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SEVENTH  SERIES  of  HISTORICAL  DOCUMENTS,  1905 

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BLOCKADE 

of 

QUEBEC  IN  1775=1776 

by  the 

AMERICAN  REVOLUTIONISTS 

(LES  BASTONNAIS) 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

LITERARY  AND  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 
OF  QUEBEC 

AND  EDITED  BY 

FRED.  C.  WURTELE,  LIBRARIAN 


QUEBEC 

THE  DAILY  TELEGRAPH  JOB  PRINTING  HOUSE 
1905 


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M.N 


CONTENTS 


PAGES 

Historic  Tablets  at  Quebec m 

Montgomery's  Sword xin 

Preface  to  Historic  Documents 3 

Ainslie's  Journal 9 ' 

Journal  lent  by  Dr.  James  Bain .  93 

Orderly  book 157 

L,ist  of  officers  of  Royal  Highland  Emigrants 267 

Roster  of  French  Canadian  Militia 269 


ILLUSTRATIONS 


Pres-de-Ville  Tablet Frontispiece 

Sault-au-Matelot  Tablet x-xi 

Montgomery's  Sword Xli-xm 

Site  of  Pres-de-Ville  Barricade 8-9 

Approximate  site  of  Sault-au-Mathelot  Barricade  ....       92-93 


An  Account  of  the  Erection  of  the  Tablets  to 
commemorate  the  repulse  of  Montgomery  and 
Arnold  at  Quebec  on  the  31st  of  December,  1775 


All  true  Canadians  will  be  glad  to  learn  that  a  great 
and  long-standing  national  reproach  has  now  been  fit- 
tingly removed.    During  no  less  than  one  hundred  and 
twenty  seven  years — from  1775  to  1902 — nothing  had 
been  done  to  mark  the  spot  where  Canada  stood  at  bay 
against    the    combined    assault    of    Montgomery    and 
Arnold  on  Quebec.    Yet  this  assault  was  the  turning 
point  in  the  most  momentous  crisis  which  our  country 
has   ever  been  called  upon  to   face.    The  American 
invaders  had  overrun  the  whole  colony.  They  had  taken 
every  post  along  the  frontier.  Montreal,  Sorel,  Three 
Rivers,  and  the  long  line  of  the  St.  Lawrence  were  all  at 
their  mercy.  Quebec  alone  was  left—the  last  hope  of  Bri- 
tish arms,  the  last  stronghold  of  British  power  in  those 
troublous  times,  and  the  one  sure  pyomise  of  any  British 
1) ominionTe^ami^ ifl^^ ^^ sTeFh^^oHHTDh  (JueBec 
hung  the  fate  of  half  a  continent,  as  well  as  the  distinct- 
ively Canadian  name  and  fame  of  many  milliQji  people 
In  the  future.     One  false  move  by  Carleton,  one  suc- 
cessful act  of  treachery  in  the  beleaguered  town,  one 
moment  of  weakness  among  th,e  little  garrison,   one 
battle  lost  against  Montgomery,  and  all  would  have  been 
'over.    But  Quebec  stood  fast,  and  Canada  was  saved. 

Four  generations  after  this  field  of  honour  had  been 
fought  and  won  the  first  practical  proposal  was  made 
to  commemorate  our  victorious  defenders.  At  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Literary  and  Historical  Society  of  Quebec, 
on  the  19th  of  March,  1902,  it  was  resolved  by  motion 
of  Fred.  C.  Wurtele,  Esq.,  seconded  by  Major  W.  Wood: 
"That  the  time  has  come  for  the  erection  of  historic 
tablets  at  Pres-de-Ville  and  the  Sault-au-Matelot,  in  the 

(m) 


—  IV  — 

Lower  Town  of  Quebec,  relating  to  the  events  of  31st 
December,  1775,  which  were  so  important  to  the  destiny 
of  Canada;  and,  as  it  is  within  the  province  of  the 
Literary  and  Historical  Society  of  Quebec  to  erect  such 
memorials,  a  committee  is  hereby  appointed,  composed 
of  the  following  gentlemen :•— Sir  James  LeMoine, 
James  Morgan,  W.  Wood,  J.  T.  Eoss,  Simeon  Lesage' 
Cyrille  Tessier,  Fred.  C.  Wurtele,  Alex.  Eobertson, 
John  Hamilton,  Walter  J.  Eay,  Lt.-Col.  Turnbull, 
Archibald  Campbell  and  George  Lampson — who  shall 
have  full  power  to  raise  the  necessary  funds,  and  to  do 
everything  required  to  bring  the  project  to  a  successful 
issue. " 

Qn  organizing  the  committee,  Mr.  Wurtele  was  elected 
chairman,  and  Major  Wood  secretary. 

As  such  memorials  would  be  battlefield  monuments 
the  Federal  Government  was  petitioned  by  the  Society 
for  means  to  erect  suitable  historic  tablets  at  these 
places.  The*  request  was  graciously  responded  to,  and 
splendid  memorials  in  statuary  bronze  have  been  erect- 
ed, one  on  the  rock  where  Montgomery  was  defeated 
and  killed,  and  the  other  on  the  St.  James  Street  gable 
of  the  M  olsons'  Bank,  -as  near  as  possible  to  the  site  of 
the  Sault-au-Matelot  barricade,  where  Arnold  was 
defeated,  and  over  400  of  his  men  made  prisoners. 
Both  Tablets  were  placed  in  position  on  the  29th  of 
December,  1904,  just  two  days  before  the  129th  anniver- 
sary of  the  assault. 

The  complete  history  of  this  American  invasion  has 
never  been  written;  and  so  students  on  both  sides  of  the 
line  will  be  interested  in  the  news  that  the  Literary 
and  Historical  Society  intend  to  work  out  the  whole 
subject  in  the  most  exhaustive  manner  possible.  Every 
original  document  still  remaining  in  manuscript,  as 
well  as  those  documents  which  have  not  yet  appeared 
in  perfectly  exact  versions,  will  be  published  word  for 
word.  Then,  after  all  authentic  sources  of  information 
shall  have  been  thoroughly  explored,  the  Society  will 
try  to  give  the  " plain  unvarnished  tale"  of  the  whole 
campaign  without  either  fear  or  favour. 


In  the  present  connection  all  that  is  necessary  is  such 
a  brief  general  sketch  of  the  operations  at  Quebec  as 
will  give  the  reader  some  idea  of  the  reasons  for  the 
erection  of  the  tablets  and  for  the  special  wording  of 
the  two  inscriptions. 


When  the  American  Congress  had  decided  on  an  in- 
vasion of  Canada,  a  force  under  Montgomery  was  sent 
by  Lake  Cliamplain  to  attack  Montreal.  Meanwhile 
another,  under  Arnold,  marched  from  Cambridge  in 
Massachusetts  by  the  Voyageur  trail  up  the  Kennebec 
river  and  across  the  height  of  land  to  the  head  waters  of 
the  Chaudiere,  whose  banks  it  followed  to  St.  Marie. 
From  here  it  followed  the  road  to  Levis,  where  it  ar- 
rived in  f^  Quebec  on  the  8th  of  November, 

after  its  long  and  arduous  march.  Having  crossed 
the  St.  Lawrence  in  whatever  canoes  could  be  found,  it 
appeared  on  the  present  Cove  Fields,  on  the  14th,  was 
fired  on,  and  at  once  retired  up  to  Pointe  aux  Trembles, 
where  the  arrival  of  Montgomery  from  Montreal  was 
awaited.  The  Kennebec  route  was  not  an  unknown 
one  ;  for  in  1760  Captain  Montresor  passed  over  it  with 
despatches  from  Murray  to  Amherst,  and  made  a  good 
map,  of  which  Arnold  obtained  a  copy  fifteen  years 
later. 

Montgomery  carried  all  before  him,  taking  Sorel, 
Montreal  and  Three  Rivers.  General  Carleton,  who 
was  in  Montreal,  knowing  the  importance  of  Quebec, 
and  that  for  divers  reasons  Montreal  could  not  then  be 
defended,  destroyed  the  Government  stores,  and  started 
with  several  schooners  to  descend  the  St.  Lawrence. 
Having  run  into  a  dead  calm,  he  took  a  canoe,  and,  being 
paddled  by  Bouchette  in  the  dead  of  night  past  the  ene- 
my's batteries  at  Sorel,  arrived  on  the  19th  November  at 
Quebec,  where  Colonel  MacLean,  who  had  preceded 
him,  was  actively  preparing  for  defence. 

Carleton  at  once  issued  orders  that  —  "the  suspected 
and  all  who  are  unwilling  to  take  up  arms  in  its  de- 
fence must  leave  the  town  within  four  days."  This 


—  VI  — 

cleared  the  place  of  foreigners  and  traitors.  On  the 
30th  November  there  were  only  127  British  regulars 
in  garrison.  But  these — together  with  the  crews  of  two 
small  men-of-war,  the  Lizard  and  Hunter,  and  of  several 
merchantmen  that  happened  to  be  in  port,  as  well  as  230 
Eoyal  Emigrants  and  the  loyal  inhabitants,  who 
willingly  enrolled  themselves — raised  the  force  at  his 
disposal  to  1800  men.  The  defences  were  strengthened, 
and  barricades  erected  and  armed  in  the  Lower  Town 
in  Sault-au-Matelot  Street  and  the  present  Sous-le-Cap ; 
also  at  Pres-de-Ville,  just  beneath  the  centre  of  the 
Citadel*  cliff. 

Montgomery  arrived  on  the  1st  of  December  with  his 
army,  which  raised  the  attacking  force  to  2,000 
men.  The  enemy  then  proceeded  to  take  possession  of 
St.  Boch's,  and  erected  batteries  on  the  high  ground 
commanding  St.  John's  and  St.  Louis'  Gates.  The 
town  was  well  prjoyjisixmej^ 

profiting  by  Murray's  experience,  would  run  no  risk. 
The  Siege  began  with  a  considerable  amount  of  daily 
bombardment  and  shooting  at  our  sentries^  But 
Montgomery,  finding  his  guns  did  little  harm,  resolved 
to  storm  the  town  by  night.  This  decision  was  reported 
to  Carleton  by  a  prisoner  who  escaped  from  the  be- 
siegers, so  the  garrison  kept  continually  on  the  alert 
for  the  expected  attack. 

To  frighten  the  inhabitants,  but  without  avail,  Mont- 
gomery's general  orders  of  the  15th  of  December  were 
sent  into  the  town.  A  copy  is  now  to  be  found  in  the 
Dominion  Archives  at  Ottawa  (Q.  12.  Page  30.) : — 

HEADQUAKTEBS,  HOLLAND  HOUSE 
Near  Quebec. 

15th  December,  1775. 

Parole — Connecticut. 
Countersign — Adams. 

The  General  having  in  vain  offered  the  most  favor- 
able terms  of  accommodation  to  the  Governor  and 


—  VII  — 

having  taken  every  possible  step  to  prevail  on  the  in- 
habitants to  desist  from  seconding  him  in  his  wild 
scheme  of  defence,  nothing  remains  but  to  pursue 
vigorous  measures  for  the  speedy  reduction  of  the 
only  hold  possessed  by  the  Ministerial  troops  in  the 
Province.  The  troops,  flushed  with  continual  success, 
confident  of  the  justice  of  their  cause  ,  and  relying 
on  that  Providence  which  has  uniformly  protected 
them,  will  advance  to  the  attack  of  works  incapable 
of  being  defended  by  the  wretched  garrison  posted 
behind  them,  consisting  of  sailors  unacquainted  with 
the  use  of  arms,  of  citizens  incapable  of  the  soldier's 
duty,  and  a  few  miserable  emigrants.  The  General 
is  confident  a  vigorous  and  spirited  attack  must  be 
attended  with  success.  The  troops  shall  have  the  effects 
of  the  Governor,  garrison,  and  of  such  as  Jiayfi. 


. 

acting  in  misleading  the  inhabitant  disfa-^^^ng  the.... 

friends  of  liberty^  10  be  equally  divided  among  them, 
each  to  have  the  one  hundredth  share  out  of  the  whole, 
which  shall  be  at  the  disposal  of  the  General  and  given 
to  such  soldiers  as  distinguished  themselves  by  their 
activity  and  bravery,  and  sold  at  public  auction.  The 
whole  to  be  conducted  as  soon  as  the  city  is  in  our  hands 
and  the  inhabitants  disarmed. 

The  General  at  Headquarters, 

FERD.WEISENFELS, 
Major  of  Brigade. 

The  division  which  was  to  attack  Pres-de-Ville  assem- 
bled at  2  o'clock  a.m.  of  the  31st  December,  at  the 
enemy's  headquarters,  Holland  House,  (now  the  pro- 
perty of  Frank  Eoss,  Esq.),  and,  headed  by  Montgo- 
mery, marched  across  the  Plains  of  Abraham,  and  des- 
cended into  the  beach  path,  now  Champlain  Street. 
Those  who  were  to  make  the  attack  by  the  suburb  of 
^kJ^ochls,  headed  by  Arnold,  were  about  800  strong. 
Another  party,  under  Livingstone'fwas  sent  to  make  a 
feint  against  the  walls  south  of  St.  John's  Gate,  and  try 
to  force  the  entrance;  but  these  soon  withdrew.  The 
plan  was  that  Montgomery  and  Arnold  were  to  meet  at 
the  foot  of  Mountain  Hill  and  storm  the  Upper  Town. 


—  VIII  — 

A  heavy  northeast  snow  storm  was  raging  at  4  o'clock 
that  dark  morning  when  Montgomery  descended  the 
cliff  and  advanced  along  the  narrow  ledge  which  was 
flanked  to  thje  left  by  the  perpendicular  crags  of  Cape 
Diamond  and  to  the  right  by  a  short  descent  at  whose 
base  flowed  the  tide  of  the  St.  Lawrence. 

The  Pres-de-Ville  barricade,  with  the  blockhouse  at 
the  narrowest  part  of  the  road,  was  defended  by  Captain 
Chabot,  Lieut.  Picard,  30  Canadian  militiamen,  Captain 
Barnesfare  and  15  seamen,  Sergeant  Hugh  McQuarters, 
of  the  Eoyal  Artillery,  with  several  small  guns,  and  Mr. 
Coffin;  50  in  all.  This  post  was  on  the  alert,  and  saw 
the  head  of  the  column  approach  and  halt  some  fifty 
yards  from  the  barricade.  A  man  then  came  forward 
to  reconnoitre ;  and  on  his  return  the  column  continued 
its  advance,  when  it  was  received  by  cannon  and  mus- 
ketry. The  first  discharge  killed  Montgomery,  his  aides, 
Macpherson  and  Cheeseman,  and  ten  men.  Thereupon 
the  rest  of  his  700  men  turned  and  fled,  pursued  by  the 
bullets  of  the  Canadians  till  there  was  nothing  more  to 
fire  at.  The  story  of  carpenters  sawing  the  pickets,  which 
Montgomery  then  tore  down  with  his  own  hands, 
took  shape  in  the  imagination  of  a  Major  Meigs,  who 
was  one  of  Arnold's  party.  No  one  behind  the  leading 
sections  knew  what  had  happened;  and  the  slain,  left 
as  they  fell,  were  buried  by  the  drifting  snow,  whence 
their  frozen  bodies  were  dug  out  later  in  the  day. 

Arnold's  column  penetrated  the  barricade  across 
Sous-le-Cap  street,  situated  beneath  the  Half-Moon 
battery;  but  was  stopped  by  the  second  barricade,  at 
the  end  of  that  narrow  lane,  quite  close  to  where 
Molson's  Bank  is  now.  This  second  barricade  was 
defended  by  Major  Nairne,  Dambourges  and  others, 
who  held  the  enemy  in  check,  until  Captain  Laws,  com- 
ing from  Palace  Gaite  with  a  strong  party,  took  them  in 
rear  and  caused  thje  surrender  of  427  in  all.  This  com- 
pleted the  victory  of  the  British  arms.  Arnold  was  put 
out  of  action  early  in  the  fight  by  a  ball  from  the  ram- 
parts near  Palace  Gate,  and  was  carried  to  the  General 
Hospital. 

General  Wooster  took  command,  and  the  besiegers 


—   IX   — 

were  reinforced  to  over  their  original  strength;  but  no 
further  assaults  were  made.  Batteries  were  erected 
at  Levis,  but  did  little  damage.  A  fire-ship  was  sent 
against  the  shipping  in  the  Cul-de-Sac,  the  site  of  the 
Champlain  market,  but  without  effect.  The  blockade 
lasted  until  the  arrival  of  the  British  man-of-war  Sur- 
prise on  the  6th  of  May,  1776,  when  the  garrison,  thus 
reinforced,  at  once  made  a  sortie,  only  to  find  that  the 
Americans  had  already  decamped  in  the  utmost  con- 
fusion, leaving  their  dinners,  artillery,  ammunition  and 
baggage  behind.  On  the  arrival  of  more  vessels  and 
troops  Carleton  advanced  to  Three  Eivers,  beat  the 
enemy  there,  and  then  continued  his  march  without  a 
check  to  Montreal.  In  a  few  more  days  the  last  of  the  in- 
vaders had  been  driven  off  the  soil  of  Canada  for  good 
and  all. 


Both  inscriptions  were  composed  by  Major  William 
Wood,  President  of  the  Society  in  1904,  and  were  ap- 
proved by  the  Historical  Tablets  Committee  and  by  the 
Society's  Patron,  the  then  Governor  General,  the  Earl 
of  Minto,  who  took  the  keenest  personal  interest  in 
the  whole  undertaking,  from  first  to  last. 

The  tablets,  in  shield  form,  are  of  statuary  bronze, 
with  the  lettering  cast  in  relief.  As  works  of  art  they 
reflect  very  great  credit  on  the  makers,  Messrs.  Walker 
and  Campbell,  of  Montreal. 

The  large  one,  on  the  rock  under  Cape  Diamond, 
measures  six  feet  three  inches  by  five  feet  nine  inches, 
and  weighs  about  1,000  pounds.  It  is  thus  inscribed: 

HEBE  STOOD 

THE  UNDAUNTED  FIFTY 

SAFEGUAEDING 

CANADA 

DEFEATING  MONTGOMERY 

AT  THE  PEES-DE-VILLE  BAEEICADE 

ON  THE  LAST  DAY  OF 

1775 

GUY  CAELETON 

COMMANDING  AT 

QUEBEC 


—   X 


The  wording  is  designed  to  bring  out  the  notable  fact 
that  there  were  only  fifty  men  on  the  British  side,  de- 
fending this  barricade  against  Montgomery,  who  had 
a  force  at  least  ten  times  as  strong.  These  fifty  are 
described  as  " undaunted"  because,  apart  from  their 
gallantry  in  repelling  the  assault,  they  had  been  long 
exposed  to  the  invaders '  threat  of  treating  them  with 
the  utmost  rigour  of  war,  if  they  persisted  in  their  alle- 
giance. They  are  also  said  to  have  been  "safeguard- 
ing Canada,"  because,  although  they  could  not  hlave 
foreknown  so  great  a  destiny,  they  were  then  the 
real,  and  the  only  safeguard  of  the  Dominion  we  live 
in  now. 

The  tablet  on  the  Molsons'  Bank  measures  two  feet 
ten  inches  by  two^feet  six  inches,  and  weighs  about  200 
pounds.  Its  inscription  is  as  follows : 


HERE  STOOD 

HER  OLD  AND  NEW  DEFENDERS 
UNITING  GUARDING  SAVING 

CANADA 

DEFEATING  ARNOLD 

AT  THE  SAULT-AU-MATELOT  BARRICADE 
ON  THE  LAST  DAY  OF 

1775 

GUY  CARLETON 

COMMANDING  AT 

QUEBEC 

The  men  of  the  Sault-au-Matelot  barricade  are  called 
"Her  old  and  new  defenders"  because  the  different 
racial  elements  of  both  the  old  and  new  regimes  were 
here  "uniting"  for  the  first  time  in  history,  and  thus 
"guarding"  and  "saving"  the  Canada  of  their  own 
day  and  of  ours.  Among  them  were  Frenchmen,  French- 
Canadians,  Englishmen,  Irishmen,  Scotchmen,  Welsh- 
men, Channel  Islanders,  Newfoundlanders,  and  those 
"Royal  Emigrants"  who  were  the  forernners  of  tbe 
U.  E.  Loyalists.  And  on  this  sacred  spot  each  and 
all  of  these  widely  different  ancestors  of  the  present 


HERE  STOOD 

HER  OLD  AND  NEW  DEFENDERS/ 
\UNITING  GUARDING  SAVING  /^ 
V  CANADA  c'  i 

DEFEATING  ARNOLD 

ATTHE  SAULT-AU-MATEIOT  BARRICADE 

ON  THE  LAST  DAY  OF 


GUY  CARLETON 

COMMANDING    AT     ^ 
t^J  QUEBEC  «T 


SAULT-AU-MATELOT     TABLET 


XI  — 


"Canadians"  took  their  dangerous  share  of  empire- 
building,  in  the  very  heart  of  a  crisis  which  must  then 
have  seemed  to  offer  them  no  other  reward  than  the 
desperate  honour  of  leading  the  forlorn  hope  in  a  great 
cause  all  but  lost  for  ever. 


SWORD   OF    MAJOR   GENL.    RICHARD    MONTGOMERY. 


NOTE  ON  MONTGOMERY'S  SWORD 


The  following  description  of  Montgomery's  sword 
is  taken  from  Hawkin's  Picture  of  Quebec  and  the 
Thompson  manuscript  in  the  archives  of  the  Literary 
and  Historical  Society. 

James  Thompson  writes : — 1 1  Holding  the  situation  of 
overseer  of  works  in  the  Eoyal  Engineer  Department 
at  Quebec,  I  had  the  superintendence  of  the  defences 
to  be  erected  throughout  the  place,  which  brought  to 
my  notice  almost  every  incident  connected  with  the 
military  operations  of  the  blockade  of  1775;  and  from 
the  part  I  had  performed  in  the  affair  generally,  I  con- 
sidered that  I  had  some  right  to  withhold  the  General's 
sword,  particularly  as  it  had  been  obtained  on  the  battle 
ground. ' ' 

"On  its  having  been  ascertained  that  Montgomery's 
division  had  withdrawn,  a  party  went  out  to  view  the 
effects  of  the  shot,  when  the  only  part  of  the  body  that 
appeared  above  the  level  of  the  snow  was  that  of  the 
General  himself,  whose  hand  and  part  of  the  left  arm 
was  in  an  erect  position,  but  the  body  itself  much  dis- 
torted, the  knees  being  drawn  up  towards  the  head ;  the 
other  bodies  that  were  found  at  the  moment,  were  those 
of  his  aides-de-camps  Cheeseman  and  McPherson,  and 
one  sergeant;  the  whole  hard  frozen.  Montgomery's 
sword  was  close  by  his  side,  and  as  soon  as  it  was  dis- 
covered, which  was  first  by  a  drummer  boy,  who  made  a 
snatch  at  it  on  the  spur  of  the  moment,  and  no  doubt 
considered  it  as  his  lawful  prize,  but  I  immediately 
made  him  deliver  it  up  to  me,  and  some  time  after  I 
made  him  a  present  of  seven  shillings  and  six  pence 
by  way  of  prize  money." 

"The  sword  has  been  in  my  possession  to  the  present 
day  (16  August  1828).  It  has  a  head  at  top  of  the  hilt 
somewhat  resembling  a  lion's  or  bull  dog's,  with  cropt 

(xm) 


—   XIV  — 


ears,  the  edges  indented,  with  a  ring  passing  through 
the  chin  or  underjaw,  from  which  is  suspended  a  double 
silver  chain  communicating  with  the  front  tip  of  the 
guard  by  a  second  ring;  at  the  lower  end  of  the  handle 
there  is,  on  each  side,  the  figure  of  a  spread  eagle. 
The  whole  of  the  metal  part  of  the  hilt  is  of  silver. 
About  half  an  inch  of  the  back  part  of  the  guard  was 
broken  off  while  in  my  possession.  The  handle  itself 
is  of  ivory,  and  undulated  obliquely  from  top  to  bottom. 
The  blade,  which  is  twenty-two  inches  long,  and  fluted 
near  the  back,  is  single  edged  with  a  slight  curve 
towards  the  point,  about  six  inches  of  which,  however, 
is  sharp  on  both  edges,  and  the  word  "  Harvey "  is  im- 
printed on  it,  five  and  a  half  inches  from  the  top,  in 
Roman  capitals,  in  a  direction  upwards.  The  whole 
length  of  the  blade  is  two  feet  four  inches ;  when  found 
it  had  no  scabbard  or  sheath,  but  I  soon  had  the  present 
one  made  and  mounted  in  silver  to  correspond.  ' ' 

Mr.  James  Thompson  was  present  at  the  siege  of 
Louisbourg  and  came  to  Quebec  with  his  regiment,  the 
78th  Highlanders,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  the 
Plains  of  Abraham.  Subsequently  he  was  appointed 
Deputy  Overseer  of  Public  Works  in  the  Eoyal  Engi- 
neer Department.  He  died  in  Quebec  on  the  30th  August, 
1830,  at  the  age  of  98  years.  He  bequeathed  the  sword 
to  his  son,  James  Thompson,  Deputy  Commissary 
General,  who,  at  his  death,  in  December,  1869,  willed  it 
to  his  nephew,  James  Thompson  Harrower,  now  resid- 
ing at  Levis. 

The  sword  was  valued  at  $500;  and  Mr.  Harrower 
kindly  alowed  it  to  remain  on  exhibition  in  the  rooms  of 
the  Literary  and  Historical  Society  until  it  should  have 
been  sold.  In  1878  the  Marquess  of  Lome  succeeded 
in  obtaining  it  at  the  exceedingly  low  price  of  $150. 
Mr.  Harower  only  accepted  this  because  he  thought  the 
representative  of  the  British  Crown  would  be  a  worthy 
owner  of  such  a  famous  relic.  To  his  great  indigna- 
tion, however,  Lord  Lome  handed  the  sword  over  to 
the  representatives  of  the  Livingstone  family,  Mont- 
gomery's nearest  American  relations,  who  now  keep  it 
in  the  vaults  of  Messrs.  Tiffatoy  and  Co.,  in  New  York. 


HISTORICAL  DOCUMENTS 


RELATING  TO  THE 


BLOCKADE  OF  QUEBEC 


BY  THE 


AMERICAN   REVOLUTIONISTS 
1775=1776 


Comprising  ; 


AINSLIE'S  JOURNAL -ANONYMOUS  JOURNAL      GARRISON  ORDERLY 

BOOK  -  LIST  OF  OFFICERS  OF  THE  ROYAL  HIGHLAND 

.EMIGRANTS  and  ROSTER  OF  THE  FRENCH 

CANADIAN  BATTALION  OF  MILITIA 

SERVING  IN  QUEBEC 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE 
LITERARY  AND  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  OV  QUEBEC 

1  9O5 


P  R.  E  F  A  C  E 

As  a  foreword,  a  few  remarks  may  not  be  out  of 
place,  respecting  the  following  manuscripts  now  pub- 
lished for  the  first  time. 

The  Ainslie  Journal  was  evidently  written  during  the 
blockade  of  Quebec  in  the  winter  of  1775-1776,  by 
Thomas  Ainslie  the  Collector  of  Customs  at  the  Port  of 
Quebec,  one  of  the  City's  defenders  being  Captain  in 
the  British  Militia,  and  is  a  reliable  account  of  the  daily 
occurrences  which  transpired  during  that  memorable 
winter. 

This  Journal  as  well  as  other  British  diaries  kept 
in  the  City,  is  to  a  great  extent  corroborated  by  the 
"Orderly  Book"  as  far  as  current  events  were  noticed 
in  such  a  strictly  military  record. 

How  the  Ainslie  Journal  came  into  the  possession  of 
George  Chalmers  the  Scottish  antiquarian,  collector  of 
manuscripts,  &c.  and  writer  of  a  history  of  the  United 
Colonies,  which  was  never  completed,  is  not  on  record. 
After  his  death,  his  books  and  manuscripts  were  sold 
in  London  in  1843  and  the  Ainslie  Journal,  with  others, 
was  purchased  by  Jared  Sparks  sometime  President  of 
Harvard,  and  bequeathed  by  him  to  the  University. 
We  are  indebted  for  communication  thereof  with  per- 
mission to  publish,  to  the  kindness  of  Mr.  William  Lane, 
Librarian  of  that  University. 


-_  4  — 

A  copy  of  the  Journal  intituled: — "Journal  of  the 
most  remarkable  occurrences  in  Quebec,  since  Arnold 
appeared  before  the  Town  on  the  14th  November  1775," 
was  kindly  lent  for  publication  by  Dr.  James  Bain,  Jr. 
D.C.L.,  Librarian  of  the  Toronto  Public  Library,  who 
had  purchased  it  many  years  ago  in  London. 

There  are  several  other  journals  by  officers  serving 
in  Quebec  at  that  time,  but  unfortunately  without 
giving  the  names  of  their  authors;  however,  they  all 
bear  a  family  likeness,  but  are  not  so  full  of  details  as 
Ainslie's  which  might  possibly  have  been  the  progenitor 
of  them  all,  but  taking  them  all  as  original  productions, 
they  corroborate  each  other  and  agree  at  all  points  with 
information  contained  in  the  despatches  and  letters  of 
Guy  Carleton  and  Lieut-Governor  Cramahe  to  the 
British  Government,  copies  of  which  State  papers  are 
in  the  Dominion  Archives  at  Ottawa. 

The  "Orderly  Book/'  purchased  by  the  Dominion 
Government  at  the  sale  of  the  late  Hon.  L.  B.  Masson's 
Library,  was  written  by  Captain  Vialars  and  Captain 
Eobert  Lester  of  the  British  Militia,  and  communication 
thereof  with  permission  to  publish,  was  kindly  given  by 
Dr.  A.  G.  Doughty,  F.E.S.C.,  the  Dominion  Archivist. 

Of  the  other  journals,  one  was  published  in  1875,  by 
the  Literary  and  Historical  Society  of  Quebec  as  part 
of  its  4th  series  of  Historical  Documents,  intituled: — 
"Journal  of  the  Siege  and  Blockade  of  Quebec  by  the 
American  rebels  in  autumn  of  1775  and  winter  of  1776. ' ' 
And  relates,  that,  "this  journal  is  partly  in  the  hand- 


"writing  of  Captain  Patrick  Daly,  then  Lieutenant  in 
"the  Emigrants  (MacLean's)  and  from  him  I  had  it, 
"and  seems  very  correct  and  just."  "Who  it  was 
"kept  by,  I  dont  know,  but  suppose  Mr.  Hugh  Finlay 
"may  be  the  gentleman  who  made  it  for  his  amuse- 
"ment."  "The  above  preface  is  in  the  handwriting  of 
"Malcolm  Fraser,  Esq.  formerly  Lieutenant  in  the  78th 
"Eegiment  (or  Fraser 's  Highlanders.)  The  manu- 
"  script  is  in  the  possession  of  Hon.  J.  M.  Fraser  who 
"kindly  allowed  a  copy  to  be  made  for  the  use  of  the 
"Literary  and  Historical  Society. " 

G.  B.  FAKIBAULT. 
Mr.  Faribault  was  sometime  President  of  the  Society. 

The  New  York  Historical  Society  published  in  its 
"Collections  of  1880, "  a  diary;— "Journal  of  the  most 
"remarkable  occurrences  in  Quebec  from  14th  Novem- 
ber 1775,  to  7th  May  1776,  by  an  officer  of  the  Gar- 
1 '  rison. ' '  The  New  York  Society,  we  are  informed, 
copied  this  journal  from  Smith's  History  of  Canada 
published  in  1815,  and  Smith  evidently  copied  it  from 
a  journal  of  the  same  title  published  in  Almon's 
"Bernembrancer,"  a  magazine  printed  in  London  in 
1778; — it  is  the  same  journal  word  for  word  although 
Smith  omitted  to  mention  where  he  got  it,  or  its  author. 

Mr.  Lane  mentions  still  another  Quebec  journal,  pre- 
sumably by  an  Artillery  officer,  which  closed  on  the  9th 
May  1776 ;  "  as  the  scene  of  action  is  now  removed  from 
this,  I  close  the  journal. " 


A  sixth  journal  is  in  the  Library  of  Parliament  at 
Ottawa,  intituled: — Journal  of  the  Principal  occur- 
"rences  during  the  Siege  of  Quebec  by  the  American 
"  revolutionists  under  Generals  Montgomery  and  Ar- 
nold in  1775-76. "  Edited  by  W.  T.  P.  Short,  of  H.  M. 
17th  Eegiment  and  Printed  by  Simpkin  &  Co.  London 
in  1824. 

This  journal  is  presumed  to  have  been  written  by  Sir 
J.  Hamilton,  Captain  of  H.  M.  S.  Lizard,  which  wintered 
in  Quebec  during  the  Siege,  when  he  took  a  prominent 
part  in  the  defence  of  the  Sault-au-Matelot  barricade. 

The  Society  has  obtained  copies  of  these  two  journals 
and  will  publish  them  next  year. 

The  characters  mentioned  in  the  " Orderly  Book" 
and  Journals  are  well  known  in  Quebec's  history; 
Eobert  Lester,  Captain  in  the  British  Militia  was  the 
first  Treasurer  of  the  Quebec  Library  in  1779,  was  one 
of  Quebec's  merchants  and  represented  the  Lower  Town 
in  the  first  Provincial  Parliament  in  1792  and  also  in 
1801. 

Arthur  Davidson  was  Secretary  of  the  Quebec  Lib- 
rary and  at  one  time  resided  at  Levis,  where  Davidson's 
Hill  still  bears  his  name. 

Hugh  Finlay  was  deputy  Post-master  General  of 
Canada  from  1774  to  1800.  William  Grant  was  Eeceiver 
General  of  the  Province  in  1770  and  afterwards  member 
for  the  Upper  Town  of  Quebec  during  the  first  two  Par- 
liaments from  1792.  Grant  Street  in  St.  Eochs  is 


named  after  him.  Dr.  Adam  Mabane  was  a  prominent 
physician  and  surgeon  in  Quebec,  and  resided  at  Samos 
on  the  St.  Louis  Road,  which  property  is  now  Wood- 
field  or  St.  Patrick's  Cemetery.  Peter  Fargues  was  a 
Quebec  merchant  who  died  in  1780.  All  those  gentle- 
men took  their  turn  of  military  duty,  in  all  grades  of 
rank,  during  the  blockade. 

The  Royal  Highland  Emigrant  Regiment,  subsequent- 
ly the  84th,  consisted  of  two  battalions,  and  was  raised 
in  1775,  when  war  became  inevitable.  The  first  battalion 
was  organized  by  Colonel  Allan  MacLean,  on  the  North- 
ern Frontiers  of  New  York,  from  discharged  men  of  the 
42nd  Regiment,  Eraser's  and  Montgomery's  Highland- 
ers who  had  settled  in  the  Old  Colonies  at  the  peace  of 
1763.  Colonel  MacLean  led  the  corps,  he  had  hastily 
formed,  by  a  series  of  forced  marches,  to  the  aid  of  Sir 
Guy  Carleton  at  Quebec,  and  materially  assisted  with 
his  Highlanders  in  the  defence  of  that  fortress  against 
the  armies  of  Montgomery  and  Benedict  Arnold. 

The  2nd  Battalion  was  recruited  in  Nova  Scotia, 
Prince  Edward's  Island  and  Newfoundland.  The 
organization  of  the  battalion  was  begun  at  Halifax 
early  in  the  summer  of  1775  and  the  oldest  commissions 
to  the  officers  were  dated  13th  and  14th  June.  The  bat- 
talion was  styled  "His  Majesty's  Royal  Highland 
Regiment  of  Emigrants"  and  was  known  as  the  Royal 
Emigrants.  Captain  John  Small,  formerly  of  the  42nd 
Highlanders  was  Major  Commandant. 

In  the  Militia  Department  at  Ottawa,  there  is  pre- 
served an  interesting  relic  of  the  old  corps,  a  flag  or 


guidon  mounted  on  a  halberd  bearing  the  name  Royal 
Emigrants.     (Acadiensis  Vol.  IV,  No.  1.) 

There  were  two  regiments  of  Quebec  Militia  under 
arms  during  the  sieere,  the  British  commanded  by  Lt. 
Col.  Caldwell,  and  the  Canadian  (French)  by  Lt.  Col. 
Voyer.  The  Eoster  of  the  latter  is  in  two  lists,  the 
first  being  the  nominal  roll  of  the  Militia  in  the  district 
liable  to  called  out,  and  the  second  is  the  service  roll 
of  those  who  did  duty  with  the  regiment  from  the  14th 
November  1774  to  the  end  of  the  siege,  and  constitutes 
the  honor  roll  of  Quebec's  French  Canadian  Citizens 
who  nobly  took  their  round  of  military  duty  in  those 
perilous  times,  and  forms  another  corroborative  link 
in  the  history  of  the  siege-  The  nominal  roll  records 
both  the  occupation  and  street  residences  of  those  Mili- 
tiamen, many  of  whose  descendants  are  now  living  in 
the  Old  Fortress  City. 

These  rosters  were  collected  by  Captain  Gabriel 
Elzear  Taschereau,  and  presented  in  1830  to  the  Lite- 
rary and  Historical  Society  by  the  Honorable  Justice 
Taschereau,  and  survived  the  fires  which  played  havoc 
with  its  Archives  and  Library. 

The  roster  of  the  British  regiment  may  be  extant, 
and  if  the  efforts  now  being  made  for  its  discovery 
prove  successful,  it  will  form  part  of  the  next  historical 
document. 

FEED.  C.  WURTELE, 

Hon.  Librarian. 
Lit.  &  Hist.  Society  of  Quebec. 


JOURNAL, 

of 
THE  HOST  REMARKABLE  OCCURENCES 

in 
THE  PROVINCE  OF  QUEBEC 

from 
THE  APPEARANCE  OF  THE 

REBELS 
IN  SEPTEMBER  1775 

UNTIL  THEIR  RETREAT  ON  THE  SIXTH  OF  MAY 

Sit  mihi  fas  audita  loqui. — VIRGIL. 


Transactions  irv  tKe  Frontiers  of  the 
Province  of  Qxiebec  in  svimmer  1775 


The  N :  England  Rebels  had  been  long  on  the  watch ; 
they  impatiently  waited  for  a  pretext  to  proceed  to 
hostilities.  The  Lexington  affair  appeared  to  them  to 
be  a  most  favourable  crisis.  From  that  day  they  began 
to  execute  their  deep  laid  &  long  concerted  schemes 
for  Independency. 

The  people  of  the  Colonies  in  General,  at  that  hour, 
wou'd  have  shudder 'd  at  a  proposal  of  that  nature;  & 
the  cunning  N:  England  Demagogues,  knew  that  that 
wou'd  be  an  improper  time  to  lay  open  their  intentions 
to  the  neighbouring  Provinces ;  but  by  degrees  they  led 
on  their  unthinking  neighbours  to  take  arms  against 
their  Mother  Country,  from  the  Massachusetts  to 
Georgia  the  people  rose  to  oppose  the  Laws ;  they  fore- 
saw they  wou'd  be  able  to  infatuate  the  whole  Continent, 
&  bring  the  different  Governments  under  their  sway. 
There  lies  their  ambition — their  neighbours  may  per- 
haps open  their  eyes  when  it  will  be  too  late.  The  first 
expedition  was  planned  in  Connecticut — a  man  named 
Allan  of  that  Colony  (at  the  head  of  a  band  of  adven- 
turers) under  the  Title  of  Colonel,  stole  into  the  fort  at 
Ticonderoga  early  in  May,  and  made  the  Garrison  Pri- 
soners, they  there  (then)  proceeded  fifteen  miles  to 
Crown  Point,  &  took  a  Sergeant  &  his  command;  they 
sent  the  whole  to  Hartford.  A  few  days  afterwards  they 
embark 'd  in  batteaus  and  sail'd  down  the  lake  to  St. 
John's,  within  21  miles  from  Montreal  &  there  they  sur- 
pris'd  the  Kings  sloop;  a  northerly  wind  sprung  up, 
they  hoisted  sail  and  carried  her  off  to  Crown  Point. 

After  these  feats  there  were  dayly  town  meetings, 
and  frequent  County  Comittees  assembled  at  Albany. 


—  12  — 

At  these  gatherings  of  the  people,  it  was  held  prudent 
to  provide  against  an  attack  from  Canada;  the  people 
were  arm'd,  and  warn'd  to  be  at  all  times  in  readiness. 
Provisions  were  sent  to  their  friends  in  Garrison  in  the 
forts  which  Allan  had  stolen.  The  result  of  the  con- 
sultations of  their  Grand  &  petty  Congress,  the  Pro- 
vincial &  County  Comittees  was  not  kept  secret — it 
was  openly  said  that  the  friends  of  Liberty  (for  so 
those  who  declared  their  firm  resolution  to  oppose  the 
execution  of  some  acts  of  Parliament,  stiled  them- 
selves) wou'd  penetrate  as  far  into  Canada  this  season 
as  possible.  They  had  robbed  the  King's  mail,  and 
thence  stole  a  return  from  Gen ;  Carleton  to  Gen:  Gage, 
by  wliicR they  found  that  tlie  troops  Tn  Canada  did  not 
amount  to  seven  hundred' ;  on  this  tliey  prepar  'd  to 
invade  the  Province. 

/  I*1 June  the  Canadian  Peasants  began  to  shew  a  dis- 
position little  to  be  expected  from  a  conquer 'd  people 
who  had  been  treated  with  so  much  lenity  by  Govern- 
ment. The  Agents  &  friends  of  the  Congress  had  not 
been  idle — by  word  &  by  writing  they  had  poison 'd 
their  minds — they  were  brought  to  believe  that  the 
Minister  Lad  laid  a  plan  to  enslave  them,  &  to  make 
them  the  instruments  of  enslaving  all  the  neighbouring 
Provinces,  that  they  wou'd  be  continually  at  War,  far 
removed  from  their  wives  and  families.  Arm'd 
strangers  had  appeared  in  some  of  the  Parishes  below 
Quebec ;  they  disappeared  suddenly : — nobody  knew  their 
business — it  was  conjectur'd  that  they  came  to  learn 
the  sentiments  of  the  Country  People,  &  the  state  of 
Quebec.  Those  who  knew  with  what  facility  the  Hunters 
of  N:  England  can  traverse  the  woods,  had  apprehen- 
sions that  the  rebels  might  send  parties  from  their  back 
settlements  to  harass  us  near  Quebec,  in  the  absence  of 
Gen :  Carleton,  who  was  up  the  country  to  oppose  their 
entry  into  Canada  by  way  of  St.  Johns.  Woodsmen 
may  enter  this  Province  by  more  ways  than  one — by 
the  Chaudiere  and  by  St.  Francis;  Rivers  taking 
their  rise  in  the  mountains  between  Canada  and  N: 
England ;  these  passes  are  well  known  to  the  back  set- 
tlers in  Massachusetts  &  in  N:  Hampshire,  there 


is  a  third  still  easier  than  the  two  mention 'd,  by  St. 
Johns  river  in  Nova  Scotia  and  Madawaska  Eiver  over 
the  carrying  place  to  Kamouraska  on  the  Eiver  St. 
Laurence  about  an  hundred  miles  below  Quebec. 

Lieutenant  Governor  Cramahe  took  every  prudent 
step  to  prevent  surprise  &  to  stop  the  progress  of 
Adventurers  if  they  shou'd  attempt  to  come  by  any  of 
these  inlets;  he  sent  a  Guard  to  Sartigan  fifty  miles 
south  of  Quebec  on  the  River  Chaudiere;  the  mouth 
of  St.  Francis 's  river  being  more  than  a  hundred  miles 
from  Quebec,  he  well  knew  that  they  cou'd  make  no 
approaches  that  way,  without  being  discovered  before 
they  reached  Three  Rivers. 

/The  Agents  for  the  Congress  in  this  Country  repre- 
sented to  that  body  that  nothing  was  to  be  apprehended 
from  the  Canadians  in  their  present  temper  of  mind, 
that  so  far  from  opposing  the  Continental  troops,  they 
would  receive  them  with  open  arms,  nay  that  perhaps 
great  numbers  wou'd  join  them,  for  that  they  appeared 
to  be  thorougly  tinctured  with  the  true  spirit  of  Rebel- 
lion, thanks  to  the  never  ceasing  labours  of  the  Mal- 
contents in  this  Province. 

That  set  of  men  is  composed  of  a  few  of  the  old  sub- 
jects, &  of  some  Americans  from  the  adjacent  Pro- 
vinces, who  have  on  all  occasions  taken  infinite  pains 
to  inflame  the  minds  of  the  Canadians  against  Govern- 
ment. 

They  drew  the  most  hideous  pictures  of  the  dis- 
tresses &  miseries,  that  wou'd  be  entail'd  on  the 
present  race,  and  on  their  latest  posterity  if  the  Quebec 
Act  shou'd  take  place.  From  the  impressions  made  by 
these  seditious  people,  the  Canadians  look  upon  the 
Rebels  as  their  best  friends,  &  are  ready  to  receive 
them  as  the  asserters  of  their  rights  &  liberties^/ 

Some  of  these  Grumbletonians  are  friends  to  the  Con- 
stitution but  are  highly  incensed  against  the  Quebec: 
bill. 

They  see  with  pain  that  their  malice  has  contributed 
to  incline  the  Canadians  to  throw  off  their  allegiance, — 
they  meant  to  stir  them  up  to  a  General  application  for 
a  repeal  of  the  act, — not  to  Rebellion. 


—  14  — 

In  the  Month  of  August  parties  of  men  in  arms  were 
found  hovering  on  our  boundaries — at  the  time  we 
look'd  for  a  visit  from  the  Rebels  &  were  fortifying 
St.  Johns  to  oppose  their  progress.  We  had  recon- 
noitring parties  out,  one  of  them  was  fired  at  from  the 
bushes,  &  three  Indians  were  wounded,  on  which  the 
party  made  the  best  of  their  way  back  to  St.  Johns — 
the  Savages  swore  revenge,  a  number  of  them  went 
immediately  in  pursuit  of  those  who  had  wounded 
their  brethren. 

This  party  brought  in  the  head  of  one  Baker,  it  is 
supposed  he  led  the  gang  that  the  Indians  went  in  quest 
of.     The  Indians  have  an  inhuman  custom  of  scalping 
-&  dismembring  the  bodies  of  their  dead  enemies. 

Early  in  Septr  the  Rebels  appear 'd  in  sight  of 
our  fort  at  St.  Johns  in  three  vessels,  and  about  60 
boats.  Twelve  hundred  attempted  to  land — Capt.  Tice 
at  the  head  of  eighty  three  Indians  drove  them  back, 
the  Capt.  was  wounded,  &  four  Indians  killed — the 
Rebels  had  many  killed  &  wounded. 

The  same  Allan  who  stole  into  Ticonderoga  landed 
on  the  Island  of  Montreal  on  the  25th  of  Septr 
with  a.  party  of  the  Rebels  jqin'd  by  some  Canadians 
of  Chambly,  in  all  about  a  hundred  &  fifty,  with  a 
design  to  plunder  Montreal. 


Gen:  Carle.ton.  on  hearing  of  their  landing,  imme- 
diately assembled  the  inhabitants  of  the  City  in  the 
Champ  de  Mars — his  excellency  shew'd  them  in  a  few 
words  the  danger  which  threaten 'd  the  town  and  the 
necessity  of  driving  that  Banditti  back.  In  an  instant 
the  citizens  were  arm'd,  and  march 'd  under  Major 
Campbell's  command,  to  fall  on  the  enemy. 

After  an  hours  march  they  came  up  with  the  rebels 
who  were  very  advantageously  posted;  however  they 
tjou'd  not  withstand  the  onset  of  the  brave  Montrealists. 

They  took  Allan  prisoner  and  between  thirty  & 
forty  more  ,  the  Rebels  had  fifteen  killed  &  wounded. 

On  our  side  we  lost  a  brave  old  officer  Major  Garden 
;an  excellent  man,  justly  lamented  by  the  whole  Province. 


—  15  — 

* 

We  lost  Mr.  Alex:  Patterson,  a  merchant  much  beloved 
by  his  fellow  citizens,  &  universally  esteem 'd:  we 
had  two  more  killed  &  three  wounded. 

About  this  time  the  anarchial  method  of  calling 
town  meetings  was  adopted  in  Quebec — in  these  noisy 
assemblies  the  masks  of  many  dropt — their  ungarded 
speeches  betray 'd  principles  which  policy  had  made  them 
hide.  Eeports  of  Mr.  Montgomery's  successes  were  most 
industriously  spread — the  enemies  of  Government  con- 
tinued to  watch  every  favourable  opportunity  to  work 
on  the  minds  of  such  of  the  Old  &  New  subjects  as 
eeem'd  not  yet  to  be  confirmed  in  their  principles — 
they  adress'd  the  fears  of  the  timid,  &  spoke  to  this 
effect  "Our  force  is  small  indeed,  theirs  is  now  great 
&  it  increases  daily — let  us  be  prudent — let  us  remain 
neuter — let  us  secure  with  our  effects  good  treatment 
from  the  friends  of  Liberty,  for  they  will  sooner  or 
later  take  the  town;  if  we  attempt  to  hold  out  our  ruin  is 
unavoidable  Why  suffer  our  property  to  be  destroyed. 
Let  us  banish  all  Quixot  schemes  of  defence,  &  think 
of  terms  of  surrender. " 

If  report  has  spoken  truth  some  of  the  over  prudent 
had  drawn  out  articles  of  surrender  to  be  laid  before 
the  people  at  one  of  these  meetings — this  was  in  the  time 
that  a  rumour  prevailed  that  one  Benedict  Arnold  (the 
master  of  a  vessel  trading  from  N:  England  to  this 
place,  &  from  hence  to  the  West  Indies  with  horses) 
had  been  detached  from  the  rebel  army  at  Cambridge 
near  Boston  with  fifteen  hundred  men,  to  enter  Canada 
by  the  rivers  of  Kennebec  &  Chaudiere. 

The  Lieutenant  Governor  was  indefatigable  in  put- 
ting the  town  in  a  proper  state  of  defence.  The  Bri- 
tish &  the  Canadian  Militia  had  been  some  time  em- 
bodied. Mr.  Cramahe  put  himself  at  the  head  of  the 
British — both  corps  did  Garrison  duty. 

In  October  a  rebel  Colonel  named  Browne  with  a  body 
of  Provincials  and  a  great  number  of  Canadians  can- 
nonaded &  took  Fort  Chambly  &  made  Major  Stopford 
&  his  garrison  seventy  prisoners. 


—  16  — 

On  the  third  of  November  the  Fort  at  St.  Johns  was 
surrendered  to  Mr.  Montgomery,  the  Garrison  was  sent 
prisoners  to  Hartford  in  company  with  the  Chambly 
garrison. 

On  that  day  we  learnt  that  a  great  body  of  men  were 
not  far  from  Quebec,  &  that  the  Canadians  living  on 
the  banks  of  the  Chaudiere  had  not  attempted  to  op- 
pose their  march.  The  Lieutenant  Governor  order 'd 
that  all  the  canoes,  shallops,  &  craft,  shou'd  be 
brought  off  from  the  opposite  shore,  &  from  the 
Island  of  Orleans.  On  the  7th  His  Majesty's  mail  was 
robbed  by  the  rebels  near  Berthier. 

On  the  8th  a  boat  from  the  Hunter  sloop  of  war  was 
fired  at  from  Major  Caldwells  mill  on  the  Point  Levy 
side,  the  Captain 's  brother  (Mr.  McKenzie,  a  midship- 
man) was  then  on  shore  amongst  the  bushes,  the  boat 
row'd  a  little  way  off.  Mr.  McKenzie  atempted  to  swim 
to  the  boat,  but  some  Indians  swam  after  him  &  took 
him  prisoner. 

On  the  9th  the  Hunter  anchor 'd  off  the  Mill  &  bat- 
ter 'd  it,  a  party  of  the  Rebels  was  lodged  in  it,  it  is 
three  or  four  miles  above  Point  Levy. 

On  the  12th  Colonel  McLean  with  a  party  of  his 
Eoyal  Highland  Emigrants,  &  a  few  of  the  Eoyal  Fusil- 
iers arrived  from  Sorrel. 

In  the  night  of  the  13th  Arnold  cross 'd  the  Eiver  St. 
Laurence  and  landed  at  Wolfe  'sT^ove  with  the  greatest 
part  of  his  force. 

On  the  14th  a  body  of  men  appear 'd  on  the  heights 
of  Abraham  within  800  yards  of  the  walls  of  Quebec; 
they  huzza 'd  thrice — we  answer  ?d  them  with  three 
chears  of  defiance,  &  saluted  them  with  a  few  cannon 
loaded  with  grape  &  canister  shot — they  did  not  wait 
for  a  second  round. 

On  the  17th  Montreal  enter 'd  into  terms  of  surrender 
with  the  rebel  General  Mr.  Montgomery;  his  people 
enter 'd  the  town  that  day. 

Some  vessels  from  Montreal  with  provisions  & 
Brigadier  general  Prescot  with  a  good  many  officers  & 


—  17  — 

some  soldiers  on  board  were  obliged  to  surrender;  it 
appeard  impossible  to  pass  some  strong  batteries 
which  the  rebels  had  erected  at  the  point  of  Sorel. 

Gen:  Carleton  had  order  'd  all  the  gunpowder  to  be 
destroyed,  to  the  great  disappointment  of  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery who  expected  to  find  a  large  supply  of  that 
essential  article  which  he  was  much  in  want  of. 

On  the  19th  (a  happy  day  for  Quebec)  to  the  unspeak- 
able joy  of  the  friends  of  Government,  &  to  the  utter 
dismay  of  the  abettors  of  sedition  &  rebellion;  Gen: 
Carleton  arrived  in  the  Fell,  arm'd  ship,  accompanied 
by  an  arm'd  schooner  —  we  saw  our  salvation  in  his 
presence. 

At  this  time  the  Rebels  had  retir'd  to  Pointe  aux 
trembles  seven  leagues  above  Quebec.  _____ 

^^ji.  most  acceptable  to  the 


. 

Garrison,  was  issued  by  the  General  commanding  all 

persons  contumaciously  refusing  to  enroll  their  names  /  \/ 
in  the  militia  lists  to  assist  his  Majesties  troops  in  the  / 
preservation  of  the  City,  against  the  Eebels  who  have 
invaded  the  Province,  &  who  have  appear  'd  in  arms 
before  the  town,  to  quit  the  town  in  four  days  &  to 
withdraw  themselves  out  of  the  limits  of  the  district 
of  Quebec  before  the  1st  day  of  December.  Thus 
was  our  militia  purged  from  all  those  miscreants 
who  had  already  taken  arms  with  a  design  no  doubt 
of  turning  them  against  us  when  a  fair  opportunity 
shou'd  offer;  can  a  more  charitable  construction^^-^ 
be  put  on  the  conduct  of  those  people  who  bore" 
arms  as  militia  men  untill  this  order  appear  'd.  Cow- 
ardice is  the  mildest  term  that  can  be  used  as  a  rea- 
son why  that  band  forsook  their  friends  —  the  dis- 
grace attending  that  step  will  ever  follow  them  —  the 
consciousness  of  their  pusillanimous  behaviour  must 
redden  their  faces  many  years  hence  &  make  their 
of  spring  blush;  whenever  Quebec  sounds  in  their  ears 
their  shame  will  appear  in  their  faces;  their  expulsion 
much  strengthened  the  Garrison  —  for  many  people 
fear'd  more  the  internal  enemy  than  the  avowed  rebels 
without  the  walls,  &  indeed  they  were  to  be  dreaded  in 


—  18  — 

the  day  of  action — but  thanks  to  the  General,  their 
banishment  made  the  minds  of  the  people  easy;  from 
that  day  good  things  were  augur  'd  by  the  friends  of 
Government. 


the  Eebels  appeared  on  the  plains  the  Gar- 
rison consisted  of  eleven  hundred  &  twenty  six  men. 

Colonel   McLean  with  his   Eoyal   Emi- 
grants &  Capt.  Owen's  fusiliers 200 

British  Militia 300 

Canadian  Militia 480 

Seamen  on  shore  with  Capt.  McKenzie.  24 

Emigrants  recruits  from  N:  f ounland. .  90 

Artificers  from  Newf  ounland 32 

1126 

An  embargo  was  laid  on  the  ships  in  harbour,  the 
seamen  were  order 'd  on  shore — the  crews  of  His 
Majesties  ship  the  Lizzard  &  Hunter  sloop  of  war  did 
garrison  duty — every  townsman  fit  to  bear  arms  was 
enrolled  in  the  Militia — they  had  confidence  in  the 
General's  abilities  &  were  determin'd  to  do  the  duty  of 
good  Soldiers. 

On  the  30th  of  November  the  strength  of  the  Gar- 
rison was  as  follows 

70  Eoyal  Fusiliers. 
230  Eoyal  Emigrants. 

22  E:  Artillery  fire  workers  &c. 
330  British  Militia. 
543  Canadian  do. 
400  Seamen. 

50  Masters  &  Mates  of  trading  Vessels. 

35  Marines. 
120  Artificers. 

1800  Men  bearing  Arms. 

The  number  of  souls  within  the  wall  computed  at 
5000 — eight  months  provisions  in  town.  Firewood,  hay, 
oats  scarce. 


-19-  ^ 

^  DECEMBER  IST. 

A  foot  of  snow  on  the  ground,  wind  S  W  raw  weather 
with  showers  of  snow.  The  Hunter  sloop  of  war  &  the 
Fell  arm'd  vessel  came  down  from  Eichelieu  &  were 
laid  up.  Eeported  that  fifty  rebels  were  lodged  at 
Menuts  (a  Tavern  a  mile  W  of  the  town)  they  were 
soon  dislodged  by  our  shot.  Clear  weather  in  the 
evening. 

2d  Cloudy  wind  at  S  W  much  floating  ice  in  the  river. 
A  man  from  Lorette  was  drum'd  out  of  town  for 
having  industriously  made  many  dishartning  speeches 
concerning  the  strength  of  the  Eebels,  &  for  propagating 
ridiculous  stories  to  intimidate  the  country  people  who 
will  swallow  theinost  absurd  things  when  their  fears 
are  awaken 'd.  yArnolds  party  came  thro  the  woods 
clad  in  canvas  frocks — the  Canadians  who  first  saw 
them  were  not  a  little  surprised  at  their  light  garb  in 
such  cold  weather — the  report  spread  that  these  -people 
were  insensible  of  cold  &  wore  nothing  but  linnen  in 
the  most  severe  seasons — the  French  word  toile  (linen) 
was  changed  into  tolle  (iron  plate)  and  the  rumour 
then  ran  that  the  Bostonois  were  musket  proof,  being 
all  cover  M  with  sheet  iron. 

The  rebels  were  canton  'd  from  Pointe  aux  trembles 
to  old  Lorette,  &  small  parties  of  them  make  frequent 
excursions  toward  the  town  to  prevent  provisions  from 
being  sent  in. 

The  Habitants  (as  the  Peasants  are  called)  of  the 
Parish  of  the  Pointe  a  la  caille  have  prevented  a  vessel 
loaded  with  Provisions  from  coming  to  town. 

3d  Eain  &  sleet  with  N  E  wind  in  the  morning,  S  W 
wind  with  clear  weather  in  the  evening.  Many  people 
have  heard  the  report  of  great  guns  at  a  distance.  A 
Canadian  has  been  verv  industrious  in  reporting  that 
there  are  7000  Eussians  in  the  river :  he  is  sent  to  prison 
to  wait  their  arrival.  The  country  people  say  that 
there  are  4500  of  the  enemy  now  at  P:  aux  trembles; 
some  came  by  land,  &  some  by  water,  &  they  have  many 
cannon — Mr.  Montgomery  is  at  their  head. 


—  20  — 

4th  It  froze  hard  last  night;  the  weather  is  clear  to 
day  with  W  wind.  The  country  folks  from  Beauport 
still  get  into  town,  they  say  that  the  Eebels  have  taken 
possession  of  all  the  houses  west  of  the  town,  that  are 
not  within  the  reach  of  our  cannon-^-they  further  say 
that  a  man  named  Jeremiah  Duggan  formerly  a  hair 
dresser  in  this  place,  has  the  title  of  Major  among  the 
rebels,  &  that  he  commands  500  Canadians  raised  at 
Charnbly. 

If  the  rebel  General  gives  commissions  to  such  men 
his  army  will  mot  be  formidable  v 

5th  In  the  night  Jere :  Duggan  headed  a  party  to  dis- 
arm the  inhabitants  of  the  suburbs  of  St.  Eoc — it  is 
more  than  probable  he  was  invited  to  pay  them  a  visit 
by  those  who  wanted  an  excuse  for  laying  down  their 
arms.  They  cou'd  have  alarm 'd  the  Garrison  with  ease, 
but  they  lay  snug.  As  they  have  been  obliged  to  give 
their  Paroles  not  to  carry  arms,  they  are  going  into 
the  Country.  A  Soldier  of  the  British  Militia  was  tried 
by  a  court  Martial  on  a  charge  of  a  Sergeant  for  re- 
fusing to  do  duty.  Acquitted.  Tis  said  that  the  Eebels 
are  at  work  behind  a  house  within  a  mile  of  the  walls, 
intending  to  raise  a  battery  there — we  sent  several 
shot  thro  the  house. 

Our  situation  will  not  admit  of  scouting  parties,  we 
must  depend  on  chance  for  information  of  the  enemies 
motions. 

6th  Wind  W  S  W  cloudy  &  cold. 

/  A  woman  of  St.  Eoc  gave  information  at  Palace  Gate 
that  some  of  the  Eebels  lay  drunk  at  her  house,  &  that 
a  small  party  cou'd  take  them  without  risk.  This  woman 
(of  ill  fame)  was  perhaps  sent  to  get  a  few  men  into 
the  rebels  clutches/-she  was  told  to  let  them  know  that 
they  wou'd  be  well  treated  if  they  came  in;  a  little  while 
after  a  man  calling  himself  a  cockney  surrendered  him- 
self at  Palace  Gate — at  dusk  three  more  came  in.  The 
Eiflemen  hid  themselves  behind  houses  walls  rocks 
fences  &c  watching  for  a  shot,  wherever  a  sentry 
shew'd  his  head  over  the  walls  they  fir'd,  directed  by 
their  smoke  we  returned  their  fire,  there  was  nobody 
hurt  on  our  side. 


