The Evacuating the Port of [Monmorenci?] being
determined by the Brigadier, the 3rd. of September
was fixt on for that purpose, the General who
was now so far recover'd as to take the Command
order'd the Tents should be struck in the Night
of the 2d. of September and [stained] sent
away and that the soldiers should be concealed in
the Houses and Redoubled in hopes of Bringing some
of the Enemy's Troops into a scrape whose
curiosity and love of
[__aindin?] might induce them to explore this
Camp, supposing us to have stole away during the
Night; The Bait did not [take?]. The 3.d
[abouts?] of in the morning being low water the
Troops march'd down to the Boats Drums
Beating and Embark'd without the least
molestation, The [Beach?] being very Average
and the Cannon and the Porcupine commanding it,
The General had not the least apprehension, on the
contrary wish'd for an attack, as being
a very Advantageous Field for Regular Troops. The
Enemy kept a great fire on the Boats as They
pass'd, from their artileary
[artillery?], but without any execution. ---
The 2.d Battalion of
Americans was landed at the Nr [north?] Point of Orleans, all
the rest at [Levis?] and Incamped [encamped?]
in the [fields?] on the Back of our
Batteries. The 2nd. 5th. and 8th. the Troops
selected to operate above the town march'd
along the southern Shore to a Place
between the [Echemin?] and Chaudiere and from thence
Embark'd aboard the ships that had
been sent up to receive them.. -. The Gn [General?]
Mr. Wolfe went up, The ships moved up to [Cariougn?],
the following day the General went in his Barge
reconnoitr'd the Coast at less than
200 yards Distance all the way up to Point de [Trempre?]
and then fixt on a place for the descent, and gave his
orders in consequence; Heavy rain delay'd this
operation, and the General fearing for the Health of the
Soldiers, who were much crowd'd aboard
the ships, order'd half of them to be
landed on the southern shore and cantoon'd
[canturned?] in the Village of St Nicolas: During
this interval the General went in Captn [Captain?]
Leslie's Schooner and reconnoitred
close by the shore from [Casroings?] Down to the Town
of Quebec. During his absense [absence?] Mr. Murray
and Townshend came aboard the Admiral, and behaved
very [seditiously?] in respect of Mr. Wolfe.........
The General having observed the [Toulon?],
thought it practicable and fix'd on
it for the Descent and for the day following
took Mr Monckton, Townshend, and Col: Howe
& Captn [Captain?] [Thads?] pre regulating Captn
of [Coasts?] to a post we had at the mouth of the
Echemin which is a [union?] opposite to the Toulon,
in order to shew them the Places He thought most
accessable [accessible?]. Then the orders were
given to prepare for landing and attacking the
Enemy, when Mr. Wolfe rec'd [received?] a letter
sign'd by each of the Brigadiers, setting forth,
that they Did not know where They were to attack
the Enemy, the 12th Mr. Monckton [came?] aboard the
Sutherland in the Morning.: after he was gone
Mr. Wolfe said to his own family that the Brigadiers
had brought him up the River and now flinch'd: He did
not hesitate to say that two of them were Cowards
and one a villian -
Captn [Captain?] Thads regulating Captain of
the boats on the Eve of the attack made many frivolous
objections such as that the Heat of
the fire would huary [hurry?] the boats beyond the
object which gave reason to suspect some one had
hamper'd with him: The General told
him he should have made his objections earlyer
[earlier?], that should the disembarkation
miscarry, that he wou'd shelter him from any Blame,
that all that could be done was to do his utmost
That if Captn. [Captain?] [Thads?]
wou'd write any thing to testify that
the miscarriage was G. [General?] Wolfe's and not
Captn. [Captain?] Thads that he wou'd sign it -
Thads still persisting in his absurdity,
the General told him He cou'd do not more than lay
his head to the block to save Thads, then left the
Cabin - The 12th. the Troops that landed at [St.?]
