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 A SHORT ACCOUNT 
 
 OF 
 THE EXPEDITION AGAINST QUEBEO 
 
 COMMANDED BY 
 
 lAJORGEMRAL WOLFE 
 
 IN THE YEAR 1759 
 
 BY MAJOR MONORIBP 
 
 From the corps papers of the 
 
 ROYAL ENGINEERa 
 
 QUEBEC 
 
 FRINTED BY THK VUN8 OF TUK Kl. VNCInoAN CONTI 
 AT THBIR PRIUW ON TBB rLAIMS Hm ABRABAM 
 
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 Act. 1901 
 
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 MEMOIRS or THE SIEOE OF QUEBEC 
 
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 Irom the ropy in the poMCuion of A ( . D(Mij;tiiy. 
 
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 A SHORT Ar('(H N'l' 
 
 •»r 
 
 THE EXPEDITION A0AIN8T QUEBEC 
 
 • 'iMM WMKIi BY 
 
 i«j(iii'Ui«i:tii, wtu'i: 
 
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 IN THK vr\t: 17ftP 
 
 BY MAJOR MONCRIEF 
 FrmH fhv rorfis /nifff-r.s of fhr 
 
 HOVAL KN^ilNKKRS 
 
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 Printed by the Nvns of the Franciscan Convent 
 Quebec, at their Proas situated upon the site 
 of the battle ol Sept. 13, 1759. 
 
To the memory of 
 
 WOLFE and MONTCALM 
 
 '■ SaiK ifirlupmt i-fiiim. tl mtntem mortalia tangunf . 
 
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|'iif:kat()kv note. 
 
 'rifKorigin*! manuscript of this Journ.1, iu the haudwritii.- 
 of Major MoiioTici; i,v in tl.r nrphiveK ot tlw Roval Knm- 
 
 Tlir pirsnnt copv in piii.rwl tioni a very so»it;.- Jouin»l i«sue.l 
 to •MisbscribeiK in 1847. under the title of " Fir.^t Cwps Pap«.,-> 
 ol tlio Royal Engineers " edited by Colonel Uwis. R. E. 
 
 Alwut 20 year* «go, the late Georg,- De.sbarats rei),iiUoH 
 Major Moncricr-s Journal, with a feu slij^ht variations from tb.. 
 preient texu At that time it wa* claimed by .-ertain gei.tJHnan 
 in Quebec to be identical with tiic Journal of Mr Jiinieti Tlio»»|.- 
 «>n, but Mr Harrower, a descendant of Mr Thonip.-*on's family 
 inform« me that it w»<. not supposed fo l.r the J.,i,ni«l of bis 
 relative. 
 
 It is an exceedingly interesting a.^^ount of the .siej,,., |,o«-. 
 ever, and is well worthy of a pUw- i„ this seiies of rare .lour- 
 nals, unpublished .n«nuseript», lett-rs and plans, rehting to 
 Quebec in 1759. 
 
 A. (1. D. 
 
A SHORT ACCOUNT 
 THE EXPEDITION AGAINST QUEBEC 
 
 1 OX(MAVIlKli I-, 
 
 MAJOR-GENERAL WOLFE 
 
 In the year 1759 
 
 \:y MAKiK MttNCiaKI 
 
 Fnnit the cor/i-^ fHijters „l tJ>r 
 
 HOW.tl. »:.\«;i\KI!BM. 
 
 Edited E. O. G. Lewis, Colooel B. E. 
 
 THIS .lOCUSAl, VV.\S l:KrKlM-KI> AHllUl '.'O \KAK« A(Mi 
 
 BV THF i.ATi riKoiUJK DHSBAUATS in riic; .anaduh 
 
 ll.l.lsntATKD MAf;A/.ISK, WITH THI. 
 l'OI.IO\VIN<: I'KKI^CI:. 
 
 TiiK ioll()\vin<: Hccoinit of th«> ♦•elo.brated 
 expedition, fitiblislif.J as it inHoiHiiny yeare 
 alt«n- tho uventK to be iiuiiat<>(l, cannot hut lie of 
 i^reia int.T.sfc to tht- j^eneral pnhlic. Then; are a 
 ^cai many ^'urblud and cxBjrgoratvd dc.sorip- 
 tioD8 of tins enterprise written by persons who 
 
 Pi 
 
2 lOUUNAL OF MAJOR MONCRIEK 
 
 have drawn more upon their imagination than 
 upon facts for their material. 
 
 The narrative we here publish is perfectly au- 
 thentic and cleverly written, singularly beauti- 
 ful in its minor details, whilst at the same time 
 not losing sight of the main thread of the story. 
 It was written as a. journal, and consecjuently is 
 of great authority as to daily operation, begin- 
 ning with tlie preparations at Louisbourg and 
 Halifax, and ending in the capture of the city, 
 and the making of preparations for holding it 
 during the winter of 1759 and 60.— (Ed. C. I. M.) 
 After the publication of the journal by Mr Des- 
 barats, certain people claimed that it was a copy 
 of Mr Thompson's. The Journal as here published, 
 however, may be found in a scarce volume publis- 
 hed by the Royal Engineeis. 
 
 April. 
 
 Louisbourg was appointed the place of rendez- 
 vous for assembling the forces destined for the 
 service of this expedition ; but as the harbour 
 might not be open early enough, Halifax, which 
 was within a short run of it, was likewise appoin- 
 ted for the same purpose, and THERE the first 
 steps in Americra relating to that service wer» 
 tuken. 
 
JOUKNAI. Ol \l.\JOK MONCRIEK 3 
 
 The first accounts oi" the intended expedition 
 came to Halifax in the beginning of April, and a 
 squadron of eight meu-of war of tlie line which 
 had wintered then- under the command of 
 Admiral Durell, l)egan t'> prepare for a cruise in 
 the (Jnif and River St Lawrenco. 
 
 April 8th. 
 
 The Honourable Brigadier-General Murry, 
 who wa-i appointed to the statf, being in Halifax 
 in garrison, made an application to Brigadier 
 (Ji.-nei-al Liiurence. tlie Governar, for providing 
 such necessaricis for the .service of the siege a? 
 might bir procured there to Jidvantage and con- 
 veniently trunsporteil. 
 
 The Governor readily complied with this de- 
 mand, and witiiout lo.s.s of time gave directions 
 accordingly. 
 
 April 22nd. 
 
 Tiif Honourable nrigadier-General Monckton. 
 the second in commatid. jirriveJ from the conti- 
 nent, and being made acquainted with the parti- 
 culars to b»' provided approved of their being 
 forwarded. 
 
 April 30th. 
 
 Adiiiirai Saniidi-rfi arrived with a fleet from 
 England. He had inaie .itteiiipts to put into 
 
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 JOURNAL OK MAJOR MONCRIKF 
 
 l^juisbourg; but was prevented by the ice, which 
 ><till remained in <(reat i|uantitiea along that 
 coast. 
 
 Major-Cieneral Wolfe, Commander-in-Chief of 
 the Expedition : the Hon. Brigadier-GenerjJ 
 Townshend and Colonel Carleton, Deprty-Quart- 
 er master-General, with some other ofHcers, 
 arrived in the Heet. 
 
 This evening tliere was a detachment of (150 
 men from the garrison of Halifax, two Engineers 
 a proportion of intrenching tools, an officer and 
 a small detachment of Artillery, with a couple 
 of field pieces, under the command of Col. Car- 
 leton, orc^ered on board Admiral Durell's fleet, 
 which still remained in the harlx)ur, and now in 
 readiness to s^il. 
 
 'i his command was to take post in one of the 
 islands of the River St Lawrence, which should 
 be most advantageous for preventing succoura 
 from going to the enemy. 
 
 May 2nd. 
 
 Thf preparations begun at Halifax wci»; !i[i- 
 proved of by the General, and with s(jme other 
 additional articles ordered to be forwarded with 
 all despatch ; an<i the fleet from England bega- 
 to refit and water with great diligence 
 
JOI'KNaI Oh MA(,>K MONCKIKI ,"> 
 
 May 3rd. 
 
 Admiral Durcll's (h,et Muil..,| this mornin • 
 .lown the harbour ; hut th.i win.i pn,viti<r con'- 
 trary, tliey wen> obh-ro.l to anchor at iMauj/er> 
 beach, where they remained till th- oth.^and 
 then i,'<)t to st.-a. 
 
 May I3th. 
 
 This mornin;; A(h.iirul Sauuder.s sailed for 
 Lonishour^r, with all the ^hlps that were in readi- 
 neHs. We mot Admiral Holme.f of Cnpe Saml.r.. 
 with two ships, the Sumerset" aii.i 'Terrible. ' 
 These ships haviny: met wiih rout,di weather at 
 •sea, and sustained some daiiia;,^.-, were ordered 
 into Halilax to n'tit. Admiral Ih.ln.es hoisted bin 
 aa;,'..l.o;in] another ship, and procved-.I with us 
 to l.ouishoi;r^'. IJri;fadier-(Jen(>iai Monckton re- 
 mained at Halifax t<. see that oanisori embark 
 and to forward Home particulars relating to the 
 expedition. In the morning we made (Jape Causo. 
 
 May 15th. 
 
 About noon we ma-le the island of Cape Bre- 
 ton, the coast of which was still full of ice ; in 
 'he evening we got into Louisl.ourg harbour 
 where wa foun.l the "Bedford ' and 'Prince 
 Frederick, " which had wintered th..'re, and the 
 "Northumberland," lately arrived from England. 
 
6 JOIHNAI Oy MAIOk VUi\( Rll'l 
 
 May nth. 
 
 The " Niglitingftlf " and convoy with Frazer'-. 
 battalion arrived from Now York. The General 
 ordered such furtlier necesvmies as wtsre not 
 already provided at this phice, with all poHHiblc 
 despatch. The troops were now coming; in daily 
 as the weather permitted, wliich was often so 
 foggy that many vessels must hiivt- run ashon; 
 upon the coast, if the noise of the snrf hatl not 
 apprised them of their ciau<,'er. The eiu*terly 
 windsa which brought the f()<;s Inought lilcewise 
 great quantities of icts. and niaile tlie navi<.;ation 
 ."till more trouble-sonu-. The liarbour of lx)uis- 
 bourgwiw 80 full for several days timt there was 
 no getting on board or asliore without a jjnat 
 •deal of trouble and some tlanger. 
 
 May 31st. 
 
 lirigadier-tieneral Mouektou airivetl w itlt Tour 
 battalion.s from Halifax, and two Imttulions 
 from the Bay of Fundy. Our whf«le force was 
 now nssfiribled. consiistinufof ten hiitlalioiis, three 
 companies of (Jnnadiers from the ^^ani.son at 
 Lonisbourg, a detachment of Artillery, and, rive 
 companies of Ranfjers. tli'^ whole anionntinj; to 
 8,535 men, fit for duty, ot?ieer.s inclnded. They 
 were proportioned on hoard the transports to 
 the best advantage, and were lauded for air and 
 
JOURNAL CF MAJOR MONCRIEK 7 
 
 «xerci.se when the weather permitted daring oar 
 stay ; and those opportunities were also taken 
 advanta<,'c of to stow the water and provisions 
 on board. The transports were divided into three 
 divisions under the coinniand of Rri«,'adier8-gen- 
 eral Monckton, Townshend, and Murray — each 
 on board of a frijrate with a distinguishing 
 pendant to lead and repeat the signals of the 
 divihion. 
 
