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general discontent through the country ; and 

 early in the fall, the assembly of New York ad- 

 dressed their commander in chief, to recall 

 their forces from the camp. Nicholson and 

 Vetch put an end to the campaign ; and repair- 

 ed to New Port in Rhode Island, to join in a 

 congress of colony governors, to consult ^vhat 

 further attempts they should make against the 

 enemy. Two or three days before this con 

 gress met, on October the eleventh, iiitelligencc 

 was received from England that the Bjitish 

 ministry had been obliged to give up the pros- 

 pect of the Canada expedition : I'hat when the 

 troops were ready to embark, nev/s arrived of 

 the defeat of their allies hi Portugal, and that 

 the British ministry had no way to aiford them, 

 relief, but to order to their assistance the troops 

 designed for Canada ; and that their attention 

 was now wholl}- diverted from that expedition. 

 Upon the rccei])t of this news the assembly of 

 Massachusetts desired their governor to dioband 

 their men, and dismiss their transports. 



Thus ended tlie second attei>ipt to reduce 

 Canada. The plan of the expedition. seems to 

 have been well concerted, but it was not known 

 how many difficulties would unavoidably attend 

 the progress of an army tlirough Lake Cham* 

 ])lain ; and how much time it would require. 

 While Nicholson lay at Wood creek, the gover- 

 nor of Canada had intelligence of all his motions ; 

 and sent out an army from Montreal of fifteeu 

 hundred French and Indians, to oppose him. 

 The French army set out on the twenty eifi-hth of 

 July, and in three days advanced forty leagues 

 towards Nicholson's camp. The intelligence 



