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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2»* 8. Vm. Adg. 27. '59. 



rell men-of-war with two transports passed the batterj'S ; 

 31 shott fired at them, none of which touched. 



" Marched to escort the General, who went on board 

 the Sunderland in a whaleboat ; at 3 o'clock in the morn- 

 ing Captain Garden and Eraser's compannys with some 

 Kangers marched to a settlement about 7 miles up the 

 river above the town, to endeavour to take prisoners. 

 We crossed a river near it with not the proper precau- 

 tion ; discovered two or three straggling fellows who got 

 off; it seemed by the fires in the houses they had been 

 inhabited lately. Found a note on the door of a house 

 begging that we should not sett it on fire. Returned to 

 our cantonments by 10 o'clock at night, and on our arrival 

 marched with the General 4 miles back ; the same com- 

 niinication we came by, where we remained all night. 

 About 1 1 o'clock the enemy sett up the Indian hoop, and 

 fired small arms; most probably occasioned to a small 

 alarm. 



" 20th. Last night the General went on board the Sun- 

 derland ; at eight o'clock this morning marched to our 

 cantonments ; on our way we took a Canadian and his 

 boy about 12 years old prisoners ; one of our men fired at 

 him, and notwithstanding his seeing it impossible to es- 

 cape, being surrounded by 100 men, he returned the fire, 

 and killed the soldier, a Highlander belonging to Capt. 

 Fraser's company. It was with great difficulty his life was 

 suffered from the fury of the men who were exasperated 

 at the scoundrel's action. He seemed to know little ex- 

 cepting the haunts of the straggling inhabitants. 



"20th. This evening an intelligent deserter from the 

 enemy confirms that the 13th curt. 1500 men having 

 crossed the river in order to attack our battery and post, 

 but on landing a false alarm made them fire on each 

 other ; two Canadians were killed, the Indians fled then, 

 and the detachment returned without presuming to look 

 at one of our sentinels. 



"21st. Rainy weather; marched to escort Admiral 

 Holmes to Capt. Goram's post, being 2 miles from our 

 post. He greatly difficulted how to get on board the 

 shipping as they lay 6 miles above Goram's. 



" Arrived the General from on board the Sundei'land, 

 who informed us he had ordered Colonel Carleton to land 

 at Point au Tramble with Amherst's and Fraser's Grena- 

 diers, and a small detachment of the 3rd B. of R. Ameri- 

 cans, which order was put in execution at daybreak in 

 the morning of the 22nd. They were opposed by some 

 Canadians and Indians, who gave way soon. Fraser's 

 Grenadiers pursued too far, killing two Indians, and ob- 

 liging the remainder to flj', leaving everything behind. 

 Major Prevost, L" M<'Doawel, and one volunteer wounded, 

 with 14 men killed. 



" Made a Jesuit, a militia officer, and some peasants, 

 with 150 ladys prisoners. Among which is the Mar- 

 quis de Beauport. Remained at Goram's post this 

 night. 



" Two soldiers of Capt. Simon Fraser's Coy. wounded by 

 a pistol accidentally firing. 



" 22nd, Marched from Goram's post as an escort to the 

 General; on our return to our cantonments received 

 orders of marching. At night the town much bombarded, 

 set on fire, and burnt the most of the night. The enemy 

 fired during the night a good many shot and shell ; two 

 ships, endevouring to pass the batterys sustained most of 

 the fire, was obliged to set back with contrary winds, 

 without which they could pass. 



" The ladj-s taken yesterday returned this day ; Capt. 

 Smith, Aide de Camp to Gen. Wolfe, not politely used by 

 the French in town. 



"23rd. Remained in our cantonments all day under 

 orders for marching ; detained for want of a guide. At 1 

 o'clock this night marched the whole detachment of 

 Light Infantry, with 30 Rangers, under the command of 



Major Dalling. At the time of our departure the town 

 sett on fire, and burnt most of the night. 



" 25th. Arrived this morning on the lower settlements 

 of the north side, the River en Chemin, Capt. Fraser's 

 Co. having the van. Seized about 300, including men, 

 women and children, 150 head of cattle, some horses, and 

 several sheep. When we came near camp the above 

 forage was forwarded with Capt. Delaune's Company, as 

 also the prisoners. 



" Major Dalling marched to Capt. Goram's house, 

 where the detachment took post till further orders. 



" 26. Marched from last night's post to our canton- 

 ments, where we were informed of Capt. Delaune's send- 

 ing last night a corporal and six men with orders to 

 Major Dalling, who were attacked on the communication 

 by twenty Canadians (as the corporal said). One Rigbj-, 

 our surgeon's mate, who accompanied the corporal's party 

 was kill'd with 2 men, 3 taken prisoners, only one es- 

 caped with the corporal, who confirmed the above, as 

 also that on returning the corporal killed one of the Ca- 

 nadians. 



" Three of the prisoners escaped from Capt. Delaune's 

 Co. of those taken and sent to camp, recommended to the 

 particular case of the captain, 



" The evening of the 24th curt. Colonel Fraser set out 

 with 300 men of his regt. to take prisoners, and bring 

 in cattle; as they were marching some miles east of 

 Beaumont, they were fired on by one man onl}' (as is 

 said) which wounded the Colonel in the thigh, and broke 

 Capt. McPherson's arm. 



"After arriving in camp we learnt that the Colonel's 

 van guard was fired on before day, who, according to or- 

 ders, retired into the wood, and he stepping to some small 

 eminence to give directions to a part of his detachment 

 to move on in a manner formerly directed, his voice mak- 

 ing it known to the enemy where the commanding offi- 

 cer stood, three of them directed their fire up the way, 

 which wounded the Colonel and Capt. McPherson in the 

 right thighs. 



" 27th. Remained in cantonments all day ; nothing 

 done in camp. In the night the enemy set down one fire 

 raft containing one hundred stages, lined with combusti- 

 bles (did no harm). 



" 28th. A deserter from the enemy to the westward of 

 Montmorency ; little intelligence. 



" Extreme hot weather ; 13 companys under orders all 

 day ; it was supposed they were to cross Montmorency 

 Falls, and attack a redoubt ; nothing was done. Capt. 

 Ross and Lt. Nairn of Colonel Eraser's Regt. fought a 

 duel this morning, very much to the discredit of the 

 former. 



" 30th. Morning Intelligence. A deserter from one of the 

 grenadier cos. on the Island of Orleans going over to the 

 enemy is the reason nothing was done yesterday. 



" 30th. A landing was to be endeavoured the 29th, 

 consisting of two regts. from Point Levj', and 13 cos. 

 grenadiers from Orleans, under cover of the fire of two 

 frigates running on shore at high Avater, which time of 

 the two regts. landing, the troops on the north shore 



were to cross Montmorency Falls, Webb's regt. to 



march along the south shore the length of Goram's, and 

 return in the evening to their former post. The reason 

 of which designing to draw the attention to the quarter. 

 Major Dalling's Light Infantry and Rangers to remain at 

 their posts. Posted this night by the battery as usual. 



"31st. At 12 o'clock this day, two catts with 6-poun- 

 ders (in place of the supposed frigates) ran on shore, at 

 which time the troops embarked in floats and in boats; 

 the many motions made by them gave the enemy time 

 to assemble there in force where an attack was most pro- 

 bable. The two catts and the battery to the eastward 

 of Montmorency continued firing till about five o'clock 