 June 4th. 
 
 This morning Admiral Saunders sailed ont of 
 Louishourg harbour with as many of the fleet as 
 «'ould follow ; but the wind coming contrary 
 soon afterwards a number were left behind, and 
 i-eniaine<l till the morning of the 6th, during 
 -which time the Admiral kept in the offing, thi-n 
 the remaining vesstis came out and the whole 
 made sail in the eveninor. 
 
 June 9th. 
 
 Being off the Bird Island, wc were joined by 
 another company of Rangers, of about 100 men, 
 from the Bay of Fundy. 
 
 June 18th. 
 
 In the evening we came to anchor for tK« first 
 time since we left Louisbourg, at the Isle of Bic. 
 From this island we were, for the most part, 
 
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 (OIJkNAI, OK MAjtJK Vlt)Nt;KIKK 
 
 obliged to take uilvuiita^o ut' tin.' HiMMl-tides, anii 
 <iay lijrlit, JUS thi> currents liejfuii to be stronjj 
 and Hit! cliaiinel narrow About this tinu- w»i 
 had uecow IM by >» -mall vessel taken by uae of 
 Admiral JurellH cruisorn, that a Krencii Hcet jjot 
 lip the river before Admiral DurcH's arrival, 
 <«nsistini( of three frij^ates, and ubont '20 sail 
 of tran>.[M)its, with reernil-;, clothing', araiH, am- 
 inuuition. provisions and merchandise. 
 
 Jane 26tb. 
 
 In the I'veiiinj,; the last division of mu' trans- 
 ports passed throu:,^li tin; tniversi' at the lower 
 and of the Isle of Oriians, wliieli tli'Ui;;li rfokoii- 
 ed danj4;erous. uiiv ships turned up with a con- 
 trary wind : this [)ieee of se.uiiiuislii[) surprised 
 the enemy a jjood dca', for we wen- periiaps tlic 
 first that «!Ver attempted to i^et. tliroui^h in thai 
 manner; ind( ' there wen; l)oat-> witli lla;,'s an- 
 chored upon the shuals. on eaeh side of tin- elian- 
 nel, whicfi vns a Meci-ssary precaution, with sueli 
 unfavourabji- winds. It nnist he (»b.s(;r\c(l that 
 we found tlie urtvij^rliou of the St. Lawrenei^ 
 much le.-'S diihcult than we eould havi- expectt-d 
 fmm the account ;;ivfn of it, out of our i;re;tL 
 fleet consistinjj of ncfir 200 .sail, tlu-re was not a 
 siugle ship last nor any dant^or sustained, except 
 the io.ss of a few anchors and cables where there 
 were stronj( currents aud foul jijround. The wea- 
 
JOilHt.AL or MAJOR MONCRIEt 
 
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 ther iiatl been pretty luodorote ever since oat 
 <lep.ii ture, which no doubt contributwl to this 
 fmrt of our jjood fortune. In our way up w«- 
 foun.l im." of A.iniirul Du ... .s.,iia.lron.s at 
 imdi.>rnf..r(MV.'n Ishin.l. thr A.Jminil hi:,isell 
 witli s(.iM.. ni..r« in th.« North Ch^innel of ISLK 
 \V\ COUDIIKS and two or three in th.- s.mth 
 Chauh.l oi l\u- r.sle «iix CoudreH. in c.we tlier.' 
 iuij,'ht not 1... witor enoujjh lor their <;t;ttint; 
 ihron^'Ii till' ti.iv, rsc. 
 
 June 27th. 
 
 Ml tho inornin;; the si;,'nal whs madt; in th. 
 SuuthChainelof the Isl^ dOrh'aii.s (,Htlie ChurcJ. 
 ol" St Laun-nt for landin-r the ti-oopH. 'rhi« wa^ 
 ui.inediately sot aFwHit and luet with no uj.piwj- 
 tion, the island havi.in 1h.,.„ ubandone.l soino tiiu. 
 hefonv While the troops were disemharkini,'. th( 
 <ienenil wont to the point of OHeai.s witli an 
 ••-scoit. called hy the French 150UT J)H: I.'ISLI-: 
 and .saw the f noniy onoanipe.l al.jny the North 
 >lior.; of th.' hasin in cjojit diHerent encan.p- 
 • iients, extending' from the Kiver St. Charles, to 
 within a mile of the Fall.s of Mo.itmorency, and 
 the eoast fortified all alon- as far as the ..u-anip 
 laents reached. There were somt^ floatin.r hat- 
 terie.s launched, and bateaux with cannon in the 
 ereeks along the shore. The.se precautions in the 
 enemy were plainly indications that the juost 
 
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 advantn^fuus Inndin|;-plac« urn! the ii)ot»t pitwsti- 
 cabltf iiiUNt Im> up<iii that cuiut. Thcru wan no 
 ju(ljfiii;j ol" with cortHiuty "f the fiHiiiy's Htrcii^th 
 from the extent and nuiiilM>r of the'i- I'ticainp 
 ments: Init we hnd goo«l inteliij^eiicu that they 
 Were about 15,000 or IG.OOO men. After tiikiiiK a 
 full view of all that could h«> seen from thin 
 place, the (jeneral returned to St. I^aurent, and 
 ordered the troops, there diHenibarkod, to encamp 
 The Unl. Battulion of Rovnl Ameriean-t remained 
 on l)oard till further orders*. In the ufternoon 
 there came on a heavy <;alc of wind at N. K 
 which occa.sioncd a {(ood deal of damu(;e among 
 ■our transports, and as we after wurdn learned, 
 gave the enemy very favourable hopes of an 
 easy rid<lance ; if it had come on in the night 
 time, or continued some hours longer, it might 
 in -lome measure have answered their •expecta- 
 tions. We, however, escaped without losing any 
 rthips ; some few vessels had run ashore, but were 
 afterwards got otl". and the only io:<s we felt 
 sen.sibly wits thit of our boats, which atf'eeted our 
 motions tlnou-hoiit the whole oampaign. 
 
 June 28th 
 
 About eleven at night tlie enemy sent seven 
 tire .ships from the town to go down the South 
 Channel, am' burn our Heet ; but they managed 
 .so as to entertain us instead of annoying us. 
 
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 JOUkSM lit MAJOR MOM Kir.r 
 
 II 
 
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 They H«t tlipm on fiif ninl loft tlieni to the 
 •linctiori of thr eiirn-iit Mmv th»'y j^it within 
 
 »iiilf a inilo of our ht u'l ^t >.hi{), which ;;iivt! oiir 
 
 ^Mmtv tiuM^ to ;;m|»j)k' ati<l tow thiiii iwhore, 
 thoii;fh all in HaiiieH, and th. y thtrt' burnt down 
 without tourhiiij: a sinjLfh; ship. 
 
 June 29th. 
 
 In tin- niorninjr ('olonel Carlston w«m wint 
 wjth the «inna<h«;r.s from 8t. Ijiuri;nt to mcauip 
 on tho point of < )rIeanH. In the evonin;; |{ri;,'tt 
 di»'r (Jeni'ral Monckton crossed the south channel 
 frf)ni St. Ljiurnnt to Beaumont with four hatta 
 lions, three eomiHinies of lij;ht infantry, and .--onir 
 ranyers, an'l marched fnan tlience next morning 
 and in the eveninj,' t(M)k possession of Hointc 
 Ijcvis. In that march his advancd and Hankoil 
 parties, exchan^'ed some few shots with .some of 
 (hr; enemy's scoutiii;; partif,, and pick'.;.! up r 
 bf)X of papers heIon;jiti^' to (heir commandinji 
 officer, which le<l tusdnie tiiscov • es I'ointe Levis 
 wjus immediately fortili.-d, and was kept f> r an 
 hospital and a place of arms during the campaif,'n 
 
 July 2nd. 
 
 Tiiere were three u.ittalion ^tiil from St. Lau- 
 rent to <ncamp at the Point of Orleans, under 
 the command of Hri';iidier-(Mii( r.il 'l\)wnshend 
 This place was likewi.M- fortitictl for a place of 
 
|-» |ol K.N.M Hi MA.IuU MVJM.RIKK 
 
 :inns ;iik1 au hospital, an. I kept so duriui,' the 
 i-ampai^iii. Hfn> tin; ( u!ii.-ral for tlio present fixed 
 his hcatliiuartors. 
 
 July 3rd. 
 
 Tho rcrniiindoi- of ilit- .uiiiy at St. l^iiueut 
 eanu; to the Point of Orleans niul-r the coni- 
 matiil ol' r,ri:LJCa<liti-(;eiicral Muiiuy. 
 
 July 4th. 
 
 Brigailier-CJeJUM-al Alunay went \\\t tJu- south 
 siik' of the river towards th( Ktcheinin to nnion- 
 noitre and take a view of the upposit*- side above 
 the t<iwn. Upon his jcturn there was a phiei> 
 tixeu for landing;' tlnic. and somu- rafts for f.>rry- 
 iu" till- tioops across wen- oidered to he made 
 at I'ointe l^evi^ : lait tliat pUin was soon after- 
 wards laid aside. 
 
 July 5th. 
 
 Till iSth ijattaiion, with tluee eonipani.-s of 
 liirlit infantry and sorn.- ranyers under the com- 
 mand of ("ol. r>urton, were taicaniped and can- 
 Jeened near l'ointe-auxrere.-.t<j cover .some work;, 
 i»nd hatteries ordered this day hy tin' f Jeneral U) 
 he (M-ceted ♦I'ovc aj^ainst the i<<\\ n. 
 
 July 8th. 
 
 The Genrr.d with the jfreriadiers of the array, 
 six onmpanii's of lij^ht infantry, and two of ran- 
 
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 I'll K.N.M. Oi \| \ifU \|(i\i |<|f,| 
 
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 '4ti>. maiche.! iVom tlir cHinp ..C tlie Point of 
 Orleans at t-i^ht in tl„. .,voniii;r, a,„l bnUeen 
 eleven an.i twolv,. o,os.sffl ,|„. soutl. dmnnel 
 abfjv,- St. I'etirs chinch, and nlK)ut two next 
 numiinjr t<^,|< ,M>sH,.sMi,>n of tho oro.in.l n,K).. the 
 '■a.st .side .,r the fali.s ,.r Montn.nr.ncy. M.; w.t.s 
 roHuwed (l„. snm,' „io;ht hy the thn;o' l..Utalions 
 nuder th.- conuna,..] ,>f Bn>di.r-(;on,r.i,l Toxvn.- 
 hend. Tl.cn- wa.s uu ..ppr>j.itioM uiadr t„ oiii 
 t^tkin- |)osse.ssion of the -nairid. an.l it .seenw 
 probahh" that ihf vnamy did nut di.Muv,,- ns nnUI 
 'hiylight nt'xt mornin.Si. Un- by th.- wtir then in 
 their camp, they .seeiued to Ik^ soii.ewhat alarmed. 
 This camp was immediatly foitih»;d, and hen- 
 the (Jenera! Hxod his head-piar ters xvhil,- h.> had 
 possession i»t' it. 
 
 July nth. 
 
 !•' 111.' tiiuinini; u,- diwov.-.v.l that th.- .-nitftv 
 )iad in th.- tiloht U-M,,,, to advance their bn-awt- 
 works npoji th<- .,-d};.. of tin- bank tou anls th.- lall.s 
 Thisnijrht i;n>..b-.-r-<;,.„n,d Murniy brot.^jht the 
 n'inainder of our army which stifl lay Tii the 
 Foint-of-OHo.-.n,-. lo the can.p at Montni.ireuey. 
 having left that post to l>e ;iuar.ie.l by a detach- 
 ment of ni.irines landed for that purpose. 
 
