Publications of the Champlain Society, Volum 8Champlain Society., 1914 |
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Amherst ammunition appointed arms army artillery attack August battalion batteaus batteries Beauport boats Bougainville Brigadier British camp Canada Canadian Archives Canadians cannon capitulation Captain centries Chevalier de Lévis church Collection de Lévis Colonel colony command corps deserters detachment duty eight enemy enemy's fire fleet four France French frigate garrison Governor grenadiers ground guard guns honour hospital hundred incamp Indians inhabitants intrenchments island Jacques Cartier Journal killed Lake land Lieutenant light infantry Lorette Louisbourg Louisbourg grenadiers Major Marquis de Montcalm Marquis de Vaudreuil Monckton Monsieur Montcalm Montmorencie Montreal morning Murray night o'clock Officers ordered parade parish party Point Levi prisoners provisions quarters rangers received redoubt regiment Repentigny river St Royal Americans sent Sept Serjeant ships shore Siege of Quebec Sir William Johnson sloop soldiers Subalterns to-day to-morrow Toronto town Townshend troops vessels weather Wolfe wounded
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Side 103 - ... field-pieces made among them, threw them into some disorder, and was most critically maintained by a well-timed, regular, and heavy discharge of our small arms, such as they could no longer oppose ; hereupon they gave way, and fled with precipitation, so that, by the time the cloud of smoke was vanished, our men were again loaded, and, profiting by the advantage we had over them, pursued them almost to the gates of the town, and the bridge over the little river, redoubling our fire with great...
Side 114 - After our late worthy General, of renowned memory, was carried off wounded, to the rear of the front line, he desired those who were about him to lay him down; being asked if he would have a Surgeon? he replied, it is needless; 'it is all over with me.
Side 71 - ... from the mortars. The admiral would readily join in this, or in any other measure-, for the public service; but I could not propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success.
Side 98 - Murray, were a-shore with the first division. We lost no time here, but clambered up one of the steepest precipices that can be conceived, being almost a perpendicular, and of an incredible height. As soon as we gained the summit, all was quiet, and not a shot was heard, owing to the excellent conduct of the light infantry under Colonel Howe ; it was by this time clear day-light.
Side 132 - exercise of the roman religion is granted, likewise safe guards to "all religious persons, as well as to the Bishop, who shall be at liberty "to come and exercise, freely and with decency, the functions of his "office, whenever he shall think proper, until the possession of Canada "shall have been decided between their Britannic and most Christian "Majesties.
Side 566 - Majesty with the zeal and bravery which has always been exerted by the officers and soldiers of the regulars and provincial troops, and also by his faithful Indian allies. The General is confident, that when the troops are informed that the country is the King's, they will not disgrace themselves by the least appearance of inhumanity, or by unsoldier-like behaviour, in taking any plunder, more especially as the Canadians become now good subjects, and will feel the good effect of His Majesty's protection...
Side 3 - The check which the grenadiers met with yesterday will, it is hoped, be a lesson to them for the time to come. Such impetuous, irregular, and unsoldier-like proceedings, destroy all order, make it impossible for the commanders to form any disposition for attack, and put it out of the general's power to execute his plan.
Side 469 - I have the Honour to be, with the greatest Respect, Sir, Your most obedient & most humble Servant W?
Side 585 - None of the Canadians, Acadians or French, who are now in Canada, and on the frontiers of the colony, on the side of Acadia, Detroit...
Side 71 - I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers to consult together for the public utility. They...