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Robinson, at th^ Golden Lioi Ludgatc- Street, mdcclix* [Price One ShUling.J IMPili / . . . * « ( , '.',f .r' ^^ im»(i»»s^ ' ^ sfismmmm«i mssmi A Siidiif r if •I D E S C R I P T I.O N OF U E B EC. ^HHE city of Quebec is divicied into the Upper and Lower r^j^^jf^K Town; it ftands upon the ^TiltJnjd S. E. fide of a very high and ftcep bank, which ftretches oat into the river from the north fide of the river St. Lawrence. The Lower Town ftands upon a flat Between the river and hill', which is exceeding fteep ; it iis of no great breadth, but epcircles the foot of the hill B above ■'i ^ """•"■'^■■■■■i^-* . (2) above a mile in length, from Point Dia- mond to the river St. Charles : here moil of the principal merchants and tradefmen inhabit J the houfes in the Upper Town are occupied by the clergy, officers of the army, and principal people of Canada. ■ Near Cape Diamond, which is the fouth part of the town, is the King's yard -, where there is now on the flocks a fliip of fixty guns. Upon four batteries in the Lower Town are mounted forty pieces of cannon, forty-two and twenty- four pounders ; and cover the paffage up to Point Levi, up to the narrows : the communication between this and the Up- per Town, is by an almoft perpendicular paffage, defended above by nine pieces of cannon, and is cut acrofs by triinches, ftrengthened by bread- works ; fo that fhould we get poffeffion of the Lower Town, our conqueft of the Upper will be but H Y m ; (3) but iitde forwarded, as there are difHcul- tks which it will not be eafy to fur- mount. 11 M r ^ r Round the Upper Town are planted up^ wards of forty pieces of cannon, which flank the river : and above that, on the top of the hill, is the citadel, which com- mands both towns -, the wall whereof are faid to be twenty-five feet thick. Notwithftanding this ftrength towards the river, if we could get poffeflion of the hills to the weftward of the town, which are at leaft as high as the citadel, we ima- gine it wduld hold out but a fhort time> but before we can carry this point, we have many difficulties to overcome: but we have brave officers, and men ready to face Jj^e greateft dangers. The fliore to the eaftward of the town, is well de- fended, both by art and nature, and if lii |: B 2 we (4) vrp ih©uI4 drive thcnx from this poft, wa arc thw to force an arpiy gready fuperior to ours in number. 'Jht palaces of the governor and bifhppi fgtjiiedr^f jefi^ts college^ and feveral other ch^ri^hes and publick buildings^ commanc} a fine vievi^ of the river j moft of the houfe$ «f(f built of ftpne, ^d fland to great ad-r vantage on the Me of the hill^ but arq within reach of our batteries eredted at fomt I^eyi, •• t SIEGE' H: SIEGE oi ^EBEC. I 7 5 9- J UN E the 5th, ly^. ; H E fleet under the command of Vice-admiral Saunders, fail'd from Louifburg in high fpirits for Quebec. 1^ 'i'l i I * 8th, Pafs*d Cape' Ray, and enter'd the gulph of St. Lawrence, without any im- pediment. 19th, Anchored at the lileBie, 7oleagues up th« river, and about 60 below QiielKC. Here (6) Here the fleet was divided into three divi- iions> in order to make our paiTage up the river the eafier, 20th, General Wolf with the tranfports, cfcorted by the frigates, left us, with or- ders to make all poflible hafle up the ri- ver ; whilfl: we with the heavy fhips fol* lowed as fail as we were able. * 25th, Anchored with the fleet at the ifle of Coudre, 20 leagues from Quebec. The admiral fhifted his flag into the Stirling- Caflle, and with the Alcide, Pembroke, Centurion, and Sutherland, failed up the river, as the Devonfhire, frigates, &c, had already done. We found Admiral Durell riding here, with his fleet. They arrived about the middle of May. 28th, Anchor'd with the fleet between th»ifle of Orleans, and the fouth fhorc. In ir (7) In the evening the troops landed without oppofition >— This ifland is about eight leagues in length, and about five miles from north to fouth, where broadeft, and divided the river into two channels ; that for large {hips lying on the fouth-fide is about two miles in breadth, the weft-end is about three miles from Quebec, and very near two from each fhore. 