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 [This narrative of the operations before Quebec, m 1Y59, appeared first 
 in the New York Mercury of the 31st December, 1759, wil,hout the writer's 
 name. Although it does not possess that ampleness of detail which rr.iders 
 the journal of Captain John Knox so valuable, or even the extent of the 
 siege-narrative written by Lieutenant (afterwards Colonel) M. Eraser, it has, 
 nevertheless, marked value in a historical point of view, and affords a clear, 
 though succinct, account of the devastations inflicted by the invading army 
 on the fertile parishes on both shores of the St. Lawrence, in the vicinity 
 of Quebec The Literary and Historical Society is indebted for the use of 
 the Nob York Mercury oi 1759, containing this narrative, to the Hon. John 
 Eraser de Berry, M.L,C., whose ancestors, in the Hi-hlar/d regiinente,[took 
 a conspicuous part in the Canadian campaign.— J. M. LeMoin£.] 
 
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 A JOURNAL 
 
 OF THE 
 
 EXPEDITION UP THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE ; 
 
 CONTAININa 
 
 A TBUE AKD PARTICtTLAB ACCOC5T OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE FLEET 
 
 TROM THE TIME OF THEIR EMBARKATION AT 
 
 'til AFTER THE SURRENDER OF QUEBEC. 
 
 AND ARMT, FROM THE TIME OF THEIR EMBARKATION AT L0UI3B0URO 
 
 {^Re'published under the Auspices of the Quebec Literary and 
 
 Historical Society.) 
 
 On the 1st of June, 1739, we embarked on board the transports 
 at Louisbourg, bound on the expedition to Canada. 
 
 The 4th day,we set sail for the River St. Lawrence, which 
 we made on the 9th, and were 'til the 16th before we got into 
 it. For about 40 leagues up the river, the depth of water is 
 100 fathoms. The 19th day, we came into 17 fathom water ; 
 and on the 23rd, we joined Admiral Durell, who, with 7 sail 
 of the line and some frigates, lay as guard to protect the river 
 at the Isle of Coudre. This island is pleasantly situated, lies 
 partly liigh, and was very well peopled before we came up. 
 And passing ihis island about a leagi> i up, we anchor'd and 
 two of our small boats went in shore and were attacked by a 
 small party of Canadians and Indians, and were obliged to 
 retreat to their ships. 
 
 The 25lh, we made the out end of the Isle of Orleans, and 
 on the 27th landed on it without the loss o( a man. A small 
 party of the rangers were almost surrounded by ?i large party 
 
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 of Indians ; but the rangers rush'd througli iheni with the loss 
 of only one man : what damage the enemy sustained is 
 uncertain. 
 
 The 29th, the French sent down five fire-ships amongst our 
 (leet ; but did no damage. The same day we march'd 6 
 miles under the command of Colonel Carlton, and encamped 
 that same night in sight of the French arnriy, and likewise in 
 flight of the town. General Monckton's brigade and a party 
 of rangers landed on the south side ; we had a small attack, 
 by which we had 3 killed, 2 wouoded, and 4 taken prisoners. 
 
 July 1st, the enemy came against our detachment on the 
 south side of the river with floating batteries ; but our shipping 
 soon drove them off. The same day the Louisbourg grena- 
 diers went a foraging ; we had two killed and scalp'd be- 
 longing to the 22nd regiment. 
 
 The 5th, a barg^' was sent between the island and the main 
 land, to sound the depth of water ; the French fired iour can- 
 non shot at her, and came down on a large bar of sand, from 
 whence they fired small arms ; also, five canoes came down 
 the river, full of Indians, who took the barge, made oiiC man 
 prisoner and wounded another. On the same day their float- 
 ing batteries attacked our shipping ; but were soon obliged 
 to quit their firing. Greneral Monckton open'd a small battery 
 upon the south side ; the first day they cannonaded and bom- 
 barded on both sides, but losl not a man. 
 
 The 8th, we landed on Quebec shore, without any inter- 
 ception, and marched up the river about 2 miles, when the 
 Louisbourg grenadiers were ordered out to get fascines. They 
 had scarce set down to take a small refreshment, and detach'd 
 a small party of rangers to guard the skirts of the wood, before 
 a large party of Indians surrounded them, kill'd and scalp'd 
 thirteen, wounded the captain, lieutenant and nine privates ; 
 they likewise kill'd and wounded 14 royal Americans, 
 wounded 2 of the 22ud and one of the 40th regiment ; we 
 got only 3 prisoners, and kill'd two of the savages. 
 