Nicolas reembark'd, The ships mov'd
up the River as well to receive them as
to draw The Enemies attention upwards. The General
gave orders that the Troops for [the?] first attack
shou'd get rite [right?] the Boats during the latter
part of the Tide of [Flood?] as the violence of the
Ebb wou'd make it more difficult, The Ebb
[uniting?] to its rise force, the natural Rapidity
of the River: Mr. Wolfe was desirous
that the Boats shou'd arrive at the Toulon as the
day dawned, to answer which They fell down about
half hour after three, and arriv'd at
the Toulon half after four without striking with
the Bars, merely by the Tone of the Tide, which
was 9 miles. The Boats were not discover'd by any
of the Enemy's Centinels [Sentinels?] until we came
opposite to Nr [north?] Battery of St. Augustine,
to Nr [North?] Centinels [Sentinels?] challenge there.
Captn. [Captain?] Fraser answer'd according to
the French manner, told them we were loaded with
Provisions for the Town, and desir'd
them to be silent as there was an English Ship of
War not far off. (The Enemy expect'd
at this time a Convoy of Provision from their
[ships?] which lay at Batiscan)--- They did not begin
to fire on the Boats until They drew in-towards
the Toulon. The Ships with the remainder of
the Troops fell down some Distance of time after
[the?] [flat?] Boats, so as not to give the Alarm.
Col. Howe with the Light Infantry
gain'd the Heights with little loss, the
Enemy had an hundred men to Guard the Toulon which
were soon dispers'd: Mr. Wolfe was
Highly Pleased with the measures Col: Howe had
taken to gain the Heights, wish'd
that Mr. Howe might outlive the Day,
that He might have an opportunity
of stamping his merit to the Government.
The General stop'd [stopped?] a further debarkation
of the Troops until the first
were well established above saying if the Post
was to be carry'd There were enough
ashore for that Purpose, if They were repuls'd a
greater number would breed more confusion: The
boats were kept simply to be ready to bring off
the 1st debarkation in case of Repulse. - As soon
as the Heights were carry'd the whole
landed with all possible expedition. The 40th
Regiment from Levi [Levis?] and the 2.d Battalion of
Royale Americans from Orleans lay in
the Woods on the South Shore opposite to Nr [north?]
Toulon, and were soon brought over to join the
Army, which made in the Whole [2200?]:- About
6 O'Clock the Enemy Regmt [regiment?] Troops
began to swarm in the Bushes and behind the Hillocks, and
perpetually thickn'd and kept a very
hot fire on the Troops at the same time the
Regulars form'd [formed?] under the Cannon of the
Town, at Length their Troops being entirely
collected and form'd at 10 O'Clock They march'd [marched?] to
attack us, The Regular Troops made but one effort
and afterwards: dispers'd, The
[Troupes De Colonie?] and Militia disputed the [Copse?]
for some time afterwards, at length by 12 the
whole were driven on all sides:
The General committ'd the Care of the Rear of
our Army to Col: Howe with the Light
Infantry: soon after the Defeat of the French Army
Mr. Buchainville appear'd in our Rear with a Body
of about 2000 men, but did not attempt any thing:
except a Party which endeavour'd to recover the
House and Battery of St Augustine (which Col:
Howe had serv'd by the Generals order on
our first Landing, & put 50 men into the
House) the Enemy were [report'd?] there.
Mr. Wolfe was kill'd when the effort was made
by [the?] Regular Troops, He rec'd [received?] 3 shots,
the first in his wrist, which He took no Notice of, The
other two in his Body, as They carry'd
him off, He wav'd his Hat to Phoay's
Regiment to moor up and Flank the Enemy,
soon after he desir'd to know how the
[Field?] went, being told that the Enemy were beaten,
He smil'd and said 'twas as he expected,
soon after died.
