AZO NATURAL AND CIVIL 



Ir.dians. An army of reserve hovered round 

 Montreal, the residence of M. de Vuudrieulj 

 the commander in chief, and governor s^eneral 

 of Canada, 'i'he fort at Niagara was \vel! built^ 

 and fortified, and contained a garrison of tix 

 hundred men ; the road to wliich, was loiigj 

 embarrassed, and unexplored. IvL de Levy 

 %vas also at the head of a %ing detachment, ac- 

 qi! iinted with the vv^ood^i and p:^sses, scouria,^ 

 the country in ail directions ; and angm.ented 

 by new recruits, as occasions and circun-stances 

 required. And every preceding attempt h;id 

 shewn the diincult}-, the danger, and the ill suc- 

 cebs, of an expedition against Quebec, or Ti- 

 conderoga. Aware of these diliiculties, but ani- 

 mated bv the o'cnius of Mr. Pitt, the British 

 colonies and troops entered witli energy and 

 seal upon measures, tliat rather bore the ap- 

 pearance of danger and defeai", than of probabil- 

 ity and success. 



The most difiicult part of the business, and 

 the great object to which a.li the other opera-' 

 tions of the campaign were subordinate, was th<i 

 conquest of Quebec. This expeditioix had been 

 conimiited to the care of raaj'^!' J^eneral Wolfe ; 

 ayou.ng ofFicer oi" great enterprise and resolution^ 

 and of a superior militarv i-reniusi He was as- 

 sistcd by the brigadier geriCrals, MoivckloUj 

 ToVvTishend, and Murray ; oliicers of distinctiou, 

 ciamily, and much experience, though yet in 

 eariv- life. The souadron desi2:ned for the ser- 

 vice Vvas put undirthc command of Admirals* 

 Sanders and Holmes, wlio had on several occa- 

 sions i:.cr<)rc sii^tralized their courage and co'.u 

 duct in the i:ervice of their country. The fleet 