—  21  — 

7th  Wind  at  E  cloudy:  "the  prisoners  say  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery is  at  Holland  house,  two  miles  S  W  of  St  Johns 
gate.  Detachments  are  quartered  in  Charlebourg, 
Beauport,  and  the  adjacent  parishes:  they  are  Two 
Thousand  strong  including  the  Canadians. 

"Mr.  Montgomery  intends  to  open  batteries  to  can- 
onade  &  bombard  us  &  in  the  height  of  our  distress  & 
terror  the  rebels  are  to  storm  the  town. 

"One  of  the  Prisoners  was  formerly  in  the  Kings 
service  at  the  Siege  of  this  place:  he  was  a  Sergeant 
with  the  Rebels;  he  said  one  day  in  the  hearing  of  an 
Officer  that  it  wou'd  not  be  an  easy  matter  to  get  over 
the  walls  of  Quebec.  You  rascal,  said  he,  do  you  mean  to 
dishearten  the  men.  This  he  gives  as  one  reason  for 
his  hastening  his  departure,  for  he  had  long  intended 
to  join  us,  as  he  cou'd  not  think  of  drawing  his  sword 
against  his  countrymen.  He  was  born  in  Ireland;  no 
Gentleman  he  says  wou'd  be  led  by  such  Officers — they 
are  for  the  greatest  part  low  Mechanics,  especially  those 
from  New  England. 

8th  There  fell  six  inches  of  snow  last  night,  the  wind 
is  S  W  to  day  freezing  clear  weather.  Skulking  Rifle- 
men watching  to  fire  on  those  who  appear  on  the  ram- 
parts— We  saw  a  man  drop;  we  pop  at  all  those  who 
come  within  musket  shot  knowing  their  intention  is 
to  kill  any  single  person  walking  on  the  ramparts — 
this  is  the  American  way  of  making  war.  The  indigna- 
tion of  our  Militia  is  raised  against  these  fellows  who 
call  themselves  soldiers — they  are  worse  than  Savages, 
they  will  ever  be  held  in  contempt  with  men  of  courage. 
Lie  in  wait  to  shoot  a  sentry !  a  deed  worthy  of  Yanky 
men  of  war. 

We  saw  many  people  go  out  &  in  at  Menuts.  A  can- 
non ball  took  off  the  head  of  a  horse  which  stood  at  the 
door  &  shatterd  the  Cariole  (sleigh)  in  which  he  was 
tackled  in  a  thousand  pieces. 

9th  Wind  at  W  soft  &  pleasant,  ^various  reports 
concerning  the  enemy:  from  what  the  deserters  have 
said,  confirm  ?d  by  some  country  people,  we  imagine 
there  are  about  1500  men  under  Mr.  Montgomery.  The 


—  22  — 

small  pox  does  havock  among  them — there  are  200  now 
in  hospitals,  tis  a  deadly  infection  in  Yanky  veins.  We 
have  long  had  that  disorder  in  town. 

10th  Cloudy  &  very  cold  wind  at  N  E.  About  two 
oclock  this  morning  28  small  shells  of  5-2  In:  were 
thrown  into  Town;  one  went  thro  the  roof  of  a  house 
Lut  did  no  further  damage.  At  day  light  we  discovered 
fascines  in  form  of  a  battery  about  800  yds  S  W  of 
Port  St.  Johns. 

The  tops  of  the  houses  in  the  suburbs  near  the  gate 
hinder 'd  our  view  of  the  enemies  works,  we  therefore 
set  fire  to  these  houses  &  batter 'd  down  their  gable  ends. 
We  kept  up  a  constant  fire  on  their  works  from  dif- 
ferent parts. 

llth  High  wind  at  S  W  with  heavy  rain.  43  shells 
were  thrown  into  Town  last  night. 

Before  they  gave  us  a  sample  of  their  savoir  faire  in 
the  bombarding  way,  the  towns  people  had  conceived 
that  every  shell  wou'd  inevitably  kill  a  dozen  or  two  of 
people,  &  knock  down  some  two  or  three  houses;  some 
were  in  fears  about  their  tenements,  but  the  greatest 
part  were  occupied  about  the  safety  of  their  persons: 
they  had  anticipated  much  evil :  but  after  they  saw  that 
their  bombettes  as  they  called  them,  did  no  harm,  women 
and  children  walked  the  streets  laughing  at  their  former 
fears.  They  kept  up  a  constant  poping  at  our  sentries 
in  the  night:  wherever  a  noise  was  heard,  or  a  light 
shewn,  balls  flew  thick  in  that  direction. 

About  midday  the  wind  veer'd  suddenly  to  N  W,  it 
blew  a  perfect  hurricane — it  froze  so  hard  that  in  half 
an  hour  the  streets  &  ramparts  were  cover 'd  with  ice. 

12th  Wind  at  W  freezing  hard.  40  shells  were 
thrown  into  town  in  the  night — firing  as  usual  on  our 
sentries  we  returned  shot  for  shot.  One  man  was  kilPd 
on  the  ramparts  to  day. 

13th  Fine  soft  weather,  wind  at  W — three  shells  only 
were  thrown  into  town  last  night — the  roofs  of  two 
houses  were  damaged — some  days  ago  a  report  pre- 
vail'd  that  the  rebels  intended  to  erect  a  battery  on  the 
Point  Levy  side,  to  play  on  the  town  from  that  quarter. 


—  23  — 

We  saw  some  people  about  the  ferrymans  house  on 
the  opposite  beach,  we  sent  a  9  Ib  shot  thro  the  house, 
&  out  scrambled  a  number  of  men  who  never  look'd 
behind  them  until  they  reached  the  summit  of  the  hill: 
there  they  stood  and  discharged  their  muskets.  The 
distance  from  the  Kings  wharf  to  high  water  mark  on 
the  other  side  is  between  11  &  1200  yards. 

Eifle  parties  in  St.  Eoc  to  day — some  of  them  got 
into  the  Cupulo  in  the  Intendant  Palace  there,  &  fired 
into  the  Town.  The  barrack  yard,  &  a  great  part  of 
the  ramparts  are  open  to  people  there  placed;  a  nine 
pounder  soon  forced  them  to  quit  that  station.  It  is 
probable  that  we  killed  &  wounded  a  good  many  to  day, 
as  they  appeared  in  numbers  in  the  streets  of  St.  Eoc; 
we  saw  bodies  put  into  sleighs  &  carried  off.  We  saw 
men  at  work  at  the  fascines,  which  we  discovered  on 
the  heights  on  the  10th.  We  sent  many  balls  among 
them,  &  threw  some  shells  into  their  works,  yet  with 
our  glasses  we  cannot  perceive  we  have  done  much 
damage. 

14th  There  was  not  a  shell  thrown  by  the  enemy  last 
night — there  fell  a  little  snow — louring  weather,  wind 
at  W.  At  midday  the  rebels  opened  a  battery  of  five 
Guns  on  the  heights,  they  are  six,  nine,  &  twelve 
pounders. 

We  were  not  slack  in  returning  18  Ib,  24  Ib  &  32  Ib 
shot — with  pleasure  we  saw  our  balls  pierce  their  works. 
Their  shot  had  no  more  effect  upon  our  walls,  than 
pease  wou'd  have  against  a  plank. 

15th  Wind  at  E  mild.  A  few  shells  were  thrown  in 
the  last  night — they  fire  from  their  battery  to  day—- 
we answer.  A  great  pillar  of  smoak  arose  in  an  instant 
in  their  works — we  believe  something  has  blown  up. 
About  nine  in  the  morning  we  saw  a  man  beating  a 
drum  follow 'd  by  two  dressed  in  blanket  coats — one 
carried  a  handkerchief  or  some  such  thing  on  a  stick — 
we  permitted  them  to  approach  near  the  walls — they 
desired  to  speak  with  the  General — they  were  told  they 
wou'd  not  be  admitted,  nor  wou'd  any  letter  or  message 


—  24  — 

be  received  from  them — they  were  ordered  to  march 
off — they  said,  i  i  then  let  the  General  be  answerable  for 
all  consequences ' '  &  away  they  went. 

Towards  evening  they  fired  from  their  battery — they 
threw  no  shells  at  night — we  have  almost  destroyed 
their  works. 

16th  A  fine  mild  day — wind  S  "W.  no  shells  thrown 
last  night — in  the  afternoon  they  fired  on  the  town  from 
three  guns  &  threw  some  small  shells.  We  have  un- 
doubtedly dismounted  some  of  their  guns. 

The  riflemen  firing  from  garret  windows  in  St.  Eoc 
*•  mnded  three  men  on  the  ramparts.  In  the  night  we 
threw  some  shells  into  St.  Eoc. 

At  four  o  clock  in  the  morning  the  sentry  behind  the 
Artillery  barracks  left  his  post  &  alarm 'd  Palace  Grate 
guard  with  a  report  that  600  men  were  marching  up  to 
the  walls. 

The  drums  beat  to  arms,  the  great  Bell  of  the  Cathe- 
dral rang  the  alarm — every  man  ran  arm'd  to  his  post, 
&  there  the  Garrison  remained  waiting  the  attack,  but 
no  enemy  appeared.  It  blew  excessively  hard,  with  a 
heavy  fall  of  snow. 

17th  Wind  at  E.  snowy  stormy  dark  cold  weather — 
nothing  extraordinary. 

18th  Snowy  mild  day  wind  at  S.  Some  shells  thrown 
into  town  to  day — we  sent  some  into  St.  Eoc.  We  do 
not  see  many  people  this  morning — they  have  carried 
away  their  Guns,  or  have  drawn  them  behind  the  shat- 
ter 'd  embrasures.  We  had  a  man  shot  thro  the  head 
by  a  ball  from  a  Garret  in  St.  Eoc.  Wou'd  to  God 
that  the  suburbs  were  reduced  to  ashes,  it  only  serves 
as  a  cover  from  which  our  enemies  teaze  us  continually. 

19th  Mild  snowy  weather,  wind  at  S.  Some  firing 
on  our  sentries  last  night  by  people  concealed  in  St* 
Johns  suburbs.  We  threw  shells  &  carcasses  into  St 
Eoc,  &  burnt  four  houses  there.  Cold  afternoon. 

20th  Very  cold,  wind  at  W.  nothing  in  the  night  re- 
markable. If  this  weather  shall  continue,  Mr.  Mont- 


—  25  — 

gomery  would  find  it  difficult  to  eat  his  Christmas  dinner 
in  Quebec.  A  threat  is  put  into  his  mouth — it  is  re- 
ported that  he  swore — "he  wou'd  dine  in  Quebec  or  in 
Hell  on  Christmas. "  "We  are  determined  he  shall  not 
dine  in  town  &  be  his  own  master.  From  his  General 
character  we  are  apt  to  think  that  these  words  are  not 
his. 

The  weather  is  very  severe  indeed,  no  man  after 
having  been  exposed  to  the  air  but  ten  minutes,  cou'd 
handle  his  arms  to  do  execution.  Ones  senses  are 
benumb 'd.  If  ever  they  attack  us  it  will  be  in  mild 
weather. 

The  quantity  of  ice  &  snow  now  heap'd  up  in  the 
places  we  have  reckoned  the  weakest,  are  (thanks  to  the 
Climate)  exceeding  strong. 

/One  of  our  townsmen  who  is  a  prisoner  with  the 
Eebels,  has  found  means  it  is  said,  to  convey  a  letter 
into  town  to  day,  which  marks — *  *  that  their  Canadian 
aids  leave  them  very^fas t  &  that^ tneir  jp wn  jgeople^  ar e 

quite  tir'd  of  the  expedition." 

On  our  side  we  gather  spirits  every  day,  if  one  may 
draw  conclusions  from  appearances,  we'll  make  a  stout 
defence. y 

21st  Clear  weather,  excessively  cold,  wind  W  N  W, 
nothing  remarkable. 

22d  The  cold  continues  to  be  excessive  wind  W  S  W. 
Colonel  Caldwells  clerk  who  has  been  a  prisoner  with 
the  rebels  for  some  days  got  away,  &  came  by  way  of 
Wolfes  Cove  into  Pres  de  Ville  at  10  o'clock  at  night. 

23d  In  the  morning  cold — mild  at  noon.  Colonel 
Caldwells  clerk  reports  "that  the  rebels  intend  to  storm 
"the  town  to  night.  Their  leader  Mr.  Montgomery  has 
"hitherto  found  it  impossible  to  engage  his  followers 
"to  undertake  a  step  so  desperate.  He  has  promised 
"to  the  amount  of  200£  in  plunder  to  every  man.  The 
"Europeans  say  the  Americans  shou'd  first  mount  the 
"walls,  but  they  are  not  covetous  of  that  honour — they 
"have  500  scaling  ladders  made  in  a  very  clumsy 
"manner. 


—  26  — 

Can  these  men  pretend  that  there  is  a  possibility  of 
approaching  our  walls  loaden  with  ladders,  sinking  to 
the  middle  every  step  in  snow! 

"Where  shall  we  be  then?  shall  we  be  looking  on  cross 
arm'd? 

It  will  be  a  fatal  attempt  for  them,  they  will  never 
scale  the  walls. 

A  deserter  came  with  the  Clerk,  they  say  the  enemy  is 
about  2000 ;  they  are  sickly — the  dread  of  the  small  pox 
kills  many  of  the  poor  creatures. 

A  man  was  shot  to  day  (from  a  garret  window  in  St 
Roc)  on  the  two  gun  battery. 

24th  Mild  weather,  cloudy,  wind  N  E — nothing  re- 
markable happened  last  night.  In  consequence  of  Mr. 
Wolfes  (the  Clerk)  information,  above  a  thousand  men 
were  ready  to  oppose  the  Rebels  in  case  of  an  attack; 
the  rest  of  the  Garrison  lay  in  their  cloaths  with  their 
arms  and  accoutrements  lying  by  them. 

A  deserter  from  the  Eebels  (a  discharged  man  from 
the  28th)  came  running  towards  St  Johns  gate — he 
fir'd  his  musket  into  the  air  &  club'd  it — he  called  to  be 
let  in — the  gate  being  block 'd  up,  he  was  drawn  in  by 
ropes. 

He  reported  that  the  attack  was  put  off  on  account  of 
Mr.  Wolfe 's  escape,  but  he  say  they  will  surely  attempt 
the  town  to  night  if  his  escape  does  not  prevent  them. 

Mr.  Montgomery  had  just  stept  out  of  the  Cariole 
which  was  knock 'd  to  pieces  by  a  cannon  shot  at  Menuts 
door  on  the  8th. 

25th  Every  thing  was  remarkably  quiet  last  night — 
we  saw  many  lights  all  around  us,  which  we  took  for 
signals. 

The  whole  Garrison  almost  was  under  arms  expecting 
&  ardently  wishing  for  the  long  threatn'd  attack. 

The  weather  is  mild,  wind  at  S  W. 

"The  rebels  pay  the  Habitants  with  paper:  these 
"pusillanimous  avaricious  caitifs  are  well  served — they 
"will  find  it  of  very  little  service  in  the  month  of  May 
"next. 


—  27  — 

Gen:  Carleton  sleeps  in  his  cloaths  in  the  Eecollets, 
&  so  do  all  the  men  &  officers  off  duty. 

26th  This  is  no  wall  scaling  weather — the  night  was 
-clear  &  inconceivably  cold — it  is  employment  enough  to 
preserve  ones  nose.  The  wind  is  at  N  W  piercingly  keen 
—nothing  extraordinary. 

27th  Hazy  cloudy  weather  last  night,  snow  this  morn- 
ing with  the  wind  at  W  N  W. 

28th  All  was  quiet  last  night,  the  weather  clear  and 
mild.  The  wind  is  S  W  to  day. 

29th  Clear  fine  weather  all  the  night,  no  alarm,  wind 
W  N  W — we  get  no  intelligence.  We  see  the  rebels 
crossing  the  streets  in  St  Eoc  arm'd;  some  are  cloth M 
in  red.  They  take  care  to  shew  themselves  out  of  mus- 
ket reach,  &  where  no  guns  bear. 

30th  The  wind  is  Easterly  &  mild.  Last  night  a 
deserter  (an  intelligent  fellow,  an  Irishman)  came  in 
from  the  rebels. 

/He  reports  that  "they  are  three  thousand  strong, 
" having  been  reinforced  from  Montreal;  that  they  have 
"been  cloath'd  lately;  they  have  plenty  of  provisions. 

'The  Habitants  supply  them  with  every  thing  for  wch 
"they  are  paid  in  hard  money — they  refuse  to  take  the 
"Congress  bills  until  the  Town  falls,  they'll  then  accept 
' '  of  them.  The  small  pox  still  rages  among  them,  they 
"have  got  a  supply  of  shells  from  Montreal. 

Last  Wednesday  evening  the  whole  army  was  under 
' '  arms  at  head  quarters  in  order  to  march  to  the  attack 
"of  the  Town.  Mr.  Montgomery  inform 'd  them  that 
"the  time  was  unfavourable,  but  that  he  wou'd  soon 
"lead  them  to  an  easy  &  glorious  conquest.  He  thank 'd 
"them  for  the  zeal  &  spirit  they  had  shewn  &  so  dis- 
"miss'd  them. 

This  deserter  said  that  "the  Americans  expressed 
"much  impatience  to  be  led  to  the  attack,  but  his  opinion 
"is  that  they  will  be  very  backward  on  seeing  the  fire 
"of  our  great  guns."  All  the  Europeans  wish  to  ba 
"at  home  they  do  not  pretend  to  like  the  intended 
"attack. 


—  28  — 

"We  shall  certainly  be  attacked  the  first  dark  night. " 

Twenty  eight  shells  were  thrown  into  Town;  they  did 
_^__      no  hurt :  a  third  part  of  them  did  not  burst. 

^^Slst  It  snow'd  all  the  night,  it  was  very  dark,  the 
wind  was  strong  at  N  E. 

About  4  o  clock  in  the  Morning  Capt :  Malcom  Fraser 
of  the  Eoyal  Emigrants  being  on  his  rounds,  saw  many 
flashes  of  fire  without  hearing  any  reports ;  the  sentries 
inform 'd  him  that  they  had  perceived  them  for  some 
time  on  the  heights  of  Abraham,  the  sentinels  between 
Port  Louis  &  Cape  Diamond  had  seen  fix'd  lights  like 
lamps  in  a  street — these  appearances  being  very  un- 
common &  the  night  favouring  the  designs  of  the  enemy, 
Capt:  Fraser  order 'd  the  Guards  and  Pickets  on  the 
ramparts  to  stand  to  their  arms.  The  drums  beat,  the 
bells  rang  the  alarm,  &  in  a  few  minutes  the  whole  Gar- 
rison was  under  arms — even  old  men  of  seventy  were 
forward  to  oppose  the  attackers. 

Two  Eockets  sent  by  the  enemy  from  the  foot  of  Cape 
Diamond  were  immediately  followed  by  a  heavy  &  hot 
fire  from  a  body. of  men  posted  behind  a  rising  ground 
within  eighty  yards  of  the  wall,  at  Cape  Diamond, 
the  flashes  from  their  muskets  made  their  heads  visible 
— their  bodies  were  cover 'd:  we  briskly  returned  the 
fire  directed  by  theirs — at  this  moment  a  body  of  men 
supposed  to  be  Canadians  appear 'd  in  St  Johns  suburbs, 
— &  the  enemy  threw  shells  into  town  from  St  Eoc. 

Colonel  Caldwell  conducted  a  detachment  of  the  Brit- 
ish Militia  to  reinforce  Cape  Diamond.  It  was  said 
by  some  of  the  deserters  that  Mr.  Montgomery  believ'd 
it  was  the  weakest  place  where  an  escalade  cou'd  be 
easily  effected;  the  Colonel  having  posted  his  men  un- 
der proper  officers,  returned  to  the  Corps  de  reserve  on 
the  Parade  to  wait  the  Generals  orders.  The  Eockets 
were  the  signal ;  when  Arnold  saw  them  he  pushed  on 
from  St  Eocs  to  attack  our  works  at  *Saut  au  Matelot 
with  nine  hundred  pick'd  men,  Mr.  Montgomery  ad- 
vanced towards  the  works  at  f  Pres  de  Ville  with  seven 
hundred  of  his  best  soldiers. 

*  Saut  au  Matelot  a  guard  house  &  battery  at  the  N  end  of  the  lower  Town, 
f   A  Guard  house  &  battery  at  a  narrow  pass  at  the  S  end  of  the  lower  Town. 


—  29  — 

Arnolds  party  was  obliged  to  pass  close  under  the 
pickets  behind  the  Hotel  Dieu  &  Montcalms  house, 
where  they  were  exposed  to  a  dreadful  fire  of  small 
arms  which  the  Sailors  pour'd  down  on  them,  as  they 
passed.  Arnold  was  here  wounded  in  the  leg  &  carried 
off: — his  men  proceeded,  forced  our  guard,  &  got  pos- 
session of  our  battery  at  Saut  au  Matelot. 

They  penetrated  about  two  hundred  yards  further  to 
a  barrier  where  we  made  a  stand — a  brisk  firing  began 
on  both  sides — the  rebels  fired  under  cover;  we  only 
saw  those  who  ventured  to  run  from  one  house  to  an- 
other, in  that  way  they  advanced.  Gen :  Carleton  atten- 
tive to  the  most  minute  mano3uvre  of  the  enemy,  skilled 
in  military  matters,  saw  in  a  moment  &  instantaneously 
improved  the  advantage  the  rebels  had  given  over  them. 
He  sent  Capt.  Laws  with  sixty  men  out  of  Palace  gate  to 
attack  them  in  rear,  &  Capt :  McDougal  of  the  E :  Emi- 
grants was  dispatched  a  little  while  after  to  support 
them  with  60  more. 

Captn.  Laws  advanced  too  far ;  impatient  to  be  among 
them  he  got  before  his  men;  he  commanded  a  group  of 
the  Eebels  to  surrender — seeing  him  unattended  they 
disarm 'd  him.  Capt.  McDougal  came  up  with  the  first 
party  who  were  in  possession  of  the  battery,  they 
join'd  him  &  released  Capt.  Laws. 

As  the  Gen:  had  planned  they  were  effectually  hem'd 
in — to  advance  they  dared  not, — retreat  they  cou'd  not 
— they  laid  down  their  arms  &  called  for  Quarter. 

Captns.  Laws  &  McDougal  acquired  much  honour  by 
their  conduct  &  bravery  on  this  occasion.  At  Pres  de 
Ville  the  sentries  had  seen  the  flashes  very  early,  the 
guard  was  posted  expecting  the  attack. 

Capt.  Barnsfair  (master  of  a  Merchantman)  had 
charge  of  the  battery  that  morning:  he  had  his  men 
early  at  Quarters,  they  stood  by  the  guns  with  lighted 
matches.  A  strict  look  out  was  kept;  men  were  seen 
approaching — a  band  advances  within  fifty  yards  of 
our  guns — there  they  stood  as  if  in  consultation.  In 
a  little  while  they  sprung  forward — Capt.  Barnsfair 
called  Fire.  Shrieks  &  groans  followed  the  discharge. 


—  30  — 

Our  musketry  &  guns  continued  to  sweep  the  avenue 
leading  to  the  battery  for  some  minutes — when  the 
smoke  clear 'd  away  there  was  not  a  soul  to  be  seen. 
Much  has  been  said  in  commendation  of  Mr.  Coffin's 
cool  behaviour;  his  example  at  Pres  de  Ville  had  a 
noble  effect  on  his  fellow  soldiers,  they  behav'd  with 
the  greatest  spirit. 

Those  who  were  engaged  at  the  barrier,  were  rein- 
forc'd  by  two  detachments  from  the  Parade. 

Major  Nairne  of  the  E  Emigrants  led  the  first,  he  & 
Mesr's  Dembourges  of  the  same  corps  attracted  the 
notice  of  every  body  by  their  gallant  behaviour. 

The  Eebels  had  got  possession  of  a  house  which  com- 
manded Lymburne's  battery  &  one  of  the  principal 
streets ;  they  mounted  ladders  &  intrepidly  forced  their 
way  by  the  windows,  &  drove  the  Eebels  out  at  the  door. 

Every  power  of  Col:  McLean  was  exerted  on  this 
occasion,  he  had  his  eye  every  where  to  prevent  the 
progress  of  the  attackers;  his  activity  gave  life  to  all 
who  saw  him — he  followed  the  Gens:  orders  with  mili- 
tary judgment. 

Col :  Caldwell  by  his  example  made  the  British  Militia 
emulous  to  appear  wherever  danger  made  their  pre- 
sence most  necessary. 

The  seamen  were  under  the  strictest  discipline.  Col : 
Hamilton  &  Major  McKenzie  led  on  the  brave  fellows, 
who  behaved  as  they  do  on  all  occasions,  like  British 
Tars. 

The  handful  of  E.  Fusiliers  commanded  by  Capt. 
Owen  distinguished  themselves — &  the  E:  Emigrants 
behav'd  like  Veterans. 

The  Canadian  militia  shew'd  no  kind  of  backward- 
ness,— a  few  of  them  stood  to  the  last  at  a  little  breast- 
work near  the  battery  at  Saut  au  Matelot;  when  they 
were  in  the  greatest  danger  of  being  surrounded,  they 
retreated  to  the  barrier. 

The  Flower  of  the  rebel  army  fell  into  our  hands. 
We  have  reason  to  think  that  many  of  Arnold's  party 


—  31  — 

were  killed  in  advancing,  &  many  killed  &  wounded 
in  endeavouring  to  sret  back.  Our  fire  from  the  Pickets 
galPd  them  exceedingly.  . 

We  made  prisoners — 1  Lieut  Colonel 

2  Majors 
8  Captains 
15  Lieutenants 
1  Adjutant 
1  Quarter  Master 
4  Volunteers 
350  Private 
44  Officers  &  Soldiers  wounded 

426  Taken 

The  prisoners  think  that  Mr.  Montgomery's  party 
has  not  behav'd  with  that  spirit  which  Arnolds  shew'd 
— they  say  that  if  they  had  advanced  like  men,  our  force 
wou'd  have  been  divided,  &  the  two  bodies  wou'd  have 
driven  us  before  them,  until  they  got  us  between  two 
fires. 

They  little  know  the  situation  at  Pres  de  Ville  who 
talk  thus :  but  allow  for  a  moment  that  they  had  carried 
the  Lower  Town,  they  wou'd  have  been  but  little  ad- 
vanc'd  towards  getting  possession  of  the  upper  town, 
from  whence  we  can  burn  the  houses  below  us  at  any 
time.  Shells  wou'd  soon  have  reduced  it  to  a  heap  of 
rubbish. 

The  prisoners  had  slips  of  Paper  pin'd  to  their  hats 
with  these  words 

LIBERTY    OB   DEATH 

We  had  kilPd  Capt.  Anderson  formerly  a  Lt  in  the 
Navy,  four  private  men ;  one  man  dangerously  wounded 
&  thirteen  slightly.  Dealer,  a  brave  Militia  gunner,  was 
shot  thro  the  Jaw. 


—  32  — 

We  took  their  bomb  battery  at  St  Eoc,  we  found 
there — 

Two  Eoyals 
Three  Cohorns 

And  two  brass  three  pounders, 
with  a  quantity  of  small  shells. 

The  whole  affair  was  over  by  eight  in  the  morning 
&  all  the  Prisoners  were  securely  lodged. 

JANUAEY  IST  1776 

Last  night  there  fell  a  great  quantity  of  snow.  The 
whole  Garrison  lay  on  their  arms,  every  thing  remained 
quiet — thirteen  dead  bodies  were  found  very  near  our 
work  at  Pres  de  Ville,  they  were  brought  to  town. 

Two  deserters  came  in  to  day;  on  their  report  that 
Mr.  Montgomery  is  missing  the  dead  bodies  were  shewn 
to  the  Prisoners.     They  pointed  out  their  General's,  his    j 
aid  de  Camps  Mr  McPherson's,  &  a  Capt.  Cheeseman's.  / 

Mr  Meigs  stiled  Major  among  the  prisoners  obtained 
liberty  to  go  to  head  quarters  accompanied  by  Monsieur 
Lanaudiere  the  Generals  Aid  de  Camp,  to  demand  the 
baggage  of  these  people. 

Mr  Lanaudiere  saw  by  a  great  number  of  the  Canaille 
assembled  at  the  end  of  St  Eoc,  that  it  wou'd  be  most 
prudent  for  him  to  return  to  Town:  it  is  more  than 
probable  that  the  crew  he  there  saw  wou'd  have  detained 
him — these  people  impatiently  waited  a  messenger  from 
the  town  to  anounce  the  opening  of  the  gates.  It  was 
reported  before  daylight  that  the  Lower  town  was  in 
Mr.  Montgomerie 's  possession;  this  acceptable  piece  of 
news,  brought  all  the  blackguards  of  the  adjacent 
Parishes  to  St  Eoc  to  wait  the  surrender  of  the  upper 
town,  &  they  firmly  believ'd  that  Major  Meigs  was  the 
messenger. 

These  rascals  had  not  the  courage  to  pass  the  Pickets 
in  the  way  to  Saut  au  Matelot,  &  they  were  afraid  to 
pass  on  the  ice  for  fear  of  our  great  guns — there  they 
lay  until  night  convinced  them  that  their  friends  had 
catch  'd  a  Tartar. 


—  33  — 

A  genteel  coffin  is  order 'd  by  the  Lt:  Governor  for 
the  interment  of  Mr.  Montgomery :  those  who  knew  him 
formerly  in  this  place,  sincerely  lament  his  late  infatua- 
tion, they  say  he  was  a  genteel  man,  and  an  agreeable 
companion. 

2d  All  the  last  night  we  kept  up  an  incessant  fire  on 
St  Eoc,  &  threw  many  shells  into  its  suburbs. 

A  volunteer  in  the  Eebel  army  came  over  from  Beau- 
port  to  Saut  au  Matelot  on  the  ice,  he  imagined  that 
the  officer  of  that  guard  was  willing  to  divert  himself, 
when  he  told  him  that  he  was  prisoner.  He  left  Beau- 
port  with  a  design  to  join  Arnolds  party. 

Mr  Meigs  obtained  permission  to  go  to  the  head 
quarters  of  the  enemy  on  his  parole  to  return  in  three 
days,  he  is  to  demand  the  Prisoners  baggage. 

3d  A  soft  cloudy  day.  Shot  &  shells  fired  into  St 
Eoc.  The  Prisoners  dreading  the  small  pox  and  ap- 
prehensive of  taking  the  infection  the  natural  way  have 
requested  to  be  inoculated — their  petition  is  granted, 
&  they  are  preparing  for  that  operation. 

4th  Nothing  remarkable  happened  last  night:  the 
wind  is  at  S  W  to  day  hazy  drizzling  weather.  Capt. 
Anderson's  body  was  interred  with  all  the  honours  of 
War.  Mr.  Montgomery's  was  privately  buried  at  night. 

5th  Thawing,  wind  S  W — it  sleeted  all  the  last  night; 
this  weather  is  very  uncommon  at  this  season. 

We  are  making  additions  to  the  works  at  Saut  au 
Matelot.  Firing  hearu  towards  St  Foix. 

Mr.  Meigs  return 'd  with  part  of  the  baggage 

6th  Wind  N  W  freezing;  the  cold  increases  as  the 
Sun  rises. 

7th  The  wind  is  at  W  very  cold.  Some  of  the  St 
Eoc  people  who  had  formerly  served  in  the  Militia, 
who  tamely  suffered  Duggan  to  take  away  their  arms, 
&  who  had  left  their  habitations  to  herd  with  the  ill 
affected  Canadians  in  the  Country  were  found  skulking 
in  the  suburbs  to  day:  they  are  in  confinement  on  sus- 
picion of  having  been  aiding  &  assisting  to  the  Eebels. 


—  34  — 

.The  day  after  the  attack,  it  was  current  in  the  coun- 
try that  we  had  been  beat  out  of  the  Lower  town  with 
a  loss  of  six  hundred  killed  &  that  Mr.  Montgomery  had 
lost  but  15  men.  Ninety  four  of  the  prisoners,  all 
Europeans  they  say,  have  petitioned  for  leave  to  enlist 
in  Col:  McLeans  Corps. 

8th  Wind  at  N  E  cloudy  raw  weather  blowing  hard. 
The  94  petitioners  took  the  oaths,  they  swore  to  serve 
His  Majesty  faithfully  until  the  first  of  June  next: 
Their  engagements  with  the  congress  ended  the  last 
day  of  December.  Before  the  oaths  were  tendered  to 
them,  they  were  told  to  consider  well  of  the  matter: 
they  unanimously  said,  that  they  wished  to  atone  for 
their  past  error  by  serving  the  King  faithfully. 

Some  people  who  pretend  to  understand  the  Policy 
of  those  who  have  imbibed  N :  England  principles,  say 
that  their  oaths  will  not  bind  them,  for  they  are  in  their 
hearts  convinced  that  it  is  lawful  for  them  to  use  every 
means  to  obtain  their  liberty:  &  they  see  no  way 
left  but  to  practice  on  the  good  &  unsuspicious  tempers 
of  the  folks  from  the  Old  Country — Many  wagers  were 
laid  that  the  greatest  part  of  them  will  take  the  very 
first  opportunity  to  desert.  Others  say  that  as  they 
are  represented  to  be  a  praying,  Psalm  singing,  devout 
people,  their  just  sense  of  religion  makes  their  bare 
word  as  sacred  as  their  oath.  Time  will  try  if  the  Ante 
Yankites  conjectures  are  well  founded. 

9th  There  fell  a  great  quantity  of  snow  before  morn- 
ing, the  wind  is  at  N  E  &  it  blows  still,  the  air  is  mild. 

10th  Wind  W  N  W  blowing  very  hard,  snowing  & 
intensely  cold. 

The  sentries  observed  many  flashes  of  fire  towards 
St  Foix  &  near  the  General  Hospital.  The  guards  were 
on  that  account  very  watchful,  an  attack  being  appre- 
hended. This  morning  it  is  difficult  to  pass  in  the 
streets  for  the  drifted  snow — in  the  narrow  lanes  some 
were  obliged  to  dig  their  way  out  of  their  houses. 

llth  Wind  W  by  N  very  cold  &  very  clear :  it  drifted 
so  in  the  afternoon  so  as  to  choak  the  streets.  Eockets 


—  35  — 

were  play'd  off  last  night  at  St  Foix,  Beauport,  at  the 
General  Hospital,  &  W  end  of  St  Eoc.  A  few  muskets 
were  fir  'd  on  our  sentries  overlooking  St  Eoc,  they  were 
answer 'd  by  an  18  Ib  loaded  with  grape  &  canister  shot. 

The  men  who  came  in  the  day  after  the  attack  were 
conducted  to  Pt:  Levy  in  a  canoe  by  two  Eecollets;  if 
they  have  reported  the  truth  the  Eebels  know  the 
strength  of  the  Garrison  &  the  good  condition  of  our 
works. 

12th  Wind  S  W  nothing  remarkable — a  drifting 
afternoon. 

13th  The  weather  was  very  bad  the  last  night.  This 
morning  Palace  gate  was  opend  for  those  who  were 
in  want  of  wood.  An  arm'd  body  was  sent  to  cover  the 
workers,  many  people  supplied -themselves  plentifully 
— there  is  much  fire  wood  in  St  Eoc ;  about  nine  o  clock 
at  night  many  short  lived  blazes  were  seen  at  the  W 
end  cf  St  Eoc. 

14th  Wind  at  W  excessively  cold.  There  appears 
something  like  a  battery  at  the  S  end  of  the  General 
Hospital. 

15th  Last  night  it  froze  very  hard — to  day  we  have  a 
high  S  W  wind  intollerably  cold  with  much  drift. 

A  report  is  spread  in  Town  (it  can't  be  traced)  that 
the  inhabitants  of  Montreal  have  ref us  'd  to  comply  with 
anc  oppressive  order  issued  by  their  new  Masters ;  & 
that  the  Canadians  thereabout  have  ref  us 'd  to  follow 
Mr.  Wooster  (the  rebel  General)  to  Quebec. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Montgomery  has,  in  seeming,  cooPd 
the  courage  of  the  Habitants. 
16th  Keen  frost  last  night. 

A  noise  like  that  of  men  at  work  with  axes  was  heard 
in  St  Eock  about  the  Intendants  palace. 

The  Archives  were  brought  in  from  the  vaults  of  that 
building  to  day. 

17th  A  girl  of  the  town  who  had  been  kept  in  con- 
finement by  the  Eebels  on  suspicion  of  having  convey 'd 
intelligence  to  us,  found  means  to  escape  them  to  day. 

3 


—  36  — 

She  says  that  "Two  Hundred  of  them  have  deserted 
"since  their  defeat,  &  that  they  talk  of  another  attack 
"with  four  thousand  Men." 

If  we  consider  "the  number  killed  and  taken,  there 
cannot  be  above  800  of  the  rebels  remaining.  If  they 
depend  on  the  Canadians  for  aid,  they  trust  a  very  rot- 
ten support;  we  within  the  walls  wou'd  laugh  at  an 
army  of  10,000  habitants.  We  have  nought  to  fear  from 
the  natives  of  America,  it  is  the  Europeans  who  have 
enter 'd  into  the  service  of  the  Congress  who  give  the 
Colonists  what  strength  they  have. 

This  Girl  spoke  with  the  men  whom  the  Eecollets 
landed  on  the  llth  at  P  Levy;  the  rebels  did  not  relish 
their  report,  the  wind  is  N  E  it  snows  &  is  cold. 

18th  Wind  S  W  fine  weather  but  cold. 

The  guns  were  fir'd  in  honour  of  Her  Majesty. 

A  mill  wrought  by  horses  was  set  a  going  to  day;  it 
makes  fine  flower  in  great  quantity. 

19th  Cold  clear  Easterly  wind.  Five  sleighs  loaden 
with  baggage  for  the  Prisoners  came  to  Palace  Gate 
to  day  escorted  by  an  officer  carrying  a  flag  of  truce, 
as  they  call  a  handkerchief  fix'd  to  a  stick,  this  is  waved 
by  the  bearer  as  a  signal  that  he  approaches  the  walls 
with  no  hostile  intention ;  he  brought  a  little  money  for 
the  Prisoners. 

About  nine  at  night  a  fire  broke  out  in  St  Eoc — 
whether  it  took  by  accident,  or  was  kindled  by  the  rebels 
we  know  not. 

20th  Wind  S  W  with  falls  of  soft  snow. 

We  fir'd  at  their  guard  house  at  the  W  end  of  St  Eoc 
&  threw  a  good  many  shells  in  that  direction — it  is 
close  under  a  rocky  precipice;  we  can  see  a  part  of  its 
roof  &  a  bit  of  the  gable  end — some  of  our  shot  found 
a  way  thro  it. 

Six  houses  were  burnt  in  St  Eoc  in  the  night — they 
began  to  blaze  about  ten  o  clock ;  there  is  no  doubt  now 
who  burns  them. 

21st  Mild  weather  with  snow,  wind  at  S  W. 


—   37  — 

Last  night  three  of  Col.  McLean's  new  recruits  (from 
the  prisoners)  deserted,  they  will  no  doubt  make  a  true 
report  to  the  Eebel  chief  which  will  give  him  very  little 
desire  to  attempt  Quebec. 

About  ten  this  morning  a  small  sloop  lying  within 
four  hundred  yards  of  Palace  gate  was  seen  in  flames, 
tho'  many  small  craft  lay  near  her  no  farther  damage 
was  done. 

Six  or  eight  sentries  have  this  place  in  view  but  these 
night  workers  crawl  on  hands  &  feet  in  the  dark,  strike 
a  light  in  the  hold,  set  fire  to  a  slow  match  communicat- 
ing with  combustibles,  creep  away  again,  &  are  out  of 
reach  before  the  fire  blazes.  A  great  quantity  of  fire 
wood  was  got  in  from  St  Roc  to  day. 

22d  Wind  at  N  E  not  cold,  but  windy  cloudy  &  drif  ty. 
About  two  o  clock  this  morning  more  houses  were  set 
on  fire  in  St  Roc. 

A  great  quantity  of  rum  &  molasses  are  lying  in  Mr. 
Drummonds  distillery  without  palace  gate. 

It  is  thought  prudent  to  bring  it  into  town,  as  the 
wind  may  carry  the  fire  that  way. 

23d  S  W  wind  &  mild  weather. — Palace  gate  open. 

A  body  of  men  with  a  brass  three  pounder,  cover 'd  the 
wooding  party.  Great  quantities  were  got  in  to  day. 

About  nine  at  night  some  houses  in  the  W  end  of  St 
Eoc  were  set  on  fire,  fourteen  were  consumed  before 
morning.  The  night  was  still  &  gloomy,  the  snow 
loaded  clouds  hung  low,  from  them  an  orange  tinge  was 
reflected,  &  the  snow  as  far  as  the  flames  gave  light,  was 
of  a  redish  yellow.  The  adjacent  country  seem'd 
cover 'd  with  a  pitchy  fire,  &  the  villages  were  just  per- 
ceptible in  a  dismal  gloom. 

The  scene  was  pleasingly  awful,  nothing  was  heard 
but  the  crakling  of  burning  beams,  &  a  hollow  roaring 
of  fierce  flames.  To  borrow  Miltons  expression  "dark- 
ness &  visible "  in  every  street  &  in  every  narrow  alley 
in  Town. 


—  38  — 

If  the  rebels  did  not  despair  of  taking  the  city  wou'd 
they  burn  the  suburbs  ?  it  has  been  their  shelter  & 
cover  for  their  riflemen. 

The  Gen:  wou'd  have  burnt  both  St.  John  &  St.  Eoc 
long  ago,  but  in  commiseration  of  the  poor  proprietors 
he  let  the  houses  stand, 

24th  A  fine  mild  day,  wind  at  S  W. 

A  guard  of  eighteen  men  to  mount  at  retreat  beating 
every  evening  outside  of  Palace  gate  to  prevent  the 
Eebels  from  stealing  towards  the  Canotrie. 

Some  houses  towards  the  N  W  extremity  of  St  Eoc 
were  burnt  at  night. 

25th.  Wind  S  W  mild  &  clear.  A  strong  party  was 
sent  out  with  a  brass  six  pounder  on  wheels  to  cover 
the  wood  cutters. 

Gen:  Carleton  attended  by  Col:  McLean  advanced 
within  musket  shot  of  the  enemies  guard  house :  "We  do 
not  know  what  his  Excellencies  intention  was,  but  if  the 
road  had  been  so  as  the  six  pounder  cou'd  have  been 
brought  up,  we  imagine  that  a  good  account  wou'd  have 
been  given  of  their  advanc'd  guard. 

A  little  while  afterwards  we  saw  three  small  bodies 
of  men  advancing  towards  St  Eoc  from  Menuts  &  the 
General  Hospital. 

For  some  days  past  we  have  seen  great  numbers  of 
sleighs  passing  from  Beauport,  Orleans  &cc  towards 
the  General  Hospital,  perhaps  with  provisions  for  the 
Eebels. 

In  the  fall  a  vessel  loaden  with  Eum  was  forced  on 
shore  on  Orleans  by  stress  of  weather,  perhaps  they 
are  carrying  her  cargo  to  their  Magazines. 

They  do  not  come  so  near  the  Town  as  they  were  wont 
to  do  before  a  shot  knock 'd  a  sleigh  topsy  turvy. 

26th  Easterly  wind,  heavy  sky,  a  little  snow. 

It  is  rumour 'd  to  day  that  one  Dumont  "who  left  the 
"town  to  secure  himself  in  the  Country,  was  plundered 
"at  Charlebourg,  it  is  not  said  whether  by  Canadian  or 


-   30  — 

"N  England  rebels:  &  they  add  that  one  Larche  who 
"forsook  his  house  in  St  Eoc  was  kilPd,  defending  his 
"property  at  Beauport. 

27th  "Wind  S  W  cold  weather.  The  brass  six  pounder 
is  mounted  on  runners,  &  was  sent  out  to  day  to  cover 
a  wooding  party. 

28th  Nothing  remarkable — wind  S  W  excessively 
cold. 

29th  Wind  W  clear  weather  intensely  cold :  it  freezes 
as  the  Canadians  say,  a  pierre  fendre. 

If  this  weather  shall  continue  but_  a  few  day's  the 
Eiver  will  be  froze  up,  an  event  that'wou'd  double  the 
duty  of  the  Garrison — guards  must  in  that  case  be 
posted  in  many  parts  of  the  Lower  Town,  which  are 
open  to  the  beach. 

30th  The  cold  continues,  the  sky  o'ercast,  the  wind  is 
easterly.,  P  M:  the  wind  increases. 

It  blows  very  hard  &  snows  this  evening,  at  ten  the 
Eebels  fir'd  some  houses  in  St.  Eoc:  these  fire  bearers 
take  care  to  keep  at  a  good  distance  from  our  outside 

sentries. 

31st  Wind  E  dark  soft  weather,  drizling.  Four  men 
on  snow  shoes  came  thro '  the  fields  towards  St.  Eoc ;  we 
took  them  for  deserters  coming  in — they  stop'd  sud- 
denly &  discharged  their  muskets  but  at  too  great  a 
distance  to  hurt  our  working  party.  Our  great  guns 
were  fir'd  at  them,  on  perceiving  the  smoak  they  drop'd 
down  on  the  snow  &  got  up  again  after  the  balls  had 
pass'd  over,  &  made  the  best  of  their  way  back  from 
whence  they  came. 

About  nine  at  night  they  set  fire  to  some  houses  which 
remained  standing  at  the  N  W  end  of  St.  Eoc.  The 
blaze  gave  light  in  every  corner  of  the  town. 

FEBEUABY  IST 

Feb  1st  Wind  at  S  W  blowing  drif  ty  &  cold,  we  had  a 
working  party  outside  to  day,  some  shots  were  fir'd  at 
them  from  behind  fences  but  at  too  great  distance  to 
do  any  hurt. 


—  40  — 

An  English  woman  obtained  leave  of  the  Gen:  to 
join  her  husband  in  the  country.  She  cou'd  not  pass 
the  guard  at  the  W  End  of  St  Eoc,  the  people  on  duty 
there  made  her  return;  she  says  they  were  all 
Canadians. 

2d  Wind  W  nothing  remarkable,  a  house  in  St  Eoo 
burnt. 

3d  Wind  S  W  clear  sunshine  excessively  cold — a 
wooding  party  out — cover 'd — firing  from  behind  old 
walls  on  our  men  at  work.  A  shell  from  the  Town  soon 
made  their  skulking  place  deserted. 

In  the  night  our  out  sentries  discovered  a  small  body 
cautiously  stealing  forward,  shoudering  the  wall  under 
the  artillery  barracks:  the  guard  was  alarm 'd:  bu; 
their  eagerness  to  surround  them  made  them  uncau- 
tious,  &  they  were  discoverd.  the  enemy  fled  precip- 
itately. 

We  conjecture  that  they  intended  to  pass  on  to  the 
canotrie  &  set  fire  to  the  houses  in  that  quarter:  the 
wind  favoured  such  an  intention. 

4th  Wind  at  W  exceeding  cold.  If  the  cold  continues 
to  this  degree  the  Eiver  will  inevitably  be  froze  over  the 
next  low  Tides. 

From  the  small  quantity  of  ice  now  floating  we  think 
that  it  is  taken  opposite  the  Chaudiere  six  miles  above 
the  Town. 

5th  Wind  W  cloudy  weather,  the  cold  is  not  so  severe 
as  it  was  yesterday — while  the  wind  blows  the  river 
will  not  freeze. 

6th  W  wind  blowing  drifting  day,  &  cold.  In  the 
night  three  of  the  converted  rebels  deserted;  they  let 
themselves  drop  over  the  wall  behind  the  artillery  bar- 
racks, where  the  snow  was  drifted  very  high,  from 
thence  they  slid  30  or  40  foot  down  a  steep,  covered 
over  with  snow,  into  the  street  at  St  Eoc. 

If  the  sentry  who  was  posted  not  more  than  thirty 
yards  from  the  spot,  had  done  his  duty,  they  cou'd  not 
have  escaped,  three  of  the  same  set  were  confined  for 
Linting  an  intention  to  follow  them. 


—  41  — 

7th  Wind  at  S  W  clear  &  cold.  Last  night  three 
houses  were  burnt  in  St  Johns  suburbs,  there  is  a  quan- 
tity of  cord  wood  there  &  some  hay,  the  rebels  know  we 
are  in  want  of  both. 

A  24  pounder  commands  the  main  street,  seven  people 
have  been  seen  at  the  upper  end  of  it,  &  five  in  their 
old  battery  to  day. 

8th  A  soft  clear  morning,  there  remains  but  very 
little  wood  in  St  Eoc — we  have  cut  down  the  pickets 
equal  with  the  snow,  when  that  melts  2  or  3  feet  we'll 
find  a  second  crop. 

Three  men  bending  their  course  over  the  ice  from 
Orleans  towards  the  town  were  overtaken  by  18  from 
Beauport;  they  all  return 'd  together. 

Capt  Nairne  acting  as  Major  of  the  British  Militia 
guarded  St.  Johns  suburbs  with  30  men  last  night. 

9th  A  heavy  wind  at  N  E  with  thick  snow —  before 
the  morning  the  storm  increas  'd  to  a  perfect  hurricane, 
it  was  impossible  to  face  the  weather  but  for  a  minute. 

A  sailor  is  missing,  it  is  very  probable  he  will  be 
found  buried  under  the  snow  next  spring,  in  some 
places  it  is  drifted  20  foot  high;  if  he  attempted  to 
desert,  he  must  have  perish 'd  inevitably. 

10th  Wind  still  at  N  E  &  but  little  moderate,  the 
streets  are  impassible  in  many  places  but  on  snow  shoes. 
The  first  stories  of  many  houses  are  under  the  snow, 
the  windows  of  the  second  story  serve  as  doors,  by 
which  to  pass  into  the  streets. 

About  eight  in  the  evening  the  wind  fell  suddenly  & 
the  snow  abated. 

llth  A  man  (the  new  recruits  calPd  him  Capt: 
Felton)  carrying  a  stick  with  a  napkin  fix'd  to  it,  was 
permitted  to  advance  close  to  the  walls  facing  St  Eoc. 
He  said  that  he  had  letters  for  Governor  Carleton  from 
Mr.  Abbot  &  Mr.  Schaulch  of  the  E  Artillery.  A  mes- 
sage was  sent  to  the  General — Colonel  McLean  re- 
turn'd  &  informed  the  man  that  his  Excellencies  plea- 
sure was,  that  he  immediately  go  back  from  whence  he 


—  42  — 

came — that  no  message,  nor  shou'd  any  letters  be 
received  thro  the  Channel  of  the  Eebels — he  added 
never  let  a  like  attempt  be  made.  The  man  walked  off. 

12th  Wind  S  W  a  fine  moderate  day,  strong  working 
parties  employ 'd  to  clear  the  ditch  &  ramparts  of  snow. 
In  some  places  the  snow  is  so  drifted  as  to  render  it 
very  easy  to  walk  out  at  an  embrasure  into  the  ditch, 
&  many  of  the  guns  are  deeply  buried  in  this  drift  altho 
their  muzzles  are  at  least  30  foot  from  the  bottom  of 
the  ditch. 

13th  A  fine  moderate  day.  All  the  officers  &  men  off 
duty  employed  to  clear  the  ramparts  &  ditch. 

Above  a  hundred  of  the  prisoners  have  been  sent  sick 
to  the  Hospital  within  these  few  days  past. 

14th  "Wind  at  S  W  with  fine  weather — above  eighty 
loaded  sleighs  have  gone  from  different  quarters  to 
Menuts.  With  our  glasses  we  see  two  field  pieces  at 
his  door — there  is  a  crowd  of  people  always  about  his 
house,  &  many  pass  &  repass  between  that  &  the  Gen : 
Hospital. 

If  they  have  been  transacting  any  extraordinary 
business  to  day  we  have  disturbed  them  not  a  little  with 
our  shot. 

^After  we  had  kept  up  a  hot  fire  for  some  time,  the 
old  signal  a  clout  on  a  stick  was  seen  waving  in  an 
advancing  Cariole — we  seem'd  to  take  no  kind  of  notice 
of  this  flag  as  they  call  it,  we  still  aim'd  at  our  mark,  & 
the  flagman  still  advanced,  he  pass'd  their  guard  house 
at  the  end  of  St  Eoc;  at  last  he  stop'd  his  Cariole,  stood 
up,  &  wav'd  his  signal:  we  still  fir'd  at  Menuts.  We 
suppose  that  he  (just  at  that  instant)  recollected  the 
answer  given  to  Mr.  Felton  on  the  llth — he  turn'd  his 
horse's  head,  &  trotted  back.j 

He  saw  that  we  understood  their  finesse.  We  think 
it  was  a  piece  of  their  soldiership,  to  engage  us  to  desist 
from  firing  until  they  cou'd  remove  somebody  or  some- 
things of  consequence,  finding  the  house  too  hot  for 
them.  Three  of  the  Emigrants  are  missing  to  day, 
one  of  them  is  a  new  recruit. 


—  43  — 

We  saw  about  a  hundred  men,  at  a  house  half  a 
mile  or  more  West  of  the  end  of  St.  Johns  suburbs, 
to  the  left  of  the  old  battery —  we  imagine  there  is 
something  in  agitation  among  them,  they  have  been 
bustling  about  during  the  last  24  hours. 

We  heard  three  huzza 's  from  about  the  General  Hos- 
pital last  night;  we  conjecture  that  they  have  had  a 
reinforcement  from  Montreal  or  perhaps  the  promise 
of  a  strong  reinforcement  may  have  raised  their  droop- 
ing spirits. 

If  they  wait  for  a  reinforcement  by  way  of  lake 
George  and  Lake  Champlain  their  courage  will  cool. 
If  they  make  a  second  attack  they  will  repent  their 
rashness — but  we'll  see. 

15th  A  dark  louring  morning  with  a  cold  N  E  wind. 

About  11  o  clock  last  night  fire  broke  out  on  both  sides 
of  the  main  street  in  St  Johns  Suburbs — six  houses 
were  consumed — no  person  had  been  seen  there  in  the 
evening.  We  fir  'd  some  random  shot  among  the  houses. 

16th  Westerly  wind  with  fine  mild  weather.  A  strong 
party  on  fatigue  clearing  away  the  snow  in  the  ditch. 
Even  after  this  day's  work,  ladders  of  14  feet  will  reach 
from  the  top  of  the  snow  bank  in  the  ditch,  at  Cape 
Diamond  to  the  embrasures  in  many  places. 

Between  9  &  10  oclock  last  night  the  rebels  attempted 
to  set  fire  to  two  vessels  lying  at  the  wharf  at  St  Eoc, 
&  to  a  house  in  St  Johns  suburbs — neither  of  them 
burn'd.  In  the  evening  a  12  pound  shot  fell  in  St  Louis 
street,  some  say  it  came  from  the  old  battery,  other 
from  behind  a  guard  house  &  to  the  left  of  us. 

Six  of  the  penitent  rebels  again  repenting  left  Col: 
McLean's  corps :  two  of  them  knock 'd  down  &  disarm 'd 
a  Canadian  sentry  &  the  six  escaped  over  the  wall 
behind  the  artillery  barracks.  This  morning  the  re- 
maining eighty  four  were  shut  up.  It  appears  that 
they  all  intend  to  run  away.  We  took  them  in  arms, 
they  are  rebels  still  in  appearance,  yet  if  there  is  one 
among  them  who  wishes  not  to  return  to  the  Eebels  it 
is  hard  on  him  to  be  confin'd — but  as  we  cannot  read 
their  hearts,  prudence  says  keep  them  close. 


—  44  — 

Some  people  have  been  seen  in  their  old  battery  to 
day:  a  man  in  green  (supposed  to  be  a  deserter  from 
Town)  was  directing  the  view  of  four  or  five  others, 
he  pointed  principally  towards  Cape  Diamond.  It  is 
recommended  in  orders,  that  the  officers  &  men  not  on 
guard  to  meet  arm'd  every  evening  at  the  Kecollets, 
there  to  form  a  general  Picquet.  they  are  to  sleep  in 
their  cloaths. 

17th  Westerly  wind  clear  &  cold  weather.  Some 
shot  pierc'd  Menuts  house  to  day.  The  extra  or  volun- 
tary general  piquet  to  be  at  Mr  Collin's  &  Mr  Drum- 
mond's  houses,  as  the  most  convenient  &  nearest  the 
Eamparts. 

Smoke  seen  in  the  chimney  at  Dr.  Mabanes  country 
house — there  have  not  been  any  signs  of  people  there 
since  Decbr :  last — some  32  Ib  shot  wh  we  fir'd  at  it  went 
over,  the  distance  may  be  2400  yds. 

18th  Wind  Westerly  exceeding  cold.  We  fir'd  a  few 
shot  at  random  into  St  John  suburbs  last  night  to  keep 
off  the  Kebels — this  evening  a  fire  broke  out  there,  & 
before  day  seven  houses  were  burnt  to  the  ground. 

Our  sentries  were  fir'd  at:  we  saw  nobody — we  sent 
grape  &  Canister  shot  at  random  among  the  houses. 

There  is  a  white  flag  flying  at  Menuts  to  day — every 
day  there  is  a  number  of  Carioles  at  the  door. 

19th  Moderate  weather  wind  at  S  W,  the  suburbs  of 
St  Johns  burning. 

Every  gun  in  the  garrison  was  scaPd  to  day,  there 
are  one  hundred  &  twelve  fit  for  action  besides  Mortars 
Howitzers  Eoyals  &  Cohorns. 

20th  Fine  clear  weather,  the  wind  Westerly  &  cold. 
At  ten  at  night  the  house  nearest  but  one  to  St  Johns 
gate  was  set  on  fire — nobody  was  seen  altho  the  dis- 
tance from  our  sentries  is  not  fifty  paces :  many  more 
houses  were  burnt — in  short  the  whole  is  very  near 
consumed. 

21st  A  Cloudy  louring  mild  morning,  wind  at  W. 
About  seven  o'clock  a  party  of  a  hundred  men  com- 


—  45  — 

manded  by  Major  Nairne  took  post  in  St  Johns  suburbs 
to  prevent  the  Rebels  from  doing  any  further  mischief. 

In  the  forenoon  twelve  shot  were  fir'd  from  the  ene- 
mies guard  house  west  of  the  suburbs  of  St  Johns — 
there  is  a  rising  ground  which  covers  the  suburbs  from 
the  West.  Guns  fir'd  at  that  house  must  be  much  ele- 
vated to  throw  shot  into  Town.  It  is  probable  they 
have  removed  their  guns  from  the  Old  battery — we 
saw  two  men  there.  The  suburb  is  quite  exposed 
to  it,  they  wou'd  have  fired  on  Capt  Nairnes  party  if 
they  had  had  guns.  We  ply'd  the  Eebels  to  day  with 
shot  &  shells. 

In  the  afternoon  we  saw  two  men  crossing  the  ice 
from  the  Canardiere  towards  Sault  au  Matelot;  they 
halted  half  way  as  if  afraid  to  proceed.  An  officer  was 
sent  to  encourage  them  to  come  in,  but  our  sentries  by 
mistake  fir'd  at  the  officer  &  the  two  men  ran  back.  In 
the  evening  110  men  under  Colonel  Caldwell  relieved 
Major  Nairne. 

22d  The  northern  lights  made  the  night  as  bright  as 
day  almost.  To  day  the  wind  is  N  E  the  weather  cold. 
Fire  wood  brought  in  from  St  Johns  suburb. 

23d  There  was  no  guard  at  St  Johns  last  night. 
Westerly  wind  to  day  lowering  &  cold.  About  4  this 
morning  drums  were  heard  at  Menuts,  St  Foix  &cc. 

Eockets  were  seen  in  the  night  at  the  General  Hos- 
pital &  Beauport. 

The  Piquet  made  a  sortie  at  St  Johns  gate  before  six 
in  the  morning  to  cover  a  wooding  party.  At  sunset 
a  number  of  men  were  seen  near  their  guard  house  in 
St  Roc.  They  got  under  cover  as  soon  as  they  saw  the 
fire  of  our  guns. 

A  great  many  families  supplied  themselves  with  wood 
to  day. 

24th  Wind  S  W  fine  moderate  weather.  In  the  night 
a  deserter  came  to  the  walls,  we  drew  him  into  Town  by 
ropes  he  reports  that  "a  man  calPd  Clinton  stil'd  Gen- 
"eral  commands  the  Eebels;  four  hundred  men  from 
"Montreal  have  join'd  him — General  Lee  was  order'd 


—  46  — . 

"to  march  with  3000  men  to  Quebec — that  order  was 
"soon  countermanded,  he  march 'd  to  Long  Island  to 
1 '  oppose  Gov :  Try  on  who  heads  a  body  of  3000  Royal- 
ists well  entrench 'd — some  ships  had  arriv'd  at  N: 
"York  with  foreign  Troops. 

"Gen:  Schuyler  was  next  destin'd  for  Canada,  but 
"the  Congress  sent  him  against  Sr  John  Johnston,  who 
"was  at  the  head  of  500  friends  of  Government,  at 
"Johns  Town  on  the  Mohawk  River. 

"Parties  of  20,  30,  40  men  have  arriv'd  from  time 
"to  time  at  Montreal. 

"The  lakes  are  passable  sooner  this  year  than  they 
"Lave  been  for  many  years  past. 

"It  is  reported  among  the  Rebel  Privates,  that  there 
"is  an  order  of  the  Congress  to  break  the  first  Officer 
"who  shall  propose  to  storm  Quebec,  nevertheless  800 
"ladders  were  order 'd  to  be  made. 

"A  great  many  women  &  children  (soldiers  wives) 
"perished  in  their  way  over  the  lakes  in  a  late  season. 

