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a store-house in which store was all the effects, including 

 equipage and apparel, of all the officers in Quebec, civil 

 and mllitarj', besides arms and amunition, the whole 

 valued at 90,000 pounds sterling money, which we con- 

 sumed b3' fire. We remained at Chambeau till ^ past 

 three o'clock in the evening ; being low water we em- 

 barked on board our boats, carrying off some sheep, 

 leaving 100 cattle shott on the beach. Major Dalling'a 

 Light Infantrj' covered the retreat, which was done in 

 pretty good order, and without the loss of one man. 

 After we were embarked, and about 500 yards from 

 shore, the General ordered one Capt. Mophak, a sea offi- 

 cer who had the command and direction of the flatt- 

 bottoraed boats when without the troops or at embarking 

 or debarking, with two floating batterys and two flatt- 

 bottomed boats with troops in them, to attack the 

 schooner which lay dry on the south shore. On the boats 

 approaching the enemy fired two shott, abandon'd her, 

 and sett her on fire. As we were coming down the river 

 we was fired on by a party of Gannadians from behind 

 logs on the south shore; none hurt. Arrived by 10 

 o'clock this night at our camp ; part of the troops did not 

 disembark. 



" 20th. The remaining part of the troops disembarked, 

 and the marines in camp embarked. Rainy weather. 

 At night disturbed by our sentry's firing at some strag- 

 gling enem}' coming to sculk by our camp ; the Light In- 

 fantry under arms till day, during which time it rained 

 very hard. 



"21st. This morning thcBrigad"" (Geu' Murray^ sent to 

 the camp desiring Gapt. Fraser to come on board, signi- 

 fying to him that he considered a diversion up the river 

 to be of great consequence, and that every measure prac- 

 ticable should be taken to destroy the French shipping 

 (which lay about 24 leagues above the town or city of 

 Quebec) in order to clear the communication twixt us and 

 Mr. Amherst, proposing to send Gapt. Fraser with des- 

 patches to his Excellency General Wolfe, which after- 

 wards was dropt. Forenoon of this day Admiral Holmes 

 went on board a schooner in order to go and reconoitre 

 the French shipping and sound the channel. 



"22nd. Some of our men went to pull pease this 

 forenoon, who discovered a party of the enemy and 

 returned. At night the Admiral returned from his re- 

 conoitring cruise. 



" 23rd. A few men on horseback made their appearance 

 this morning, but on seeing a small party of our men 

 make towards them they thought proper to retire. At 

 12 o'clock received orders to get under arms, the whole to 

 mar6h in three seperate divisions, viz. the 3rd battalion 

 Roy. Americans to the right of our camp the length of 

 St. Groix, the 15th regt. with Gapt. Fraser's co. of Lt. 

 Infantry the length of St. Nicholas to the left of our 

 camp, under the command of the General, the former 

 division by Maj' Bailing ; the 3rd division in boats, con- 

 sisting of CO. Light Infantrj", commanded by Capt. Char- 

 ters of the Royal Americans. The consequence of which 

 scout ended in burning a battery, a sloop, and 2 saw 

 milns. The real intention was that if any of the enemy 

 made their appearance, and that we could not bring them 

 to battle, Capt. Simon Fraser with his co. and 50 volun- 

 teers of the 15tli regt. were to lay in ambush till next 

 morning, when they were to retire. At night Major 

 Bailing returned with his division, exchanged a few 

 shott with the enemy, and made one prisoner. 



" 24. The General gave orders for the whole to prepare 

 to embark against tomorrow. 



"25th. This morning fell down the Squirel, a sloop- 

 of-war, with the admiral, general, and the Avounded 

 officers. 



" In the evening the loth regt. and 3rd battalion Roy. 

 Americans embarked. Capt. Fraser's co. covered the 



retreat ; the enemy fired on us a few shot, only one sus- 

 tained. 



" 26th. An order from General Wolfe desiring Colonel 

 5foung with the 3rd B. Roy. Americans and 200 marines 

 to land, and keep possession of our former ground at St. 

 Anthony. The 15th regt. and Lt. Infantry to embark 

 on board their flatt-bottomed boats, and return to Point 

 Levy. 



" 27th. Passed the batterys ; not one shott fired at us. 

 Arrived at Point Levy at 4 o'clock, where we learnt that 

 1000 of the enemy in boats went up the river, who, they 

 imagined, would fall in with us in coming down the 

 river. General Wolfe indisposed ; greately regreted by 

 the whole armj'. We were ordered to take post in our 

 former cantonments 8 miles from Point Levy camp, and 

 to the westward of our battery. 



"28th. Remained in our cantonments all day; nothing 

 extraordinary happened. At night, by favour of the 

 flood and an easterly gale, the Lostoff frigate, Hunter 

 sloop-of war, two catts, and one schooner passed the 

 town ; 200 shott fired at them ; one sailor killed, and two 

 wounded. 



"The face of the camp at Point Levy intirely changed 

 owing to the great encouragement given to venders of all 

 kinds. 



"29th. We are informed at Point Levy camp that 

 three Rangers have brought in three scalps from St. An- 

 dre, and took a courier with letters, orders, and directions 

 to the captains of militia and friers, desiring them to keep 

 constant guards, and inform the inhabitants that we shall 

 be soon obligad to leave the country. 



" 30th. By order of his Excellency General Wolfe 

 the three Brigadiers assembled in order to consult the 

 measures most practicable for the good of the service. 

 The result of the conference not known by us. 



"31st. By a deserter we are informed that the enemy 

 are sicklj% and discontented with their Indians. Meeting 

 four Indians of the Mowhauk tribe with an officer from 

 General Amherst, treacherously deceived them by pre- 

 tending friendship, and at the same time conducted to a 

 party of French, who made them prisoners, and thej' are 

 confined on board the frigates formerly mentioned. At 

 night the Sea Horse man-of-war, three catts, and one 

 schooner passed the town ; after receiving alarm, can- 

 nonading from the battery. None hurt. 



"September 1st. All the houses below Montmorency 

 Falls, or to the eastward, sett on fire by our army. This 

 forenoon some cannon carried from the Montmorency side 

 to the camp at Point Levj'. Our troops there expect an 

 attack from the enemy this night, which is very desire- 

 able to all our gentlemen ! 



"2nd. The remaining cannon carried from Montmo- 

 rency this daj'. 



"The Assistant Q""- Master-General marked the en- 

 campments for the Brigade and Lt. Infantry from 

 Montmorency to the left of our cantonments. We hear 

 that the additional company of our regt. are in the river. 



"3rd. This morning the troops at Montmorency de- 

 camped, embarked in boats without the least molestation 

 or advantages taken at that important time of their draw- 

 ing off. Passing the Point of Orleans, the enemy fired 

 from their batterys (to the westw^ of the Falls) both 

 shott and shells, none of which made any execution. The 

 enemy's generosity in the above particular and critical 

 juncture is a plain proof that Monsieur Montcalm will 

 make no other use of the Gannadians then defend their 

 capital. He must be concerned to see Montmorency 

 abandoned, it not being safe for him to depend on part 

 of his troops to give the least annoyance ; likewise per- 

 mitting us to detach what numbers we please, to lay 

 waste their country, and still remain in his entrenched 

 camp at Beauport. 