 The third day our shipping was drove off by the enemy's 
 shells. We got only some few prisoners, 'til the 12th day 
 
 

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 n ihe French built a battery against us, but had not time 
 to mount any guns on it, for we soon demolish'd it with our 
 field pieces and hawitzers. The 14th, their floating batteries 
 came out r.fler our boats, but we soon drove them back again. 
 The 17th, we set the town on fire, about 12 o'clock, which 
 continued burning all that day. 
 
 On the 17i;h, we went out a fascining, and to make oars, 
 with a small party to cover us. 5 were killed, of which 4 
 were scalp'd, and we were oblig'd to- quit the wood directly ; 
 the Indians came up very near, and kill'd and scalp'd ofle 
 man close by us ; the grenadiers ol the 45th regiment fired 
 upon them and kill'd one, but the Indians carried him off; 
 we had five killed and three wounded ; but our people rC" 
 turning upon them, made them fly so fast that they werq 
 oblig'd to leave their match-coats, with several other things 
 behind them ; but could not get one of them prisoner. A 
 deserter came to us, from whom we got some account of their 
 forces, which, however imperfect, gave us some encourage- 
 ment. 
 
 The 18th, the deserter went out with the light infantry, to 
 show them a place to cross the falls ; the Indians fired on 
 them, but hurt none ; liliewise the same night some of the 
 shipping pass'd the town, and one run ashore on the south 
 side of the river. The 19th day the floating batteries camq 
 out to attack our shipping round the harbour; but our bat- 
 teries on the land side drove them off, so that the shipping 
 received but two shot. 
 
 The 21st, all the grenadiers cross'd over to the Island of 
 Orleans ; the Indians attacked us very smartly, as we were 
 marching to the water side. The same day the enemy open'd 
 two batteries on us, which raked our camps. Our troops 
 with seamen, stormed a battery on the south side, spiked the 
 cannon, broke the mortars, broke into their magazine, took 
 all their powder, and threw their shot and shells into the water. 
 
 The 22nd, set the town on fire, which burnt all the next 
 day ; some of the shipping attempted to pass the town, but 
 the enemy fired so hot at them, they were obliged to turn back. 
 
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 The 23rd, 300 provincials landed on the fisland of Orleans, 
 "which was some reinforcement. 
 
 The 25th, the Louisbourg battalion and three more com- 
 panies of grenadiers, with three companies of light infantry, 
 went round the Island of Orleans. The 27th they arrived 
 again at the camp, and received the news, that our forces 
 on Montmorency side had been attack'd the day before, and 
 had got the better of the eremy, in which, 'twas said they 
 had 300 kill'd. Our loss was five officers and 32 privates, jg 
 of whom were killed, the rest wounded. The same day 
 went to get the plunder which was discovered on the march 
 round the island, consisting chiefly of wearing apparel, and 
 some cash. The same night the French sent down five fire- 
 floats, which were tow'd ashore by the men-of-war's boats, 
 where they were burnt without doing our shipping any damage. 
 
 The 29th, Otway's, Hopson's, Whitmore's and Warburton's 
 grenadiers went on board two transport-ships, the rest in flat- 
 bottom boats, with a full intent to land on a part of the French 
 shore ; so as by that means we might come at the town : the 
 first push we made was on the 31st of July, with 13 com- 
 panies of grenadiers, supported by about 5000 battalion men ; 
 as soon as we landed we fixed our bayonets, and beat the 
 grenadiers' march, and so advanced on ; during all this time 
 their cannon play'd very t .iskly on us ; but thei/ small arms, 
 in their trenches, lay cool till they were sure of their mark ; 
 then they pour'd their small shot like showers of hail, which 
 caus'd our brave grenadiers to fall very fast : the General saw 
 that our attempts were in vain, retreated to his boats again : 
 the number of the kill'd and wounded that day was about 
 400 men ; in our retreat we burnt the two ships, which we 
 had ran ashore on that side to cover our landing. 
 
 The 3rd of August, a party of Capt. Dank's rangers went 
 from the Island of Orleans to Quebec side, a little down the 
 river ; they were attack'd by a party of French, and were 
 smartly engag'd for the space of half an hour ; but the rangers 
 put them to flight, kill'd several and took one prisoner ; the 
 
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rangers lost the lieutenant, who died of his wounds, and twa 
 or three privates. They got a great deal of plunder. 
 