30th, We anchored with tne men of war, bombs, &c, off the weft-end of Or- leans, between it and Point Levi, on the fouth fhore. Here the river alters its courfe to S.S. W. whereas it runs from eaft to weft, up between the ifland and the main. About a mile and a half above Point Levi, and oppofite to the city of Que- ber, the river is not a mile broad. — In the evening a brigade under General Monck- ton landed at Point Levi, and took poft there /■■, ( 8) there, with very little lofs ; but the next day a body of Canadians and Indians in- commoded our troops at Point Levi, the ground being woody ; but their (Com- mander being kilFd, they difpers'd, with little lofs on our fide. At night the enemy taking the advantage of a frefh wefterly wind and ebb-tide, fent down feven large fire flages upon us ; but by the bravery of the boats rrews, who boarded and towed them off with huzza's, the whole fleet efcaped, though many fhips were in great danger. By prifoners we are in- form'd, that the grcatefl part of the Ca- nadian force was drawn tb Quebec for the defence of it, and encamped between that city and the falls of Montmorency, about feventeen thoufand ftrong : that their regulars amounted to between three and four thoufand ; the reft were Canadians and / • ' 'm and Indians, the grcatefl part tralnM to arms. The banks on the north-fhore are high and fteep ; from the mouth of the river St. Charles, which runs into the country, under the works of the town to the falls of Montmorency, at the diftance of fix or feven miles, they have a breaft- work on the bank, and are entrenching behind it. The weft fide of the river that falls at Montmorency, is defended in the fame manner, quite up to the mountain } and they truit more to thefe defences than to their town, and are in no manner of apprehenfion from us. — Note, Great part of this intelligence is obvious, as we have a view of £ve diftind: camps, capable of holding many more troops than their ac- counts mention ; and we can obferve them very bufy in fortifying their pofls quite to the falls. We find, that the banks abreaft of Quebec, on the fouth fide, cor^.mand the greatefl: part of the city, and iliat by - C ba^terie^ lit W ( w ) - batteries from thence we may tay it in ^flies. From this place we have a fine view of the city and its defence towards Ae river. - ^ Jfuly 4th, A flag of truce was itnt by the generil to the town, to acquaint the governor of our defign of attacking it on the part of his Britannick majefty; and alio to inform him, that he was ordered by his mafler to carry on the war in this country with the utmoft lenity; that he expedls the troops under his command will follow his example, and that the inhuman pra<5lice of fcalping, either by Indians or others, may be put a ftop to, as he fhall anfwer the confequence of its being feverely revenged.: at the fame time we fet at IL berty twenty-five women, that were taken by us in the river. Monfieur Le Maf^uis de Vandreuil, who commands in the town, rctum'd a very polite anfwer, and defir'd . ^:: -v^':^^■,-'^^'^^•v•'v ,. ,_ the. ' ( Jfl ) the admiral might be acquainted, that as two gentlemen had been taken off the ifle Condre by his people, belonging to Admi- ral Durell, the greateil care fhould be taken of them, and that as foon as he thought proper to remove our fleet and army he would return them : they made no fcruple of informing our officer, that they were well acquainted with our force, and were furprifed we fhould attempt the conquefl of this country with fuch a hand- ful of men. :- ;■ ■'■V '. '■':'■■ /^ <:' 5th, The batteries were begun, and the ordnance landed, all the fhips fent their boats, to row guard above us, as we are apprehenfive of the enemy fending down fire-flages, which we learn are preparing in great numbers above the town. What jfhips they have are above the town, but how far up, we are not able to difcover. C 2 7th, i ) ,, S # • 1 ' . ( 12 ) 7th, Our barge, founding between the north-fide of Orleans and the main, was chac'd by feveral cannoes afliore upon the illand, and was taken with one of the people, being wounded, the reft efcaped to our camp. 8 th, The Porcupine floop, and an arm'd Brig, fell down between the ifland and the north-lhore, a little below the falls ; two fmall batteries iir'd upon them going down, but did no damage. At midnight General Wolf, with two brigades from Orleans, landed below the falls, without oppolition, the enemy keeping within their pofts, to the weft of tie fmall river of Montmo- rency ; of which the narrow part is deep,' and very rapid, and falls into the river St. Lawrence from a precipice, of 200 feet high ', the banks of the river above the fall are very high and fteep, efpecially on the weftern fide, and are entrench'd and de- fended i\' ■ ' ( 13 ) fended by breaft-works, in the fame man- ner as the banks of the river St. Lawrence* from the falls to Quebec. Admiral Holmes, with the Captain, Dublin, Vanguard, Medway, and Shrewfbury, came up, and anchor'doif the weft-end of Orleans; and Admiral Durel, and the reft of the three- deck fhips, &c, remainder of the fleet> lie off the eaft-end of the ifland, ; ^ .V. ; loth. Our bombs threw feveral ftiells . into the French camp near Beauport, which they return'd with ftiot from their batte- ries, that is large boats with a gun each, of 12 to 24 pounders, of thefe they have > about twenty, in different parts of the river, who keep fo clofe under their own breaft, that we can get no opportunity of cutting th^m off. — In the evening the Cap- tain dropt as clofe in fliore as the depth of the water would allow, and fir'd feve- ral broad-fides at their camp, which they were '.