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towards the town in files, as indicated on plan Ko. 1, that is to say, a 

 march straight from the hill of Wolfe's Cove towards the Ste. Foye road, 

 in a N. N.-West direction. 



(a) This march was not possible, being through the woods of Sil- 

 lery. 



(&) It had no immediate object, not tending towards the town. 



(c) There were two branch roads at hand leading directly to the 

 level ground chosen by Wolfe on the plains. The lower road was good 

 and convenient. (Knox, p. 78). 



(d) That direction north is flatly contradicted by the text (p. 371), 

 cited by Mr. Doughty, from Knox, which is east towards the town. 



" Here we formed again, the river and the south country to our 

 rear, our right extending towards the town, our left to Sillery, and 

 halted a few minutes.'' 



" We then faced to the right, and marched towards the town by 

 files, till we came to the Plains of Abraham, an even piece of ground;, 

 which Mr. Wolfe had made choice of, while we stood forming upon the 

 hill." 



We shall leave Mr. Doughty losing his way north in the woods of 

 Sillery, and follow Wolfe, arriving on the plains by the direct road he 

 had in mind to take, and from thence gaining the Ste. Faye road with 

 part of his troops, who marched there unopposed. 



5. So intent is Mr. Doughty of confining the battle between De 

 Salaberry street and the walls of the town, that he disbelieves or mis- 

 apprehends the relation of the nuns of the General Hospital, when they 

 say : " Nous vîmes de nos fenêtres ce massacre," and again, "L'ennemi 

 maître de la campagne à deux pas de nous." (p. 391). 



From personal observation he says no troops could be seen from 

 thence, who were on the level ground (meaning on the heights). But 

 the Journal of the Nuns here refers to ihe pursuit by the English as 

 far as the hospital and the bridge of boats, where, in fact, the brunt of 

 battle took place, and where the Highlanders lost so heavily. This 

 lacality was part of the field of battle, so much iso> ^says Mr. Doughty 

 (p. 389), that such of the enemy as were wounded that day, and lay 

 there, were made prisoners, the hospital being considered a part of 

 the field of battle." 



6. Mr. Doughty places Borgia's house at 100 yards east of Maple 

 avenue, on the Ste. Foye road. Since the English were repulsed from 

 it and that bouse set on fire by the French, causing their enemy to 

 retreat to their former position, that position necessarily must have 

 been some 100 yards at least west of Maple avenue, and therefore, in 

 line with the race-course. 