 The 4th, the French made an attempt to cross the falls, but 
 our hawitzers and cohorns obliged them to retreat without 
 accomplishing any thing. 
 
 The 8th, two sentinels being at the falls, they took an In- 
 dian and brought him prisoner to the General, who sent him 
 on board the Admiral. At 12 o'clock at night we threw a 
 carcass and one shell on the enemy's battery of nine guns, 
 which blew up their magazine, platforms, and burnt with 
 such violence thai soctie of the garrison were obliged to get 
 into boats to save themselves from the flames. The 9th day 
 we set the town on fire, being the third time. 
 
 On the 10th, the French sent down a sort of floating battery ; 
 one of the ship's boats being sent out to see what it was, and 
 just as the seamen were going to get on it, it blew up and 
 killed one midshipman, and wounded 4 sailors. The same 
 day about thirty sailors went a plundering on the south side 
 of the fiver, but were surprised by a party of Indians and 
 drove off, with the loss of their plunder. 
 
 The Uth, there was an engagement between our scouting 
 parties and the Indians ; our people drove them off- we had 
 several killed and wounded. 
 
 The I2th,we had an account of Gen. Murray's going to 
 land above the town ; he made an attempt to land twice, and 
 was beat oif ; he made the third attempt, and landed on the 
 south shore with the loss of aboat 100 killed and wounded. 
 The same day we had an account from the enemy, that Gen. 
 Amherst's army was in such a bad condition, that they were" 
 obliged to return back again. 
 
 On the 13lh, we had an account by a deserter from the 
 enemy, that they were in great want of provisions, and that 
 a body of French and Indians were come over the falls, the 
 same side our army was on, had with them four days' provi- 
 sions, and were there still. 
 
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 The 15lh, Capt. Gorham returned from an incursion in 
 which service were employed, under his command, 150 
 rangers, a detachment from the different regiments, high- 
 landers, marines, &c., amounting in all to about 300 ; an 
 arm*d vessel, three transports, with a lieutenant and seamen 
 of the navy to attend him ; of which expedition they gave the 
 following account : " That on the 4th of August they pro- 
 ceeded dov^'n to St. PauPs bay, where was a parish contain- 
 ing about 200 men, who had been very active in distressing 
 our boats and shipping. At three o'clock in the morning, 
 Capt. Q-orham landed, and forced two of their guards, of 20 
 men each, who fired smartly for some time ; but that in two 
 hours he drove them all from their covering in the wood, and 
 clear'd the village, which they afterwards burnt ; it consisted 
 of about 50 fine houses and barns ; destroyed most of their 
 cattle, &c. That in this they had one man killed and six 
 wounded ; but that the enemy had two killed and several 
 wounded, who were carried off. That from thence they 
 proceeded to Mai Bay, ten leagues to the eastward on the 
 same side, where they destroyed another very pretty parish, 
 drove off the inhabitants and stock without any loss; after 
 which they made a descent on the south shore, opposite the 
 Isle of Coudre, destroyed part of the parishes of St. Ann's 
 and St. Roc, where were many handsome houses with good 
 farms, and loaded the vessels with cattle, and then returned 
 from their expedition." 
 
 The same day, a party of highlanders came to the Isle of 
 Orleans from General Monckton's encampment, in order tc 
 destroy all the Canada side. The same day our people set 
 one of the enemy's batteries on fire ; and in the night General 
 Monckton set the town on fire, (being the 4th time) and the 
 flames raged so violently, that 'twas imagined the whole city 
 would have been reduced to ashes. 
 
 The 18th, the enemy hove a bomb from the town which 
 killed one of our men and wounded 6 more. 
 
 On the 20th, the Louisbourg grenadiers began their march 
 
 

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 down the main land of Quebec, in order to burn and destroy 
 all the houses on that side. Oh the 24ih, they were attacked 
 by a party of French, who had a priest for their commander ; 
 but our party kill'd and scalp'd 31 of them, and likewise the 
 priest, their commander ; they did our people no damage. 
 The three companies of Louisbourg grenadiers halted about 
 four miles down the river, at a church called the Guardian 
 Angel (Ange Gardien), where they were ordered to fortify them- 
 selves till further orders ; our people had several, small parties 
 in houses, and the remainder continued in the church. The 25th 
 they began to destroy the country, burning houses, cutting down 
 their corn, &c. At night the Indians fired several scattering 
 shot at the houses, which killed one highlander and wounded 
 another ;but they were soon repulsed by the heat of our- 
 firing : it was said that the number of the enemy consisted 
 of 800 Canadians and Indians. Sept. 1st, they set fire to the 
 enemy's houses and fortifications, and then marched to join 
 the grand army at Montmorency. 
 
