Section II., 1903 [ lOl ] Trans. R. S. C. 



YII. — A few remarks on " The Siege of Quebec " and the Battle of the 

 Plains of Abraham, by A. Doughty, in collaboration with G. 

 W. Parmelee; and on the Probable Site of the Battle of the 

 Plains of Abraham, by A. Doughty. 



By P. B. Casgeain", 

 (Communicated by B. Suite and read May 19th, 1903.) 



Amidst the well deserved encomiums which have welcomed the 

 recent publication of the above remarkable work on the Siege of Quebec, 

 we have much pleasure to join in a cordial approbation. 



All students of Canadian history and, we may add, the English 

 speaking people of the whole British Empire, ought to be thankful to 

 the authors and to Mr. Doughty, in particular, for his diligent and suc- 

 cessful researches, his arduous and unremitting labours, his skill and 

 tact in finding and obtaining through high protection and influential re- 

 commendations, ready access to many valuable documents deposited in 

 public archives abroad, and in various private collections. He may also 

 be congratulated, jointly with the editors, on the magnificent form in 

 which he has been able to extend them to the literary world. 



The additional papers now published will throw further light on 

 many details and incidents of the most important events which resulted 

 m the conquest of " La Nouvelle-France/' and secured against her the 

 supremacy of England in the New World. 



The beautiful interesting six volumes now before us deserve more 

 ,than the cursory notices generally extended to new publications, with 

 more or less appreciative truth or commendable sagacity and critical 

 ability. They require a full and complete review by a learned and com- 

 petent authority, and we frankly admit our incapacity to do so with ade- 

 quate justice either to the authors or to the reader and public at large. 

 Therefore we earnestly invite our learned men and scholars to a fair. and 

 ,sound critical examination of the whole subject which is not yet ex- 

 hausted as we shall see. 



They will thereby continue the praiseworthy and successful efforts 

 of the authors to promote and perfect the knowledge of this eventful 

 period. 



Their primary object, after a careful scrutiny of the new documents 

 brought to light, would be to ascertain whether they are, as we have heard 

 it alleged, subversive of our former acquired notions on the subject, and 

 in what particulars ; or whether they do not generally confirm the lessons 

 we have learned from the historians of the past. 