Brigadr. [Brigadier?] Monckton was wounded, at
the head of what Corps nobody knows: The Reins of
Power were exercis'd by the remaining two Brigadiers
The 1st measures taken were to appoint three
additional Brigadier Generals, two Aid De Camps
for Mr. Townshend under the name of Commander in
Chief: Monckton was forgot, He lay under the very
great Misfortunes of being wound'd (as
his letter says) at Levis. [Stained?] Days past in these
Regulations, No Town summon'd, no Battery rais'd.
The Camp being under the Cannon and Shells of the
Place, a good many People were killed and wounded
- The word that will talk on these occasions,
said that I--n and M-g wanted to make it a
Distinct thing and that a journal in the Gazette
was preferable to doing the real service of one's
Country. as the Town was not invested the Remains
of the French Army abandon'd it and enabl'd at
Jacques Quartier, a Few Troops only were left to
make a Capitulation for the Inhabitants. The 19th
the Admiral came to the Camp. He was uneasy least
the ships shou'd be delayed too long in the River;
The Town was summoned and Capitulated, not having
a Days provision and not a single Gun in Battery
against it: The Capitulation was sign'd
and the Grenadiers in Possession of the Gates
before Mr. Monckton knew that the [Place?] was
summon'd.
Opposition to Mr. Wolfe had link'd
Townshend and Murray, Monckton was a Dupe to both;
Mr. Wolfe dead, opposition to each other was so
far, that they parted with irreconcilable hatred.
Murray had persuaded Mr. Townshend that the Remains
of the Enemies Army, were still Dangerous and
that great precautions were necessary
towards fortifying the Rear of the Camp, which was
an occupation that became the Commander in Cheif [Chief?],
and in the mean time that He wou'd carry on the Works
against the Place: Townshend consented, and Murray having
gain'd his Ends, made the other the Subject of his
ridicule at his Table: and insinuated things to his
dishonour on that very account.- Famine the severest
of all military Terrors open'd the Gates, even
before any Engine was in Battery against them,
and trapped the thread of his design... Thus this
Ignominious Traytor [traitor?] hop'd to
crown himself with Spurious Laurels, whilst
He was the Enemy of his Country..... Had
Mr. Wolfe outliv'd the 13th a [Part?]
would have been taken to the Eastward of the River
St. Charles which would have thoroughly invested
the Place, and shut up the whole of the Regular
Troops and great Part of the Militia in the
Town, The greater the number, the sooner they
wou'd have fell the Victims to Famine. Instead of
which They'll now form the most Considerable part
of the Army that will oppose Mr. Amherst next
Campaign.
From the 13th to the 19th not any measures was
taken to reduce the Place, the 19th the outlines
of a Battery were sketched when on the first
summons They capitulated. We might have fix'd
our own Farms, as we knew by deserters the state
of the Place, instead of which we left in the
hands of the Enemy the English Prisoners taken in
the Campaign.
Characters of the Principle Officers in Mr.
Wolfe's Army......................................
Mr. Wolfe had a very peculiar turn for war-
Personal Bravery to excess - an exceeding
contempt of money - firmly attach'd to
officers who distinguish'd
themselves in Military exploit..... He received
with great coolness any person of any Rank
whatever that wanted a large [shese?] of
zeal for the Service.--- Thus the friend of the
Brave, an Enemy to the Base, He work'd up courage
to such a pitch in his little army, that it
became necessary often to Desire the soldiers
not to expose themselves without a necessity for it......
Mr. Monckton of a dull capacity, and may be
properly cale'd [called?]. Fat Headed, Timid and
utterly unqualify'd [unqualified?] ........ A
month of his Command would be sufficient to ruin
that excellent Army...............................