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 JOl'RNAL OF MAJOR MONCRIEF 
 
 July 12th. 
 
 There were two batteries opened against the 
 town at rijinte-aux-Peres, one of six 32-pound- 
 (>rs, the other of five 13-inch niortur.s 
 
 July 16th. 
 
 A carcass liuin our battery set the town on 
 tire on the north side of the Jesuit Square, in 
 \av Fabriiiuc Street. It burnt fc; .several hours. 
 
 This night the " Sund.uland " and some trans- 
 ports paasefl the town with the 3rd battalion of 
 Royal Americans and w ith some other troops on 
 board, under the command of (yolonel Carleton. 
 This, we underntood from deserters, had alarmed 
 the enemy a good deal. 
 
 July 20th. 
 
 There was another battery ofwned against the 
 town at Pointe-aux-Pres of four sea service 
 mortars (three of 13-inch, and one of iO-inch>, 
 it having been found by a trial mjule, that a bomb- 
 ketch could not lay her broadside to the town 
 for the strength of the current, the sea mortars 
 were therefore employed by land. 
 
 July 2l8t. 
 
 Thenr was a descent made at Pointe-aux-Trem- 
 bles, .seven leagues above the town on the north 
 
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JOURNAL 01 MAJOR "moNCKIKI If, 
 
 side by Col. Carieton. His party wtw tired upon 
 at first lan.ling, by some Canadians and Indians, 
 but they were soon dispersed. He took possession 
 of some plans and pnper8 ; a good inmiy women 
 and a few men were made prisoners. Major Pre- 
 vost with one or two more ofRcer.s and a few pri- 
 vates were wounded, and a few other privates 
 killed. 
 
 July 22nd. 
 
 At night tJien was a considerable tire in th. 
 town cau.sed by a carcas.s, which burnt the Cathe- 
 dral !.ud ten or twelve <rood houses in its neigh- 
 bourhood. 
 
 .July 26tli. 
 
 AUmt three this mornin;^ the «.}eneral and 
 Brigadier-General Murray, with the :}5th ilegi- 
 ment, tive companies of Light Infantry, and one 
 of the Rangern, and two Hel<l- pieces, .set out from 
 Montmorency eauip to reconnoitre two fords 
 about five miles above tht; falls; after we had 
 proceeded a'mut a mile and a half, the tiek: 
 pieces were sent back U, camp, the road being 
 too bad to get them on. About half way between 
 the camp and the foid the road passes througli 
 a remarkable ravine, which is about 300 yards 
 long, very narrow, and the banks upon each 
 side about twenty feet high, and so steep as to 
 admit of no outlet but where the road croswcs^ 
 
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 .lOlTRNAl. C)l M.\|(>k MiiVfKIKI 
 
 W^ 
 
 While on the march we wcic frequently chal- 
 iengod by tho enemy from the opposite side of 
 the river, for they observed all our movements 
 with great vigilance. Upon our coinin}; to the 
 nearest ford we Found they had a breast- work 
 of a considerable extent upon th;; opposite bank 
 On our side of the river there was an open space 
 of ground with a house in the centre of it, and 
 upon the left of this opening the road to the 
 ford passes thrf)Ugli the woods. Our troops were 
 drawn up to be in readini^ss in case of Iming 
 attacked : the Hoth across the road, and the Light 
 Infantry upon the right along the skirts of the 
 opening, the whole ho far in tne woods • ■ to be 
 concealed. The ford and the enem'*' .orksand 
 position were then reconnoitred, and the com- 
 pany of Rangers with the Fieneh deserter were 
 sent to reconnoitre the other ford, which is about 
 a mile higher up. Between eight and niiie o'clock 
 there w^ere about thirty Canadians and TndianM 
 seen going into the house, upon which there wa» 
 a platoon of the 'ioth ordered through tiie woods 
 between them and the river to attack them ; just 
 aa the platoon marched off it was fired upon, and 
 the officer wounded, by thosa very people who 
 had by this time got round them into the wcxkIs, 
 but the platoon being joined by a company of 
 Li^ht Infantry, they were soon beat back acroaA 
 the river. There was an ambuscade laid in ease 
 
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JOURNAI at M.AjOR MOVCKIKI 
 
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 <>f u second ntUu^k, which was donr by po.ti,... a 
 company of Light Infantry on an advanc.-.! .-mi- 
 nenc. near the river, in tlu- woorls, an.l k-low 
 thi. opening; witli orders irattack.d to retn-at 
 back along the road, which would lead the enemy 
 >f they pursued, into the fire of the battalion' 
 and give a fair chance of cutting oH" th.-ir retreat 
 with the Light Infantry. There were two other 
 advantageous eminences take., possession of at 
 the same time : one with two companies on .an- 
 left Hank, near the river, and the other with one 
 company in the rear of the same Hank upon the 
 M^fht of the road. About one ocloek „ detach- 
 ment of l,nOO C'Hiiadians and Indians crossed 
 the river a considerable way irom the openii... 
 *ind marchmg down unperceived under cover of 
 Its banks, got up a ravine upon the ricrht of tlie 
 advanced Light Infantry. The oHictn- couunan- 
 ding that company kept tliem in pla^- till lie call- 
 ed m his sentries, and tlien retreated iiccording 
 to orders ; but the enemy, instead of pjrsuing 
 hm,, a.s was expected, along the road, endeavou- 
 red t^.gain theheigl.t where the thre- compani,.s 
 were posted. When they got near it tlie two eom- 
 panies wheeled and attacked their flank, which 
 being quite unexpected, they instantly tunie<I 
 thfir bm-ks, and the Light Infantry comincr urn .. 
 their rear at the same time, they were soon dri- 
 ven into the river. They suffered very conside- 
 
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 lOlKNAI. OK MAIOK \Ic>.\( KIKF 
 
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 Viibl^' in eroNsinfj, Ix'iiij; cjiiitf o\>vu to our tire, 
 wo (lid not !mrn tlie mjnil)cr uf their killeiJ ;iml 
 woiintled, l)ut tlio Indians wero dispirited tVoiii 
 that day •"< loss !\.i the rest ol' tin- e.mtpaif^n. We 
 \v,v\ ")5 n\i.n killed and wounded, orfio in include*!. 
 We MiH'-red el. icily in pinsniui;- the enemy to 
 the rear, t'roia the hreast\vork% upon llie opposite 
 side wliert' tlxMi- uundHMs, txcliisive f)i' those 
 tir.vt altaekeil. aniouiitetl, as we were afterwards 
 iiil'ornied. to 2, .500 men. Alter hnryini; llie dead, 
 (i!ir ictaehuient. Wits ordered to carry dti' tlie 
 vvomided and return to camp, which was i-ttected 
 wilhdut niiilestation. This i'ort is alwut 150 
 yards hroad ;tnil about four I'eel dei^p. The water 
 i- smooth anil tin' cinrent slow . tin' o|)posite 
 hank is v(!ry steep and the pathway narrow. The 
 other lord reconnoitred hy the Kant^tis is about 
 200 or -"'OO y;ii"ds broa<l ; in p.'tssinn it there are 
 some islands to cros,s in the middle of the river; 
 the iMtttoni is smooth and the water shallow, 
 with a iientie current. The road to il on the cofist 
 si<le passes throuirii a morass covered with a 
 thick wood and .•dmo,>t impr.K-ticable. which is 
 probably tlu- re.-ison why thti enemy '^nvit so lit- 
 tle attention to it, for the\' had neither men nor 
 works there. Ki-om thesi' fords ihci'c is another 
 road which leads to L'Ani^e (budicn. This day 
 two of the t'Ucniy s lloatin<; ijatterics were taken 
 m the mouth of the (!haudiere r.i\crbyour Ijoatg- 
 
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JOURNAL or MAJOR MONCRIKF 
 
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 above the town, the hands belonjBfinK to them jjot 
 urfioro and escaped after having wounded sonu- 
 few of our men in the attack. W. had ulway.s 
 found this kind of craft very troublesome, so that 
 these tw(j were no unwelcome prizes, thoiijjh 
 ofcherwiMe of little value. 
 
 July 28th 
 
 About one in Llic inornin<; there was a Ion;: 
 chain of fire rafts launched from Keauport to yo 
 down the .south cluinnel and make n .second tri.il 
 of burninjr „ui- Hect ; l.ut it ended as the foniiei , 
 all in fhow, without doin« any <Jama^'e. TJiev 
 were towed jushoiv on tliu fsle «jf Oriean.s, Thi- 
 day there was anoth(^r hattery of si.K-pounder.^ 
 opened afjainst thf town from Pointe-aux P^-re-. 
 
 July 31st 
 
 There vvh.s a descent maile upon tlio coast (»!' 
 Beauport, alxxit three-quarters of a mile h>k,s ,» 
 the mouth of the Montmorency: tin; particular.-^ 
 of which are as follows: Ahout ten in the iiiorn- 
 Jng, it bein^' then liigli water, there were two 
 vessels run aground when; the di-seent was in- 
 t«nded. mounting 14 guns ..tcii. riiey hati on 
 board tlueu companies of ( {renadi.us, two Engi- 
 nw.i-s.adctdchmfntoi' Artillery, two Held pieces, 
 1,()00 intrenching t<M)ls, with some fascines and 
 
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 JflKSAl Of VIAJOK MONCRIK.f 
 
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 pickets. Th»;y weii- \o liavc been placed so as to 
 have m&t\f their fire b«;iir upon tlit- lastcrnioat of 
 tlie two i»<l<'ubt.s next the I'alls, which wuh to 
 have he: I tin- tiiNt uttackeil. Thi- " (^I'nlnrion "of 
 GO ^nw^ went sinm iil'tciward^t "lnNvn tin- north 
 channi'l. unil wiis tv have bei-n pliici^tl mo hs t4) 
 make her tirt- heur nn<>n the eiisterinost of the»'e 
 two iciJoubts. t«> prevent its ainiovinj; two l>ii^H- 
 de.s thiit were U) I'onl iieniHs the nionfh of tin; 
 Montnn'ieney at low water to j(jin the attack: 
 but all thret; were placed to souje disatlvauta/fe; 
 the westerinosi vessel was too far from her object, 
 and the easleruiost, though near enough. lay too 
 obliquely : heeled froRi hei- tire wlien the tide 
 fell, and wan raked fore and aft by the easterioost 
 redoubt, while the Centmion" had dropped 
 down at least 5(K) yards too far. They, however, 
 tired a.^ fast as theiijjuns would allow, and were 
 joined by our .\itillery tinm Montmorency camp. 
 Tlie landiiii,' was to have iutn in the followinfj 
 order. The (Ir.nadiers on iMuird the vessels com- 
 manded by Lieut-Oil, Murray, the rest of the 
 (Jrenadiersof the army from the Point «)f ( )rle»uiH 
 iind four pickets of the 2nd battalion of Royal 
 Americans from Montnua'cney. coinmanded by 
 Colonel f)u»"ton, were to make the first attack, 
 ^knd were t*) be joined by Amherst's and Fraser's 
 from Pointe I^evis. commanded by Brigadier- 
 Genera! Monckton, and the two brigades from 
 
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jODRNAI !>► \l.MoK- \H>\« RIKK 
 
