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Captain Trevett's Marblehead company of artillery imme- 

 diately after the battle of Lexington. He fought at Bun- 

 ker Hill where he exhibited a good deal of courage, was 

 with General Knox at the siege of Boston and fought 

 through the war having been wounded at Fort Miiflin. 

 He afterwards fought 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. Mr. Ezra D. Hiues of Dan- 

 vers delivered an interesting 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 

 command 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 Kenuebec 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 



