[doighty] battle of THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM 409 



as communication with the landing pl'ace would then have been insured 

 by the presence of the whole of the army in its immediate vicinity. 



9. The position of the English line near de Salaberry street, leaves 

 the monument said to mark the spot where Wolfe died, at a reasonable 

 distance in the rear of Bragg's regiment, at the head of which Wolfe 

 is stated to have fallen. 



10. The ground between de S'alaberry street and Claire Fontaine 

 appears to have been the most advantageous available, since it afforded 

 houses on the left to shelter the troops, and an eminence on the right 

 commanding a large portion of the ground chosen by the French. 



Considering that all the points above referred to a-re supported in 

 so many different ways by various sources, and that the written testi- 

 mony agrees with the position of the ground which could not vary, the 

 only conclusion I am able to form is, that the battle occurred between 

 the lines indicated on plan A — between Claire Fontaine street and de 

 Salaberry street. The principal action seems to have taken place on 

 the right and left of the Grande Allée, and a great many were killed 

 quite near St. John's Gate and on the embankment of Cote Ste. Gene- 

 viève, while several were killed near St. Louis Gate. 



In connection with the site of the battle it may prove of interest 

 to state that a part of the engagement was upon the ground actually 

 owned by Abraham Martin, after whom the plains were named, and for 

 this purpose copies of the earliest deeds relating to this property are 

 published in the appendix to this paper. 



Particulars relating to the property knoAvn as the race course are 

 also given, from which it will be seen that the land was never owned by 

 Abraham Martin, although his name was given to most of the property 

 in the neighbourhood. 



The two photographs specially taken for this paper show the 

 ground upon which a portion of the English and French lines were 

 drawn wj), and it will be observed that a fair portion of land still remains 

 vacant. 



During the course of my investigations, I found that two important 

 documents relating to the siege of Quebec were in Europe, and I have 

 not yet received copies. I hope therefore, at some future date to pre- 

 pare a supplementary paper. The wdiole of my study up to the present 

 is placed at the disposal of those who are interested in the question, 

 and I trust that at least some portion of it may be of assistance to 

 students who desire to form an impartial judgment of the whole ques- 

 tion, or to those who may wish to investigate the subject for them- 

 selves. 