^ > i 1 1 ^ 1 ' ( u ) were oblig'd to move a litde farther back; but as they are entrenched clofe to their breaft-works on the bank, cannot drive them from thence. At night the enemy, having got a mortar down to their camp, threw feveral fhells very near the Captain and the Bombs, upon which they weigh'd and drop'd out of their reach. 1 1 th. The enemy made a very brifk fire from the town, on our batteries, erecting on Point Levi. » •'■-■,■ 1 2th, The communication between the fleet and our camp below the falls being interrupted by their battoes, we mounted two 24 pounders on Orleans to protedl the J)airage, — our troops at Montmorency, which are about 3000, are encamped clofe to the eaftermoft fide of the falls, as the enemy is to the weftward,' within mufquet- iliot of each others centinels. ;t.^,v . '-■' '• . 13th, g^.'ff«U' «- 13th, At night our batteries at Point Levi, of fix 32 pounders, and four mortars, were opened on the t)wn; at the fanxe time the bombs having dropt up play*d upon it alfo; but the ebb tide making very ftrong down, their anchors came home, and they were obliged to drop down again. 1 \:i. \. The enemy having opened a finall bat- tery to the weftward of the falls, fired brifkly upon our camp ; but upon drawing Ibme of our cannon on the bank below the falls, loon filenced them. This day the mortars were landed from the bombs* in order to be mounted on Point Levi ; we keep- an inceffant fire from thence on the town, which they return, but with little fffed. ,■ .. ■ j-.' ;,.i . * :,* > > :i K .V ( ■,» 'ie;.'-y r.- Our carcafles from the battery on Point JLevi fet the Upper Town on fire, which burnt •,;;f t ' ■tA ; i i6 ) burnt with great fury for fevcral hours, before it was extinguifhed ; we could ob- ferve the enemy very induftrious in forti- fying their pofts, having intrenchments and redoubts cut acrofs the country, and at Beauport have a oafs guarded by 20 pieces of cannon. A. the 'mouth of the river St. Charles they have two hulks,- with a teer of guns each, to defend that pafTage up the river, befides being commanded by great part of the cannon from the town* ^ ' i Our firing continues to do great^execution upon thd town ; in the night the Sutherland, Squirrel, two tranfports, and two floops, having 500 men from the camp at Point Levi, ran paft the town, with a Hght breeze, favourable, and tide of flood. The ene- my kept a hot fire at therii, but did no. da- mage : the Diana going up ran a-ground upon Point Levi. . _ ; '" ; ; ■ V ,. ..-- ^. • ■ : T ' . . , I J. ^'■i > • ■ ( 17) 20. General Wolf and Admiral Holmes Went up by land tcf the fleet above the toWn; I ^- 21. The detachment atove Quebec landed on the north ihore> at the village of Trembleau, ten leagues above Quebec with little oppolition ; they took 300 pri- fpners> moftly women, and fome booty, and re-embarked again with the lofs of a few men. ' 22. in the night the cathedral of Que- t)ec, the l^rgefl and moft magnificent building of the kind in this part of the world, was fet 6n fire and confumed by our carcafles, together with a great num- ber of the houfes in the Upper Town. >*^: ^ 23. In the IVJorning before day-break the I^oeflofFe and Hunter got under fail to run above the town, but the wind ,. . taking ^""WiZU '■'. D ' ■ V ' ,'. "•■ . ^ ' ( i8.) taking them fhort abreafl of the town, were obliged to put back under a very fmart fire, but received no damage. A flag of truce was fent to Quebec with the , women taken at Trembleau -, notwithftand- ing this, and a great many other inflances of our lenity (hewn to the enemy, we find little benefit accrue to us from them, they continue to fcalp every perfon who is un- happy enough to fall into their hands. — A proclamation was ifTued by general Wolf> and affixed to the church doors throughout the country, acquainting the inhabitants, that as the war carried on here is not in- tended againft them, but againfl the forces and forts of his moil Chriilian Majefly, he therefore invites them and their fami- lies to return to their refpedlive habita- tions, on or before the loth of Augufl, where they fhall be proteded in their reli- gion and liberty, and have all the indul- ■ gence granted to the fubjedls of his Bri- tannick Majefty ; but if not, and they ftilf • i— -• - perfifl ,■ ■ ( '9 ) perfift in their refolution to carry arms, he will then deflroy, and ruiu to the Utmoft,, all their poffeflions that fhall fall in his power. 