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 Montiiunvucy ci.imnaiKle.l by Biijjadier-tJeneral 
 Tohiij'IioikIjiii.I Muiniy \v«rt> Id .sustain the whole. 
 Thi- picket M froni Moiitinon-ricy .iiul the trot»p.s 
 I'loiii ( )ilc(iii-< ;in(l Pointf I.ovis \\..|f in th«'ir IwiUs 
 
 llboiK .•K-V.'ll ..'filock. the fi.lt; then fK';riui,i„jr to 
 
 lall ; wIkmi (hi-y h)i.| ;,'(.t .iIm.iU niid chitnnt'l there 
 cauic i)r(.lcr.s to li.- upon th.-ir oars as ii wits t<K) 
 
 early in the ti.le lor Ih.- l.ri-a.lr> IV y ntnio- 
 
 reney to ciriss ih.- lord. The .'n.-Miys hiitteriPs 
 playint; now very uarnilv npoii tin- urtneil ves- 
 sels, it was con.sidereil Mui) tli-^ Tieiiadiei-.s <m 
 iKMird .snttereil If) no purpose, rherv ueie Louts 
 seut. therefore, to tnke llhin ori', wid. order.s to 
 join (he i-est. H(*t\veen throe and t' air in the 
 afterfioon llierit eanie order.s lor ;4oin.; on. in the 
 execution o'" wWuU .some of (he lM.,it> with th<> 
 (ireiindiurs ran a;;round : hnt the iin'ii eoulil not 
 land, there l)ein;,' too -rreat a d.-ptii ..f water l.ct- 
 ween them and the shore; and as (hey had ^rot 
 within leach of the enemy's cannon, ih,. whole 
 were called oH" l.ut kept plyin-,' their oars as 
 l>et'()re. The enemy weic now sntl'eientlv appri- 
 sed of our ilesio;n. and had time >'nou;;h to l:e pre- 
 pared Hccordinj,dy. Their intrenehni.wits upon 
 the ed;re of the bank wer.^ fully maimeil for a 
 considerable way. and the irivatest part of the 
 remainder of their troops wtT,- undta- arms bet- 
 ween the church of IJeauport and the place of 
 atUick, rmidy t<j move as iKicasion sjiould reipiire. 
 They had kept tirin<,' all .lay n[)<.n oni- boats, 
 
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 FOUKMAI. « i M.VOK MONCKIKI 
 
 wifli Ixjth iikiinoii ati'l iiiorUirs, but witli visn 
 littli- fXfculum AWjut ji (|UiirUr past fivi- then- 
 cunii Ni'poriil (inlt'is for jroin^r „u wliich wtTos«K>ii 
 oxetutwi. tJioii<,'h t.\u- >xi!it« were much »liR|)«!rKe»r 
 imrticulutly ii.s thev f^xpi^oted lu) further wirvio' 
 tlijit .lay Tlic (Irenmliers. au<] picketn landed 
 vny (juifkly. iorin.-d as fast us they coiild, but 
 puHhed forward t<M> eaj^erly to the attack of the 
 westermoHt redoubt and battery ; they had pro 
 ceedeil but a very little way when the enemy 
 began a cIor.- heavy Hre with small arms from 
 their entrenchiiieuts on the top of the bank, whicti 
 had an entire e«jmmand of the jjround where the 
 redoubts stood. They, however, got possession of 
 it, but they w>-rc so uiueh exposed to tlie eueiny's 
 Hre. whicii continued Aery steady, that they 
 were obligt-d to retreat. 
 
 This they did without tiring a shot, but their 
 order was «»therwi.se somewhat broken. They 
 then f)egan to form in th.' rear of the two battn- 
 lion.s from F'ointe I>«vi.-. which hud landed imme- 
 diately iifter them, and were then dr.-iwn np 
 under cover of the two arme<! vessel. The two 
 brigades from Montmoreney had by this time 
 got witriin half a mile of us, to a place appoint*'d. 
 where General Townshend halted and sent foe 
 rrders. Everything wa.s now ready for a necoud 
 attack; lint this was impossible. The tide was 
 «-oming in and must in about an hour cut oft alt 
 
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 posHibility of n retreat by the lord; and advan- 
 cing,' uifiht would prfvent our reaping ••""con- 
 8id«>rahle iidvantH^'e Iroin a victory if weohtainfld 
 one. It was ther<foro ordered that tlif two bri 
 gades from Moiitinoreney should reerosn the ford 
 AmherMt re-eniharlted for I'ointo Levis, the (Jre- 
 nadiers and picket for the Pointe of Orleans, ami 
 Frnzer'x Hi>,di landers t;t brin^' up the rear to 
 'Tontinoreiiey camp where the (leneral himHcIf 
 went. ThcHe movements were niady with jjreat 
 order, althoujjh within reach of the enemy's can 
 non, wliich must have done a };(kxI deal of execu- 
 tion had they iH-en well st-rved. There was a 
 party of Frazer's left on board the eastermost 
 vessel until the tide fell round »M)th her and the 
 other. The party, with the wounded and saih^rH 
 on Ixjard, were then witlidrawn, and both the 
 ves.sels .set on f c that there mi<;ht be .w litth- 
 as possible left to the enemy. Our loss was 
 between 40 and oO killer!, and between .{00 and 
 400 wounded. Of the latter were Col Burton and 
 Lieut-Colonel Marray. The enemy were said to 
 have lost about (>0 men by our cannon. We fired 
 no small Jirm.s, which in our retreat had, as we 
 afterwards learneJ, given the enemy no small 
 opinion of our discipline. Aitout this time there 
 was a manifesto published by the General, set- 
 ting forth that such Canadians as should conti- 
 nue in arms after the 10th Au>just should have 
 
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 (ni'«N.^| t,t MA|„K MONCRIK> 
 
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 their habitations burnt and all hostilitieH allowa- 
 ble by the ml., of war put into oxeoution ngainrt 
 tmiii. 
 
 Auffiut 5th 
 
 I" ipi<li,.|-<JemTttl Murray went up the south 
 M.ie ,.r the river with the 15th Regiment, four 
 companies of Light Infantry unci iOO umrinea 
 Ho ..nibarked on IkmihI our Heet. comniunded by 
 Adniinil Holme: hin whole eomn„«iu , including 
 th.' .ird Iwittalion n{ R„yal Americans, which 
 ha<l boon on l^wird lH.'lor... .-..nsisted of about 
 ViOO men. H.- wan to destroy a n.a^'azine at 
 nrfichamb.»ult. an.l nsNist our flert to attack that 
 (>{ th<> I inmv at Richelien. 
 
 August 9th 
 
 Alx.ut ..M.. oclock this morning our carca«jje« 
 from Pointe Lcvi>, sot the lower town on fire in 
 two different places, and by .-ight ockK:k it wa« 
 hnrnt to .mhes, all but four or tive houses. We 
 found uftcr\var.ls by som,- jiccounts in inter- 
 -epted loM,^rs, that this and the former fire men- 
 tioned destroyed fine hundred and eighty of the 
 best hoii.soM ill the town. 
 
 August 13th 
 
 The (;eneral gave orders for augmenting the 
 battery Fointe-aux-Perei. to forty pieces of can- 
 
lOUKNAI oh \IA)(>K MON: KIKK 
 
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 noil this was tlM>ut;ht IuvouiaIiIi' to n Htoriiiiii^ 
 of till' town l»y WHtt'i- Then- \vi»h littli- or no 
 ciiuiici' ot iHii'liii.; u|M)ii a (Hinst iiiiliiiully :«tron|r 
 Hiiil {i)i'titi('t|. ami lit'lfiulnl liy >.u|i' lior iiuiiilteiN, 
 HO thiit Hit' i-uptun* of til.' lity liii<l now ln'mnu- 
 (]oiil>tfiil. 
 
 August 17th 
 
 A VollUlt«>irr |)0.stc<| with ii h« r;;(,iint. Coip*)- 
 
 ral uiui sixtftt-n iii<>n in u Iiouh' Im-Iow iln- Mont- 
 luortricy t!iiin|. \vitlisr<KKj an at tuck from l<K> 
 CaimdiaiiH aii'l Imliuns ff»r marly twn lioiirx. 
 Aj^Hi.stancf tlicii .irri\ id from tli<' <am|): Imt tli»« 
 awuilants tdok i>< lli;»lit an«l narrowly- i-scaptid 
 •■ttptnrc Sovcral wort' killed hnt nuno taken 
 prittomtrs. Tlif voliint«;tM' was l>y pul»lii: orders 
 appointt'd to llir vuc-anl ootniniHsiun for liis 'gal- 
 lant hcliavioiir. 
 
 August 23rd 
 
 We l»e;jttn to burn the liabitations l)etwei!n St 
 Joccliini and the falls of Montnioreuc^", Jijjroea- 
 bly to till* inanifi;>tu lately publi-^liod. 
 
 August 25th 
 
 Hri<;udi(;r«it'nt rai Miiir.iy n-tnriKMl to the camp 
 at Poiute Levis with Itis lomiiiami mentioned 
 the r»tli. He brouj^lit the fii-sl lUTonnis of Niaga- 
 ra, (Ticoiideroy;a), CarilloM and (Vown I'l'int 
 
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 ...AJOK MONCRIKF 
 
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 V.enio tak( I). His transactions up the river were 
 .•1.S inJIows : ,Sth. He made two attempts to land 
 at Point Hiix Trembles to favor the seamen in 
 cuttino ,.ff three Hoatin^. ships which lay on the 
 ^ortli Shore. 
 
 Tho first wius made at low water, which he 
 WHS inJormed was the n.ost favourable time ; «« 
 he could have room to form on the beach, out of 
 reach of the enemy's tire ; but a landing at low 
 water pro^ ed impracticable : there were ledges 
 of rocks alonjr the shore which the boat« could 
 not pass with gullies and ponds of water between 
 then, and the shore which the men could not 
 cros-s without wetting their amunition. When 
 this attempt wa.s made the enemy numbered 
 about .-,00 men. The second attempt was made at 
 high water, the enemy kept pretty much con- 
 cealed until we got almost a-shore. and then ope- 
 ned such a heavy fire of small arms that the 
 sailors could not sit to their oars. A diversioa 
 was ma,ie to the right to divide their fire, which 
 m some measure answered, but it still continued 
 t/oo hot to face <Iuring a landing. The numbers 
 of the enemy were greatly ineroased, the woods 
 were every where lined, all the houses of the 
 village occupied, a considerable body of regulars 
 drawn up behind the church, and a bo<ly of 
 cAVftlry .lismounted near the shore ; these cir- 
 cumstances made it more than probable that the 
 
JCHKNM C>! \r.\JOK MOM KIKK '■! i 
 
 attempt, if pursin-d '■:ii-Mi ■! wonlri be Atttui<le<i 
 with consideifiMe Ic s without pio-^-'ctoi' success 
 It was, therefore, n!. red to re'reat. Wo )ia«l 
 about 140 men kille.: m •' v-< imd..^d, irichiding- IW 
 seamen. The troops were immediatly re-embar 
 ked on board their respective ships, 
 
 The 9th, at night. 
 
 An officer with a wniall party surprised a body 
 of tewenty-five Cunaflians on the South shore 
 He took five prisoners, and killed or wonndeH 
 seven »r.ore, without any loss on uur side. 
 
 The 10th, in the morning. 
 
