IMAGE EVALUATION 
 TEST TARGET (MT-3) 
 
 
 1.0 
 
 I.I 
 
 lii|18 |U 
 
 ■SO ' '"" MI^H 
 
 ut i2ii 12.2 
 ~f 144 "" 
 L& 12.0 
 
 us 
 
 I 
 
 - 
 
 1.25 II U 1.6 
 
 = 11= ^ 
 
 
 < 
 
 6" 
 
 ► 
 
 "^ 
 
 ">% 
 
 <•! 
 
 > 
 
 .^ 
 
 / 
 
 # 
 
 
 o;;^^ 
 
 d 
 
 /A 
 
 PhotDgraphic 
 
 Sciences 
 Corporation 
 
 33 >,VIS MAIN STRUT 
 
 Wril<.'>:iR,N.Y 143M 
 
 (7,'«| 172-4903 
 
CIHM/ICMH 
 
 Microfiche 
 
 Series. 
 
 CIHM/ICIVIH 
 Collection de 
 microfiches. 
 
 Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques 
 
Tachnical and Bibliographic Notes/Notei techniques et bibliographiques 
 
 The Institute has attempted to obtain the best 
 original copy available for filming. Features of this 
 copy which may be bibliographically unique, 
 which may alter any of the images in the 
 reproduction, or which may significantly change 
 the U3^ial method of filming, are checked below. 
 
 L'Institut a microfilm^ le meilleur exemplaire 
 qu'il lui a it6 possible de se procurer. Les details 
 de cet exemplaire qui sont peut-Atre uniques du 
 point de vue bibliographique, qui peuvent modifier 
 une image reproduite, ou qui peuvent exigbr una 
 modification dans la mithode normale de filmage 
 sont indiquAs ci-dessous. 
 
 1 
 t 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 D 
 
 D 
 
 D 
 D 
 
 D 
 
 Coloured covers/ 
 Couverture de couleur 
 
 I I Covers damaged/ 
 
 Couverture endommagie 
 
 Covers restored and/or laminated/ 
 Couverture restaurie et/ou pelliculAe 
 
 I I Cover title missing/ 
 
 Le titre de couverture manque 
 
 I I Coloured maps/ 
 
 Cartes giographiques en couleur 
 
 Coloured ink (i.e. other than blue or black)/ 
 Encre de couleur (i.e. autre que bleue ou noire) 
 
 I I Coloured plates and/or illustrations/ 
 
 Planches et/ou illustrations en couleur 
 
 Bound with other material/ 
 Relii avec d'autres documents 
 
 Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion 
 along interior margin/ 
 
 La re liure serr6e peut causer de I'ombre ou de la 
 distortion le long de la marge 'nt^rieure 
 
 Blank leaves added during restoration may 
 appear within the text. Wheiever possible, these 
 have been omitted from filming/ 
 II se peut que certaines pages blanches ajouties 
 lors d'une restauration apparaissent dans le texte, 
 mais, lorsque cela Atait possible, ces pages n'ont 
 pas 6tA filmies. 
 
 □ Coloured pages/ 
 Pages de couleur 
 
 □ Pages damaged/ 
 Pages endommag^es 
 
 □ Pages restored and/or laminated/ 
 Pages restaur^es et/ou pelliculdes 
 
 I 1/^ages discoloured, stained or foxed/ 
 \^-n Pages d6color6es, tacheties ou piqu6es 
 
 □ Pages detached/ 
 Pages ditachdes 
 
 PT/Showthrough/ 
 L_J Transparence 
 
 □ Quality of print varies/ 
 Quality inigale dr I'impression 
 
 □ Includes supplementary material/ 
 Comprend du materiel suppiimentaire 
 
 □ Only edition available/ 
 Seule Edition disponible 
 
 D 
 
 Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata 
 slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to 
 ensure the best possible image/ 
 Les pages totalement ou partiellemant 
 obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata, une pelure, 
 eic. ont M fiimies A nouveau de fapon ii 
 obtenir la meilleure image possible. 
 
 s 
 o 
 
 T 
 
 si 
 T 
 
 I V Additional comments:/ 
 
 L^ Commentaires supplAmentaires; 
 
 Irregular pagination : [2], 111-40,40-44 p. 
 
 This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ 
 
 Ce document est filmA au taux de reduction indiqu* ci-dessous. 
 
 10X 
 
 
 
 
 14X 
 
 
 
 18X 
 
 
 
 
 22X 
 
 
 
 
 26X 
 
 
 
 
 30X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 _]_ 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12X 
 
 16X 
 
 20X 
 
 24X 
 
 28X 
 
 32X 
 
The copy filmed here hes been reproduced thenke 
 to the generosity of: 
 
 Library of the Pubiic 
 Archives of Canada 
 
 The images appearing here are the best quality 
 possible considering the condition and legibility 
 of the original copy and in iceeping witli the 
 filming contract specifications. 
 
 Original copies in printed paper covers are filmed 
 beginning with the front cover and ending on 
 the last page with a printed or illubtrated impres- 
 sion, or the bacic cover when appropriate. All 
 other originei copies are filmed beginning on the 
 first page with a printed or illustrated impres- 
 sion, and ending on the last page with a printed 
 or illustrated impression. 
 
 The last recorded frame on each microfiche 
 shall contain the symbol — «^ (meaning "CON- 
 TINUED"), or the symbol y (meaning "END"), 
 whichever applies. 
 
 Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at 
 different reduction ratios. Those too large tc be 
 entirely included in one exposure are filmed 
 beginning in the upper left hend corner, left to 
 right and top to bottom, as many frames as 
 required. The following diagrams illustrate the 
 method: 
 
 L'exemplaire film* fut reproduit grice it la 
 gin^rositA de: 
 
 La bibliothdque des Archives 
 pubiiques du Canada 
 
 Les images suivantes ont 6t6 reproduites avec le 
 plus grand soin, compte tenu de la condition at 
 de la nettet« de l'exemplaire film*, et en 
 conformity avec les conditions du contrat de 
 filmage. 
 
 Les exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en 
 papier est imprim6e sont film«s en commenpant 
 par le premier plat et en terminant soit par la 
 dernlAre page qui comporte une ompreinte 
 d'impression ou d'illustration. soit par le second 
 plat, salon le cas. Tous les autres exemplaires 
 originaux sont filmAs en commenpant par la 
 premiere page qui comporte une empreinte 
 d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par 
 la ^ernlAre page qui comporte une telle 
 empreinte. 
 
 Un des symboles suivants apparaftra sur la 
 dernlAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le 
 cas: le symbols -^^ signifie "A SUiVRE". le 
 symbols V signifie "FIN". 
 
 Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre 
 film«s d des tsux de reduction diffirents. 
 Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre 
 reproduit en un seui clichi, il est film* A partir 
 de Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche * droite, 
 et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre 
 d'images n*cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants 
 illustrent la m6thode. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
V /.- 
 
 i 
 
 S 
 
w^^mmrr^^v 
 
 ,i,..,ij^fiPf;*(P.ij,.j,i^, 
 
 AN 
 
 <2^ 
 
 ACCURATE and AUTHENTIC 
 
 JOURNAL 
 
 OFT tt J 
 
 SIEGE of CtUEBEC, 
 
 • t7S9' 
 
 By a Gentleman In an eminent StatibH 
 pn the Spot, 
 
 ^9 SP ^2 
 
 - 1^ 
 
 ■<'i I,". 
 
 Wi% 
 
 L N D if: 
 
 Printed for J. 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.