24. At night feveral huildings in the Lower Town fet on fire and confumed by our fliells.' ■! 3 1 . In the morning two armed tranf- ports got under way, and at high-water ran afhore, clofe to the enemies batteries, a little above the falls of Montmorency, and began a very fmart fire upon them, which they returned. At feven the troops from Point Levi and Orleans embarked in the boats, and at eight rendezvoufed in two ^ines between the ifland and the north fhore. The grenadiers, in the firft line, fiipported by 200 Royal Americans, and Amherfts, and the Highlanders in the fe- cond line, at the fame time the Centurion / D 2 dropt ( *« ) dropt as near as pofTible to their batteries^^ and kept a continual fire upon them, which they returned upon the boats with eight pieces of cannon and two mortars : which, notwithftanding our being within point- blank lj|?ot for feveral hours, futfered very little. The eneni/s troops in the p^iean time filled their breafl- works and trenches, and behind them paraded with an army greatly fuperior to ours in number. Not- withllanding this, theif batteries, the height of the bank, fteep and difficult of accefs, and many other difadvantages, the greateft /pirit and chearfulnefs was difcernabje through our whole army, and all waited with the utmofl impatience for the mo- ment of attack. General Wolf row'd a^ ^he head of U5, and gave his orders with great caln^nefs, and fo ^id the reft of our general officers. Admiral Saunders was; greatly expofed, and the fleet had like to have lofl in him a gallant com- \ . I- ,:■.•'. •■ ''•j W ^ . <V '.3 .-. : ,. O ' - "^^""^ ■ • (21 ) ■ ;■ jaiander, a fhell falling fo near his boat as to damage fome of the oars and half fill her with water ; at noon the iirft line of boats was ordered in a-breaft of the batte- ries, but fome of the boats grounding upr? pn a bank fome diftance from the fhore> were ordered off again ; General Town^ fend, with all the troops froiii Monftno^ rency, except the light infantry, were in* readinefs at the fame tiipe to march a-rorofil the ftrand and pafSng between* the falk and river to join u& at our landing. Colo- pel How, with the light infantry, were a| the fame time to make a faint of paffing Montmorency river, fonle diflancJe above ihe falls, to divert the attention of the ene- my. At four the iirft line of Boatb was landed, and the greriadierst, without^ wait^ ing for formjj or orders, ruflied.ori with- the greateft impetuofity for the bank,. ' where they received from* the^ enemy fuch an ineeffant five of inu{fa|j|ieti^ as muft: bie^ . " - far t I ' ( 22 ) far eafier to conceive than to defcribe; but firm to their purpofe, and nothing daunt- ed, true Englifhmen, they endeavoured to iurmount all difficulties, and attempted to gain the fteep bank ; and would, in all probability have fallen a facrifice to their bravery, if a violent and fudden fquall of wind and rain had not put a ftop to the enemy's fire, and at the fame time made it impoffible for thofe brave fellows to p* )- ceed further, occafioned by the excefiive' fiipperinefs of the ground. During this time General Townfend with his brigade paiTed below the falls, and advanced to join us, but the General finding the diffi- culty of the attempt, and unwilling to fa- crifice fuch brave fellows with iib little pro- bability of fuccefs, ordered the retreat to be beat, and fortunately for us, the lower part of the ftrand was out of mufquet iLot. After getting the wounded into the boats, General Wolf, with the remainder '"iiil . - . •' of ( 23 ) of the grenadiers and Highlanders, joined General Townfend, and marched in good order along the ftrand towards the falls, and embarked Amherfl's in the boats, fa- inted all the time by the infernal clamours of the Indians, and the Vive le Roy of the French ; though the Poltroons, who were twice our numbers, dared not come down to us, though often invited by the hats . waved at them from our general officers '■ , and troops : at five we took the people out of our armed traniports and fet fire to them; the enemy kept a continual fire from their batteries on our troops as they marched along the ilrand, but providen- tially did little execution ; our grenadiers had po&ffion of one of their fmall batte- . ries, but in the confufion forgot to fpik^ up the guns \ the evening was employed in tranfporting the troops to their refpedtive pofts. Our lofs this day was fixty killed, and between 3 and 400 wounded, all. which ill ^\ >'r m I ( ^4 ) ;r iAnich we got off in the boats, except i Captain of the Royal Americans, who we hear is prifoner among the French^ but riiortally wounded ; the Indians, according to their barbatous cuftom, ftripped and fcalped the dead, and with difllculty this officer elcaped, being refcued by fome French officer^. What lofs the French have fuftained we cart only guefs at, but fiippofe it to be confiderable, as a conti- nual fire was kept from our train at Mont- morency, arid from the Centurion and two! armed {hips : our whole body of troops at this attaejc did not amount to 5000, while the enemy acknowledge theirs to be 1 6000 5 but the advantage of the ground, not their number, fought againft us; and it is the general opinion, that half our troops in their fituation wotild have been a fufficient match for tkeir whole number^ ' • (■ t ■".; /" ■■^• ,>*■ ^i. y^uguj •4 ,, • ( 25 ) , Augujt i^ General Wolf, in public or- derj thanked the Highlanders and Am- herft*s for their foldier-like behaviour, in landing and forming themfelves on the ftrand,' and there fixing themfelves in or- der of battlcj till they i -ceiv*d his orders ; at the fame time he greatly blamed the raflinefs and temerity of the grenadiers, in advancing in that irregular manner, with- out l?^aiting for his orders, or till it was poflible for the reft of the troops to fuftain diem ; and that fuch immlitary proceed- ings intirely break his plan of Operation, and was the apparent caufe of the repulfe they had received yefterday. % i- 7th, General Murray, with Amherft's, and part of the light infantry, marched up to the fhips above the town ; and in the night twenty- two flat- bottom boats paft it undifcovered. yn i'''^.^' ^ 1 »' ;e. Ge- ■r ""i. i-v ■ ' ;• •. .«^' I f m I' ( 26 ) Stb, General Murray embarked with his troops on board the fhips that lay about five leagues above Quebec, and Admiral Holmes took the command of the fhips^ without hoiiling. his fJag : this body of . ' troops conlifted of Amherft's, three batta- lions of Royal Americans, and a detach- ^ ment of light infantry and marines, amount- ■ ing in the whole to 1 300 effedtive men. i^ 9 th, The fleet above the to wn anchored ' at Point Tremble ten leagues above the town, and with all the troops (except 200 rmarines) attempted to land at the village ; of Tremble, on the north fhoie, but were repulfed with the lofs of forty killed, and about 100 wounded : the enemy confifted of 4000, of which were two battalions of regulars,- and a party of horfe* •«•- .-*' 14th, General Murray with bis tr60|.3 landed on the fouth fhore, oppofite Point' -^.^ : 4 * Tremble, \ V. \„»itrt*» (27) Tremble, with the lofs of 1 2 Icilled and 23 wounded: our troops encamped and / took a coniiderabie number of cattle, killed 8 of the enemy, and took'a few prifoners : ^^ by one of them we were informed, that a • general officer commanded at "Point Trem- ■ ble when we made the attack ; that it >vas his exprefs orders to his troops not to fire *till ours were half on fliore, but Tear go,t ' , the better of their difcretion^ and fayed ,tlie • beft part of our ^troops.. 1 5th, Six marines were furprk'd and carried off from our camp ' at St. Antho- ' ny's. General Murray fent out parties from thence to deflroy all the houfes in th%t diftrid; parties w.ere detach'd Hkewile froi^ our camps at Montmorency aJi^d^oint Or- leans, to deflroy all the buildings (chvirche^ excepted) and their corn : one of thefe de- tachments from Montmorency fell ii: with a party of Canadians, headed by a prieft twenty of which they took prifoners, and M-z killed i , / V ^ « , ii 3^? - ( ^8 ) killed Tcvcral. In return for many a<5& of xruelty, the prieft and the reft of the pri^ ibners w^e jut jo^eath^ and fcalp'd by our rangers^ s'< ^olh, The troops (matnhes excepted) cmbark'd frorm St. Anthony's in ^e night, under General Murray, and row'd up un- der cpver of it, to the village of Chan^i!* b^u : at the fame tirpe, a feint was made to land at Point Tremble, i|i order to de- ceive the enemy. ft '21ft, At break of day our troops landed at Chambeavi, 1 8 leagues above QuebeCj^ oh the north fhore, without any oppofi- ^ibn: they deftroy'd a grand pagazine of th^ enetoy's regulars, the tffciis of the '*-'pebj^Ie pf Quebejc^ a great quantity pf ^ powder;^ fpme plate and fpecie, which wa$ all deftroy'd by fire. At noon, having pom? pleated their defign^. embark'd without lofs. «s.l . v«* '1- ■J .v( II I' i 'H^Ujt, («9) Jofs, juft as a great body of the enemy ap-^^ pear'd in fight, We learned here, that the fix marines, taken the 15th, were fcalp*d by the Indians. In the evening we burnt an arni'd flpop of the enemy's, and then landed again at the calnp of St. Anthony* From Chambeau we iaw the eneniy's, fri- gates very plain, lying about two league! above us ; but the channel being very intri- cate ajid dangerous, the merchant ihips lay fpme leagues above the frigates^i' ; ff,5e<;f,. ^' -if? ■ h 2 2d, Admiral Holnies, with the Cap^ 'tains of the Sutherland and Squirrel, went ^o examine the river to Chambeau, which they found impradticable to fliips without a full tide, a frefh eafterly wind, and good pilots. The two firft pf theft feldom happen at this time of the year; and the laft we cannot procure, a^ this upper na-r vigati<>n is little Jcnown: the French fliips ^»^hen they went yp, had iheii: guns an4 !