"At  Montreal  the  Militia  Officers  have  been  com- 
"manded  to  deliver  up  their  Commissions  which  they 
"received  from  Gen:  Carleton,  those  who  do  not  com- 
"ply  with  this  order  are  to  be  sent  Prisoners  to  Hart- 
"ford.  He  says  that  this  is  a  manifest  breach  of  faith 
"in  the  rebels,  &  loudly  complain 7d  of  as  such  by  many 
"among  themselves. 

"None  of  the  Gentlemen  who  were  honour 'd  with  the 
"General's  Commission,  have  been  so  mean  as  to  give 
"it  up — the  Eebels  have  16  pieces  of  cannon  none  above 
"12  pounders. 

"Duggan  the  barber  in  dudgeon  has  gone  to  lay 
"before  the  Congress  his  great  services,  &  to  demand 
* '  the  reward  of  his  merit. 

25th  Wind  at  N  E  warm  &  pleasant.  The  rebels 
from  their  guard  house  west  of  St  Johns  suburbs  threw 
six  12  Ibs  shot  into  Town.  A  great  quantity  of  firewood 
was  got  in  to  day. 

We  counted  49  men  arm'd  in  Indian  file  walking  on 


snow  shoes  on  the  point  Levy  side;  many  sleighs  fol- 
low'd  them.     The  people  all  around  us  seem  in  motion. 

26th  Wind  N  E  dark  sleeting  weather,  not  cold.  We 
look'd  for  an  attack  last  night,  the  weather  being 
favourable.  The  Garrison  was  ready. 

A  person  went  out  this  evening  for  Orleans,  he  will 
return  in  a  day  or  two. 

The  barking  of  dogs  in  every  quarter  without  the 
walls  was  very  remarkable,  there  is  certainly  some 
movement  among  the  Rebels. 

27th  An  air  of  wind  at  S  E  close  damp  warm  weather. 
Just  before  day  many  signals  were  made  by  fire  in 
the  adjacent  Parishes. 

Two  men  came  so  near  the  walls  at  Cape  Diamond  as 
to  be  heard  distinctly  call  Good  morrow  Gentlemen. 
Drums  were  heard  toward  St  Foix,  &  a  regular  platoon 
firing  for  a  short  while. 

Voices  which  we  imagin'd  to  be  behind  the  Rebels 
battery  were  heard  singing  out  as  Sailors  do  when  they 
hoist  a  great  weight. 

28  Wind  S  E  with  sleet  and  rain — a  thorough 
thaw.  A  Canadian  came  in  at  Sault  au  Matelot — he 
say's  he  is  but  13  days  from  Chambly.  Colonel  McLean 
says  he  is  an  honest  man,  who  rendered  him  some  very 
essential  services  last  Fall. 

He  is  come  to  give  breneral  Carleton  all  the  informa- 
tion he  cou'd  gather;  he  has  heard  that  " General  Am- 
herst  is  at  N.  York  with  10,000  men  from  England. " 

"A  person  was  sent  by  the  Congress  to  take  com- 
"mand  of  the  Rebel  army  after  Mr  Montgomery's 
" death — he  arrived  at  Montreal,  but  returned  dis- 
"gusted  in  two  days.  He  declined  having  anything  to  do 
"with  men  who  had  broken  thro  their  solemn  engage- 
"ments  with  the  Royalists  at  Montreal.  He  found 
"that  some  of  the  Citizens  had  been  imprisoned  &  some 
"sent  to  Hartford." 

"About  200  sleighs  were  sent  from  Montreal  early 
"in  January  to  bring  the  baggage  of  an  expected  rein- 


-  48  — 

"forcement  over  the  Lakes.  They  all  returned  empty 
"at  the  months  end — &  only  160  men  had  arrived." 

"The  rebels  have  confessed  that  the  affair  on  the 
"31st  of  December  lessened  their  number  750  . 

/"Those  who  remain  are  afraid  to  go  off  since  the 
"Canadians  have  sworn  that  they  will  cut  them  to 
"pieces  in  their  retreat,  if  they  do  not  make  another 
"effort  to  take  the  Town." 

"It  was  industriously  reported  in  every  Parish  in 
"Canada  immediately  after  the  attack,  that  we  had 
"taken  sixty  Canadian  prisoners,  hang'd  them  over  the 
"ramparts  without  allowing  them  time  to  say,  Lord 
"have  mercy  on  me — &  we  threw  their  bodies  into  the 
"ditch  exposed  to  the  Dogs. 

"The  New  England  gentry  shew  very  little  knowl- 
"edge  of  the  Canadian  Habitant,  in  imagining  that 
"this  story  wou'd  rouse  the  Country  people  to  arms, 
"they  cannot  more  effectually  serve  us  that  by  propa- 
"  gating  such  falshoods." 

"The  Canadians  keep  up  a  very  unremitted  Patrole 
"toycut  off  all  communication  with  the  Town." 

"General  Amherst  has  summon 'd  the  members  of  the 
"Congress  to  deliver  themselves  up." 

"The  Commander  has  issued  out  orders  to  the  dif- 
"ferent  Parishes  near  the  town  to  provide  Quarters 
"for  7000  men." 

A   YANKYADE 

29th  High  S  W  wind,  cold  weather. 
Many  arm'd  men  with  knapsacks  seen  marching  from 
Beauport  towards  the  General  Hospital  in  the  Evening. 

MARCH  IST 

Wind  cold  at  N  W 

In  the  afternoon  some  people  were  seen  on  the  other 
side  St  Charles's  river  opposite  to  Mr  Drummonds  dis- 
tillery. One  shot  from  the  24  pounder  behind  the 


—  49  — 

Hotel  Dieu  sent  them  off;  about  seven  in  the  evening 
a  house  almost  under  that  gun,  &  near  the  Still  house 
was  perceiv'd  to  be  on  fire,  the  flames  quickly  encreased 
&  it  burnt  with  great  fury — it  is  probable  that  it  was 
set  on  fire  by  the  wadding  which  perhaps  fell  on  the 
top  of  the  house  &  the  wind  may  have  blown  it  up,  for 
the  roof  was  first  in  a  blaze. 

Some  think  that  the  Eebels  may  have  set  it  on  fire, 
in  hopes  that  the  flames  wou'd  catch  the  Distillery 
which  wou'd  certainly  fire  the  Piquets  above  it,  &  from 
them  the  flames  might  be  communicated  to  the  Sailors 
Barracks  in  Montcalms  house,  &  so  the  Conflagration 
might  become  general. 

2d  Towards  the  morning  6  or  7  muskets  were  fir'd 
at  our  sentries  in  St  Eoc. 

The  person  who  was  sent  to  Orleans  on  the  26th  of 
last  month  has  not  yet  got  back:  it  is  likely  that  the 
Canadian  Patrole  has  got  hold  of  him. 

3d.  West  wind,  fine  clear  cold  weather,  the  volun- 
tary picquet  is  reduced  until  the  moon  ceases  to  light 
us  thro  the  night. 

Three  of  the  Emigrants  deserted  in  the  Evening — 
a  party  traced  their  footsteps  in  the  snow;  they  fled 
towards  the  Eebels  guard  house  in  St  Eoc. 

4th  Thawing  weather  with  a  soft  easterly  wind.  At 
three  this  morning,  a  rocket  at  P:  Levy  was  answer  'd 
by  a  cannon  at  St  Foix. 

We  cut  two  deep  trenches  in  the  snow  in  the  ditch  at 
Cape  Diamond. 

In  the  evening  we  threw  fire  balls  from  a  mortar; 
they  gave  great  light. 

A  composition  was  hung  over  the  angle  at  Cape 
Diamond ;  it  burnt  steadily  &  threw  much  light  around : 
when  it  was  almost  consumed  there  were  sent  from  it 
hand  grenades  and  bullets — fragments  of  metal  flew 
about  in  all  directions. 

5th  A  strong  wind  at  N  E  heavy  sky  drizly  cold. 
This  morning  we  discover  M  a  red  flag  flying  on  a  pole 


—  50  — 

stuck  in  a  fence  near  Mr  farm,  not  far  from 

the  General  Hospital — and  another  at  the  guard  house 
at  the  west  end  of  St  Eoc. 

In  new  England  the  5  of  March  is  a  day  of  fasting 
&  prayer;  aniversary  orations  are  spoken  in  sad  com- 
memoration of  what  they  call  the  bloody  Boston  Mas- 
sacre. 

The  greatest  part  of  the  Americans  detest  revenue 
officers.  The  board  of  Customs  is  deem'd  an  anticom- 
mercial  institution.  The  people  of  America  stand  up 
for  an  uncontroul'd  trade — but  the  board  was  estab- 
lished to  restrain  an  unlimited  Traffic,  &  the  Custom 
house  officers  often  incensed  the  Boston  mob  by  making 
siezures  of  countraband  goods — they  were  often  insulted 
in  the  streets,  &  they  say  that  the  lives  of  the  most  ob- 
noxious (that  is  the  Vigilant  officers)  were  threatened. 

There  were  frequent  riots,  tumults,  &  scuffles,  &  the 
Magistrates  were  unable  to  quell  these  disorders.  They 
were  forc'd  to  call  in  military  aid  to  assist  the  Peace 
officer ;  at  last  some  people  were  killed  in  the  sttreets 
in  an  affray  by  the  Kings  troops,  &  perhaps  the  inno- 
cent unfortunately  fell. 

This  transaction  was  painted  in  the  most  horrid 
colours,  the  account  of  it  was  published  in  the  most 
moving  language — the  tragic  tale  was  dispersed  in 
sheets  blazon 'd  round  with  bones,  deaths'  heads  &  cof- 
fins, to  rouse  the  indignation  of  the  peaceful  Farmer. 
Their  pulpits  rang  with  the  cruelty  of  the  minions  of 
a  blood  thirsty  Minister,  who  sent  his  Troops  to  en- 
force his  arbitrary  Laws  meant  to  enslave  the  f reeborn 
Sons  of  America. 

On  the  return  of  this  day,  yearly  sermons  are 
preach  'd  to  the  People,  that  the  seeds  of  a  deadly  en- 
mity which  these  Messengers  of  God  (as  they  call  them- 
selves) have  sown,  in  a  soil  which  they  have  been  long 
preparing,  may  grow  up  to  a  plentiful  harvest  of  Ee- 
bellion,  against  the  Mother  Country. 

It  has  long  beeta  the  policy  of  the  Demagogues  of  the  N 
England  to  enflame  the  minds  of  the  people  against  the 
Parent  state  to  further  their  schemes  of  an  Indepen- 


-   51  — 

dency;  that  wild  scheme  will  end  in  the  ruin  of  all  its 
abettors —  the  deluded  multitude  will  see  their  error 
when  alas!  twill  be  too  late.  Their  posterity  will  ex- 
ecrate the  detested  memory  of  those  who  are  at  this 
day,  by  an  unaccountable  infatuation  regarded  as  the 
Fathers  of  their  Country. 

Allow  the  imaginary  evils  of  the  Americans  to  be  real ; 
have  they  a  right  to  tajke  up  arms  against  their  mother 
country  to  avenge  themselves  of  the  attempts  of  any 
faction  who  studies  to  oppress  them1?  they  blame  not 
the  nation  at  large.  May  we  not  address  them  in 
Veturia's  speech  to  her  Son  Coriolanns.  who  because  he 
was  unjustly  banish  'd  Borne,  join'd  the  Volsci  &  took 
arms  againsit  his  country.  Disclaiming  against  those  at 
the  helm  of  affairs  he  says  to  his  mother 

"  Those  walls  contain  the  most  corrupt  of  men, 
"  A  base  seditious  herd  :  who  trample  order, 
"  Distinction,  justice,  laws,  beneath  their  feet 
"  Insolent  foes  to  worth,  the  foes  of  Virtue. 

Veturia 

Thou  hast  not  thence  a  right  to  lift  thy  hand, 
Against  the  whole  community,  which  forms 
Thy  ever  sacred  Country— that  consists 
Not  of  Coeval  Citizens  alone  : 
It  knows  no  bounds  ;  it  has  a  retrospect 
To  ages  past ;  it  looks  on  those  to  come ; 
And  grasps  of  all  the  general  worth  &  Virtue. 
Suppose,  My  Son,  that  I  to  thee  had  been 
An  harsh  obdurate  parent,  even  unjust : 
How  wou'd  the  monstrous  thought  with  horror  strike  thee 
Of  plunging  from  revenge,  thy  raging  steel 
Into  her  breast  who  nurs'd  thy  Infant  years. 


The  leaders  of  the  American  rebellion,  &  their  abet- 
tors in  England  have  by  false  informations,  kept  the 
lower  class  of  people  in  ignorance.  They  firmly  believe 
that  the  people  in  Britain  are  ready  to  take  arms  to 
force  a  repeal  of  the  Acts  which  the  Americans  com- 
plain of. 

In  justice  &  in  mercy,  Great  Britain  will  compel  her 
Colonists  to  be  happy,  by  enf  orceing  submission  to  her 
Parliament. 


Their  eyes  will  soon  be  open'd,  they'll  return  to  their 
duty,  &  be  convinced  that  their  very  existance  as  a  free 
people,  depends  on  the  protection  of  the  Mother 
•Country. 

It  is  propos  'd  to  raise  a  company  of  Invalids  in  Town. 
Some  people  from  real  ailments,  have  been  incapable 
of  doing  garrison  duty,  but  there  are  many  shameless 
beings  within  the  walls,  who  under  pretence  of  bad 
health,  skulk  from  their  duty  &  sleep  soundly  at  home, 
while  their  fellow  Citizens  watch  exposed  to  the  rigours 
of  a  Canadian  Winter. 

Such  as  are  found  able  to  bear  arms  who  have 
hitherto  play'd  the  Valetudinarian  from  laziness,  or 
from  a  motive  more  reprehensible,  will  be  drawn  out  to 
publick  view,  they  will  be  enrolled  with  the  Invalids. 

They  can  guard  prisons,  posts  out  of  danger,  since 
no  manly  feelings  have  stimulated  them  to  do  the  duty 
of  good  subjects  hitherto. 

Hail  rain  at  night. 

One  of  the  prisoners  in  the  Eecollets  was  put  under 
close  confinement  for  abusing  a  sentry  and  uttering 
some  imprudent  threats,  "In  a  few  days"  said  he  among 
other  things,  "I  shall  be  sentry  over  you,  then  I  shall 
know  how  to  use  you." 

6th  It  raind  in  the  night — the  wind  is  S  W  to  day  & 
it  rains  still —  to  walk  in  the  streets  is  next  to  impos- 
sible: the  ridges  are  cover 'd  with  clear  ice,  &  between 
them  the  water  stands  in  Ponds  knee  deep. 

7th  Wind  S  W  variable  weather  snowing  &  shining 
by  turns.  Fatigue  parties  are  cutting  trenches  in  the 
snow  which  lies  deep  in  the  ditch. 

Men  have  been  seen  carrying  boards  over  the  heights 
from  towards  Wolfe's  cove.  A  party  of  twenty  men 
was  sent  on  the  look  out,  from  the  brow  of  the  steep 
overlooking  L'ance  de  Mer,  they  saw  about  30  men  at 
work  there — on  our  first  fire  they  all  ran  away. 

Tis  said  we  killed  a  man  at  a  miles  distance  by  one 
of  our  wall  pieces  to  day. 


—  53  — 

The  rebels  appear  in  small  groups  of  three  four  or 
five  sauntring  within  four  or  five  hundred  yards  of  the 
wall,  a  discharge  of  grape  shot  convinces  them  where 
they  are,  they  don't  stay  for  a  second. 

On  the  highest  part  of  Cape  Diamond  we  erected  a 
mast  of  30  foot  high,  with  a  sentry  box  atop,  from 
whence  we  can  discover  all  that  passes  near  Holland 
house  their  head  quarters,  &  all  the  road  as  far  as  St 
Foix  church  lies  open  to  our  view. 

-/The  rebels  hung  out  their  red  flag  again  to  day  near 
the  Wind  mill  at  St.  Koc — some  say  tis  a  Squaws  blanket 
border 'd  with  black  tape — others  say,  wringing  their 
hands,  Mon  Dieu  c'est  la  Pavilion  Sanglante. 

/  8th  A  mild  morning,  the  wind  at  S  W,  the  red  black 
border 'd  flag  is  up  to  day.  About  four  oclock  this 
afternoon  a  foolish  fellow  named  Bobitaille  came  in 
from  Lorette — he  knows  nothing. 

In  the  night  two  men  Lamotte  &  Papinot  Canadians, 
came  over  the  ice  from  the  Island  of  Orleans:  it  was 
with  much  difficulty  that  they  cou'd  keep  out  of  the  way 
of  the  Canadian  Patrole:  they  keep  constant  rounds 
to  guard  every  pass  to  Town — when  they  heard  them 
near  they  threw  themselves  all  along  on  the  snow,  & 
cover M  themselves  with  new  white  blankets;  they  came 
sometimes  so  near  them  that  they  cou'd  hear  what 
they  said. 

Mr  Lamotte  is  but  11  days  from  Montreal  &  thirty; 
from  N :  York — he  has  been  in  New  England — the  news 
he  brings  is  not  unfavourable  for  the  King's  loyal  sub- 
jects, it  gives  us  here  a  better  prospect,  than  that  we 
have  had  for  sometime  past. 

It  is  said  that  he  has  brought  letters  from  Governor 
Tryon  to  General  Carleton. 

"He  reports  that  it  was  rumour 'd  as  he  came  along 
"that  the  rebels  had  attempted  to  storm  Boston  &  that 
"they  had  lost  4000  men  in  the  attack,  advancing  on 
the  ice  is  broke  &  let  the  greatest  part  of  them  in." 

"The  Colonists  look  forward  &  are  dispirited,  they 
"raise  recruits  for  the  army  at  Cambridge  with  great 


—  54  — 

"difficulty,  he  saw  many  on  their  march  to  Head  quar- 
ters weak  sick  &  ill  clad.'7 

"The  want  of  wollens  is  allready  severely  felt  all 
i  '  over  the  continent  :  the  thinking  part  now  know  that 
"all  the  wool  in  America  cou'd  not  furnish  its  inha- 
bitants with  stockings.  The  reinforcement  for  Canada 
"assembled  very  slowly:  first  &  last  there  may  have 
"arrived  at  Montreal  between  four  or  five  hundred  — 
"but  few  or  rather  no  more  are  expected. 

"A  hundred  men  better  appointed  than  the  rest  were 
"sent  to  garrison  Quebec,  but  when  they  arrived  at 
"Montreal  &  found  that  General  Carleton  was  in  pos- 
"  session  of  the  Capital,  sixty  of  them  returned  &  forty 
"of  them  laid  down  their  arms  saying  —  "the  service  in 
"which  we  engaged  cannot  be  performed  Toy  us  before 
"Quebec  is  brought  under  the  subjection  of  the  Con- 
"  gress. 

"There  was  lately  a  quarrel  among  the  Rebels,  they 
"fought  in  the  streets  of  Montreal. 

/"It  is  the  common  talk  among  them  that  they  will 
"storm  the  Town  on  the  fifteenth  of  this  month.  Cash 
"is^very  jscarce  amoj^JEemTJEe  Canadians  are  very 
"  averse  to  take  their  paper." 

"Moses  Hazen  who  was  a  Captain  of  Eangers  at  the 
"  taking  of  Quebec,  a  fam'd  partizan  remarked  by  Gen: 
"  Wolfe  for  a  good  soldier,  has  dwindled  down  to  a 
"Colonel  in  the  Rebel  army  —  he  has  rais'd  a  hundred 
'  '  &  fifty  Canadian  blackguards  the  first  of  his  battalion 
"  —  Edward  Antil  a  Lawyer  of  Montreal  is  his  Lieut: 
"Colonel. 

"John  Wells  a  merchant  of  Quebec  acts  for  Price 
"the  rebel  Comissary,  who  with  Thos  :  Walker  the  noted 
"Montreal  Justice  is  gone  to  Philadelphia  to  give 
"evidence  before  the  Congress  against  Brigadier  Gen- 
"eral  Prescot,  accus'd  of  having  burnt  Walkers  house, 
"&  for  confining  him  for  traiterous  conspiracies  against 
state." 


The  Montreal  Gentlemen  who  refus'd  to  give  up 
"their  commissions  in  the  Militia  have  been  sent  from 


—  55  — 


"thence   &   confined   at   Chambly,   among   whom   are 
" Monsieur  Dufy,  Monsieur  St.  George,  &  Mr.  Gray." 

He  heard  nothing  of  the  troops  which  Chabotte  (the 
man  who  came  in  some  time  ago)  said  were  landed  at 
NYorik" 

Our  sentries  at  Cape  Diamond  hear  like  people  at 
work  at  a  distance  under  the  hill  by  the  water  side  in 
the  night. 

We  have  for  some  time  perceived  small  parties 
marching  — countermarching  between  Beauport  &  the 
General  Hospital. 

The  people  in  town  who  are  really  invalids  join'd  to 
those  who  pretend  to  be  ailing  were  brought  on  the 
Parade  to  day;  a  hundred  &  eighty  in  number:  above 
a  hundred  of  them  were  found  very  fit  for  service  in 
case  of  an  attack — they  were  enrolled  &  the  command 
of  them  given  to  Capt.  Joseph  Francois  Cugnet. 

We  saw  flashes  &  heard  the  reports  of  muskets  fir'd  on 
the  ice  between  the  Town  and  Beauport,  we  suppose 
the  Patrole  has  fir'd  on  some  people  attempting  to  get 
to  Town. 

9th  Wind  to  the  Norward  of  West,  cold  clear — 
there  fell  above  two  iinches  of  snow  last  night :  the  river 
is  not  very  full  of  floating  ice,  the  outmost  vessels  in  the 
Cul  de  Sac  have  their  sterns  free — some  men  have  been 
seen  in  the  old  battery  to  day. 

We  have  begun  to  build  a  barrier  with  cakes  of  ice 
to  obstruct  the  enemies  approach  towards  Lymburners 
battery  in  the  Lower  Town. 

This  day  we  have  114  pieces  of  cannon  mounted  in 
the  Garrison —  none  under  six  pounders  are  counted: 
there  is  a  great  number  of  small  guns,  mortars,  howit- 
zers, Cohorns  &cc. 

10th  Wind  Westerly  clear  &  cold,  The  Picquets  hav3 
orders  to  assemble  at  retreat  beating. 

The  Garrison  was  alarm  'd  about  ten  oclock  this 
evening — the  drums  beat  to  arms,  the  bell  rang  &  a  rein- 
forcement was  detach 'd  to  Cape  Diamond,  from  the 
Parade,  where  the  Militia,  British  and  Canadian,  as- 
sembled in  a  very  few  minutes. 


—  56  — 

Two  sentries  without  the  ditch  at  Cape  Diamond  saw, 
as  near  as  they  cou'd  guess,  200  men  advancing  up  a 
hollow  pass  leading  from  L'ance  de  Mer — they  halted 
on  hearing  a  noise  on  the  ramparts,  stood  a  minute  or 
two,  wheePd  about  &  march 'd  back;  In  about  half  an 
hour  the  people  were  order 'd  home. 

It  was  imagined  that  the  prisoners  wou'd  be  very 
troublesome  in  case  of  an  alarm,  but  both  officers  & 
private  men  put  out  their  lights  &  went  to  bed. 

llth  Wind  at  W  cold  &  clear.  The  General  reviewed 
the  British  Militia  on  the  Parade  they  had  their  arms  in 
excellent  order,  &  look'd  very  well  considering  all 
things. 

A  deep  and  wide  trench  was  cut  in  the  ice  at  Lym- 
burners  wharf. 

A  ditch  was  dug  in  the  snow  near  the  curtain  at  St 
Louis  gate. 

Fire  balls  were  hung  over  all  the  angles,  two  were 
lighted ;  they  answer  'd  well,  they  gave  great  light  in  the 
ditch,  &  shav'd  the  faces  of  the  Bastions. 

A  sailor  attempted  to  desert  from  his  guard  at  Saut 
au  Matelot  in  the  night — the  guards  in  St  Eoc  near 
Palace  gate  took  him  up. 

12th  In  the  night  the  wind  was  N  E  there  fell  near 
a  foot  of  snow — afternoon  it  was  windy  &  cold —  soms 
of  the  Rebels  have  been  sauntring  about  on  the  heights 
to  day:  Our  sentries  have  been  fir'd  at. 

13th  A  fine  clear  day,  sharp  air — wind  N  W.  It  is 
reported  that  "the  Indians  in  the  upper  Countries  have 
"proposed  among  themselves  to  come  down  to  the 
"relief  of  this  place. "  And  that  the  peasants  have 
"thrown  out  hints  that  they  will  not  suffer  the  rebels 
"to  retreat. " 

These  rumours  may  have  sprung  from  certain  intel- 
ligence, tho  not  to  be  credited. 

Colonel  M'Lean  sent  Capt:  Little  John,  master  of  a 
vessel,  now  commander  of  a  Province  arm'd  ship)  with 
17  seamen  to  look  into  L  'ance  de  Mer. 


—  57  — 

The  party  came  unexpectedly  on  a  sentry,  he  fir'd 
his  musket  &  rolPd  himself  down  a  steep  hill  among 
about  100  men  at  work  on  a  beach;  we  fir'd  on  them,  & 
they  decamp 'd  in  great  confusion  leaving  their  Jackets 
tools  &cc  behind  them. 

A  few  of  them  fir'd  in  their  retreat,  we  were  far  above 
them — three  of  them  fell,  but  whether  thro  fear,  or  from 
wounds  we  cannot  say. 

There  is  still  a  talk  about  fitting  out  two  batteaus 
with  six  pounders  in  their  bows,  to  row  up  and  down,  to 
observe  the  enemies  motions  near  ye  Eiver. 

When  the  wind  blows  from  the  West,  the  river  on 
this  side  is  quite  free  from  ice,  a  birch  canoe  may  sail 
without  risk. 

The  prisoners  who  were  incorporated  with  the  Emi- 
grants, but  afterwards  secured  in  the  Eecollets,  were 
removed  to  a  stronger  place  in  the  Artillery — those  who 
did  not  enlist  are  lodg'd  in  the  Dauphin  barracks. 

14th  Wind  Easterly  with  a  heavy  sky:  there  fell  a 
great  deal  of  snow  in  the  afternoon. 

About  5  o  clock  in  the  evening  a  man  in  blue  with  buff 
facings,  carrying  what  the  Eebels  call  a  flag  of  truce, 
with  a  drummer  in  front  was  seen  coming  from  the 
guard  house  at  the  end  of  St  Eoc :  he  was  permitted  to 
advance  as  far  as  the  angle  at  the  two  gun  battery — 
he  desir'd  admittance,  having  letters  for  the  Governor. 

The  General  sent  his  Major  of  Brigade  to  inform  him 
that  he  cou'd  not  be  admitted,  nor  shou'd  he  be  listen 'd 
to  but  in  imploring  the  Kings  mercy — th&n  said  he  I  am 
ready  to  obey  your  commands — the  Major  said  you  are 
to  return  from  whence  you  came:  he  wheePd  about,. 
&  walk'd  away. 

15th  A  very  fine  mild  day,  thawing  much.  A  Canoe 
was  sent  with  Capt:  La  force  (a  Canadian  a  Province 
arm'd  schooner)  on  the  look  out:  he  kept  well  over  on 
the  Shore.  Two  Canadians  haild  him — they  ask'd 
if  they  might  go  to  Town  &  be  in  safety;  he  assured 
them  of  a  good  &  friendly  reception;  they  said  they 
wou'd  go  over  next  day. 


A 


—  58  — 


in  the 


night,,  they  say  "the  Habitants  below  Point  Levy  are 

tQ  flriyfi  the  Bostonoia  JvntjQJ 


cash,  they  begin  to  hang  their 
"heads  —  they  have  long  beat  up  for  recruits,  they  have 
'"got  about  a  hundred  of  the  most  idle  profligate 
"wretches  in  the  Country  —  they  have  erected  a  battery 
"at  Point  Levy  opposite  to  Cul  de  Sac  —  they  have  a 
"howitzer  &  one  gun  mounted." 

Provisions  for  1000  men  have  been  lodged  on  the 
route;  they  look  daily  for  that  number  from  Montreal. 

16th  Wind  N  E  a  great  deal  of  snow  fell  the  last 
night  —  it  rains  excessively  to  day. 

17th  It  rain'd  all  the  night,  wind  S  W  to  day  still 
raining.  The  men  from  Beaumont  say  the  rebels  tell 
the  country  people  that  the  plague  is  in  town,  &  that  in 
a  short  time  there  will  be  nobody  left  to  bury  the  dead. 

The  voluntary  piquets  are  at  present  very  strong, 
every  man  not  on  guard  sleeps  in  his  cloaths  with  his 
musket  by  his  side. 

There  's  not  ,  a  man  in  the  Garrison  who  does  not 
ardently  wish  that  the  Eebels  may  soon  make  an  at- 
tempt to  scale  the  walls  —  we  know  that  we  shall  drive 
them  off  with  great  loss  to  them,  &  safety  to  ourselves. 

No  day  in  which  men  can  stand  out  in  the  open  air, 
passes  without  working  parties,  to  clear  the  ramparts, 
&  for  other  necessary  fatigue. 

Some  of  the  Canadian  Eoyalists  of  Point  Levy  (small 
is  their  number)  told  the  Eebels  in  answer  to  some 
questions  concerning  the  look  out,  we  erected  at  Cape 
Diamond.  "It  is,  said  they,  a  wooden  horse  with  a 
"bundle  of  hay  before  him. 

Gen  Carleton  has  said  that  he  will  not  give  up  the 
Town  till  the  horse  has  ate  the  hay,  &  the  General  is  a 
man  of  his  word. 

Six  sentries  one  after  another  refus  'd  to  stand  sentry 
on  Mr  Drummonds  wharf  outside  of  Pres  de  Ville,  some 
were  afraid  of  riflemen,  &  others  declared  their  dread 


—  59  — 

of  the  ghosts  of  the  men  lately  slain  there,  they  were 
sent  prisoners  to  the  main  guard.  The  Beaumont  men 
return 'd  in  the  night  carrying  some  late  printed 
Gazettes — they  will  endeavour  to  pay  us  another  visit 
soon. 

From  the  look  out  in  the  afternoon  we  saw  about  500 
men  drawn  up  at  Holland  house,  &  about  200  at  Menuts. 

18th  Thawing  weather  wind  at  S  W.  The  Canadian 
soldiers  who  refus  'd  to  do  their  duty  in  Mr.  Drummonds 
wharf,  were  this  morning  reprimanded  on  the  Parade 
at  guard  mounting. 

Two  batteaus  with  guns  are  ready  for  launching — 
the  wind  is  East  this  evening  &  our  side  of  the  Eiver 
is  full  of  ice. 

From  the  look  out  we  have  seen  crowds  about  Holland 
House,  and  on  St  Foix  road. 

19th  Wind  all  the  day  N  E,  at  night  it  clear 'd  up  at 
W.  Two  batteaus  &  (two  cutters  row'd  up  the  Eiver  as 
far  as  Sillerie  to  reconnoitre.  Major  Nairne  &  Capt: 
Owen  went  out  at  the  Sally  Port  at  Cape  Diamond  with 
a  party,  &  march  'd  to  the  height  overlooking  Pance  de 
Mer — they  saw  nothing. 

A  batteau  cross  'd  the  river  from  Sillerie,  something 
was  hoisted  out  by  a  gin,  probably  it  was  a  gun  for  the 
battery  at  Point  Levy.  Some  men  were  seen  near  the 
old  battery  on  the  heights. 

The  rebel's  sentries  from  St.  Charles's  (the  little) 
Eiver  across  Abrahams  heights  to  the  Eiver  St  Law- 
rence to  prevent  deserters  bringing  us  intelligence,  they 
are  posted  within  200  yds  of  each  other. 

20th  Cloudy  weather,  the  air  is  Easterly. 

About  4  o  clocjk  this  morning  a  number  of  men  were 
discovered  by  the  outside  sentry,  near  the  W  end  of  St 
Johns  suburbs,  the  Picquet  was  order 'd  out,  on  hearing 
the  noise  the  rebels  went  off. 

We  saw  twelve  horses  drawing  something  seemingly 
of  great  weight  on  the  Point  Levy  side  towards  the 
place  where  the  new  battery  is  said  to  be,  it  is  a  mile 
from  us. 


—  60  — 

We  heard  the  report  of  a  cannon  somewhere  near 
head  quarters. 

Canoes  crossing  over  to  Sillerie,  they  say  there  is  a 
market  kept  there,  the  weather  is  very  variable. 

21st  The  wind  is  at  N  W,  it  froze  very  hard  in  the 
night,  the  cold  continues. 

Seven  canoes  nine  men  in  each  seen  crossing  over  to 
Sillerie. 

22d  Wind  Easterly  cold  &  cloudy;  we  plainly  see 
people  at  work  on  the  Point  Levy  side  opposite  to  the 
Cul  de  Sac,  they  are  driving  stakes,  &  throwing  up  snow 
or  earth;  the  distance  may  be  between  1600  &  1700 
yards. 

We  are  busy  laying  platforms  for  some  32  pounders 
on  the  grand  battery,  &  we  are  clearing  away  the  snow 
from  some  13  inch  mortars. 

We  fir'd  some  shot  &  threw  shells  at  those  we  saw  at 
work.  By  the  situation  of  this  new  batery  we  think 
that  their  principal  aim  will  be  at  the  shipping  in  Cul 
de  Sac;  they  may  perhaps  intend  to  batter  Pres  de  Ville 
&  Saut  au  Matelot,  if  they  have  heavy  metal,  this  we 
doubt.  Our  fire  at  all  events  must  be  infinitely  superior 
to  theirs. 

23d  It  was  very  dark  last  night,  but  we  kept  a  good 
look  out — the  wind  is  still  easterly;  no  wood  in  the  bar- 
rack yard — it  snows. 

24th  The  last  night  was  darker  than  the  former — the 
wind  is  at  N  W  with  a  gloomy  hard  sky — the  weather 
is  intolerably  cold. 

25th  N  W  wind,  extremely  cold. 

Chabotte  the  first  man  who  came  in  with  intelligence, 
gave  us  room  to  expect  an  attack  before  this  day — we 
have  been  looking  for  the  Eebels,  &  they  will  find  us 
always  ready  to  give  them  a  proper  reception. 

We  made  fire  signals  from  the  look  out,  &  play'd  off 
some  rockets  before  day  light  at  the  two  gun  battery. 

The  signals  were  understood  from  guard  to  guard. 


—  61  — 

26th  The  cold  was  inexpressibly  intense  last  night — i 
about  two  o  clock  this  morning  the  Rebels  made  signals 
by  fire  at  their  guard  house  W  of  St  Johns  suburbs  & 
fir'd  a  musket.  We  fir'd  at  their  works  at  Point  Levy, 
&  threw  some  well  directed  shells.  We  perceive  art 
extensive  fascade  of  fascines.  Two  men  walking  on 
the  ice  from  Orleans  towards  the  Town  were  overtaken 
by  a  party  from  Beauport,  &  conducted  that  way.  We 
are  preparing  to  lay  platforms  near  the  Citadel,  the 
guns  to  be  mounted  there  will  enfilade  their  battery. 

We  saw  a  body  of  men  of  St.  Foix  road — we  heard 
three  chears. 

27th  Wind  S  W  mild  weather.  This  morning  before 
day  signal  Rockets  from  Cape  Diamond  were  answer  'd 
by  rockets  at  the  Artillery  barracks. 

The  large  house  at  the  Canardiere  where  the  rebels 
kept  a  guard,  was  burnt  to  the  ground  this  morning :  we 
saw  people  in  great  confusion  endeavouring  to  save 
what  was  in  the  house. 

Many  arm'd  men  marching  to  &  fro  on  the  Point  Levy 
side.  Canoes  &  boats  frequently  crossing  the  river 
above  the  Town,  but  out  of  the  reach  of  our  guns. 

Ninety  six  men  in  Indian  file  marching  from  the  ferry 
at  little  river  towards  Beauport. 

An  arm'd  batteau  was  sent  up  the  river  at  ten  at 
night — there  was  nothing  seen. 

28  All  was  quiet  last  night.  Wind  SW  cold  and  hazy. 
Wind  N  W  afternoon  very  cold. 

29th  Wind  N  W  cold  &  clear  last  night.  Bodies  of 
men  seen  moving  from  different  quarters  towards  the 
General  Hospital — the  Eebels  battery  at  P  Levy  ap- 
pears longer,  we  fir'd  on  the  people  at  work  there  from 
the  Chateau  battery;  we  threw  shells  from  the  grand 
battery. 

30th  N  Wind,  a  cold  clear  morning.  A  gin  was  seen 
in  the  P  Levy  battery,  we  threw  those  that  were  at  work 
there  into  great  confusion  by  our  shot  &  shells. 

We  fir'd  a  gun  at  a  groupe  of  seven  men  west  of  St 


—  62  — 

Johns  suburbs — one  of  them  fell.  Five  men  appeared 
between  Port  Louis  &  Cape  Diamond — some  grape  shot 
made  them  scamper,  one  of  them  was  in  blue  fac'd  with 
white.  There  was  a  large  quantity  of  firewood  got  in 
at  St  Johns  gate  to  day:  people  conceaPd  behind  the 
old  battery  fir'd  on  the  wooding  party — a  few  36  Ib  shot 
made  them  silent. 

Several  detachments  of  thirties  &  forties  were  seen 
marching  up  from  Montmorency. 

Our  sentry  on  the  two  gun  battery  overlooking  St 
Eoc  saw  a  man  endeavouring  to  conceal  himself  behind 
a  wall  there,  a  file  of  men  went  out  &  brought  him  in 
very  drunk — he  said  he  came  from  Pointe  aux  Trembles 
this  morning,  &  that  he  had  lost  his  way.  He  belongs 
to  one  of  the  5  companies  of  Philadelphians  which  ar- 
riv'd  to  day — the  rest  are  soon  expected  with  the  2d 
Battalion:  he  seems  to  be  an  ignorant  fellow,  all  that 
he  says  is,  they  are  soon  to  scale  the  walls,  &  that  there 
are  but  very  few  Canadians  with  them — Colonel  Hazen 
getts  no  recruits.  In  the  night  a  number  of  men  ad- 
vanc'd  as  far  as  the  burying  ground  into  St  Johns 
suburbs. 

31st  Wind  S  W  with  snow — about  two  in  the  morning 
the  sentries  on  Cape  Diamond  saw  flashes  of  fire  &  heard 
reports  of  muskets — to  them  they  appeared  as  fir'd  at 
Pres  de  Ville,  the  guards  were  alarm 'd  &  the  Picquets 
order  'd  out — on  enquiry  it  was  f  omnd  that  the  firing  was 
on  the  other  side  of  the  river. 

The  Prisoner  we  took  yesterday  is  sober  to  day  he 
adds  nothing  more  than  what  he  has  already  said. 

The  Jailor  of  the  Dauphin  barracks  where  the  Eebel 
soldiers  are  confined,  perceiv'd  that  a  door  in  a  vault 
which  leads  into  the  street  had  been  forc'd.  The  lock  & 
2  hinges  had  been  wrench 'd  off — the  door  hung  by  a 
third  hinge  wch  had  not  been  seen,.  Immediately  en- 
quiry was  made  into  this  matter. 

The  only  Englishman  among  the  whole  Prisoners 
discovered  the  whole:  he  said  that  some  of  them  had 
conceaPd  an  old  hatchet,  &  grop'd  their  way  in  the 


63  — 

night  into  the  vault;  they  inform 'd  the  rest  that  they 
had  done  the  work:  that  one  pull  at  the  door  wou'd 
open  a  free  passage  into  the  street. 

In  that  belief  they  laid  their  heads  together  to  con- 
cert a  plan  to  join  their  friends  without  the  walls,  in 
case  they  shou'd  not  be  able  to  let  them  into  Town — 
they  began  by  clausing  Officers  to  command  in  action — 
their  plan  was  laid,  first  to  surprise  the  24  mdn  on  guard 
over  them,  sieze  their  arms  and  ammunition  &  proceed 
about  150  yards  to  St  Johns  gate,  &  disarm  that  guard 
also. 

By  some  unaccountable  means,  they  had  found  a  way 
to  send  one  of  their  number  over  the  walls  to  inform 
Arnold  of  this  plot,  &  to  let  him  know  that  they  wou'd 
put  it  in  execution  the  first  dark  stormy  night,  praying 
him  in  all  bad  weather  to  be  near  St  Johns  gate  with 
a  strong  force;  he  wou'd  know  that  they  were  out  of 
Prison,  when  the  houses  nearest  that  gate  shou'd  be  in 
flames — they  were  to  turn  the  cannon  at  St  Johns  gate 
against  the  Town,  &  immediately  open  a  way  for  Arnold 
&  his  party. 

If  they  shou'd  find  it  impraticable  to  force  the  gate, 
they  were  to  (escape  over  the  wall  by  ladders  which  they 
were  to  take  from  the  roof  of  the  barracks,  &  from  the 
adjacent  houses,  &  that  the  guns  might  not  annoy  them 
they  were  to  throw  spunges,  rammer,  wadding  &cc  into 
the  ditch. 

The  Officers  prisoners  in  the  Seminary  knew  nothing 
of  this  affair. 

The  greatest  part  of  those  concern 'd  in  this  plot  were 
put  in  irons;  many  of  them  behav'd  very  insolently  on 
this  occasion.  Two  of  them  pretend  ignorance  of  the 
matter. 

The  General  has  order 'd  a  feint  to  be  made  tomorrow 
morning  at  two  o  clock,  in  order  to  draw  the  rebels  to  an 
attack. 

Some  deserter  may  inform  them  that  the  Plot  is  dis- 
cover'd,  if  a  feint  is  not  imediately  made:  every  thing 
is  to  be  carried  on,  as  if  the  prisoners  had  made  good 
their  escape  out  of  prison,  &  had  got  possession  of  St 
Johns  Gate. 


—  64  — 

At  four  o  clock  P  M  a  deserter  came  in,  he  is  of  the 
first  Battalion  of  Philadelphians,  he  says  their  company 
consists  of  63  men — they  desert  dayly. 

APRIL  IST 

Wind  at  S  W  thawing  much — hot  sunshine. 

At  two  oclock  this  morning  every  person  not  on  guard 
was  under  arms  on  his  alarm  post.  The  walls  were  well 
lin'd — it  was  perfectly  calm,  unluckily  the  moon  shone 
exceedingly  bright — however  bon  fires  were  lighted 
near  the  walls  a  hot  fire  from  musketry  was  kept  up  for 
ten  minutes — a  confus'd  mixture  of  cries — three  long 
loud  huzzas  were  followed  by  a  firing  from  two 
brass  six  pounders  well  serv'd,  their  muzzles  turn'd 
towards  the  Town — the  musketry  still  fir'd,  &  now  & 
then  3  chears  were  given,  this  was  continued  for  a  con- 
siderable time — but  no  men  appeared  without  the  walls. 
We  saw  no  signals,  nor  did  we  hear  any  drums. 

At  day  break  every  one  was  order 'd  home. 

Altho  the  feint  did  not  succeed  (indeed  the  General 
was  dubious  of  it's  success)  it  will  have  a  happy  effect, 
it  will  shew  the  Eebels  that  we  wish  to  see  them — it  will 
give  them  a  dread  to  approch. 

We  can  plainly  see  4  embrasures  in  their  battery  at 
P  Levy — perhaps  some  are  mask'd  by  a  long  bank  of 
snow  to  the  right. 

The  deserter  who  came  in  yesterday  says  that  in 
coming  over  the  Lake  he  met  many  small  parties,  three 
four  at  a  time  leaving  Canada;  that  a  Lieutenant  had 
deserted — they  brought  him  back —  he  got  away  at  last 
— he  can  clasp  round  the  greatest  gun  they  have. 
"Sometime  ago  two  of  our  shells  fell  without  bursting, 
those  who  pick'd  them  up  sold  the  powder  which  they 
containd  at  a  dollar  per  pound  to  the  commanding  offi- 
cer, they  have  at  this  time  but  thirteen  rounds. 

In  the  afternoon  another  deserter  came  in — he  says 
"they  have  but  15  men  on  guard  at  the  W  end  of  St 
"Boo. 


—  65  — 

"This  Morning's  feint  greatly  alarm 'd  the  Eebels, 
they  stood  under  arms  till  7  o  clock. 

The  voluntary  Piquet  ceases  to  be  general  for  a  time. 
A  Captain,  2  Subalterns,  a  Sergeant,  a  corporal,  &  30 
men  were  deern'd  sufficient,  in  dark  moon  it  will  become 
general  again. 

2nd  Wind  S  W  warm  clear  weather.  Three  men 
were  seen  near  the  ruins  at  Mount  Pleasant  about  400 
yards  from  Port  Louis;  one  of  them  wore  a  large  grey 
periwig,  supposed  to  be  David  Wooster,  another  was 
dress  M  in  scarlet  said  to  be  Arnold,  the  third,  said 
those  who  had  good  glasses  was  Edward  Antil — they 
stood  pointing  to  the  walls  probably  planning  an  attack, 
which  they  never  intend  to  make. 

A  number  of  men  60  or  70  were  seen  exercising  near 
the  General  Hospital — a  single  shot  from  the  Town  dis- 
pers'd  them.  Some  men  were  seen  as  if  at  work  near 
the  old  battery — several  small  parties  have  been  seen 
marching  to  the  different  guard  houess — some  people 
aver  that  they  can  see  ladders  strew  'd  on  the  ground 
behind  the  old  battery,  &  from  the  look  out  they  are 
seen  with  their  glasses  much  farther. 

In  the  Evening  a  cutter  was  sent  to  look  into  Wolfes 
cove,  she  got  inclosed  by  the  ice,  &  was  carried  up  by 
the  tide — near  the  cove  she  was  fir'd  on  from  six 
pounders,  &  an  arm'd  bateau  attempted  to  pursue  her; 
our  men  broke  their  way  thro  the  ice  with  the  butt  ends 
of  their  muskets  &  got  away. 

April  3d  Wind  Easterly  soft  &  cloudy.  The  Eebels 
open'd  their  battery  of  5  guns  at  P.  Levy  about  8  o'clock 
this  morning,  they  fire  24-12-  &  9  Ib  shot — some  of  them 
did  not  reach  to  this  side  of  the  river — a  12  Ib  shot  quite 
spent  reach 'd  Palace  street:  their  aim  is  at  the  ship- 
ping, they  have  hit  the  Lizzard  Frigate —  a  ball  has 
damag'd  her  foremast. 

About  midday  we  plainly  heard  the  report  of  5  guns 
at  2  or  3  leagues  distance  down  the  river:  they  seem 
to  be  large,  but  the  present  state  of  the  atmosphere 
may  deceive  us  in  that  particular. 


—  66  — 

One  nam'd  Chabott  who  had  the  command  of  a  small 
arm'd  schooner  last  fall,  left  vessel,  guns  &  all  on  the 
Island  of  Orleans,  where  the  ice  had  put  her  on  shore ; 
it  is  probable  that  she  is  now  afloat,  &  in  the  hands  of 
the  rebels,  perhaps  they  were  her  3  pounders  we  heard. 
It  is  by  four  weeks  too  early  to  expect  any  thing  up  the 
river. 

The  Kebels  threw  3  eight  inch  shells  from  P  Levy 

they  did  no  damage. 

We  made  many  excellent  shots  to  day ;  in  short  their 
fire  soon  slackened  after  our  heavy  flankers  at  the 
Citadel  began  to  play. 

Excessive  heavy  rain  in  the  afternoon. 

4th  It  rain'd  all  the  night — the  wind  is  S  W — we 
keep  up  a  hot  fire  upon  the  enemy — they  give  us  a 
shot  now  &  then — they  have  done  us  no  harm  as  yet — 
we  see  -but  few  people. 

Ten  rockets  at  the  ferry  house  a  mile  on  the  other 
side  of  the  little  river  were  answer 'd  by  the  discharge 
of  a  gun  at  P  Levy. 

5th  Wind  this  morning  to  the  norward  of  West — 
very  cold — an  8  inch  shell  burst  above  the  shipping  in 
Cul  de  Sac — a  falling  piece  of  it  fractured  a  Sailors 
skull,  they  watch  an  opportunity,  &  fire  a  gun  now  & 
then,  draw  them  behind  the  merlons,  &  get  under  cover. 

We  threw  some  shells  into  their  works,  &  made  many 
good  shots  to  day.  A  general  fatigue  clearing  snow 
from  the  ramparts. 

An  hundred  &  one  men  march 'd  from  Beauport  to 
the  ferry  house ;  we  sent  some  shot  thro  it. 

Carried  the  timber  of  a  block  house  without  the  walls 
to  be  erected  between  Port  Louis  &  Cape  Diamond. 

Monsieur  Loiseaux  an  honest  Canadian  came  in  at 
Saut  au  Ma,telot  at  ten  this  evening. 

6th  Easterly  wind  &  heavy  sky — a  deserter  came  in 
this  morning. 

Mr.  Loiseaux  reports  "that  Gen:  Lee  was  once  ac- 
tually on  his  way  to  Canada  with  4000  men — he  was 
seiz  'd  with  the  gout — a  great  many  of  his  men  deserted* 


—  67  — 

'"Sixty  Canadians  at  South.  Eiver  had  taken  arms, 
"intending  to  surprise  the  guard  at  P  Levy :  their  inten- 
tion was  discovered  to  the  rebels  by  some  villain 
"among  themselves — their  design  was  to  join  the  Kings 
"loyal  subjects  in  Town." 

"They  were  attacked  unawares  when  they  were  as- 
"sembled  at  a  Priests  house — they  fir'd  on  them.  5  of 
"the  Canadians  fell — their  fire  killed  6  of  the  Rebels. " 

"Monsieur  Bailly  a  very  brave  &  loyal  priest  was 
"dangerously  wounded — he  had  two  balls  thro  his 
"body;  34  Canadians  were  sent  prisoners  to  the  Head 
"quarters  of  the  Rebels  the  rest  made  their  escape," 

"The  Rebel  General  has  order 'd  that  all  the  Priests 
6 1  on  Orleans  who  dare  to  refuse  absolution  shall  be  sent 
"Prisoners  to  Head  Quarters. 

"They  have  appointed  one  Lotbiniere  a  Priest,  who 
"is  to  give  absolution  to  all  who  ask  it — they  allow  him 
"1500  livres  perannum:  &  they  are  to  make  him  a 
"Bishop  when  they  take  Quebec." 

They  have  amus'd  the  deluded  Peasants  with  grants 
of  houses  in  the  City :  these  poor  Devils  will  stake  a 
house  at  a  game  at  Brelan." 

"The  Habitants  believe  that  it  will  be  impossible  for 
us  to  hold  out  many  days  longer,  since  the  Rebels 
have  told  them,  that  they  are  to  batter  the  Town  from 
the  heights  &  P  Levy  &  to  bombard  us  from  the  ferry 
house,  but  there  are  some  among  them  who  tremble  lest 
they  may  not  succeed." 

"The  rebels  are  sickly,  many  are  under  inoculation. 

^  <  There 's  a  number  of  N :  Yorkers  in  the  Rebel  army 
— their  engagements  with  the  Congress  end  on  the  15th 
of  this  month;  they  have  given  great  uneasiness  at 
Holland  house  by  their  declarations :  they  say  that  on 
the  ,16th  they'l  lay  down  their  arms  &  return  home- 
wards." 

i  i  The  Rebels  stopp  'd  two  Gentlemen  from  N  York  on 
suspicion —  they  wou'd  not  allow  them  to  proceed  to 
Quebec :  they  had  letters  for  Gen :  Carleton,  but  no 
papers  were  found  with  them." 


—  68  — 

"We  have  disabled  two  guns  on  their  battery,  kilPd  3 
men  &  wounded  2. 

"They  now  fire  two  guns  at  a  time,  &  these  but  sel- 
dom; &  tho  they  fire  red  hot  balls  they  do  us  not  the 
least  damage. " 

' '  Our  feint  of  the  1st  made  the  Eebels  very  much  out 
of  humour,  they  say  they  were  made  April  fools. 

7th  Eain  Hail  sleet  with  a  N  E  wind.  The  Eebels 
fir'd  a  good  many  shots  &  some  shells  but  did  no  hurt. 

8th  Southerly  wind  &  soft  weather.  It  has  been  a 
custom  observed  by  the  rebels  for  some  days  past  to 
fire  4  guns  &  a  howitzer,  &  leave  their  battery  early,  in 
the  course  of  the  day  they  steal  down  to  give  us  a  shot 
now  &  then.  They  can't  stand  our  fire. 

In  the  Evening  a  ricochet  shot  enter 'd  the  window  of 
a  house  in  the  upper  Town,  where  the  family  sat  round 
the  tea  table — the  eldest  boy  of  ten  years,  was  struck 
on  the  head,  &  expir'd  ere  his  mother  cou'd  catch  him 
in  he?r  arms. 

The  roofs  of  some  Churches  &  houses  in  the  upper 
Town  have  received  a  little  damage. 

9th  Easterly  wind  with  drizling  weather — much 
firing  on  our  side  very  little  on  theirs.  A  decent  look- 
ing man  calling  himself  Chaucer  came  in  to  day — he 
talks  a  great  deal,  we  gather  from  him  that  he  is  or  was 
a  butler — he  says  that  Gen :  Lee  was  on  his  inarch  hither 
— but  was  order 'd  to  N  York  to  take  the  command  there 
— the  Eebels  are  about  1800  near  Quebec  of  whom  be- 
tween six  a'aid  eight  hundred  are  in  hospitals." 

"They  talk  of  storming  the  Town  at  Pres  de  Ville, 
Sault  au  Matelot  &  at  Cape  Diamond  before  the  15th. 
on  which  day  the  engagements  of  many  of  the  men  will 
finish." 

"The  N  Yorkers  are  very  highly  incens'd  at  the  be- 
haviour &  conduct  of  those  they  call  the  Yankeys — they 
mean  the  people  of  the  4  N  England  provinces,  who  they 
say  affect  a  disgusting  superiority,  taking  the  lead  in 
every  thing." 


—  69  — 

1 1  They  are  soon  to  open  a  battery  against  Port  Louis 
at  500  yds  distance,  of  5  guns — 9  &  12  pounders  &  they 
are  to  bombard  us  with  5  howitzers  from  the  ferry 
house." 

'  *  They  have  two  Gondolas  afloat — they  are  busy  pre- 
paring a  fire  vessel  to  burn  the  shipping  in  Cul  de  Sac." 

"The  Canadians  are  dissatisfied  with  the  Eebel  pay- 
ments, they  by  no  means  take  the  Congress  Paper,  they 
are  glad  to  exchange  a  handful  of  it  for  a  dollar." 

"They  have  punish 'd  a  Canadian  in  an  Arbitrary 
manner  for  speaking  in  favour  of  the  Royalists. 

"They  have  put  Mr  Evans  in  irons  for  caning  2  or 
3  insolent  Montrealists  who  were  holding  forth  in 
favour  of  the  invasion  of  Canada.  He  was  formerly  an 
officer  in  the  28th  Eegt:  he  threatened  to  chastise  some 
of  the  Eebel  officers,  they  complain 'd  to  their  leader, 
&  Mr  Evans  was  sent  prisoner  to  Hartford  far  from  his 
family — their  moderation  &  love  of  justice  is  very  con- 
spicuous. 

"Arnold  is  to  leave  the  Camp  tomorrow  to  hasten 
down  the  long  look'd  for  reinforcement.  The  rebels 
have  no  shoes ;  In  the  present  state  of  the  roads  he  can- 
not reach  Montreal  in  less  than  3  or  4  days  &  a  body  of 
men  will  require  8  or  10  days  to  march  down  from 
thence  unless  they  can  be  sent  in  Batteaus,  at  any  rate 
they  cannot  be  here  before  the  15th — on  which  day  or 
rather  before  they  threaten  to  storm  us — we  are  ready 
to  receive  them. 

We  now  guard  on  the  river  every  night.  Our  wharfs 
are  garnish 'd  with  guns — we  have  cannon  in  some  ves- 
sels in  the  Cul  de  Sac,  &  strong  guards  in  the  Lower 
Town. 

Our  voluntary  Picquets  continue,  no  man  sleeps  at 
home — we  assemble  every  night  together  ready  to  re- 
pulse wherever  attacks  may  be  made. 

Mr.  Chaucer  is  suspected,  he  will  be  properly  taken 
care  of. 

10th  Wind  Westerly  soft  weather, — the  streets  are 
full  of  water,  the  snow  under  it  is  porous  &  rotten — if 
one  steps  out  of  the  beaten  path,  he  sinks  to  the  knee. 


—  70  — 

If  the  rebels  shou'd  attempt  to  approach  the  walls  in 
the  present  state  of  the  snow,  especially  when  loaden 
with  ladders,  they  will  be  mowed  down  by  our  grape  & 
canister  shot. 

A  young  man  nam'd  Pepper  came  down  from  Cap 
Eouge  this  morning — he  confirms  what  Chaucer  has 
said  concerning  the  discontentment  of  the  N:  Yorkers, 
&  the  uneasiness  of  the  Canadians. 

"The  Eebels  now  despairing  of  success  have  thrown 
off  the  mask.  Instead  of  Candour  &  Moderation  which 
they  say  is  the — Characteristic  of  the  Sons  of  Liberty — 
as  they  call  themselves — disingenuity  &  oppression 
mark  them. 

This  young  mans  Father  is  among  the  Eebels,  they 
have  press 'd  him  to  accept  of  the  Command  of  a  Gon- 
dola. 

They  propose  destroying  the  Vessels  in  the  Cul  de 
Sac,  by  running  the  fire  ship  full  sail  among  them. 

llth  A  strong  wind  at  N  E  with  heavy  rain.  The 
battery  at  P  Levy  is  silent  to  day :  those  who  know  the 
ground  say  that  it  is  situated  in  a  swampy  hollow. 

We  made  some  fine  shots. 

At  midnight  the  guards  at  Cape  Diamond  St  Johns 
&  Palace  Gate  made  their  signals  to  each  other  by  roc- 
kets— about  ten  o'clock  last  night  3  were  play'd  off  at 
Holland  house,  Menuts,  &  the  ferry  house. 

12th  Thawing,  Easterly,  sleeting  weather. 
Fire  balls  were 'lighted  arthe  Angles  to  illuminate  the 
ditch,   &   the   faces   of  the   Bastions.     They  burnt  all 
night.     Many  shot  were  fir'd  at  our  shipping  to  day- 
very  little  damage  was  done. 

13th  Wind  W  cold  lowring  weather.  Fire  balls  were 
lighted  at  one  &  continued  unto  3  this  morning — Signal 
Eockets  from  guard  to  Guard. 

A  shot  from  P  Levy  went  thro  the  Cabin  window  of 
the  Hunter  sloop  of  war. 

The  prisoners  who  were  secured  in  irons  after  their 


—  71  — . 

plot  to  escape  was  discovered,  have  found  means  to  pro- 
cure files,  they  have  fiPd  off  the  rivets  of  their  hand- 
cuffs, &  put  on  leaden  ones  in  their  slad. 

A  court  of  enquiry  sat  on  the  Master  of  a  vessel — he 
had  charge  of  the  guns  near  Palace  gate;  the  Officer 
who  relieved  him  from  that  guard  found  a  nine  pounder 
filled  with  rubbish,  He  was  acquitted. 

Where  we  perceive  men  at  work  to  day,  about  800 
yds  from  Port  Louis,  a  battery  will  be  cover 'd  from 
any  guns  on  our  walls — but  the  32  pounders  on  the 
Cavaliers  will  tear  their  works  to  pieces.  We  fir'd 
some  shot  from  Port  Louis  which  did  not  disturb  them. 

14th  It  froze  hard  last  night — the  weather  is  warm 
to  day  with  a  clear  W  wind.  Fire  balls  were  lighted, 
&  rocket  signals  made  as  usual.  The  shot  from  P  Levy 
are  all  aim'd  at  Cul  de  Sac  to  day,  a  ball  went  into  the 
Lizzards  stern,  another  hurt  the  main  mast  of  a  large 
transport. 

Chaucer  has  repeatedly  said,  we  shall  be  attacked  by 
the  15th — this  then  must  be  the  night.  We  shall  have 
1500  men  ready  to  receive  them. 

A  Blockhouse  about  100  yds  from  Port  Louis  outside 
was  finished  to  day — it  will  be  strongly  guarded  to  night 
—the  people  all  around  are  in  motion  this  evening. 

15th  Last  night  was  clear  &  frosty:  everything  re- 
main'd  quiet:  this  morning  the  wind  is  Westerly  with 
cloudy  weather,  the  'number  of  people  that  we  saw  in 
motion  round  us  yesterday,  some  at  Holland  house,  & 
a  party  advancing  towards  St  Roc  made  us  imagine  that 
an  attack  was  intended  as  Chaucer  had  said. 

Before  day  light  as  usual  fire  balls  were  lighted,  and 
the  guards  pass'd  their  signal  Eockets.  In  the  after- 
noon the  Sailors  song  was  heard  on  the  plains,  they  wqre 
moving  in  a  heavy  body,  in  the  evening  a  great  con- 
course of  people  were  seen  at  Menuts:  they  gave  3 
chears.  It  is  supposed  by  many  that  the  N  Yorkers 
have  renewed  their  engagements ;  others  think  that  they 
have  declar'd  off,  &  to  encourage  those  who  remain  the 
officers  may  have  been  haranguing  them,  to  shew  them 


—  72  — 

what  glory  &  how  much  booty  every  man  won  M;  have, 
on  entering  in  triumph  the  Town  of  Quebec,  which  the 
private  men  are  taught  in  U.  S.  to  believe  must  fall,  we 
shall  suppose  that,  elevated  with  hope,  they  gave  three 
chears. 

At  nine  at  night  guns  were  fir'd  &  signals  made  from 
the  Point  of  Orleans ;  we  imagine  that  the  guard  there 
was  alarm  'd  by  a  drifting  Shallop  which  pass'd  the 
Town  about  dusk. 