 The 26th of August, a serjeant of the 35th regiment de'^erted 
 across the falls, and tho' our people fired several shot at him, 
 he got clear off to the enemy. 
 
 The 27th, some of our shipping went past the town, not- 
 withstanding the enemy kept a constant firing of shot and 
 shells at them, tho' without doing them much damage. The 
 29th, five sail more pass'd the town, up the river, amidst the 
 constant firing of the enemy ; and on the 30th, four more of 
 our vessels passed the town without receiving any consider- 
 able damage from the enemy's batteries ashore, tho' they 
 kept up a very brisk fire upon them as they pass'd up. 
 
 September 1st, all the sick and wounded that were on 
 Montmorency side, came over to the Isle of Orleans : On the 
 2nd instant, a large body of Wolfe's troops came over with 
 the Louisbourg grenadiers, and encamped that night on the 
 same island. 
 
 The 3rd day, all the army left Montmorency side ; they set 
 all the houses and fortifications on fi-e, and then embark'd in 
 
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 flat-boltomerl boats and came up above the fall ; the French 
 fired very brisk all the lime of their passing, but did them no 
 dsmage; they went over to Point Levi and encamped there. 
 
 The 4th, the Louisbourg grenadiers and the remainder of 
 the army cross'd over to Point Levi from the Isle of Orleans, 
 and encamped there. The same day four men came from 
 General Amherst's army ; they were 26 days on their journey, 
 and informed us hat we were in possession of Ticonderoga 
 and Crown-Point, 
 
 The 5th, about 5 or 600 men march'd up the river, on Point 
 Levi side, to go above the town, and carried one month's 
 provision up in sloops. The same day one of the Royal 
 Americans, who was taken prisoner by the French Indians 
 on the 31st of July, made his escape and came to the Porcu- 
 pine, sloop of war, which lay a little below the fall ; he in- 
 formed us that there was but about 300 Indians with the 
 enemy that carried arms ; but that there was a great number 
 of women and children, and that they were very scant of pro- 
 visions ; likewise that he himself had been 48 hours without 
 any thing to eat ; he further said that the enemy were very 
 numerous in their intrenchments, consisting of at least 14,000 
 men, of which 11,000 were Canadians and the rest regulars, 
 the latter of whom were heartily tired of the siege. 
 
 The 6th, the schooner Terror of France, went above the 
 town, in the middle of the day ; as she pass'd, the enemy 
 Kept up a constant fire at her, and she received several shot 
 in her sails, but lost none of her hands. 
 
 The whole array being on Point Levi side, the main body 
 were ordered to get ready to march above the town, on the 
 south side, and to take with them only one shirt and one pair 
 of stockings, besides what they had on : they marched up 
 the river about eight miles, and then embarked on board the 
 men-of-war and transports that were up the river ; the number 
 that embarked was 3,349 men, with a party of the train of 
 artillery. 
 
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 The lOlh, the weather being very wet, and the troops very 
 
 much crowded on board the .men-of-war and transports, the 
 General thought proper to land them on the south side again ; 
 which was a great decoy to the French ; we then marched 
 to the church of St. Nicholas, under the command of Greneral 
 Monckton, where we halted. The next day we received in- 
 telligence of a small number of French and Indians, who 
 were driving some cattle ; we dispatched a party of 500 men 
 who took the cattle, but the enemy got off. 
 
 The 12lh, we received orders to embark on board the 
 transports again, and to hold ourselves in readiness to land 
 next morning at day light under the heights of Abraham ; ac- 
 cordingly we landed at break of day, and immediately at- 
 tacked and routed a considerable body of the enemy and 
 took possession of their battery of 24-pounders, and one 13- 
 inch mortar, with but a very inconsiderable loss on our side. 
 We then took post on the plains of Abraham, where M. 
 Montcalm (on hearing that we were landed, for he did not 
 expect us) hasted with his whole army, consisting of cavalry 
 as well as infantry, to give us battle ; about 9'o'clock, we ob- 
 serv'd the enemy marching down towards us in three columns ; 
 at ten they formed their line of battle, which was at least six 
 deep, having their flanks covered by a thick wood on each 
 side, into which they threw above 1000 Canadians and 
 Indians, who gaul'd us much. We got two six-pounders to 
 fire against the enemy ; very soon, six more, besides two 
 royal hawitzers, came up while the enemy were making haste 
 to attack before our artillery should be' got up, as they dread- 
 ed our quick firing ; accordingly their regulars then marched 
 briskly up to us, and gave us their first fire at abont 60 yards 
 distance, which we did not return, as it was Gren. Wolfe's 
 express orders not to fire 'till they came within 20 yards of 
 U8. Thoy continued firing by platoons advancing in a very 
 regular manner, 'till they came close up to us, and then the 
 action became general. Our artillery fired so briskly, second- 
 ed by the small-arms from the regiments, who behaved with 
 