(tores I iH i-f' i'Vii'K-^fVi^.'- ' ( 3° ) ftores out, but lie now now in deep water with their guns in. tzSth, The troops at St. Anthony em- bark'd in the flat-bottom boats, and pafs'd the town without being obferv'd; the fhips above the town were left at anchor off Point Tremble. This 4ay began to enir > bark the train from Montmorency. ^- ^'^ 30th, The LoweftofF and Hunter, with two tranfports and three floops, paf^'d the town in the night, under a very &,vttt fire from thence. In the morning part of the troops from Montmorency were remov'd to Orleans, TDeingftill employ 'd in bringing the ' train from thence : our maroding parties continue to burn and deftroy all the ciFeds of the enemy they can meet with. September i, In the evening the Sea- liorfe and feme tranfports pafs'd the town, which faluted them with a pretty warm <V ■-">.' ^'•^■"•'•' '■•■'•fire I .1 .,. V » :tf (30 fire in tbeiF paffage. Embarked from Mont- morency the reft of the train* * ■ f. 2d, In the forenoon embark'd all our troops frona the camp at Montmorency, without lofs of a man, though the enemy fir*d very fmartly on our boais from their batteries at Beauport, and from thence to the falls, but without fuccefs: at noon landed our troops at point Levi. 4th, In the night 32 flat-bottom boats pafs'd the town without being obferv'd by the enemy, and join'd the fleet ander Ad- miral Holmes, who lay about four leagues ■ above Quebec, ;^f•■.vy^:^■;:;.,,■^•v^ '^"■'•i.'C •' ;■ ' ■ ' . ■ • ■ . ^ ■ . t . ■ f 5th, About 3,500 of the troops march*d up from Point Levi, and in the evening cmbark'd on board Admiral Holmes's fleet. This body of troops conlifled of Amherft's, Bragg's, Anftrifther's, Otway's, Kennedy's . " Frazier's, •!! (3«) Frazicr*8^ Royal Atnericans, and the light infantry, with the grenadiers of the whole, and were commanded by all the general dfHcers. « ■ 6thj In the morning Admiral Holmes made up with his fleet to St. Nicholas, fix leagues above Quebec. N.B, This Morn- ing the Rodney cutter fail'd exprefs for England* • >t -• r'^^- \ < yth. Landed ^2Qp of the troops at St. t^ichoks, ontheibuth fhorc, in order to refreih them, being extreamly carowdecl in the tranfports. ., ; . ■ ■ .' ^: 1 2th, Re-embark*d the troops from -St. Nicholas, widiout the lofs of a man; and as the inhabitans of St. Nicholas had not attempted to difturb our troops, either at landing or when on fhore, their houfes and effedts were left untouched. —In the ^ > ' evening ■i ' ( 33 ) • • "■ 'evening all the troops were order'd to hold themfelves in readinefs for landing, and an order of the generals read to them, to this effedl, — " That as a large body of the eneniy were ma^-ch'd to oppoft: General Amherft, and a great number of the Ca- nadians had left the- enemy, and a general difcontent prevaiFd throughout the whole, now was the time to ftrike a ftroke, which in all probability would determine the fate ' of Canada ; that he intended to land in a place where the enemy leaft expedled him 5 that the fhips with the remainder of the troops, after the firft dif-embarkatiori, would follow the boats, fo as to fecond their landing immediately, and that the troops at Point Levi would march up clofe to the intended place of landing ; fo that our whole force would be conncdted in a very ihort time, and fo ibon as formed, fliould endeavour to bring the enemy to battle." He then reminded them of what : • ~F > they (34) . they owed their country, their families and themfelves, and what fuch a body of vete- rans were able to do againft five battalions of regulars, and a rude undifciplin*d mili- tia : conquefl and glory awaited them, and he expedted every thing from their re- fclution and condudt. At nine i^ the evening 1600 of the troops were em- bark'd in the boats, commanded by Ge- neral Monckton, who was to make the ^rft landing at midnight : the boats ren- dezvoused in a line a-breaft of Admiral Holmes, who lay about five leagues above Quebec. i ^ m ^ 13 th,' At one in the morning the boats that had the troops in