16th  Last  night  was  mild  &  so  clear  that  the  fire  balls 
were  not  necessary.  Eoaket  signals  as  usual. 

We  had  strong  guards  in  the  block  (houses  outside  of 
Cape  Diamond  &  Port  Louis.  The  wind  is  strong  at  E 
to  day — the  Eebels  did  not  fire  a  gun — we  fir'd  at  both 
their  batteries,  we  have  measured  the  distance  of  the 
last  erected  &  find  it  to  be  716  yds  2  feet. 

17th  Wind  N  E.  There  fell  2  inches  of  snow  in  the 
night — at  one  in  the  morning  fireballs  were  lighted, 
signals  made  by  rockets.  The  Eebels  at  work  on  the 
heights.  Canoes  &  bateaus  passing  &  repassing  op- 
posite to  Sillery  full  of  men — the  enemy  fir'd  none 
to  day. 

Afternoon  Capt  Laforce  went  up  the  river  in  a  canoe 
to  reconnoitre :  he  kept  the  other  shore  aboard — he  was 
hailed  by  some  Canadians — he  asked  them  why  they  did 
not  come  to  Town — they  answer  'd  they  had  no  canoes,  & 
that  they  were  closely  watch 'd,  they  press 'd  him  to  come 
ashore,  but  aware  of  P  Levy  treachery  he  bid  them  bon 
soir. 

18th  Wind  S  W  showers  of  snow.  Fire  balls  &  rockets 
at  the  usual  hour.  The  Eebels  fir'd  from  P  Levy  very 
early.  Canoes  crossing  to  the  P.  Levy  side,  full  of  men. 

The  snow  has  melted  so  much  that  we  find  a  second 
crop  of  Picquets  in  St  Eoc;  a  large  quantity  of  fire- 
wood was  got  in  to  day. 

Two  deserters  came  in  this  afternoon  who  report  that 
"the  N  Yorkers  to  the  number  of  300  had  been  assem- 
bled on  the  15th — every  argument  had  been  us'd  to  per- 
suade them  to  renew  their  engagements,  but  these  men 
predetermined  every  solicitation,  were  immoveable. 


—  73  — 

"To  all  the  entreaties  used,  they  answer 'd,  that  the 
Congress  had  deceived  them — they  as  yet  had  no  pay — 
they  had  in  a  manner  been  forc'd  to  renew  their  first 
engagements,  but  they  had  resolv'd  not  to  enter  into  a 
third,  they  see  their  error,  &  are  firmly  determined  never 
to  fire  a  shot  against  the  Kings  friends — their  spokes- 
men ended  with  a  God  Save  the  King  which  was  echoed 
by  one  &  all  of  them  with  three  chears. 

"Immediately  their  drums  beat  to  arms  orders  were 
given  to  secure  the  Mutineers — they  were  seiz'd,  very 
ill  used  &  confined;  the  rebellious  Canadians  were  the 
most  forward  in  this  service." 

The  Eebels  not  including  the  Canadians  are  1800 — 
600  of  them  or  more  are  sick,  &  scattered  up  &  down — 

"They  still  assure  the  Canadians  that  a  reinforce- 
ment is  at  hand,  &  they  promise  that  all  those  who  shall 
assist  in  storming  the  Town  shall  have  their  share  of 
the  plunder. 

"Nothing  will  tempt  the  Habitants  forward  but  a 
prospect  of  the  great  booty. 

<  <  There  is  not  a  single  man  within  the  walls  that  does 
not  most  heartily  wish  that  the  Kebels  may  attack  us 

We  know  what  kind  of  a  reception  they  will  meet  with 
—they  know  it  also,  it  keeps  them  back,  notwithstanding 
their  gasconades. 

Their  leaders  are  perpetually  telling  them  that  they 
will  march  them  to  an  easy  conquest — but  why  do  they 
not  advance? 

They  have  not  forgotten  the  31st  of  Decemr :  the 
Canadians  will  ever  remember  it. 

"It  is  whisper 'd  in  their  camp  that  2  ships  have 
been  seen  in  the  river,  to  their  great  dismay." 

The  ice  from  Lake  St  Peter  above  Three  Elvers 
pass'd  the  Town  to  day. 

19th  Every  thing  remain 'd  very  quiet  last  night — it 
froze  very  hard — fire  balls  &  rockets  a  1 'ordinaire — the 
day  is  cloudy  &  cold  with  the  wind  at  g  W. 


—  74  — 

A  few  shots  from  P  Levy  were  aim'd  at  the  ships  in 
Cul  de  Sac. 

20th  Two  men  who  left  Quebec  last  fall  came  down 
from  Cape  Rouge  in  a  canoe,  they  say  that  the  Rebels 
have  turnd  the  Gaspey  arm'd  Brigantine  into  a  fire 
ship,  &  have  offer'd  20,000  livres  to  any  person  who 
will  steer  her  into  Cul  de  Sac,  &  then  set  fire  to  the 
train. 

"No  Yankey,  no  N  Yorker,  nor  ere  a  Canadian  has 
as  yet  offered  his  service ;  An  Accadian  has  said  that  he 
will  perform  it  for  30,000  Ib  en  bon  argent  sonnant. 

Colonel  Caldwell  with  the  8th  Regiment  is  on  his 
march  from  Niagara  with  a  number  of  Indians :  it  was 
not  to  hurry  down  the  reinforcement  that  Arnold  posted 
away  to  Montreal  but  to  oppose  Col :  CaldwelL 

We  have  almost  finished  the  5  gun  battery  behind  th@ 
Hotel  Dieu,  the  24  Ibers  planted  there  will  bear  on  their 
works  at  the  ferry  house — we  have  already  done  it  con- 
siderable damage,  we  have  often  seen  it  full  of  arm'd 
men. 

x"It  is  whisper 'd  that  some  of  the  Town's  people  who_ 
abandon 'd  in  consequence  of  the  Generals  Proclamation^ 
have  been  very  busy  in  improving  the  Rebellious  dis- 
position that  shews  itself  in  the  Country — they  have 
told  the  Habitants  that  unless  they  will  heartily  assist 
the  Bostonois — Slavery,  abject  slavery  will  be  their 
ortion. 

"Chaucer  is  a  spy  say  these  men — he  was  made  an 
officer  just  before  he  came  into  Town,  he  promised  to 
return  in  3  days  if  alive. 

"One  of  the  Prisoners  in  the  seminary  found  means 
to  send  letters  to  the  Head  Quarters  of  the  Rebels, 
agreeing  on  signals,  by  which  their  friends  within  the 
walls  shou'd  know  whenever  any  reinforcement  shou'd 
arrive,  &  the  number  of  men;  as  also  the  time  of  an 
attack  if  any  shou'd  be  intended,  that  they  might  if 
possible  cooperate  with  them. 

21th  A  clear  serene  night  preceded  a  fine  day,  wind  at 
S  W. 


—  75  — 

The  Eebels  beat  to  arms  at  3  in  the  morning. 

The  battery  on  the  heights  does  not  (that  we  can  see) 
advance. 

At  the  hour  of  going  to  mass  they  fir'd  on  the  Town 
— a  diabolical  spirit!  mean  they  to  kill  women  &  help- 
less children.  They  see  plainly  that  they  can  make  no 
kind  of  impression  upon  the  Town. 

Hitherto  they  have  kill'd  a  boy — wounded  a  Sailor, 
&  broke  the  leg  of  a  Turkey. 

Swallows  were  seen  to  day.  The  fire  we  keep  upon 
the  ferry  house  allows  no  rest  to  the  Rebels  lodg'd 
thereabout;  the  guns  behind  the  Hotel  Dieu — the  two 
gun  battery  &  the  guns  higher  up  near  St  Johns  gate 
all  bear  on  the  ferry  house. 

At  dusk  Capt  La  force's  arin'd  schooner  mann'd  with 
30  fine  fellows,  was  haul'd  out  into  the  stream,  the 
Eebels  fir'd  at  her  from  P  Levy  &  beat  to  arms — she 
was  let  drive  up  to  Pres  de  Ville  with  the  tide  &  then 
dropt  anchor,  a  body  of  floating  ice  broke  her  cable,  & 
she  was  carried  up  as  far  as  Wolfe 's  cove — the  Lizzard 
sent  a  boat  after  her  with  a  cable  &  Anchor,  which 
arriv'd  in  good  time  for  she  was  very  near  the  shore — 
the  Rebel  guards  fir'd  on  them — the  schooner  directed 
by  their  fire  gave  them  grape  &  Canister  in  return 

22d  The  last  night  was  soft  &  serene.  Fire  balls 
were  lighted  at  one,  &  they  burnt  until  day.  Wind  N  E 
with  snow. 

The  Rebels  open'd  their  battery  at  the  ferry  this 
morning  between  9  &  10  o  clock  with  2  guns — they  have 
cut  embrasures  thro  a  very  thick  breast  work  which  the 
French  army  threw  up  in  1759,  they  fir'd  between  30  & 
40  shot.  We  have  mounted  two  French  26  pounders, 
behind  the  Hotel  Dieu,  we  have  in  all  5  there,  which 
batter  their  works  &  the  ferry  house  a  few  paces  behind 
them. 

The  enemy  keeps  close,  their  shot  have  hurt  the  chim- 
neys &  roofs  of  some  houses — they  are  far  below  us, 
&  are  oblig'd  to  elevate  their  guns.  The  red  black 


—  76  — 

bound  flag  which  has  hung  out  since  the  5th  of  March 
was  taken  down  last  night,  some  say  that  by  striking 
this  flag  they  wou  'd  intimate  to  their  friends,  that  no 
more  reinforcement  is  expected. 

23rdThere  has  fallen  above  3  inches  of  soft  sloppy 
snow  since  yesterday  morning — it  was  dark  and  lowring 
all  the  night — &  favourable  for  an  attack.  The  Gar- 
rison was  not  unwatchful. 

A  canoe  was  brought  to  by  Capt  La  forces  schooner 
— she  was  from  Montreal.  Signal  rockets  were  sent 
from  all  the  guards  facing  the  plains.  Fire  balls  as 
usual. 

There  was  six  men  in  the  canoe  from  Montreal,  one 
of  the  number  Monsieur  Rousseau  left  N  York  27th 
March.  A  report  prevailed  at  that  time  that  27  sail  of 
ships  had  been  seen  off  Rhode  Island,  &  that  the  Kings 
troops  had  evacuated  Boston  to  go  to  N  York,  &  that 
Lord  Stirling  was  to  oppose  their  landing  with  a  great 
force. 

A  reinforcement  has  been  sent  from  Boston  to  this 
place. 

"He  pass'd  Mr  Thomas  (formerly  an  apothecary  now 
a  General)  at  the  head  of  1200  as  a  reinforcement  for 
the  Rebel  army  in  Canada.  On  the  3d  of  this  month 
their  advanced  guard  were  at  Still  Water  27  miles  on 
this  side  of  Albany ;  he  found  80  bateaus  waiting  for 
them  at  Ticonderoga — Lake  George  was  not  passable 
when  he  was  there. " 

"They  bring  six  iron  twenty  four  pounders  along 
with  them,  which  detain  them  very  much. 

"It  has  been  reported  in  Albany  in  terror,  &  con- 
fidently talk'd  of  at  Montreal  that  Colonel  Caldwell 
with  the  8th  regiment,  &  a  number  of  Indians  are  on 
their  way  down  from  the  upper  Country. 

"If  a  number  of  bateaus  cou'd  have  been  procured 
above  600  Canadians  wou'd  have  come  down  to  the 
relief  of  Quebec,  when  this  canoe  came  away.  "Gen: 
Lee  is  gone  to  Virginia. 


—  77  — 

The  Eebels  fir'd  a  great  deal  from  P  Levy  &  from  the 
ferry  battery — we  made  a  great  number  of  good  shots 
at  both :  a  few  chimney's  have  been  damaged  to  day. 

About  ten  oclock  at  night  the  rebels  threw  6  small 
shells  from  the  last  erected  work  on  the  heights:  they 
were  aim'd  at  the  block  houses  outside  of  the  walls,  but 
they  all  fell  short — we  sent  6  13  &  10  inchers  in  return. 

Signal  Eockets  as  usual. 

24th  Last  night  was  clear  and  cold;  the  wind  shifted 
to  N  W  where  it  continues  with  delightful  weather. 

The  Eebels  fir'd  red  hot  balls  to  day — their  fire  is 
much  slackened — ours  much  encreas'd — their  works 
must  be  very  much  destroyed — they  are  reduc'd  to  one 
gun  at  the  ferry — we  saw  them  carry  off  some  men 
wounded  or  killed.  They  continue  to  fire  on  our  ship- 
ping from  P  Levy. 

25th  It  did  not  freeze  last  night:  signal  rockets  in 
the  morning  as  usual. 

The  little  river  is  now  clear  of  ice  the  rebels  must 
now  cross  over  above  the  ferry,  or  be  exposed  to  the 
shot.  They  remember  that  they  had  a  Sergeant  killed 
by  a  12  Ib  shot  in  crossing  in  the  flat  in  Novemr :  last. 

We  mounted  a  24  pounder  to  day  to  bear  on  their 
battery  opposite  to  Port  Louis,  from  their  works  they 
can  only  see  roofs  &  chimneys. 

The  wind  shifted  to  N  E  it  blew  &  rain'd  excessively 
hard :  there  was  very  little  firing  on  either  side. 

We  heard  the  reports  of  great  guns  from  below, 
twelve  or  fourteen;  some  people  flatter  themselves  with 
hopes  that  they  were  fir'd  on  board  a  ship  of  war- 
others  think  they  may  have  been  from  Chabotts 
schooner  or  from  a  Brigantine  of  Arnolds  which  had 
wintered  below. 

26th  The  last  night  the  weather  was  intolerably  bad, 
the  wind  was  violent  at  N  E  with  a  deluge  of  rain— it 
continued  all  day.  This  evening  the  rebels  fire  from 
both  their  batteries.  We  give  them  3  guns  for  one. 


—   73  — 

Capt  La  force  chas'd  some  canoes;  they  got  ashore 
&  the  people  ran  into  the  bushes — he  call'd  after  them 
upbraiding  them  for  not  coming  into  Town — some  of 
them  ventur'd  to  the  waters  edge,  &  answer  "d  that  they 
had  a  strong  inclination  to  go  to  Quebec,  but  that  they 
dar'd  not  stir  from  home,  because  their  houses  will  be 
set  on  fire  if  they  be  absent  but  for  a  day,  &  all  their 
effects  will  be  seized — this  is  another  sample  of  Amer- 
ican moderation!  their  system  of  liberty  is  admirable! 
their  regard  for  justice  is  very  glaring! 

The  Habitants  have  no  right  to  complain  if  the  rebels 
shou'd  opress  them — why  did  they  suffer  them  to  set 
foot  in  the  Province. 

Mr  La  force  told  them  that  now  or  never  was  the  time 
for  them  to  retrieve  their  character,  a  few  days  wou'd 
stigmatize  them  for  Rebels  &  Cowards " — they  made 
no  answer. 

27th  It  was  very  foggy  all  last  night — we  cou'd  not 
see  across  the  ditch  from  the  embrasures,  we  were 
therefore  much  on  our  guard — this  is  a  clear  morning. 

At  one  oclock  just  after  the  different  guards  had 
answered  each  others  signals  by  rockets,  5  guns  were 
fir'd  from  the  ferry  battery.  TTe  began  to  cast  longing 
eyes  towards  P  Levy,  we  hope  soon  to  see  ships  from 
England. 

A  prisoner,  one  of  the  Rebel  Capts :  was  sent  from  the 
Seminary  to  the  main  guard  for  attempting  to  make 
his  escape. 

The  sentry  at  the  further  angle  of  Cape  Diamond 
about  ten  oclock  at  night  call'd  out  a  fire  ship,  a  fire 
ship, — this  gave  the  alarm — the  great  bell  of  the  Cathe- 
dral, &  all  the  other  bells  in  Town  were  set  a  ringing — 
the  drums  beat  to  arms;  the  garrison  was  posted  in  a 
few  minutes ;  the  fire  ship  prov'd  to  be  a  house  or  a  heap 
of  rubbish  in  a  blaze  on  the  beach  on  the  P  Levy  side. 
On  this  discovery  every  man  was  order 'd  back  from 
whence  he  came. 

The  rebels  fir'd  a  great  deal  to  day.  we  sent  them  10 
balls  for  one,  &  some  shells. 


—  79  — 

28th  It  froze  a  little  last  night — fine  weather  this 
morning,  wind  at  "W ;  there  has  been  but  little  firing  on 
either  side  to  day. 

29th  Serene  mild  weather,  wind  at  S  TV — fonr  mus- 
kets fir'd  on  the  heights  before  day. 

Bed  hot  balls  fir'd  into  town. 

30th  A  small  breeze  at  E  with  soft  rain  in  the  morn- 
ing— fog  with  heavy  rain  in  the  afternoon. 

Two  soldiers  flush  of  money  were  questioned  of 
their  sergeants;  after  many  contradictory  tales  they 
were  threatened  with  confinement  if  they  wou'd  not 
immediately  reveal  how  they  had  got  so  many  dollars. 

They  at  last  confessed  that  they  had  been  brib'd  by 
some  of  the  Kebel  Officers  to  assist  them  in  making 
their  escape — the  plan  was  laid  &  to  be  put  in  execution 
the  first  time  they  were  on  guard  at  the  Seminary,  if 
unhappily  any  one  shou'd  be  found  in  their  way  they 
were  to  have  been  dispatched  without  mercy. 

They  were  to  have  let  themselves  drop  over  the  wall 
of  the  Seminary  garden,  on  the  grand  battery,  from 
whence  they  were  to  run  down  to  the  Sally  Port  near 
Montcalms,  there  leap  the  wall  &  pass  by  the  Canotrie 
into  St  Eoc. 

On  the  charge  of  these  men,  2  of  the  Eebel  Officers 
were  sent  on  board  Capt  La  forces  arm'd  schooner. 

The  fogginess  of  the  night  made  the  garrison  very 
watchful,  every  man  lay  down  in  his  cloaths  with  his 
musket  by  his  side. 

MAY  THE  FIRST 

In  November  last  but  few  in  this  Garrison  imagined 
that  they  shou'd  see  so  many  of  their  friends  around 
them  on  this  thrice  welcome  day. 

Those  who  had  never  seen  a  siege  painted  to  them- 
selves scenes  of  desolation  &  distress. 

During  the  winter  the  General's  looks  were  narrowly 
watch 'd;  the  tranquillity  which  appear 'd  in  his  counte- 


—  80  — 

nance,  added  to  the  entire  dependance  we  had  on  his 
military  skill,  dayly  relieved  us  from  former  fears. 

Much  strength  was  added  to  the  garrison  by  a  short 
but  eloquent  address  to  the  Militia  assembled  at  the 
Chateau;  the  substance  of  it  was,  "that  hie  had  the 
names  of  the  disaffected  in  Ms  pocket  book — he  well 
knew  the  friends  of  Government,  with  these  he  wou'd 
answer  with  his  life  for  the  safety  of  the  Garrison.  For 
his  part  he  was  determined  never  to  grace  thje  triumph 
of  the  Rebels. 

We  all  felt  the  force  of  his  speech;  it  instill'd  a  noble 
spirit  into  many;  the  General,  had  he  been  in  danger, 
wou'd  have  found  a  numerous  band  to  conquer  under 
him  or  fall  by  his  side. 

At  4  o  clock  this  morning  it  began  to  snow  &  before 
8  it  lay  3  inches  thick  on  the  ground,  at  noon  it  began 
to  clear  up. 

The  Rebels  fir'd  red  hot  balls  from  the  ferry,  &  from 
P  Levy:  they  fire  on  the  shipping;  A  shot  enter M  the 
Cabin  of  the  Fell,  arm'd  ship,  shattered  a  ooys  leg,  dan- 
gerously wounded  a  man  by  a  splinter,  &  two  more  got 
bruises,  tho  slight. 

A  wretch  of  a  Habitant  paddled  himself  over  from  P 
Levy  to  day — he  said  that  he  came  in,  in  consequence 
of  Capt  La  Forces  conference  with  him  on  the  beach 
the  other  day. 

He  says  the  Rebels  are  11000  strong,  he  wou'd  fain 
have  pass'd  for  a  simple  fellow,  but  the  French  people 
say,  C'est  un  vrai  coquin — for  that  reason  he  is  confined. 

A  very  large  bateau  drifted  down  St.  Charles '  river 
to  day,  we  sent  out  a  canoe  &  brought  it  on  shore. 

2d  The  night  past  was  very  clear  &  cold,  it  froze 
standing  water  a  third  of  an  inch  thick;  the  Wind  is  N 
W  &  it  freezes  still. 

The  Rebels  fir'd  many  red  hot  balls  to  day  from  the 
ferry  battery,  some  Chimneys  &  some  roofs  were  a 
little  hurt. 

We  made  a  sortie  at  Port  Louis  for  wood — near  the 


—  81  — 

old  battery,  behind  fences  &  in  the  fields  round  about 
we  found  a  great  number  of  scaling  ladders  rather 
better  made  than  the  sample  Arnold  left  behind  him  on 
the  31st  Deer :  but  still  too  heavy  &  by  far  too  short. 

The  General  did  not  order  them  away  in  hopes  that 
they  wou'd  attempt  to  use  them  we  suppose;  in  that 
case  a  good  account  will  be  given  of  the  besiegers. 

At  midnight  rockets  &  a  fire  wheel  were  play'd  off 
on  the  grand  battery,  &  answer  'd  by  rockets  from  the 
battery  behind  the  Hotel  Dieu. 

3d  It  was  delightfully  clear  &  serene  in  the  night — 
this  morning  the  air  is  Easterly.  A  fatigue  party 
making  a  frize  of  thorn  out  of  the  ditch  at  Cape 
Diamond. 

Three  bodys  of  men  were  seen  marching  from  the 
beach  behind  Wolfes  cove  towards  the  heights,  60  or  70 
in  each  body — the  1st  had  red  colours,  the  2d  blue,  the 
3d  white:  a  number  of  bateaus  attended  them  along 
shore.  We  take  them  to  be  part  of  Mr  Thomas's  rein- 
forcement which  Mr  Rousseau  pass'd  at  Still  Water. 
The  Rebels  fire  red  hot  balls  to  day,  we  threw  some 
small  shells  from  the  N  W  end  of  St  Roc  into  their  bat- 
tery at  the  ferry. 

On  the  top  of  the  tide  between  9  &  10  o  clock  at  nighjt, 
(the  moon  shone  very  bright)  a  vessel  was  descried 
full  sail,  coming  up  to  Town  before  the  Wind;  those 
who  saw  her  wish'd  one  another  joy  of  the  1st  ship 
from  England.  A  messenger  was  sent  to  inform  the 
General  that  the  first  of  the  fleet  was  in  sight — he 
order 'd  the  artillerymen  to  their  guns — when  she  came 
within  hail,  it  was  ask'd  from  whence  she  came — no 
answer —  hail'd  again — still  silent — the  third  hail  was 
attended  with  a  threat  to  sink  her  if  no  answer  was 
made — she  then  gave  a  sheer  on  shore,  &  at  that  instant 
the  batteries  play'd  briskly  on  her — in  a  moment  she 
was  all  in  a  blaze,  very  near  the  beach  &  about  200 
yds  from  the  shipping  in  Cul  de  Sac.  She  was  well 
garnish 'd  in  all  parts  with  shells,  grenades,  petards, 
pots  a  feu  &c  &c  &c,  they  spent  themselves  very  \reg- 


—  82  — 

ularly: — she  seem M  to  have  been  well  prepared;  she 
must  have  done  very  great  mischief  if  she  had  been 
steer 'd  into  the  Cul  de  Sac. 

The  instant  that  she  sheer 'd  on  shore  a  boat  row'd 
from  her  with  amazing  speed. 

It  is  suppos  7d  that  this  was  Arnolds  Brigantine  which 
lay  below :  some  say  it  was  the  Gaspey,  &  that  she 
had  pass'd  the  Town  in  a  dark  night.  The  whole  city 
was  under  arms  in  a  moment:  no  confusion  appear 'd, 
every  body  was  cool  &  wishing  that  the  Eebels  might 
attack. 

It  is  surprising  that  they  chose  to  send  her  up  in  such 
clear  weather:  they  are  surely  hard  press 'd:  it  is  a 
hundred  to  one  if  they  have  not  certain  intelligence  of 
ships  of  war  being  very  near  us — they  had  not  a  moment 
to  lose. 

The  tide  carried  the  fire  ship  down  in  a  fine  blaze; 
now  &  then  we  heard  an  explosion. 

The  people  under  arms  were  dismissed  with  orders 
to  be  ready  at  a  moments  call. 

4th  Wind  still  Easterly,  the  sky  heavy,  it  rain'd  till 
midday — a  few  shot  from  P  Levy — Wind  N  W  in  the 
Evening. 

5th  It  froze  hard  last  night,  wind  still  N  W  &  cold. 

6th  There  was  frost  last  night  with  a  gentle  breeze 
at  N  E.  About  4  o  clock  this  morning  guns  were  heard 
at  a  distance — we  heard  repeated  reports  nearer  & 
nearer. 

A  woman  came  early  to  Palace  Gate  &  informed  the 
sentry  that  Mr  Thomas  with  his  reinforcement  was 
arriv'd  &  that  Mr  Wooster  was  g:one  off,  that  they  all 
appear  in  confusion,  loading  all  the  carts  they  can  find 
with  baggage  arms  &cc. 

About  6  o  clock  a  vessel  appeared  turning  P  Levy  to 
the  inconceivable  joy  of  all  who  saw  her :  the  news  soon 
reached  every  pillow  in  town,  people  half  dress 'd  ran 
down  to  the  Grand  battery  to  feast  thjeir  eyes  with  the 
sight  of  a  ship  of  war  displaying  the  Union  flag. 


—  83  — 

She  made  signals  of  friendship  &  proved  to  be  the 
Surprize  Frigate  commanded  by  Capt:  Lindsay,  part 
of  the  29th  Eegiment  with  the  Marines  belonging  to 
that  Ship  were  immediately  landed;  the  Isis  &  Sloop 
Martin  arrived  the  same  tide,  their  marines  were  also 
landed;  the  whole  made  about  200. 

The  drums  beat  to  arms;  the  different  Corps  assem- 
bled on  the  Parade. 

It  was  tthere  proposed  that  the  Volunteers  of  the  Brit- 
ish &  Canadian^ Militia  shou'd  join  the  troops  &  Sail- 
ors to  engage  the  Eebels  on  the  plains;  to  their  credit 
be  it  said  that  almost  to  a  man  both  corps  were  anxious 
to  be  led  to  action. 

The  General  at  the  head  of  about  800  men  march 'd 
out  at  12  oclock;  the  little  army  extended  itself  quite 
across  the  plains  making  a  fine  appearance.  The 
Eebels  saw  us  very  formidable. 

A  few  shots  were  exchanged  by  our  advanced  party  & 
the  rear  guard  of  the  enemy,  their  balls  whistled  over 
us  without  hurting  a  man — they  fled  most  precipitately 
as  soon  as  our  field  pieces  began  to  play  on  their  guard 
houses,  &  advanced  posts,  they  left  cannon,  mortars, 
field  pieces,  muskets  &•  even  their  cloaths  behind  them. 
As  we  pursued  them  we  found  the  road  strew 'd  with 
arms,  cartridges,  cloaths,  bread,  pork,  &cc. 

Their  confusion  was  so  great,  their  panic  so  violent, 
that  they  left  orderly  books  &  papers,  which  for  their 
own  credit  shou'd  not  have  been  left.  Look  whatsoever 
way  one  wou'd,  he  saw  men  flying  &  loaden  carts  driv- 
ing full  speed. 

We  took  possession  of  their  Gen:  Hospital  &  of  a 
guard  house  two  miles  beyond  it,  of  Holland  house,  Mr 
Dupres  &cc — there  &  at  Sillerie  we  found  provisions 
&  artillery  stores. 

We  returned  to  Town  about  4  o  clock — the  Surprise 
&  Martin  saiPd  up  the  river  to  destroy  the  enemys  craft. 
A  guard  was  posted  at  the  General  Hospital  in  the 
evening. 


—  84  — 

7th  Every  thing  was  quiet  in  the  night.  This  Morn- 
ing the  Priests  from  the  adjacent  Parishes  came  to 
town  with  chearful  countenances  to  pay  their  respects 
to  the  Governor,  &  to  render  their  devoirs  to  the  Bishop ; 
the  steady  &  distinguished  loyalty  of  the  Canadian 
Clergy  will  ever  redound  to  their  honour. 

All  men  entitled  to  the  name  of  Gentlemen  in  this 
Country  have  behav'd  like  good  &  faithful  subjects: 
many  of  them  at  the  risk  of  their  lives  have  shewn  their 
attachment  to  the  Kings  Government — not  a  few  of  the 
Nobless  are  now  Prisoners  with  the  Eebels ;  they  volun- 
tarily offer'd  their  services  to  oppose  the  Eebel  in- 
vaders of  Canada,  &  by  the  chance  of  war  fell  into  the 
hands  of  the  Eebels. 

People  are  flocking  into  Town  from  all  quarters — 
many  of  them  hang  their  heads. 

The  Peasants  come  sneaking  in  with  a  few  eggs  or 
a  pat  of  butter — conscious  of  their  disloyal  conduct, 
they  are  meanly  submissive ;  ask  any  of  them  the  price 
of  what  he  has,  "Ah  mon  cher  Monsieur,  says  he,  c*est 
a  vous  a  faire  le  prix,  ce  qui  vous  plaira  me  contentera. 

Party's  are  detach 'd  all  around.  The  Eebels 
abandoned  the  Gaspey  on  the  approach  of  our  ships,  she 
was  half  prepared  as  a  fire  ship,  we  found  two  other 
Vessels  without  any  body  on  board. 

The  frigates  fir'd  on  bateaus  full  of  runaways;  the 
turning  of  the  tide  unfortunately  forc'd  them  to  come 
to  an  anchor,  &  the  bateaus  row'd  close  to  shore  & 
got  off. 

To  lighten  their  boats  they  inhumanly  threw  out  many 
of  their  sick  men  upon  the  beach,  some  of  them  expir'd 
before  our  parties  cou'd  get  to  their  relief,  those  objects 
of  compassion  whom  we  found  alive  were  sent  to  the 
Gen :  Hospital. 

Thus  was  the  country  round  Quebec  freed  from  a 
swarm  of  misguided  people,  led  by  designing  men,ene- 
mies  to  the  libertys  of  their  country,  under  the  spe- 
cious title  of  the  Assertors  of  American  rights. 

They  preach 'd  up  moderation  in  all  cases;  they  gave 


—  85  — 

us  a  few  samples  of  it ;  their  unremitted  persecution  of 
those  who  are  attached  to  their  sovereign,  prove  their 
great  regard  to  the  doctrine  they  preach. 

These  veiry  moderate  men  whilst  they  were  planning 
the  invasion  of  this  province  were  solemnly  assuring 
the  world  that  they  wou'd  not  attempt  to  disturb  the 
peace  of  Canada: — these  peaceful  protestations  were 
intended  to  lull  us  asleep,  for  they  were  immediately 
followed  by  a  hostile  entry  into  this  government;  they 
took  St  Johns  Cliambly  &  Montreal,  &  block 'd  us  up  in 
Quebec  in  hopes  of  starving  us  into  a  compliance  with 
their  demands  dictated  by  sedition  &  rebellion;  their 
leader  did  every  thing  in  his  power  to  intimidate  us; 
letters  which  he  wrote  to  some  of  the  principal  Mer- 
chants in  Town  were  taken  in  the  possession  of  an  old 
woman,  he  made  them  great  promises,  on  condition  that 
they  wou'd  not  oppose  his  entry  into  TownX  At  the 
same  time  he  wrote  a  letter  to  Gen:  Carleton  which  for 
its  originality  ought  to  be  recorded — it  was  conceived 
in  the  following  words — 

HOLLAND  HOUSE,  Deer :  6th 
Sir, 

Notwithstanding  the  personal  ill-treatment  I  have 
received  at  your  hands — notwithstanding  your  cruelty 
to  the  unhappy  Prisoners  you  have  taken,  the  feelings 
of  humanity  induce  me  to  have  recourse  to  this  ex- 
pedient to  save  you  from  the  Destruction  which  hangs 
over  you.  Give  me  leave  Sir,  to  assure  you,  I  am  well 
acquainted  with  your  situation.  A  great  extent  of 
works,  in  their  nature  incapable  of  defence,  manned 
with  a  motley  crew  of  sailors,  the  greatest  part  our 
friends;  of  citizens,  who  wish  to  see  us  within  their 
walls  &  a  few  of  the  worst  troops,  who  ever  stiled  them- 
selves Soldiers.  The  impossibility  of  relief,  &  the  cer- 
tain prospect  of  wanting  every  necessary  of  life,  should 
your  opponents  confine  their  operations  to  a  simple 
Blockade,  point  out  the  absurdity  of  resistance.  Such 
is  your  situation!  I  am  at  the  head  of  troops  accus- 


—  86  — 

tomed  to  Success,  confident  of  the  rightousness  of  the 
cause  they  are  engaged  in,  inured  to  danger  &  so  highly, 
incensed  at  your  humanity,  illiberal  abuse,  and  the 
ungenerous  means  employed  to  prejudice  them  in  the 
mind  of  the  Canadians;  that  it  is  with  difficulty  I  re- 
strain them  till  my  Batteries  are  ready,  from  assaulting 
your  works  which  afford  them  a  fair  opportunity  of  ani- 
ple  vengeance,  and  just  retaliation.  Firing  upon  a  flag 
of  truce,  hitherto  unprecedented,  even  among  savages, 
prevents  my  taking  the  ordinary  mode  of  communicat- 
ing my  sentiments.  However,  I  will  at  any  rate  acquit 
my  conscience.  Should  you  persist  in  an  unwarrantable 
defence,  the  consequences  be  upon  your  own  head. 
Beware  of  destroying  stores  of  any  kind,  Public  or 
Private,  as  you  have  done  at  Montreal  '&  in  Three 
Kivers ;  If  you  do,  By  Heaven  there  will  be  no  mercy 
shewn. 

EICHD:  MONTGOMERY, 

Brigadier  Gen.  Cont.  Army 

His  Excellency 

MAJOR  GENERAL  CARLETON. 
Quebec. 

Finding  his  threats  &  promises  equally  ineffectual 
he  resolv'd  to  storm  the  city;  but  he  was  at  a  loss  how 
to  perswade  his  Troops,  as  he  calPd  them,  to  march  up 
to  so  desperate  an  attack;  Plunder  he  imagined  wou'd 
be  the  strongest  inducement  to  his  followers  to  attempt 
to  get  into  Town;  he  sat  himself  down  &  wrote  the  fol- 
lowing Orders 

HEAD  QUARTERS  HOLLAND  HOUSE 

near  Quebec  15th  Deer.  1775. 

Parole — Connecticut 
Countersign — Adams 

The  General  having  in  vain  offer 'd  the  most  favour- 
able terms  of  accomodation  to  the  Governor  of  Quebec, 


—  87  — 

&  having  taken  every  possible  step  to  prevail  on  the 
inhabitants  to  desist  from  seconding  him  in  his  wild 
scheme  of  defending  the  Town — for  the  speedy  reduc- 
tion of  the  only  hold  possess  'd  by  the  Ministerial  Troops 
in  this  Province — The  soldiers  flush 'd  with  continual 
success,  confident  of  the  justness  of  their  cause,  &  rejy- 
ing  on  that  Providence  which  has  uniformly  protected 
them,  will  advance  with  alacrity  to  the  attack  of  works 
incapable  of  being  defended  by  the  wretched  Garrison 
posted  behind  them,  consisting  of  Sailors  unacquainted 
with  the  use  of  arms,  of  Citizens  incapable  of  Soldiers 
duty,  &  of  a  few  miserable  Emigrants " 

"The  .General  is  confident  that  a  vigorous  &  spirited 
attack  must  be  attended  with  success." 

"The  troops  shall  have  the  effects  of  the  Governor, 
Garrison,  &  of  such  as  have  been  active  in  misleading 
the  Inhabitants  &  distressing  the  friends  of  liberty, 
equally  divided  among  them,  except  the  100th  share  out 
of  the,  whole  which  shall  be  at  the  disposal  of  the 
Gfeneral  to  be  given  to  such  soldiers  as  distinguishd 
themselves  by  their  activity  &  bravery,  to  be  sold  at 
public  auction :  the  whole  to  be  conducted  as  soon  as  the 
City  is  in  our  hands  and  the  inhabitants  disarmed." 

Mr.  Montgomery  had  his  reputation  as  a  Soldier  at 
stake,  he  aim'd  at  the  title  of  Conqueror  of  Canada: — 
The  Congress  had  great  dependance  on  him — he  made 
the  attack  &  met  his  fate. 

The  officers  who  had  seen  service  made  Soldiers  of 
the  Citizens. 

Colonel  M'Lean  was  indefatigable ;  he  was  here,  there, 
&  every  where  in  a  moment — in  the  worst  of  weather, 
as.  well  as  in  the  best;  he  was  seen  at  all  hours  of  the 
night  as  well  as  of  the  day. 

Capt :  M'Kenzie  of  the  Hunter  Sloop  of  War  did. duty 
as  Major  in  the  garrison — he  was  beyond  conception 
active:  the  rebels  batteries  bear  testimony  of  his  as- 
siduity, &  of  his  skill  in  gunnery.  He  has  much  merit 
for  bringing  his  Sailors  under  strict  discipline — for 
Jack  hates  land  service — he  cannot  brook  restraint. 


—  88  — 

Major  Cox  Lieut:  Governer  of  Gaspey  chearfully 
underwent  the  winters  fatigue:  he  was  remarkably 
zealous  for  the  service.  His  engaging  method  of  in- 
structing the  young  soldier  made  his  lessons  to  be  much 
sought  for. 

Major  Ecuyer  who  has  likewise  been  long  in  the  Army, 
took  his  turn  of  duty  with  the  other  field  Officers; 
nothing  was  neglected  by  him  to  forward  the  service. 
By  his  example  &  by  his  precepts  the  British  &  Cana- 
dian Militia  benefited  not  a  little. 

Major  Lemaitre,  major  of  brigade  merits  much 
applause  for  his  good  services. 

Never  was  there  a  more  active  indefatigable  careful 
officer  than  Major  Faunce  the  Town  Major. 

The  Canadian  Militia  officers  were  likewise  very 
assiduous  in  their  devoirs — in  short  the  Officers  in 
General  did  their  duty,  &  the  men  followed  their 
example. 

The  activity  of  individuals  had  a  very  visible  effect 
on  the  whole. 

If  ever  Emulation  was  conspicuous  it  was  under 
General  Carletons  influence  in  the  garrison  of  Quebec. 

As  the  humanity  of  the  following  Proclamation,  sets 
that  goodness  of  heart  for  which  the  General  is  univer- 
sally esteem  'd  in  a  proper  point  of  view,  it  shou'd  not 
here  be  omitted. 

His  enemies  will  love  him ;  those  who  have  fallen  into 
his  hands  will  bless  heaven.  Esteem  &  reverence  must 
fill  their  isouls,  &  many  a  prayer  be  put  up  for  his  pres- 
ervation. 

"WHEKEAS  I  am  informed  that  many  of  his  Majesty's 
deluded  subjects  of  the  neighbouring  Provinces  labour- 
ing under  wounds  &  divers  disorders  are  dispersed  in 
the  adjacent  woods  &  Parishes,  &  in  great  danger  of 
perishing  for  want  of  proper  assistance;  All  Capts:  & 
other  Officers  of  Militia  are  hereby  commanded  to  make 
diligent  search  for  all  such  distressed  persons  and 
afford  them  all  necessary  relief,  &  convey  them  to  the 
General  Hospital,  where  proper  care  shall  be  taken  of 


-  89  — 

them.  All  reasonable  expenses  which  shall  be  incurred 
in  complying  with  this  Order  shall  be  paid  by  the 
Eeceiver  General. 

And  lest  a  consciousness  of  past  offences  shou'd 
deter  such  miserable  wretches  from  receiving  that  as- 
sistance which  their  distressed  situation  may  require, 
I  hereby  make  known  to  them,  that  as  soon  as  their 
health  is  restored,  they  shall  have  free  liberty  to  return 
to  their  respective  Provinces. 

Given  under  my  hand  &  seal 
of  arms  at  the  Castle  of  St 
Louis  in  the  City  of  Quebec 
this  10th  day  of  May  1776  in 
the  16th  year  of  the  reign  of 
our  Sovereign  Lord  George 
the  third. 

GUY  CARLETON 
By  his  excellency's 

Command 
H.  T.  KRAMAHE 

GOD  SAVE  THE  KING 


CW$  30UmaI  w  the  property  of  JAMES  BAIN,  Jr.,  D.C.L.,  Librairian 
of  Toronto  Public  Library,  who  kindly  gave  communication 
thereof  to  the  Literary  and  Historical  Society  of  Quebec 
with  permission  to  publish  it. 


JOURNAL, 

of 

THE  MOST  REMARKABLE  OCCURENCES 
IN  QUEBEC 

since 
ARNOLD  APPEAR'D  BEFORE  THE  TOWN 

on 

THE  14th  NOVEMBER 
1775 


Journal  of  the  Most  Remarkable  Occur- 
rences in  Quebec,  since  Arnold  Appear'd 
before  the  Town  on  the  14th  November  1775 


1775 

In  the  beginning  of  November,  the  enemys  of  Govern- 
ment made  themselves  busy  in  spreading  intimidating 
reports  of  the  valour  and  astonishing  success  of  the 
Congress  troops,  they  multiplied  the  numbers  that  were 
on  their  march  to  this  place  under  General  Montgomery, 
and  they  trebled  the  number  that  accompany  'd  Arnold 
from  Cambridge  thro'  the  woods  to  Point  Levy;  they 
industriously  gave  advice  to  the  wavering  English  and 
French  in  Town,  and  they  preach 'd  to  the  Peasants 
who  came  in  their  way ;  Their  harangues  were  intended 
to  shew  the  folly  of  resistance,  "Our  force  is  nothing 
1  i  said  they,  theirs  is  great  and  daily  encreasing,  if  we 
"resist,  our  property  will  be  destroyed  for  we  cannot 
"long  hold  out,  they'll  starve  us  into  compliance,  or 
"batter  our  Town  to  the  ground — common  prudence 
"dictates  to  Capitulate  to  save  our  lives  and  effects/' 
The  Boston  mode  of  Town  meetings  was  adopted;  in 
these  disorderly  assemblys,  the  sentiments  of  the  people 
were  discovered,  we  found  that  we  had  but  too  many 
among  us,  in  the  rebel  interest — nay  if  report  speaks 
truth  some  people  had  actually  drawn  up  a  sketch  of 
the  articles  of  Capitulation. 

On  the  13th  in  the  night  the  rebels  cross 'd  the  river 
St.  Lawrence  and  landed  at  Wolfs  Cove,  on  the  14th. 
they  appeared  within  800  yards  of  the  walls  gave  three 
huzza 's,  and  retir'd. 

(93) 


—  91  — 

On  that  day  our  garrison  consisted  of  Eleven  hundred 
and  twenty  six  men,  vizt. 

British  Militia 300 

Canadian  do     480 

Arrived  on  the  12th.  Col  Maclean  with  . .  200 

Seamen  on  shore  wth.  Capt.  McKinzie. .  24 

Eecruits  from  Newfoundland,  Emigrants.  90 

Artificers  from  Newfoundland 32 

Total 1126 

On  the  22nd.  General  Carleton  published  a  proclama- 
tion ordering  every  person  who  was  not  determined  to 
defend  the  Town  to  the  last,  to  depart  in  four  days; 
From  that  hour  the  Kings  friends  look  on  themselves 
a's  free  from  treachery  within  and  good  was  augur 'd 
by  the  remaining  Citizens. 

On  the  first  of  December  the  return  of  the  Garrison 
stood  as  follows. 

70  Eoyal  fusileers 
230  Eoyal  Emigrants 

35  Marines 
330  British  Militia 

50  Masters  &  mates  of  vessels 
400  Seamen 
120  Artificers 

22  Artillery  fireworkers  &c 
543  Canadian  Militia 

1800  men  in  all 

Great  plenty  of  Ammunition  and  every  kind  of  Artil- 
lery stores.  Computed  about  five  thousand  souls  in 
Town,  for  which  number  there's  provisions  for  eight 
months. 

Firewood,  hay  and  oats,  short. 
DECEMBER  IST. 

There's  a  foot  of  snow  on  the  ground — wind  at  S  W 
raw  weather,  snowing — The  Hunter  sloop  of  war,  the 
Fell  armed  Brigantine  came  down  from  Eichelieu  and 
were  laid  up  in  the  Cul-de-Sac. 


—  95  — 

Reported  that  50  of  the  rebels  were  lodged  in  Menuts 
house,  (a  Tavern  within  a  mile  of  the  walls)  fir'd  some 
shots  and  dislodged  them. 

Clear  weather  in  the  west. 

2d  Cloudy,  the  wind  S.W,  much  floating  ice  in  the 
river,  yesterday  a  man  of  Lorette  was  drum'd  out  of 
Town  for  having  industriously  made  many  disheartning 
speeches  concerning  the  strength  of  the  rebels,  and  for 
advancing  ridiculous  untruths,  to  instill  fear  into  the 
minds  of  the  lower  class. 

Arnolds  party  came  thro7  the  woods  in  canvas 
frocks,  those  who  saw  them  first,  reported  them 
to  be  vetu  en  toile  this  report  went  from  mouth 
to  mouth,  the  word  toile,  was  at  length  changed 
into    toile,   and   the   country   people   absolutely 
believ'd  that  Arnolds  party  were  cas'd  in  sheet 
iron— The  rebels  are  canton 'd  from  La  pointe 
aux  trembles  to  Old  Lorette,  and  small  partys  of 
them  make  excursions  towards  the  Town  patrol- 
ing  in  all  the  roads  leading  to Ae. City  to  prevent 
provisions  from  getting  in-yl'he  Peasants,  or  as 
we  call  them  the  Habitants  behave  in  a  dastardlv 
manner— it  is  not  quite  clear  whether  ingratitude, 
or  fear  of  the  resentment  of  the  rebels  works 
most  with  them  in  keeping  them  from  Town,  be 
that  as  it  will  we  suffer  by  their  conduct.    The 
people  of  la  pointe  a  Tecaille  have  prevented 
Mr.   Dambourges   from   sending  up   his   vessel 
which  he  had  loaded  with  live  stock  for  the  gar- 
son — It  is  said  that  the  rebels  have  threatened 
to  punish  any  parish  that  shou'd  dare  to  send 
any  supplies  to  Quebec— Shou  'd  a  few  starved 
straglers  intimidate  thousands  of  well  fed  peas- 
ants who  adore  money  and  on  other  occasions 
have  gone  great  lengths  to  procure  it!— They 
wish  to  remain  neuter,  they  have  been  taught  that 
the  quarrel  is  between  Englishman  and  English- 
man, and  that  they  are  no  further  concerned  in 
the  dispute  between  the  mother  country  and  the 
Colonys  than  that  if  the  latter  bring  Britain  to 


—  96  — 

their  terms,  the  Canadians  will  live  free  from 
taxes:  from  hence  it  is  plain /that  if  they  take 
any  side,  it  will  be  the  rebels/ 

-3d  Eainy  sleeting  morning,  wind  N  E.  afternoon 
clear  and  cold  with  S  W  wind,  many  people  heard 
great  guns  at  a  distance  to  day.  A  Canadian 
reported  that  there  was  a  fleet  in  the  river  with 
7000  Eussians  on  board,  he  is  sent  to  prison  until 
they  arrive.  Some  peasants  say  that  the  rebel 
army  at  Pointe  au  tremble  is  4500  strong,  with 
many  cannon,  and  that  Mr.  Montgomery  heads 
them. 

4th.  It  froze  hard  in  the  night — the  wind  is  at  W  to 
day,  the  air  clear  and  cold. 

The  habitants  inform  us  that  the  rebels  are 
lodged  in  St.  Foix  Parish  &  in  the  parish  of  little 
Eiver,  none  of  them  are  much  above  two  miles 
from  our  walls.  One  Jeremiah  Duggan,  formerly 
a  hair  dresser  here,  is  now  stiPd  Major  and  heads 
500  Canadians. 

,5th.  Last  night  Jere  Duggan  with  a  party  enter  M  the 
suburbs  of  St.  Eoc,  the  inhabitants  tho'  of  the 
french  Militia  did  not  oppose  him,  but  many 
suffered  themselves  to  be  disarm 'd. 

A  soldier  of  the  British  Militia  tried  by  a  court 
martial  for  refusing  to  do  duty :  acquited. 

Firing  on  a  house  within  less  than  a  mile  of 
of  the  walls,  behind  which  (it  was  said)  the 
enemy  are  raising  a  battery. 

Our  strength  will  not  admit  of  sending  out  re- 
connoitring partys,  we  must  be  content  with  such 
information  as  chance  may  send  us. 

V6th.  Wind  W  S  W  cold  and  cloudy.  A  woman  of  St. 
Eoc  informed  the  officer  of  the  guard  at  Palace 
gate  that  some  rebel  soldiers  were  willing  to  get 
into  Town,  and  that  many  of  them  were  drnnk 
in  different  houses.  She  was  told  to  tell  the  men, 
that  such  as  chose  to  come  wou'd  be  received 
and  well  treated — four  came  in  consequence  of 


—  97  — 

this  message — Many  small  partys  lurking  behind 
houses  in  St.  Eocs  &  in  hollows  near  the  walls 
kept  popping  from  their  rifles— we  returned  their 
fire,  but  no  hurt  was  done  on  either  side. 

7th.  Cloudy  weather  with  easterly  wind — The  desert- 
ers say  that  Mr.  Montgomerys  army  is  2000 
strong  including  500  Canadians,  head  quarters  at 
Holland  house  two  miles  from  St.  Johns  gate — 
guards  are  placed  all  round  the  country  to  pre- 
vent the  habitants  from  getting  to  Town.  Their 
plan  of  operation,  is  to  canonade  and  bombard  the 
Town,  and  after  having  harrassed  us  in  this  way 
for  some  days  they  are  to  make  a  vigorous  as- 
sault and  take  us.  One  of  these  men  was  for  • 
merly  a  soldier  in  the  Royal  Americans ;  he  had 
often  said  that  he  well  knew  the  strength  of  the 
walls,  and  that  it  would  be  no  easy  matter  to  get 
over  them — An  officer,  after  a  volley  of  injurious 
words  ask'd  him  if  it  was  his  intention  to  inti- 
midate the  men,  &  he  added  ill  usage  to  bad  lan- 
guage: this  determined  him  to  hasten  his  depart- 
ure from  the  rebels  which  he  had  long  plan'd; 
"he  says  he's  no  Yankey,  but  a  loyal  native  of 
"good  old  Ireland." 

8th.  There  fell  above  six  inches  of  snow  last  night,  to 
day  the  wind  is  S  W  with  fine  clear  frosty 
weather;  they  are  firing  as  usual  on  our  sentrys 
—A  horse  standing  at  Menuts  door  was  kill'd 
by  a  cannon  ball,  a  few  minutes  after  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery got  out  of  the  cariole. 

9th  Pleasant  soft  sunshine,  wind  at  West,  Various 
are  the  reports  of  the  number  of  the  enemy. — 
from  what  the  deserters  have  said  joined  to  the 
accounts  of  the  habitants,  there  cannot  be  above 
1500,  Canadians  not  included — many  of  the 
rebels  are  sick.  It  is  also  said  that  the  small 
pox  is  among  them,  to  an  American  constitution 
it  is  a  dreadful  distemper— We  have  long  had  it 
in  Town. 

10th  Wind  N  E  cloudy  and  very  cold— At  two  this 
morning  the  enemy  threw  shells  into  Town  from 


—  9$  — 

St.  Eocs,  one  went  thro'  the  roof  of  a  house,  and 
that  was  all  the  mischief  that  was  done — they  are 
not  above  5£  inches— At  day  light  we  discovered 
a  fascine  battery,  800  yds  west  of  St.  Johns  Gate 
— we  fir'd  many  shots  through  it.  As  the  tops 
of  the  houses  in  St.  Johns  suburbs  cover M  the 
battery  of  the  enemy  we  set  fire  to  them  to  pro- 
cure a  full  view — The  people  had  strange  fears 
when  they  were  told  that  the  rebels  would  throw 
bombs  into  Town,  at  present  they  have  very  little 
dread  of  a  shell. 

llth.  A  rainy  bleak  day,  the  wind  strong  at  S  W — in 
the  night  43  shells  were  thrown  into  Town  with- 
out doing  any  damage;  by  the  appearance  of  the 
battery  this  morning  they  have  not  been  idle 
these  las(t  twelve  hours,  about  midday  the.  wind 
came  to  N.  W  it  blew  a  mere  hurricane  and  froze 
so  hard  that  in  half  an  hour  the  streets  and  ram- 
parts that  run  with  water  were  but  one  sheet  of 
ice. 

12  Wind  at  W  freezing  hard^ — 40  bombs  were  thrown 
into  Town  in  the  night.  The  enemy  skulk 'd  be- 
hind walls  and  under  fences  in  St.  Johns  &  St. 
Eocs  suburbs,  firing  all  day  on  our  sentrys  and 
on  any  other  who  appeared  at  the  embrasures—- 
we had  one  man  shot  thro'  the  heart;  we  answr'd 
their  fire  briskly  whenever  any  of  them  shew'd 
their  heads. 

13th.  Wind  at  W  with  soft  fine  weather—Three  shells 
that  were  thrown  into  Town  last  night  pierced 
the  roofs  of  two  houses  but  hurt  no  body.  It  is 
reported  that  the  rebels  intend  to  erect  a  battery 
at  Point  Levy  to  play  on  the  Town  from  that 
quarter  and  that  a  body  of  men  are  now  lodged 
at  Magnans  ferry  house  on  the  other  side  the 
Eiver — Fir'd  a  nine  pounder  from  the  King's 
wharf,  the  shot  went  through  the  house,  a  num- 
ber of  men  ran  out  of  it  and  made  the  best  of 
their  way  np  the  hill  where  they  stood  and  dis- 
charg'd  their  muskets,  the  distce.  is  above  1000 
yards. 


—  99  — 

Skulking  partys  are  abroad  in  St.  Eocs  firing 
on  whoever  appears  on  the  wails — Some  rebels 
got  into  the  Cupola  of  the  inteudants  &  fir'd  from 
thence,  a  shot  from  a  nine  pounder  soon  dislodged 
them — We  killed  four  to  day,  we  saw  the  enemy 
carry  off  the  dead  and  wounded  in  sleighs — 

We  plainly  saw  them  at  work  in  their  battery, 
our  shells  and  thirty  two  pound  shot  annoy 'd 
them  very  much. 

14  No  shells  thrown  into  Town  last  night;  some 
snow  fell  before  morning;  the  wind  is  West,  the 
weather  mild  and  lowring ;  we  kept  up  a  constant 
fire  on  their  battery — we  sent  many  shot  thro '  it. 
At  midday  they  open'd  it  with  five  Guns — six, 
nine,  and  twelve  pounders,  their  shot  made  no 
manner  of  impression  on  our  walls,  and  no 
damage  at  all  was  done  in  Town. 

15th.  Mild  with  an  easterly  wind :  no  kind  of  disturb- 
ance last  night — they  are  poping  from  their  bat- 
tery this  morning — 

About  9  o'clock,  two  men  in  blanket  coats  (with 
a  drummer),  carrying  a  bit  of  white  rag  at  the 
end  of  a  stick  approach 'd  the  walls,  one  of  them 
told  our  sentry  that  he  desir'd  to  be  admitted  to 
speak  with  the  General — A  message  was  des- 
patch'd  to  his  Excellency  who  return 'd  for 
answer  that  he  wou'd  not  admit  him,  neither 
wou'd  he  receive  any  letter  from  him,  nor  hear 
what  he  had  to  say — that  he  wou'd  have  no  man- 
ner of  communication  with  rebels,  these  men  said 
—Then  let  him  be  answerable  for  all  conse- 
quences, and  went  off. 

Towards  evening  they  began  again  to  fire  from 
their  battery — we  have  quite  torn  up  their  works 
by  our  shot,  our  fire  has  been  exceeding  hot  to 
day. 

16  Fine  mild  weather  wind  S  W — no  firing  from 
their  battery  this  morning;  we  imagine  that  we 
have  disabled  some  of  their  guns. 


—  100  — 

This  afternoon  they  fire  from  three  guns — 
they  throw  some  shells  into  Town — The  riflers 
wounded  three  men  on  our  walls  to  day,  they  fire 
from  garrat  windows  in  St.  Rocs — we  threw 
shells  into  St.  Rocs. 

17  At  4  o'clock  this  morning  a  sentry  behind  the 
Artillery  barracks  alarm  'd  the  guard  at  Palace 
gate,  he  aver'd  that  he  had  seen  above  600  men 
in  the   streets  in  St.   Roc — on  this  report  the 
drums  beat  to  arms,  every  man  ran  to  his  alarm 
post  and  there  remained  until  daylight,  but  no- 
body appear 'd  to  attack  us  in  any  quarter — they 
must  be  very  alert  if  they  take  us  by  surprise — 
the  voluntary  pickets  in  the  upper  and  lower 
Towns  are  very  strong —  it  blew  very  hard  last 
night  and  snow'd  a  great  deal — the  wind  to  day 
is  easterly,  stormy  dark  &  cold,  no  firing  from 
the  enemys  battery. 

18  Wind  at  S  with  snow,  the  air  mild,  shells  were 
thrown  into  Town  to  day,  we  threw  some  into 
St.  Roc — very  few  of  the  enemy  seen  any  where 
— we  cannot  see  their  guns,  they  have  drawn 
them  in,  or  have  carried  them  away,  their  fas- 
cines are  cut  to  atoms. 

A  soldier  was  shot  thro  the  forehead  to  day 
as  he  stood  on  the  two  gun  battery  the  ball  came 
from  a  garret  in  St.  Roc,  wou'd  that  suburbs 
were  burnt  to  the  ground! 

19  Last  night  we  threw  some  shells  and  burnt  four 
houses  in  St.  Roc — this  morning  the  wind  is  S 
mild    with    snow — The    rebels    skulking    in    St. 
Johns  suburbs  in  the  night  and  firing  wherever 
any  noise  directs  them,  this  is  a  constant  prac- 
tice; it  renders  our  sentrys  vigilant — we  gene- 
rally silence  them  by  grape  shot  fir'd  at  random 
among  the  houses — The  days  report  is  that  Mr. 
Montgomery  is  at  old  Lorette.    Wind  S  W  after- 
noon, and  very  cold. 

20  Wind  west  and  very  cold — nothing  remarkable 
happened  to  day.  It  is  impossible  that  men  in  such 


—  101  — 

weather  can  accomplish  anything  where  activity 
is  required — the  cold  chills  ones  blood,  and  be- 
numbs every  sense.  The  people  put  a  threat 
into  Montgomerys  mouth — they  say  that  he  told 
his  soldiers,  "that  he  will  dine  in  Quebec  on 
"Christmas  day  or  in  Hell" — we  are  determined 
that  he  shall  not  dine  with  us — One  of  our  towns- 
men who  is  detained  prisoner  among  the  rebels 
found  means  to  send  a  letter  to  Town,  he  writes 
that  "their  Canadian  aids  leave  them  very  fast 
"and  that  their  own  people  are  tir'd  of  the  ex- 
pedition." 

On  our  side  there's  a  conspicuous  martial 
spirit,  and  a  good  opinion  of  our  own  strength 
— it  may  be  expected  that  we'll  make  a  brave 
defence  if  the  rebels  attack  us. 

The  great  quantity  of  ice  and  snow  lying  in 
the  ways  leading  to  the  passes  we  lately  reckoned 
to  be  the  weakest  renders  these  places  at  present 
very  strong. 

21  Wind  W  N  W  exceedingly  cold,  nothing  remark- 
able. 

22  Wind  W  S  W  excessively  cold— Colonel  Cald- 
wells  clerk  who  has  been  a  prisoner  with  the 
rebels  for  some  days  escap'd  from  them,  and 
brought  one  of  them  along  with  him,  they  came 
in  at  Pres  de  Ville  at  10  at  night. 

23  Cold  in  the  morning — at  noon  mild  wind  S  W — 
Col:  Caldwells  clerk  reports  that  Mr.  Montgo- 
mery has  plan'd  to  storm  the  Town  this  night. 
"He  has  hitherto  found  it  very  difficult  to  per- 
"suade  his  men  to  undertake  an  attempt  so  very 
"dangerous;  plunder  has  been  held  up  as  an 
"object  to  induce  them  to  get  over  the  walls. 
The  Europeans    (he  has  a  great  many  in  his 
army)    say  the  Americans   shou'd  mount  first, 
"the  Americans  wou'd  willingly  cede  that  honor 
"to  their  friends  from  the  mother  country;  they 
"have  500  scaling  ladders  made  in  a  very  clumsy 
"manner." 


—  102  — 

How  can  they  hope  to  pass  the  ditch  loaded 
with  ladders  in  the  face  of  our  fire ! 

The  enemy  are  about  2000  in  number,  they  are 
sickly — the  small  pox  makes  havock  among  them. 

A  soldier  was  shot  on  the  two  gun  battery  to 
day,  from  St.  Eoc. 

24th.  Wind  N  E  cloudy,  nothing  happened  last  night, 
above  1000  men  were  under  arms  expecting  an 
attack,  the  rest  of  the  garrison  slept  in  their 
cloaths  with  their  musket  lying  by  them  ready 
on  the  first  alarm. 

A  deserter  (formerly  of  the  28th)  came  to 
St.  Johns  gate,  fir'd  his  musket  in  the  air,  club'd 
it,  calling  to  be  let  into  Town — the  gate  being 
blocked  up  ropes  were  let  down  into  the  ditch 
and  he  was  drawn  up — He  reports  that  "the  in- 
tended attack  was  put  off  on  accot.  of  Col: 
"Caldwells  clerk rs  escape,  but  that  they'll  cer- 
'  'tainly  attempt  to  storm  us  to  night,  if  his  es- 
"cape  does  not  prevent  them." 