Mr. Townshend of a Fickle inconstant
mind, his line of Life not Directed
by any fixt Principles, and as He is
[cocredingly?] subject to very high
and very Low Spirits - His actions have a very
varigated [variegated?] colour, One while the
appearance of excess of Good nature, at other times
of Bitterness: and as his favours are
not Directed by merit, He is allways [always?] surrounded by
the most indifferent subjects in an army... He has
a great deal of Humor, well stained with Baudy [Bawdy?],
and may be esteem'd an excellent Tavern Acquaintance. In
matters respecting the movements and conduct of
an Army He is without a Scale. That Circle is too
Large for his Capacity to embrace... add to this
that in Battle His head turns ------
Mr. Murray is the deadly Night Shade, the
Poison of a Camp... Envy and Ambition are the only
Springs that work him. The more Brilliant and
excellent any character is, the more his Envy is
excited, and the more he detracts Neither
Honour, Gratified nor anything Else that is
binding among Mankind, are Bars to Ambition... Mr.
Wolfe was the means of his being Brigadier
General, in return He was the very Bellows of
sedition and Discord, and wou'd have
been the first Partisan to arraign Mr. Wolfe's
Conduct had the Campaign miscarry'd,
in hopes to succeed to the Command. Add to this He
has great artifice in setting evil spirit afloat
in an army, and perswading [persuading?] People
that their merits are not reward'd.
He is not in Action, Grave from Ambition not
Zeal - a Tolerable good Commander of a Brigade -
Any thing beyond that is too extensive for him
Col: Williamson Commander of the
Artillery A Father to his Corps, - well skill'd
in his busyness [business?], Zealous
active, and Brave in Service.
Col. Burton a Good Officer, and is
esteem'd a man of Spirit and Sense.
Col: Carleton not of a quick
Capacity but solid, and proper for a
Quarter Master General....
[Baree?] a worthy good man, with a great share
of understanding and humour - Brave, but still
better qualify'd for the Cabinet than
the field.... and very proper as an adjutant
General...
Col: Frazer has a great Deal of the Low
Highland Cunning - Penurious and now
held in esteem in the Army, nor did we think him
very enterprising----------
Col: Howe was Mr. Wolfe's
pupile [pupil?], and Heir to his good qualities, in my
humble opinion. He alone promises to grace Mr.
Truncheon
What we cou'd inform ourselves concerning the
Characters of the Principle Officers of [the?]
Enemies Army is as follows -
That Vandrick Governor General of Canada was
oppressive Cowardly & Cruel. - that He
Aryd [Arrayed?] heavy taxes on the People, &
made large remittances to
Madam Pompador - that the Indians were the Curbs
by which He govern'd the several
settlements, & in case They did not comply
with his catortions [contortions?], He cou'd oblige them
by sending a Party among them..... and by the same
means when the standard was put up He oblig'd
the inhabitants to flock to it.....
He has been a great encourager of Cruelty, by
setting Premiums on scalps, and improv'd every
opportunity of promoting an Inveteracy
between the Canadians and English,
and hence made them more Strenuous in the defense
of their Country as they had given up all hopes of
quarter - and as They have been Continually [enur'd?]
to War. They are become a very formidable militia.....
[Vaudreuil?] has been careful to cut all Correspondence
between Canada and France except by such Channels as
wou'd improve his credit than Large Remittances to Madam
Pompador, and the Harbingers He sent such as reciv'd
[received?] Considerable advantages from the Plunder of
the Provinces... His Recommendations
were of Consequence to the Captns. [Captains?] of
the Ships of War, besides by his Permission
They made Considerable advantages, by
Strengthening the Provisions of the Crews and
selling them to the Canadians. - Thus He barr'd
every Avenue by which the Spirit
of truth cou'd reach the Court-
Moncalm had long labour'd to make
known the State of the Colonies, but
unsuccessfully - besides He found himself cramp'd
in all his Projects by the overruling
hand of [Vaudreuil?] - At length in 1750 He employ'd
the only method left - He understood
that [Vaudreuil's?] Daughter was very fond of his Aid
de Camp Buchanville, and that the father cou'd
not but approve such an alliance -
Buchanville set about his Courtship, and when
affairs were ripen'd desir'd
[Vaudreuil's?] permission to go to
France to receive his Friends assent and
Contributions to the marriage, [Vaudreuil?]
consented, Buchanville went home, and immediately
set to work in improving Mr. Moncalm's
credit, by assurances that if Mr. Moncalm's Hands
were not Strengthen'd with more
authority that the Colony wou'd be lost
by the oppression and ill conduct of Mr.
