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A well written Journal of the principal events of the Siege.

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105. Mauduit (Israel).-An | Apology | For the life And Actions of General Wolfe | against the | Misrepresentatives | in a pamphlet, called | A Counter address to the public | with | Some other Remarks on that Performance. | London. - Printed in the year 1765. 8vo., 57 PP.

Only 25 copies of this book were printed, and the one in the British Museum from which our transcript was made has a number of memoranda and corrections in the author's handwriting. Gives valuable details about Wolfe's course and the story of the Siege.

106. Mante (Thomas).-History of the Late war in North America; London 1772. 4to. with 18 large Maps and Plans.

107. Martin (Rev. Father Felix, S. J.)-De Montcalm en Canada.

See under Montcalm.

108. Mayhew (Jonathan, D.D.)-Two thanksgiving sermons for the reduction of Quebec: Boston, 1759. 8vo. 109. Mayhew, (Jonathan, D.D.)-Two Discourses delivered October 9th, 1760. Being the Day appointed to be observed as a Day of public thanksgiving for the Success of His Majesty's Arms, more especially in the entire Reduction of Canada. By Jonathan Mayhew, D. D., Pastor of the West Church in Boston-8vo. 69 pp. Boston: Printed and sold by R. Draper, in Newbury Street; Edes and Gill, in Queen Street and T and J. Fleet, in Cornhill, 1760.

One of the curious publications referring to the siege and Capture of Quebec of no historical value.

110. Mémoires de La Société des Antiquaires de L'Ouest, tome IX. Poitiers, E. Druinaud, Libraire-Éditeur, 6 rue de la Mairie 1887, pp. 444.

For a copy of this work the authors are indebted to M. de Kerallain.

M. Alfred Barbier contributes a very valuable study to this volume, entitled Chroniques du Haut Poitou. La Baronnie de la ToucheD'Avrigny et le Duché de Chatellerault sous François 1er. (212 pp.). The pièces justificatives comprise several documents relating to Canada during the Siege in 1759.

III. Military and Naval.-(The) History of Great Britain, being an account of the battles, Sieges, revolutions, rebellions, and other commotions of the English Nation from Julius Cæsar down to the conclusion of the late war, 8vo. London, 1778, 2 vols. portraits, very rare.

Includes long accounts of the expeditions against Louisbourg and Quebec; also Naval operations in the West Indies. The portraits include Drake, Raleigh, Anson, Hawke, Boscawen, &c.

Catalogued by Hy. Stevens, Son & Stiles at £1 5 0.

112. Monckton, Robt.

See letters in Townshend papers.

113. Montcalm to Townshend.-Sept. 16, 1759.

See Townshend Correspondence, No. 17.

114. Montcalm.-De Montcalm en Canada, ou les dernières années de la colonie Française, par un ancien missionnaire. Illustrated. 8vo., x-354 pp. Paris,

The author was Rev. Father Felix Martin, S. J., for many years Archivist of St. Mary's College, Montreal, to whose energy is due the admirable collection of Canadian Jesuitica in the College and which is now under the care of Rev. Father A. E. Jones, S. J.

115. Montcalm.-Eloge Historique de Monsieur le Marquis de Montcalm, (extrait du Mercure de France de 1760).

Contains a full page cut of the Marquis and a fac-simile of his signature. 20 pages, 8vo. Québec, Imprimerie d'A. Côté & Cie.

116. Montcalm.-Lettres de monsieur le Marquis de Montcalm, gouverneur général en Canada; à Messieurs de Berryer et de la Molé, écrites dans les années 1757, 1758 et 1759. Avec une version anglaise (en regard). Portrait of Montcalm 8vo. 28-28 pp. A Londres : chez J. Almon, vis-à-vis de Burlington-House, Picadilly,

1777.

These letters are believed to be spurious. Mr. Gagnon in his Essai gives the following list of references to them. Garneau, 1st Edition, vol. 3, p. 18, Warburton, Conquest of Canada, the Introduction. Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe vol. ii, p. 325-26. Canadian Archives Report for 1874 where Abbé Verreau attributes the letters to Père Roubaud; also the Report for 1885, note E. Bibliotheca Historica of Henry Stevens (Boston 1870) Gentleman's Magazine for July 1777, p. 342. Histoire impartiale des événements militaires et politiques de la dernière guerre. (Amsterdam 1785) par l'Abbé Pierre de Longchamps. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1869, contains a learned dissertation on these letters by Parkman. Monthly Review, April 1777, p. 306. Thoughts on the letter of Edmund Burke, p. 56. The Plains of Abraham notes original and selected by Beatson, Gilbraltar, 1858. L'Union Libérale, newspaper published in Quebec, vol. i, No. 14. Some short and impartial inquiries into the propriety of the present war in America, with regard to the British Arms (s. 1. apparently printed in France,) 8vo. 34 p. 1778, where is found the following note: "Whether they were spurious (the

letters of Montcalm) or not, I will not pretend to determine, this however is certain, that long before our troubles commenced in America such letters appeared in a Paris Gazette, and were given to the public as having that great though unfortunate general (Montcalm) for their author."

In February 1894, Stevens of London catalogued a copy of this book at £4.

117. Montcalm.-Précis historique ou abrégé de l'histoire du Canada avec aperçu sur les principaux personnages du pays, Illustrated, 8vo. pp iv-44-64, Montreal, 1867. Author unknown.

Contains portraits of Montcalm, Levis, Bougainville etc.

118. Montcalm, Marquis de.

See letter No. 2 Cadet Correspondence.

119. Montrésor.-Journals of Colonel James Montrésor and Captain John Montrésor. Published in the Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year 1881. New York, Printed for the Society MDCCCLXXXII. with portraits of John and James Montrésor, after Copley (artotype). Edited by G. D. Scull, Oxford, with note on the Family of Montrésor pp. 576.

120. Montreuil, Chevalier de.-Letter 22 Sept. 1759.

The Quebec Literary and Historical Society.

121. Munitionnaire du Roi à la Nouvelle France. Joseph Cadet (1756-1781) par M. Alfred Barbier, président de la société des Antiquaires de l'ouest. Poitiers, imprimerie Blais et Roy, 7 rue Victor-Hugo. 1900. 16 pp. 8vo.

122. Murphy, (Henry). The conquest of Quebec. An epic poem in eight books. Small 8vo., 308 pp. Dublin. Printed for the author by W. Porter, Skinner Row, MDCCXL. Collation: "To the Marquis Townshend."

2 pp. unnumbered, Preface and Argument, xix pp. List of subscribers, 4 pp. unnumbered. Text, 308 pp.

This work might also be considered under Curiosa. There are about 8000 lines in the poem. The author was blind from the age of 5 years.

123.-Murray, George, B.A. A. K.C. F.R.S.C.- Death of Wolfe.

In "Canadiana " Vol. 2. p. v.

124. Murray, James.

See letters of, in Townshend papers.

125. Murray to Townshend.-Two letters.

See Townshend Correspondance No. 30.

126. New-York.-Documents relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York procured in Holland, England and France, by John Romeyn Brodhead, Esq., Agent, Edited by E. B. O'Callaghan, M. D., LL. D., 10 vols large 4to. Albany (Weed, Parsons & Co.) 1856-1858.

127. New-York.-Collection of the New-York Historical Society for the year 1881. Publication Fund series, with portraits and plans. New-York, printed for the Society. MDCCCLXXXII, large octavo, 576 pp. Contains the Journals of Colonel James and Captain John Montrésor.

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