25th  Mild  S  W  wind — Last  night  was  remarkably 
quiet — Many  signals  by  fire  were  perceived  all 
around  us.  Two  thirds  of  the  garrison  under 
arms  expecting,  and  ardently  wishing  for  the 
long  threatened  attack,  but  daylight  came  to  shew 
us  that  they  were  not  near  our  walls. 

It  is  said  that  the  rebels  offer  the  congress 
bills  to  the  peasants,  who  refuse  to  take  it  before 
the  Town  is  taken. 

General  Carleton,  and  most  of  the  upper  Town 
Gentlemen  off  duty  sleep  in  their  cloaths  at  the 
Eecollets,  and  the  Gentlemen  of  the  lower  Town 
have  a  strong  voluntary  picquet  there. 

26  The  last  night  was  clear,  and  most  excessively 
cold — the  wind  is  N  W  to  day  accompany  'd  with 
intense  cold  there's  no  handling  of  arms  in  such 
weather. 

27  Hazy  cloudy  night — wind  W  N  W  this  morning 
with  snow,  no  alarm  in  the  night. 


—  103  — 

28  The  weather  was  clear  and  mild  last  night — this 
day  is  soft  with  sunshine. 

29  Clear  weather  last  night — no  alarms,  fine  weather 
this  morning — we  got  no  intelligence  from  the 
country — we   perceive   the   rebels    crossing   the 
street  in  St.  Rocs  suburbs  threes  &  fours  at  a 
time,  many  of  them  have  the  uniforms   of  the 
VIII  and  XXVI  Eegts. 

30  Wind  easterly  very  mild — In  the  night  a  deserter 
from  the  rebels  came  in  at  Palace  Gate — he  re- 

/ports,  "that  if  the  Canadians  are  included  the 
"army  under  Mr.  Montgomery  may  amount  to 
"between  two  and  three  thousand,  that  they  have 
"been  new  cloatli'd  lately,  and  that  they  are  most 
"plentifully  supply 'd  by  the  country  people  who 
"are  paid  in  hard  money — they  have  got  shells 
"lately  from  Montreal— the  small  pox  rages 
"among  them. 


"The  General  order 'd  the  Army  to  be  assem- 
"bled  at  head  quarters,  it  was  given  out  that  they 
"were  to  attack  the  Town  that  night — Mr.  Mont- 
"gomery  harangued  them,  praising  their  spirit, 
"and  zeal  in  the  glorious  cause  he  inform 'd  that 
"some  unexpected  events,  made  it  prudent  to 
"put  off  the  attack  for  that  night,  but  that  he 
"wou'd  soon  lead  them  to  an  easy  conquest — 
'  '  The  Americans  pretended  to  be  anxious  to  pro- 
"ceed  immediately  but  it  was  the  deserters  opi- 
"nion  that  they'll  be  backward  whenever  they 
"come  within  reach  of  our  guns."  He  says  all 
the  people  from  the  Old  country  wish  "  to  be  at 
"home  they  are  not  fond  of  attacking  the 
"Town" — thirty  shells  were  thrown  into  Town, 
a  third  part  did  not  burst  This  man  says  well 
be  attack 'd  on  the  first  snowy  or  stormy  night. 

31st  Wind  N  E  snowy  and  cloudy,  we  may  expect  to 
be  attack 'd  if  what  the  deserter  says  is  true. 
Capt.  Malcolm  Fraser  of  the  Eoyal  Emigrants 
in  going  his  rounds  betweenn  4  and  5  o'clock 
this  morning  perceived  signals  from  the  enemy  he 


—  i04  — 

immediately  alarm 'd  the  guards  and  picquets, 
who  stood  to  their  arms — all  our  sentrys  saw 
flashes  like  lightning  all  round,  those  between  St. 
John's  Gate  and  Cape  Diamond  saw  an  avenue  of 
lanterns  set  up  on  poles  at  regular  distances, 
Eockets  were  thrown  up,  and  immediately  a 
hot  fire  of  musketry  was  kept  up  from  behind 
some  ridges  of  snow  within  80  yards  of  the  walls 
at  Cape  Diamond — The  drums  beat  to  arms,  the 
bells  rang  the  alrm,  and  in  less  than  ten  minutes, 
every  person  able  to  bear  arms  was  in  motion — 
even  old  men  upwards  of  70  were  forward  in  ap- 
pearing arm'd  for  the  defence  of  the  Town.  A 
party  of  the  British  Militia  under  Col  Caldwell 
was  immediately  detach 'd  by  Col.  McLean  to  re- 
inforce Cape  Diamond,  as  it  was  said  an  attack 
wou'd  be  made  there.  There  he  posted  the  party 
&  returned  to  the  Parade.  Mr.  Montgomery 
attack 'd  at  the  same  time  at*  Pres  de  Ville  with 
900  pick'd  men,  and  Arnold  attacked  atf  Sault 
au  Matelot,  with  700  chosen  fellows,  while  the 
fire  was  kept  up  at  Cape  Diamond — a  strong 
party,  ('tis  said  Canadians)  appear 'd  in  the 
suburbs  of  St.  Johns — their  bomb  battery  play'd 
on  us  from  St.  Eoc. 

The  guard  at  Pres  de  Ville  had  perceiv'd  the 
flashes  for  some  time,  and  every  man  was  ready 
at  his  Post,  the  gunners  with  lighted  matches 
stood  ready  to  give  the  rebels  a  warm  reception; 
tho '  the  night  was  very  dark  with  thick  snow,  yet 
they  were  seen  approaching;  a  body  of  about 
150,  came  within  50  yards  of  our  guns,  they 
made  a  stand  at  a  narrow  pass  as  if  in  consulta- 
tion— Capt.  Barnsfare  who  commanded  the  guns 
watch 'd  the  time  and  fir'd  the  instant  they  began 
to  move  forward,  shrieks  and  groans  were  heard 
but  nobody  was  seen  after  this  cool  discharge,  he 
continued  his  fire  nevertheless  for  some  time. 


*  A  strong  barrier  &  guard  at  the  Southern  extremity  of  the  Lower 
t  The  battery  at  the  Northern  end  of  the  low  Town. 


—  105  — 

At  the  other  end  of  the  Town  the  rebels  had 
better  success,  they  forced  our  guard  at  Sault 
au  Matelot,  and  penetrated  to  the  end  of  the 
street  where  our  people  made  a  stand  behind  a 
barrier — a  very  hot  fire  began  on  both  sides,  the 
rebels  fir'd  under  cover  as  much  as  possible. 

At  this  time  General  Carleton  saw  their  error 
and  improved  the  opportunity:  he  sent  Capt. 
Laws  with  a  party  out  at  Palace  gate  to  attack 
the  enemy  in  rear,  &  Colonel  McLean  sent  Capt. 
Macdougal  to  support  him  and  take  possession 
of  the  Post  which  our  guard  had  abandoned. 
Major  Nairne  also  of  the  B  Emigrants  or  Col. 
MacLeans  Kegiment,  was  detached  to  the  Lower 
Town  with  a  strong  party,  &  Col.  Caldwell  with 
a  detachment  of  the  British  Militia  was  sent  there 
also. 

Major  Nairne  and  Lieut.  Dambourges  of  the 
same  corps,  attracted  the  notice  of  every  body, 
and  gain'd  much  honor  by  their  gallant  behavior. 
They  enter 'd  a  house  by  the  windows,  where  the 
rebels  had  lodged  themselves,  and  with  charged 
bayonets  forced  them  to  desert  it,  and  thus 
secur'd  a  post  which  had  the  enemy  kept,  must 
have  been  attended  with  the  worst  consequences 
for  us,  for  it  commanded  a  principal  street,  and 
overlooked  a  strong  battery  on  Lymburners 
wharf. 

The  General  from  his  perfect  knowledge  of 
Military  affairs  forsa\v  that  the  Sortie  wou'd  be 
crown 'd  with  success — The  dift.  corps  confiding 
in  his  abilitys,  march  'd  with  alacrity  wherever 
they  were  led,  and  advanced  secure  of  Victory. 

Colonel  Maclean  the  second  in  command,  with 
all  the  presence  of  mind  which  distinguishes  the 
brave  soldier,  made  his  dispositions  in  most  ex- 
cellent order,  to  counteract  the  plans  of  the  at- 
tackers :  in  short  his  indef atigability  ever  since 
the  Town  was  invested  gave  us  a  favorable  pre- 
sage of  our  success. 

Colonel   Caldwell  by  his   example   made  his 


—  106  — 

corps  of  militia  emolous  to  appear  where  danger 
made  their  assistance  necessary. 

The  rebels  perceiving  themselves  vigorously 
attack 'd  in  front  &  in  rear  called  for  Quarter, 
which  was  granted.  In  this  affair  we  made  the 
flower  of  Mr.  Montgoinerys  army  prisoners,  & 
we  have  reason  to  think  that  many  have  been 
killed  and  many  wounded:  Arnold  was  carried 
off  at  the  first  onset,  he  was  shot  in  the  leg,  while 
he  passed  the  pickets  behind  the  Hotel  Dieu,  from 
whence  an  inconceivable  fusilade  was  pour'd  on 
the  rebels  as  they  march 'd  to  the  Sault  au 
Matelot. 

The  prisoners  say  that  if  Mr.  Montgomery's 
party  had  attack 'd  at  Pres  de  Ville  with  equal 
bravery,  to  that  which  was  exerted  at  Sault  au 
Matelot,  they  wou'd  have  carried  the  Lower 
Town. 

After  the  Lower  Town  is  taken  it  is  entirely 
commanded  by  the  Upper  Town. 

The  rebels  had  slips  of  paper  pin'd  to  their 
caps,  with  Liberty  or  Death  wrote  on  them. 

We  lost  this  morning  1  Capt.  Anderson, 

Lt.  in  the  Navy. 
5  Privates  killed 
1  Private  wounded 

We  took,  two  Eoyals 

three  Howitzers, 

two   brass,   three   pounders   with   a 
quantity  of  small  shells— 
We  made  prisoners 

1  Lieut  Colonel 

2  Majors 

8  Captains 
15  Lieuts.  !    Qt  wounded 

1  Adjutant 

1  Quarter  Master 

4  Volunteers 
350  Privates 
44  Officers  and  soldiers — wounded 


426  In  all  taken 


—  107  — 
JANUARY  IST.  1776. 

A  very  great  snow  fell  last  night.  The  whole 
garrison  lay  on  their  arms,  but  every  thing  re- 
main'd  quiet — the  bodys  that  lay  outside  of  Pres 
de  Ville  were  brought  in,  13  in  number.  Two 
deserters  came  in  to  day,  who  report  that  Mr. 
Montgomery  is  missing — The  dead  bodys  have 
been  view'd  and  their  Generals  is  found  among 
them,  with  Mr.  McPherson's  his  aid  de  camp, 
and  Mr.  Cheesemans. 

Mr.  Lanaudiere  attended  Mr.  Meigs  (one  of 
the  prisoners  stiled  Major)  out  at  Palace  gate 
with  an  intention  to  accompany  him  to  head 
quarters  to  demand  the  prisoners  baggage — but 
Mr.  Lanaudiere  perceiv'd  by  some  Canadian 
rebels  that  it  wou'd  be  more  advisable  for  him 
to  return  to  Town — Many  Habitants  were  col- 
lected in  St.  Eocs  in  hopes  of  entering  the  Town 
that  day  to  share  the  plunder. 

A  genteel  coffin  is  order 'd  by  the  Lieut.  Gov- 
ernor, for  the  body  of  Mr.  Montgomery — former- 
ly that  misled  man  was  known  for  an  agreable 
companion,  and  had  the  general  esteem  of  his 
acquaintances  here. 

2d.  All  the  last  night  an  incessant  fire  was  kept  up 
on  the  houses  at  the  South  end  of  St.  Eoc,  know- 
ing that  a  body  of  the  rebels  were  there  assem- 
bled. A  volunteer  in  the  rebel  army  came  over 
the  ice  fro^i  Beauport  to  Sault  au  Matelot,  it  was 
a  long  while  before  he  cou'd  be  brought  to  believe 
that  he  was  a  prisoner:  he  firmly  believed  that 
the  lower  Town  was  in  possession  of  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery. Mr.  Meigs  went  out  on  his  parole  to 
fetch  the  officers  baggage. 

3d.  A  very  soft  cloudy  day;  still  firing  on  St.  Eocs. 
Many  of  the  prisoners,  officers  and  men,  have 
been  inoculated  to  day  at  their  own  desire. 

4th.  Nothing  remarkable  happened  in  the  night,  wind 
at  S  W  with  soft  hazy  drizzling  weather — Capt. 


—  108  — 

Anderson  was  bury'd  to  day  with  all  the  honors 
of  War.  Mr.  Montgomery  was  bury'd  privately 
at  night. 

5th.  wind  S  W  with  thaw — it  sleeted  all  last  night — 
making  additions  to  the  works  at  Sault  an  Mate- 
lot — Firing  was  heard  towards  St.  Foix — Mr. 
Meigs  returned  with  part  of  the  baggage. 

6th.  Wind  N  W — at  4  this  morning  it  began  to  freeze, 
the  cold  encreas  'd  with  the  day. 

7th.  Wind  at  West,  very  cold.  Some  of  the  proprie- 
tors in  St.  Eocs  were  found  there  to  day  and 
brought  into  Town — they  are  suspected  of  having 
been  aiding  to  the  rebels,  and  are  therefore  put 
in  confinement. 

It  is  said  that  the  rebels  told  the  country  peo- 
ple, the  day  after  the  attack,  that  we  were  beat 
out  of  the  lower  Town,  600  of  us  were  killed,  and 
that  they  lost  but  15  men — That  Mr.  Montgomery 
was  gone  thro'  the  woods  to  Boston  for  a  rein- 
forcement. Ninety  four  of  the  Prisoners  all 
Europeans  petitioned  to  be  enlisted  for  a  time  in 
Col.  MacLeans  corps. 

8th.  Wind  N  E  blowing  raw  weather.  The  94  peti- 
tioners took  the  oaths  to  serve  His  Majesty  faith- 
fully until  the  first  of  June.  Before  they  were 
permitted  to  swear  they  were  told  that  if  they 
repented  of  their  intention,  they  were  at  liberty 
to  retract,  that  nevertheless  they  should  be  well 
treated  if  they  rather  chose  to  remain  as  pri- 
soners. 

9th.  Wind  N  E  soft  snowy  weather,  a  great  quantity 
fell  in  the  night. 

10  Wind  W  N  W  very  cold — Last  night  many  flashes 
of  fire  were  seen,  the  guards  were  on  that  account 
doubly  watchful  as  an  attack  was  apprehended — • 
they  chose  similar  weather  for  their  last  attack. 

This  morning  people  were  obliged  to  dig  their 
way  out  of  their  houses,  the  wind  had  so  drifted 
the  great  quantity  of  snow  that  fell  in  the  night. 


11  Wind  W  b  N  very  clear,  and  very  cold,  it  drifted 
in  the  afternoon  to  fill  up  the  streets — In  the 
night  rockets  were  thrown  from  the  General  Hos- 
pital, St.  Foix,  Beauport  and  St.  Koc. 

Some  riflemen  in  St.  Roc  firing  on  our  sentrys. 

Two  recollets  carried  over  some  Canadians  to 
point  Levy,  they  had  come  in  after  the  31st.  They 
were  set  free  to  tell  their  own  story — for  all  they 
saw  in  Town  must  have  convinced  them  of  the 
good  condition  of  the  garrison. 

12  Wind   S  W  fine  morning,   nothing  remarkable 
happened  last  night — afternoon  drifty. 

13  Bad  weather  last  night.    Palace  gate  was  open'd 
with  permission  to  the  people  to  fetch  in  wood 
from  thence  for  themselves — a  party  arm'd  was 
sent    to    cover    the    wooding    party.    About    9 
o'clock  at  night  some  short  lived  blazes  were 
seen  at  the  S  end  of  St.  Eocs. 

14  Nothing  extraordinary  happened  in  the  night — 
the  weather  is  excessively  cold  to  day  with  the 
wind  at  W.    We  perceive  something  like  a  pile 
of  fascines  at  the  end  of  the  General  Hospital. 

15  It  froze  very  hard  last  night,  this  a  cold  blowy 
drifty  day  with  S  W  wind.    A  report   (which 
cannot  be  traced)  prevails  in  Town — "The  people 
"of  Montreal  refus'd  to  comply. with  an  order 
"of  their  new  masters — and  that  the  Canadians 
"refused  to  attend  Old  Mr.  Wooster  to  Quebec, 
"after  they  learnt  that  Mr.   Montgomery  and 
"many  of  his  officers  had  been  killed  in  attack- 
ing us/' 

16th.  It  froze  hard  in  the  night;  men  at  work  with 
hatchets  in  St.  Eocs — a  fine  mild  day — The  arch- 
ives were  this  day  brought  in  from  the  vaults  of 
the  Intendants  Palace. 

17  Wind  N  E  mild  tho'  snowing.  A  French  girl 
of  the  Town  escaped  to  day  from  the  rebels,  she 
had  been  confin'd  on  suspicion  that  she  gave  us 


—  110  — 

intelligence.  "She  says  that  200  of  them  deserted 
"since  their  defeat,  and  that  they  talk  of  making 
' '  a  second  attack  with  4000  men. 

We  imagine  that  they  cannot  have  above  800 
remaining,  considering  how  many  have  been 
taken,  the  number  killed,  and  the  amount  of  those 
who  left  them  lately.  If  they  depend  on  the  Cana- 
dian habitants,  they'll  trust  to  a  rotten  support — 
we  within  the  walls  count  the  Canadians  without 
as  nought.  We  wou'd  laugh  at  an  army  of  ten 
thousand. 

She  saw  some  of  the  Canadians  whom  the 
recollets  landed  at  Point  Levy  on  the  llth. 

18  Wind  S  W  &  cold— The  great  Guns  were  fir'd 
in  Town  in  honor  of  Her  Majesty — Palace  gate 
was  open'd,  and  a  great  deal  of  wood  and  hay 
was  got  in  .     A  horse  mill  was  set  going  to  day — 
it  makes  excellent  flour. 

19  Cold  clear  westerly  wind.     Capt.  Motte  as  he 
calPd  himself  escorted  five  baggage  sleighs  to 
Palace  gate — he  held  in  his  hand  what  they  call 
a  flag  of  truce — He  brought  a  little  money  for  the 
prisoners. 

About  9  at  night  a  fire  broke  out  in  St.  Eoc  which 
burnt  furiously,  whether  it  took  by  accident,  or 
was  set  on  fire  by  the  rebels,  we  know  not. 

20  Wind  S  W  with  soft  snow  showers.     Firing  shot 
and  shells  at  their  guard  house  S  end  of  St.  Rocs, 
many  of  them  took  place.    About  10  at  night  six 
houses  were  seen  on  fire  in  St.  Roc;  there's  no 
doubt  but  that  the  rebels  burn  them. 

21  Wind  S  W,  mild  with  snow.     Three  of  the  late 
engaged  men  deserted  last  night.     They'll  no 
doubt  report  a  true  state  of  the  garrison;  it  will 
not  encourage  the  rebels  to  make  a  second  at- 
tempt.. 

In  the  night  about  10  o'clock,  a  small  sloop 
within  400  yards  of  Palace  gate  was  seen  in  a 
blaze — many  small  craft  lay  near  her,  but  no 


—  Ill  — 

further  damage  was  done.     A  great  quantity  of 
wood  was  got  in  from  St.  Eoc  to  day. 

22  Wind  N  E  drifty,  cloudy  and  mild,  About  two 
this  morning  more  houses  were  set  on  fire  in  St. 
Eoc. 

Part  of  a  great  quantity  of  rum,  which  lies  at 
Mr.  Drummond's  distillery  was  brought  in  at 
Palace  gate  to  day. 

23  S  W  wind  and  mild  weather — much  wood  got  in 
to  day — the  party  was  covered  wh.  a  brass  field 
piece. 

About  9  in  the  evening  we  perceiv'd  St.  Eocs 
on  fire  again,  14  houses  were  consumed — the 
blaze  have  light  in  every  street  and  alley  in  Town 
—the  reflection  of  the  flame  gave  the  snow  an 
orange  colour — The  night  was  still,  the  scene  new 
and  awful,  yet  pleasingly  grand. 

By  their  conduct  in  burning  the  suburbs  we 
judge  that  they  now  despair  of  being  able  to  take 
the  Town — If  the  General  out  of  his  wonted  sym- 
pathy for  the  sufferings  of  the  poor  people,  had 
not  preserved  it  hitherto,  their  skulking  and  firing 
from  the  houses,  would  at  last  have  oblig'd  us 
to  fire  it — they  have  sav'd  us  the  trouble. 

24th  Mild  fine  weather  wind  S  W — we  fir'd  some  shot 
at  the  enemys  guard  house.  More  of  Mr.  Drum- 
monds  rum  &  melasses  got  in — A  guard  of  18 
men  was  posted  near  Palace  gate,  outside,  under 
command  of  an  officer,  to  be  continued  every 
night,  to  prevent  the  rebels  from  setting  fire  to 
the  houses,  East  of  the  gate — some  were  burnt 
towards  the  W.  end. 

25  Wind  at  S  W  mild  with  sunshine.  Palace  gate 
was  open'd  for  the  Towns  people  to  get  in  wood 
— a  strong  covering  party  protected  those  at 
work — we  had  a  brass  six  pounder  out,  on  wheels. 
General  Carleton  and  Col.  Maclean  advanced 
within  musket  shot  of  their  guard  house — we 
know  not  his  intention  but  had  the  road  admitted 


—  112  — 

that  the  field  piece  could  advance,  we  think  a 
good  account  wou'd  have  been  given  of  that  guard 
—the  wheels  sunk  in  the  snow.  The  enemy 
kept  close — after  we  got  into  Town  we  saw  two 
or  three  small  partys  marching  from  the  General 
Hospital  &  Menuts  towards  their  guard  house. 
A  great  many  sleighs  cross 'd  from  the  ferry 
house  towards  the  General  Hospital,  we  have 
seen  a  great  many  lately  coming  from  Orleans — 
we  imagine  they  carry  provisions — some  think 
they  carry  rum,  the  cargo  of  a  vessel  put  on 
shore  there  in  November  last. 

26        Easterly  wind,  mild  air,  heavy  sky  with  a  little 
snow. 

A  report  prevails  to  day,  that  a  shopkeeper 
nam'd  Dumont  who  left  the  Town  (thinking  to  be 
safe  in  the  country)  was  plundered  at  Charle- 
bourg,  whether  by  Canadians  or  New  England 
rebels  is  not  said — and  it  is  added  that  one 
Larche,  who  forsook  his  house  in  St.  Eoc  was 
killed  defending  his  property  from  the  like  at- 
tempt at  Beauport. 

27th.    Wind  S  W  very  cold  with  sunshine,  nothing  ex- 
traordinary to  day.  out  wooding. 

28th.    Wind  S  W  excessively  cold,  nothing  worth  re- 
marking. 

29  Wind  W  clear  and  intensely  cold ;  if  this  weather 
continues  but  for  a  few  days  the  River  will  cer- 
tainly freeze  up,  an  event  that  wou'd  double  the 
duty  of  the  garrison — the  Lower  Town  wou'd  be 
much  exposed. 

30  Easterly  wind  and  cold  this  morning.    Evening 
milder  with  high  wind  &  snow,  at  10  this  night 
the  rebels  set  fire  to  some  houses  in  St.  Rocs — 
these  burning  partys  do  not  come  near  our  out 
picquet. 

31  Wind  East,  dark  soft  weather,  with  showers  of 
fine  rain — Wood  party  out,  they  were  fir'd  on  by 
four  men  at  a  great  distance,  the  covering  party 


—  113  — 

took  no  notice  of  them — A  gun  from  the  walls 
made  them  tumble  down  in  the  snow  the  moment 
they  perceived  the  flash. 

About  9  o'clock  as  usual,  fire  was  put  to  some 
of  the  remaining  houses  at  the  end  of  St.  Eocs — 
the  flame  lighted  every  corner  of  the  city. 

FEBEUAEY  IST 

Wind  S  E  mild  morning  air,  at  midday  S  W 
wind,  cold  with  drift. 

The  rebels  fir'd  on  a  working  party  of  ours, 
we  returned  their  fire,  but  as  they  were  at  a  great 
distance  no  damage  was  done  on  either  side. 

An  English  woman  obtained  the  Governors 
permission  to  join  her  husband  in  the  country — 
The  rebels  at  St.  Eocs  guard  house  wou'd  not 
let  her  pass ;  she  says  all  the  people  she  saw  spoke 
french. 

2  Wind  at  West,  clear  and  cold — wood  got  into 
Town  to  day.    In  the  night  a  house  quite  at  the 
N  W  end  of  St.  Eoc  was  burnt. 

3  Wind  at  West,  clear  sunshine  excessively  cold — 
A  cover  M  party  out  for  wood, — our  workers  were 
fir'd  on  by  a  few  people  conceaPd  among  the 
ruins  of  St.  Eoc,  a  shell  from  Town  directed 
towards  their  lurking  hole  made  them  retire  pre- 
cipitately. 

In  the  night  a  small  party  of  the  enemy  was 
discovered  stealing  cautiously  forward  towards 
the  East  end  of  St,  Eoc;  the  eagerness  of  our  out 
picquet  guard  to  take  them,  made  them  uncau- 
tious  in  their  advancing,  they  saw  them  and  re- 
tir'd.  We  imagine  they  intended  to  set  fire  to 
the  houses  in  that  quarter. 

4th  Wind  West,  still  clear  and  exceeding  cold,  If  it 
continues  in  this  degree  and  shall  be  calm,  the 
river  will  inevitable  freeze  next  low  tides. 


—  114  — 

5  Wind  West,  cloudy — milder  than  yesterday;  it 
blows,  a  circumstance  against  the  freezing  of 
the  Eiver. 

6  West  wind,  a  blowing  drifting  day,  &  cold.    In 
the  night  three  of  the  new  recruits  to  the  emi- 
grants deserted:  they  let  themselves  drop  from 
the  wall  behind  the  artillery  barracks,  among 
deep   snow;   if  the  sentry  who  was  posted  at 
about  30  yards  from  the  spot  had  done  his  duty, 
they  could  not  have  escaped — Three  of  the  same 
set  are  confin'd  for  having  declared  their  inten- 
tion to  follow  them. 

7th.  Wind  S  W  clear  and  cold — Last  night  we  dis- 
cover 'd  the  houses  in  the  S,  of  St.  Johns  suburbs 
on  fire — three  houses  were  consumed.  There's 
both  hay  and  firewood  there;  no  doubt  we  will 
endeavor  to  get  both  in,  before  the  rebels  destroy 
them —  they  steal  in  at  dusk  kindle  a  fire  on  the 
floor  &  walk  off,  they  are  out  of  reach  of  our 
guns  before  the  fire  breaks  out. 

Some  say  they  have  seen  armed  men  in  the 
street,  and  that  they  have  seen  five  men  at  their 
old  battery  to  day. 

8th.  The  night  was  quiet,  the  morning  is  soft  and 
clear — The  Towns  people  now  find  wood  very 
scarce  in  St.  Eoc,  the  picquets  are  buried  in  snow. 

Three  men  were  seen  on  the  ice,  bending  their 
course  towards  the  Town — A  party  of  16  or  18 
was  seen  to  march  after  them  from  Beauport, 
and  carry  them  back. 

Major  Nairn  of  the  E.  Emigrants  with  30  men 
guarded  St.  Johns  suburbs  last  night. 

9th  A  heavy  wind  at  N  E  with  thick  snow,  the  storm 
encreas  'd  until  evening  when  it  blew  a  mere  hur- 
ricane— it  was  impossible  to  face  it. 

A  sailor  is  missing — he  may  be  found  buried 
under  the  snow  in  the  streets — in  some  places 
it  is  driven  by  the  wind  to  twenty  foot  deep — If 
he  got  over  the  walls  attempting  to  desert  he 
must  inevitably  have  perished. 


—  115  — 

10  Wind  still  at  N  E  and  but  very  little  abated,  it; 
is  impossible  to  walk  in  many  parts  of  the  Town 
without  snow  shoes:  the  first  storys  of  many 
houses  are  under  the  snow,  the  windows  of  the 
second  level  with  it,  and  serve  as  doors. 

About  8  at  night  the  wind  abated  suddenly, 
and  it  ceased  snowing. 

11  Cold  westerly  wind.    A  man  (the  new  recruits 
called  him  Capt.  Felton)  carrying  a  white  hand- 
kerchief on  a  short  stick,  was  seen  approaching 
the  walls  on  snow  shoes,  the  sentry  permitted 
him  to  advance  within  call.    He  said  he  had  let- 
ters  for   Governor   Carleton   from   Mr.   Abbot 
and  Mr.  Schaulk  of  the  E.  Artillery — He  was 
told  to  remain  until  a  message  could  be  sent  to 
the  Governor — Col.  Maclean  returned  with  the 
Generals   order,  that  he  shou'd  go  back  from 
whence  he  came  for  that  no  letter,  no  message 
could  be  received  thro'  the  channel  of  the  rebels, 
and  desir'd  him  never  to  attempt  any  thing  of 
that  kind. 

12  Wind  S  W  a  fine  moderate  day ;  numerous  partys 
employed  in  clearing  the  ditch  &  ramparts  from 
snow — many  people  walk  from  the  embrasures 
into  the  ditch  on  snow  shoes — In  some  places  the 
snow  was  two  or  three  feet  over  the  guns  altho 
from  their  muzzles  to  the  bottom  of  the  ditch 
is  not  less  than  30  foot. 

13  A  fine  moderate  day.    All  the  officers  &  men  off 
duty  employed  in  clearing  away  snow — above  a 
hundred  of  the  prisoners  have  been  sent  sick  to 
the  Hospital,  within  a  few  days. 

14  Wind   at   S   W  with   fine   weather.    Above   80 
loaded  sleighs  have  arrived  at  Menuts  from  all 
quarters — we  see  two  field  pieces  at  his  door  and 
a  great  many  people  going  in  &  out,  and  much 
passing  and  repassing  to  &  from  the  General  \ 
Hospital — we  fired  a  good  many  shot  at  Menuts, 
some  of  the  balls  went  thro'  the  house— After 


—  116  — 

keeping  up  a  pretty  smart  fire  from  the  ramparts, 
we  perceived  a  person  in  a  cariole  coming 
towards  the  Town,  he  wav'd  something  tied  to 
a  stick — he  pass'd  the  guard  house  at  the  end  of 
St.  Eocs  and  made  a  stand  two  or  three  minutes 
waving  his  handkerchief — we  took  no  notice  of 
him,  but  continued  to  fire  at  Menuts — he  turn'd 
about,  and  we  saw  no  more  of  him.  These  peo- 
ple were  told  on  a  former  occasion  that  the  Gov- 
ernor would  not  receive  any  letter  or  message 
from  rebels,  or  by  their  hands — Some  people 
imagine  that  they  were  endeavoring  to  stop  our 
fire  for  a  little,  until  somebody  or  something  in 
the  house  cou'd  be  removed,  for  most  undoubt- 
edly they  must  have  found  Menuts  house  too  hot 
for  them.  Three  of  the  Emigrants  are  missing 
to  day.  Above  a  hundred  men  were  seen  at  their 
guard  house  half  a  mile  W  of  St.  Johns  suburbs, 
&  some  were  seen  in  their  old  battery  to  day,  it 
is  probable  they  intend  to  set  fire  to  the  suburbs 
also.  There  has  been  a  great  stir  among  them 
within  these  four  &  twenty  hours.  Three  huzzas 
were  plainly  heard  from  about  the  General  Hos- 
pital last  night — Perhaps  they  have  been  rein- 
forc'd  from  Montreal,  may  be  they  have  received 
assurance  of  reinforcements  by  way  of  the  Lakes, 
or  their  leader  may  have  been  spiriting  them  on 
to  a  second  attack,  the  three  chears  may  have 
been  in  approbation  of  that  proposal.  If  they 
wait  for  reinforcement  by  the  Lakes  their  cour- 
age will  cool  ere  it  arrives ;  if  they  make  a  second 
attempt  they  will  repent  of  their  rashness — but 
we'll  see. 

15  A  dark  heavy  sky  with  a  cold  N  E  wind.     About 
11  last  night  the  sentrys  at  St.  Johns  gate  saw 
light  in  two  houses  in  the  suburbs,  a  little  while 
after  the  flames  burst  out  at  the  windows.     Six 
in  all  were  consumed.    "We  fired  some  grape  & 
canister  among  the  houses — not  a  soul  was  to  be 
seen. 

16  Wind  westerly,  a  fine  mild  day— a  strong  party 
clearing  away  snow  from  the  walls  outside — even 


—  117  — 

after  this  days  work,  ladders  of  14  feet  will 
reach  from  the  top  of  the  bank  of  snow,  to  the 
embrasures  in  one  or  two  places  at  Cape 
Diamond.  About  10  last  night,  the  rebels  set  fire 
to  the  vessels  at  the  wharf  at  St.  Rocs,  and  to  a 
house  in  St.  Johns  suburbs  but  neither  of  them 
burnt.  In  the  evening  a  gun  was  fir'd  by  the 
rebels,  the  12  Ib  ball  fell  in  St.  Louis  street,  some 
•  say  it  came  from  their  old  battery,  others  that  it 
came  from  their  guard  house  W  of  St.  Johns 
gate. 

Six  of  the  late  prisoners  who  enlisted  with  Col. 
McLean  deserted  last  night,  two  of  them  knock 'd 
down  a  French  sentry  &  disarmed  him.  This 
morning  the  remaining  84  were  put  under  close 
confinement,  as  it  wou'd  appear  that  they  enlisted 
to  procure  an  opportunity  to  run  away — We  took 
them  rebels,  and  it  seems  the  greatest  part  of 
'em  still  wish  to  join  their  rebel  friends  without, 

—Self  preservation  dictates  to  keep  them  close, 
'tis  hard  on  those  indeed  who  are  really  loyal, 
but  how  distinguish! 

People  were  seen  in  their  old  battery  to  day — 
a  man  in  green  (supposed  to  be  a  deserter  from 
us)  was  very  busy  pointing  to  different  parts 
of  the  walls,  particularly  towards  Cape  Diamond 
—Many  sleighs  going  from  all  parts  towards 
the  rebel  head  quarters.  It  is  recommended  in 
orders  as  a  step  conducive  to  our  safety  for  all 
officers  and  men  of  the  Militia  off  duty  to  meet 
at  night  in  the  Eecoliets  there  to  form  a  volun- 
tary picquet. 
17  Westerly  wind,  clear  &  cold. 

Some  well  directed  shot  sent  thro'  Menuts. 
Extra  picquet  to  be  at  Mr.  Drummond's  and  Mr. 
Collins 's  in  St.  Louis  street,  being  much  nearer 
the  ramparts  than  is  the  Eecoliets. 

There  has  no  smoak  been  seen  at  Woodfield  (a 
mile  &  half  S  W  of  C.  Diamond)  since  Deer,  last, 
there's  fire  in  the  house  to  day — Our  32  Ib  shot 
went  over  aTL 


—  118  — 

At  10  at  night  some  houses  in  St.  Johns  suburbs 
were  fired — the  sentrys  were  fir'd  on  by  some 
skulkers  behind  walls  &c — A  gun  loaded  with 
grape  fir'd  among  the  houses  sends  them  skulk- 
ers off. 

18  Wind  westerly  exceeding  cold,  and  clear.  Nothing 
worth  remark  happen 'd  last  night,  a  few  shot 
were  fir'd  at  random  now  &  then  among  the 
houses  in  St.  Johns  suburbs.     This  night  at  10 
fire  was  set  to  some  houses  there,  and  seven  were 
consumed.    A  white  flag  flying  at  Menuts  to  day. 
There's  crowds  of  people  ever  at  the  door  and 
numbers  of  carioles  passing  between  it  and  the 
General  Hospital. 

19  Moderate   weather    S   "W   wind — We   have   112 
pieces    of    cannon    mounted,    besides    mortars, 
Koyals  &  Howitzers — all  the  guns  were  scal'd  to 
day,  disagreable  work  to  the  rebels. 

20  Wind  westerly,  clear  cold  weather, — at  10  at  night 
the  house  nearest  to  St.  Johns  gate,  one  excepted, 
was  set  on  fire  by  the  rebels,  no  body  was  seen 
tho'  the  distance  is  not  50  paces  from  our  sen- 
trys— The  whole  is  now  nearly  consumed. 

21  A  cloudy  heavy  morning  with  westerly  wind. 
About  7  this  morning,  Major  Nairne  with  a  party 
of  100  men  march 'd  out  to  the  S.  end  of  St.  Johns 
suburbs  to  prevent  the  rebels  from  burning  the 
remaining  houses.     Twelve  shot  were  fir'd  in  the 
forenoon  from  the  enemys  guard  house,  there's 
a  rising  ground  between  it  and  the  walls,  they 
must  elevate  their  guns  very  much  to  throw  shot 
into  Town  from  thence. 

We  saw  men  in  their  old  battery;  if  they  had 
guns  there  they  wou'd  most  undoubtedly  have 
fir'd  on  us,  as  the  suburbs  is  quite  expos 'd  to  it. 

Two  men  stood  on  the  ice  about  half  a  mile 
from  the  walls  towards  Palace  Gate,  they  seem'd 
willing  to  advance,  an  officer  was  sent  to  conduct 
them  in,  but  our  sentrys  by  some  mistake  fired 
on  the  officer,  and  the  two  men  went  off. 


—  119  — 

We  continued  a  hot  fire  on  their  guard  house 
until  evening  that  Major  Caldwell  with  110  men 
relieved  the  party  that  went  out  in  the  morning. 

22  The  weather  was  mild  last  night  and  clear,  the 
northern  lights  were  equal  to  a  moon.  This  morn- 
ing the  wind  breez  'd  up  at  N  E  very  cold — much 
firewood  got  in  from  St.  Johns  suburbs — There 
was  no  guard  outside  in  the  night. 

23  West  wind,  heavy  sky,  cold.    About  four  this 
morning  we  heard  the  rebels  drums  from  Menuts 
&  St,  Foix — Eockets  were  seen  at  the  General 
Hospital,   answer 'd   from   Beauport.    The  pie- 
quet  guard  march 'd  out  at  St.  Johns  gate  before 
six  to  cover  a  wooding  party.    About  dusk  a 
number  of  people  were  seen  at  the  enemys  guard 
house  at  St.  Eoc,  we  fir'd  a  few  shot  at  them. 

24  Wind  S  W  moderate  weather. 

Last  night  a  deserter  came  to  Port  Louis,  he 
was  drawn  up  by  ropes — He  reports  that  '  '  Gene- 
"ral  Clinton  commands,  and  that  he  has  had  re- 
' l  inf orcement  of  400  from  Montreal  and  that  but 
' '  few  were  left  there — 

"A  reinforcement  of  3000  under  General  Lee 
"had  been  ordered,  but  he  was  afterwards  sent 
"to  Long  Island  to  attack  Governor  Try  on  who 
"was  entrenching  himself  there  with  a  body  of 
"3000,  including  negroes. 

"Next,  General  Schuyler  received  orders  to 
"march  to  this  Country,  but  he  was  also  counter- 
"manded,  and  order 'd  to  attack  Sir  John 
"Johnston  who  headed  five  hundred  friends  of 
"Government  with  some  mohawk  Indians  at 
"Johns  Town;  that  nevertheless  some  small 
"bodys  of  20,  30,  and  fortys  had  arrived  in  the 
"country  and  that  the  Lakes  had  been  sooner 
"passable  this  winter  than  at  any  time  for  30 
"years  back.  He  has  also  said,  that  it  is  rumour 'd 
"among  the  rebel  soldiery,  that  the  Congress  has 
"sent  positive  orders  to  casheer  the  first  officer 


—  120  — 

"who  shall  propose  to  storm  Quebec;  notwith- 
"  standing,  800  ladders  are  order  'd  to  be  made 
"forthwith  to  be  ready  before  the  reinforcement 
"arrives.  A  great  many  women  and  children 
"(soldiers  wives)  perish 'd  in  the  snow,  on  their 
"way  over  the  Lakes.  All  the  Gentlemen  who 
"took  arms  under  General  Carleton  are  order M 
"to  deliver  up  their  commissions;  on  refusal 
"they  are  to  be  sent  prisoners  to  Hartford." 

"The  friends  of  Government  back  of  Pensyl- 
"vania  have  been  worsted  by  the  rebels." 

"Governor  Dunmores  Hell  hounds,  as  his 
"adherents  are  calPd,  have  been  let  loose,  and 
"they  have  burnt  Norfolk  and  Williamsburg." 
"Two  thousand  of  the  friends  of  Government 
"are  in  arms  in  S.  Carolina. 

'  '  The  rebels  have  got  down  16  pieces  of  cannon, 
"the  heaviest,  12  pounders.  Duggan  the  Quebec 
"barber,  a  rebel  Major  thinking  his  services  not 
"sufficiently  rewarded  has  set  out  to  apply  to  the 
"Congress  for  promotion  equal  to  his  merit." 

25  Wind  at  N  E — warm  and  pleasant.     The  rebels 
threw  some  12  pound  shot  into  Town  from  their 
guard  house  W  of  St.  Johns  gate.    Got  much 
firewood  into  Town  to  day. 

49  men  with  muskets  havresacks  and  snowshoes 
were  seen  marching  up  from  Point  Levy  followed 
by  many  sleighs,  every  thing  round  us  seems  in 
motion. 

26  Wind  N  E  dark,  sleety,  moderate  as  to  cold.  The 
garrison  lay  on  their  arms  last  night,  the  weather 
being  favorable  for  an  attack,  however  every 
thing  remained  very  quiet.    A  man  was  sent  over 
to  Orleans  about  7  in  the  evening,  he  is  to  return 
in  a  day  or  two — From  the  continued  barking  of 
the  dogs  in  the  country  this  evening  there's  cer- 
tainly some  movement  among  the  rebels. 

27  Small  breeze  at  S  E  sultry  close  weather.    About 
5  o'clock  this  morning  signals  by  fire  were  made 


—  121  — 

in  different  places  in  the  country  all  around  us. 
Two  men  advanced  so  close  to  the  walls  at  Cape 
Diamond  as  to  be  heard  distinctly  to  call  "good 
morning  Gentlemen."  Drums  were  heard  at  St. 
Foix  and  a  regular  platoon  firing  for  a  short 
while.  People  singing  out  as  seamen  TV  ben  hoist- 
ing a  great  weight,  were  heard  from  behind  the 
rebels  battery. 

28  S  E  wind  with  soft  snow — sometimes  it  rains — 
there's  a  thorough  thaw — every  thing  remained 
very  quiet  in  the  night.  A  Canadian  came  in  at 
Sault  au  Matelot.  He  says  he  is  but  13  days 
from  Chambly,  Col.  Maclean  knew  him  there, 
and  rewarded  him  for  some  services  when  he  was 
up  the  country  last  fall.  He  wishes  well  to  Gov- 
ernment, and  from  a  desire  to  give  intelligence 
to  General  Carleton,  he  ventured  down  to  inform 
His  Excellency,  That,  "he  had  learnt  that  General 
"Amherst  was  at  New  York  with  ten  thousand 
"men  from  England.  A  person  had  been  sent 
"by  the  Congress  after  Mr.  Montgomery's  death 
"to  take  the  command  of  the  rebel  army  in 
"Canada,  he  arrived  at  Montreal  &  staM  there 
"but  two  days,  and  declined  the  command  given 
"him — it  seems  he  was  disgusted  at  some  ar- 
bitrary proceedings  at  Montreal." 

"The  affair  of  the  31st.  Deer,  lessened  the  rebel 
1 1  army  750 — The  Canadians  who  have  taken  arms 
"against  their  King,  threaten  to  cut  the  re- 
"mainder  off,  if  they  do  not  make  a  second  at- 
"  tempt  on  the  Town. 

"It  was  industriously  reported  after  the 
"attack,  that  we  were  savagely  cruel,  that  we 
"had  taken  60  Canadians  prisoners  and  hang'd 
"them  up,  without  giving  them  time  fo  implore 
"the  mercy  of  Heaven,  &  then  we  threw  them 
"over  the  ramparts.." 

1 1  Say  the  rebels,  fight  for  your  lives,  attack  the 
"Town  with  manly  vigour,  overcome;  for  you 
"see  what  the  Canadians  have  to  expect  if  the 


—  122  — 

"Eoyalists  keep  the  country."    All  will  not  do, 
"  Canadian  Habitants  w\U  not  attempt  our  walls. 

"The  Canadians  keep  a  very  constant  patrol 
"to  block  up  every  passage  to  Town. 

"Orders  are  issued  by  the  rebel  Commander 
"to  the  Peasants  round  the  Town  to  provide 
"quarters  for  7000  men." 


High  wind  at  S  W  with  hard  frost,  every  thing 
remained  quiet  in  the  night.  A  good  many  men 
were  seen  walking  from  Beauport,  towards  the 
General  Hospital  with  knapsacks  and  muskets. 

MAECH  IST. 

N  W  wind,  very  cold.  The  voluntary  picquet 
was  very  strong  last  night.  Afternoon  some 
people  were  seen  on  the  other  side  of  the  little 
river  opposite  to  Mr.  Drummonds  distillery — A 
24  pounder  dispersed  them.  About  seven  in  the 
evening  a  house  under  the  gun  behind  the  Hotel 
Dieu,  was  perceiv'd  to  be  on  fire,  it  burnt  to  the 
ground;  we  imagine  the  wadding  of  the  gun  fell 
on  the  roof,  and  that  the  wind  blew  it  to  a  flame 
— some  people  think  the  rebels  may  have  set  it 
on  fire  in  hopes  to  burn  the  Town,  the  wind  was 
favorable  for  that  attempt.  The  house  was  near 
the  distillery,  and  the  still  house  just  under  the 
picquets,  which  are  near  the  sailors  barracks, 
had  that  catch  'd  the  conflagration  wou'd  in  all 
probability  have  become  general. 

2d.  In  the  evening  six  or  seven  muskets  were  fir'd  on 
the  sentrys  of  our  out  picket  in  St.  Eocs.  The 
Canadian  who  went  for  Orleans  tha  26th  is  not 
come  back — The  Canadian  patrole  may  have 
taken  him. 

3d.  Wind  West  clear  and  cold— Extra  picquet  re- 
duced while  the  moon  continues  to  light  us  all  the 
night. 

Three  of  the  E.  Emigrants  deserted  in  the 


—  123  — 

evening — a  party  tract  +hem,  but  they  got  off. 
At  ten  in  the  evening  we  made  signals  by  rockets 
at  Cape  Diamond. 

4th  The  air  soft  inclining  to  easterly — a  thorough 
thaw — At  three  this  morning  a  rocket  thrown  at 
P.  Levy  was  answer 'd  by  a  gun  at  St.  Foix. 

A  party  cut  two  deep  trenches  in  the  ditch 
facing  the  curtain  at  Cape  Diamond. 

In  the  evening  we  threw  fire  balls  from  a 
mortar,  they  gave  great  light.  A  composition 
was  hung  over  the  angle  at  Cape  Diamond  it 
threw  much  light  around  it  finished  with  petards 
and  hand  grenades  which  scattered  balls  &  frag- 
ments of  iron  in  all  directions. 

5th.  Wind  strong  at  N  E,  with  a  heavy  sky  and  cold 
rain. 

At  day  light  we  discovered  a  red  flag  flying 
near  Mr.  Grants  wind  mill  by  the  side  of  the 
little  (or  St.  Charles's)  river  about  800  yards 
from  the  Palace  gate;  we  suppose  that  it  is  in 
commemoration  of  the  day  on  which  a  mob  at 
Boston,  by  their  outrages  forced  the  civil  magis- 
trate to  call  the  assistance  of  the  military  to  dis- 
perse the  rioters;  some  people  (part  innocent) 
were  unfortunately  killed  in  the  streets — That 
transaction  is  called  the  Bloody  Massacre. 

As  the  year  comes  round,  inflamatory  dis- 
courses, are  delivered  in  the  meeting  houses,  in 
the  true  spirit  of  virulent  invective. 

Children  are  brought  to  look  on  the  King  as  a 
Tyrant,  and  to  abhor  all  His  Majestys  Ministers 
and  servants. 

It  is  proposed  to  raise  a  company  of  invalids 
in  Town — some  people  do  no  duty  because  their 
ailments  incapacitate  them  from  mounting 
guards,  others  well  able  to  serve  sham  themselves 
sick,  &  under  various  pretences  dictated  by 
laziness  &  cowardice,  sleep  soundly  at  home; 
such  as  are  able  to  bear  arms,  and  whose  laziness, 


—  124  — 

or  from  whatever  cause  more  reprehensible,  are 
averse  to  do  duty,  will  be  drawn  out  to  publick 
view,  and  rank'd  with  the  invalids — they'd  serve 
as  guards  at  posts  of  little  consequence,  to  ease 
the  good  soldier,  since  no  manly  feelings  stimul- 
ate them  to  take  an  equal  share  of  fatigue  with 
their  fellow  citizens. 

At  night  it  haiPd  and  rain'd.  One  of  the  rebel 
prisoners  in  the  recollets  was  put  in  close  confine- 
ment for  abusing  a  sentry,  and  uttering  many 
imprudent  threats — ' '  In  a  few  days ' '  said  he  ' l  it 
will  be  my  turn  to  stand  sentry  over  you,  then 
I'll  know  how  to  use  you." 

6th.  It  rain'd  in  the  night,  the  wind  is  S  W  to  day, 
and  it  rains  still,  there's  no  walking  in  the  streets 
for  every  ridge  is  ice,  and  every  hollow  a  pond. 

7  Wind  S  W  variable  weather  sometimes  snowing 
sometimes  shining — no  thaw.  Partys  cutting 
trenches  in  the  snow,  in  the  ditch. 

A  party  of  20  men  went  towards  Wolfs  cove 
to  reconnoitre — people  have  been  seen  carrying 
off  boards  planks  and  square  timber  from  thence 
— Our  party  fir'd  on  some  they  saw  at  work,  they 
ran  off  without  any  hurt. 

They  say  a  man  was  killed  on  the  heights  to 
day  by  a  wall  piece — The  rebels  straggle  towards 
our  walls  by  three's  fours  and  fives,  whether  to 
reconnoitre  or  in  the  course  of  a  walk  they  ap- 
proach within  5  or  600  yards,  we  cannot  say:  a 
discharge  of  grape  generally  sends  them  scamp- 
ering away. 

A  sentry  box  placed  on  the  top  of  a  mast  30 
feet  high,  was  set  on  the  highest  part  of  Cape 
Diamond,  the  most  elevated  spot  in  the  garrison, 
from  thence  we  can  see  every  thing  that  passes 
on  the  road  to  St.  Foix. 

Their  red  flag  appears  again  to  day — it  appears 
like  a  strou'd  blanket  bordered  with  black — we 
imagine  it  may  be  hung  out  as  a  signal  to  the 


—  125  — 

prisoners  in  the   Seminary  &  Hotel  Dieu,  the 
timid  say  "Mon  Dieu  c'es  la  pavilion  sanglantel 

8th.     S  W  wind  and  mild;  snow'd  in  the  evening. 

A  foolish  fellow,  one  Eobitaille  came  in  from 
Lorette.  He  knows  nothing. 

In  the  night  two  men  Lamotte  and  Papinot 
Canadians,  cross 'd  from  Orleans  on  the  ice,  it     ( 
was  with  much  difficulty  they  were  able  to  pass 
the  Canadian  patroles. 

Lamotte  is  30  days  from  N.  York  and  11  from 
Montreal,  he  has  been  in  New  England — The 
news  he  brings  chears  the  Kings  faithful  sub- 
jects here  coop'd  up.  He  reports  "that  the 
6 1  rebels  had  made  an  attempt  on  Boston,  in  wh'.ch 
"they  lost  upwards  of  4000  men  killed  and 
"drowned  for  the  ice  let  two  thirds  of  them  in, 
"that  the  colonys  began  to  be  disheartened,  with 
"difficulty  cou'd  they  raise  men  to  replace  those 
"lately  lost  in  attempting  to  storm  our  friends 
"at  Boston;  he  saw  many  of  them  on  their  way 
"to  the  camp  sick  and  ill  clad.  The  want  of 
"woolens  is  severely  felt  all  over  the  Continent — 
"The  reinforcement  for  Canada  assembled  very 
"slowly — between  4  and  500  have  arrived  at 
"Montreal;  few  or  rather  no  more  are  expected 
"there. 

"A  hundred  men  better  cloath'd  than  the  rest 
" march 'd  from  their  homes  to  garrison  Quebec; 
"when  they  arriv'd  at  Montreal  and  found  it  yet 
"to  take,  60  of  them  went  off,  and  40  laid  down 
"their  arms." 

"There  was  a  quarrel  among  the  rebels  at 
"Montreal  lately,  they  fought  in  the  streets,  five 
"were  killed,  and  seven  or  8  sent  wounded  to  the 
"Hospital" 

"The  rebels  intend  to  storm  the  Town  on  the 
"15th  of  this  month — The  Canadians  like  not 
"their  paper  money." 


—  126  — 

"  Moses  Hazen  a  New  England  man,  formerly  a 
41  cap  tain  of  rangers  on  whom  General  Wolfe  had 
"  great  dependance  in  scouting,  is  appointed  a 
"Colonel  of  rebels — he  has  rais'd  150  Canadians. 
"Edward  Antill,  of  the  Jerseys,  who  practiced 
"as  a  lawyer  for  some  years  in  this  Province  is 
"his  Lieut.  Colonel.  John  Wells  a  merchant  of 
"Quebec,  is  Deputy  Commissary  General,  and 
' '  acts  for  Price,  who,  with  Walker  the  noted  Jus- 
tice is  gone  down  to  Philadelphia  to  give 
"  evidence  before  the  congress  against  Brigadier 
"General  Prescot,  who  is  accused  by  Walker  for 
"  burning  his  house,  and  confining  him  in  irons, 
4  '  as  being  guilty  of  traitrous  conspiracys  against 
"the  Kings  Country. 

"Such  Gentleman  as  have  refused  to  give  up 
4t  their  commissions  to  these  arbitrary  invaders 
"have  been  sent  to  Chambly,  St.  Johns  &c, 
"among  whom  are  Messieurs  Dufy  and  St. 
George,  and  Mr.  Gray." 

He  says  nothing  of  the  troops,  which  were 
said  to  be  landed  at  N.  York. 

Our  sentrys  at  Cape  Diamond  hear  working 
partys  in  the  night  above  Wolfs  cove  or  nearer — 
they  have  been  seen  to  carry  away  planks  boards 
&  square  timber  from  thence,  perhaps  intending 
to  build  batteaux  and  floating  batterys  for  the 
attack  of  Pres  de  Ville,  or  perhaps  to  pass  that 
post  and  fire  the  ships  in  Cul  de  Sac — Or  may 
he  they  are  building  batterys  and  laying  plat- 
forms for  the  16  guns  they  got  from  above. 

We  have  for  some  time  perceived  small  partys 
marching  and  countermarching  between  Beau- 
port  and  the  General  Hospital. 

The  men  who  would  willingly  pass  for  Valetu- 
dinarians were  paraded  to  day,  they  are  180 — 
a  hundred  of  whom  were  found  very  fit  for  some 
necessary  services  in  case  of  an  attack — they 
ivere  embodied  arm'd,  and  appointed  to  serve 
tinder  Capt.  Joseph  Francis  Cugnet,  Esq. 


—  127  — 

We  saw  the  flashes  and  heard  the  reports  of 
many  muskets  which  were  fired  on  the  ice  half 
way  between  Beauport  and  the  Town,  as  near  as 
we  could  judge ;  we  imagine  the  rebels  have  pur- 
sued and  taken  some  people  who  have  been  doing 
their  endeavour  to  escape  to  us. 

9th  Wind  to  the  Northward  of  West,  cold  &  clear, 
there  fell  a  little  snow  last  night ;  the  river  is  not 
very  full  of  floating  ice — the  outermost  vessels 
in  the  cul  de  sac,  have  their  sterns  free — Men 
seen  in  the  rebels  old  battery  to  day.  A  working 
party  throwing  up  an  ice  bank  to  obstruct  the 
enemys  approach  to  Lymburners  battery  in  the 
lower  Town. 

There  '»s  114  pieces  of  cannon  en  the  walls, 
none  under  six  pounders  are  reckoned,  There 's 
a  great  number  of  small  guns. 

10  Wind  westerly,  clear  and  cold.    Picquet's  are 
order 'd  to  assemble  at  retreat  beating. 

At  about  ten  at  night  the  drums  beat  to  arms, 
the  bells  rang  the  alarm,  the  Picquets  were 
ordered  to  reinforce  Cape  Diamond — The  Eng- 
lish and  French  Militia  off  duty  assembled  in  a 
few  minutes  on  the  parade  under  arms  and  there 
impatiently  waited  for  orders  to  march,  but  in 
less  than  a  quarter  of  an  hour  they  were  order 'd 
home.  The  alarm  was  given  by  our  out  sentrys 
at  Cape  Diamond;  they  saw  in  the  hollow  at 
Pance  de  mer  a  number  of  men,  200  as  near  as 
they  cou'd  guess,  they  were  advancing,  they  heard 
voices  on  the  ramparts,  they  halted  a  minute, 
faced  about,  and  fiPd  off. 

Some  people  suspected  that  the  prisoners 
would  be  very  troublesome  on  an  alarm  but  both 
officers  and  men  behav'd  with  great  propriety. 
They  put  out  their  lights  and  went  to  bed. 

11  Wind  at  West — cold  and  clear. 

The  British  Militia  were  reviewed  on  the 
Parade;  they  made  a  very  good  appearance  and 
had  their  arms  in  excellent  order.  A  deep  and 


—  128  — 

12  With  a  N  E  wind  there  fell  a  foot  of  snow  last 
wharf,  and  a  ditch  at  the  curtain  near  Port 
Louis.  Fire  balls  were  hung  out  over  all  the 
salient  angles;  two  were  lighted,  they  made  a 
great  blaze,  showing  the  faces  of  the  bastions 
very  clearly. 

A  sailor  attempted  to  desert  from  the  Sault 
au  Matelot  guard  at  night;  the  sentrys  outside 
of  Palace  gate  stopt  him,  and  sent  him  back  pri- 
soner. 

12  With  a  N  E  wind  there  fell  a  foot  of  snow  last 
night — it  clear 'd  up  in  the  afternoon  with  a  hard 
N  wester.     Some  stragling  rebels  fir'd  at  a  great 
distance  on  our  fatigue  party  without  the  walls 
but  did  no  hurt. 

13  Wind  N  W  sharp  clear  air. 

It  is  rumour  'd  to  day  that  the  Indians  in  the 
upper  Countrys  have  proposed  among  themselves 
to  come  down  to  the  relief  of  this  place — This 
report  may  have  sprung  from  good  intelligence 
tho'  it  cannot  be  traced.  Col.  MacLean  sent  17 
seamen  commanded  by  Capt.  LittleJohn  to  re- 
connoitre at  Tance  de  mer — the  party  got  near 
an  advanced  sentry,  on  the  hill  above  L'ance,  he 
fir'd  his  musket,  dropt  it,  and  rol'd  down  hill 
among  the  snow — Our  people  march 'd  on  and 
discover  ?d  as  near  as  they  cou'd  guess  about  100 
men,  they  fir'd  on  them,  on  which  the  greatest 
part  of  them  ran  away,  leaving  their  jackets  and 
tools  behind  them:  some  of  the  enemy  returned 
the  fire,  but  hurt  none  of  the  party.  We  talk  of 
fitting  out  two  batteaux  with  six  pounders  in 
their  bows,  to  row  along  shore  to  discover  what 
the  rebels  are  about  above. 

The  prisoners  are  remov'd  from  the  Eecollets 
to  a  stronger  prison  in  the  Dauphin  barracks — 
the  men  who  engaged  with  Col.  MacLean  are 
remov'd  to  the  Artillery  barracks. 

14  Wind  Easterly,  heavy  snow. 


In  the  evening  an  officer  in  blue  with  buff 
facings  carrying  something  white  tied  to  a  stick, 
came  from  the  rebels  guard  house  preceded  by 
a  drum;  we  allowed  him  to  advance  under  the 
angle  at  the  two  gun  battery.  He  demanded  ad- 
mittance having  letters  for  the  Governor — The 
General  was  informed  of  this,  he  sent  his  Major 
of  Brigade  to  tell  him,  he  cou'd  not  be  admitted, 
nor  wou'd  he  be  allow 'd  to  speak,  but  in  implor- 
ing the  King's  mercy.  Then  says  the  man  I  will 
obey  any  commands  you  give  me;  the  command 
was,  return  from  whence  you  came:  he  wheel 'd 
about  &  went  off. 

15  A  great  thaw.     Two  batteaux  order  'd  to  be  fitted 
out  with  six  pounders  for  reconnoitring — in  the 
meantime  a  canoe  was  sent  on  the  look  out — it 
kept  near  the  other  shore,  two  Canadians  on  the 
P.  Levy  side  hail'd  they  inquired  if  they  cou'd  go 
over  to  Town  with  safety,  being  answer  'd,  yes, 
they  said  they'd  be  over  the  next  day. 

