LOUISBURG—PAST AND PRESENT.—HONEYMAN, 203 
of the city (X) with “The Epaulments.” This was one-quarter 
of amile long, 60 feet wide and 9 feet deep, consisting of gabions, 
fascines and earth (X). The plan ef operation now, as suggested 
by Col. Bastide, engineer, was to make their approaches by 
‘Gr2enhill, to eonnect the eamp with the light-house battery by a 
road, redoubts and block-house around the harbour, and to use 
the light-house battery for the destruction of the ships, and in 
silencing the island battery. The French destroyed their battery 
(C) at Cape Noir, and all the other buildings, and left nothing 
standing within two miles of the town walls but ruins. They 
also destroyed the light-house battery and spiked the four guns. 
Wolfe marebed reund with 1200 to the light-house, sent guns, 
-ete., by water, and took possession of the ground and outpost 
‘which the French had abandened. “The Epaulment” at Green- 
chill was made 60 feet wide, 9 feet deep, and five-eights of a mile 
long. Between Greenhill and the City we have the “ First line 
-of approach” at a distance of a quarter of a mile from the city. 
‘Still nearer is the “Second approach,” extending to the harbour 
on the north, and a distance of about 200 yards from the Dau- 
phin Bastion, and 330 yards from the Citadel. These works 
extend from the eastern extremity of the “Epaulment” and 
stretch the whole rear of the city—from the Dauphin to the 
Princess Bastion. On the 20th the island and ships began to 
fire at the batteries on shore. Qn the 25th the light-house 
battery had silenced the island battery. On the 29th the Eng- 
dish were at work on the road between the encampment and the 
light-house battery. The French now sunk four vessels in the 
mouth of the harbeur. Ist the Apollon, a two decker, whose 
position and name is seen on our charts; the Fidele, ef 36 guns; 
La Chevre and La Biche, of 16 guns each—cutting off their 
masts. This reduced the number of their ships te 6, as the Echo 
ihad been captured previously by the Tune and Scarbero, on her 
deaving the harbour for Quebee. July Ist, a French party were 
driven in by Wolfe and Seott’s light infantry. 2nd, The French 
continued their canonade, and sent out parties toskirmish. 3rd, 
Their canonade was heavy. At this time Wolfe was making an 
advanced work .on his right to bear on the Citadel Bastion (2nd 
