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evening, when the 13 cos. Grenadiers from Orleans and 

 the 2 regts. from Point Levy landed on the beach, at 

 ■which time the Montmorency troops crossed below the 

 Falls, it being low water. The Grenadiers formed, and 

 -marched up to attack the intrenchment, but by the 

 steepness of a hill directly above them it was found im- 

 practicable, sustained a heavy fire for some minutes with- 

 out their firing a shot, being obliged to retire. Amherst's 

 and the Highlanders covered their retreat, which was 

 done in good order, and without confusion, carrying off 

 the wounded. The troops to the eastward of Montmo- 

 rency returned to their camp with Eraser's regt., the 

 Grenadiers to Orleans, and Amherst's to Point Levy. As 

 the ships could not be got off there was a necessity of 

 burning them. Killed, 38 ; wounded, 62 ; missing, 1. 



" Faints made. Brigadier Murray commanded Anstru- 

 ther's regt. and a body of Light Infantry, with orders to 

 move on as if intending to cross above the aforesaid Falls, 

 and if possible to effect it ; and Colonel Burton with 

 Webb's regt. marched along the southern shore in order 

 to draw the attentioyi of the enemy their way. 



"August 1st, 1759. The weather continues to be very 

 hot ; little done ; posted in a picquetted orchard. 



" 2nd. Weather as yesterday. By this day's orders it 

 appears that the General is not very well satisfied with 

 the manner the Granadiers attacked, as they went on 

 with too great precipitation, also before the troops from 

 the eastward of Montmorency could form to support 

 them. Advanced in so great a hurry that it was impos- 

 sible to preserve silence or method, nor pay proper re- 

 gard to the directions given them by their commanding 

 officers, which is the very essence of military discipline. 

 We took possession of a redoubt and a 5 gun battery at 

 the foot of the precipice, but was obliged to abandon it 

 without nailing the cannon. 



" Some imputes this, as follows, to be the reason of the 

 Granadiers' mistake, viz. that the sailors who landed 

 them huzzaed that the Granadiers from Orleans and Mont- 

 morency had joined. And that a certain captain ordered 

 his drummers to beat the. march without the desire of 

 the Commanding Officer, which occasioned the miscar- 

 riage of the daj'. A flag of truce from town with a very 

 antick letter from the French governor relating the pri- 

 soners taken at Montmorency. Also a very intelligent 

 deserter from the enemy to the westward of Montmo- 

 rency. 



" By intelligence from Admiral Holms, a large body of 

 the enemy are above the town, and is supposed means to 

 -cross. This night posted as the former. 



"3rd. The weather continues hot; little done; re- 

 mained at our post this night in order to march in the 

 morning. 



" 4th. Marched at two o'clock this morning from our 

 •cantonments to Village de Coulenr, where we arrived by 

 break of day : surrounded several houses, found no per- 

 son. About 8 o'clock saw a few Cannadians and Indians, 

 but could not come up with them. Drove horses, cows, 

 and sheep to camp. On our arrival in camp, was in- 

 formed of a flag of truce from town with letters for the 

 French prisoners, which is said were all returned un- 

 opened. Received orders to hold ourselves in readiness 

 to march against to-morrow's evening with the 15th regt. 

 and 200 Marines, under the command of Brigadier-Gen. 

 Murraj'. 



" 5th. All this day under orders of marching. At 

 twelve o'clock this night marched with the 15th regt. and 

 200 marines to Goram's post, where we remained from 10 

 o'clock in the morning to 6 o'clock evening of the 6th 

 inst. On the beach waiting the return of flat -bottomed 

 boats, which did not arrive for fear of being discovered, 

 as our embarkation was to be made with the greatest 

 «ecresy ; when we thought we were liable to be discovered 



we drew off from the beach, and took position some 

 houses about a mile west of Goram's post. 



" 6th. Marched from last night's posts, and crossed the 

 River Else' Chemin with the 15th regt. and 20O Marines : 

 about one hour thereafter, embarked on board the Sun- 

 derland man-of-war, and the remaining part of the troops 

 distributed to the different vessels proportionate to the 

 vessels' accomodation, where the whole remained all 

 night. 



" 7th. Remained on board the Sunderland man-of-war 

 till three o'clock this evening, when Capt. Simon Fraser's 

 CO. of Light Infantry were ordered to be embarked on 

 board the sloop Good Intent. A fine open country on 

 both sides the river, 18 leagues above or west of the 

 town. At twelve o'clock this night were ordered to be 

 ready to embark on board the flat-bottomed boats ; coun- 

 ter-ordered at two o'clock in the morning of the 8th inst. 



" Sth. This morning by 10 o'clock were ordered to em- 

 bark on board our boats (it being tide of flood) to attempt 

 a landing on the north shore opposite to the church of 

 Poin au Tremble. The disposition of our landing was 

 that Major Balling's Light Infantry (being but 3 cos.) 

 should lead and land first. The Marines to bring up the 

 rear of the 15th regt. When the signal was made (which 

 was a wave of the brigadier's hat) a reef of rocks ahead 

 rendered it impossible to row directly in : Capt. Simon 

 Fraser ordered two boats to row a little to the left, which 

 was followed by the boat in which he was, containing 

 the remaining part of the company belonging to him, 

 who got clear of the rocks, pushed directly in_, and landed. 

 We drew up on the beach opposite to a body of the 

 enemy posted in a copse in our front. Capt. Fraser dis- 

 covering another body on our left, besides several smaller 

 parties moving between the copse and the houses of the 

 village Point au Tremble, he thought it imprudent to 

 begin an attack before some more men were landed. He 

 therefore cry'd to Brigadr. Murray (whose boat was then 

 near our shore) to order more men to land. On which 

 the Brigadr. landed along with his Brigade Major (Mait- 

 land), Colonel Carleton, and Capt. Stobo, seeming dis- 

 satisfied with the slowness of the other two companys at 

 landing, unfairly attributing the cause to shyness, when 

 in reality it was owing to two boats running on the reef of 

 rocks formerly mentioned. So soon as the boats floated 

 Capt. De Laune pushed in, landing where Capt. Fraser's co. 

 were drawn up, but as the difference of time twixt Capt. 

 Fraser's landing and Capt. Delaune's were about 16 mi- 

 nutes, most of the former company were three feet deep in 

 water, being tide of flood, which damaged part of their 

 amunition. Another great obstacle which disconcerted 

 the Brigadr., that the boats in which the remaining part 

 of the troops were embarked must row against tide, in 

 consideration of which the General thought proper to 

 order a retreat to be beat; the two companys drew off, 

 reembarked in their respective boats without much con- 

 fusion, but sustained part of the enemy's fire. 



" After drawing off from shore, the General ordered the 

 killed and wounded on board a sloop who was exchang- 

 ing some shot with one of the enemy's floating batteries. 

 As also the dry amunition to be proportionably divided, 

 and the whole to prepare for a second attack, in the same 

 order as the former. We accordingly rowed in shore, but 

 we found all the copse better lined than formerly, and 

 from our boats could discover a considerable body of the 

 enemy behind a church, another body on a road about 

 500 yards from thence, and those in the copse as formerly. 

 The whole appear'd formidable, as an officer on horse- 

 back went from one body to another, viz. that posted on 

 the beach, the other on the road, and the one posted by 

 the church aforesaid to deliver orders (as may be sup- 

 posed). However, Major Dalling pursued the directions 

 given him : when we came within gun-shot of the enemy, 