Two  Canadians  arrived  in  the  night  from  Beau- 
mont in  a  canoe.  They  reported  "the  Canadians 
"below  point  Levy  as  ready  to  take  arms  to  drive 
"the  Bostonois  out  of  the  country — they  say 
' i  that  the  rebels  have  no  money  and  seem  to  hang 
1 1  their  heads :  they  have  long  beat  up  for  recruits 
"they  have  got  together  about  100,  the  outcasts 
"of  Canada.  They  are  at  work  on  a  battery  at 
"P.  Levy  oppoiste  to  cul  de  sac,  where  they  have 
"a  howitzer  and  one  gun  mounted.  Provisions 
"for  a  thousand  men  have  been  sent  to  meet  that 
"number  expected  from  Montreal.7' 

16  Wind  N  E — There  fell  about  two  inches  of  snow 
last  night — heavy  rain. 

17  It  rain'd  all  last  night,  and  tho'  the  wind  is  about 
to  S  W  it  rains  still.     The  men  from  Beaumont 
say,  that  the  rebels  inform 'd  the  peasants,  that 
we  die  daily  in  great  numbers  of  a  Pestilential 
distemper.     The  Voluntary  Picquet  in  the  upper 
Town  is  very  strong  every  night,  every  body  not 


—  130  — 

on  duty  sleeps  in  his  cloaths  with  his  musket  by 
his  side.  Capt  Harrisons  &  (Japt.  Lesters  two 
companys  of  B.  Militia  do  extra  picquet  duty  in 

the  Lower  Town There  is  not  a  man  within 

these  walls  who  do  not  most  ardently  wish  the 
approach  of  the  enemy,  absolutely  assured  in  his 
own  mind  that  they'll  be  better  received  than 
they  were  on  the  31st  Deer. 

Fatigue  partys  continued  working  in  the  ditch 
— Some  of  the  Canadians,  Eoyalists,  (I  fear  they 
are  very  few)  at  P.  Levy,  told  the  rebels  in 
answer  to  questions  concerning  the  look  out  at 
Cape  Diamond — "It  is  a  wooden  horse  with  a 
"bundle  of  hay  before  him,  Genl.  Carleton  has 
"said  that  he  will  not  give  up  the  Town,  until 
"that  horse  have  ate  all  the  hay/' 

Six  Canadian  Militia  men  refus'd  to  do  duty 
on  Mr.  Drummonds  wharf;  some  were  afraid  of 
the  enemy  some  of  ghosts — they  were  sent  pri- 
soners to  the  main  guard — next  day  they  were 
shewn  on  the  Parade  to  their  corps,  and  repri- 
manded for  unmanly  behaviour.  The  Beaumont 
Canadians  return 'd  in  the  night  with  some  late 
printed  Gazettes ;  they  will  endeavour  to  be  back 
again  soon.  We  saw  about  500  men  drawn  up 
before  Holland  house  and  about  200  at  Menuts. 

18  Wind  S  W,  thawing  weather  all  day;   in  the 
evening  the  wind  changed  to  N  E  dark  &  raw. 
The  batteaux  ready  for  launching,  but  there's 
too  much  ice  in  the  Eiver  this  evening — From 
the  look  out  we  have  seen  many  men  about  Hol- 
land house,  and  all  along  the  St.  Foix  road. 

19  Wind  N  E  with  snow  and  rain — in  the  evening 
it  clear  'd  up  at  west.     Two  batteaux  and  two 
cutters  were  sent  up  as  far  as  Sillery  to  recon- 
noitre— Major  Nairne,  with  Capt.  Owen  of  VII 
went  out  at  Cape  Diamond  with  a  party  as  far 
as  the  hill  above  Pance  de  mer,  they  saw  nobody. 
A  batteau  was  seen  to  cross  over  from  Sillerie  to 
the  opposite  side,  then  a  gin  was  erected,  pro- 


—  131  — 

bably  to  hoist  out  a  gun  to  carry  to  P.  Levy  bat- 
tery— A  body  of  men  seen  near  the  old  battery 
to  day — there's  a  line  of  sentrys  close  posted 
from  the  brow  of  the  hill  at  St.  Rocs  above  their 
guard  house,  all  the  way  across  the  heights  to  the 
Eiver  St.  Lawrence,  to  prevent  desertion. 

20  A  little  easterly  wind,  a  little  cloudy;    About 
4  this  morning  a  number  of  men  were  discovered 
by  the  outside  sentrys  near  the  W  end  of  St. 
Johns  suburbs.     The  Picquets  were  ordered  un- 
der arms — To  day  12  horses  were  seen  drawing 
something  seemingly  weighty  on  the  P.  Levy  side 
we  think  it  may  have  been  a  cannon. 

We  heard  a  gun  fired  about  St.  Foix — Three 
canoes  seen  crossing  over  to  Sillerie — there 's  a 
market  kept  there.  The  spot  where  we  suppose 
they  are  erecting  their  battery  on  the  P.  Levy 
side,  is  removed  600  yards  from  high  water  mark, 
and  from  thence  to  the  Town  has  been  measured 
1100  yards. 

21  It  freezes  hard  with  N  W  wind — seven  canoes 
with  9  men  in  each  seen  crossing  over  to  Sillerie. 

22  Wind  easterly  cold  and  cloudy — we  plainly  see 
people  at  work  on  the  other  side — we  are  busy 
laying   platforms   for   some   large   guns   to   be 
mounted  on  the  grand  battery — we  have  clear 'd 
away  the   snow  from   some  large  mortars — we 
disturbed  the  people  at  work  by  firing  some  shot 
&  throwing  shells  among  them,  From  the  situa- 
tion they  have  chosen,  we  judge  their  intention  is 
to  hurt  the  sipping  and  batter  Pres  de  Ville 
and  Sault  au  Matelot,  if  they  have  heavy  metal, 
which  we  doubt — Our  fire  at  any  rate  will  be  infi- 
nitely superior  to  theirs. 

23  It  was  very  dark  last  night — we  apprehended  an 
attack — it  snow'd  to  day.     The  wood  in  the  bar- 
rack yard  will  not  serve  the  guards  two  days. 

24  Last  night  was  dark  and  cold — nothing  remark- 
able to  day. 


-  132  — 

25  Wind  N  W  excessively  cold — clearing  up.  Chabot 
the  first  man  who  came  in  gave  us  room  to  ap- 
prehend an  attack  between  the  15th.  &  25th. — 
we  have  been  at  all  times  in  readiness  to  receive 
them.    We  make  a  signal  by  fire  on  the  top  of 
the  look  out  at  Cape  Diamond  at  two  in  the  morn- 
ing ;  at  three,  rockets  were  fired  at  the  Artillery 
barracks. 

26  The  cold  was  excessive  last  night — The  rebels 
lighted  a  fire  ball  at  Primonts  about  two  this 
morning  and  fired  a  musket.     We  threw  some 
shells  and  fired  some  heavy  shot  at  the  rebels  at 
P.  Levy — We  see  a  good  many  fascines. 

Two  men  from  the  point  of  Orleans  seem'd  to 
bend  their  course  Townwards — A  party  from 
Beauport  intercepted  them,  and  carryed  them 
along  with  them.  Preparing  to  lay  platforms 
near  the  citadel  for  some  32  pounders  to  batter 
the  enemys  works  in  flank. 

Many  men  seen  at  St.  Foix — heard  three 
chears. 

27  Wind  S,  W  mild — all  was  quiet  last  night.  Signals 
by  rockets  from  Cape  Diamond,  answered  at  the 
Artillery  barracks.     The  larsre  house  belonging 
to  the  priests  of  the  Seminary,  which  served  the 
rebels  as  a  guard  house  at  the  Canardiere,  was 
this  morning  burnt  to  the  ground,  no  doubt  by 
accident  as  it  was  a  convenient  post  for  the  ene- 
my.    Many  armed  men  seen  on  the  P.  Levy  side 
to  day,  Canoes  and  boats  frequently  crossing  the 
river  to  day,  two  or  three  miles  above  Town. 

Counted  96  armed  men  in  Indian  file  walking 
towards  Beauport. 

An  arm'd  batteau  sent  up  along  shore -to  recon- 
noitre— Saw  nothing. 

28  and  29  Nothing  extraordinary. 

30  Wind  N  cold  and  clear — A  gin  was  set  up  at  the 
battery  at  P.  Levy,  We  disturbed  them  with  our 
shot  and  shells. 


—  133  — 

Seven  men  appeared  at  their  guard  house  end 
of  St.  Eocs.  fir'd  cannon  at  them,  one  man  fell — 
Five  appeared  between  Port  Louis  &  Cape  Dia- 
mond. Our  grape  shot  made  them  scamper — 
one  of  them  was  in  blue  faced  with  white.  Much 
wood  got  in  at  St.  Johns  gate.  Men  lurking  be- 
hind their  old  battery  fir'd  on  our  working  party, 
but  they  were  at  too  great  distance  to  do  hurt. 
A  36  pounder  from  us,  stopt  their  fire.  We  saw 
three  small  partys  30  or  40  each,  marching  up 
from  Beauport  on  the  ice.  Our  sentrys  per- 
ceiv'd  a  man  dodging  backwards  and  forwards 
among  the  ruins  in  St.  Eoc,  we  sent  out  and 
brought  him  in — he  was  very  drunk;  he  said  he 
had  lost  his  way,  that  he  had  only  arrived  from 
P.  au  tremble  in  the  morning  one  of  five  com- 
panys  of  the  1st  Batalion  of  Philadelphians,  he 
says  three  other  companys  are  expected,  and  the 
second  Batalion  is  soon  to  follow,  each  company 
consists  of  65  men.  He  knows  nothing  of  their 
Generals  plan,  but  he  knows  they  are  soon  to  take 
the  Town.  Colonel  Hazen  he  says  gets  no  re- 
cruits. 

31  Wind  S  W  with  snow,  the  gutters  running.  About 
two  this  morning,  our  sentrys  at  Cape  Diamond 
saw  flashes  and  heard  reports  of  muskets  about 
Pres  de  Ville,  the  picquets  stood  to  their  arms 
on  this  alarm,  and  messengers  were  dispatched 
to  enquire  what  the  matter  was — At  Pres  de  Ville 
they  saw  the  flashes  at  Point  Levy,  and  heard 
the  reports  plainly  from  that  way.  The  pri- 
soner taken  yesterday  is  sober  to  day,  he  adds 
nothing  to  his  first  story.  The  cellar  door  in  the 
Dauphin  barracks,  where  the  private  men  of  the 
rebel  prisoners  are  confined,  was  discovered  to 
have  been  forced — two  of  the  hinges  were 
broken,  it  hung  by  a  third  which  they  did  not 
perceive  having  wrought  in  the  dark — the  pri- 
soners were  immediately  suspected  and  examined 
— the  only  Englishman  among  them  discovered 
the  plot.  A  few  days  before,  one  of  them  got 
out  of  prison,  and  found  means  to  get  out  of 


—  134  — 

Town,  to  inform  their  friends  how  far  they  had 
proceeded  towards  effecting  an  escape — It  was 
concerted,  that  on  the  first  dark  or  rainy  night, 
they  were  to  break  forth,  headed  by  officers  whom 
they  had  chosen — they  first  to  disarm  the  twenty 
men  who  guard  them,  proceed  about  150  yds  to 
St.  Johns  gate,  disarm  the  guard  there,  then  turn 
some  cannon  on  the  Town  to  guard  the  gate  while 
they  open'd  it  for  the  admission  of  the  rebels  who 
were  to  be  ready  to  rush  in  in  an  instant — they 
were  to  set  fire  to  different  parts  of  the  Town  as 
well  to  divert  our  attention,  as  to  serve  for  a 
signal  that  the  work  was  begun — If  they  cou'd 
not  open  the  gate,  they  were  to  secure  their  own 
retreat  by  ladders  which  they  were  to  take  from 
the  roofs  of  the  prison  and  the  adjacent  houses — 
they  were  to  throw  all  the  rammers  spunges  and 
powder  over  the  walls — The  officers,  prisoners  in 
the  Seminary  knew  nothing  of  this  affair — This 
Englishman  and  two  of  their  own  country  men, 
wash'd  their  hands  of  any  concern  in  this  plot, 
the  two  plead  ignorance  of  the  matter  and  will 
not  speak.  A  great  part  of  the  prisoners  have 
been  put  in  irons  since — The  General  in  hopes 
of  drawing  the  rebels  to  an  attack  has  order M 
that  the  signals  shall  be  given  in  the  night,  and 
that  every  thing  shall  be  carried  on,  as  if  these 
men  had  really  made  their  escape  &  were  pro- 
ceeding on  their  plan  of  operation.  The  garrison 
is  order M  to  be  under  arms  on  the  ramparts  at 
two  in  the  morning — Bonfires  are  prepared.  The 
Governor  thinks  it  will  be  best  to  lose  no  time", 
for  fear  some  deserter  may  inform  the  rebels 
that  the  plot  is  discovered. 

At  4  o  'clock  in  the  evening  a  deserter  from  the 
1st.  B.  Phila.  troops  came  in — He  says  they  de- 
sert dayly,  he  adds  nothing  to  the  last  report. 

APKIL  IST. 

Hot  sunshine,  S  W  wind — In  consequence  of 
the  Generals  commands,  every  man  not  on  guard 


—  135  — 

was  under  arms  at  Ms  alarm  post  at  two  o'clock 
— Unluckily  the  weather  was  uncommonly  serene 
and  the  moon  shone  bright.  The  bonfires  were 
lighted,  a  hot  fire  of  musketry  was  kept  up  for 
ten  minutes,  a  confus'd  mixture  of  cries  was 
heard,  then  three  chears  was  followed  by  fire 
from  two  six  pounders  well  served  and  turned 
towards  the  Town — the  musketry  still  firing,  now 
and  then  huzzas — tho'  this  was  carry  M  on  for  a 
considerable  time,  not  a  living  creature  appeared 
— we  neither  saw  signals,  nor  heard  drums — We 
were  all  ordered  home  at  daylight.  This  feint 
will  have  a  happy  effect,  it  will  shew  the  rebels 
that  we  wish  heartily  to  see  them,  it  will  give 
them  a  dread  to  approach.  The  General  was 
dubious  of  the  success  of  the  plan  before  it  was 
put  in  execution. 

We  see  four  embrasures  in  their  Point  Levy 
battery,  we  can  also  see  a  large  bank  of  snow  at 
one  end,  perhaps  that  bank  masks  more. 

The  deserter  who  came  in  yesterday  says, 
that  in  crossing  Lake  Champlain,  "he  met  many 
"small  partys  of  threes,  fives,  sevens  leaving 
"Canada;  that  a  Lieut,  had  deserted,  they 
"brought  him  back,  but  he  got  away  at  last;  he 
"says  he  can  encircle  the  largest  gun  they  have 
"with  his  arms. 

"Sometime  ago  two  of  our  shells  fell  without 
"bursting,  those  who  found  them  took  out  the 
"powder  and  sold  it  to  the  commanding  officer 
"at  a  dollar  the  pound;  he  says  they  have  now 
"but  13  rounds."  This  afternoon  another  de- 
' i  serter  came  in ;  he  says  ' l  they  have  but  15  men 
"on  guard  at  the  end  of  St.  Bocs."  This  morn- 
"ings  feint  alarm 'd  the  rebels,  they  beat  to  arms, 
"and  stood  expecting  us  until  seven  in  the 
"morning — he  says  many  of  them  want  to  come 
"over  to  us."  Mr.  David  Wooster  arrived  from 
"Montreal  with  an  escort  of  40  men.  Great 
"numbers  of  the  rebels  are  sick  in  Hospitals." 


—  136  — 

Firing  shot  and  shells  at  their  battery  to  day. 
Voluntary  picqnet  ceases  to  be  general,  until  the 
dark  moon. 

2d.  Wind  S  W,  warm  clear  sunshine — three  men 
were  seen  to  day  within  400  yards  of  the  gate  at 
P.  Louis — one  wore  a  large  grey  wig  supposed 
to  be  David  Wooster,  another  was  dressed  in 
scarlet,  said  to  be  Arnold,  the  third  they  say,  was 
Colonel  Edward  Antill,  we  imagine  they  were 
showing  the  walls  to  the  General. 

A  large  party  were  under  arms  drawn  up  near 
the  General  Hospital.  A  single  shot  dispers'd 
them.  Some  men  have  been  seen  working  near 
their  old  battery — several  small  partys  seen 
marching  to  the  different  guard  houses,  some 
people  have  seen  from  the  look  out,  or  thought 
they  saw  ladders  heapd  up  in  different  places 
not  far  from  the  walls — A  cutter  was  sent  in  the 
evening  to  look  into  Wolfs  cove — She  got  en- 
closed in  the  ice  opposite  to  it  &  floated  up  with 
the  tide,  she  was  fir'd  on  from  six  pounders — 
an  armed  batteau  was  sent  out  after  her,  the 
men  in  the  cutter  broke  their  way  thro  the  ice 
with  the  butt  end  of  their  muskets  &  got  clear. 

3          Cloudy  soft  morning  with  Easterly  wind. 

The  rebels  opened  their  battery  at  Point  Levy 
with  5  guns,  9,  12  and  24  pounders ;  some  of  their 
shots  fell  into  the  Kiver,  and  some  fell  spent  in 
Palace  Street  in  the  upper  Town. — Their  object 
seems  to  be  the  shipping — they  have  damaged 
the  foremast  of  the  Lizzard  Frigate. 

We  heard  the  report  of  five  guns  as  if  at  two 
or  three  leagues  down  the  River— the  air  is  heavy 
small  guns  may  seem  large  in  such  weather,  it 
is  by  far  too  early  to  look  for  any  thing  from 
England. 

One  Chabot  who  commanded  a  small  arm'd 
Schooner  last  fall,  left  vessel  guns  and  all  on  the 
Island  Orleans — they  have  no  doubt  got  her 


—  137  — 

afloat,and  have  been  scaling  her  three  pounders. 
The  enemy  threw  three  8  inch  shells  from  P. 
Levy,  they  did  no  damage. 

The  enemys  fire  soon  slackned  after  the  flank- 
ers at  the  citadel  began  to  play ;  we  made  many 
excellent  shots  from  thence,  and  from  the  Grand 
Battery.  Very  heavy  rain  afternoon. 

4th  It  rained  all  night — the  wind  is  about  to  the  S  W, 
— we  keep  up  a  hot  fire  on  the  enemys  battery — 
now  and  then  they  venture  to  fire  a  shpt,  many 
of  their  balls  fall  short — they  have  as  yet  done 
no  damage — we  see  but  few  men.  Ten  rockets 
were  fir'd  at  the  ferry  house  on  the  Little  River 
at  midnight,  they  were  answer  M  by  a  cannon 
from  Point  Levy  battery. 

5         Wind  this  morning  to  the  Northwards  of  West 

with  a  cold  thaw — An  eight  inch  shell  burst  above 

the  shipping  in  cul  de  sac,  a  piece  of  it  cut  a 

Bailor  in  the  head — They  fir'd  5  guns  and  threw 

Wo  shells  early,  drew  in  their  cannon  and  ran 

f  *om  the  battery — We  threw  many  shot  and  some 

slells  into  their  works.     They  burnt  a  shallop 

aid  some  boards  at  1'ance  de  mer — clearing  the 

ranparts  of  snow  to  day — 101  men  marched  up 

in  Indian  file  from  Beauport  towards  the  ferry 

hoise — carried  out  the  timber  of  a  block  house  to 

be  «rected  without  side  between  Cape  Diamond 

&  P>rt  Louis.     One  Loiseau  an  honest  Canadian 

cam  in  at  Saut  au  Matelot  at  ten  this  night. 

6th.  Wini  Easterly,  sky  heavy,  it  thaws  much;  a  de- 
serte  came  in  this  morning;  He  reports  that 
"General  Lee  is  on  his  way  to  this  place  with 
"400Cmen,  he  was  taken  with  a  fit  of  the  gout 
"whid  obliged  him  to  halt;  many  of  his  men 
"havedeserted." 

"At «Joutli  Eiver  50  or  60  miles  below  P.  Levy, 
' '  sixty  Canadians  took  arms  in  order  to  surprise 
"the  reels  guard  at  P.  Levy,  and  join  the  Kings 
"friend  in  Town,  some  traitor  among  them- 
"  selves  informed  the  Eebels  of  their  plan,  a 


—  138  — 

' i  strong  party  was  sent  from  Point  Levy  to  take 
4 '  them,  an  engagement  ensued  in  which  five  Cana- 
dians were  killed,  and  Monsieur  Baillie  their 
"priest  who  headed  them  was  dangerously 
"wounded — Six  of  the  rebels  fell — These  friends 
"to  Liberty  carried  off  34  Canadians  and  sent 
"them  prisoners  to  head  quarters. 

"This  man  further  says  that  "they  have  or- 
"der'd  those  priests  who  refuse  to  give  absolu- 
"tion  to  the  rebellious  Canadians,  to  be  sent,  to 
"the    camp.     They    have    appointed    one    Lot- 
"biniere  formerly  a  priest,  to  absolve  the  people 
"under  a  salary  of  1500  livres,  and  the  promise 
"of  a  Bishoprick.     They  have  promised  to  -"e- 
"ward   the   habitants    who    follow   them,    vith 
"houses  in  Quebec,  they  already  transfer  iaem 
"as  their  own  property,  many  a  good  hous*  has 
"been  lost  and  won  a  hundred  times  this  wnter, 
"at  a  game  at  Mariage  or  Brelan.    Wh<n  the 
"rebels  tell  the  Canadians  that  they  are  tobatter 
"us  from  all  quarters  and  crush  us  witl"  shells, 
"they  think  the  Town  must  fall  into  ther  hands, 
"yet  they  sometimes  tremble  lest  we  nay  keep 
"the  City." 

"There's  great  sickness  among  th<  Rebels, 
"many  of  them  under  inoculation.  Che  New 
"Yorkers,  whose  engagement  with  theCongress 
"will  finish  on  the  15th  of  this  month  nave  de- 
"clared  their  intention  to  serve  no  longer,  but  to 
"return  home." 

"Two  gentlemen  from  N.  York  nth  letters 
"for  General  Carleton  were  taken  b;  the  rebels, 
"but  they  found  means  to  destro;  their  des- 
"  patches.  We  killed  three,  wound/d  two  men, 
"and  dismounted  two  guns  on  their  <attery;  they 
"do  not  now  fire  more  than  two  gi£s  at  a  time, 
"and  that  but  seldom,  without  doii^  us  the  least 
"hurt,  altho'  they  make  their  bal|  red  hot." 

"Our  feint  of  the  1st.  in  the  mqining  alarm 'd 
"the  rebels,  and  kept  them  undfr  arms  until 
"seven,  when  they  were  dismis&d  quite  dis- 


—  139  — 

"satisfied,  hinting  that  they  had  been  made  April 
"fools." 

7  Every  thing  remain 'd  very  quiet  last  night, 
Bain,  hail  sleet  with  easterly  wind.  The  rebels 
did  no  hurt  with  their  shot  and  shells  to  day. 

8th  Soft  weather  with  southerly  wind.  As  the  day 
dawns  the  rebels  fire  4  guns  and  a  howitzer,  then 
draw  them  behind  the  merlings  and  make  off — in 
the  course  of  the  day  they  give  us  a  shot  or  two 
now  and  then — they  cannot  stand  our  fire. 

In  the  evening  a  ricochet  shot  enter 'd  a  window 
of  a  house  in  the  Upper  Town  where  the  family 
sat  round  the  tea  table — The  eldest  boy  of  ton 
years  had  the  back  part  of  his  skull  carried  away, 
before  the  eyes  of  his  Father  and  mother. 

9th.  Easterly  wind  with  soft  drizzly  weather,  much 
firing  from  our  battery s,  very  little  from  theirs. 
Before  dinner,  a  decent  looking  man  who  calls 
himself  Chaucer  came  in  from  the  enemy.  He 
says  "General  Lee  who  was  on  his  march  hither 
"was  ordered  back,  and  to  proceed  to  New  York 
" — The  rebels  without  are  about  1800,  above  a 
"third  of  their  number  in  Hospitals — They  pro- 
"pose  to  storm  the  Town  between  this  and  the 
"15th.  they  are  to  attack  at  Pres  de  Ville,  Saut 
"au  Matelot,  and  Cape  Diamond,  The  people 
"from  N.  York  and  the  southward  are  dissatis- 
"fi'd  with  the  conduct  and  behaviour  of  the 
"YANKEYS  as  they  call  them,  meaning  the  N. 
"England  people,  they  affect  a  disgusting  supe- 
"riority  taking  the  lead  in  every  thing,  looking 
"on  themselves  as  the  promoters,  and  the  very 
"soul  of  the  glorious  struggle  for  liberty" — 
"They  are  to  open  a  battery  before  St.  Louis 
"gate,  not  more  than  500  yards  distant — they 
"have  five  howitzers  which  are  to  play  on  the 
"Town  from  behind  the  ferry  house  at  St. 
"Charles's  (or  little)  Eiver.  They  have  two 
"gondolas  out  in  the  river,  they  are  preparing  a 
"fire  ship,  to  burn  all  the  vessels  in  the  cul  de 
"sac. — The  Canadians  are  very  much  discon- 


—  140  — 

"tented,  as  they  can  get  nothing  but  congress 
"paper  money,  of  which  they'd  willingly  give  a 
"handful  for  a  dollar.  They  have  condem'd  a 
"Canadian  in  an  arbitrary  manner,  and  have 
"whipt  him,  for  speaking  in  favor  of  the  Koyal- 
"ists,  and  they  have  maltreated  a  gentlemen  of 
"Montreal,  for  —  beating  an  insolent  fellow,  who 
"was  giving  himself  too  many  libertys  in  speak- 
"ing  of  the  Kings  friends." 

"Arnold  is  to  leave  the  camp  tomorrow  and 
"hasten  to  Montreal  to  send  down  all  possible 
*  '  reinforcements.  '  ' 

The  roads  are  so  bad  he  will  require  three  or 
fen::  days  to  get  up,  a  body  of  men  cannot  get 
down  less  than  eight  or  ten  days;  from  hence 
we  conclude  that  they  will  not  attack  us  on  the 
15th.  but  come  when  they  will  we  are  prepar'd 
to  receive  them. 

Boats  row  guard  every  night,  —  we  have  guns 
on  all  our  wharfs  and  quays,  in  the  outermost 
vessels  in  cul  de  sac,  &  we  have  strong  guards, 
and  well  fill'd  picquets  in  different  parts  of  the 
lower  Town.  Every  man  in  the  garrison  not  on 
duty  repairs  in  the  evening  arm'd  to  his  picquet, 
there  to  pass  the  night.  —  Thus  the  whole  garrison 
is  ready  to  give  the  rebels  a  warm  reception  at 
whatever  place  or  places  they  may  think  fit  to 
attack  us. 


Chaucer  has  said  a  great  deal;  we  sus- 
pect that  he  comes  in  with  no  good  intention  —  • 
he  will  be  taken  care  of. 

10th.  Wind  Westerly,  a  soft  fine  day,  but  the  streets 
are  almost  impassible  from  the  deep  runs  of 
water  —  the  snow  that  remains  is  porous,  nay 
rotten;  step  but  to  one  side  of  the  beaten  track, 
and  you  sink  to  the  knees  —  It  will  be  impossible 
for  these  people  to  get  near  the  walls  without 
giving  us  a  fair  opportunity  to  mow  them  down. 
A  youg  man  (Pepper)  came  in  this  morning  from 
Cap  Eouge,  who  confirms  what  Chaucer  has  said 


—  141  — 

concerning  the  disgust  of  the  New  Yorkers,  and 
the  discontent  of  the  Canadian  peasants,  for  the 
rebels  dispairing  of  success  have  thrown  off  the   y 
mask  and  show  the  MASTER  by  enforcing  un- 
reasonable oppressive  commands. 

He  says  they  are  to  run  the  fire  ship  full  sail 
into  cul  de  sac. 

11  Wind  N  E  blowing  hard  with  heavy  rain,  their 
battery  is  silent  to  day — it  is  thought  that  it  is 
full  of  water  being  situated  on  swampy  ground 
— we  aim'd  well  to  day.  At  midnight  we  made 
signals  by  rockets  at  Cape  Diamond,  St.  Johns 
gate  and  Palace  gate.  Three  were  thrown  by 
the  rebels  about  ten  at  night  at  the  ferry,  Menuts 
&  Holland  House. 

12th.  Wind  easterly  with  sleet,  from  one  until  three 
this  morning  fire  balls  burnt  in  grates  hung  over 
the  angles,  to  light  the  ditch  and  faces  of  the 
bastions.  The  rebels  did  no  damage  to  our  ship- 
ping tho'  they  fir'd  a  good  deal  at  cul  de  sac. 

13  West  wind,  gloomy  freezing  weather,  fire  balls 
were  lighted  at  one,  and  signals  given  by  rockets 
at  Cape  Diamond,  St.  Johns,  and  the  two  gun 
battery. 

A  shot  from  Point  Levy  went  thro '  the  Hunter 
sloop  of  war's  cabbin.  To  day  it  was  discovered 
that  the  prisoners  in  the  Dauphin  barracks  had 
procured  files,  and  some  of  them  had  filed  off  the 
rivets  from  their  hand-cuffs,  and  replaced  them 
with  leaden  ones;  If  the  armourer  had  not  ex- 
amin'd  them  very  narrowly  they  might  have  gone 
on  until  they  had  all  been  free  from  their  fetters 
to  put  in  execution  whatever  plot  they  had  con- 
certed. 

People  discovered  at  work  on  the  heights,  the 
the  situation  is  well  chosen  if  it  is  the  place  where 
they  intend  to  erect  the  battery  which  Chaucer 
mentioned — we  fir'd  on  them,  they  still  continued 
to  work;  it  froze  hard  in  the  night. 


—  142  — 

14  Every  thing  quiet  last  night,  the  weather  clear 
and  warm,  wind  westerly — fire  balls  lighted  and 
rockets  thrown  as  usual.  The  shot  from  Point 
Levy  hit  the  Lizards  stern,  and  hurt  the  main 
mast  of  a  transport — There  was  a  general  Pic- 
quet  this  night,  above  1800  men  were  under  arms 
waiting  the  expected  attack.  The  block  house 
about  100  yards  outside  Port  Louis  was  finished 
to  day  and  a  guard  of  twenty  men  posted  there 
in  the  evening — Every  body  in  the  country 
round  seem'd  in  motion  to  day. 

15th.  Frosty  clear  weather  last  night — every  thing 
remained  quiet — as  usual  fire  balls  were  lighted 
and  rockets  thrown. 

This  afternoon  we  heard  a  distant  noise  of  men 
as  if  moving  some  heavy  body,  in  the  evening  a 
great  number  of  men  were  assembled  near 
Menuts,  we  heard  three  chears  from  that  quarter 
distinctly.  It  is  supposed  by  many  that  the  N. 
Yorkers  may  have  reenter'd  into  the  rebel  ser- 
vice ;  some  think  that  the  commanding  officer  may 
have  found  it  necessary  to  harangue  his  men  to 
keep  them  in  spirits,  promising  them  speedy  and 
strong  reinforcements,  and  that  much  glory  and 
great  profit  will  be  their  portion  when  they  enter 
Quebec;  fir'd  with  this  prospect,  they  gave  three 
chears  in  approbation  of  the  speech — It  is  con- 
fidently said,  that  Mr.  Montgomery  had  made  an 
estimation  of  the  value  of  the  effects  of  the 
Eoyalists  in  Town,  and  that  he  found  that  it 
wou'd  amount  to  Two  hundred  Pounds  a  man  for 
his  army,  and  that  he  actually  promised  his  fol- 
lowers the  plunder  of  Quebec — But  those  who 
knew  him  possess  'd  of  honor  sometime  since  will 
not  allow  it  to  be  possible  that  he  wou'd  suffer 
any  person  to  be  rob'd,  and  that  this  story  has 
been  rais'd  to  throw  an  additional  odium  on  the 
Congress,  their  General  and  army.  The  Congress 
sent  these  honest  Gentlemen  to  protect  Quebec, 
not  to  plunder  its  Inhabitants,  say  your  waverers. 

A  drifting  Shallop,  gave  the  alarm  at  the  Point 


—  143  — 

of  Orleans,  signals  were  made,  and  much  firing 
ensued. 

16  Last  night  was  mild  and  clear,  the  fire  balls  were 
not  necessary — Bockets  were  thrown  as  signals, 
at  the  usual  places  at  one  in  the  morning — Out 
pickets  at  the  Cape  Diamond  and  Port  Louis 
Block-houses,  to  be  continued — We  fir'd  at  both 
batterys — the  rebels   did  not  fire   a   shot — The 
measur'd  distances  from  their  battery  on  the 
heights  is  716  yds  2  feet — a  rainy  evening. 

17  Wind  at  N  E — there  fell  two  inches  of  snow  in 
the  night.    Fire  balls  were  lighted  at  one  this 
morning,  and  rockets  as  usual.     Canoes  &  bat- 
teaux  passing  and  repassing  opposite  to  Sillerie 
full  of  men — The  rebels  fir'd  none  to  day. 

Capt.  Laforce  went  in  a  canoe  to  reconnoitre,, 
he  was  haiPd  from  the  Point  Levy  side,  he  ask'd 
the  Canadians  why  they  do  not  come  to  Town, 
they  answer  'd  that  they  have  no  canoes,  and  are 
closely  guarded — They  press 'd  Laforce  to  come 
on  shore,  but  knowing  the  Pointlevians  too  well 
to  trust  himself  among  them,  he  bid  them  adieu 
&  paddled  on  his  way. 

18  Wind  S  W,  showers  of  snow.    Fire  balls  lighted 
and  rockets  thrown  at  the  usual  hour — The  rebels 
fir'd  from  P.  Levy  early  in  the  morning.     Canoes 
crossing  over  to  the  other  side  full  of  men — Wood 
got  in  from  St.  Rocs — In  the  afternoon  we  had 
two    deserters    from    the    rebels — They    report 
"That  the  N.  Yorkers,  to  the  number  of  300  were 
"call'd  together  on  the  15th.,  every  argument, 
"was  usM  to  perswade  them  to  renew  their  en- 
1  i  gagement  which  ended  that  day,  but  before  they 
"were  assembled  they  had  determined  among 
"themselves    to    withstand   the   most   pressing 
"solicitations    of   their    former    commanders — 
"they  represented  that  the  congress  had  deceived 
"them,  that  their  wages  were  still  due,  that  they 
"had  been  in  a  manner  forced  to  make  a  second 
"engagement    after   their   first   was    ended — in 
"short  they  were  now  determined  to  serve  the 


~~  144  — 

"congress  no  longer,  for  they  saw  their  folly,  & 
"wou'd  not  return  to  their  duty,  they  had  firmly 
"resolv'd  never  to  fire  a  musket  against  the 
"Kings  friends — Their  speaker  ended  with  a 
"huzza  and  the  three  hundred  heartily  joined 
"him.  Immediately  their  drums  beat  to  arms, — 
' '  these  men  were  surrounded ;  they  were  ill  us  'd, 
"and  confin'd,  a  set  of  rapscallions  of  Canadians 
"were  the  most  forward  in  this  service. " 

"These  men  further  report,  that,  "the  rebels 
"are  1800  strong,  if  600  they  have  in  Hospitals 
"may  be  counted — they  do  not  include  the  Cana- 
"dians  whom  they  look  on  as  nought  among 
"them.  The  rebels  amuse  the  Canadians  still 
"with  hopes  of  strong  and  speedy  reinforcement 
"and  promise  them  much  plunder. " 

There  is  not  at  this  day,  a  man  within  the  walls 
who  does  not  most  sincerely  wish  that  the  rebels 
may  attack  us — we  have  prepared  a  proper  re- 
ception for  them;  we  know  that  their  leaders 
dread  it,  notwithstanding  their  feign  'd  bravery, 
but  their  men,  nor  our  Canadian  rebels  have  not 
yet  forgot  the  31st  of  Deer.  If  any  thing  can 
tempt  them  forward  it  will  be  the  hope  of  plunder. 

The  ice  of  Lake  St.  Peter  passed  the  Town  to 
day;  now  the  navigation  to  Montreal  is  open. 

19  No  disturbance  last  night,  it  froze  hard  and  was 
clear — fire  balls  and  rockets  as  customary.  "Wood 
got  in  from  St.  Eocs — A  few  shot  from  the  rebels 
pointed  at  the  shipping. 

20  All  was  quiet  in  the  night — Eockets  and  fire  balls 
a  Pordinaire — wind  S  W  cloudy  and  cold  to  day 
— wood  got  in — A  few  shot  on  the  shipping,  from 
the   battery   at   P.    Levy. — Two   men   who   left 
Quebec  last  fall  came  down  from  Cap  rouge  in  a 
canoe — they  say  that  "The  rebels  have  made  a 
"fire  vessel  of  the  Gaspey  arm'd  Brigantine  and 
"have  offer'd  20,000  livres  to  any  person  who 
"will  steer  her  into  cul  de  sac  &  fire  the  train — 
"no  Yanky,  no  Yorker,  nor  ere  a  Canadian  has 


._  145  — 

"yet  been  found  to  offer  his  service — An  Acadian 
"has  said  that  he  will  undertake  it  for  30,000  en 
"bon  argent  sonnant  comptant,  they  know  not 
"if  his  offer  was  accepted. 

"Colonel  Caldwell  with  the  VIII  Begt.  is  on 
"his  way  down  from  Niagara  wh.  a  number  of 
"Indians,  and  that  little  Arnold  posted  away 
"to  Montreal  the  moment  this  news  arrived  at 
"the  rebels  camp." 

We  have  almost  finished  the  embrasures  and 
platforms  of  a  battery  for  five  24  pounders  be- 
hind the  Hotel  Dieu,  from  whence  with  two  guns 
we  have  already  batter  'd  the  ferry  house. 

These  people  and  others  who  have  come  in  say 
"that  some  of  those  who  left  the  Town  last  fall 
"have  done  every  thing  in  their  power  to  engage 
"the  Canadians  to  assist  the  rebels  in  every 
"shape,  representing  that  if  they  are  driven 
"from  Quebec,  the  Peasants  in  this  country  will 
"remain  a  parcel  of  miserable  slaves  forever. 
"They  say  that  Chaucer  is  a  spy — that  he  was 
"made  an  offer  a  few  days  before  he  came  in: 
"he  promised  to  return  in  three  days  if  alive. 
"They  also  add  that  one  of  the  rebel  Prisoners 
"found  means  to  send  letters  into  the  country — 
"agreed  on  signals  by  which  he  shou'd  know  the 
"numbers  of  the  reinforcements,  and  the  time  of 
"the  intended  attack,  that  they  within,  might  co- 
"  operate  with  those  without. 

21  Every  thing  remained  quiet  in  the  night,  it  was 
clear  and  serene — Fire  balls  were  lighted,  no 
rockets  thrown.  The  rebels  beat  to  arms  at  three 
in  the  morning.  Their  battery  on  the  heights 
does  not  advance  that  we  can  perceive — They 
fir'd  on  the  Town  from  P.  Levy  at  the  hour  of 
going  to  Mass,  'tis  a  diabolical  spirit — what  ser- 
vice can  the  sacrifice  of  a  few  people  do  unto 
them!  They  may  plainly  see  that  they  cannot 
hurt  the  Town — hitherto  they  have  only  killed  a 
boy,  a  cow,  wounded  a  sailor  and  a  turkey,  and 
frightened  an  old  woman  into  fits. 


—  146  — 

Fine  weather  with  S  W  wind,  swallows  seen 
to  day — we  batter  the  ferry  house  from  behind 
the  Hotel  Dieu,  from  the  two  gun  battery  at  the 
end  of  the  Artillery  barracks,  and  from  a  battery 
between  that  barrack  and  St.  Johns  gate;  they 
cannot  show  their  heads. 

At  dusk  Laforces  armed  schooner  with  30  fine 
fellows,  was  hauPd  out  into  the  stream,  the 
rebels  fir'd  at  her  from  Point  Levy  and  beat  to 
arms.  The  ice  drove  the  schooner  up  to  Pres 
de  Ville  and  from  thence  near  to  Wolfs  cove; 
the  Lizzzard  sent  a  boat  to  her  assistance  with 
a  cable  and  anchor,  and  got  her  off,  they  were 
very  near  the  shore — the  rebel  guard  fir'd  on 
them,  and  directed  by  the  flashes  they  fir'd  on  the 
rebels  in  return. 

22  Last  night  was  soft  and  serene.    Fire  balls  were 
lighted  at  one,  they  burnt  until  day — the  wind 
N  E  with  snow.     This  morning  the  rebels  opened 
their  battery  at  the  ferry,  with  two  guns — it  is 
behind  a  very  thick  breast  work  which  the  French 
threw  up  in  1759,  the  embrasures  are  cut  throu  it, 
'tis  faced  with  fascines — they  fir'd  between  30 
and  40  shot  at  us;  as  they  are  obliged  to  elevate 
their   guns   they   did  no   further   damage  than 
piercing  a  few  roofs,  and  deranging  some  chim- 
neys— we  returned  them  five  guns  for  one.     The 
red  flag  which  has  hung  out  since  the  5th  March 
was  taken  down  last  night — some  people  pretend 
to  say  that  the  prisoners  know  what  that  means, 

23  There  has  fallen  above  three  inches  of  soft  sloppy 
snow  since  yesterday  morning;  it  was  dark  and 
gloomy  all  the  night,  seemingly  favorable  to  the 
rebels  if  they  should  choose  to  attack  us — The 
garrison  was  not  asleep — A  canoe  with  six  people 
from  Montreal  went  on  board  Laforce. 

Eockets  and  fire  balls  at  one  were  lighted,  the 
weather  dark  and  heavy  this  morning.  The 
people  who  came  from  Montreal  were  examined 
this  morning:  Mr  Eousseau  says  "He  left  N. 


—  147  — 

"York  the  27th.  march,  there  prevail 'd  a  report 
"at  that  place  that  seven  and  twenty  sail  of  large 
"ships  had  been  seen  off  E.  Island — that  the 
"troops  had  evacuated  Boston — That  he  passed 
"Mr.  Thomas  (lately  an  apothecary  or  Surgeon) 
"a  rebel  stiPd  General,  with  1200  men  as  rein- 
"forcement  to  the  rebels  in  Canada,  on  the  3d. 
"april  he  passed  their  advanced  party  at  Still 
"water,  27  miles  this  side  of  Albany — There  was 
6  *  80  bateaux  waiting  them  at  Ticonderoga — Lake 
"George  was  not  passible.  They  bring  six  iron 
' 1 24  pounders  with  them,  which  detain  them  very 
"much.  It  has  been  reported  at  Albany  with 
"fear,  and  talk'd  of  confidently  at  Montreal  that 
"Col.  Caldwell  with  the  VIII  Eegt.  and  a  number 
* i  of  Indians  are  on  their  way  down  from  the  up- 
"per  Countrys,  He  says  that  if  a  number  of  bat- 
"teaux  cou'd  have  been  collected,  between  six 
"and  seven  hundred  Canadians  would  have  come 
"down  along  with  them."  General  Lee  is  gone  to 
"Virginia." 

The  rebels  fir'd  from  P  .Levy  and  from  the 
ferry  house,  they  have  damaged  a  few  chimneys. 
"We  made  a  great  number  of  good  shots  to  day 
at  both  batterys — about  10  at  night  they  threw 
six  small  shells  from  their  new  battery  on  the 
heights,  directed  for  the  blockhouses  but  they 
fell  short — we  gave  them  six  13  &  10  inchers  in 
return — Signal  Rockets  thrown  as  usual. 

24  It  was  clear  and  cold  last  night ;  the  wind  shifted 
to  N  W  where  it  continues  with  delightful  sun- 
shine.    The  rebels  fir'd  red  hot  balls  into  Town 
to    day;   they  hurt   some   chimneys — their   fire 
slackens,  ours  encreases — they  fire  on  the  ship- 
ping from  P.  Levy. 

25  It  did  not  freeze  last  night — Eockets  were  fir'd 
at  one  this  morning  at  the  customary  places — 
The  Little  Eiver  is  clear  of  ice,  the  rebels  must 
now  cross  higher  up  than  the  ferry,  or  cross  in 
reach  of  our  guns — Mounted  a  24  pounder  against 
their  battery  which  faces  Port  Louis — They  can- 

10 


—  148  — 

not  sweep  our  streets  from  either  of  their  bat- 
terys,  the  balls  that  do  not  fall  short  may  hurt 
more  chimneys  and  roofs  of  houses — wind  shifted 
suddenly  to  N  E  it  blew  and  rained  excessively 
hard — Very  little  firing  to  day  on  either  side — 
Twelve  or  fourteen  guns  were  heard  from  below 
some  people  please  themselves  in  the  hope  that 
they  were  fir'd  on  board  one  of  His  Majestys 
ships. 

26  The  last  was  the  worst  night  we  have  had  for 
many  months — a  most  violent  storm  at  N  E,  the 
rain  was  remarkably  heavy — It  clear 'd  up  this 
afternoon,  firing  began  on  both  sides. 

Capt.  Laforce  chased  a  parcel  of  canoes,  the 
people  got  on  shore  at  P.  Levy — he  upbraided 
them  for  not  coming  to  Town — they  answer  M 
that  they  had  inclination  enough  to  go,  but  dar'd 
not,  because  the  moment  they  shou'd  be  reported 
absent,  their  houses  wou'd  be  set  on  fire  and  their 
cattle  seized — He  told  that  now  a  fair  opportu- 
nity offered  for  them  to  retrieve  their  character, 
a  few  days  wd  deprive  them  of  it — they  made 
no  answer,  and  he  row'd  off. 

27  The  last  night  was  very  foggy,  it  was  impossible 
to  see  across  the  ditch  from  the  ramparts ;  there- 
fore we  were  much  on  our  guard — This  morning 
is  clear  with  sunshine. 

At  one  in  the  mornnig  just  after  we  had  fir'd 
our  signal  rockets  five  shot  were  thrown  into 
Town  from  the  ferry  battery. 

At  one.  in  the  morning  just  after  we  had  fir'd 
remov'd  from  the  Seminary  for  attempting  to 
escape  from  thence. 

Between  ten  &  eleven  at  night  the  Cathedral  bell 
rang  the  alarm,  the  drums  beat  to  arms — the 
whole  garrison  was  posted  in  a  very  few  minutes, 
the  different  corps  stood  ready  to  repulse  the 
enemy — It  was  a  false  alarm,  a  house  on  the 
beach  on  P.  Levy  side  or  a  great  parcel  of  brush 
purposely  collected  at  the  waters  edge  appeared 


—  149  — 

in  a  blaze  in  an  instant — The  sentry s  calPd  out 
i '  the  fire  ship,  the  fire  ship '  '•  —the  call  of  fire  ship 
spread  like  lightning. — As  soon  as  the  matter 
was  known,  the  different  corps  were  ordered  to 
their  barracks  &  homes. 

The  rebels  fir'd,  but  hurt  nothing,  we  were  not 
idle,  our  shot  and  shells  flew  thick. — 

28  It  froze  last  night — fine  weather  this  morning, 
wind  westerly.  There  has  not  been  much  firing 
on  either  side  to  day. 

29th.  Wind  S  W,  serene  mild  weather,  four  muskets 
were  fir'd  on  the  heights  in  the  night. 

The  rebels  fir 'd  red  hot  balls  into  Town  to  day. 

30  A  small  breeze  at  East  with  soft  rain  in  the  morn- 
ing— afternoon  foggy  wth.  heavy  rain. 

Two  soldiers  of  the  E.  Fusileers  having  a  great 
deal  of  money  were  very  strictly  examined  how 
they  came  by  it.  ' '  They  confess  'd  that  they  had 
"been  bribed  by  some  of  the  Eebel  officers  to 
"favour  their  escape  the  first  time  they  shou'd  be 
"placed  as  sentrys  over  them — it  was  concerted 
' '  to  kill  every  other  sentry  in  the  way  to  prevent 
1 l  their  giving  the  alarm — They  were  to  have  got 
"over  the  wall  of  the  Seminary  garden  on  the 
' i  Grand  Battery,  to  walk  down  to  the  Sally  Port 
"facing  the  Canotrie,  there  leap  the  wall,  and 
"pass  by  St.  Eoc  to  the  nearest  guard  house  of 
"the  enemy. " — On  this  charge  two  of  the  prison- 
ers were  removed  from  the  Seminary  on  board 
Capt.  Laforces  arm'd  schooner. 

The  foggyness  of  the  evening  made  a  general 
picquet  necessary,  and  every  man  slept  in  his 
cloaths  with  his  musket  by  his  side;  Guards  & 
patroles  were  very  Vigilant. 

MAY  THE  FIEST 

There  is  not  many  within  the  walls,  who  in 
November  last  wou'd  not  have  been  very  happy 


—  160  — 

to  have  been  assured,  that  every  thing  in  the  gar- 
rison would  be  as  we  find  it  on  this  welcome  day. 
Our  apprehensions  before  the  31st.  of  Deer,  were 
neither  few  nor  ill  founded,  as  many  imagined. 

General  Carleton  indeed,  Col.  Maclean,  and  Col* 
Caldwell,  with  many  other  experienced  officers, 
seem'd  quite  easy.  From  the  Governors  looks 
the  Towns  peoples  fears  decreas  'd  dayly,  yet  still 
there  remained  a  few  anxietys;  He  was  deter- 
min'd  not  to  grace  their  triumph,  he  wou'd  have 
found  many  led  on  by  his  example  forward  to 
exert  their  every  ability  to  follow  him  in  danger. 

The  Garrison  had  occasion  but  to  see  him  as 
the  primuin  nobile  well ;  and  Col.  McLean  in  his 
wonted  health;  with  Col.  Caldwell  to  regulate 
the  Militia. 

Colonel  McLean  by  his  indefatigability  gave 
us  a  certainty  that  we  should  be  never  surprised, 
for  he  was  here  there  and  every  where  at  all 
hours  of  the  day  and  night. 

Much  is  due  to  Col.  Caldwell  for  his  care  of 
the  Militia,  and  the  great  fatigues  he  underwent 
in  the  course  of  the  long  and  severe  winter;  The 
satisfaction  that  every  man  in  Town  must  now 
enjoy  more  than  repays  him,  for  all  his  troubles. 

At  4  this  morning  it  began  to  snow  and  before 
8  o'clock  it  lay  three  inches  thick  on  the  ground 
—at  noon  it  clear 'd  up.  The  rebels  are  firing  red 
hot  balls  from  the  ferry  into  Town,  and  from 
Point  Levy  on  the  shipping — A  shot  enter 'd  the 
cabbin  window  of  the  Fell  arm'd  ship,  shattered 
a  boys  leg,  wounded  a  man  dangerously  in  the 
back,  &  slightly  wounded  two  more. 

A  Canadian  fellow  came  over  from  Point  Levy 
to  day  as  he  says  in  consequence  of  what  Capt. 
Laforce  told  the  canoe  people  on  the  26th.  He 
report  the  rebels  to  be  11,000  strong,  he  pre- 
tends to  be  an  ignorant  fellow  but  he  is  known 
in  Town  to  be  more  knave  than  fool,  he  is  there- 
for sent  to  prison — A  large  batteau  floated  down 
St.  Charles  Eiver,  we  took  her  up. 


—  151  — 

2nd.  The  night  past  was  very  clear  and  very  cold  it 
froze  standing  water  above  the  third  of  an  inch, 
it  freezes  still  with  wind  at  W  N  W.  The  rebels 
fir'd  many  red  hot  shot  into  Town  from  the  ferry 
battery  passing  thro  roofs,  and  spoiling  some 
chimneys.  There  was  a  sortie  out  at  P.  Louis 
for  wood — behind  fences  3  or  400  yards  from  the 
walls  we  found  piles  of  scaling  ladders  rather 
better  made  than  those  they  us'd  the  31st.  Deer., 
but  yet  clumsy  heavy  and  by  far  too  short;  we 
have  not  touch 'd  them  in  hopes  that  they  may 
attempt  to  set  them  up  against  our  walls. 

At  midnight,  rockets  and  a  fire  wheel  were 
fir'd  on  the  grand  battery  and  answer 'd  by 
rockets  from  the  Hotel  Dieu  battery. 

Last  night  was  delightfully  clear  &  serene;  this 
morning  the  air  is  easterly  with  hot  sunshine — 
A  fatigue  party  making  a  frize  of  thorn  on  the 
glacee. 

About  200  men  in  three  distinct  divisions  were 
seen  marching  on  the  beach  below  Wolfs  cove, 
the  first  had  red  colours,  the  second  blue,  the 
third  white;  a  number  of  batteaux  attended  them 
rowing  along  shore,  they  mounted  the  hill  and 
marched  over  the  plains — we  imagine  it  is  part 
of  General  Thomas's  reinforcement,  which  Mr. 
Eousseau  pass'd  at  Still  Water. 

Eebels  firing  red  hot  balls  from  the  ferry  bat- 
tery— some  small  shells  were  thrown  out  of 
cohorns  &  royals  at  the  end  of  St.  Eoc  at  their 
works  there — Between  nine  and  ten  o'clock  at 
night  on  the  top  of  the  tide,  a  vessel  was  seen 
coming  up  before  the  wind,  we  flatter 'd  ourselves 
it  was  the  first  of  the  fleet  from  England.  The 
General  order  'd  the  artillery  to  stand  by  the 
guns — She  prov'd  a  brigantine,  she  was  haiPd 
three  times,  no  answer  was  made,  the  fourth  hail 
was  accompany 'd  with  a  threat  to  sink  her  in 
case  she  did  not  answer,  she  immediately  gave 
a  sheer  in  shore,  then  the  batterys  began  to  play 
on  her,  and  in  a  moment  she  appeared  all  in  a 


~~  152  — 

blaze,  about  200  yards  from  the  cul  de  sac — she 
was  very  near  the  shore — Shells,  grenades,  pots 
a  feu,  petards  &c,  &c.  were  continually  bursting — 
the  vessel  seem'd  well  prepared  and  might  have 
done  mischief  had  she  been  steer  M  into  Cul  de 
Sac — A  boat  was  seen  to  row  very  quickly  from 
her — It  is  supposed  that  she  was  a  Brig:  of 
Arnolds  which  lay  below — some  say  'twas  the 
Gaspey  which  had  passed  the  Town  in  the  night, 
but  most  people  think  that  cannot  be. 

The  whole  Town  was  under  arms  in  an  instant 
after  the  drums  beat  and  bells  rang — every  man 
hastened  to  his  alarm  post,  no  confusion  ap- 
pear ?d,  every  body  was  cool  and  wishing  the 
rebels  wou'd  attack — The  night  was  remarkably 
fine  and  clear — we  are  surprised  that  they  chose 
a  night  so  very  light;  They  must  certainly  have 
heard,  or  are  suspicious  that  the  Kings  ships  are 
near — Her  hull  in  flames  floated  back  with  the 
tide — 'Twas  a  noble  sight — Every  man  was  or- 
der 'd  to  his  picquet  guard  to  be  ready. 

4th,  Wind  still  Easterly,  the  sky  heavy,  it  rain'd  at 
4  this  morning,  clear  M  up  at  midday  with  a  N 
W,  wind.  The  enemy  fir'd  a  few  shot  from  P. 
Levy. 

5th.  Wind  continues  at  N  W,  it  froze  very  hard  last 
night — all  was  quiet. 

6th.  It  froze  last  night — there's  a  gentle  breeze  at 
N  E — At  4  this  morning  guns  were  heard  at  a 
distance,  the  report  was  heard  every  two  or  three 
minutes  approaching. 

A  woman  came  early  to  Palace  gate  and  in- 
form'd  the  sentry  that  Mr.  Thomas  with  his  re- 
inforcement is  arrived,  and  that  Mr.  Wooster 
is  gone  off,  that  the  rebels  appear  in  great  con- 
fusion, &  that  they  are  loading  carts  with  bag- 
gage arms  &c. 

About  six  a  large  ship  appeared  coming  round 
Point  Levy  to  the  inconceivable  joy  of  all  those 
who  saw  her  or  heard  of  her — The  grand  battery 


—  153  — 

was  crowded  with  spectators  in  a  few  minutes, 
such  shaking  of  hands  &  so  many  congratulatory 
compliments  have  not  pass'd  since  Capt.  Deanes 
appearance  in  spring  1760. — On  our  firing  a  gun 
she  hove  up  in  the  wind  and  fir'd  three  guns  to 
leeward,  She  proved  to  be  the  Surprise  frigate 
commanded  by  Capt.  Lindsay.  Part  of  the  29th 
Kegiment  were  on  board;  they  with  the  Marines 
were  immediately  landed.  The  drums  beat  to 
arms  and  all  the  different  corps  appeared  on  the 
Parade ;  it  was  then  propos  ?d  that  all  volunteers 
in  the  English  and  French  Militia  shou'd  join  the 
regular  troops  and  the  sailors,  and  sally  out  to 
engage  the  rebels  on  the  plains — To  the  praise 
of  both  corps  be  it  said,  almost  every  man  in  each 
was  forward  to  be  led  on. 

General  Carleton  heading  about  800  men,  Col. 
MacLean  second  in  command,  and  Col.  Caldwell 
at  the  head  of  his  British  Militia  march  'd  out  at 
midday — the  little  army  extended  itself  quite 
across  the  plains  making  a  noble  appearance :  The 
rebels  saw  us  very  formidable:  a  few  of  them 
hid  in  the  bush  on  the  heights  and  fir'd  som  ran- 
dom shot  which  whistled  o'er  our  heads  without 
hurting  a  man.  As  soon  as  our  field  pieces 
began  to  play  on  their  guard  houses,  there  was 
a  general  flight;  they  left  cannon,  firelocks,  am- 
munition and  even  their  cloaths  behind  them;  as 
we  advanced  we  found  the  road  strew  'd  with 
muskets,  cloaths,  bread,  pork  &c — we  took  some 
cannon,  howitzers,  and  some  cannon  ball  within 
a  mile  of  the  Town — So  great  was  their  panic 
that  they  left  behind  them  many  letters  and 
papers,  of  consequence  to  those  who  wrote  them, 
and  to  whom  they  were  written;  they  even  left 
their  orderly  books — which  way  soever  one 
turned  his  head,  he  saw  men  flying  and  loaded 
carts  driven  in  the  greatest  hurry. 

We  took  possession  of  the  General  Hospital, 
of  a  guard  house  two  miles  farther  of  Holland 
House  the  Head  Quarters,  of  Mr.  Dupres  &c. 


—  154  — 

where  we  found  flower,  ammunition  and  artillery 
stores — At  Sillerie  we  found  guns,  flower,  &c  &c. 

In  the  afternoon  two  frigates  were  »ent  up  the 
Eiver  to  destroy  all  their  craft  along  shore. 

The  rebels  stole  upon  us,  and  thus  they  left 
us. 


ORDERL,Y  BOOK 

begun  by 
CAPTAIN  AINTHOINY  VIAUAR 

of 

THE  BRITISH 


THE  I7TH  OF  SEPTEMBER   1775,   AND  KEPT  BY  HIM  Til,!, 
NOVEMBER   I6TH,    WHEN  CONTINUED  BY 


CAPTAIN  ROBERT  l^ESTER 


"  SIEGE  OF  QUEBEC  BY 
riONTQOMERY  " 


Orderly  Book  begun  by  Capt.  Anthony  Vialar 
of  the  British  Militia  the  17th  September  1775, 
and  kept  by  him  till  November  16th,  when  con- 
tinued by  Capt.  Robert  Lester 


QUEBEC  17th  Septr.  1775. 
Orders. 

Guards  to  consist  of  the  following  numbers  'till 
further  orders. 

Main  Guard 13 

Cape  Diamond 6 

Port  St.  Louis 6 

Port  St.  John's 12 

Palace  Gate 6 

Batteaux  guard,  which  1 

will  serve  for  St.  Eocks  f 

&  Suburbs  J 

Lower  Town  guard 20 

72 

The  guards  will  mount  on  the  Parade  Before  the 
Castle  St.  Louis  every  evening  at  six  o'clock. 

The  Guards  will  take  care  to  prevent  all  Disturbances, 
or  Noise,  and  every  thing  that  may  cause  unnecessary 
alarms. 

Capt.  Alexr.  Johnston  &  Captain  Ainsley's  Com- 
panys,  for  Guard  this  evening. 

Mr.  Peter  Stuart  is  appointed  Lieutenant  to  Captain 
Thomas  Ainslys  Company,  in  room  of  Lieut.  Thomas 
Aylwin,  appointed  to  Captain  Charles  Grant's. 


-   158  — 
Alarm  Posts. 

Captain  James  Johnston,  Artillery 

Company King's  wharf. 

Captain  Alexander  Johnston Cape  Diamond. 

Captain  Vialar King's  Wharf. 

Captain  Ainsley  behind  the  Bishop's  Palace. 

Captain  Harrison Jesuits  College. 

Captain  Grant King's  Wharf. 

Each  Captain  will  be  pleased  to  appoint  Three  Ser- 
geants to  his  Company,  one  of  which  must  be  a  man  of 
experience  in  the  Service,  who  is  to  do  the  Orderly 
Duty,  &  fatigue  of  Company,  for  which  he  will  receive 
one  shilling  sterling,  and  three  Corporals. 

Effective  Eolls  of  each  Company  to  be  given  to  the 
Adjutants,  as  soon  as  possible.  Note  the  pattern  Uni- 
form may  be  seen  at  Eoderick  McClod. 

MONDAY  18  September,  1775 
Orders. 

All  Officers  of  the  British  Militia  are  desired  to  meet 
Colonels  Maclean  &  Caldwell,  at  Mr.  Prentice  this  day 
at  12  o'clock. 

(Signed)        P.  MILLS. 

The  British  Militia,  to  Parade  without  arms  to- 
morrow evening  at  6  o'clock. 

A  Eeturn  from  each  Company  to  be  given  in  to  the 
Adjutants,  of  the  men  of  their  Company's  who  choose 
to  accept  Pay  and  Provisions. 

The  Officers  to  appear  in  Garrison  with  their  Side 
Arms  and  Cockades. 

TUESDAY  19  Septemr,  1775 
Orders. 

For  Guard,  one  Captain,  three  Subalterns,  Seven 
non-Commissioned  Officers,  and  Seventy  three  Privates. 


—  159  — 

Capt.  Sub.  Sergt.  Private 

The  Main  Guard  to  consist  of    1  1  1  &        7 

Cape  Diamond "  1  1  12 

Port  St.  Louis "  "  1  8 

Port  St.  John's "  "  1  12 

Palace  Gate "  "  1  5 

Batteaux  Guard 1  9 

Lower  Town  .                             "  1  1  20 


137  73 

The  Captain  of  the  Main  Guard  to  visit  the  Guards 
in  the  Upper  Town,  at  12  o'clock,  the  Officer  at  Cape 
Diamond  to  visit  at  Port  Louis  and  Port  St.  John's — 
The  Sub 'tern  of  the  Main  Guard  to  visit  Palace  Gate 
and  the  Batteaux  Guards. 

