The Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Volume 5Dussault & Proulx, 1902 |
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Admiral Admiral Holmes Amherst Anglois Arms Army arrived Artillery attack avoient avoit barrique Batiscan battalion Batteries Beauport boats Bougainville Brigadier Cadet Camp campagne Canada Canadians Cannon Capitulation Capt Captain Colonel Colony command detachment deux embarked encamped Enemy Enemy's été étoient étoit fait fire Fleet fournisseur frégates French Frigate Garrison général Genl Grenadiers heures hommes Indians intrenchments Island of Orleans Isle jour kill'd l'Ennemi la Sarre Lady Ferrers landed letter Light Infantry Louisbourg Louisbourg Grenadiers marched Marquis de Montcalm Marquis de Vaudreuil Monckton Monseigneur Monsieur Montcalm Montmorenci Montreal morning munitionnaire Murray navires night o'clock Officers ordres Orleans party passer pendant Point Levy pointe de Levy prisoners qu'il quelques redoubts Regiment Regt rendre River Saint Laurence Rivière Royal Americans Savage sent Sept sera seront Ships shore shot side town Townshend transports trois troops troupes vaisseaux vessels vivres whole Wolfe Woods wounded
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Page 62 - Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the jutting land on either side, In double streams the briny waters glide, Betwixt two rows of rocks : a sylvan scene Appears above, and groves for ever green : A grot is form'd beneath, with mossy seats, To rest the Nereids, and exclude the heats.
Page 148 - If by the treaty of peace, Canada should remain in the power of his Britannic Majesty, his most Christian Majesty shall continue to name the Bishop of the colony, who shall always be of the Roman communion, and under whose authority the people shall exercise the Roman Religion. —
Page 195 - Wolf's health is but very bad. His generalship in my poor opinion — is not a bit better, this only between us. He never consulted any of us till the latter end of August, so that we have nothing to answer for I hope as to the success of this campaign, which from the disposition the French have made of their force must chiefly fall to Genl.
Page 147 - Chapter to administer to the diocese during the vacancy of the Episcopal See, shall have liberty to dwell in the towns or country parishes, as they shall think proper. They shall at all times be free to visit the different parishes of the Diocese with the ordinary ceremonies, and exercise all the jurisdiction they exercised under the French Dominion.
Page 23 - Support me," — said he to an officer near him, — " let not my brave soldiers see me drop. The day is ours, keep it !
Page 147 - Article XXVII. The free exercise of the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion, shall subsist entire, in such manner that all the states and the people of the Towns and countries, places and distant posts, shall continue to assemble in the churches, and to frequent the sacraments as heretofore, without being molested in any manner, directly or indirectly. These people shall be obliged, by the English Government, to pay...
Page 140 - Twenty-four hours after the signing of the present capitulation, the British General shall cause the troops of his Britannic Majesty to take possession of the Gates of the town of Montreal : and the British Garrison shall not enter the place till after the French troops shall have evacuated it.
Page 145 - General shall also provide ships for carrying to France the officers of the supreme council, of justice, police, admiralty, and all other officers, having commissions or brevets from his most Christian Majesty, for them, their families, servants and equipages, as well as for the other officers: and they shall likewise be victualled at the expense of His Britannic Majesty.
Page 149 - General, who shall procure them a passage: and nevertheless, if, from this time to that decision, any French, or Canadian Merchants or other persons, shall desire to go to France; they shall likewise have leave from the British General. Both the one and the other shall take with them their families, servants, and baggage.— "Granted.
Page 145 - Granted, but if they have papers relating to the Government of the country, they are to be delivered up to us.