January, last past, together with a List of the said Troops, And of the Additional Artillery and Stores, ordered to be sent to Louisburg; Also Copies of Three Letters to Rear Admiral Saunders, dated the 9th., 12th. and 20th. of January last, and of one to Rear Admiral Durell, dated the 29th. of December last.

1-You are immediately, upon the Receipt of these our Instructions, to repair to Portsmouth, and there embark on board one of our Ships of War, and proceed, without Loss of Time, to Louisbourg in the Island of Cape Breton, where you are to take under your command the Troops we have ordered to rendez vous at that Place, on or about the 20th. of April, if the Season shall happen to permit; And you are, on your Arrival at Louisburg, to use all possible Diligence and Expedition, in concert with Rear Admiral Saunders, or the Commander in Chief of our Ships, in Embarking the Troops, Artillery, Stores, and all the other Requisites for the Expedition against Quebec, and to proceed therewith, at or about the 7th. of May, or as soon as the Season of the year shall permit, up the River St. Lawrence, and attack and endeavour to reduce Quebec : And it is our Will and Pleasure, that you do carry into Execution the said important operation with the utmost Application and Vigor.

2-In case, on your Arrival at Louisburg, you shall find, that the Troops, which we have ordered Major General Amherst to send, with all Expedition, to that Place, together with the Artillery, Stores, and all other Requisites for the Operation directed, shall, contrary to our Expectation, and by any unfavorable accidents, not be yet arrived at Louisburg, you are without Loss of a moment's Time, and by the most expeditious and sure means, to make the most pressing Instances to Major General Amherst, or the Commander in Chief of our Forces in North America, & to Rear Admiral Saunders, or the Commander in Chief of our Ships in North America, in order to quicken and expedite, with the utmost Diligence and Dispatch, all possible measures for most speedily assembling and collecting the said Troops at Louisburg, as well as the Artillery, Stores, and all Requisites, for the Expedition against Quebec.

3-In Case, by the Blessing of God upon Our Arms, you shall make Yourself Master of Quebec, Our Will and Pleasure is, that You do keep Possession of the said Place, for which purpose, You are to appoint, out

of the Troops under Your Command, a sufficient and ample Garrison, under the Command of such careful and able officer, as You shall judge best qualified for so important a Trust, effectually to defend and secure the said Place; And You will immediately make, in the best manner practicable, such Repairs to the Works, as you shall find necessary for the Defence thereof, until you shall receive further orders from Us; And You are forthwith to transmit an exact Account, to be laid before Us, of the State and Condition of the said Place.

4-As it cannot be foreseen, by what Time the attempt against Quebec may have its' Issue, or what the number and State of our Troops and Ships may be, when that Service shall be over; and also considering, in Case, by the Blessing of God upon Our Arms, You should make Yourself Master of that Place, the necessary Garrison, That must be left for the Defence thereof; We judge it expedient to leave it to you, and Rear Admiral Saunders, or the Commander in Chief of Our Ships, to consider the State and Circumstances of things, as they shall then be found, and thereupon to determine what Ulterior operations, higher up the River St. Lawrence, (in Case the Navigation of that River shall be found safe for such Vessels as shall be best suited to the Service,) may be practicable and expedient, for making still farther and effectual Impressions on the Enemy, And in Case any such Ulterior operations, as above, in consequence of the Reduction of Quebec, shall be judged by You, and Rear Admiral Saunders expedient to be undertaken, Our Will and Pleasure is, that you do carry the Same into Execution, in the Manner which You shall think most conducive to the Good of Our Service; And You will not fail, as expeditiously as may be, to inform thereof Major General Amherst, Commander in Chief of Our Forces in North America, and, as far as may be, to concert the same with our said General, in order that the operations, in different Parts, may coincide, and mutually facilitate and strengthen Each other.

5-With regard to such of Our Forces under Your Command, as shall be remaining after the above Services are over (and having first, in Case of Success, left a strong Garrison at Quebec, as well as provided for the Defence of any other Posts, which you shall find necessary to be maintained,) You are to cause the same to be disposed of in such manner as Major General Amherst, or the Commander in Chief of our Forces in North America, shall direct, (for which purpose, You will take all timely

opportunities of corresponding with Major General Amherst ;) But if, from the distant operations, in which the said Major General, or Commander in Chief, may happen to be engaged, Prejudice may arise to our Service, by waiting for such Orders, You are to Use Your best Discretion in disposing of our Troops in the manner the most Conducible to Our Service; And Our Will and Pleasure is, that You do then put Yourself under the Command of Major General Amherst, as Brigadier General in North America