The  officer  of  the  Lower  Town  Guard  will  go  his- 
Bounds  at  12  o'clock  at  night,  and  half  an  hour  past 
three  in  the  morning. . .  .One  man  from  each  Guard  to 
be  at  the  Main  Guard  every  evening  at  5  o'clock,  to 
receive  candles  for  the  guards,  Adjutant  Mills  will  go 
round  the  Guards  and  make  a  report  to  the  Town  Major 
of  what  Gentry  boxes  are  wanting  at  the  different 
guards. 

Garrison  Orders  I9th  Sept.  1775. 

Mr.  Johnston  to  get  the  greatest  number  of  Canadian 
Carpenters  he  can,  so  many  of  them  to  be  employed  in 
cutting  and  preparing  Picketts,  whilst  Mr.  Thomson 
and  some  others  go  about  setting  the  Picketts,  with  all 
the  expedition  possible.  Some  more  of  these  Canadian 
Carpenters  to  be  employed  in  laying  the  platform  from 
Cape  Diamond  to  Port  St.  John's,  in  such  places  as  Mr- 
Eumsey  shall  point  out.  Fraser  the  Carpenter  with 
his  men  to  be  employed  in  repairing  the  Block  Houses 
with  all  possible  expedition,  beginning  at  Cape  Dia- 
mond and  repair  the  Sally  Port.  Major  Cox  to  oversee 
the  repairing  of  the  blockhouses,  and  laying  the  plat- 
forms &  to  report  daily  to  the  commanding  Officer  the 
progress  of  that  work.  The  British  Militia  and  Cana- 


~  160  — 

dian  Militia  to  send  every  day  an  Orderly  man  to  th.3 
Commanding  Officer  at  6  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  to 
remain  'till  6  o'clock  at  night.  Major  Fannce  will  call 
upon  Governor  Crainahe  and  ask  him  what  is  to  be  done 
with  the  Canadian  Prisoner  now  in  the  Barrack 
guard,  as  it  is  inconvenient  to  keep  him  in  the  Barracks. 
Captain  James  Johnston,  with  one  sub.  &  half  of  his 
Company  to  go  to  the  Barracks  every  day,  to  be  in- 
structed in  the  exercise  of  the  Great  Guns,  by  a  Bom- 
bardier, who  will  attend  for  that  purpose. 

Parole  St.  Andrew. 
After  Orders. 

The  Orderly  Sergeant  of  each  company  to  attend 
every  day  at  the  Guard  mounting,  to  receive  any  orders 
that  may  be  thought  necessary  to  give  out. 

The  Captains  and  Commanding  Officers  of  the  Com- 
panies to  give  a  return  to  the  Adjutant,  of  the  number 
of  Fire-locks  received  out  of  the  Store,  in  order  that 
cartridges  of  different  sized  balls  may  be  made  up  for 
each  other. 

Each  company  to  be  completed  to  twenty  rounds,  as 
they  are  ordered  for  Guard.  Application  to  be  made 
for  that  purpose  to  Mr.  Eumsey.  Mr.  Miles  Prentice 
is  appointed  Sergeant  Major  to  the  British  Militia  and 
is  to  obey,  and  he  obeyed  as  such. 

No  man  to  absent  himself  from  his  Company,  when 
ordered  for  duty,  without  his  Captain's  leave. 

The  Guards  to  be  mounted  by  detachments  for  the 
future. 

Capt.  Sub.  Sergt.  Corpl.  Private 

Main  Guard 1  1        1  1              7 

Cape  Diamond "  1        1  1            15 

Port  St.  Louis "  1  9 

Port  St.  John's "  1  « 

Palace  Gate "  1  4 

Batteaux  Guard " 

Lower  Town  "     "  1        1  1            20 


Total.          1364  73 


—  161  — 

20th.  September  1775. 
Parole,  St.  John's. 

Garrison  Orders. 

Capt.  Johnston  of  Artillery  Company  to  be  out,  at 
the  Lower  Batteries  at  7  o'clock  on  Sunday  for 
Exercise. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  to-morrow 

Col.  Voyer,  to  make  his  rounds  when  he  pleases. 

21st  September  1775. 
Parole  St.  Francis 

Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officer  for  the  day,  Major  LeCompte  Dupres, 
Major  Faunce  to  acquaint  the  Adjutant  of  the  Cana- 
dian Militia,  that  he  will  let  his  men  know,  that  they 
are  on  no  account,  to  fire  of  their  pieces  after  daylight, 
under  any  pretence  whatever,  particularly  the  men  upon 
guard,  since  it  may  occasion  alarms  in  town. 

The  British  Militia  to  mount  Guard  to-morrow  at  9 
o  'clock. 

22nd.  September  1775. 
Parole,  Prescott. 

Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officer,  for  the  day,  Col.  Caldwell.  The  Guards 
to  mount  to-morrow  at  8  o'clock.  The  British  Militia 
for  the  future  to  mount  guards  by  companys,  the  Brit- 
ish Militia  to  be  under  arms  for  Exercise  Sunday 
morning  at  9  o  'clock. 

QUEBEC,  GAKRISON,  23  September  1*575 
Parole  St.  Anne. 

Field  Officer  for  the  day,  Major  Ecuier  for  Guard 
to-morrow. 


—  162  — 

September  24th.  1775 
Parole  St.  Pierre. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Dumontj 
for  guard  to-morrow  Captain  Harrison  Lieut.  Fargues, 
Lieut.  Scott  and  Ensign  Willcocks.  All  those  gentle- 
men who  have  not  yet  mounted  guard,  together  with 
such  men  of  Capt.  Vialar  and  Captain  Alexr.  Johnston's 
company's  as  did  not  mount  guard  the  21st.  inst.  are 
for  guard  to-morrow;  the  men  to  parade  at  7  o'clock 
in  the  morning  and  exercise  'till  guard  mounting,  when 
the  weather  will  permit,  and  they  are  requested  to  be 
punctual  to  the  hour,  so  as  not  to  be  obliged  to  wait  for 
one  another,  Mr.  Sinclair  has  ordered  to  provide  Scab- 
bards for  the  Bayonets  of  the  different  Companys. 

September  25th.  1775 
Parole  St.  David. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  Major  Nairn.  The  guards  to 
march  of  the  Parade,  exactly  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing. The  Town  Sheriff  to  provide  a  Lantern  for  Port 
St.  John's.  The  British  Militia  will  not  be  desired  to 
Exercise,  but  when  their  Respective  Captains  think 
proper,  it's  recommended  to  Officers  and  non-commis- 
sioned officers  commanding  the  several  Guards  to  teach 
and  assist  in  teaching  the  gentlemen  of  their  guards  off 
Gentry  their  exercise,  particularly  the  priming  and 
loading  motions.  A  return  to  be  given  in  of  each  com- 
pany of  those  gentlemen,  who  wish  to  have  their  ser- 
vants changed  out  of  the  companys  they  now  serve. 

The  commanding  Officer  of  each  company  to  send  a 
report  to  the  officer  of  the  main  Guard,  every  morning 
at  8  o'clock.  The  officer  of  each  guard  to  give  the 
Parole  to  the  Grand  Bounds. 

September  26th.  1775 
Parole  St.  Augustine. 
September  27th.  1775 

Parolef  Luke. 
Field  Officer  of  the  day  Colonel  Voyer. 


—  163  — 

For  guard  tomorrow  Captain  Harrison,  Lieut.  Stuart, 
Ensign  Meredith.  Captain  Grant's  and  Capt.  Harrison's 
Company's  for  guard  to-morrow. 

September  28,  1775 
Parole,  Great  Britain. 
Field  Officer  for  the  day  Colonel  Caldwell. 

September  29th.  1775 
Parole  St.  Joachim. 
Field  Officer  for  the  day,  Lieut.  Col.  Dumont. 

Every  person  coming  into  town  who  has  the  appear- 
ance of  a  stranger  is  to  be  stopped  by  the  Centrys  and 
forwarded  to  the  Chateaux,  there  to  be  examined  by  the 
Captain  of  the  Main  Guard,  who  they  are,  from  thence 
they  came,  or  what  their  business  in  town,  how  long 
they  stay,  where  they  reside  in  town,  and  to  report  the 
same  to  the  Lieut.  Governor.  Give  a  receipt  for  15  big 
Pouches  and  18  Cartridge  boxes. 

QUEBEC  GARRISON  30th.  September  1775 
Parole,  St.  Michael. 

G.  Orders.  Field  Officers  of  the  day,  Major  Le- 
Compte  Dupres.  The  English  and  Canadian  Militia, 
to  be  under  Arms  at  their  Alarm  post  to-morrow  morn- 
ing at  eight  o'clock. 

The  Officers,  Sergeants  and  Corporals  of  the  different 
guards  are,  when  they  come  off  guard  to  take  all  the 
ammunition  from  the  men,  except  that  in  their  fire  locks 
and  return  it  to  the  Captain  of  the  Main  Guard. 

The  gates  are  to  be  locked  at  9  o'clock,  and  the  keys 
to  be  carried  to  the  Main  Guard,  and  to  be  fetched  again 
at  day  light,  the  key  of  the  Wicket  at  Palace  Gate,  is  to 
remain  with  the  Corporal  of  the  guards  for  the  Bounds 
to  pass.  The  British  Militia  to  take  the  Guards  to- 
morrow. 


—  164  — 

22.  Orders. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Captain  Alexander  Johnston, 
Ensign  Davidson,  Lieut.  Murray,  Lieut.  Drummond 
with  the  non-commissioned  Officers  and  Private  Gentle- 
men of  Captain  Vialar's  and  Captain  A.  Johnston's 
Companies. 

October  1st.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Patrick. 
Field  Officer  for  the  day,  Major  Nairn. 

Oct.  2nd.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Charles. 
Field  officer  for  the  day,  Major  Ecuier. 

Oct.  3rd.  1775 
Parole,  Montreal. 

field  Officer  for  the  day,  Colonel  Voyer. 
E.  0.     The  British  Militia  for  guard  to-morrow. 

As  great  inconveniencys  arises  from  the  sergeant's 
neglect  of  warning  the  gentlemen  for  guard,  it  is  ex- 
pected that  they  will  be  more  careful  for  the  future, 
and  that  the  gentlemen,  when  warned,  will  be  punctual 
in  their  attendance. 

For  Guard  to-morrow  Captain  Ainsley,  Ensign  King, 
Lieut.  Fargues  and  Ensign  Willcocks,  with  the  non- 
commissioned and  private  of  Captain  Ainsley 's  &  Cap- 
tain Grant's  Company's. 

October  4th.  1775 
Parole  Ireland. 

Field  Officer  for  this  day,  Lieut.  Colonel  Caldwell. 
Field  Officer  for  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Dumont. 

October  5th.  1775 
Parole,  Augustine. 

Field  Officer  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Le- 
compte  Dupres. 


with  the  non- 
'  commissioned 


—  165  — 

October  6th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

G.  Orders. — Field  Officer  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major 
Nairne. 

The  British  Militia,  to  take  the  guards  to-morrow. 

The  British  Militia  to  be  under  Arms  on  the  grand 
Parade  on  Sunday  morning  at  eight  o'clock. 

R.  Orders. — Returns  from  each  company  to  be  given 
in,  to  Mr.  Sinclair,  to-morrow  morning  at  guard 
mounting,  of  the  number  of  cartridge  boxes  wanting 

to  complete,  and  those  gentlemen,  who  dislike  the  large 

pouches  may  return  them,  and  will  receive  cartridge 

boxes  in  the  place  of  them. 

I  Captain  Vialars. 
Lieut.  Scott. 
Lt.  Aylwin. 
Ensign  Meredith. , 

officers,  and  private  gentlemen  of  Captain  Harrison  & 
Captain  Vialars  Company's. 

QUEBEC  7th  October  1775 
Parole,  London. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Col.  Voyer. 

R.  0.    It  is  recommanded  to  the  captains  to  provide 
Sergeants  for  their  Company's  to  fire  at  a  mark 
to-morrow  morning. 

They  will  receive  six  rounds  per  man  for  that  purpose 
by  applying  to  Mr.  Sinclair. 

October  8th.  1775 
Parole,  Alexis. 

G.    Orders.    Field   Officer   to-morrow,   Lieut.    Colonel 
Dumont. 

Alarm  Post  for  the  British  Militia,  as  regulated  this 
day  by  Colonel  Maclean. 


—  160  — 

Captain  A.  Johnston's  compy.Cape  Diamond. 

Captain  A.  Vialars  "     Drummond's  Wharf. 

Captain  T.  Ainsley's         "     on  the  Ramparts  between 

Port  St.  John's  and  the 
Barracks. 

Captain  C.  Grant's  "     Ottaways  Grenadier  Gate 

Captain  Harrison 's  ' l     from  the  end  of  the  picket- 

ing towd.  the  Grand 
Battery. 

October  9th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Francis. 

G.  Orders. — Field  Officer  to-morrow  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well. 

The  British  Militia  to  take  the  guards  to-morrow, 
there  was  an  error  in  the  order  of  yesterday  respecting 
the  Alarm  Posts,  of  Captain  Harrison's  Company,  is 
to  line  the  picketting  between  Ottways,  Grenadier  Gate 
and  Palace  Gate. 

R.  Orders. — For  guard  to-morrow  Captain  A.  Johnston, 
Lieut.  Shepherd,  and  Ensign  Lymburner,  with  the 
non-commissioned  officers  and  Private  of  Captain 
Johnstons  and  Captain  Ainsley's  Company's. 

10th  October  1775 

Parole,  Dublin. 
Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  LeCompte 
Dupres,  four  men  of  the  Artillery  Company  to  mount 
Guard  daily  for  the  future,  to  take  care  of  the  guns, 
contigious  to  their  respective  guards,  vizt — Cape  Dia- 
mond one,  Port  Louis  one,  Port  St.  John's  one,  and 
Palace  Gate  one. 

October  llth.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Lucia. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Colonel  Voyer. 


—  167  — 

Cape  Diamond  guard,  is  always  to  have  its  full  com- 
plement of  men,  and  are  to  have  a  sentry  day  and  night 
at  the  Citadel. 

October  12th. 
Parole,  St.  Vincent. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well. 

Palace  Gate  guard,  is  for  the  future,  to  consist  of  one 
Sergeant,  one  Corporal,  and  nine  Private  and  to  be 
always  compleat. 

The  Batteaux  guard,  is  to  consist,  of  one  Sergt.  and 
six  Private. 

The  British  Militia  to  take  the  guard  to-morrow. 
R.  Orders. — For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lient. 

Aitkin.  Lieut.  Stuart,  and  Ensign  Davidson,  with 
the  non-commissioned  officers  and  Private  of  Capt. 
Grant's  &  Capt.  Harrison's  Company's. 

GABKISON  OF  QUEBEC  Oct.  13th.  1775 
Parole,  Edinburg. 

Field  Officer,  to-morrow,  Lieutenant  Col.  Dumont. 

October  14th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Genevieve. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  LeCompte 
Dupres. 

R.  Orders. — A  return  of  the  men's  names  of  each  com- 
pany who  wants  pay,  and  provisions,  is  to  be  given 
in  to  Mr.  Sinclair,  Signed  by  their  respective  Cap- 
tains this  evening  that  a  general  return  may  be 
made  out,  in  order  to  draw  money  to  pay  them  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  guards  they  have  mounted 
since  the  establishment  of  the  Militia  in  Quebec. 

After  Orders. 


—  168  — 

The  British  Militia  to  be  under  arms  to-morrow 
morning  at  ten  o  'clock,  on  the  Grand  Parade,  with  their 
Arms,  clean  and  in  good  order,  as  they  are  going  to  fire 
at  a  target. 

October  15th.  1775 
Parole,  Montreal. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Etfuyer. 

The  Sergeant  of  the  Palace  Gate  guard,  is  not  to 
admit  any  person  to  talk  with  or  see  the  prisoners,  with- 
out an  order  in  writing  from  the  Lieut.  Governor. 

The  British  Militia  takes  the  guard  to-morrow. 

R.  Orders. — For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Vialars,  Lieut. 
Murray,  Lieut.  Drummond  and  Ensign  King,  with 
,the  non  commissioned  officers  and  Privates  of  Capt. 
Vialars'  and  Capt.  Alexander  Johnston's  company s, 
to  prevent  disputes  about  taking  the  right  for 
guard,  the  company  which  is  first  in  orders  for 
guard  is  always  to  take  the  right. 

October  16th.  1775 
Parole,  York. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Colonel  Voyer. 

R.  Orders. — A  draft  of  five  men,  to  be  made  from  Capt. 
Grant's  company,  to  Captain  Alexander  Johnston's. 

October  17th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Simon. 

Field   Officer    of   the   day,    to-morrow,    Lieut.    Col. 
Dtnhont. 

October  18th.  1775 
Parole,  Anthony. 

G.  0.— Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 


—  169  — 

The  British  Militia  takes  the  guards  to-morrow. 

The  British  Militia  to  be  under  arms  to-morrow  on 
the  Parade  at  nine  o'clock,  when  it  is  expected  none  will 
be  absent  except  those  on  the  King's  works. 
R.  0. 

Capt.  Ainsley        ^ 

For  guard  to-morrow   ^ieuf  fester.         I  with  the  non. 

Lieut.  Fargues.      j 
k  Ensign  Willcocks  ] 

commissioned  officers  and  Private  of  Capt.  Ainsley  and 
Capt.  Grant's  Companies. 

QUEBEC  19th.  October  17?5 
Parole,  Bristol. 

G.   0. — Field   Officer   of  the   day,   to-morrow,   Major 
LeComte  Dupres, 

October  20th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Barnaby. 

G.  o.  : 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Col.  Voyer. 

The  key  of  the  wicket  at  Palace  Gate  is  for  the  future 
to  be  sent  with  the  other  keys  to  the  Main  Guard,  and 
when  the  Bounds  go,  they  are  to  take  it  with  them. 
Whatever  provisions  or  necessaries  is  carried  to  the 
prisoners  at  Palace  Gate  is  first  to  be  thoroughly 
examined  by  the  Sergt.  of  the  Guard,  a  loaf  of  bread 
is  to  be  cut  to  pieces. 

October.  21st  1775 
Parole,  St.  Felix. 

G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 
The  British  Militia  takes  the  guard  to-morrow. 


—  170  — 

R.  Orders. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut.  Aylwin, 
Ensign  Meredith  and  Lieut.  Patterson,  with  the  non- 
commissioned officers  and  privates  of  Capt.  Vialar's 
company. 

Oct.  22nd.  1775 

Parole,  Corke. 
G.O. 
Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Dumont. 

QUEBEC,  23rd.  October  1775 

Parole,  St.  Stephen. 
Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow  Major  LeCompte 
Dupres. 

October  24th.  1775 

Parole,  ChamUee 

G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well. 

The  British  Militia  takes  the  Guards  to-morrow        •. 

(Capt.  Alexr.  Johnston" 
Lieut.  Shepherd  with  the 

Lieut.  Aitkm  non- 

Ensign  Lymburner      , 

commissioned  officers  and  privates  of  Capt.  Johnstons 
&  Capt.  Ainsleys  Companys. 

October  25th.  1775 

Parole,  Glocester. 
G.O. 
Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Colonel  Voyer. 


—  171  — 

October  26th.  1775 

Parole,  Sorrel. 

G.O. 

Field   Officer    of   the    day,    to-morrow,   Lieut.    Col. 
Dumont. 

October  27th. 
Parole,  St.  John's 

G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 
The  British  Militia  takes  the  Guards  to-morrow. 

R.  0. — For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lieut.  Stuart* 
Ensign  Davidson  and  Lieut.  Murray  with  the  non- 
commissioned officers  and  Privates  of  Capt. 
Grant's  and  Capt.  Harrison's  Companys. 

QUEBEC  27th.  Octr.  1775 

Garrison  Orders. 

All  Centrys  except  those  at  the  Guard  Room  door, 
when  they  challenge,  and  are  answered,  Bounds  or 
Patrole,  they  are  to  say  pass  round  or  patrol,  and  rest 
their  firelocks  and  to  desire  them  to  stand  clear  of  their 
arms,  as  soon  as  the  Centinel  at  the  guard  room  door 
perceives  the  Eounds  coming,  he  should  give  notice  to 
the  guard,  that  they  may  be  ready  to  turn  out  when  or- 
dered, and  when  the  Eounds  come  within  twenty  paces  of 
the  Guard  he  is  to  challenge  briskly,  and  when  he  is 
answered  by  the  Sergeant  of  the  Eounds,  Grand  or 
Town  Major  rounds,  he  is  to  say  stand  Eounds,  after 
which  he  is  to  call  out  immediately  Sergeant,  turn  out 
the  guard,  naming  what  round  it  is,  no  round  is  to  ad- 
vance after  the  C entry  has  challenged  and  ordered  them 
to  stand,  upon  the  Gentry's  calling,  the  Sergeant  of  the 
Guard  is  to  turn  out  the  guard  immediately,  with 
Shouldered  Arms,  and  the  officer  is  to  take  post  at 
the  head  of  them  with  his  Arms,  after  this  he  is  to 
order  the  Sergt.  with  four  or  six  men  to  advance 


—  172  — 

towards  the  round  and  challenge,  when  the  Sergeant 
of  the  Guard  Comes  within  six  paces  of  them,  he  is  to 
halt  and  chalenge  briskly,  the  sergeant  of  the  Escort 
is  to  answer,  Grand  of  Town  Major  Bounds,  upon 
which  the  sergt.  of  the  guard  replies,  stand  rounds, 
advance  sergeant  with  the  Parole  and  then  orders 
his  men  to  rest  their  firelock,  the  sergeant  of  the 
Escort  advances  alone,  and  gives  the  sergeant  of 
the  guards  the  parole  in  his  ear,  he  then  orders  the 
Sergt.  to  return  to  his  Escort,  and  leaving  the  men  he 
brought  with  him  to  keep  the  rounds  from  advancing, 
goes  to  his  officer  and  gives  him  the  Parole  he  received 
from  the  sergeant,  the  officer  finding  the  parole  right, 
orders  the  Sergeant  to  return  to  his  men  and  say  "Ad- 
vance Grand  or  Town  Major  Rounds"  and  orders  the 
guard  to  rest  their  arms,  upon  which  the  Sergeant  of  the 
guard  orders  his  men  to  wheel  back  and  form  a  lane 
through  which  the  Bounds  are  to  pass,  the  Escort 
remaining  where  they  are. 

October  28th. 
Parole,  Berewick. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  LeCompte 
Dupres. 

The  British  Militia  to  mount  guard  by  detachments 
for  the  future,  till  further  orders. 

October  29th. 
Parole,  St  James. 

G.  0. 

Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Col  Voyer. 

A  roll  of  each  company  to  be  given  in  immediately, 
to  the  Town  Major,  specifying  at  the  bottom  how  many 
are  present  fit  for  duty. 


—  178  — 

October  30th.  1775 
Parole,  St  Christopher. 

Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well. 

R.  Orders. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Vialars,  Lieut.  Drum- 
mond,  Lieut.  Lester  and  Ensign  King. 

QUEBEC  31st.  October  1775 
Parole,  Chester. 

Garrison  Orders. 

Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Dumont. 

Two  sergeants  of  each  company  of  the  British  Militia 
are  to  receive  pay  at  the  rate  of  two  shillings  Halifax 
currt.  per  day,  the  Captains  of  the  respective  companys 
will  appoint  them,  and  those  two  Sergeants  are  to  do 
all  the  orderly  duty  of  the  company,  between  them,  the 
third  Sergeant  is  only  to  mount  Guard  in  his  turn. 

After  Orders 

The  Main  and  Palace  Gate  Guards  are  to  be  imme- 
diately reinforced  with  three  men  each,  the  Main  Guard 
is  for  the  future  to  consist  of  its  present  number  of 
Officers  and  nine  privates,  and  falace  Gate  Guard  is 
to  consist  of  one  Sergeant  one  Corporal  and  12  Private. 

November  1st.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Gabriel 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  LeCompte 
Dupres. 

The  Officers  and  Sergeants  commanding  the  different 
Guards  are  to  report  those  gentlemen  who  send  Sub- 
stitutes, likewise  the  name  and  age  of  the  substitute, 
any  man  found  drunk  on  guard,  or  absent  from  his 
duty,  for  the  future  will  certainly  be  taken  notice  off. 


-—  174  — 

November  2nd.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Gabriel 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-inorrow,  Colonel  Voyer. 
The  British  Militia  takes  the  guard  to-morrow. 

The  main  guard  is  for  the  future,  to  consist  of  one 
captain,  one  subt.,  2  sergeants  and  twenty-one  private. 
The  British  Militia  to  be  under  arms  on  Sunday  morn- 
ing at  9  o  'clock,  it  is  expected  that  the  sergeants  will  be 
very  atentive  to  every  part  of  their  duty,  and  will  be 
very  careful  to  warn  every  man  for  guard,  it  is  hoped 
every  man  will  attend  very  closely  to  his  duty,  no  ab- 
sentee will  be  dispensed  with. 

The  Artillery  Company  are  to  mount  with  arms. 
R.   0. — For  guard  to-morrow,   Capt.  Ainsley,   Lieut. 
Fargues,  Lieut.   Scott,  Lieut.  Aylwin,  9  sergeants,  1 
corporal,  4  gunners,  104  privates. 

November  3rd.  1775 
Parole,  Old  England. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Colonel  Voyer. 

In  case  there  is  a  necessity  of  turning  out  the  whole 
Militia  of  the  Town,  the  signal  will  be  three  Guns  from 
Cape  Diamond,  repeated  by  those  on  Drummond's 
wharf,  and  the  Ship  of  "War,  stationed  in  the  river,  and 
this  signal  is  to  be  first  given  from  the  Upper,  Lower 
Towns,  or  Shipping,  upon  the  first  discovery  of  an 
Enemy's  approach,  a  morning  and  evening  gun  to  be 
fired  every  day  comencing  from  to-morrow  The  Gates 
of  the  Town  to  be  opened  at  sun  rising  and  shut  at  six 
o'clock  every  evening  from  this  day.  The  British 
Militia  to  be  completed  to  six  Bounds  of  men  and  three 
good  flints. 

The  men  of  Captain  James  Johnston's  Artillery 
Company  who  were  absent  at  Guard  mounting  are  im- 
mediately to  join  those  guards  who  are  deficient,  to  wit, 
Main  Guard's  3,  Lower  Town  10,  Port  Louis  1,  Port  St. 
John's  1,  and  they  are  for  the  future  to  mount  Cape 
Diamond  Guard. 


—  175  — 

November  4th,  1775 

Parole,  Henry 
Q.O. 

Field    Officer    of   the   day,   to-morrow,   Lieut.    Col. 
Dumont. 

R.  0.  The  commanding  officers  of  companys  to  send  in  a 
return  to  Quarter  Master  Sinclair,  of  the  number  of 
English  or  French  muskets  in  their  respective  com? 
panys  that  they  may  receive  ammunition  to  compleat, 
each  man,  to  twelve  rounds,  for  which  the  Captains  are 
to  be  answerable.  The  Officers  of  the  British  Militia 
are  desired  to  meet  Mr.  Prentice  this  evening  at  six 

0  'clock. 

November  5th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Joseph. 

Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  LeCompte 
Dupres. 

When  the  British  Militia  are  ordered  for  guard,  each 
company  to  parade  before  their  Captain 's  Quarters, 
half  an  hour  before  guard  mounting,  when  they  are  to 
be  carefully  reviewed  by  the  captain  or  officer  command- 
ing in  his  absence  who  is  to  see  that  the  number  ordered 
for  guard  be  present,  that  their  Arms  are  clean  and 
unloaded,  their  pieces  well  flinted,  their  touch  holes 
clear,  and  that  they  have  their  number  of  cartridges  and 
spare  flints,  after  which  they  are  to  be  regularly  march^ 
ed  to  the  Grand  Parade,  by  a  commissioned  officer,  so  as 
to  be  ready  to  march  off  at  9  o  'clock. 

November  6th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Ours. 

Field    Officer    of   the    day,    to-morrow,    Lieut.    Col;. 
Caldwell. 

The  British  Militia  takes  the  guards  to-morrow. 

ICapt.  Harrison    ~\ 
Lieut.  Patterson    nine 
Lieut.  Shepherd  (Sergeants 
Ensign  Meredith) 

1  Corporal,  4  gunners  and  107  Private. 


—  176  — 

November  7th.  1775 

Parole,  Glasgow. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Col.  Voyer. 
November  8th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Michael. 

G.  0.    Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Dumont. 

The  mens  cartridge  boxes  are  to  be  compleated  to  12 
rounds,  and  the  Captains  are  to  receive  12  rounds  more 
p.  men,  which  they  are  to  ke.ep  in  their  own  possession 
'till  wanted,  when  the  British  Militia  mount  Guard,  they 
will  receive  one  cartridge  per  man,  to  load  their  musket, 
that  the  twelve  rounds  in  their  Cartridge  boxes  may  not 
be  broke  upon. 

QUEBEC  November  9th.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Ann. 

G.  0.    Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Le- 
Compte  Dupres 

An  orderly  Sergt.  from  each  British  corps,  to  attend 
for  orders  every  day  at  12  o'clock,  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Miles  Prenties. 

The  Drummers  of  the  7th.  Kegiment  and  the  marines 
to  beat  the  troop,  at  nine  in  the  morning,  the  retreat  at 
Sunset,  and  at  the  Tattoo  at  nine  at  night,  from  the 
Main  Guard  to  the  Barracks, — One  Subt.,  2  Sergts,  and 
40  Private  of  the  British  Militia,  to  parade  at  half  after 
12  o  'clock  on  the  Grand  Parade,  without  arms,  they  will 
receive  one  shilling  Halifax  and  a  pint  of  porter,  for 
the  service  they  are  to  perform.  The  Officer  command- 
ing at  the  different  gates,  will  send  out  a  small  party 
every  morning  at  day  brake,  who  will  examine  carefully 
the  environs  before  he  orders  the  gate  he  commands 
to  be  open'd.  All  guards  to  be  under  arms,  an  hour 
before  daylight. 

The  duty  of  the  garrison  to  be  done  by  Patroles 
instead  of  fixed  centries.  The  Patroles  to  be  so  order  'd 
from  each  guard  that  a  constant  succession  is  kept  up. 


—  177  — 

The  guards  to  doubled  every  day  'till  further  orders. 
The  guards  cannot  be  too  attentive  for  fear  of  a  sur- 
prise. 

November  10th.  1775 

Parole,  Montreal. 
Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 

The  whole  of  the  five  Battalions  of  the  British  Militia 
to  mount  guard  to-morrow,  with  a  Subt.  for  each  guard. 

The  Artillery  company  are  to  parade,  at  the  same 
time,  to  receive  instructions  from  Captain  Jones  of  the 
Eoyal  Artillery.  The  Marines  and  Colonel  Macleans 
Corps,  will  continue  their  patroling  parties  every  morn- 
ing till  further  orders.  An  officer  of  the  Marines  to 
attend  this  duty  to-morrow  morning.  1  Sub.  2  Ser- 
geants and  40  men,  without  Arms  of  the  British  Militia, 
to  parade  at  half  after  eleven  this  day  on  the  Grand 
Parade,  1  Sergeant  1  Corporal  &  12  Private  of  Marines 
with  Arms  to  parade  at  the  same  time. 

E.  Orders. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow-  Lieut.  Drummond,  Ensign 
King  being  absent, — For  Guard  to-morrow,  Captain 
Grant,  Ensign  Lymburner,  Lieut.  Aitkin,  Lt.  Stuart, 
Lieut.  Murray,  Lieut.  Lester,  and  Lieut.  Fargues  with 
all  the  noncommissioned  and  Private  of  the  Five  Bat- 
tallion  companys. 

November  llth  &  12th.  1775 
Parole,  Amsterdam  &  MacLean. 
Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Dumont. 

Every  Brittoner  in  Town,  are  desired  to  meet  Col. 
Maclean  this  evening  at  Mr.  Prenties,  at  5  o'clock. 

November  13th.  1775 

Parole,  York. 
Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Dupres. 

One  Capt.  2  Subs.  2  Sergeants,  2  Corporals,  and  46 
men,  of  Col.  MacLean 's  Eegiment  to  mount  the  Main 


—  IIS  — 

Guard  to-morrow  at  9  o'clok.  One  Capt.  2  Subs.  2 
Sergt s.  and  36  men  to  mount  Cape  Diamond  Guard. 
1  Sub.  1  Sergt,  and  16  Private  to  mount  St.  Louis,  the 
whole  detachment  of  Marines  to  be  quartered  at  St. 
John's  under  the  command  of  Capt.  Laws.  Palace  Gate 
guard  to  consist  of  1  Capt..  2  Subs.  2  Sergeants  and  42 
men,  from  which  1  sergt.  &  12  men  to  be  detached  to  the 
Batteaux  Guard.  1  Capt.  2  Subs.  2  Sergeants  and  60 
men  to  mount  the  Lower  Town  Guard,  from  which  1 
Sub.,  1  Sergeant  and  20  men  are  to  be  detached  to  the 
Potasse.  The  British  and  French  Militia  to  be  under 
arms  to-morrow  morning  at  10  o'clock.  All  the  carts 
and  carters  in  Town  to  be  at  the  Market  Place  imme- 
diately, on  the  King's  Service,  to  be  under  the  command 
of  Lafrance,  he  is  to  keep  an  account  of  the  number  of 
carts  daily  employed,  and  to  attend  in  the  evening  to 
Mr.  Dunns  to  receive  the  money  that  they  may  be  paid 
daily  for  their  work. 

November  14th.  1775 

Parole,  Sorrel. 
G.  0. 

Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Col.  Voyer. 
The  British  Militia  to  reinforce  the  Guards  this  night, 

Capt.    Sub.      Sergt.      Corpl.    Private. 

Cape  Diamond  Guard 

to  patrole  below  the 

Citadel  to  St.  John's 

Gate. 

Palace  Gate  Guard  of 

which  1  Sub.  1  Sergt. 

and  15  men   to  join      ^      i      l        1          3          40 

Col.  Macleans  at  Ot- 

taways      Grenadier 

Gate. 

At  the  Barrier  from     \ 

St.  Kocks  to  Lower  1        1 

Town. 

Potash  Guard.  1        1          1          15 

144          6        100 


—  179  — 

Eegimental  Orders  for  the  Eeinforcement,  Capt. 
Johnston,  Ensign  Meredith,  Lieut.  Shepherd,  Ensign 
Lymburner. 

QUEBEC  the  15th  November  1775 
Parole,  Orleans. 

Garrison  Orders. 
Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Colonel  Voyer, 

Mr.  Chandler  is  appointed  to  act  as  assistant  Com- 
missary of  Artillery. 

The  lower  room  at  Mr.  Prenties  is  taken  by  CoL 
Maclean,  as  his  orderly  room,  where  an  officer  & 
sergeant  from  each  corps  must  attend  constantly 
to  conver  orders  to  their  different  Corps,  exact  re- 
turns of  British  and  Canadian  Militias  to  be  given  in 
immediately  after  guard  mounting,  and  the  Town  Major 
to  make  a  Eoster  of  the  proposition  each  is  to  give  daily 
for  guard,  officers  to  be  appointed  to  the  Militias,  in 
the  room  of  those  gone  to  England.  A  return  to  be 
given  in  immediately  of  the  vacancy s.  An  orderly  man 
to  attend  the  Town  Major  every  day.  For  guard  to- 
morrow of  the  British  Militia,  1  Capt.  2  Subs.  3  Sergts. 
and  50  Eank  &  file. 

Regimental  Orders. 

A  Sergeant  from  each  guard,  to  attend  the  Town 
Major,  every  evening  at  gun  firing,  at  the  Main  Guard. 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Scott,  Lieut. 
Fargues,  Ensign  Meredith,  Lieut.  Shepherd,  E.  Lym- 
burner. 

After  Orders. 

The  Orderly  Sergts.  of  the  difft.  companies,  to  be  very 
exact  in  the  Eoster  they  keep,  that  the  duty  may  be  done 
equally  in  each  company,  an  officer  of  a  company  is 
carefully  to  examine  the  Arms  of  the  men  for  duty,  that 
they  may  be  in  good  order  and  clean,  provided  with 

12 


—  180  — 

good  flints,  and  24  rounds  of  ammunition  each  man. 
The  gentlemen  of  the  British  Militia  are  desired  to  ex- 
amine their  hammers  themselves,  as  many  of  them  are 
soft  and  will  burn  priming  a  person  will  be  appointed 
to  harden  those  hammers  that  want  it  and  otherwise 
to  keep  in  order  the  arms. 

November  16th.  1775 
Parole,  Vienna 

G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

All  orders  given  to  Capt.  George  Laws,  the  Engineer 
to  be  obeyed,  the  whole  of  the  British  and  French 
Militia  are  to  be  under  arms  every  morning,  on  the 
Grand  Parade,  at  half  an  hour  after  eight,  no  man  to 
be  absent.  This  will  save  the  Gentlemen  much  fatigue 
and  trouble,  as  the  whole  Guards  for  the  twenty  four 
hours  will  then  be  taken  at  the  same  time.  A  small 
Picquet  will  be  formed,  who  are  to  lie  with  their  arms 
&  accoutrements  all  night  to  be  ready  at  a  moment's 
warning  and  immediately  on  an  alarm  to  repair  to  the 
Grand  Parade. 

QUEBEC  17th.  November  1775 
Parole,  Troy. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

Mr.  Prenties  and  all  his  artificers,  are  to  be  under 
the  command  and  direction  of  Capt.  Laws,  as  engineer, 
no  officer  to  leave  his  guard,  either  to  go  to  dinner  or 
any  other  pretext  whatever.  Lieut.  Eobert  Lester  is 
appointed  Capt.  of  a  company  in  the  British  Militia 
in  the  room  of  Captain  Anthony  Vialars,  resigned. 

For  Picquet  this  day,  Capt.  Alexr.  Johnston.  Lieut. 
Fargues,  Lieut.  Scott,  4  Sergeants  and  53  Bank  &  file. 


—  181  — 

November  18th. 
Parole,  Paris 

G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 

The  Great  Bell  of  the  Cathedral,  is  not  to  ring,  but 
in  case  of  an  alarm,  when  it  does  ring,  every  man  to 
assemble  immediately  on  the  Grand  Parade.  Lieut. 
Fargues  is  appointed  first  Lieut,  to  Capt.  Lester 's  com- 
pany, Mr.  "William  Lindsay  is  appointed  second  Lieut, 
in  the  room  of  1st  Lieut.  Fargues,  Mr.  Shepherd  is  ap- 
pointed first  Lieut,  to  Capt.  Harrison's  company,  in  the 
room  of  Lieut.  Patterson.  Mr.  Lymburner  is  second 
Lieut.  Mr.  William  Grant  Ensign,  Ensign  Davidson  is 
appointed  second  2nd.  Lieut,  to  Captain  Grant's  in  the 
room  of  Lieut.  Aylwin,  sick,  and  Mr.  William  Grant 
Ensign,  Ensign  Meredith  is  appointed  Second  Lieut,  to 
Capt.  Ainsley's  Company,  in  the  room  of  Lieut.  Stuart, 
and  Mr.  Samuel  Philips  Ensign. 

Regimental  Orders. 

A  return  to  be  given  in  before  next  Monday,  to 
the  Quartermaster  of  the  number  of  men  in  each  com- 
pany that  draws  provisions,  and  also  abstracts  of  pay, 
due  to  the  several  companies  signed  by  the  Captains. 

A  Sergeant  from  each  company  to  attend  with  their 
men  on  Monday  next  at  12  o  'clock  to  receive  weeks  pro- 
visions. 

The  Picquet  of  the  British  Militia  are  to  assemble 
every  evening  at  Tattoo,  at  the  orderly  room  at  Prenties, 
where  a  good  fire  will  be  provided  for  them,  they  are 
to  have  no  Centrys,  and  do  no  duty  except  in  case  of  an 
alarm,  when  they  will  be  ready  to  turn  out. 

The  orderly  Sergeant  of  each  company  to  give  in  a 
Roll  to  the  Captain  of  the  Pickett,  of  the  men  for  that 
duty,  who  will  order  a  roll  of  the  whole  to  be  called  over 
to  see  that  his  men  are  all  present,  Picquets  are  not  to 
pass  for  guards. 


—  182  — 

Weekly  returns  of  each  company  to  be  given  in  every 
Sunday  at  guard  mounting  mentioning  the  contingen- 
cies of  each  company,  since  last  return,  and  including 
only  the  men  within  the  walls.  All  orders  respecting 
those  Gentlemen  who  serve  as  private  in  the  different 
companys  to  be  read  at  guard  mounting  at  the  head  of 
each  company,  the  orderly  Sergt.  of  each  company,  to 
take  care  to  acquaint  the  Gentlemen  on  duty  of  those 
orders. 

For  Picquet  to  night,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Lindsay,  2 
Sergeants  and  40  Eank  and  file.  For  guard  to-morrow 
Capt.  Alexr.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Lindsay,  Ensign  Grant, 
Senr.  Lieut.  Lymburner,  4  Sergeants  and  52  Eank  & 
File. 

QUEBEC  19th.  November  1775 
Parole,  Calais. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

Every  man  who  has  taken  up  arms  in  the  British 
Militia,  to  be  under  arms  this  afternoon  at  four  o  'clock, 
no  man  to  be  absent  under  pain  of  a  severe  fine,  except 
those  on  guard. 

Major  LeMaitre,  to  do  duty  as  Major  of  Brigade,  all 
orders  whatever  coming  from  him,  are  to  be  obeyed 
immediately,  and  are  to  be  looked  upon,  as  the  orders 
of  the  Lieut.  Governor,  and  of  the  commanding  officers 
and  to  be  executed  accordingly.  He  is  to  keep  the  detail 
of  all  the  guards,  and  command  on  the  Parade,  in  the 
absence  of  the  commanding  officer.  It  is  expressly 
ordered  that  no  man,  under  any  pretence  whatever  shall 
leave  his  post  by  day  or  night,  either  out  of  curiosity 
or  otherwise,  since  such  a  practice  may  be  attended 
with  dangerous  consequences. 

Meridith  Wills,  Gentleman,  is  appointed  Ensign  to 
Capt.  Lester's  company  of  British  Militia. 

November  20th. 

Parole,  Phillip 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 


—  183  — 

The  guards  to  mount  for  the  future  at  11  o'clock. 

Whereas  some  evil  minded  persons  have  spread  a 
report,  that  the  British  Militia  were  to  be  flog'd,  this 
is  to  assure  them  that  the  report  is  false,  and  that  no 
such  thing  was  ever  intended. 

Effective  Eolls,  of  each  company  in  the  British 
Militia  to  be  given  in  immediately,  specifying  every  man 
who  has  ever  carried  arms,  and  now  absent  themselves 
from  duty. 

Regimental  Orders 

For  Picquet  to-night  Captain  Charles  Grant,  Ensign 
Phillips,  2  Sergeants,  and  40  Bank  &  File. 

November  21st.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Mathew. 
G.O. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

R.  0.  The  Pickett  is  disannuled  'til  further  orders 
the  officer  and  private  men's  attendance  of  duty  is  not 
required,  but  it  is  hoped  that  those  men  for  duty,  will 
give  their  attendance  for  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant, 
Lieut.  Meredith  &  Ensign  Wills,  3  sergeants  and  40 
Eank  &  File. 

After  Orders 

Orderly  time  will  be  for  the  future,  at  11  o'clock,  at 
the  Main  Guard.  His  Excellency,  the  Governor  ap- 
proves of  the  appointment  of  the  officers  of  the  British 
Militia,  by  Lieut.  Governor  Cramahe,  and  will  order 
proper  commissions  to  be  made  out  for  them,  a  list  of 
their  names  to  be  given  to  Major  Lemaitre,  for  that  pur- 
pose. He  returns  particular  thanks  to  that  corps,  for 
the  zeal  and  attachment,  they  have  shown  the  King's 
Service,  and  for  the  good  example  they  have  given  their 
Canadian  Brethern,  he  makes  no  doubt  but  that  they 


—  184  — 

will  persevere  in  so  laudable  a  conduct,  which  must 
redound  much  to  their  honour  and  interest,  and  he  will 
always  be  ready  to  bear  testimony  of  the  zeal  they  have 
shown  for  the  public  service  at  this  critical  juncture. 

Col.  Caldwell  requests  the  favor  of  the  officer  and 
private  gentlemen  of  the  British  Militia  to  meet  him  on 
the  Parade  to-morrow  at  10  o'clock,  to  congratulate 
His  Excellency  the  Governor  on  his  safe  return.  A 
return  to  be  given  in  immediately  to  the  Quartermaster 
of  the  women  and  children,  in  each  company,  that  wish 
to  draw  provisions,  distinguishing  the  children  under 
10  years  old. 

November  22nd.  1775 

Parole,  Thomas. 
Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 

The  guards  and  patrolls,  are  to  take  up  every  person 
that  goes  about  Town  after  dark,  without  a  light. 
Lieut.  Col.  MacLean,  is  appointed  to  inspect  the  dis- 
cipline of  the  Garrison,  all  reports  are  to  be  made  to 
him. 

Whenever  the  guards  turn  out,  they  are  to  face  the 
way  the  enemy  is  supposed  to  approach.  The  Centrys 
on  the  Eamparts  are  constantly  to  look  towards  the 
Glacis,  and  give  information  to  the  guard  of  whatever 
passes  on  the  outside  of  the  Town.  No  provision  of 
any  kind  or  wood  to  be  suffered  to  go  out  of  the  Gar- 
rison, or  to  be  embarked  without  an  express  permission 
in  writing  signed  by  the  General  or  Lieutenant  Gov- 
ernor. 

QUEBEC  November  23rd.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Andrew 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

R.  0.  William  Grant,  Gentleman,  Barrister,  is  ap- 
pointed 2nd.  Lieut,  to  Captain  Grant's  company,  Vice 
Davison  gone  to  England,  &  the  Hon'ble  Hugh  Finlay 
to  be  Ensign,  Vice  Grant  promoted;  the  orderly  Ser- 
geants to  give  into  the  Ajutants  a  list  of  the  mens  names 
for  duty,  every  morning  at  nine  o'clock. 


—  185  — 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Alexr.  Johnston,  Lieut. 
Lindsay,  &  Grant,  3  sergeants  &  40  Eank  &  File. 

November  24 
Parole,  St.  Nicholas. 

G.  0.  Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major 
Ecuyer. 

The  Centrys  are  to  take  up,  every  suspected  person 
they  see  about  their  posts,  they  are  to  be  examined  by 
the  guard,  and  if  found  not  enrolled,  for  the  defence 
of  the  Town,  they  are  to  be  taken  prisoners.  Mr. 
Murray  will  deliver  out  this  day  a  suit  of  uniform  per 
company  to  the  British  Militia  and  Canadian  do. 
R.  Orders.  For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainsley  Lieut. 
Aitkin,  Lieut  Lymburner,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  and  40 
Eank  &  File. 

A  sergeant  of  each  company  to  receive  a  suit  of 
cloths  each,  it  is  to  be  made  up  immediately  &  directly 
to  the  patron  which  Mr.  MacLeod,  taylor,  will  have 
ready  to-morrow,  which  will  be  a  plain  green  coat,  with 
Buff  waist  coat  and  Breeches,  as  there  will  not  be  green 
cloth  sufficient  to  make  cuffs  and  collars,  Mr.  McLeod 
will  give  as  much  green  cloth  as  will  serve  for  that 
purpose. 

QUEBEC  25th  November  1775 
Parole,  St.  George. 

Field  Officer  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

R.  0.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut. 
Meredith,  and  Ensign  Wills,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals 
and  40  Eank  &  file.  Kenith  Grant  of  Capt.  James 
Johnston's  company  is  appointed  a  Sergeant  of  Capt. 
Lester's  Company,  in  the  room  of  Sergeant  Jackson. 

November  26th. 

Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  0  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut.  Grant 
and  Ensign  Finlay,  3  Sergts.,  3  Corporals,  40  Eanks 
&  File. 


—  186  — 

A  list  of  Taylors,  to  be  given  in,  to-morrow,  at  orderly 
time,  but  none  will  be  exempted,  except  those  who  will 
employ  their  whole  time  in  working  for  the  British 
Militia,  and  they  will  be  excused  from  all  other  duty. 

November  27th. 
Parole  St.  Peter. 

G.  0.  Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

R.  0.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Ensign 
King  and  Lieut  Scott,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals,  and  40 
Private. 

November  28th. 
Parole,  St.  Johns 
Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Lindsay 
and  Ensign  Grant,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals,  and  40 
Private. 

The  officers  of  the  several  companies,  will  send  this 
afternoon  to, the  Quarter  Master  at  3  o'clock  for  the 
officer's  cloathing.  The  whole  of  the  cloathing  is  to  be 
the  same  and  so  made  up,  plain  green,  with  a  cuff  and 
collar  a  pattern  of  which  Mr.  McLeod  will  show. 

The  Taylors  who  have  given  in  their  names,  will  be 
excused  from  duty  while  they  work,  and  to  work  under 
the  inspection  of  Mr.  Sinclair.  The  men  of  the  several 
companys,  who  are  now  thinly  clad,  to  have  their 
cloathes  first  made  and  a  return  of  them  to  be  given  to 
Mr.  Sinclair,  the  rest  will  be  cloathed  as  far  as  possible, 
begining  with  the  oldest  company,  any  Gentleman  of  the 
British  Militia  who  chuses  to  get  his  own  cloathes  made 
up,  may  have  them  on  application  to  the  Quarter 
Master. 

November  29th. 
Parole,  St.  George. 
G.  Orders. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 


—  187  — 

No  soldier  of  Militia,  when  ordered  for  guard,  is  to 
be  taken  for  any  work  whatever. 

Capt.  Law,  acting  Engineer,  is  appointed  to  the  com- 
mand of  the  artificers,  from  Halifax  &  Newfoundland 

For  Guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Aitkin,  Lieut. 
Fargues,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  40  Private. 

QUEBEC  30th.  November  1775 

Parole,  St.  Simon. 
Garrison  Orders. 

Field  officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Ecuyer. 
R.  0.    Major  Cox  to  do  duty  as  a  field  officer  for  the 
Garrison.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign 
Wills  and  Lieut.  Shepherd,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals.  40 
Private. 

Sergeant  Grant  is  appointed  to  duty  as  Sergt.  Major 
in  the  British  Militia,  until  the  recovery  of  Mr.  Prenties. 
He  is  to  obey  and  be  obeyed  as  such. 

A  Sergeant  from  each  company  to  attend  the  Quarter 
Master  this  afternoon  at  2  o'clock  to  receive  cloth- 
ing of  their  companies,  according  to  their  present  ef- 
fective strength,  including  the  Noncommissioned 
Officers. 

December  1st.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Mark. 
G.O. 
Field  Officer  of  this  day  Major  Cox. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut  Col. 
Caldwell. 

The  officers  at  the  different  Posts,  will  examine  every 
person  who  go  out,  or  come  into  Town,  and  will  take 
up  those  he  has  reason  to  suspect,  and  send  them  to 
the  Main  Guard. 

R.  0.  For  guard  this  day  Lieut.  Grant,  in  room  of 
Ensign  Wills  sick.  For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Lester, 
Ensign  Finlay,  Lieut.  Drummond,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals 
and  40  Private. 


•  —  188  -- 

QUEBEC  2nd.  December  1775 
Parole  St.  Nicholas. 

G.  0.    Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Cox. 

It  is  the  General's  orders  that  no  person  under  any 
pretence  whatever,  shall  attempt  to  go  from  St.  Bocks 
or  St.  Charles  Street,  to  the  Lower  Town,  thro7  the 
snow,  but  are  to  come  thro7  Palace  Gate. 

The  officers  from  the  different  Posts,  to  Lymburners, 
and  Palace  Gate,  are  order 'd  to  take  them  up  &  send 
them  to  the  Main  Guard. 

R.  0.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  King, 
Lieut.  Scott,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corls.  &  40  Privates. 

Ensign  Hugh  Finlay  is  appointed  2nd.  Lieut,  to  Capt. 
Ainsley's  Company  of  British  Militia,  vice  Meredith 
deserted,  Ensign  William  Grant  is  appointed  2nd  Lieut, 
to  Capt.  Harrison's  Company,  vice  Lymburner  resigned, 
and  John  Eenaud,  Gentleman,  is  appointed  Ensign  Vice 
Grant  promoted.  John  Lees  Junr.  is  appointed  Ensign 
to  Capt.  Grant's  Compy.  vice  Finlay  promoted. 

December  3rd.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Joseph. 

G.  0.    Field  Officer  to-morrow  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell. 

A  state  of  the  difft.  Corps  to  be  given  to  the  Major 
of  Brigade  every  Monday  at  orderly  time.  The  carters 
to  give  in  their  names  to  Fielare  LaBadie,  Sindick. 

R.  0.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut. 
Lindsay,  Ensign  Phillips,  3  Sergts,  3  Corporals,  40 
Private. 

QUEBEC  4th.  December  1775 

Parole  St.  Anne. 
G.O. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Ecuyer. 
R.  0. 


—  189  — 

For  Picquet  this  night. 

Capts.  Subs.  Sergts.  Corpls.  Private 

Royal  Fusileers       1233  50 

Seamen  1112  20 

British  Militia          "  1  1  9 

Canadian     "  1          1  1  2  30 


34  6  8  109 

For  Picquet  this  night  at  Eetreat  beating,  to  assemble 
at  the  Main  Guard,  1  Corporal  and  nine  Private. 

For  Guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Aitkin, 
Lieut.  Grant,  Barrister,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corpls.  and  40 
Private. 

A  Court  Martial  to  sit  at  the  Main  Guard,  to-morrow 
morning  at  9  o'clock. 

Captain  Harison  President 
Members 

Lt.  Murray  Lt.  Scott 

Lieut.  Drummond  Lt.  Fargues. 

All  Evidence  to  attend  at  the  appointed  time. 

December  5th. 
Parole,  St.  Luke. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  and 
LeCompte  Dupres. 

The  Fusileers,  Eoyl.  Emigrants  and  Artificers  will 
form  into  one  Corps  under  the  Command  of  Col. 
MacLean. 

The  Seamen  will  form  another  Corps  under  the  Com- 
mand of  Capt.  Hamilton,  who  will  act  as  Col.  &  Mac- 
kenzie of  the  Hunter  will  do  duty  as  Major. 

For  the  future  two  field  officers  of  the  day,  who  will 
inspect  the  guards  in  the  Upper  and  Lower  Towns  and 
visit  them  by  day  or  night  as  often  as  they  think  pro- 


—  190  — 

per.  Lieut.  Kelly  is  appointed  to  act  as  Adjutant  to  the 
Corps  of  the  Seamen. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  to  night  1  Sergt.  1  Corpl.  &  9  Private, 
For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Harrison,  Lt.  Fargues,  Lt. 
Finlay,  3  Sergts.  3  Corpls.  and  40  Rank  &  file. 

December  6th.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Foix. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Mackenzie 
and  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell.  Mr.  Magnant  is  appointed  a 
Town  Adjutant. 

The  Gentry's  for  the  future  is  not  to  call  all  is  well, 
The  Picquet  in  the  Tipper  Town  will  assemble  every 
night  at  Tattoo  beating  at  the  Jesuits  Court  House; 
and  that  of  Lower  Town,  will  assemble  at  the  same  tune 
at  the  Nunnery.  The  Field  Officer  of  the  day,  will  order 
the  Patroles  to  go  every  half  hour,  from  the  Upper 
Town,  to  Patrol  the  Sault  au  Matelot,  beginning  at  Mr. 
Alsopps  house  to  Mr.  Drummonds  wharf,  and  to  con- 
tinue their  patroling  until  8  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
R.  0.  The  officers  and  non  commissioned  officers,  is 
desired  to  be  very  careful  that  their  men's  arms  is  con- 
tinually kept  in  good  firing  order,  &  to  see  that  every 
man  is  provided  with  brush  &  wire. 

For  Picquet  this  night  at  the  Nunnery  in  the  Lower 
Town  one  Sergt.  1  Corpl.  &  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow.  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Shepherd  & 
Ensign  Eenaud,  3  Sergts.  3  Corpls.  &  40  Privates. 

QUEBEC  7th.  December  1775 
Parole,  St.  Dennis. 

G.  0.  Field  Officer  of  the  day,  Major  Babie,  instead  of 
Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell.  Field  officers  of  to-morrow,  Lt. 
Col.  Caldwell  &  Major  Ecuyer. 

In  case  of  an  alarm  the  British  &  Canadian  Militias 
residing  in  the  Lower  Town  will  assemble  in  the  Market 


—  191  — 

Place.  Those  residing  in  the  Upper  Town  will  assemble 
on  the  General  Parade,  Capt.  Hamiltons  Seamen  will  as- 
semble behind  the  Hotel  Dieu,  towards  Palace  Gate,  Col. 
McLean's  Corps  will  assemble  on  the  Ramparts,  from 
the  Barracks  to  Port  St.  Louis,  the  Seamen  in  the  Dol- 
phin Barracks,  and  the  casements,  will  assemble  on  the 
Eamparts  from  Port  Louis  to  Cape  Diamond,  the 
C entry s  to  be  relieved  every  hour. 

R.  0.  Picquet  this  night  1  Sergt.  1  Corpl.  9  Private, 
for  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut.  Grant  and 
Ensign  Lees,  3  Sergts  2  Corpls.  &  40  Private. 

8th  December  1775 
Parole,  St.  Augustine. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col.  Dupres. 
R.  0.  The  officers  commanding  guards,  are  immediate- 
ly after  being  relieved,  to  march  their  men,  to  a  con- 
venient place  and  order  them  to  discharge  their  pieces 
at  a  mark,  and  to  inquire  particularly  whose  fault  it  is, 
if  their  pieces  misfire.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt. 
Johnston  Lieutenant  Drummond,  Lieut.  Scott,  3  Sergts., 
3  Corpls.  &  40  private. 

Picquet  this  night,  1  Sergt.  1  Corpl.  9  Private. 

QUEBEC  9th.  December  1775 

Parole,  St.  Charles. 
G.O. 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  MacKenzie  &  Babie. 

The  British  Militia  are  all  to  receive  new  arms.  A 
return  to  be  given  in  to  the  Quarter  Master  this  evening 
at  four  o'clock  of  the  number  wanted  to  compleat  each 
company  and  the  companies  to  assemble,  to-morrow 
morning  at  nine  o'clock,  to  give  in  their  old  arms  and 
to  receive  new.  The  men  on  guard  to  be  marched  as 
soon  as  they  are  relieved,  in  order  to  exchange  their 
arms,  where  an  officer  of  each  company  is  to  attend. 


—  192  — 

1  Subt.  1  Sergt.  1  Corporal  &  20  men  of  the  British 
Militia,  to  assemble  on  the  Grand  Parade  at  two  o'clock 
this  afternoon  for  fatigue. 

For  Picquet  this  night  1  Sergt.  1  Corpl,  3  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut  Lindsay, 
Ensign  Phillips,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals,  40  Private. 

After  General  Orders. 

A  fatigue  party  of  6  men,  to  parade  to-morrow  morn- 
ing at  eight  o'clock,  of  the  British  Militia,  to  receive 
their  instructions  from  Sergt.  Macdonald. 
R.  0.  Timothy  Connelly,  Macnamara  and  "William 
O'Brien,  of  Capt.  Ainsley 's  Company  is  transferred  to 
Capt.  Alex.  Johnston's,  William  Burnet  of  Captain 
Johnston's  to  Captain  Ainsleys. 

10th  December 
Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  and 
Major  Ecuyer. 

The  different  officers  of  the  different  corps,  will  in- 
struct their  men  where  their  alarm  Posts  are,  those 
alarm  Posts  which  are  not  attacked  will  send  half  their 
men  to  the  Grand  Parade. 

R.  0.    For  Picquet  to  night  1  Sergt.  10  Private,  for 
fatigue  to-morrow  at  eight  o'clock  6  Private. 

For  Guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut.  Grant, 
Lieut.  Fargues  3  Sergts.  2  Corporals  &  40  private. 

It  is  expected  for  the  future,  that  the  commanding 
officers  of  Companv,  will  themselves  take  care  that  the 
orders  respecting  the  arms  are  comply 'd  with,  otherwise 
any  steps  that  the  commanding  officer  takes  in  conse- 
quence of  expecting  to  find  his  orders  obeyed  will  be 
counteracted,  the  Eeturns  of  the  strength  of  the  com- 
panies not  being  given  in  by  most  of  the  Captains  oc- 
casioned great  confusion,  in  the  delivery  of  the  Arms, 
and  it  was  with  difficulty  for  want  of  those  returns,  that 
the  commanding  officers  could  procure  an  order  for  the 
delivery  'of  the  Arms,  to-day — The  returns  ordered 
yesterday  to  be  given  immediately. 

The  Captains  of  the  several  Companies  will  order 


—  193  — 

their  companies  to  assemble  at  the  most  convenient 
place  to-morrow  under  Arms,  in  order  that  they  may 
receive  new  Arms,  see  that  they  are  properly  flinted 
and  give  sufficient  fire,  to  burn  priming  if  any  of  the 
hammers  are  too  soft,  they  are  to  report  them  to  the  ar- 
moury to  be  hardened,  the  carabine  and  French  Musket 
cartridges  that  each  company  had  received,  to  be  de- 
livered into  the  Quarter  Master,  who  has  orders  to 
compleat  them  with  a  sufficient  number  of  proper  mus- 
ket cartridges,  the  commanding  officers  are  also  to  see 
that  their  men  are  provided  with  priming  wires,  and 
when  the  arms  are  received,  and  the  cartridge  boxes 
compleated  with  proper  musket  cartridges  a  report  of 
the  same  to  be  made  to  the  Commanding  officers. 

Deer.  llth.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Maloe. 
G.  0. 

