The Virginia Gazette

CONGRESS, July 29, 1777.

Resolved, that an inquiry be made into the reason 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.

Resolved, that Major General Schuyler be directed to repair to head quarters.

That General Washington be directed to order such general officer as he shall think proper, immediately to repair to the northern department, to relieve Major Generals Schuyler in his command there.

That Brigadier Poor, Brigadier Patterson, and Brigadier Roche de Fernoy be directed to repair to head quarters.

Aug. 3. Resolved, that General Washington be directed to order the general whom he shall judge proper, to relieve General Schuyler in his command, to repair with all possible expedition to the northern department, giving him directions what number of 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, and 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 next, 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 General 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 the said brigadiers, be suspended, until General Washington shall judge it may be carried into effect with safety.

Extract from the minutes.

CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.

We hear that Major General Gates is appointed to command in the northern department, with orders immediately to repair thither.