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Lord St. Vincent, did not for one moment divert him from the 
business in hand. Then followed the landing, and though the Light 
Brigade were carried somewhat down the stream, yet hoodwinking the 
sentry (“La France””—“ A quel régiment? ”—“ De la Reine”’), they 
managed to get halfway up the cliffs before they were discovered and 
fired on; grasping stumps, boughs, anything, or pushing up the one 
narrow path, they gained the summit, and the position was taken. 
The morning of the 13th of September, 1759, dawned. Wolfe had 
his troops in order of battle, and the French General, thus surprised, 
knew he must fight and did so. By 10 a.m. the issue was decided. 
The French were driven back on Quebec, with heavy loss; the Can- 
adians fled. Wolfe, thrice wounded, was desiring those near him to 
hold him up, “that his brave soldiers should not see him drop.” 
Then his memorable words, “ The day is ours, keep it.” After that, 
as he was dying, “ They run, Sir, they run,” said one by his side. 
“Who? Who run?” “ The enemy, Sir, they give way everywhere! ”” 
One last command for Burton to cut them off, and then “ Now God 
be praised ; I die in peace!”’ The victory was his—and he knew it. 
He slept calmly in death, poor Kate Lowther! poor England! The 
envied of all true soldiers, he was but thirty-three ! ! 
The remnant of the four companies of the Sixty-Second, with the 
recollections of this glorious campaign fresh upon them, returned 
to England and received the thanks of the nation. After obtaining 
some recruits, they were sent to Ireland. 
1760, February 21st. Ireland invaded by M. Thurot, a successful 
privateersman, four French ships of war, and 1200 men. It will be 
remembered, that he was sent to divert attention from Mons. 
Confleur and his fleet in their invasion of England. The latter 
had been already defeated, when Thurot, ignorant of this, landed 
with his soldiers at Carrickfergus and attacked that town. The 
castle, its only means of defence, was a ruinous building, then gar- 
_ risoned by Lieutenant-Colonel Jennings and four companies (about 
47am under much obligation to Wright’s Life of Wolfe for the above sketch. 
A piece of plate, made up of smaller pieces, belonging to the Wolfes came to the 
_ Sotherons, their cousins. This has descended to Mr. George Sotheron Estcourt, 
_M.P. for North Wilts. 1 
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