 Ti<e wliole detadunent landed on the Soutli 
 Shore, in the parish of St. Antoine ; the landinj;^ 
 was opposed by about 150 Canadians and 50 
 Indians, who were soon driven off witli several 
 killed and wounded. The whole detachment en 
 camped here upon a spot of jrround above the 
 church. 
 
 The 12th. 
 
 There was a detachment of 400 men under 
 the command of Major Dal h"n£T ordered to proceed 
 at one o'clock next morning, and surprise the 
 hack concession of St. Antoine. They were fired 
 upon before daybreak, and had a Captain and 
 four men wounded by some of the inhabitants. 
 
?8 
 
 lOl'KNAf ()| MA.IOK MO\( Kic.l 
 
 w^o we„t off inunc-diately ufte.-, upon winch 
 theiy was a notice place(J upon the church doo.- 
 to tlu. effect, that sine, they F.ad Hred .sevcmi 
 M...OS upon our troops, notwithstanding (Jener*l 
 VVoI es .nanife.sto. all th. hou.so.s in the parish 
 ^houM he burnt : that the church only .should be 
 saved, but it should „„der^.o the same late if 
 they contniued to make ..ijrnals from it The 
 hou.ses were accorrlin^ly burnt, on that and on 
 thr' rollownii; da.\'. 
 
 The 17th. 
 
 Ab.3nt eioht odock atnioht the land troops 
 »<'-''T"i>Hrked hut the nmrines remained in camp 
 '» a .strong redoubt, with orders to make the 
 "st.Hl number oi' fires that night and all the show 
 they could ne.vt day. About clev... ,1,,. tnK>ps 
 pr..ce.ded in the Hat-bottomed l)oats tor iMscham- 
 bault. which i.s eioht league.s higher up on the 
 -North Shore. About ao hour after dav-break 
 ne.xt morning they landed with<,ut opposition at 
 I or .Neuf which is a league below : then mar- 
 ched on an.i took po.s..,.sion of (he n.aga.ine and 
 havn.g poste.1 a party there with or.ler.. to touch 
 nothing on pain of death, marched forward and 
 took po,ss<e.s.sion of tl„. chuich. 'I'he ma.-a/.ine 
 was now examined, and being found to ,.ontan. 
 nothmg but military store.sand bagga-e w,ws set 
 on fire . whilst it contiiuied burning, there were 
 
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KHi'NM, OI VfA.IOK MONCKIKI 
 
 2» 
 
 about loity (lifterent explosions ol' irmipowdor by 
 which two neighbourinif lioiises wore uninten- 
 tionally destroyed. We then lo -cm barked (about 
 six in the evening) witliont the Iosh of a man, 
 althotigh fired at all day, tlic superiority of our 
 firearms lieeping the enemy at too groat a distance 
 to do us any injury. After embarking there were 
 two Ujats of Andierst's and tlie two floating 
 batteries (taken from tlie enemy some time ago) 
 sent to burn a brigantine, but the enemy ran her 
 agrouiid and abandoned her. and our i)oats set 
 her on tire so(m afterwards, and attended until 
 the ti(Je left her and sJie burnt down The enemy s 
 sljips made no attempt to .save her although it 
 was thought they might have done so without 
 running any risk, for they lay about three miles 
 above her. The attack upon liie enemy's .shipping, 
 which was one of the designs of the e.xpedition. 
 was laid a.side, ;" • ,sea-officers found diHicul- 
 ties to exist tha 'lave ])revented our ships 
 
 from getting so li .ji. ( Jeiieral Murray, there- 
 fore, with his command returned as already 
 mentioned, but left the .'}rd Battalion of Royal 
 Araerican.s on hoard the fleet where he found 
 them, 
 
 August 28th. 
 
 About one this mor j the ' Leostoff ' frigate 
 and some more vessels puased above the town. 
 
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 .lOUR.VAI. OK MAIOk MON< RIKI 
 
 T here was a battery of eight 1 2-ponnd»'rs opened 
 this Hay at PoJnfco-aux-P^res. 
 
 August 31st. 
 
 This uij^'ht the • Sea Horse ' I rio;ate and trans- 
 jK>rts pass.'ii aliove the town. 
 
 September 3rd. 
 
 riie (Jeucnii evacuated thr caiiip at Montmo- 
 rency this day aU)ut nooii.thf redoubts, batteries 
 iMid other work- licitii^' tirsf, sot on tire iluiiiij; Ijwt 
 ni<jfht and this inornini;. It w.is nxp.:eted that 
 the fi'i'ni\- who lor sohh- days ])ast iiiu.'st have 
 st-en uiir ijreparat ions foi' i.",uiiij,' it, would have 
 attacked oni- rctre'at, hut t]\vy made no attempt 
 that way. The (iencral w.is hopiiij^- fliat they 
 would and iaid a Ira- for tiiat pnrpo.se. which 
 hoMevc!- .lid not take. »!-• ordered tlie .several 
 corp.s to their aiarnt jnjsts ilurini; the iii^ht. .lud 
 to e(>nceal tlieni-ids es after dayli;rht. exeeptiiio 
 a few -iiards who were to appear very alert. Hut 
 Monsieur .Montcalm, the French (ieneral. contrary 
 to the opinion of his oHicers, saw ,somethiu4]j 
 aUiut oiir camp which :^'av<' him ;j .su.spicion of 
 the attiiir and ma.Je him decline the invitatioL'. 
 A few honr.s discovered tliat his suspicion wa.s 
 jast, but it was a pretty general opirdon that he 
 might have made an attempt to great advantage 
 at all events. 
 
JOURNAL OK MAJOR MONCKIEF 
 
 3< 
 
 ■J 
 
 The fortifying of thi» cuinp, an<l tlu- brinpinp 
 ot' HO maiiy pieceH of artillery to it, was n work 
 of very ;;r«^at labour. There were about tiftj 
 pieces there at one and the same tiine, and though 
 there was no loss of men in taking or leaving 
 the place, yet during our st»iy wt^ suffered a goot;! 
 deal. (Jui- fivscine and covering partie.s werr 
 frequently attacked and though we always re- 
 pulsed the enemy, yet .seldom without some little 
 l(».s,s, w hielt in the end amounted U> a pretty eon- 
 Hiderable number. 
 
 Tliese skirmishes had indeed llie go<jd ettect ot 
 !iccust<.>nung our men to the woods and familtH,- 
 riwing them with tlie fighting ttf tlif ( 'anadians 
 and Indians, wh(»in they .soon hegau to despi.>e. 
 The (jeneral ordered the trot)ps from theii- camp 
 lo encamp along the road in r< ar of the bntteries 
 at l\)int,e-aux- Peres, excepting U»o 'liul bat,t<iiii)n 
 f)f Royal Americans which was left, ui thf Puiiit 
 of Orleans. He now ti.s.ed his lieail-i|it,irt<'rs ,it 
 Fointe Levis. 
 
 September 4th. 
 Despatches from (ieneral Amherst by an oHicer 
 and four Rangers brought a contirmation of tlie 
 taking of Niagara, (Carillon, and Crown Point. 
 
 September 5th. 
 
 This evening Brigadier-General Murray went 
 up the south side of the river Trom I'oint*; lievin 
 
I » 
 
 :ii.' 
 
 KjLRNAI. Ol MA.IOK MONCRIKI 
 
 < 'amp widi iour Wattalioius iintl t;n»l»irk»'(l 
 iM'f.vtcM tlic Ktclieiniii and Cliaiulidf Hivors. on 
 IkkiivI iiur tlcft tlieri lyiu^' oH' tliat place Tliis 
 (Icit ((mHistfil of tlic • .Sntlicrland " (if (»(> ;iiin8. 
 the L(!<).st<ifr, Sea H(jisi'. ■ and ' Si|niiTel " 
 fri^'ates. and llic ■ lliinli'r " sloop, with I wo or 
 thri'v small arnitid vessels and some transports 
 the whole under the eoniniand of Ailmiriil Hi>lines, 
 
 September 6th. 
 
 This afternoon l>ri<,'adier-(ieneriils Mon'^ktun 
 and Townshend. with three battalions, nmrchftd 
 from Pdinfe I.,evis. and emharked in the .same 
 place that (Mineral Murray ilid the nii^lit liefore. 
 thnt Is. hetween Ktchemin and ( ^handiore Rivers- 
 The Cieneral followed in the eveninjjand embark- 
 ed lik wise. He left the :hd battalion of Royal 
 .Amevifans and sonie Marines under the com- 
 mand of (Colonel Carleton lo keep the po.st at the 
 Point of Orleans, and the +Kth Reiriment. some 
 small detachments of other corps, and some 
 Marines under the conunand of Colonel Burton, 
 to keep the batteries at Pointe-aux-Peres. and 
 the camp at Pointe Levis. 
 
 September 7th. 
 Early this morning the fieet moved up to « 'an 
 Rouge, and in the evening the General havinjr 
 reconnoitred the coast fixed upon a place a littl« 
 
I'H'HNaI or MAJOR \IONt t<ll,l 
 
 XI 
 
 ))eli)\v Poititf atix-TivinltUs for iiiiikiiig adtisceut 
 but tlif w.iitln r not provin^f fuvouiable at the 
 tinip ordiMC'l. wliich was tin- niorniiij; of the 9th. 
 it was put ntl' .ind tlic troops lMiii;r so much 
 rrowiN' 1 on Loai'l tlic tn:r:.spoit -. were tlwit eveu- 
 iiiir laii.l<'(| at St Niciinlas on tli..- south side of 
 tho ii\tr for air and .'XHrcisc. TIif( Jciienil on the 
 KatiK day tniind out iiiother plat-c more to his 
 niiiiil and thoreupon lai<l asido all further 
 (lM»iiL;ld>- «if that at Pointe-an\ Tn>ml)lt;s. 
 
 September 13th 
 
 'lilt- (Ji in lid took with him Adniirul Holmes 
 nri<radior-(ii!iioi-als Monckton and Townshend. 
 with sonic othiM- otticirs, to njconnoitre the place 
 he liad tixid upon. Iirij^aiJitT-CJ. ncral Murray 
 was left aslidii' witli the command of the trtxjps 
 at St Nifhulas. The plac<> that the (Jeneral fixed 
 npoii for thi^' desciMit is called Foulon. They re- 
 connoitred it from a rising j;round on the south 
 side of thf; river, helow the mouth of the Etche- 
 jiiin from whence there was a fair view, not- 
 only of the place itself, but likewise of a consi- 
 derable part of the "rnanid between it and the 
 town, which is a mile and a half below. The bank 
 wlpch runs alon<^ the shore is very steep and 
 woofly. and wjus thou«;ht m impracticable by the 
 French themselves that they had then only a 
 Hin^ifle picket Ui defend it. Thi-- picket, which wo 
 
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 JOURNAL OF MAJOK MONCRIEK 
 
 I 
 
 Bupfosed iii'}{ht be about 100 men, was encamped 
 opon. the bank, near the top of a narrow winding 
 path, which runs up from the .shore. This path 
 was* broken up by the enemy themselves and 
 barricaded with an AliA'I'lS: )>ut about 200 
 yanl.s to the right there appeared to Ije a slope 
 in the bank, which was tl\oujjht mifjht answer 
 the purpose. 
 
 The circumstances in conjunction with the dis- 
 tance of the place from succors seemed to promise 
 a fair chance of success. 
 