were ordered to ,,row down tlie river (it being then ebb-tide) in the fame order as the troops were to land, viz- the light infantry firft, then Pragg's, Anftruther*s, Kennedy's, Lafr- celle's, and a detachment of Frazier's; yr-. ; ; ■ ■ ■ - - .V ^ , at. \. I ■ • - • ■ (35) ■■ ■:■■■:■ at two the frigates and tranfpoits, with the reft of the troops followed them. In rowing down the boats were difcover'd by the enemy; but theyexpedting fome boats down with provifions, under cover of the night, let us pafs without examination. At Four we landed the troops about two miles from Quebec, with imall loft, non^ but the enemy's centinels being there. ^^''^ r An attack is refolv'd on, and, let it be remember'd, for the honour of England, that though the enterprize is hazardous, exceeding doubtful, and attended with the utmoft danger in every fliape, not the leaft dejedion or iign of fear appears among the troops : on the contrary, an uncom- mon eagernefs in them to attack the foe is plain in every countenance': they are impatient to be lead on, and the General officers but with great difficulty can re- ftrain their impetuofity; itfhould fecm as -/■'^l^:.^ -J . > ' F 2 . ■ 'if II >»t ;• V( 36) I A, ■ if their courage rofe in proportion to the labours they have to furmount ; or per-^ haps they are Cr*d with the refolution of revenging their conipanions who fell m the late attack, and are determined to ptt-r nifli the infamous and inhuman practice of fcalpmg, if the place fliould fallinto our Lands^ which however, feems greatly doubtful: it will in all probability be owing to the refolution the men have taken, of not being made prifoners^ de- ter'd from falling into the enemy's hand^ from the infernal pradice abovc'-men^ tion'd being fo often exercis'd upon thofc who are unhappy enough to fall into the'r handsp ■uT From this diipofition of the men, and the conducft and prudence of a very good fet of officers, great things may be expedl- cd, efpecially from the Gentleman who commands in chief, who, in his military .. • , . . . ' - capacity^ ^ '. I ' \' " » - ;■ ■'•■" ^ • -(37) : ■--' ■ capacity, is perhaps equalled by few, -and exceeded 1^ none ; aad . l^hen r jper yeac^ have matured a found judgment, the great talents he poflelTes in the lari of W^ar will jfhew thetofelrves to adsvaaftagei; : yet, if ^ can read ri^t, thatch no ^m^n:doate'hx$ courage, he is not fanguine in his expec- tidns of i«dudrig fhc[ phde, €(nd' oanrddp^nd ©n nothing biit fitrprife, fcnae b^d arid unexped:»)d'ftr0^c, or as 'the Ffencb cill it, c<Wp de inain; for this no t troops in Eiai:^d)pc 'are fo fit ^ oms for refold tion^^ and a contempt of death ace dliaiaifteriftic «f anEngHfti fdlidicr. / ^^ -til ■»:;" H^w inatiy lives itoitoft be loft of thcfev troops we have before we can hope to fuc- ceed ; had General Amherft been able to have joined us, fbmething might hav6 been done : as it is,' he comes too late, for eithfer the place wiU be taken, or We muft return to Eiiglaoid before he ai^rives : in the latter . " cafe 1 W\ •**- -r m cafe he muft fail as well as we, and owing to the fame caufe, want of numbers. Could the jundtion have taken place, we might bid 'defiance to united ftrenf^h, of French, Indians, and Canadians* l^*^v 'um There can be but little hopes of taking the place by aiTault, for though the Men of war might be of infinite fervice in P:.^ lenclng the batteries of the Lower Town, yet the greateft, and indeed an almofl in- furmountable difficulty would yet remain 5 for the few paffages that lead from the Up- per to the lower town are ilrongly i'ln- trcnched, and our ihips can by no means reach the upper batteries. ^ ^ The country is extremely ftrong, and the enemy have added much to its natural ftrengthj and have now, for the defence of the river, floating batteries and boats, w..w> V ,. • . • which , w I, which in a great meafure fruftrate our de* iigns : feveral parties of Indians are like-^ wife troublefome to us, by hovering round our advanced polls, and we have hitherto Ibund it impoflible to elude their vigilance. - . . -y^\:^.,.. Every thing is in motion, and a few*^ Jiours will probably determine the fate of Canada. If the General fhould attempt to afcend the rock, it is a work of much labour and difficuhy, if atallpradlicable; and fhould pur troops perform this difficult under- taking, I fhall for the future think little of Hanibal's leading an army over the Alps ; the rock is almofl fleep, and the fummit feems to me inacceffible to an army; this at leafl appears to be the Opinion of the French, who place no centinel there, and feem perfedly fecure that it will never be attempted. All difficulties have r\' ■#,,,'■' , ' been : ; 'T-'^l' n » been iurmounted, and fuch a blow ftruck as will amaze pofterity : our brave General lead on the troops to the hills above-men- tioned, and was the firft man that began to clime it; the men followed their leader with the utmoft alacrity, and at length afcended the fummit : as foon as they were formed the enemy advanced, and fent a party to the i ;*''^*n of the hill to cut off our re- treat, bt . they were themfelves cut oiF by the troops tbat remained below. TJiofe above being attacked by the enemy, had referved they- fire till the French advanced within forty yards of them, then niade a general difcharge, which threw the ene- my into confufion ; our people improved the advantage, and with their bayonets pufhed them over the river St. Charles, and into the town : this fuccefs was dearly purchafed by the lofs of pur brave General, who was wounded in the beginning of the * action, and died foon after, but not before he . -». • (4o) he had the fatisfadtion of being told the day was ours. I die contented then the hero cry'd, my hfe was due to my coun- try, happy if I have been the means of adding conqueft and glory to it : he died with calmnefs, and clofed a well-fpent life by an adlion which throws a luflre upon the arms of Britain ; like the old Theban, he died and conquered : the afflidiion of the army beft fpeaks his merit ; he was the iincere friend, the gentleman, and the foldier: at a time of life when many have but the command of a company, he had raifed himfelf by his merit almofl to the top of his profeflion : it is to be hoped his grateful country will decree thofe honours to his breathlefs corps, as living he would undoubtedly have received. , The enemy, after theii firfl repulfe, made a ftand at fome diilance, but were foon broke by the bravery of our troops, n.. , . G '. and ( 41 ) and ran into the town for fhelter in the greateft confufion imaginable ; there was dreadful flaughter on their fide : the con^ Aid was ihort but bloody^ upwards of 600 of our men being wounded, though not above 40 killed outright : the difparity in the number of killed and wounded was, no doubt, owing to the enemy's firing at too great a diftance, for their balls were almoft fpent before they reached our len -, feveral of our people having received v:on- tufions on parts where the blow mufl have been mortal, had they referved their fire a little longer : thus ended the thirteenth day of September, a day which will reflect honour On the Biitifh arms for ever. 14th, Monfieur Montcalm, the French commander in chief, was brought on board oiy fieet, but died foon afte'i of his wounds; he was a gallant officer, and deferved' a bcttc^ il ♦ . ■■'■>' I i t 4M better fate. Two commanders In chief of the different armies killed in one day, is an event, that, if my memory ferves, never happened before; the next in coninarid to Monfielir Montcalm waS alfo killed, and feveral other officers of note : General Monckton dangeroufly wounded on our fide i Colonel Carlton has received a ball in his head, which it is feared has frac- tured his ikull ; Major Barry has loft his nofe. — Mem. The Highlanders did pro- digious execution in the purfuit with their , broad fwords. General Wolf's body was brought to the fleet, and now lies in his coffin, on board the Stirling Caftle, in or- der to be fent to England for interment. ' '^ Our troops are entreriched oh the back of the citadel, and our men of war are preparing to batter the town ; it is expedt- ed it will be ftormed to-morrow, both by land and fea, . \ • • ll^ V •♦. It! Ml I'r (43) 17th, At noon a flag truce from Que-; L zc was fent with terms of capitulation • .nd fent back with anfwer, that four hours only would be allowed ; returned again at the expiration of that time, with terms which were agreed to. At eight this morning the capitulation was figned, the garrifon have obtained bet- ter terms than they probably would have done^ on account of the General having re- ceived information, that a reinforce of 800 men, under the comman of Monfieur de Bougainville, was in full march to reinforce the garrifon; add to this, that no time was to be lofl on account of the advanced fea- for) ; the wet weather it was apprehended might have caufed ficknefs amongft the troops, and florms endangered the fleet ; befides, had breaches been made in the- walls of the town, there might not have been time fufficient to have repair'd them before I p i ( 44 ) before the arrival of the expedled fuccours j thefe confiderations haftened the figning the capitulation : the regulars and Canadi- ans under arms are prifoners of war, and are to be fent to Old France, and they are now embarking for that purpofe. F I N I S.