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Niagara; and we discovered by intercepted letters, that the enemy had abandoned Carillon and Crown Point, were retired to the isle Aux Noix; and that General Amherst was making preparations to pass the lake Champlain, to fall upon M. Bourlemaque's corps, which consists of three battalions of foot, and as many Canadians as make the whole amount to 3000.

The admiral's dispatches and mine would have gone eight or ten days sooner, if I had not been prevented from writing by a fever. I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers to consult together for the public utility. They were all of opinion, that (as more ships and provisions have now got above the town) they should try, by conveying up a corps of 4 or 5000 men, (which is nearly the whole strength of the army, after the points of Levi and Orleans are left in a proper state of defence) to draw the enemy from their present situation, and bring them to an action. I have acquiesced in their proposal, and we are preparing to put it into execution.

The admiral and I have examined the town, with a view to a general assault; but, after consulting with the chief engineer, who is well acquainted with the interior parts of it, and, after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found, that though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silenced by the men of war, yet the business of an assault would be little advanced by that, since the few passages that lead from the lower to the upper town, are carefully intrenched; and the upper batteries cannot be affected by the ships, which must receive considerable damage from them,and

from the mortars. The admiral would readily join in this, or in any other measure for the public service; but I could not propose to him an undertaking of so dangerous a nature, and promising so little success.

To the uncommon strength of the country, the enemy have added (for the defence of the river) a great number of floating batteries and boats. By the vigilance of these, and the Indians round our different posts, it has been impossible to execute any thing by surprise. We have had almost daily skirmishes with these savages, in which they are generally defeated, but not without loss on our side.

By the list of disabled officers, (many of whom are of rank) you may perceive, Sir, that the army is much weakened. By the nature of the river, the most formidable part of this armament is deprived of the power of acting, yet we have almost the whole force of Canada to oppose. In this situation, there is such a choice of difficulties, that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain, I know, require the most vigorous measures; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only, where there is sonie hope of a favourable event. However, you may be assured, Sir, that the small part of the campaign, which remains, shall be employed (as far as I am able) for the honour of his majesty, and the interest of the nation, in which I am sure of being well seconded by the admiral and by the generals. Happy if our efforts here can contribute to the success of his majesty's arms in any other parts of America. I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, Sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, J. WOLFE.

Articles

Articles of capitulation agreed on between Gen. Townshend and M. de Ramzay, Communder of Quebec.

ARTICLE I.

M. DE RAMZAY demands

the honours of war for his garrison, and that it shall be conducted back to the army in safety by the shortest road, with their arms, baggage, six pieces of brass cannon, two mortars, or howitzers, and twelve rounds.- The garrison of the town, composed of land forces, marines, and sailors, shall march out with their arms and baggage, drums beating, lighted matches, with two pieces of cannon, and twelve rounds, and shall be embarked as conveniently as possible, in order to be landed at the first port in France,

II. That the inhabitants shall be maintained in the possession of their houses, goods, effects, and privileges. Granted, provided they lay down their arms.

III. That the said inhabitants shall not be molested on account of their having borne arms for the defence of the town, as they were forced to it, and as it is customary for the inhabitants of the colonies of both crowns to serve as militia.-Granted. IV. That the effects belonging to the absent officers, or inhabitants, shall not be touched. Granted.

V. That the said inhabitants shall not be removed, nor obliged to quit their houses, until their condition be settled by a definitive treaty, between their most Christian and Britannic majesties. Granted.

VI. That the exercise of the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion shall be preserved, and that safe-guards shall be granted to the houses of the clergy, and to the mo

nasteries, particularly to the bishop of Quebec, who, animated with zeal for religion, and charity for the people of his diocese, desires to reside constantly in it, to exercise freely and with that decency, which his character, and the sacred mysteries of the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion require, his episcopal authority in the town of Quebec, whenever he shall think it proper, until the possession of Canada shall have been decided by a treaty between their most Christian and Britannic majesties.The free exercise of the Roman religion, safe-guards granted to all religious persons, as well as to the bishop, who shall be at liberty to come and exercise freely and with decency the functions of his office whenever he shall think proper, until the possession of Canada shall have been decided between their Britannic and most Christian majesties.

VII. That the artillery and warlike stores shall be delivered up bona fide, and an inventory taken thereof.-Granted,

VIII. That the sick, wounded, commissaries, chaplains,physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, and other persons employed in the hospitals, shall be treated agreeable to the cartel settled between their most Christian and Britannic majesties on Feb. 6, 1759.-Granted.

IX. That before delivering up the gate, and the entrance of the town to the English forces, their general will be pleased to send some soldiers to be placed as safe-guards at the churches, convents, and chief habitations.-Granted.

X. That the commander of the city of Quebec shall be permitted to send advice to the Marquis de Vaudreuil, governor-general,of the reduction of

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Killed in the battle of the 13th. One general, one captain, six lieutenants, one ensign, three serjeants, 45 rank and file.

Wounded. One brigadier general, 4 staff-officers, 12 captains, 26 lieutenants, 10 ensigns, 25 serjeants, 4 drummers, 506 rank and file. Artillery. 1 engineer wounded, 1 gunner killed, bombardier, 1 gunner, 5 matrosses wounded.

An account of the guns, &c. found in Quebec, on its surrender to his majesty's troops. Brass guns 6 pd. 1 Brass mor. 13 in. 1 3D howits. 8 3 2 Iron mort. 13

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trenching tools, &c. the number of which cannot be ascertained.