 September 11th 
 
 There were orders for the troops ashore to 
 embark to-morrow morning, and for the whole 
 to hold themselves in readiness to land upon the 
 ISth before daybreak. The first landing was to 
 consist of 400 Light Infantry, under the com- 
 mand of Colonel Howe, and l.:?()0 of the regi- 
 ments of Bragg, Kennedy, Anstrutlu-r, LasccUes. 
 und a detaciMuent of Fvaser's under Generals 
 Monckton and Murray, Itutli commands amount- 
 ing to 1,700 men, which was the number our 
 lioats landed at one trip. Tin; .ships that had tho 
 troops of the .second landing ou board were to 
 follow the boats, and anchor as near as possible 
 to the landing place. These consisted of three fri- 
 gates, a man-of-war sloop, three armed vessels 
 and two transpfjrts, and they were to be followed 
 
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JOURNAL Of MA/OR MONCRIEF llV 
 
 by some oidoanci^ vesflels with intrenching tool«, 
 artillery, and ammiinition. 
 
 The Hecond landing' was to consist of Amherat s 
 Iy>iii.stKjur}rfJreimditrw. tlio rpinainderof Frasor's. 
 a detachment of light Infantry, the 3rd batta- 
 hon of K(»yal AnienVdiis. and Otways, the whul.* 
 nniountinjr to 1.010, under the command of liri- 
 gudier-nenoral Tr.wiisliend. 
 
 September 12th 
 
 troop.s th.it hud hoeii ashore re-embarke<; 
 in accordancf witii yesterday's oideiy. and every- 
 thinfT was prejMred for the op«Miitions uf tiieday 
 followinfj. 
 
 There were injunctions -iven hoili dtlicerH an<i 
 ►nen very siiitablo to the occasion, iitid the naval 
 officers were to conduct the hojiis anti vessels in 
 the landing, were likewise thon)U;:hIy in.slructed 
 in their part of that duty. Our fleet .still conti- 
 nued at anchor uH' tJape lloui;.-. which is about 
 six miles ahuv.. Funl,),, ; Init th.- Ilunt.r" sloop 
 lay about two thirds i the w,iy fu.th.-r down. 
 The enemy had a body of between 2 000 and 
 .'{,000 men. iucludin.,' 2:{() hor.se. un<ier the com- 
 mand of Monsieur Houj.ainville ;i brevet colonel, 
 posted from Cape llou^rc. River alon^r the coast 
 towards Pointe-au.x Trembl.-.s, to watflh our mo- 
 tions and to prevent our making a descent at 
 these places, which they conjectured to have been 
 
36 
 
 lOUKN M <>l M \I'>K \t"^' I'll I 
 
 I 
 
 our (iasigii. Tliry had likewise some batteaux, 
 with cannon, in the mouth of that river, and a 
 Hloop run a littlf way up, so that they wanU-d no 
 advantiifj^o in nmkiiifi an imniediatp discovery of 
 every step wc mi;;ht take, whfther by niyht or 
 <lay. 
 
 September 13th 
 
 I)( 'tween two and three in the morning oar 
 uuat8 he<;an to be in motion, droppinij down with 
 the tide in their order for landiripr before men- 
 tioned, and as silently as they could. 
 
 Adiiiiriil Holmes hoisted his Aa^ on boanl of 
 one oi tlic frigates, ant n Mowed with the ship- 
 pinfj in the same mam-; .•. the whoU seeuiingiy 
 unobserved by the enemy. 
 
 In our way down a captain of the Iji^ht In- 
 fantry in one of the foremost boats discov(ired 
 bv accident from the " Hunter " sloop that tiire 
 enemy expected some boats down the river that 
 night with provisions, and availing himself of 
 the discovery, and being well acquainted with 
 tlie French language, passed several ol the enemy'H 
 sentries as such, by which manner the Light In- 
 fantry had iictunllj landed without Ixnng onee 
 fired at. The battalions under Brigadicr-fiJcneralH 
 Monckton and Murray landed immediately after 
 them, and then the enemy's picket took alarm 
 and began fire. Three companies of Light Iiifan- 
 
lUliKWAI UY MA.IOk 
 
 
 try wen; iiniiM'di.itily ..r.i.'ml to ;;t't up the bank- 
 to the /i;>;lit of the pallivvay as host as thoy 
 could, ;ui.| t(. <;ivf a >i;;iial uli.ii lli.-y hud done 
 HO, upon which tin- lenwiinder of (hi' Liijht In- 
 fantry wiir to hnx'c th.- |wi(hwjiy. >ind attack 
 th(> picket ill front. I<iit aff.-r a liUlo MrinK the 
 picket was dispt«rse<l hy thost- thiv.- companios 
 only. The Kicufli captain was wound. .1 and with 
 about half th(! picket made pri^oin-is 'VUr ivniain 
 
 der nwulc tlit-ir (iscap,' almiif tli 1^;^ of the 
 
 hank towards the town, and with -^onic Hyim- 
 parties posted tliLie ki jit tiiin;.- npo„ v)nn- of our 
 b«)ats. which by mistake had «h.ipp,Ml down too 
 far that way, whcr.- th.' (.•(•ii.'ral was f>l,l!^',.,| t,, 
 folluu in his own Injat to order ll». in liai-k. Tlit- 
 tiattalions w<'i\' fuim.d np>.ii ilir hcaoh as th' y 
 landed, and now Ih-^au bi o-..;t u|, (),,. l.^nk, 
 and f'>riii above. 
 
 The Lio-ht Infantry were disposed of, some in 
 wood.son our left Hank, to cover that .side, 
 u.'t otliers to .scour the fjice of the l)anks loward.s 
 the town. 
 
 The (ienerul, beiiiij now hmdod, jrave orders to 
 innry tlie Ljettiii- up of .some troops, .still remain- 
 ing' below, an-l a j,'nard 1., ino' left, to cover t'le 
 remainder of the landiii;:. h.> ;,rot up tlie l)ank and 
 reached the summit about daylight. Very soon 
 after hi.s ;,'ettinir up, a picket of th,- battalion of 
 <?uienne appeared upon a rising grouufl, at some 
 
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 lOURNAI. <n MAjOK MOm RIE> 
 
 littlf flistance aliov« uh ; but tindinj; they were 
 inr) l«t4', they retired without mnkin^ any attempt 
 U} molest UH. By information wc nfterwanlH ob 
 tiiino'l. this battJiliou wax to have come np«m thu 
 grounii the night Iwfore ; )>\\i by some hicky acci - 
 •lent their arrival was deferred ; some nay they 
 were ihtained by the Kn-ncli (Senenl himp.clf 
 upoti receiving inteili^ience by n «lestrter thai 
 tliep- was a descent to be made that niyht ii|)on 
 the con-t of IW'atiport. All the tro<jps of th«! tin»k 
 iandinji bi'in;; now upon the top of (hf bonk, the 
 >iist sti^p taken wa*- the attack un a battery of 
 itair piieesiif cannon wliieh tiie em my had at a 
 {ilace called Saniopc, aUait a mile and a half 
 above, near Sillery. Thi.s Itatttry lK.'},'an to play 
 about daybreak, and must havt; annoyeil l)oth 
 boat<! and shipping a g(X)d <lcal, particularly 
 those of the second landing. 
 
 Rri^adier-rieneral Murray with the .')8th Tl«!gi 
 ment and Light Infantry, under the command of 
 Colonel Howe, was immediately sent to surround 
 it, with two deserters as guides. The main body 
 of the first landing was now marche<l up to the 
 top of the height, called L'Hauteur d'Abraham. 
 which forms a plain. 
 
 Wc found some of the enemy in a house, ami 
 «omc Indians skulking in a coppice hard by. 
 when a detachment of Grenadiers was sent to 
 beat them off, which, after exchanging a few 
 
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inl'HNAI Ot MA/OK MONiNDl )§ 
 
 "hots, they cHectecJ. Th«'ii thf? whole were «li-awii 
 up witli the rijjlit in the ihr-etion ol the town, 
 und the front locking towanls tin- I/wis Komi. 
 They remained but for a short time in this posi- 
 tion, when the (lenenil from an eminence on the 
 iii,'ht iliseiivercd the enemy iisseinhlin;; on the 
 ri-inj: ground between him and thr town, umi 
 ui)fjervin;,' their numlxM- to increase, eliiin;,'td the 
 front of the line and faced towards (hem. 'rh,- 
 ri;rht was thus in the direction of the river and 
 the left towards tie- St Ix'wis Ilnad lie sent for 
 <5«neral Murray to return and join him with tlw 
 .'iSth Ue;jiment, and for Colon.-l Mow with the 
 Kij.dit Iid'antry to come and cover liis rear. The 
 order soon rtaehed (Jeneral .Mnir.iy. who imme- 
 diately came; l-ut the Li;4hi Inrantry li.uiiig 
 ;joni' forward, tlio otlieer Ix'ui ini; the oni< r fol 
 low.'d them to the battery wilh a platooti of 
 (Jren.adiers, and fallin;^ upon fi short cut throti;,di 
 the woods ;;ot there before tlein. 
 
 The enemy tired a ;,'un at liim and a volley of 
 small arms, which he returned, and the Lii,dit 
 Infantry comin<; up just at the tim(\ the enemy 
 abandoned their battery without makinjj any 
 further resistance. Colonel Howe upon rec-iving 
 the onler immediately returned with his whole 
 command, but th.- General, tindinj; that he hiul 
 been master of the battery, sent back a detach- 
 ment of Light Infantry to keep po.sscsaion of it 
 
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 40 
 
 .lOURNAL OK MAJOR MONCRIKF 
 
 Both armies had now become pretty nume- 
 rous, — ours, by the second land injj, which by 
 this time had joined us, — and the enemy's by 
 their troops from Beauport, which wen- coming 
 up very fast. In the space between tlie two ar- 
 mias there were some chmips of hi<,'h brush, which 
 afforded tjood cover and bronirbt on n skinnisli- 
 iuff which was warmly kept up on both sides, 
 durin;,^ th(? assenibliny; and (lisj)ositi(m of the 
 ti-oops for a ;:,'eneral actioii. When the lines were 
 nearly eomplf-b'il, there be^aii n slight cannonad- 
 ing with small (ield-pieces, th.' enemy with one 
 in tlioir line and we with two in ours, 
 
 The 4.Kth Regiment, and 2nd I'.altalion of Ro- 
 yal Americans, that liad bcon maiclutl up from 
 Pointe-Levi.s to the short" opposite, and cros.sed 
 over, were the la-st tojoin u.s. They arrived about 
 eigiit o'clock, and our line and disposition were 
 completed soon afterwai-ds. 
 
 Our line, consisting of the three companies of 
 Ijouisbourg Grenadiers, and six l)attaliony, faced 
 the enemy's line. The right was cominanrled by 
 KrigaiUer-Gcneral Moiicktoii, and the loft by 
 lirigadier-Gcner.il Murray. The several Corps 
 were commanded as follows, viz. • tlu." Louis- 
 lK>urg G!-enadi(!rs by Liout.-(^)Ionel .Murray; the 
 .•i5th by !Jeut-t;olonel Kletcber : the 28th by 
 (■olonel VVnIsh; the 4;5rd by .Maj..i Klliott ; the 
 47th by Lieut-Colonel Hale; tho <i;{rd and 7«th 
 
JOURNAI. OK MAJOk MOMklKK 
 
 4t 
 
 by (laptniii (Janipljell; and the oStli by Majof 
 Affiieu. Tin; rear of our left was covered by two 
 battalion-! eoniiiiauded by Bricr,idii;r-General 
 T(>\vii,«,hend, which faced the enemy's irregulara 
 upon that side These two battalioiw were the 
 ir>tli under Major Irvinfj, and the 2nd batt»iliou 
 of Uoyal Ainericans, under the conunaud of Cap- 
 tain Oswald. 
 