Vaudreuil... The Event was that he return'd
with orders to [Vaudreuil?] to take no step in the
defense of the Colony but by the approbation of
Moncalm, besides in others Respects giving the
latter large Powers - - and a promise to be made a
Marshall of France in case He preserv'd
the Possession of
Canada - I [think?] The Disposition He made of his
force merited the [Baton?], I fancy Scarce any one
but Wolfe wou'd have found it penetrable ----
- Wolfe thought him a very able Competitor. and I
believe thought it a long time Doubtfull
[Doubtful?] whether He or his Antagonist should
reap the Laurels - - Moncalm's Character with
regard to inhumanity I dont find well
attested, on the contrary, Whatever Prisoners have
fallen in to the hands of their Regular Troops
have been protected and us'd with lenity
[leniency?] by Moncalm, but as his army were
compos'd partly of Indians and Canadians 'twas
impossible to prevent the Natural
Barbarities of the One, and the Others had been
spirited to Cruelty by [Vaudreuil?]
The same thing arises where we Employ the
Savages - and inhumanity is inseparable from an
Indian War - They join your standard with the sole
view of Profit, There is no method of certify'ding
[certifying?] their Services but by their
producing some tokens of their Exploits, the Scalp
is most portable = This improv'd to an
inveteracy has father'd all degrees of Cruelty----
The Circumstances which made Quebec so strong
a Post and the Disposition made by Moncalm are as
follows....
About Eight Miles above the Town and to the
Westward the River of Cape Rouge Empty's
[Empties?] it Self into the St. Lawrence
Its banks very high and Woodland, the Passage of
it impraticable [impracticable?] if oppos'd,
the Country between that and the
heights of Abraham are Entirely Woodland. The
banks of the St. Lawrence Mountanous
[Mountainous?] from the Mouth of the River Cape
Rouge to the Town of Quebec, impracticable,
excepting the Toulon where the Descent was made -
and That too wou'd [would?] have been deem'd
inaccessible to a less
aspiring genius than Wolfe - - Quebec is
built on a very high Promontory. and utterly
inaccessible from the River - The
Disposition Moncalm had made for the Defense of
this Tract was by Posting Buchanville with 2000
men on the Banks of the Cape Rouge, an Hundred and
ten Men at the Toulon (which cou'd be
reinforc'd from the Town) and light Parties in the
intermediate Space to observe our motions. a
Battery of three pieces of Cannon and a
Mortar at St. Augustine a little way from
the Toulon to Awi [Await?] our Boats - - and
floating Batteries in the Shallows where our ships
of War cou'd not approach==
About Seven Miles below the Town and to the
Eastward the Monmorenci Empties itself into the St.
Lawrence - Its Banks woodland and very
high from the Bed of the River. about three miles
up it there is a Ford The Indians Intrench'd [entrenched?] on
the Western Bank amid the Woods...... This River is very Rapid
- about four hundred yards before it reaches the
St. Lawrence There is a vast [Cartaract?]
of about 100 feet, from thence to the St.
Lawrence the Jaws of the Monmorenci extend and are
about Eight Hundred yards over, and are entirely
Precipices of about 200 feet high. The French
Intrenchmts [entrenchments?] had these jaws on their Left Flank.