There have been also. 37 guns and one mortar found, on several batteries between St. Charles river and Beauport.

Memorial presented to the States General on the 19th of October of this year, by the Count d'Affrey, ambassador from France,

High and mighty Lords,

HERE are at this time at Am

balls of different sizes belonging to the King my master. Upon the report which I made to his majesty, that your High Mightinesses made a difficulty of suffering them to be carried out of your country, he has commanded me to represent how contrary this refusal is to the neu trality which your High Mightinesses have embraced.

Your High Mightinesses will be pleased to remember, that during the whole course of this war, the King has required nothing from your friendship that was inconsistent with the strictest impartiality; and if his majesty has departed from the engagements that subsisted between him and your High Mightinesses, it was by granting the most essential and lucrative favours to the commerce of your subjects, who would now have been in possession of the immense advantages which the prudence of your resolutions had procured for them, had they not been disturbed in it, in violation of the faith of the most solemn treaties, by the enemies of the King my master, and your rivals in trade.

I shall not enter into a circumstantial

tial detail of the assistance which our enemies, notwithstanding their behaviour to your republic, have derived from the trade of your subjects, and the protection which their effects have found in the territory of the republic. I cannot, however, forbear taking notice, High and Mighty Lords, that the artillery, stores, and gunpowder, that was at Wessel, were deposited in the United Provinces; that every body knows how little the Hanoverian army respected the territory of the republic on occasion of their passing the Rhine, and the circumstances that preceded and followed that

event.

It is also known, that when that army was obliged to repass the Rhine, it had recourse to the only method of saving a great part of their sick and wounded, whom they were obliged to leave behind, from falling in our hands, by putting them into boats, and sending them to places whither they knew that our respect for the neutrality of the republic would not suffer us to follow them. It was at this time that the Hanoverian army saved most of the grain, that was in the magazines, a part of which is still laid up in some towns of the republic. Our enemies have also purchased and contracted for very consider able quantities of gunpowder in the United Provinces.

These and several other circumstances might have made the subject of the justest complaints; but the king did not think it proper to require that the freedom and independency of the subjects of the republic should be restrained in branches of trade that are not inconsistent with its neutrality, because he is persuaded, that the faith of an en

gagement ought to be inviolably preserved, notwithstanding some accidental and transient disadvantages. Add to this, that his majesty, being informed of the present critical state of the republic, was desirous of giving your High Mightinesses an essential proof of his friendship, by ordering the generals of his army carefully to avoid encroaching on the territory of the republic, and transferring thither the theatre of war, when the enemy's generals, before they were forced to repass the Rhine, seemed to shun the King's army.

Your High Mightinesses will cer tainly acknowledge, that after such marks of regard on the part of the King, his majesty would have the justest ground of complaint, if, contrary to expectation, he should hear that the cannon and balls belonging to him, which are at Amsterdam, were detained there; and that he could not help regarding such a proceeding as a violation of the neutrality which your High Mightinesses have solemnly engaged to observe, whilst the enemy, under cover of this neutrality, draw from the subjects of your republic the succours they want.

I therefore demand, in the name of the king my master, that your High Mightinesses will be pleased to give the most efficacious. orders, that the artillery and balls in question, may be carried without delay, by the canals of Amsterdam, and the inland navigation to Flanders. Your High Mightinesses will doubtless not hesitate about this just demand, so agreeable to your known equity, and your grateful sense of repeated marks of invariable friendship given you by the King my mas

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ter; disregarding the imperious and groundless pretensions of a neighbouring and jealous power, which, not content with interrupting your navigation and commerce, pretends to give law in the bosom of your state, and whose national system tends to ruin your subjects, if it cannot make them share in the calamities and dangers of the war, England will not accomplish this; and your High Mightinesses will prove to all Europe, that nothing can make them depart from that most impartial neutrality which they have embraced, by giving the King my master the speediest and most ample satisfaction, where he is so much intitled to it; by leaving to your subjects that liberty which is necessary to their trade; and by granting them that protection which the system and proceedings of the English render indispensible.

HE enemies of his Prussian

THE majesty having complained of the treatment of their prisoners of war in the Prussian territories, that monarch, who suffers no unjust calumny to prevail against him, has caused the following justification of his conduct to be sent to his ministers at foreign courts:

"It is known to all Europe, that I have provided for all the officers who are my prisoners of war, as well Swedes, as French and Austrians, and lately for the Russians, the best accommodation, and every conveniency; having, for that end, permitted them to pass the time of their capivity in my capital. Nevertheless, as some of them have grossly abused the liberty allowed them, by keeping up illicit correspondences, and by other practices,

with which I could not avoid being offended; I have been obliged to cause all of them to be removed to the town of Spandau, which must not be confounded with the fortress of that name, from which it is entirely separate, and where they will enjoy the same ease as at Berlin, but will be more narrowly observed. This is a resolution no one can blame. I am sufficiently authorised in it by the law of nations, and by the powers who are leagued against me; the court of Vienna having never suffered any of my officers, that have fallen into their hands, to go to Vienna, and the court of Russia having sent some of them even to Casan. However, as my enemies let slip no opportunity of blackening my most innocent proceedings, I have thought proper to acquaint you with my reasons for making this alteration, with regard to the officers who are my prisoners, &c."

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