The Canadian Guide Book, with a Map of the ProvinceArmour & Ramsay., 1849 - 153 sider |
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... British Militia at the opposite village of Chippewa . At this place the Welland River falls into the Nia- gara . CHIPPEWA is very advantageously situated for ship - build- ing , and many vessels of large tonnage for the Upper Lakes have ...
... British Militia at the opposite village of Chippewa . At this place the Welland River falls into the Nia- gara . CHIPPEWA is very advantageously situated for ship - build- ing , and many vessels of large tonnage for the Upper Lakes have ...
Side 2
... British , and at first sight has a plain and uniform aspect . This , however , vanishes as you come near , and , though it does not subdue the mind as the Canadian one does , it fills you with a solemn and delightful sense of grandeur ...
... British , and at first sight has a plain and uniform aspect . This , however , vanishes as you come near , and , though it does not subdue the mind as the Canadian one does , it fills you with a solemn and delightful sense of grandeur ...
Side 3
... British Fall on its eastern side . Here a piece of timber projects about twelve feet over the abyss , on which you can stand safely , and view the waters as they rush by , whilst the spray dashes over you , and your frail support ...
... British Fall on its eastern side . Here a piece of timber projects about twelve feet over the abyss , on which you can stand safely , and view the waters as they rush by , whilst the spray dashes over you , and your frail support ...
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... British and Indian forces under Sir Wm . Johnson in 1759. In 1796 it was surrendered to the United States by treaty . In 1813 it was retaken , but surrendered to the States at the close of the war in 1815. The latest transaction of ...
... British and Indian forces under Sir Wm . Johnson in 1759. In 1796 it was surrendered to the United States by treaty . In 1813 it was retaken , but surrendered to the States at the close of the war in 1815. The latest transaction of ...
Side 9
... British or American side of which the tourist will now proceed according to his selection of a steamboat at Queenston or Lewiston , is about one hundred and eighty miles long by about sixty in its greatest breadth . It is two hundred ...
... British or American side of which the tourist will now proceed according to his selection of a steamboat at Queenston or Lewiston , is about one hundred and eighty miles long by about sixty in its greatest breadth . It is two hundred ...
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12 per cent American ascending banks Barracks basin beautiful Belœil bridge British building built bushels Bytown called Canada Canada West Canal Chambly Champlain chapel Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Church command congregation constructed consumption contains distance duty eight erected establishment exported extensive Falls formed French front Garrison Gate Government ground handsome honour Hotel House hundred and fifty hundred feet Indians inhabitants Island Island of Montreal Isle Kamouraska Lachine Lake Lake Temiscaming land Lawrence Longueuil Lower Canada Lower Town Manufactures Montmorenci Montreal Mountain nearly Niagara notice occupied Ottawa passing Point Pointe Levi population Port present principal Province quantity Quebec Queenston Rapids Recollets residence Richelieu Riviére du Sud road rocks Roman Catholic Saguenay saw-mills scenery Seminary side situated stands steamers stone Street thousand three hundred Three Rivers tion Tourist troops Upper Upper Canada upwards vessels village Wolfe Wolfe's Cove y a longtemps yards
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Side 103 - FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St Ann's our parting hymn.* Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight*» past Why should we yet our sail unfurl?
Side 103 - Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh ! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Utawas' tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon.
Side 84 - When the artillery and troops are landed, a corps will be left to secure the landing place, while the rest march on and endeavour to bring the French and Canadians to a battle. " The officers and men will remember what their country expects from them, and what a determined body of soldiers, inured to war, is capable of doing against five weak French battalions, mingled with a disorderly peasantry.
Side 88 - Thereupon the general rejoined: "Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge.
Side 53 - Military prowess gave them a common death, History, a common fame, Posterity, a common monument.
Side 89 - I am not ashamed to own to you, that my heart does not exult in the midst of this success. I have lost but a friend in General WOLFE. Our country has lost a sure support, and a perpetual honor. If the world were sensible at how dear a price we have purchased QUEBEC in his death, it would damp the public joy. Our best consolation is, that providence seemed not to promise that he should remain long among us. He was himself sensible of the weakness of his constitution, and determined...
Side 89 - Such was the death of Wolfe upon the Plains of Abraham, at the early age of thirty-two years ! It has been well observed, that " a death more glorious attended with circumstances more picturesque and interesting, is no where to be found in the annals of history.
Side 83 - A vigorous blow struck by the army at this juncture may determine the fate of Canada. Our troops below are in readi• ness to join us : all the light artillery and tools are embarked at Pointe Levi ; and the troops will land where the French seem least to expect it.
Side 85 - ... there is any possibility of getting up, but you must do your endeavour." The narrow path that slanted up the hill from the landing-place the enemy had broken up, and rendered impassable by cross ditches, besides the intrenchment at the top: in every other part the hill was so steep and dangerous, that the soldiers were obliged to pull themselves up by the roots and boughs of trees growing on both sides of the path.
Side 88 - ... charge with the bayonet. WOLFE exposing himself at the head of the battalions, was singled out by some Canadian marksmen, on the enemy's left, and had already received a slight wound in the wrist. Regardless of this, and unwilling to dispirit his troops, he folded a handkerchief round his arm, and putting himself at the head of the grenadiers, led them on to the charge, which was completely successful. It was bought, however, with the life of their heroic leader. He was struck with a second ball...