From thence to the Beauport four miles the Heights
continued with little variation - with this
exception that in many Places accessible - Art
here lent her hand to a very strong situation. The
Top of the Hill was strongly Entrench'd
[Entrenched?] and vast [Epaulments?] thrown up to
deaden the Effect of our Artillery across the
Jaws of the Monmorenci. - They had Redoubts and
Batteries along the Foot of the Hill - and Numbers
of floating Batteries in the Shallows, - From
Beauport to the St. Charles the Banks are
Low, The Promontory of Cape [Diamond?] (on which
Quebec is built) protects this Low Ground From the
Rapidity of the River. - This space winds in the
Form of An Amphitheatre deeply intrench'd [entrenched?],
and Batteries at small Distances - The Cannon of the
Town Commanding the Right - In this space Mr.
Moncalm Held together the Main Body of his Army --
It might be ask'd why Mr. Wolfe did not
attempt a Descent here where the Banks are low
preferable to that He made on the Lines near the
Jaws of the Monmorenci, His reason was this, that
at the one, He cou'd act with the whole Army at
once, for during the time that the Troops from
Levi [Levis?] and the Point of Orleans were pass'd
over in Boats, The Troops from our Camp
to Nr [North?] East of the falls wou'd march down
and pass the Monmorenci below the falls (which was
fordable at low Water) Add to this that He hop'd
to shake the Enemy's Line by the Power of
his Artillery across the Jaws, and by
that favour our attack ------ At the other, as the
Boats cou'd not Contain the Half of the Army The
first debarkation wou'd have been crush'd
before They cou'd be sustain'd ______
Particularly as the Descent there must be in the
Presence of the Main Body of the French Army______
It may possibly be ask'd why Mr. Moncalm
on our going above the Town did not move more
Troops upwards, - He was of opinion that He was
inaccessable [inaccessible?] on that side by the
Precautions He had taken, and that our being in the
Upper River did not make an attempt near Beauport less
practicable, as the Tide wou'd set us there in [an?]
hours time - therefore resolv'd not to
diminish his forces here as the tenderest part of
his line.
Moncalm's last resource on this side was the
River St. Charles - The Western banks of
which was strongly Intrench'd [entrenched?] from
the suburbs of the Town as far as the Convent of
the [Ussolins?] where the Woodland Country begins and
the River grows deep - The Intrenchmts.
[entrenchments?] were constructed with great
Judgment [judgement?], and two Hulks with Cannon moor'd
in the River - I think Moncalm's
Precautions were every thing that an able Officer
wou'd conceive to preserve the Colony, -
Wolfe's enterprising and able Qualities defeated
all obstacles - -
Such were - the Difficulties Wolfe had
to encounter in respect of our Enemies, and
with regard to our own fleet He had not a few -.
Mr. Saunders is a worthy Gentleman and a brave
man, but has not an understanding fram'd for
such an Enterprize, besides He had
been taught to look on Mr. Wolfe as a Rash madman
that wou'd lead in into Scrapes = add to
this Murray's detracting tongue had
distill'd its poison here. and the frozen cold
counsell [counsel?] of some of the Captains of the
fleet had benumb'd every nerve of
Enterprize [enterprise?]. - Hence the Enemies
floating Batteries with impunity insulted our
Boats, and often cut the Communication.
It was not possible to invigorate them with an
Idea of framing floats to defeat the Enemies
floating Batteries, or to cut them away during the
night, The whole were benumb'd and dead
- Wolfe urg'd every motive but in vain -
Wolfe thought it very practicable to cut away
their Ships at Batiscan (10 Leagues above the
Town) where their whole provision Lay, Howe and
other officers of the army offer'd
themselves for the execution, but the naval Powers
were deaf - - - and still farther I must assert
that the Boats for the army were ill commanded,
there was only a master and Commander to command
the whole, whereas [Niequin?] shd. [should?] have been
a Captn. [Captain?] of Authority and experience to
each Division of Boats, "Authority is the mistress
of Regularity and obedience," and
never so requisite as in descents on as Enemy's
Coast - Many of the Lieutenants commanding Boats,
were brave and did their Duty from motion of
honour and regard to the service of their Country
- Some sculk'd [skulked?], Authority wou'd have
restrain'd them - - In the whole Mr.
