THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 125 
Captain Tievett's Marblehead company of artillery imme- 
tliately after the battle of Lexington. He fought at Bun- 
ker Hill where he exhibited a good deal of courage, was 
Avith General Knox at the siege of Boston and fought 
through the war havinsf been wounded at Fort Mifflin. 
He afterwards fouoht the Indians in Ohio. In the war 
of 1812, he was the first to plant the American flag at De- 
troit. His brilliant achievements in that war gained for 
him steady advancement in rank. 
Monday, Jan. 27, 1890.— My. Ezra D. Hines of Dan- 
vers delivered an interestino- lecture on "The March of Ar- 
nold from Cambridge to Quebec" early in the Revolution- 
ary war. He described the condition of things at Cambridge 
when General Washington first took command of the 
army. Arnold's plan to capture Quebec was an impor- 
tant one, but was considered bold, yet had the sanction 
of Washington and other generals. The army left Cam- 
bridge in two battalions Sept. 13, 1775, one under the 
conmiand of Lieut. Col. Christopher Greene and the other 
under Lieut. Col. Roger Enos. The battalions followed 
each other a few hours apart and travelled over the old 
Ipswich road to Newburyport. Arnold himself followed 
two days later. From Newburyport the army proceeded 
in vessels to the mouth of the Kennebec. Here they sep- 
arated into divisions, a squad of ten men under command 
of Lieut. Archibald Steele going in advance of the main 
army. The army proceeded in batteaux up the Kenne- 
bec and over carrying places until they reached the great 
carrying place from the Kennebec across to the Dead river ; 
up the Dead river to another great carrying place and then 
to the height of land separating the waters running south 
into the Atlantic from those running north into the St. 
Lawrence ; over this and on to Chaudiere pond, then on 
