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"The anny followed in sucli order as it mi^^dit, crossed the bridge 

 "in hot liastc, ])assed the northern rampart of Quebec, entered the 

 " Palace Gate, and pressed on in headlong march along the quaint nar- 

 "row streets of the war-like town; troops of Indians in scalplocks and 

 "war paint, a savage glitter in their deep set eyes, bands of Canadians 

 "whose all was at stake — faith, country and home; the colony regulars, 

 "the Ijattalions of Old France, a torrent of white uniforms and gleam- 

 " ing bayonets, LaSarre, Languedoc, Roussillon, Beam — victors of Os- 

 "wego, William Henry and Tieonderoga. So they swept on, poured 

 " out upon the plains, some by the Gate of St. Louis and some by that 

 " of St. John, and hurried breathless to where the banners of Guienne 

 " still fluttered on the ridge. 



"Monttnlni was amazed at wliat he saw. He expected a detach- 

 '' ment, and found an army." 



According to Mr. Parkman, at the time the English line was 

 formed, Qucliec was not a mile distant. Therefore, the army was on 

 the east side of the Toll Gate. 



The writer seems to wish to be precise in his estimate of the dis- 

 tance of the army from the city, for he adds that the city could not be 

 seen because a ridge, Butte à Xeveu, intervened, about 600 paces off. 



Six hundred paces from the ridge would place the front of the 

 English army on the line occupied by Webb's reserve, on plan A. Mr. 

 Parkman marks an advance from this" position, however. "The 

 " British advanced a few rods, then halted, and stood still. When the 

 " French were within forty paces, the word of command rang out and 

 •'■ a crav'ih of musketry answered all along tlie line." 



There is evidently a close agreement between the testimony of Mr. 

 Parkman and the evidence furnished by plan A on this point. 



"It was towards ten o'clock, when from the high ground on the 

 "right, Wolfe saw that the crisis was near. The French on the ridge 

 " had formed themselves into three bodies." 



JJy this passage it is proved, that while the English were in the 

 position claimed by j\Ir. Parkman, that is, a " few rods" less than 600 

 paces from Butte à Neveu, the French were still on this ridge. Unless 

 the English receded from their position, of which there is no evidence, 

 it is dilficult to imagine how any engagement could have taken place 

 either on the race course or on the Marchmont property. There is 

 not a single passage in Parkman, at least, I have not found one, which 

 would imply that the battle occurred further west than the spot already 

 described. 



The next book to consider is " Picture of Quebec," published by 

 l\r. Hawkins in 1834, seventy-five years after the l)attle. " Picture of 



