"almost all the Indians and the remainder of the volun(6 teers."

"Les Anglois levèrent encore leur dernier camp de la pointe de Levy, marcherent en colonne au nombre de 5000 hommes vers le haut du fleuve, ce qui indiquait une "descente générale au dessus de Québec d'autant qu'ils "avoient passé 30 berges pendant la nuit qui furent join"dre les Batimens mouillé à Sillery."

6th A small schooner, named by the men "The Terror "of France", passed the town without receiving damage. One of the guns on the ramparts directed against this vessel was dislodged by a discharge from a battery at Point des Pères, and a number of firelocks which were placed against an adjoining wall were discharged thereby. By this accident two officers and seven men were killed, and four men were wounded.

Brigadiers Monckton and Townshend marched from Point Levis, forded the river and joined the fleet. General Wolfe placed Colonel Carleton in charge of the post at Orleans, and the batteries at Point des Pères and the camp at Levis were left under the command of Colonel Burton. The General joined the fleet in the evening.

Rumours were circulated of an attempt to reduce the garrison of Quebec.

The movements of the British caused much uneasiness in the French camp. Information was given from Dunet's battery that a column of British troops was passing over the main road above the Begin shore. The sieur Dunet fired a 24 pounder at the column, which apparently did some execution.

"Une Gabarre de 15 a 20 tonneaux passa encore en cotoyant, et quoiqu'on fit sur elle un très grand feu elle ne receut de dommages que dans ses voilles."

7th The squadron under Rear Admiral Holmes weighed at day-break, and at six o'clock doubled the mouth of the Chaudiere river. At eight o'clock the ships came to anchor off Cap Rouge. Here the French were observed fortifying a house near the cape, and a number of French troops were seen in the vicinity. The artillery "cloathed in blue " and mounted on neat light horses of different colours were very alert, parading and counter-marching between the woods on the heights in the rear. The cavalry dismounted, formed on the right of the Light Infantry, rushed down the precipice and manned their works.

At two o'clock the "Sea-Horse" the "Lowestoff" and two floating batteries, which had been taken a few days before, were ordered to edge towards the Cove and attack the French armed floats, while the troops manned their boats and rowed up and down the river, as if they intended to land at different places. Towards night General Wolfe and the chief officers went up the river as far as Point aux Trembles in the Hunter sloop to reconnoitre the coast. Large herds of cattle were observed by the French on the Island of Orleans, which led them to believe that the British were well provided with food.

"Les batimens Anglois qui étoient descendus jusque "vis-à-vis le Cap Rouge canonnèrent ce poste jusqu'au jour sans effet."

The French were closely observing the movements of the British and taking what precautions they could to

prevent surprise. Various suggestions were made, but from past experience Montcalm deemed it advisable to retain the greater part of his army at la Canardière. In the meantime the British scoured the country for miles in search of cattle, and still pursued their policy of destruction. The end was drawing near and there remained only the preparations for the decisive conflict which was to change the destiny of New France.

"MAJOR MACKELLAR'S DESCRIPTION OF QUEBEC."

"A DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN OF QUEBECK IN CANADA
ACCOMPANIED WITH A PLAN

"The Place consists of what they call the High and the Low Town. They are parted from one another by a Cliff or precipice of Rock which is a natural Fortification to about two thirds of the High Town.

Cliff. The Cliff begins about a mile up the River and is quite inaccessible where it surrounds the Town excepting in the Communications undermentioned.

"The greatest height of the Cliff is a little above and below the Redoubt of Cape Diamond, where it must be at least 200 feet high. It falls from thence in several easy Breaks to the Elbow (1) at the North End, where it is about 80 or 90 feet. It falls from this Elbow to the Westward with a gradual Desent to the Gateway (11) where it may be about 40 or 50 feet, but about the Gateway dies into a quick Slope, from this Gateway it runs into the Country to the Westward and branches into different Breaks a little way without the Town.

"High Town. The High Town from these differences of heights has a considerable decivility from South to North, and still a greater from South East to North West. It has a great deal of Vacant Ground, and the Buildings,