 Tlif 4Sth, commanded by Colonel Burton, ( who 
 li;i'l scarcely recovered from his wounil), formed 
 a boilv of reserv*! in the rca)- ol' the rij^ht : the 
 Lij^lit rnfantry, under Colonel Howe, covered our 
 rear, and the 3rd battalion of Royal Americans, 
 e/>miuanded by Colonel Y(jini<,', prott-ct<Ml the 
 landini;- plut-e, which would be necessary for our 
 retreat, in case we should uieet with a defeat. 
 
 The General at Hrst moved al)out everywhere ; 
 but after the betjinning of the action he took up 
 l»is position on a rising ground near to where 
 our right Hank was resting. Worn whence he had 
 a view of the whole field. The enemy's line of 
 battle was completed soon after our.-:. It consisted 
 of tive battalions of n^gulars in the centre, and 
 of three battalions of colony troops on the right 
 and left. Their irregulars, consi.«ting of Canadians 
 and Indians, wer<' dispersed in Hying parties on 
 our Hanks, particularly on our left, where they 
 were very numerous, and before the charge of 
 the main IkvIv, made sorni^ weak advance,s, an if 
 
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 .KM'KNAI f)K MAJOR MONCRIKK 
 
 'I j! 
 
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 iju'i 
 
 1 1 
 
 'ill 
 
 thi'v were alxtiit to attack us on this flank. Bok 
 (.H'FMral 'IV)wnshend liavinj^ ordered two pickets 
 «A' tli;' 15tli to advance by turn and fire on then, 
 iln-y liastily retired to a safe difltance, fiom 
 whtTh « tlfv kij»t up an intermittent and desul- 
 tory fir»^ 
 
 TlK'cnemy s (ieneral Officers were Li»'Ut-Gene- 
 ral thf Marrjiii.s of Montcalm, and Brigadier- 
 <it'iieral .Senezenjues. Lieutenant-Colonel of La 
 Sarn-. 
 
 The French linf began moving up to the charge 
 about nine o'clock, advancing briskly, and for 
 some little time in good order. Their front begaa 
 to iire before they got within range, and the fir- 
 ing immediately extended throughout the w^hole 
 tx>dy ; but in a very wild and scattered manner. 
 They now began to waver ; but still kept advaa- 
 ♦•ing, with the same disorderly tire. When they 
 had arrived within 100 yards of our line, our 
 trfKjpH ;»dvanped regularly with a .steady fire, and 
 when within 20 or 30 yards of closing gave a 
 general volley, upon which the enemy's whole 
 line turned in the name instant, and fled in a 
 mo.st precipitate manner. They were by 10 o'clock 
 pursued within musket-shot of their own wall» 
 and .scarcely looked behind till they got within 
 them. 
 
 Their irregulars upon our left moved towards 
 th»' town, when their line gave way, but still 
 
 
JOURNAL Ot MAJOR MONCRIKK 
 
 l;{ 
 
 maintained their ground along the bank upon 
 that side, whf-nce under cover of some coppice 
 and brusli. they kept up a continual 6re. 
 
 Brigadier-General Murray, who, with Fraser's 
 battalion of Highlander tlie 78th, had pursued th* 
 enemy within musket shot of St Ursule Bastion, 
 hr-'->rf ".formed that all our other Generals we/e 
 ■V, .d, and the enemy having totally disap- 
 
 jetu-ed, was now returning to the field of iMittle; 
 but hearing the fire of the irregulars still conti- 
 nued, ordered the 78th to beat them off. A hot 
 skirmish ensued in which the Highlanders suffer- 
 ed a good deal ; but being reinforced by some of 
 the 5Sth Regiment, and of the 2nd battalion of 
 Royal Americans, they drove the irregulars.helter- 
 skeltter, into the suburb of St Rochs, and thenoe 
 towards the bridge over the River St Charles. 
 Here the main body, after having passed through 
 the town to mask their retreat, were still crossing 
 in great confusion. We then became sole mastero 
 of the field ; our loss, though not great in num- 
 bers, was nevertheless severe. 
 
 Our General was mortally wounded, when the 
 affair hod almost come to a crisis, and only lived 
 long enough to know that he shouiddie victorious. 
 
 Brigadier- General Monckton received a severe 
 wound soon after the General, and was carried off 
 the field. 
 
 We iiad more killed and wounde<i in thv skir- 
 
!i: 
 
 44 
 
 iOl.'RN.M. 1>I- MA.IOU \li'\i NIKl' 
 
 ; i 
 
 |4>':i 
 
 iiii,-.hiuf;- than in tlii' jjoiifral action. Anioiij; Ui»: 
 muHhcr was Colonel I'ailotun vviiuwas u-..iin.lt'il. 
 and carried oft' bofoic tin' tnomy V-jran U) ciiarij*-. 
 Our total loHH was !» nHifors kille«i au(} .')•• 
 vonndcd : 49 non-eoninii-ssionod olHccrs and men 
 killed and 54-2 wounded. Th<- euemy's los.s w»i.s 
 nioie considerable. I'lie Marquis of Montcalm 
 was mortally wounded, and Hrigadier-C'.eneral 
 Sene/.er(iues with about 200 (itHcers and men lay 
 dead upon the Held. 
 
 We took l:) oHic.rs and :J.")0 men prisoners: 
 the iHD.dx rot' their wounded we could not exactly 
 find ou' . but from what wt- could learn they 
 must htve been above 1,000 or 1,200 men. 
 
 The command now devolved upon liri^'adier- 
 General Townshend, wlu) by mistake, was said 
 to have be«'n wounded instead of Colonel Car- 
 
 leton. 
 
 Soon after th»> action a parly of the enemy 
 attempted to take the battery at Samop*>. but 
 were repulsed with .some loss. 
 
 B'tween twelve and one o'cloek a (:onsidi>i-able 
 l..„iy of Ur' enemy appeared up<in tie- St Foy 
 lload. in reiir of our left. wi)icii wi' -oi.u learned 
 to b-- M. IJou^ainvillcs command, whom we left 
 in the mr.rnin- al ("ape U./U-c. b'pon 1in<lin^' 
 that the main point was alreaily decided, and 
 (leeing some of our battalions in m<H,ion, and our 
 artilloiv advancinj;- towai'ds him he. withdrew. 
 
. OUKNAI. OF MAJOR MONCRIEK 
 
 If) 
 
 fhe party that utliicki'<i thr battury at Sainope 
 was u cJotacliim'Ut of this b(xly, thrown off for 
 the piir|»osi" wliile on thn inaich. 
 
 In thf afternoon we hcijjin to raise nnlouhts 
 on the front, anil upon thi- flanks of our oimp. 
 We lay rhat nij^ht nndor arms, and .sentadotach- 
 n>«nt to tJikc po.ssfssion of the ( }encrai Honpital, 
 and «uch of tlie enemy as were woundc(i that 
 day. and lay there, were made pri.soners, the 
 Hospiti' hein^ considered a part of Mie li<'I(l of 
 battlf. 
 
 September 14th, 15th 
 
 These two days were ^aken ud in fortifying 
 our camp, landing our Vry and stores, and 
 
 providing fuflcines and ^,.0* for carrying on 
 the works of the siege. Colouel Unrton, Colonel 
 Fraser, (just recoverefi of a wound), and Colonel 
 Walnh. were appointed to act as F5rij;adiers. 
 
 September 16th 
 
 A redoubt Wits begun at night, about 400 yards 
 from the works, to cover a battery to be erected 
 against St T'^rsnle Bastion. 
 
 September I7th 
 
 In the afternoon the enemy sent out proposalK 
 for a capitulation, and the weather being very 
 
46 
 
 JOUKNAL OK MAJOk MONCkltK 
 
 !i 
 
 wet the works against the town were not pro- 
 ceeded with that night. The army of the enemy 
 at Beauport had now almost disappeared, which 
 they effected hy stealing marches from night to 
 night, and escaping up the country by way ot 
 Lorette. Th(;y however left a strong guard in the 
 THe de Pont of St Charles, to prevent our pass- 
 ing that way to attack them. They left most of 
 their tents standing, all their artillery along that 
 coast, and a onsiderable (juantity of provisioas 
 which was plundered and carried off by the 
 HABITANTS 
 
 September 18th 
 
 In the morning the capitulation agreed upon 
 was drawn up and signed. 
 
 The following is a translation of it from the. 
 
 French : 
 
 Til' r,;»|.i(,ulatii)ii demand- 
 ed U|imi till' "UifT side hii,s 
 been sf''"''- 1 '•> 'I'" Excell- 
 ency (IciKT.il Tnwnslicnd, 
 Hrigadiei of His Oritanuic 
 Majesty's forces, iii the man 
 riM, and upon the conditions 
 lipreafter expressed. 
 
 Articles of Capiti'lation 
 demanded by M. Ramosay. 
 the King's Lieutenant com- 
 manding the High and Lowet 
 Town of Quebec, Knight of 
 the Royal and Military ordei 
 of St. Louis, &c., 4c, Ac.. 
 from His Excellency the 
 (lenernl of His BriUnnic 
 Majesty's forces. 
 
JOURNAL OF MAJOR MONCRIEF 
 
 Article 1st Article Ist. 
 
 47 
 
 The garrison of the town, 
 •onRutiiig of the troops of 
 France, marines, anil sailors, 
 skill go out with arms, bag- 
 gage, drunisbeatinj{, &c, light- 
 ed match, with two pieces of 
 Itnus cannon, and twelve 
 rounds for each, an<l shall be 
 embarked as commodious ly as 
 possible for the nearest port 
 in France. 
 
 2nd. 
 
 Granted u])on laying down 
 their arms. 
 
 3rd. 
 
 Granted. 
 
 Monsieur de Ramesay d« 
 mauds tlmt his !;arrisou shalf 
 have the honours ot' war, and 
 be safely oonlucted to the 
 army by the sliurtest road, 
 with arms, baggage, six pie- 
 ces of brass cannon, two mot - 
 tars or howitzers, and twelve 
 rounds of ummuiiiliou fui 
 each piotT. 
 
 2nd. 
 
 That thi< inhabiuuta shall 
 be kept in possession of theii 
 houses, goods, eifects, anil 
 privileges. 
 
 3rd. 
 
 That thu inhabitauts shati 
 not sulfur for having carrie<l 
 arms in thu defeuuc of thi- 
 town, since they had bceu 
 compelled to do it, and a.-< 
 the inhabitants of the colo- 
 nies of the two Crowns serv« 
 as militia in thc.i. 
 
 4th. 
 
 Granted. 
 
 4tta. 
 
 Thai thu elTects of absent 
 officers and inhabitants shall 
 not be meddled with. 
 
48 
 
 
 tOl'KNAl. Ol MAjOK MoV. IMKI 
 
 5th. 
 
 5th. 
 
 (JraiiUHl. 
 
 6th. 
 