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 the greatest intrepidity, order, nnd regularity, with a cheer- 
 fulness which foretold victory on our side ; and in about 15 
 minutes Uiey gave way, so that We fairly beat them in open 
 field, drove them before us, part into Quebec, the rest ran 
 precipitately cross St. Charles river, over a bridge of boats, 
 and some thro- the water. The enemy lost in the engage- 
 ment. Lieutenant General Montcalm, who had three wounds 
 from our six-pounder grape, of which he died next day ; one 
 Colonel, two Lieut.-Colonels, and at least 1500 officers and 
 men killed and wounded, and 200 taken prisoners at their 
 very sally-ports, of which many were officers. We lost the 
 brave Gen. Wolfe, who received three wounds, but had the 
 satisfaction before his death to see his own plan so executed, 
 as to beat the enemy totally : He then said, " f thank God, 
 now I shall die contented," were his last words. Brigadier 
 General Monckton ; Col. Carlton, Quarter-master-general ; 
 Major Berry (Barre ), adjutant-general, and several other 
 officers were wounded. 
 
 At four in the afternoon, M. de Bougainville appeared in the 
 rear, with about 1,500 foot and 200 horse, upon which Bri- 
 gadier Gen. Burton, with the 35th and 48th regiments 
 marched to the left to receive him, but he no sooner saw our 
 dispositions made to engage him, than he faced to the right 
 about, and made a most precipitate retreat. 
 
 At t^n o'clock at night we surprised their guard and took 
 possession of their grand hospital, wherein we found between 
 12 and 1500 sick and wounded. 
 
 We remained that night on the field of battle, and on the 
 14th, in the morning, we secured the bridge of boats they had 
 over Charles river, and possessed ourselves of all the posts 
 and avenues that were or might have been of any consequence 
 leading to the town, and began to prepare for attacking the 
 garrison in form, and got up for that purpose, twelve heavy 
 24-pounders, six heavy 12-pounder3, some large mortars, and 
 the 4-inch hawitzers, to play upon the town, and had been 
 employed three days, intending to make a breach, and to 
 
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 storm ihe city sword in hand, but were prevented by their 
 beating a parley, and sent out a flag of truce with articles of 
 capitulation ; and the next day being the 18th of September, 
 the articles were signed, (see Hutchin's Almanac) and we 
 took possession of the city, where we found 180 pieces of 
 cannon, from 2 to 36-pounders : a number of mortars, with a 
 large quantity of artillery stores, &c., &c. 
 
 The day after the engagement the enemy abandoned Beau- 
 port, leaving behind them about 50 pieces of cannon, and 4 
 mortars, having first set fire to all their floating batteries, and 
 blown up their magazine of powder. 
 
 M. deVaudreuil, the governor-general of New France, stole 
 out oi the city before the capitulation, leaving only about 600 
 men, under the command of Mons. de Ramsay, by whom the 
 capitulation was signed. The poor remains ol the French 
 regulars, with about 10,000 Canadians, retired to Jacques 
 Quartier under the command of M. de Levy, but the Canadians 
 deserted from him in great numbers, and came in and sur- 
 rendered themselves. 
 
 Sept. 19th, the French garrison were embarked on board 
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 Brigadier G-eneral Murray is governor of the town, and the 
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 Boston, December 17ih, 1759 —We hear tha. George 
 Cradock, Esquire, is appointed Collector of His Majesty's 
 Costoms, in the room of Benjamin Barons, Esquire. 
 
