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eapitulation. With the capture of this fort the 

 t)|:posiiion of the enemy ceased, but thcDaviga- 

 tioa became extremely difficult and dangerous. 

 Tlie river abounded with a great number of 

 rapids and falls, which could not be avoided. 

 Great care was taken to guard against the dan- 

 gers of the passage ; but notwithstanding all the 

 vigilance and exertions of the officers and men, 

 the army suffered much in this part of their 

 voyage. Forty six batteaux, seventeen whale- 

 boats, one row-galley, some of their artillery, 

 ammunition, and stores, with above eighty men 

 were lost on the passage. This dangerous ser- 

 vice being effected, the army met v/ith no fur- 

 ther difficulty, but landed on the island of Mon- 

 treal, September the sixth, without any opposi- 

 tion from the enem.y, except some random shots 

 from some of the flying parties, W'ho instantly 

 disappeared. 



While general Amherst had been thus en- 

 gaged in prepai'ing for the expedition, and com- 

 ing dov/ii from lake Ontario, general Murray 

 had not been less active at Quebec, and on the 

 river St. Lawrence. During the winter he neg- 

 lected no measure that could be taken to pre- 

 serve Quebec and to subdue the adjacent parts 

 of the country, and many of the inhabitants ac-. 

 tually took the oath of allegiance to the king of 

 Great Britain. The garrison however withiri 

 the walls of Quebec suffered much from the 

 extreme cold of the winter, the want of fresh 

 provisions, and the scurvy ; before the end of 

 April, one thousand of the soldiers were dead, 

 and double that number were unfit for service. 

 The chevalier de Lev}^, on whom the commaocl 

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