Wolfe work'd the great object through
multitudes of Difficulties from friends and Foes -
. - One only remark further which is curious
enough, that whether death and wounds were rife in
the several Posts of the army - The Fleet was in
deep dispute about sharing a Prize that was taken
in the Chops of the River
After the miscarriage of the attack of the
Lines of Monmorenci, the coil Spirits began to shew
themselves more openly than before and form into
Parties, Every Person who had undergone Censure
during the Compaign fled to the Standard of Discontent
of Murray and Townshend, however their Numbers were very few
= They lookt [looked?] on the whole affair as over,
and that no future attempt wou'd be made,
which is a tacit Confession what wou'd
have been the ease with
themselves, had They Commanded - They were little
acquainted with the invincible Spirit of Wolfe=
Admiral Durell and His Captains who had wintered
at Hallifax [Halifax?] with the sole view of blocking the
St. Lawrence - began to see themselves in
a devilish scrape, and that they shou'd
be call'd to a severe account for not
being in the chops of the River early enough to
prevent supplies going to Quebec - These
Gentlemen began to arraign Mr. Wolfe's
Conduct in hopes to screen themselves = But all
mankind join'd in an opinion that
nothing cou'd be more scandalous than
their proceeding, and all the Bellowing of the
Troops at Hallifax [Halifax?] cou'd not persuade
them to leave that Harbour for fear of the
[French?] Canada wou'd certainly have
been an easy Conquest. had that Squadron
gone early enough into the River. - Cou'd
the French Court have imagin'd that 26
Transports with provision wou'd have
reach'd Quebec unmolested.
Notwithstanding there was a Squadron of Ten ships
of the Line at Hallifax [Halifax?] to Enter the River as
early as the season wou'd admit) They
certainly wou'd have embark'd
three or four Battalions aboard them =
The French indeed reason'd on sounder
Principles, They thought it impossible that the
whole if any cou'd escape, and therefore
wou'd not wish the loss of Troops - The
Quantity of Provisions and stores They sent was
greatly more than was necessary for the Campaign
allowing for the great probability of many of them
being taken - Wolfe held their Label very Cheap,
and as He acted from noble principles
disregard'd ill grounded opinions -
I heard him say that these men acted their Natural
Characters, That They were great evils in an army,
but 'twas impossible to prevent their
acting agreable [agreeable?] to their Natural
Dispositious [Dispositions?] - The only Step He
took was to seperate [separate?] Townshend and Murray by
sending Murray to destroy the Magazine
of [Dechambo?] - and I afterwards heard him make
this observation That Townshend was innocent when
seperated [separated?] from Murray =
Nothing cou'd astonish Wolfe more
than on our arrival at Hallifax [Halifax?] the end
of April - to find the above Mention'd Squadron
then, and the Governor and Garrison flocking to
him to relate the proceedings of their Naval
Counsels - Wolfe knew the Navy will and had
immediately on our leaving England desired Admiral
Saunders to detach a Frigate with orders to
[Durell?] at all [Harasds?] to get into the River as
easily as possible, as the success of
the Campaign depended on it
When He found things in this Situation He
foresaw the reason wou'd be advanced
before His operations cou'd Commence, and
therefore desir'd Mr. Saunders to send
Durell up the River immediately and that He wou'd
send Col: Carleton quarter
master General aboard with fifteen Hundred men -
in order to reconnoitre the Country, and take part
if He cou'd do it with safety, and by these means
forward the Commencement of operations when the
army arriv'd ==
But Carleton cou'd not persuade them to
to go up to the Basin of Quebec Fireships, Rocks
and Floating Batteries had taken such Possession
of them - that there was an Universal Tremor
among them. - -
How much is the General to be pity'd
whose opperations [operation?] depend on Naval succour. -