 The English prisoners who ./ere exchanged this fall by a 
 flag of truce from Monsieur de Vaudreuil, at Montreal, are 
 returned to their respective places. Capt. James Beach, one 
 of those who was exchanged, is arrived here : he was taken 
 about a year ago, on his passago from Bristol, by Capt. Dela- 
 broitz, in a French 64-gnn ship, which was cast away in the 
 River St. Lawrence, as has been published. By him we learn 
 that, when the British fleet and troops arrived before Quebec, 
 the English prisoners, who were officers (being 12 in number), 
 were removed from that city to Trt>is-Rivieres, where they 
 tarried till the day the battle was on tie Plains of Abraham, 
 when they were ordered for Montreal ; but the success of our 
 forces was kept hid from them as well .is the inhabitants of 
 Montreal, till a considerable time after: >hat about 800 of the 
 militia were sent from the French army before Quebec sur- 
 rendered, to gather in the harvest, and send it to the mills : 
 that the inhabitants' stock of cattle and grain were taken an 
 account of, and two-third parts of the whole was appropriated 
 for the King's use : that when they received the news at Mont- 
 real of the death of Mons. de Montcalm, and the loss of 
 Quebec, the French in general were prodigiously cast down, 
 and dreaded their own Indians more than the English ; that 
 the Canadians were pleased with the articles of capitulation : 
 that M. de Vaudreuil pleased them with the prospect of 
 peace early in the spring ; and that it was needless for the 
 peasants to submit themselves to the English, as they would 
 enjoy their possessions so soon again. While the prisoners 
 
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 were at Montreal, the French had intelligence of Major Rogers 
 destroying St. Francois, which they iho't to be a great enter- 
 prise ; but just as the flag of truce was coming away, they 
 endeavoured to depreciate it, by reporting to the prisoners, 
 that there were not more than 40 Indians destroyed therein. 
 !t is said that the Island of St. John's is not very strongly 
 fortified, any more than Montreal : but that Nut Island is 
 made as strong as possible to make such a pass. The pri- 
 soners who were in Canada, are not all discharged, some still 
 choosing to remain with the French, though they must fare 
 very hard, and others among the Indians. About 80 were 
 in Quebec when the place surrendered, and were discharged, 
 and some of them are returned to their homes. 
 
 One of the instances of kindness and generosity of the 
 British troops after their taking possession c '' Quebec, has not 
 yet been mentioned in the public papers, which is, that when 
 they had their allowance of provisions dealt out to them, on 
 seeing the distressed women whose husbands, fathers and 
 brethren had been, and some were then their inveterate ene- 
 mies, freely distributed half their allowance to them, causing 
 them to rejoice, in receiving their sustenance from those 
 whom they had so great an aversion to. It is imagined that 
 the French army in Germany under the M. d*^ Contades, had 
 that been victorious last summer,would it have behaved in like 
 manner to Hanover ? Lot Mar. Belleisle's letter, or rather the 
 conduct of Marshal Richelieu, when he had that capital in 
 possession, determine ; — " But (said the late General Wolfe) 
 " Britons breathe higher sentiments of humanity, and listen to 
 *' the merciful dictates of the Christian Religion ;" which was 
 verified in the brave soldiers whom he led on to conquest, by 
 their shewing more of the true Christian Spirit than the 
 subjects of his Most Christian Majesty can pretend to. 
 
 In our last we mentioned the arrival of His Majesty*s Ship 
 
 " Mercury," with the money granted by Parliament in 1757 
 
 to this Province, to recompence them for their expenses in 
 
 1756 : — Our readers are desired to take notice, that only 
 
 twenty thousand six hundred and eighty pounds, seventeen 
 
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 the 
 
 shillings and six] pence, ster., being but part of ihetwenty- 
 seven thousand pounds granted by Parliament in 1757 to 
 this Province, was brought here in thesaid ship. 
 
 We hear His Majesty's ship " Hind," Capt. Bond, now 
 refitting in this port, will sail from hence for England about 
 the 2dth instant. 
 
 Philadelphia, December 27th, 1759. — Since our last we 
 have been informed by Capt. Nicholson, from London, that 
 before he left the channel, the vessel with the news of the 
 reduction of Quebec had arrived, in a passage of 18 or 19 
 days ; and that at Torbay and other places, they were ringing 
 their bella, and shewing other demonstrations of joy, on 
 receiving the glad tidings. 
 
 The navigation of this port has been stopt for a week past, 
 our river being full of ice. 
 
 New York, December 31st, 1759. — The following is a 
 resolution of the general assembly of the colony of Virginia, 
 the latter end of October last : — 
 
 Resolved, — That the sum of one thousand pounds be paid 
 by the Treasurer of this colony to Capt. Robert Stobo, over 
 and above the pay that is due to him from the time of his 
 rendering himself an hostage, to this day, as a reward for his 
 zeal to his country, and a recompence for the great hardships 
 he has suffered, during his confinement in the enemy's country.