 KYte exercise of the Roman 
 religion andasafej^uard grant- 
 ed to all religious iifi'"s°"*' 
 well as to my Lord Bishop, 
 who iiiiiy i:onif to exercise tVir 
 fuiict ..ns ol lii« station freely 
 and (Im-ontiy when ho shall 
 judi^o iJiopcr. until the j.ossoss- 
 ioii ot'('»nad:i ^liall be deci 
 de<i I'V ">" ISiitannic and 
 Most Clirii'tiau Majesty. 
 
 7th. 
 
 Granted. 
 
 That the said inhabitanU 
 shall not he transported nor 
 ol.li;;('(l to quit their houses 
 until a deliiiite treaty bet 
 ween His Most Christian 
 Majesty >ind His lliitannij 
 shall drlirmiiK' lli>ii '^t«t"'. 
 
 6th. 
 
 Thai the cxurciw of th« 
 Catholic-, Av'^'toli''' "'"* ^ 
 ini.sh 1 elision shall '>« ^^P' 
 up. That there shall he safe- 
 guards -iven to the religious 
 houses of lioth sexes, particu 
 larly t<. my l.onl Bishop, 
 who, t.U.'d with zeal for the 
 religion, -ind charity foi 
 the i"ople of his diocese, 
 ilesiies to reside theie cons 
 tantly, to exercise freely and 
 with ilec'-ncy his functions 
 and s-ureil mysteries of the 
 Romish i<iij;ion. and his 
 Episcopal ai'thority in the 
 town of *,>ueUc when he shaH 
 jndg.- proper, until th«^ poa 
 session of Canada shall be 
 .lecided hy a treaty l>ctwe«n 
 His Most Christian Majesty 
 and His BiiUnnii Majest). 
 7th. 
 That the artillery and war- 
 like iitores shall be faithfully 
 
JOUKNAI Ul MAJOR MONCRIKF 
 
 4i( 
 
 littt. 
 
 Granted. 
 
 9th. 
 
 Granted. 
 
 10th. 
 
 • ll«lltlll. 
 
 given up •ml iiiveiit<>ri<n of 
 th»Tn fnndr mti. 
 
 8th. 
 
 That till' woiiiideil. sick 
 I oiiniii«saii(s, chapUiiK, sur- 
 Ijuoiis aixillieciiiic<i, «nd 
 other pfrNoiix employed in 
 •■iervic-' of the hospitals, ihalt 
 be dealt wifli in nccordami 
 "ith the tri'aly of ej(rhan;5« 
 of the «th of I'Vl.iiiiMy 17S9, 
 agioKl upon liy their Most 
 Christian and Britaiiuic Ma- 
 jestic-. 
 
 9th. 
 
 Thill t)efoiv ^ivinx up tho 
 Xate (ii- cntranop to the town 
 lo the Kn<;lisli troo|><t, their 
 tient'iiil will plcasp to order 
 soiiir soldiers oh >iil(uiiait]s 
 ill thti L'hurches ami (.•onvents 
 .iml |iiinripii| lumsi's. 
 
 10th. 
 
 Th.1t thi^ Kinx--^ I.ieutf- 
 couiinainlii!.; in thi' 
 
 i.'inl, 
 
 loun <<l' QiieU'c.-. slmll hr 
 
 per- 
 
 uiii It'll lo si'nd to inl'nnn tin 
 M;iii|iiis dc 'ainhciiil. tin 
 
 Cnv 
 
 rinur-tii'Mi'ral 
 
 <l rhi 
 
 rrii'Irnnv 
 
 ■if Ihi 
 
 iil-.ii ih.it 111- 
 
 mav wiuo ti 
 
 III.- 
 
 M 
 
 iiiivti-r of France to 
 
 inlniiii liini of it. 
 
.Wl 
 
 lOIKNAI nr MAIOK MONCBirr 
 
 ! I 
 
 nth. nth. 
 
 Or«iit«d. Th»tthe prewnt i»pitul» 
 
 f ion («h»ll b* executed : joi • 
 'Hng to its form »nd tengr, 
 without Ijeing Diablo to fniliire 
 under pretence of reprLsaU. 
 or the noil performanoe of 
 any precedinR p*pitulation. 
 
 Tho present treaty ha.s been madt! tind dupli- 
 cates kept by w- Signed and Sealed in the Canii> 
 before Quebec, thi? bSth day of September in 
 the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- 
 dred and Hfty-nine. 
 
 (.SiiiiK-d) CiiHiles Saun liTs. 
 
 (Jeorge 'rowrishtnd. 
 |)c Raiiicsay. 
 
 The simif iviMiinjj we took posM-ssion <>( t\\>' 
 town witii some ivMupanios of (jicnadierx, wlio 
 took the <j:uard afjreods >ipon to prevent irn-- 
 ijularities, and mounted such others ltu'II'I-* .i-* 
 were judifed ni-ccssarv I'oi' thi' sceinity ol tin' 
 placi'. There were two Iwittalioiis liroiijfhl into 
 the town, tlie hiirniek^ not heiiy^' in a ennditinii 
 to receive any more for the pn'x-nt. 
 
 We t'ounti the huildinir-. in ;;oiieral in a most 
 rninou<* conrhtion. intinitely worse than we eoiild 
 hAve imagiued. for besides those hiiiMl there wu-; 
 hardly a iiouse in the town that was .lot hurl In" 
 either shot or shell and scavrely hatable with- 
 out wmt- repairing. 
 
fl 
 
 .lOlKNAI. c,)^ .M.\J(jK Mci.M KIKt 
 
 <\ 
 
 Till- riirlili(Mli(.iii... wliii li cDioi-icil i»iil_v ul' ill • 
 
 1V»)UI> l.i\\,i)ii> ill.- lau.l. WiTc liltlr IIIOlv tlidtl 
 
 half tinibhtrd, :iuil could hav.- held out l.iit n I'oi 
 u very few days uftti' tlu- (jpeiiiii)^ ol' our UilUi - 
 lew ; tor there bfiny neither diteli. covend way. 
 nor out-works, the scurp wull wii- .si-eu in launy 
 plm-eH from the top of tli • panipet to the f'ouud- 
 atiou. The inside wus e<iuiilly imperfect, and its 
 defenre in many places impracticahio even for 
 Hniall arms. There wer.' foiimi in thf town ami 
 fi]onfi the cou.st of Beauport :]."U pioees of eannon. 
 17 mortars, and 4 howitzers. i>r)is,s and iron of all 
 sorts included. 694 barrel- of powder, 14, 80() 
 round .shot, 1.500 shell.^^. .{OOO nur-'kets with 
 bayonets, with 70 tons of musket shot, and a 
 ;,'ood many other articles of le.ss value. 
 
 There remained but a small quantity of provi- 
 sions, scarcely enough to serve the garrison foi 
 four day.s, and that was distributed to the womer. 
 and children of the poorer inhabitants. The rea- 
 .son of this want was that the enemy never ha<l 
 above a fortnight's provision in the garrison at n 
 time, lest they might he burnt, but were supplit I 
 from above and the army at Heauport, ks oecn 
 sion required. This scarcity of provisions was un- 
 doubtedly Diie of the principal causes of the sud- 
 den capitulation for they had but little hopes til 
 obtaining any further supplie--. 
 
 The number that carried arms in thb town ul 
 
Si 
 
 fOURMAL or VIAJOR MOUCni.f 
 
 )f 
 
 for 
 
 till' time of till' L-upitulat. >n vMin u' jiit 2.5W 
 iiH'ii , of tlu'.s*- IIhti' wa-vv h u' I \hO[) ugularM. 
 iiiHrinutt. nrid MiiiluiM Hi'tU to Ft' r itiu i 'iiiainder 
 continum>; in tlic country und ■ ti'< i v is of the 
 enpituiatioii. 
 
 Tlu' t'lu'iiiy -< loN.s in the to'- n •' uii , 
 iiiiioiinteil t«) Al>jut liH) nicu ' > i 
 itittiiiuuitioii um< liavc Ikcu i ■ >i.sii r 
 tlit'ir Urt' upon our butterit;.- iit 'ointe 
 WH>* faint, and their tiic npun jur work*< "ion 
 thi: Hauteur •rAbrahum u.is (»ut of a few 'ays 
 continuiitice, which, with the sn. nil (|Uantity found 
 in the towu. ("Hpecially ol powiier, makes it pro- 
 bable that fliur" is no ;^rt'at plenty)- of ammuni- 
 tion in the country. 
 
 Our losss of men and expense of ammunition 
 during th<- whole campaign stood as follow.s : 
 
 Officers killed, 18, wounded, 107 : total 125. 
 
 Noii-conimiiwioned officers, drummer.^, and pri- 
 vates, killed, 252; wounded, 1,116: total 1,:{68 
 Total killed, 270; wounded, 1,22:V Cnmd total 
 I. 49». 
 
 Expense of Ammunition <,»uantitv. 
 
 Round Shot. , 
 
 32 ix)undcr.s l.st)(M» 
 
 24 do. IS :;.-)(> 
 
 12 do 1,000 
 
 6 do. with wooden IjottoniK 400 
 
 ilH 
 
lOVRNAl. OK MArOB MO.NrRU r 
 
 :»:< 
 
 Sll.lls 
 
 |0 ,\o. 
 
 >1 iliv 
 •V, .111-1 4 2-5 
 
 I (MMI 
 
 Musk ■ nhol tons 1-1 
 
 Hri^twlifi (ifiuTiil Mtiiu ktoii. Wvin;; a yo*.*! <iertl 
 ivi'uviTetl ol" liin wouii'Jh, n!.smiiv<l IIm- coiuniaiul. 
 Til'- Hdviirici^'l M'lisoii of thf ye«f. which imhhI 
 scMJii I iili^ri' otn rtwi to iKj|>ml,aii I tli.: w .rk thi»t 
 must iifHU'ssHi'ilv ^>•• <l<»ii<- to nci'oiiiiiuKiali' liixi 
 ^ecuit* oiirselvos I'oi- the w mtir. ri'inlciol it now 
 iiiipnwtic«iWU' to ountimir the MjMi^*tioiis of Um 
 
 Thern were so iiiau.N Iftttfu'tii - lostiui;;jii' with 
 tliat it WHJS thought <ii.il»tful h\ >>>\if wlwit inen- 
 .sHrus iiiijjht Ix- most iidvi~.ihl«'. whether to keep 
 the plitce or to demolish and ahati-loii it l.i igiu^j 
 and soeurinj; uur provisitdis, npaiiiii^ lj«rrHcks 
 and (jUartei-s. iuiproviiig and securing: «air work« 
 againnt as.sault> and -.iirprises. aud providirjy a 
 sufficieucy of fuel for the winter, were all works 
 of great labour, and almost all equnlly pressin;,'. 
 but the advantages which inu.st ari>e from rtjtaiti- 
 ing po9«ession, whether foll«,wed by peace or w«t , 
 and a confidence in our troop-, who wheie now 
 thoroughly inured to f»tigue tnd dan^fr. madr 
 the doubte upon that h»ad soon \ Miisti, and it 
 

 ,>1 
 
 lOlRNAl. OF MAjOK MONCKlir 
 
 was tljt*rcf«jr<' deteiujiued to keep (.Quebec at all 
 luuuirds, and lueusures were immediately taken 
 jw'cordinirly. 
 
 A stiiH' Wfis appointed, and such works us n- 
 <|uircd tlie most immpdinte attention were entered 
 upon without delay. 
 
 Brigadier-Genei-al Murray was appointed Go- 
 vernor, and Col. Burton Lieutenant-Governor, 
 with such other staff officers as are usual in Bri- 
 tish Colonies,