6-Whereas the Success of this Expedition will very much depend upon an entire Good Understanding between Our Land and Sea Officers, We do hereby strictly enjoin and require You, on Your part, to maintain and cultivate such a good Understanding and Agreement, and to Order, that the Soldiers under Your Command, shall man the Ships, when there shall be occasion for them, and when they can be spared from the Land Service, As the Commander in Chief of Our Squadron is instructed, on His Part, to entertain and cultivate the same good Understanding and Agreement, and to order the Sailors and Marines, under His Command, to assist Our Land Forces, and to man the Batteries, when there shall be occasion for them, and when they can be spared from the Sea Service; And in order to establish the strictest Union that may be, between You and the Commander in Chief of Our Ships, You are hereby required to communicate these Instructions to Him, as He is directed to communicate those, He shall receive from Us, to You.

7-You are to send constant and particular Accounts of all Your Proceedings, by Letter to one of Our Principal Secretaries of State; And You are to obey and follow all such orders, as You shall receive from Us under Our Royal Sign Manual, or from One of Our Principal Secretaries of State.

G. R.

To The Brigadiers

Head Quarters Montmorency

Augst. 1759,

That the public Service may not suffer by the generals indisposition, He begs the Brigadiers will be so good to meet, and consult together

for the public Utility and advantage, and to consider of the best method of attacking the Enemy.

If the French Army is attacked and defeated, the general concludes the town would immediately surrender because He does not find they have any Provisions in the place

The General is of opinion the army should be attackt in preference to the place, because of the difficulties of penetrating from the lower to the upper Town, in which attempt neither the Guns of the Shipping, or of our own Batteries could be of much use

There appears three methods of attacking this Army,

Ist. In dry weather a large detachment may march in a day and a night so as to arrive at Beauport (fording the Montmorency 8 or 9 miles up) before day in the morning-it is likely they could be discover'd upon this march on both sides the River. If such a detachment penetrates to their intrenchment and the rest of the Troops are ready, the consequence is plain

2dly. If the Troops encamped here passed the Ford with the falling Water and in the night march on directly towards the point of Beauport, the light Infantry have a good Chance to get up the Woody Hill, trying different places and moving quick to the Right, would soon discover proper places for the rest. The upper Redoubts must be attackt and kept by a company of Grenadiers. Brigadier Monkton must be ready off the point of Beauport to land when our people have got up the Hill, for which Signals may be appointed

3dly. All the chosen Troops of the Army attack at the Beauport at Low water- —a division across the Ford an hour before the other attack N.-B. For the 1st it is enough if the Water begins to fall a little before day light or about it. For the other two it would be best to have it low water about half an hour before day. The General thinks the Country should be ruined and destroyed, as much as can be done consistant with a more capital opperation.

N. There are guides in the Army for the detachment question.

Answer to the paper of the other side from
the Brigadiers

To Genl. Wolfe

The natural Strength of the Enemy's situation, between the River St Charles and the Montmorency, now improved by all the Art of their Engineers, makes the defeat of the French Army if attackt there very doubtful. The advantage their easy communication on Shore has over our Attacks from Boats and the Ford of the Montmorency is evident from late experience, and it cannot be denied that that part of the Army which is proposed to march thro' the Woods nine miles up the Montmorency to surprize their Army is exposed to certain discovery, and consequently to the continual disadvantage of a Wood fight-But allowing we got footing on the Beauport side, the M. de Montcalm will certainly still have it in his power to dispute the passage of the St Charles, till the place is supplied with two months provisions (the utmost you can lye before it) from the Ships and Magazines above from which it appears they draw their subsistance.

We, therefore, are of opinion that the most probable method of striking an effectual Blow is by bringing the Troops to the South shore and directing our opperations above the Town. When we have established ourselves on the North Shore, of which there is very little doubt, the M. de Montcalm must fight us upon our own terms, we are between Him and his provisions and betwixt him and the French army opposing General Amhurst. If He gives us Battle and we defeat Him Quebec must be ours, and which is more all Canada must submit to His Majesty's arms, a different Case from any advantage we can hope for at Beauport, and should the Enemy pass the St Charles with Force sufficient to oppose this opperation, we can still with more ease and probability of success execute your third proposition, (in our opinion the most eligible of the three you have made) or any other attempt on the Beauport shore, necessarily weakened by the detachments made to oppose us above the Town.

With respect to the expediency of making an immediate attack, or the postponing it to be able the more effectually to prevent the Harvest and destroy the Colony; or with a view of facilitating the opperations of