Quebec—Surrender of Montreal—Escape of Carleton—Home sickness of the American Troops 88