However, Schuyler was overcautious, and by mid-August the colonists were receiving reports that General Carleton was fortifying defensive positions outside Montreal, and that some Native tribes had joined with the British.
Schuyler var overforsigtig og i midten af august fik kolonisterne rapporter om, at general Carleton var i færd med at befæste stillinger udenfor Montreal, samt at nogle Indianerstammer havde sluttet sig til briterne.