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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Congressional resolutions from July 29 to August 5, 1777, ordering an inquiry into the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, summoning generals St. Clair and Schuyler to headquarters, directing relief commands and militia mobilization in the Northern department, and appointing Maj. Gen. Gates to command there.
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Resolved, That an inquiry be made into the reasons of the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, and into the conduct of the general officers who were in the northern department at the time of the evacuation.
That a committee be appointed to digest and report the mode of conducting the inquiry.
July 30. Resolved, That Major-General St. Clair, who commanded at Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, forthwith repair to head-quarters.
August 1. Resolved, That Major-Gen. Schuyler be ordered to repair to head-quarters.
That General Washington be directed to order such general officers as he shall think proper, to relieve Major-Gen. Schuyler in his command there.
That Brigadier Poor, Brig. Patterson, and Brig. Roche de Fermoy, be directed to repair to head-quarters.
August 3. Resolved, That Gen. Washington be directed to order the General whom he shall think proper to relieve Gen. Schuyler in his command, to repair with all possible expedition to the northern department, giving him directions what number of the militia to call in from the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey and Pennsylvania.
That notice be immediately sent to the executive powers of the said states, that they be earnestly requested to get the militia in those parts of their respective states most contiguous to the Northern department, ready to march at a moment's warning, and to send, with all possible expedition, such parts of them as the general commanding in the Northern department shall require, to serve till the 15th of November, if not sooner relieved by Continental troops or dismissed by the commanding officer of the department, and be entitled to continental pay and rations.
That the commanding officer in the Northern department have discretionary power to make requisitions on the states aforesaid, from time to time, for such additional numbers of the militia to serve in that department as he shall judge necessary for the public service.
Whereas it is represented to Congress that Gen. Washington is of opinion that the immediate recall of all the brigadiers from the Northern department may be productive of inconvenience to the public service.
Resolved, That the order of Congress the first day of this month, respecting said brigadiers, be suspended until Gen. Washington shall judge it may be carried into effect with safety.
Extracts from the Minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
August 5. We hear that Maj. Gen. Gates is appointed to take the command in the Northern department, with orders immediately to repair thither.
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Domestic News Details
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Northern Department
Event Date
July 29 To August 5, 1777
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inquiry ordered into evacuation; generals summoned to headquarters; militia mobilization requested from multiple states; maj. gen. gates appointed to command northern department.
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Resolutions for inquiry into Ticonderoga and Mount Independence evacuation and conduct of officers; committee to plan inquiry; orders for generals to repair to headquarters; directions for relief commands and militia readiness from New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania; suspension of brigadiers recall; appointment of Maj. Gen. Gates to Northern command.