Field   Officer  to-morrow,   Major   Cox  and  Lt.   Col. 
Dupres. 
R.  0  For  Picquet  this  night,  1  Sergeant  and  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Finlay,  En- 
sign Eenaud,  3  Sergts,  2  Corpls,  40  Private. 
There  are  only  14  suits  of  officers  cloathing  delivered 
out  for  the  B.  Militia,  the  officers  are  requested  to  meet 
on  the  Grand  Parade  immediately  after  guard  mounting 
to  draw  for  them. 

12th  December 
Parole,  Therese. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  MacKenzie  &  Babie. 
E.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening,  1  Sergt..  1  Corpl.  — 
10  Private. 

After  Orders 

Mr.  Davison  who  lives  in  the  Navy  Hospital  is  ap- 
pointed Surgeon  to  the  British  Militia. 

The  orderly  sergeants  of  each  company,  are  to  report 
the  sick  of  their  companies  to  him,  with  the  place  of 
their  abode  and  he  will  give  them  due  attendance.  As 


—  194  — 

the  officers  of  the  British  Militia  declined  drawing  for 
the  14  suits  of  officers  cloathing  intended  for  them, 
cloathing  of  the  same  as  the  Privates  will  be  order  'd 
for  the  whole  and  if  they  chnse  it,  silver  epaulets  will 
be  given  them. 

December  13th.  1775 

Parole  St.  Ann. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  of  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

Picquet  for  the  future  to  parade  at  6  o'clock  in  the 
evening. 

E.  0.    For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Johnston,  Ensign 
Lees,  &  Lieut  Drummond  3  Sergts.  2  Corpls.  40  Private. 
For  Picquet  this  evening  at  6  o'clock.    1  Sergt.  10 
Private. 

December,  14th.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Paul. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col.  Dupres. 

Whoever, is  found  drunk  on  guard  or  duty,  shall  be 
confined  48  hours,  on  bread  and  water,  and  those  off 
duty  so  offending,  shall  be  confined  24  hours  in  like 
manner. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening  at  6  o'clock,  1  Sergt.  & 
10  Private.  For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensign 
King,  Lieut.  Scott,  3  Sergts,  2  Corpls.  &  40  Private. 

After  Orders. 

The  Quarter  Master  will  not  for  the  future  deliver 
to  any  single  man,  any  ammunition,  the  Captain  or 
commanding  officer  of  companys,  will  make  a  demand 
of  the  Qr.  Master  in  writing,  of  a  certain  number  of  car- 
tridges, who  has  orders  to  deliver  them,  on  such  orders, 
when  that  quarter  is  expended,  on  a  fresh  order,  more 
will  be  delivered. 

An  officer  a  company  will  be  on  the  Parade  every  day 
at  Guard  Mounting,  to  examine  the  arms  of  the  men  for 
guard  and  to  see  their  cartridge  boxes  are  compleated 
to  18  rounds  per  man. 


—  195  — 

Abstracts  from  each  Company  to  be  given  ^  to  the 
Quarter  Master,  of  the  pay  due  to  the  British  Militia. 

December  15th.  1775 
Parole  St.  Martin. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  Mackenzie  &  Major 
Baby. 

Five  men  without  arms  from  the  British  Militia  to 
attend  Captain  Johnston  at  his  house  to-morrow  morn- 
ing at  10  o'clock. 

R.  O...For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign 
Phillips,  Lieut.  Grant,  B :  3  Sergeants  2  Corporals,  &  40 
Private.  Lt.  Lindsay  to  join  Cape  Diamond  Guard 
immediately  in  room  of  Lieut  Scott  taken  sick. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  at  6  o'clock,  1  Sergt.  10 
Private. 

16  Decmr. 

Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

G.  0.    Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell 

&  Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  0.    For  Picquet  this  evening  1  Sergt.  &  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Lindsay,  Lt. 
Fargues,  3  Sergeants  2  Corporals  &  40  Private. 

The  Taylors  are  not  to  be  excused  duty  any  longer. 
December  17th.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Luke. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lieut.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Whenever  there  is  an  alarm,  an  officer  from  each 
corps,  to  be  sent  to  the  Main  Guard  to  receive  orders. 
R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  night,  1  Sergt.  &  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lt.  Finlay  and 
Ensign  Eenaud,  3  Sergts.  2  Corporals  &  40  Private. 

A  review  of  arms  and  ammunition  to-morrow  at  10 
o'clock,  at  The  Eecollees.  The  officers  will  take  care 
that  their  mens  pieces  are  unloaded  &  clean,  both  with- 
out and  within. 

13 


—  196  — 

December  18th. 
Parole,  St.  Nicholas. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow  Major  MacKenzie  &  Babie. 

No  artillery  to  be  fired  at,  or  near  the  General  Hos- 
pital. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening  at  6  o'clock  at  the 
Jesuits  Colledge,  Lt.  Shepherd  1  Sergt.  &  19  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Grant 
L.  and  Lieut.  Lees,  3  Sergts.  &  41  Bank  &  File. 

Simon  Ecuyer  of  Capt,  Harrison's  company  is  ap- 
pointed Sergeant  in  that  company.  The  officers  of  the 
British  Militia,  that  wish  to  have  private  cloathing, 
may  have  a  suit  each,  by  applying  to  the  Quarter 
Master. 

The  commanding  officers  of  companies,  that  want 
flints  for  their  respective  Compys.  may  have  them  by 
applying  to  the  Quarter  Master. 

December  19th. 
Parole  St.  Jude. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1  Sergt. 
19  Bank  &  File.  For  guard  to-morrow.  Capt.  Ainsley, 
Ensn.  King  and  Lt.  Scott,  3  Sergeants,  2  Corporals  and 
41  Privates. 

QUEBEC  20th  Deer.  1775 
Parole,  St.  Joseph. 
Garrison  Orders, 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Scott,  in  place  of 
Lieut.  Lindsay  who  mounted  guard  for  him,  one  ser- 
geant 19  Rank  &  File. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Phil- 
lips &  Lieut.  Grant,  B.  3  Sergeants  &  41  Eank  &  file. 


—  197  — 

Whatever  company  of  British  Militia  will  for  the 
future  neglect  to  give  the  provision  returns,  to  the 
Quarter  Master,  the  day  before  provision  day,  shall 
lose  that  week's  provisions,  and  whatever  returns  will 
be  ordered  in  future,  to  be  given  into  the  Quarter  Master 
unless  such  orders  are  comply 'd  with  and  the  returns 
given  in  at  the  time  appointed,  or  soon  after,  the  Quar- 
ter Master  will  be  under  a  necessity  of  complaining  to 
the  Commanding  Officer,  as  no  regularity  can  be  car- 
ried on  in  any  corps,  without  paying  due  attention  to 
the  orders  they  receive. 

It  is  recommended  to  the  Captains  or  Commanding 
officers  of  Company's  to  see  that  every  man  in  their 
company's  be  immediately  supplied  with  stoppers  to 
their  firelocks,  and  leather  straps  to  the  end  of  their  car- 
tridge boxes. 

December  21st. 
Parole,  St.  Anthony. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  Mackenzie  &  Babie. 

A  Garrison  Court  martial  to  sit  to-morrow  morning 
at  the  Main  Guard.  Captain  Nunn  President. 

Members. 

Lt.  Langcroft  Lt.  Littleworth 

Lt.  Blow  '  Watts 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  night,  Lt.  Grant  B.  1  Sergt. 
19  E  &  file.  For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign 
Wills,  3  Sergts.  &  39  Bank  &  file. 

QUEBEC  the  22nd.  December  1775 
Parole  St.  Francois. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  night,  Lt.  Fargues,  1  Sergt. 
19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lt.  Finlay,  3 
Sergts.  &  40  Bank  &  file. 

The  Commanding  officer  of  Companys  may  apply  to 
the  Quarter  Master,  as  soon  as  they  please,  for  private 


—  198  — 

cloathing  and  Epaulets  for  the  officers,  and  one  month's 
pay  for  the  British  Militia,  at  the  same  tune,  they  may 
receive  what  cloathing  they  want  to  compleat  their  com- 
panys.  As  the  Quarter  Master  is  to  make  a  return  to  the 
Commanding  Officer  of  what  cloathing  he  received,  what 
he  issued  out,  and  return  them  to  the  King's  Store, 
which  remains  in  his  hands,  it  is  therefore  requested 
whatever  companies  are  now  deficient  of  cloathing,  will 
send  for  it  to  the  Quarter  Master,  Sergeant  Anderson's 
house,  this  afternoon  or  to-morrow,  where  attendance 
will  be  given  to  serve  them. 

December  23rd.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Charles. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  to  night,  Ensign  Eenaud,  1  Sergt. 
&  19  E.  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lt  .Shepherd, 
3  Sergeants,  2  Corporals  &  40  Bank  &  file. 

One  half  of  the  officers  &  men  of  duty,  in  the  Upper 
Town,  to  assemble  at  the  refectoire  of  the  Eecollets, 
this  evening  at  8  o'clock,  half  of  those  of  Duty  in  the 
Lower  Town  to  assemble  at  the  Nunnery,  there. 

The  remainder  are  requested  not  to  undress  them- 
selves but  to  be  in  readiness  to  turn  out  at  a  moments 
warning.  The  commanding  officers  of  companies  are 
desired  to  see  that  their  men's  cartridge  boxes  are  corn- 
pleated  with  ammunition,  and  that  each  man  have  a 
package  of  10  Eounds  besides. 

December  24th 

Parole,  St.  John. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie  and  Baby 
R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  night,  Lt.  Grant  L.  1  Sergt.  19 
E.  &  file;  for  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensign 
Lees,  3  Sergeants  and  41  Eank  &  file. 


—  199  — 

December  25th. 
Parole,  St.  Clement. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  0.  The  extraordinary  pickett  of  the  British  Militia, 
to  assemble  every  evening  in  the  Upper  Town,  and 
Lower  Town,  till  further  orders,  as  ordered  the  23rd 
instant. 

It  is  not  expected  that  they  keep  a  Gentry,  or  do  any 
duty,  except  in  case  of  an  alarm.  The  sergeants  have 
been  very  remiss  in  making  their  reports  of  the  Sick, 
if  they  are  not  more  attentive  for  the  future  in  that,  and 
other  points  of  their  duty,  the  Commanding  officer  will 
be  under  a  necessity  of  having  them  brought  to  a  Court 
Martial  who  are  remiss  in  their  duty,  and  Broke. 

QUEBEC  26th.  Decmr.  1775 

Parole,  St.  Therese 
Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  & 
Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

For  Picquet  this  night  Lieut.  Scott. 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Lindsay,  3 
Sergeants  &  41  Bank  &  file. 

And  the  Adjutants  and  Qr.  Master  have  directions  to 
confine  such  sergts.  as  neglect  their  duty  either  in  at- 
tending for  orders  or  warning  their  men  or  making 
returns. 

Decmr.  27th. 

Parole,  St.  Phillip 
G.O. 

Field  officer  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell  and  Major 
Ecuyer. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Grant  19  Bank  & 
file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainslie  and  Ensign  Wills, 
3  Sergeants  and  41  Bank  &  file. 

Sergeant  Ecuyer  is  appointed  Sergt.  Major  to  the 
British  Militia,  in  the  Boom  of  Sergeant  Grant  reduced 
for  incapacity. 


—  200  — 

December  29th.  1775 
Parole  St.  Charles. 
G.  0. 

Field  officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt. 
Col.  Dupres.  Every  soldier  of  Militia  who  shall  for  the 
future  be  absent  from  the  parade,  when  order 'd  for 
guard  shall  be  mulct  a  weeks  pay  and  Provisions. 

The  men  are  not  to  fire  their  Pieces  in  the  streets, 
but  when  necessary  to  have  them  unloaded,  an  officer 
per  company  will  attend  his  own  men  to  the  Kamparts 
of  the  River  side,  between  the  hours  of  eleven  &  one, 
and  will  make  them  fire  at  a  mark,  it  is  recommended 
to  the  officers  to  confine  any  man  who  is  found  disobey- 
ing this  order. 

A  return  of  the  sick  to  be  given  to  Dr.  Mabane,  every 
Sunday  afternoon,  Capt.  Jones  is  desired  to  have  locks 
to  all  the  ammunition  boxes  immediately  and  the  keys 
to  be  given  in  charge  to  the  officer  commanding  the  gun- 
ners, at  the  difft.  guards. 

R.  0.    Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Finlay,  1  Sergeant  19 
Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Ee- 
naud,  3  Sergts.  41  E.  &  File. 

The  officers  and  men  who  come  of  guard  and  all  those 
who  are  not  for  guard  each  day,  are  constantly  to  as- 
semble either  at  the  Eefectoire  of  Eecollees,  or  at  Mr. 
Eenaud's  house,  Lower  Town,  every  evening  at  eight 
o'clock  'til  further  orders. 

Decemr.  30th. 
Parole,  St.  Denis. 

Field  officers  for  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  & 
Babie. 

All  the  British  Militia  who  are  in  want  of  wood  are 
to  address  themselves  to  their  captains,  for  a  Certificate 
that  they  are  in  real  want.  The  Captains  are  on  no 
account  to  grant  Certificates,  without  informing  them- 
selves whether  the  persons  so  demanding  wood,  are 
really  in  want  and  after  he  has  made  his  examination 
he  will  grant  a  Certificate,  and  those  who  are  so  in  want 


—  201  — 

are  to  address  themselves  to  Capt.  Charles  Grant,  Cap- 
tain Eobert  Lester  or  Lt.  William  Lindsay,  who  will 
receive  two  dollars  for  each  cord  so  delivered. 

A  Court  martial  to  sit  immediately  at  the  Main  Guard 
Captain  Ainslie  President. 

Members 

Ensign  King  Lt.  Grant,  B. 

Lt.  Lindsay  Ensn.  Wills. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Eenaud,  1  Sergeant, 
19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Shepherd,  3 
Sergeants  &  41  Bank  &  file. 

December  31st. 
Parole  St.  Augustine. 
Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell  &  Major. 
Ecuyer. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Lees,  19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Lester,  Lieut  Murray, 
3  Sergeants  41  Rank  &  file.  If  Lt.  Murray  is  still  to  be 
excused  from  duty  on  account  of  his  Public  Employ, 
Lieut.  Drummond  will  be  for  guard  to-morrow. 

The  Commanding  Officer  of  the  British  Militia,  re- 
turns his  thanks  to  the  officers  and  men  of  that  Corps, 
for  their  readiness  in  turning  out,  and  the  spirit  they 
showed  this  day,  in  Repulsing  the  enemy.  The  officers 
and  men  of  the  British  Militia,  are  to  parade  with  a  cms 
and  three  cartridges  without  Ball,  to-morrow  morning 
at  half  after  nine  o'clock,  to  attend  the  fnne-al  of 
George  Kerr  &  John  Eraser,  who  were  killed,  bravely 
fighting  for  the  King  and  Country,  their  memory s  are 
to  be  honored  by  every  brave  man,  and  their  example 
worthy  of  imitation. 

The  British  Militia  are  desired  to  get  their  arms  in 
good  order  immediately  to  review  them  on  Parade  to- 
morrow morning. 


—  202  — 

January  1st.  1776 
Parole,  St.  Luke. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow  Major  Cox  and  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

His  Excellency  General  Carleton  returns  his  thanks 
to  the  Officers  and  Men  of  the  Garrison  for  their  Gal- 
lant and  spirited  behaviour  yesterday.  The  General 
was  particularly  pleased  to  see  the  Alertness  and  sobri- 
ety of  the  different  corps  which  greatly  contributed  to 
the  success  of  the  day.  He  makes  no  doubt  but  that 
they  will  persevere  in  a  conduct  which  redounds  so  much 
to  their  honour  and  security,  and  which  is  so  much  bene- 
ficial to  the  King's  service. 

A  return  of  the  killed  and  wounded  in  the  several 
Corps  to  be  given  in  to  the  Major  of  Brigade  to-morrow 
at  orderly  tune.  The  arms  and  accoutrements  taken 
from  the  Rebels  to  be  delivered  to  Mr.  Rumsey. 

R.  0.  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  King,  1  sergt.  19 
R.  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Harrison,  Lt.  Scott,  3 
Sergts.  &  41  Rank  &  file.  As  the  funeral  preparations 
for  the  enterment  of  the  bodies  of  the  late  Messieurs 
Kerr  &  John  Fraser,  were  not  ready  at  the  time  ordered 
yesterday.  The  British  Militia  are  to  parade  for  that 
purpose  on  the  Grand  Parade,  to-morrow  afternoon  at 
three  o'clock.  The  Commanding  officer  of  companies 
will  review  the  arms,  of  such  of  their  men  as  were  not 
reviewed,  and  found  in  good  order  this  morning. 

January  the  2nd,  1776 

Parole,  St.  Ann. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie  &  Major 
Baby. 

R.  0.    For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign 
Phillips  3  Sergeants  and  41  Rank  &  file. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Lindsay  1  Sergt.  19 
Rank  &  file. 


—  203  — 

Jany.  3rd.  1776 
Parole  St.  Paul. 
G.  Orders. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  &  Major 
Ecuyer- 

The  Field  Officers  of  the  day,  in  the  Upper  Town,  to 
visit  the  Prisoners  and  Hospital. 

The  General  repeats  the  order,  forbidding  all  persona 
from  firing  in  the  streets. 

E.  0.    For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Grant  B.  One 
Sergeant  and  19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Wills,  3 
Sergeants  and  41  Bank  &  file. 

Jany.  4th  1776 
Parole,  St.  Thomas. 
Garrison  Orders 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Colonel 
Dupres. 

The  General  thanks  the  Officers  and  Men  of  the 
British  Militia  for  their  attendance  at  the  Extra 
Picquet   and  acquaints   them,   that  it  is   discon- 
tinued. 
R.  0.    For  Guard  this  day,  Capt.  Johnston. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Fargues,  1 
Sergeant  &  19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lieut.  Fin- 
lay,  3  Sergeants  &  41  Banks  &  file. 

John  Laforme  of  Captain  Johnston's  Co.  is 
transferred  to  Captain  Lester's. 
James  Costineaux        do  do  to 

Captain  Ainsly's. 

All  the  officers  &  men  of  duty,  to  attend  the 
funeral  of  the  late  Mr.  John  Lester,  and  to  as- 
semble on  the  grand  Parade,  at  half  past  twelve 
o'clock  to-morrow.  Captain  Harrison's  compy 
with  arms,  and  three  cartridges  p.  man  without 
ball,  the  rest  without  arms. 


—  204  — 

The  following  persons  being  absent  from  the 
Parade  at  guard  mounting  are  to  be  Mulct,  a 
weeks  pay  &  provisions,  and  those  absent  from 

1775  Picquet,  and  Fatigue  to  be  fined  3  shillings  each. 

Dec  31  Francis  Berthelot  l  Capt.  Johnston's  Co. 

Arch  Farguson  iabsent  from  guard 

j  mounting. 

James  Darward       i  c     t   Harrison's  do 
Joseph  Wolfe            J 

1776  4  men  names  not  given  in  Capt.  Grant's  do 
Jany  2  Peter  Laforme,  Capt,  Johnston's  do 

Duncan  McDonald  Jr.  -\  ~ 

Alexr.  Wallace  I  CaPt  Grant  s  Absent 

Eobt.  McLeod  jfrom  Picquet. 
John  Laforme  &  2  of  Capt-  Ainslie's,  absent  from 
men  names  not  given  Fatigue 

3rd.     James  Gordon  ^  do        do        do     guard 

Eobert  Halden  mounting 

John  Bell  J  do        do        do  Picquet 

January  5th.  1776 
Parole,  St.  John. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morow,  Major  McKenzie  &  Major 
Babie. 

R.  0.    For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Eenaud  1  sergt 
19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut.  Shepherd 
3  Sergeants  &  41  Bank  &  file. 

January  6th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Francis 
G.O. 

Field    Officers    to-morrow,    Lieut.    Col.    Caldwell    & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  0.    For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Murray,  1  Sergeant. 
19  Bank  &  file 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Johnston,  Lieut.  Shep- 
herd 3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  41  Bank  &  file. 


—  205  — 

All  those  in  Public  employ  are  to  mount  Picquet, 
when  it  comes  to  their  turn,  for  duty,  but  are  not  to  be 
put  upon  guard.  Joshua  Wolfe,  is  appointed  to  do  duty 
as  Sergeant  in  Captain  Harrison's  Company. 

QUEBEC  7th.  January  1776 

Parole,  St.  Joseph. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col  Dupres. 
R.  0.  For  guard  this  day  Lt.  Drummond  in  place  of 
Lieut.  Shepherd,  taken  sick. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  King,  1  sergeant 
and  19  Eank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Scott,  3  ser- 
geants, 3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

8th  January 

Parole  St.  Nicholas. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie 
&  Babie. 

R.  Orders.    For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Lindsay,  1 
Sergt  and  19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Phil- 
lips, 3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  Eank  &  file. 

9th  January  1776 
Parole  St.  Jude. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell 
&  Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  0.    For  Picquet  this  evening  L.  Grant  B:  1  Sergt. 
19  Eank  &  file 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  Wills. 
3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  41  Eank  &  file. 

Garrison  Orders  the  10th  Jany.  1776 
Parole  St.  Clement 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  and  Lt.  CoL 
Dupres. 


—  206  — 

A  Garrison,  Court  Martial  to  sit  to-morrow,  at  the 
Main  Guard,  at  11  o'clock,  Major  McKenzie  President. 

Members 

Capt.  Foucks  ~          ,        Capt  Nairn 

Capt.  Owen  Capt  Nunn 

R.  0.  For  fatigue  immediately  Capt.  Johnston,  Lt. 
Drummond,  Lt.  Scott,  3  Sergeants  &  62  Bank  &  file. 

For  Picket  this  evening  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  Sergt.  19 
Bank  &  File. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut  Finlay, 
3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  Eank  and  file. 

Jany.  llth  1776 
Parole,  St.  Denis. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers,  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Babie. 

As  divers  disorders  have  arisen  from  the  retailing 
of  spirituous  licquors,  to  the  great  detriment  of  His 
Majesty's  Servise,  and  to  the  disturbance  of  Publick 
peace  and  tranquility,  His  Excellency  Genl.  Carleton 
orders  that  no  more  licquor  be  sold  to  those  people  who 
make  a  practice  of  Betailing  it. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Benaud,  1  Ser- 
geant and  19  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Shepherd, 
3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

QUEBEC  the  12th.  January  1776 

Parole  St.  diaries. 
G.O. 

Field  Officer,  of  the  day,  to-morrow  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well  and  Major  Ecuyer. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Murray,  19  Bank 
&file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Lees, 
3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

The  General  has  ordered  Palace  Gate  to  be  opened 
to-morrow  at  9  o'clock,  a  covering  party  to  go  out  and 
take  post  near  Mr-  Grant's  House,  all  the  British 


—  207  — 

Militia  off  duty,  have  therefore  leave  to  go  out  to  St. 
Eocks  and  to  continue  to  forage  for  wood,  within  the 
Gentries,  they  have  leave  to  bring  in  any  wood  they 
find,  in  and  about  the  burn'd  houses  and  to  cut  down 
and  bring  in  any  picketts  they  find. 

Any  man  that  goes  out  to  plunder,  or  bring  anything 
into  Town,  but  firewood  will  be  immediately  confined. 

And  in  order  to  give  the  men  more  time  to  supply 
themselves  with  wood,  the  guards  will  not  be  relieved 
'till  two  o'clock. 

January  13th. 

Parole,  St,  Therese. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt. 
Col.  Dupres. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  night,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1 
Sergt.  19  R.  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  King  3 
Sergeants,  3  Corporals,  41  Private. 

QUEBEC  14th  January  1776.  G.  0. 
Parole  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  tomorrow,  Majors  McKenzie 
&  Babie. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Scott,  1  Sergt.  19  Bank 
&file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut.  Lindsay, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals,  &  41  Private. 

January  15th. 

Parole  St.  Augustine. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  for  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell  &  Major 
Ecuyer. 

R.  0.  A  regimental  Court  Martial  to  sit  at  the  Main 
Guard  immediately.  Capt.  Harrison  President. 

Members 

Lt.  Shepherd  Ensign  Lees 

Ensign  Eenaud  Ens.  Phillips. 


—  208  — 

Any  man  who  embezles  any  of  his  ammunition,  will 
be  stopped  4  coppers  for  each  cartridge. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Phillips,  1  Sergeant 
19  Private. 

.For  gnard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Fargues,  3 
Sergeants  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

January  16th- 

Parole  St.  Francois. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

R.  0.  For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Wills,  1  Ser- 
geant &  19  private.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  John- 
ston,  Lieut.  Grant  B:  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  and  41 
private. 

January  17th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Luke  . 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie 
&  Babie. 

If  the  weather  will  permit,  Palace  Gate  will  be  opened 
at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  for  the  purpose  of  bringing  in 
wood,  &  in  that  case  the  guards  will  not  be  relieved 
'till  two  o'clock. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Finlay  one  sergeant 
&  19  Private.  For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison, 
Ensign  Eenaud,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

Those  Companies  who  have  not  three  Corporals  are 
to  appoint  them  immediately.  Those  men  who  have 
been  absent  from  duty  to  be  mulct  a  week's  pay  and  no 
provisions.  And  every  Sergeant  and  Corporal  of  the 
British  Militia,  to  be  provided  with  a  Eolle  of  the  Com- 
pany, so  that  he  may  be  able  to  acc't.  for  the  state  of  it 
whenever  it  shall  be  called  for. 

Returns  to  be  given  in  to  the  Qr.  Master,  signed  by 
the  Capt.  of  each  company,  of  the  number  of  men  that 
draw  pay,  from  the  18th.  December  last  to  the  17th.  inst. 
enclusively.  It  is  not  necessary  to  specify  the  names  of 
men  as  it  will  save  trouble. 


—  209  — 

Jany.  18th.  1776 
Parole  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lt-  Col.  Caldwell 
&  Major  Ecuyer. 

E.  0.    For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Murray,  1  Ser- 
geant 19  Eank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
Sergts.  3  Corpls.  &  41  private. 

After  Orders. 

One  Capt.  2  Subs :  &  all  the  men  of  the  British  Militia 
not  for  guard,  to  parade  at  the  Eecollets  for  fatigue 
to-morrow  morning  at  9  o  'clock,  as  many  as  can,  are  to 
bring  Shovells  with  them. 

R.  Orders. 

For  this  duty  Capt  Ainsley,  Ensign  Phillips,  Lieut. 
Grant  B :  with  a  Sergeant,  or  Corporal,  from  each  Com- 
pany, and  all  the  men  not  for  guard. 

January  19th. 
Parole  St.  Phillip. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

E.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Drummond,  1  Corporal 
&  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  King,  3 
Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

January  20th. 
Parolef  St.  Nicholas. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Babie. 
R.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Scott  &  11  Eank  & 
file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Lindsay, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  and  41  private. 


—  210  — 

After  Orders  for  the  20th  January  continued. 

The  British  and  French  Militias,  to  mount  guard  to- 
morrow morning  at  half  past  eight  o  'clock.  And  Palace 
gate  to  be  opened  at  half  past  nine,  for  the  men  off  duty, 
to  supply  themselves  with  firewood. 

January  21st. 

Parole,  St.  Jude. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  and 
Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Phillips,  1  Corporal 
10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Grant 
B:  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals,  41  Private. 

After  Orders. 

No  more  shells  are  to  be  thrown,  from  the  mortars, 
Howitzers  or  Cohorns,  without  an  express  order  from 
the  General,  except  in  case  of  an  alarm,  on  the  Enemy's 
making  an  attack,  on  any  part  of  the  Garrison  or  at- 
tempting to  attack  any  of  our  out  parties. 

Adjutant  Mills,  Qr.  Master  Sinclair,  a  field  officer  and 
as  many  of  the  British  Militia  Sergeants  as  can  be  got 
together,  are  to  meet  at  the  Barracks  Yard,  to-morrow 
after  guard  mounting  to  attend  at  the  Distribution  of 
the  wood  now  bringing  into  Town. 

January  22nd  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Clement 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

R.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Wills,  1  Corporal, 
10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lt.  Fargues, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 


—  211  — 

If  the  weather  permits  Palace  Gate  will  be  opened 
to-morrow  morning  at  half  past  nine  o  'clock,  and  every 
person  will  have  liberty  to  bring  what  wood  they  can 
for  themselves,  and  the  guards  to  be  relieved  at  nine 
o  'clock. 

Mr.  Dumas  is  to  give  in  a  return  in  writing  every 
morning  at  guard  mounting,  to  the  field  officer  of  the 
day  of  the  quantity  of  flour  ground  daily  by  his  Mill  , 

The  officers  of  the  guards  are  to  confine  every  person 
seen  walking  on  the  ramparts,  except  those  on  duty,  or 
the  officers  of  the  Garrison. 

G.  0.  January  23rd.  1776 
Parole,  St.  Maloe. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 
R.  0.  For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut-  Finlay,  1  Corpl. 
&10. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Eenaud, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  and  41  Private. 

G.  0.  24th  January. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well  and  Major  Ecuyer. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut .  Drummond  &  10 
Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  King,  3 
Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

After  Orders. 

The  guards  are  to  mount  to-morrow  at  half  past  8 
o  'clock. 

Palace  Gate  is  to  be  opened  at  nine,  and  each  com- 
pany will  be  allowed,  a  King's  slay,  which  Laf ranee  will 
deliver  at  the  gate,  to  the  persons  appointed  to  receive 
them- 

G.  0.  25th.  January  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Francis. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  CoL 
Dupres. 

14 


—  212  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Scott,  1  corporal  & 
10  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lt.  Lindsay, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

After  Orders. 

No  man  to  presume  to  change  from  one  company  to 
another  without  leave  from  the  commanding  officer,  nor 
are  the  Sergeants  or  Corporals  to  consider  any  man  as 
changed  from  the  companies  they  now  belong  to  'till 
mentioned  in  orders. 

G-.  0.  26th.  Jan.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Paul. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie  &  Major 
Babie. 

R.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Phillips,  1  corpl,  10 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Grant  B : 
3  sergeants  3  Corporals  &  41  Private.  The  guard  will 
mount  at  half  past  eight  to-morrow  morning  and  each 
company  will  receive  one  of  the  King's  sleds  to  bring 
in  wood,  if  the  weather  permits. 

If  any  man  of  the  British  Militia  for  the  future  ap- 
plies to  any  commissioned  or  non  commissioned  officer 
of  his  company,  declaring  he  will  lay  down  his  arms,  and 
refusing  to  do  his  duty,  in  the  company  he  belongs  to, 
is  directed  to  send,  or  take  him  immediately  and  confine 
him,  in  the  Black  Hole,  at  the  Barrack  guard. 

Any  man  of  the  British  Militia  who  finds  himself 
agrieved  in  his  company,  or  otherwise,  is  to  apply  to  his 
captain,  or  commanding  officer  of  the  company  for  re- 
dress, and  if  he  thinks  he  does  not  receive  satisfaction 
from  his  officer,  he  will  then  make  application  to  Lieut. 
Col.  Caldwell,  or  Major  Ecuyer,  who  will  immediately 
inquire  into  the  affair  &  see  justice  done.  "When  any 
man  is  warned  for  duty,  he  must  do  the  duty  he  is 
warned  for  even  though  he  would  think  it  out  of  his 


—  213  — 

turn,  but  on  complaint  after  the  duty  is  done,  if  he  has 
been  warned  out  of  his  turn,  he  shall  have  ample  satis- 
faction. 

Genl.  Orders. 

It  is  the  General's  orders,  that  each  Capt.  shall  be 
answerable  for  the  amunition  he  receives  for  his  com- 
pany, and  he  is  directed  to  stop  four  coppers  per  car- 
tridge from  each  man,  who  embezles  any  part  of  his 
amunition. 

Any  of  the  orderly  sergeants  who  shall  for  the  future 
absent  themselves  from  orders  at  the  usual  time  of 
giving  them  out,  which  is  immediately  after  guard 
mounting,  will  be  mulct  a  weeks  pay. 

G.  0.  Quebec  the  27th.  January  1776. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well  and  Major  Ecuyer. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Fargues  1  corporal  & 
10  P. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut.  Finlay, 
3  Sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

G.  0.  the  28th  January  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Clement. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

R.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Eenaud,  1  Corporal 
&  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant.  Ensign  Lees,  3 
Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  37  private. 

After  Orders. 

For  the  out  lying  picquet  at  Palace  Gate  4  private. 

For  fatigue  at  half  past  nine  o'clock  to-morrow  morn- 
ing 1  Sergeant,  1  Corporal,  &  18  private,  to  parade  at 
palace  gate  to-morrow  at  nine  o'clock,  with  six  of  the 
King's  slays  to  bring  in  wood  for  the  Eecollees. 


—  214  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

Hugh  Eitchie  is  transferred  from  Capt.  Johnston  to 
Capt.  Harrison's  Company- 

Garrison  Orders  Quebec  29th  Jany.  1776 

Parole,  St,  Nicholas. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Babie. 
E.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut  Drummond,  1  cor- 
poral &  10  private. 

Outlying  pickett  at  Palace  gate  4  pte. 

Fatigue  to-morrow  at  half  past  nine,  1  Sergeant,  1 
Corporal  &  18  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  King,  3 
Sergts.  3  Corporals  37  private. 

The  officers  of  the  guards  are  to  confine,  every  person 
seen  walking  on  the  Eamparts,  except  those  on  duty,  or 
the  officers  of  the  Garrison,  The  guards  to  be  relieved 
at  half  after  8  o'clock  to-morrow  morning. 

January  30th.  1776 
Parole.  St.  Andrew- 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell 
and  Major  Ecuyer. 

No  persons  to  prevent  the  chimney  sweepers  from 
doing  their  duty,  provided  they  come  at  proper  time. 

The  guards  to  mount  for  the  future  at  half  after  eight 
o'clock. 

R.  0.    For  picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Wills,  1  cor- 
poral &  10  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Scott, 
3  Sergts.  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

John  Tittley  and  Eobt.  Jackson  are  ordered  to  do 
duty  in  Capt.  Lester's  Company. 

31st  January  1776 
Parole,  St.  Ann. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  and  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 


—  215  — 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Lindsay,  1  Corporal  & 
10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensign  Phillips, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals,  41  Private. 

February  1st.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Theresa- 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Babie. 
R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Grant  B :  1  Corporal.  & 
10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Wills, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

Feby.  2nd.  1776 

Parole,  St.  Phillip. 
G.O. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell  &  Major 
Ecuyer. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  coiporal, 
10  private- 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lieut.  Finlay,  3 
sergeants,  3  corporals  41  private.  The  Sergeants  to 
attend  for  orders  at  12  o'clock  every  day. 

The  Barrack  Master  is  constantly  to  repair  all  de- 
ficiencys  in  the  different  guard  rooms. 

3rd.  February  1776 
Parole,  St.  Antoine. 
G.O. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  & 
Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Eenaud  ,1  Corpl.  & 
5  private. 

Outside  picquet  5  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
sergts.  3  corporals  •&  41  Private- 


—  216  — 

G.  0.  February  4th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Therese. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Majors  McKen- 
zie  and  Babie. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1  cor- 
poral &  10  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Lind- 
say, 3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

G.  0.  February  5th. 
Parole  St.  Joseph. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

The  field  officer  will  dismiss  the  picquet  a  little  after 
day  light,  unless  he  finds  it  necessary  to  detain  them 
longer. 

Eegiml.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Scott,  1  corpl.  &  10 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley  and  Ensign 
Phillips. 

A  return  of  the  arms  received  by  each  company  and 
now  in  their  possession  to  be  given  in  to  the  Qr.  Master, 
to-morrow  at  orderly  time. 

G.  0.  Feb.  6th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Charles. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt. 
Col.  Dupres. 

If  any  gentleman  of.  the  British  Militia  have  found  a 
spy-glass,  not  belonging  to  himself,  covered  with  green 
Baizl,  he  is  to  send  it  to  Col.  McLean,  who  has  lost  it,  or 
if  any  one  has  found  it  they  will  receive  on  delivery  to 
the  Col.  half  a  guinea  reward. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Grant  B :  1  corpl.  &  10 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Wills 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 


—  217  — 

Feby.  7th.l776 
Parole,  St.  Laurence. 

Field  Officers  for  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  & 
Babie. 

The  General  is  sorry  to  find  that  the  officers  of  both 
the  British  and  French  Militia,  have  relaxed  very  much 
in  their  duty,  and  make  a  practice  of  leaving  their 
guards  to  go  to  supper,  it  is  ordered  for  the  future, 
that  any  officer  found  absent  from  his  guard  by  the  Offr. 
going  the  Bounds,  shall  be  immediately  relieved  and 
confined,  that  also  they  shall  not  give  leave  of  absence 
to  any  of  their  men  after  6  o  'clock,  on  any  account  what- 
soever. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Finlay,  1  corpl.  &  10 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Benaud 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

February  8th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Dennis. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell 
&  Major  Ecuyer. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Grant  L :  1  Corpl.  &  10 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

G.  0.  February  9th. 
Parole  St.  Simon. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond  1  Corpl. 
&  10  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Ensign  King, 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 


QUEBEC  the  IQth.  Feby  1776. 

Parole  St.  John. 
Garrison  Orders. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 
R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Phillips,  1  sergeant 
16  Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Grant  B : 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

G.  0.  llth.  February. 
Parole  St.  Jude. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell 
&  Major  Ecuyer. 

Every  officer  and  man  of  duty,  to  parade  to-morrow 
morning  at  the  Eecollets,  at  8  o'clock,  and  each  man  to 
bring  a  snow  shovel,  to  clear  the  Eampts. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  sergt.  16 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut.  Finlay, 
3  sergts.  3  corporals  &  41  Rank  &  file. 

G.  0.  February  12th. 
Parole,  St.  Martin. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt. 
Col.  Dupres. 

All  the  officers  &  men  of  duty,  to  parade  at  the  Eecol- 
lets with  snow  shovels  and  snow  shoes,  to-morrow  morn- 
ing at  8  o'clock.  The  General  desires  his  thanks,  may 
again  be  given  to  this  Garrison  for  the  zeal  and  chear- 
fulness,  with  which  they  continue  to  perform  their  duty, 
in  this  severe  season.  He  has  no  doubt,  but  that  they 
will  persevere  in  the  same  good  conduct  to  the  end. 

The  order  of  the  7th  inst.  was  only  meant  to  sti- 
mulate and  awaken  some  few,  whose  attachment  to  gov- 
ernment is  undoubted,  but  their  want  of  experience 
might  prevent  their  perceiving  how  essentially  neces- 
sary, strict  vigilance  &  attention  to  military  orders, 
may  prove,  even  against  a  defeated  Eable.  This  being 


—  219  — 

once  pointed  out  to  them,  he  is  confident  they  will  fol- 
low for  the  future,  the  good  example  of  their  Brethren. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Shepherd,  1  sergt.  16 
Bank  &  file. 

For  guard  to  morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Benaud, 
3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

For  Fatigue  to-morrow  at  8  o'clock,  with  snow 
shovells  &  snow  shoes,  all  the  officers  &  men  of  duty. 

G.  0.  13th.  Feby. 
Parole  St.  Paul. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Majors  McKen- 
zie  &  Baby. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Grant  L :  1  sergeant  & 
16  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

G.  0.  14th.  February,  1776. 
Parole  St.  Jude. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell  and  Major 
Ecuyer. 

E.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1  ser- 
geant &  16  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Johnston,  Ensign  King, 
3  sergts.  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

G.  0.  15th.  February. 
Parole  St.  Ann. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow?  Major  Cox  &  Lt. 
Col  Dupres. 

The  order  against  any  person  appearing  in  the  street 
after  dark  without  a  light  is  again  repeated,  any  per- 
son who  disobeys  it,  will  be  immediately  confined.  The 
Bounds,  Patroles,  Beliefs  excepted. 

All  the  men  of  duty  to  parade  at  the  Becollees  to 
morrow  morning  at  9  o'clock,  with  snow  shoes,  with 
an  officer  per  company. 


—  220  — 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Scott,  1  sergeant,  16 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensign  Phillips, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

Garrison  Orders. 
QUEBEC  February  16th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  George. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 
It  is  recommended  to  the  British  &  Canadian  Mili- 
tia to  form  a  volunteer  picquet,  during  the  dark  nights, 
until  the  return  of  the  moonlight,  they  will  assemble 
for  that  purpose  at  the  Eecollees,  every  evening  at 
eight  o'clock. 

Eegl.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Wills,  1  sergt.  16 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lt.  Grant  B: 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

Abstracts ,  of  the  pay  of  the  different  companies  to 
the  seventeenth  inst.  inclusive,  to  be  given  into  the 
Quarter  Master,  at  orderly  time  to-morrow. 

John  Tittley  is  to  be  struck  out  of  Capt.  Lester's 
Company,  therefore  no  pay  nor  provisions  is  to  be 
drawn  for  him  in  that  company. 

G.  0. 17th.  February. 
Parole  St.  Mark. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

The  volunteer  picquet  of  the  British  Militia  will  as- 
semble at  Mr.  Drummond's  and  Mr.  Collins,  the  Cen- 
tinel  at  the  Barrier,  has  orders  to  let  them  pass  till  nine 
o'clock  without  the  countersign. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  sergt.  & 
16  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lieut.  Finlay,  3 
sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 


—  221  — 

The  Captains  will  enquire  into  the  cause  of  their 
men's  absence  from  duty,  &  report  the  same  to  the  com- 
manding officer  such  as  have  had  a  reasonable  excuse,  if 
it  appears  that  they  have  not  been  duly  warned,  the 
orderly  sergeant  or  corporal  shou'd  be  mulct  in  place 
of  the  men,  whom  he  neglected  to  warn. 

G.  0.  the  18th.  February. 
Parole,  St.  Matthew. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

All  men  of  duty,  with  an  officer  per  company,  to 
Parade  to-morrow  morning  immediately  after  guard 
mounting  with  snow  shovels  &  snow  shoes. 

Reg.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Eenaud,  1  Sergeant 
and  16  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut.  Shepherd, 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  and  41  private. 

G.  0.  19th  February,  1776. 

Parole  St.  John. 

Field  Officers,  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 
The  guards  will  endeavour  to  detect  those  people  who 
contrary  to  orders  continue  to  discharge  their  pieces 
in  the  street,  that  they  may  be  punished  for  their  dis- 
obedience. 

A  Garrison  Court  martial  will  sit  to-morrow  at 
eleven  o'clock.  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  President,  Capt. 
Nunn  &  Capt.  Foucks,  Capt.  Nairn  &  Capt.  McDougal, 
Members.  To  try  all  such  prisoners  as  shall  be  brought 
before  them. 

Regl.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Lees,  1  Sergt.  &  16 
private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Grant 
L :  3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

The  orderly  Sergeants  are  to  keep  a  particular 
Eoster,  for  the  Picquet,  that  each  man  may  have  it  re- 
gularly in  his  turn. 


—  222  — 

a.  0.  the  20th.  February. 
Parole,  St.  Mary. 

Field  Officers  for  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  and 
Major  Ecuyer. 

Mr.  Miles  Prenties  is  appointed  Provost  Martial,  to 
this  Garrison  with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant,  as  given  him 
by  Genl.  Wolfe,  in  the  last  war.  The  guards  are  to 
assist  him  with  whatever  partys  he  may  demand  from 
them. 

R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Scott,  1  Sergt.  &  16 
Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Drum- 
mond,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals,  &  41  Private. 

Ensign  Wills,  1  sergt.  &  20  private  with  arms  &  am- 
munition and  snow  shoes  to  assemble  to-morrow  morn- 
ing at  Day  Breake  on  the  Grand  Parade. 

Quebec  Garrison  Orders.    21st  Feby.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  George. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  and  Col.  Dupres. 
R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  and  to  assemble  on  the 
Grand  Parade  at  retreat  beating,  Ensign  Phillips,  1 
Sergt.  &  16  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut.  Grant 
B :  3  Sergts,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

To  relieve  the  volunteer  party,  on  the  outside  of  the 
walls,  to  assemble  at  the  same  time  and  place,  Lieut. 
Fargues,  1  Sergeant,  1  Corporal  &  19  Private. 

It  is  recommended  to  the  officers,  to  see  that  their 
men's  arms,  are  in  good  order,  and  their  ammunition 
complete. 

G.  0.  Feby.  22nd.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Francis. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Mckenzie  &  Baby. 
R.  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Finlay,  1  Sergeant  &  16 
Private. 


—  223  — 

To  parade  at  St.  Johns  Gate,  to-morrow  morning  with 
arms  and  ammunition,  at  six  o'clock,  Lt.  Grant  L:  1 
Corporal  &  10  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Eenaud, 
3  Sergts.  3  Corpls.  &  41  private. 

All  the  men  in  public  employ,  in  the  several  com- 
panies are  to  be  put  on  the  picquet  Eole  by  themselves, 
the  Eoster  to  be  kept  by  the  Sergts.  of  the  several 
companys,  at  orderly  time,  what  men  of  that  Eole,  they 
are  to  warn  for  Picquet. 

February  23rd.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Ann. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well  &  Major  Ecuyer. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Shepherd,  1  sergeant 
&  16  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Lester,  Ensign  Lees, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

G.  0.  the  24th.  February. 

Parole,  St.  Nicholas. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &• 
Lt.  Col.  Dupres. 

Lost  the  31st  Decemr  last  a  fusil  and  Bayonet,  steal 
mounted,  makers  name,  Barber,  with  inscription  on  the 
thum  piece,  as  follows, — The  gift  of  Major  General 
James  Wolfe, — left  by  mistake  on  the  heap  of  arms, 
that  the  Eebels  had  surrendered  that  morning  from 
whence  it  was  taken  away. 

Also  lost  yesterday,  a  spy  glass,  mounted  on  silver, 
in  joints  that  shut  in,  a  fish  skin  outside.  Whoever 
brings  the  fusil  or  the  spy  glass  to  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell 
shall  have  four  dollars  reward. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1  sergL 
16  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Johnston,  Lieut.  Scott, 
Ensign  Phillips  3  sergts,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private.. 


—  224  — 

G.  0.  Que.  the  25th.  February,  1776. 
Parole}  St.  Thomas. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Majors  McKen- 
zie  and  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  sergt.  16 
Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Finlay,  3 
sergts.  3  Corporals  and  41  Private. 

G.  0.  February  26th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Jude. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Nairn  &  Ecuyer. 
Captain  Nairn  is  to  act,  as  Major  of  Militia,  agreeable 
to  his  commission  of  9th.  September. 

Orderly  time  for  the  future,  immediately  after  guard 
mounting. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Eenaud,  1  sergeant 
&  16  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lt.  Shepherd, 
Lieut.  Grant  L:  3  Sergts,  3  Corpls  &  41  Private. 

A  Court  of  enquiry  to  sit  at  the  Main  guard  to-mor- 
row at  11  o'clock,  Capt.  Grant,  President. 

Members. 

Lieut.  Murray  Lieut.  Drummond 

Ensign  King  Ensign  Phillips. 

QUEBEC  The  27th  February  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Charles. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow  ,  Major  McKenzie  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1  sergt. 
&  16  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  King,  3 
sergts,  3  corpls.  &  41  Private.  All  the  men  of  duty, 
with  an  officer  per  company  to  parade  to-morrow  morn- 


—  225  — 

ing  after  guard  mounting,  for  fatigue,  and  to  bring  with 
them  what  spades,  Pickaxes  &  shovels  they  can  furnish. 

G.  0.  February  the  28th. 
Parole,  St.  Martin. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  Baby  & 
Lt.  Col.  Caldwell. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Lees,  1  sergt.  &  16 
Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensign  Phillips, 
3  sergeants,  3  Corporals  and  41  Private. 

A  monthly  return  to  be  given  in  to-morrow  at  orderly 
time  specifying  all  the  casualtys,  since  last  return. 

The  29th  Feby,  1776. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow  Majors  Nairn 
&  Ecuyer. 

All  the  non  commissioned  officers  &c"  who  are  not 
for  guard  the  next  day,  are  constantly  to  attend  the 
volunteer  picquet,  &  to  sleep  there  'till  further  orders. 
All  the  men  off  duty  with  an  officer  per  company  to 
parade  for  fatigue,  with  spades,  shovels  &c"  imme 
diately  after  guard  mounting,  every  morning  while  the 
weather  permits  until  the  Eamparts  are  clear. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Aitkin,  1  sergt.  &  16 
Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lt.  Grant  B: 
Ensign  Wills,  3  Sergts.  3  Corporals  &  41  private. 

When  a  man  is  confined,  the  officer  who  confines  him 
is  immediately  to  report  to  the  Commanding  Officer, 
specifying  the  crime,  he  is  guilty  of. 

When  any  officer  falls  sick,  or  unable  for  duty,  he  is 
to  be  reported  immediately  to  the  Adjutant,  &  when  he 
recovers  again  he  is  to  report  himself,  that  he  may  be 
put  on  duty  when  it  comes  to  his  turn. 


—  226  — 

March  1st.  1776.     G.  0. 
Parole,  St.  David. 

Field  Officers,  for  the  day,  to-morrow  Major  McKen- 
zie  &  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Col.  McLean  is  very  sorry  to  find,  that  Capt.  Harrison 
neglects  his  duty  in  not  attending  the  extra  picquet  with 
his  brother  officers. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Finlay,  1  sergt,  &  16 
Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Fargues, 
3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  41  Private. 

For  the  extra  Picquet,  all  those  who  are  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

G.  0.  March  the  2nd. 
Parole,  St.  Laurence. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Baby  &  Lt.  Col.  Cald- 
well. 

Regimental  Orders. 

A  Court  Martial  to  sit  this  day  at  the  Main  Guard  at 
11  o'clock.  Captain  Lester.  President. 

Members. 

Lieut.  Shepherd.  Lieut  Grant.  L: 

Ensign  Eenaud  Ensign  Lees. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut  Shepherd,  I  Sergt.  & 
16  pvte. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Ee- 
naud &  Lieut  Grant  B :  3  sergts,  3  corpls,  41  Pte. 

A  court  of  Enquiry  to  sit  to-morrow  at  the  Main 
guard  at  eleven  o  'clock,  to  enquire  into  the  reasons  why 
the  men  of  the  British  Militia  ordered  to  be  mulct  have 
to  give  against  it.  Captain  Johnston  President. 

Members 

Lieut.  Scott  Lieut  Lindsay 

Lt.  Aitkin  Lt.  Grant  B : 

The  Court  will  take  of  the  fine,  from  those  who  have 
not  been  properly  warn'd  or  the  cause  of  it  by  sickness. 


—  227  — 

G.  0.  March  the  3rd.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Andrew 

Field  Officers  for  the  day  to-morrow,  Majors  Nairn 
&  Ecuyer. 

Regimental   Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Scott,  I  sergeant  & 
16  private 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Grant,  Ensign  Lees,. 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

Sergeant  Donald  Fraser  of  Captain  Ainsley's  com- 
pany is  reduced  to  Private  &  to  be  mulct  a  weeks  pay, 
By  sentence  of  a  court  martial,  Colonel  Caldwell  ap- 
proves of  the  sentence  of  the  Court  Martial  &  orders 
is  to  be  put  in  execution. 

The  Artillery  are  to  take  their  proportion  of  the 
extra  picquets  at  Mr.  Collins 's — for  the  extra  picquet 
this  evening,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensign  Phillips,  3  Sergts. 
3  Corporals  &  30  Private. 

After  Orders. 

One  Captain,  3  Subs:  3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  30 
private,  from  the  B.  M.  are  to  attend  the  extra  picquet 
at  Mr.  Collins'  'till  further  orders,  together  with  such 
Gentlemen  as  chuse  to  attend  them  of  their  own  Accord. 

QUEBEC;  March  4th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  McKen- 
zie  &  Lieut.  Colonel  Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  one 
sergt.,  1  corpl.  19  private. 

For  the  extra  Picquet,  this  evening,  Capt.  Harrison, 
Lt.  Gregorie,  Ensign  Wills,  3  sergts,  3  corporals  & 
30  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut.  Lindsay, 
Ensign  Phillips,  3  sergts,  3  corporals,  &  41  Private. 

15 


—  228  — 

March  5th. 
Parole  St.  Jude. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell  &  Major  Baby. 

One  Sub.  1  sergt.  1  corporal  &  20  private,  to  parade 
at  the  Becollets,  every  morning  at  8  o'clock,  of  the  B.  M. 
for  fatigue. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Grant  B.  1  sergeant, 
1  corporal,  &  19  Private. 

For  the  extra  picquet,  Capt.  Grant,  Lieut.  Finlay, 
Ensign  Eenaud,  Lieut.  Young,  &  30  private. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  Lieut  Fargues,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  20  men. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Aitkin, 
3  sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

March  6th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Michael. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Majors  Nairn 
&  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Wills,  1  sergt.,  1 
corpl.  &  19  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Lt.  Fargues,  3 
sergts.  3  Corpls.  &  41  Private. 

Extra  Picquet  to-night,  Captain  Lester,  Lt.  Shepherd 
&  Lt.  Grant  L :  Ensign  Lees,  3  sergts,  3  corpls.  30 
Private. 

After  Orders. 

Whenever  a  man  is  sent  to  the  Garrison  Hospital. 
The  Sergeant  or  the  Corpl.  of  the  company  he  belongs 
to,  will  send  along  with  him,  a  state  of  his  case  mention- 
ing particularly  the  day  he  was  taken  ill.  The  simp- 
toms  of  his  Disorder  and  the  manner  of  treatment  since 
taken. 


—  229  — 

March  7th. 
Parole  St.  Luke. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Renaud,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Harrison,  Lieut.  Fin- 
lay,  Lieut.  Shepherd,  3  sergt s.  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

Extra  Picquet  this  night,  Captain  Alexander  John- 
ston, Lieut.  Gregory,  Lieut  Drummond,  Lieut.  Scott. 
3  Sergeants,  3  corporals,  &  30  private. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow  morning  at  8  o'clock,  Ensign 
Lees,  1  sergt..  1  corpl.  &  20  private. 

Corpl.  Eobt.  Wilson  of  Capt.  Ainsly's  Co.  is  apptd 
Sergt.  in  the  room  of  Sergt.  Donald  Fraser  reduced. 

Garrison  Orders.    March  the  8th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  David. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut  Col.  Caldwell  &  Major 
Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Grant  L.  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  Private. 

For  guard,  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

Extra  Picquet  this  night,  Capt.  Ainsley.  Lt.  Lindsay, 
Lt.  Young,  Ensign  Phillips,  3  sergts.  3  corpls.  &  30 
private. 

All  those  who  absent  themselves,  either  from  the 
extra  pickt  or  fatigue  are  to  mount  an  extraordinary 
guard  in  the  room  of  that  duty,  which  they  have  ne- 
glect 'd. 

G.  0.    March  9th. 

Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Nairn  &  Ecuyer. 
The  Lower  Town  Picquet,  to  assemble  at  the  House 
of  Mr.  Lymburner  'till  further  orders. 


—  230  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

A  return  to  be  given  in  to  the  Quarter  Master,  on 
Monday  next  at  orderly  time,  of  those  that  do  not  chuse 
to  ware  the  Uniform  cloathing  delivered  to  them,  which 
the  Quarter  Master  will  receive  again  into  the  store. 

For  Picquet  this  evening.  Lieut.  Lindsay,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  private. 

Extra  picquet  to-night,  Captain  Harrison,  Lieut. 
Aitkin,  Ensign  Wills,  3  Sergeants,  3  Corporals  &  30 
privates. 

For  fatigue  at  eight  o'clock  to-morrow,  Ensign  Ee- 
naud,  1  sergeant,  1  corporal  &  20  private. 

G.  0.    10th.  March  1776. 
Parole  St.  Mary. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie  &  Lieut. 
Col.  Dupres. 

The  different  corps  in  Garrison,  to  be  review 'd  on 
their  alarm  posts,  by  their  respective  commanding  offi- 
cers as  soon  as  convenient,  who  will  see  that  their  men's 
arms  and  accoutrements,  are  in  perfect  good  order, 
they  will  acquaint  the  Major  of  Brigade  the  night 
before  at  what  time  they  are  to  parade. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Phillips,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Aitkin, 
3  sersi.  3  corpl.  &  41  private. 

Extra  Picquet  to-night  Captain  Grant,  Lieut.  Finlay, 
Ensign  Kenaud,  Lt.  Shepherd  3  s.  3co.  &  30  Private. 

For  fatigue  this  day  at  one  o'clock  1  corpl.  &  4 
private. 

All  the  B.  Militia  of  duty,  to  assemble  on  the  Grand 
Parade  to-morrow  at  12  o'clock,  with  their  arms  in 
good  order  and  ammunition  compleat,  no  man  to  be 
absent. 

Duncan  Pollock  of  Captain  Ainsley's  company  is  ap- 
pointed corporal  to  said  company,  in  the  Eoom  of  cor- 
poral Wilson,  preferred. 


—  231  — 

Garrison  Orders. 

The  Picquet  to  assemble  at  retreat  beating  'till  fur- 
ther orders. 

QUEBEC  llth.  March  1776. 
Parole  St.  George. 

Field  Officers,  to-morrow,  Major  Baby  &  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell. 

One  Captain,  2  Subs.  2  sergts.  2  corporals  and  50 
private,  to  assemble  at  the  Grand  Parade,  this  day  at 
1  o'clock  for  fatigue,  say  of  the  British  Militia. 

Eegml.  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Captain  Ainsley,  Ensign  Wills, 
Lieut.  Finlay  3  sergts.  3  corpls.  &  41  private. 

For  extra  Picquet,  this  evening,  Captain  Lester, 
Lieut.  Grant  L :  Ensign  Lees,  Lieut.  Drummond,  3  s.  3 
c.  &  30  Pte. 

For  fatigue  this  day  at  one  o  'clock,  Captain  Harrison, 
Lieut.  Shepherd,  Ensign  King,  2  S.  3  C.  &  50  P. 

The  guards  are  to  mount  for  the  future  at  9  o'clock 
'till  further  orders. 

G.  0.    March  12th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Nicholas. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Nairn  &  Ecuyer. 
Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Shepherd,  1  S.  1  C. 
&  19  Private 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Ensign  Re- 
naud,  3  sergts,  3  corpls.  &  41  private. 

Extra  Picquet  this  evening,  Captain  Johnston,  Ensign 
King,  Lieut.  Scott,  Lieut.  Lindsay,  3  sergts,  3  corporals, 
&  30  private. 

For  fatigue,  at  one  o'clock,  this  day,  Ensign  Phillips, 
1  sergt.  one  corporal  &  30  private. 


—  232  — 

In  case  of  an  alarm,  the  British  Militia  in  the  Upper 
Town  will  assemble  on  the  Grand  Parade,  and  those  in 
the  Lower  Town  at  the  Market  Place.  But  the  officers 
and  non-  commissioned  officers  will  repair  either  to  the 
Upper  or  Lower  Town  in  proportion  to  the  number  of 
men  quartered  there,  the  Captains  of  the  different  com- 
panies will  regulate  that  proportion  and  report  to  the 
Commanding  officer. 

The  Captains  will  apply  to  the  Quarter  Master  for 
a  quantity  of  Buck  shott,  for  the  use  of  the  company, 
and  when  the  men  loads,  they  are  to  put  in  three  Buck 
shott,  above  the  Ball,  upon  the  first  alarm. 

In  case  of  an  alarm  the  Town  Sergeant,  and  Mr. 
Wall,  with  the  Newfd.Land  &  Halifax  Artifrs.,  will  join 
the  corps  de  Eeserve  the  whole  to  assemble  on  the 
General  Parade,  under  the  command  of  Major  Nairn. 

GAEEISON  OEDEES.  QUEBEC. 

March  The  13th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Martin. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  McKen- 
zie  and  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Murray,  1  sergt.  1  corpl. 
&  30  pvte. 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
sergeants,  3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

Extra  Picquet,  Capt.  Alexander  Johnston,  Lt.  Gre- 
gorie,  Ensign  Phillips  &  Lieut.  Aitkin,  3  s.  3c.  &  30  P. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  S.  1  C.  20  P. 

QUEBEC  the  14th.  March. 

Parole  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  &  Baby 
Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond,  1  S.  1  C. 
&19P. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Lester,  Ensign  King, 
3  sergts.  3  corpls.  &  41  Private. 


—  233  — 

Extra  Picquet,  Captain  Ainsley,  Lieut.  Young,  Ens. 
"Wills,  Lieut.  Fargues,  3  S.  3  C.  &  30  Private. 

Fatigue  to-morrow,  at  8  o'clock,  with  their  arms  & 
accoutrements  Lieut.  Lindsay,  1  sergt.  1  corpl.  &  20 
pvte. 

All  those  of  the  British  Militia,  who  receive  pay,  and 
absent  themselves  from  the  parade,  for  picquet  at  Be- 
treat,  will  be  mulct  a  week's  pay,  and  those  who  do  net 
receive  pay,  being  absent  are  to  mount  an  extraordinary 
guard. 

It  is  the  Generals  orders  that  no  man  who  hath  enter- 
ed into  the  Militia  since  last  cloathing  return,  shall 
receive  any,  &  the  commanding  officer,  wishes  that  the 
companies  would  make  up  their  uniforms  as  soon  a-3 
possible,  not  only  because  they  will  appear  better  under 
arms,  but  as  an  Honorable  distinction  to  those  who  have 
distinguished  themselves  in  the  service  of  their  King  & 
Country,  during  the  whole  of  this  severe  winter. 

G.  0.     15th.  March. 
Parole,  St.  Theresa. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col. 
Caldwell,  and  Major  Ecuyer. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Scott,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  P.  f 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Alexander  Johnston,  Lt. 
Lindsay,  3  sergts.  3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

Extra  Picquet,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lieut.  Finlay,  Ensign 
Eenaud,  Lt.  Shepherd  3  sergts.  3  corpls.  &  30  private. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  at  8  o'clock,  Lt.  Aitkin  1  cor- 
poral &  20  private. 

G.  0.  QUEBEC  the  16th.  March  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Ann. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  McKen- 
zie  &  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Phillips,  1  S.  1  C.  & 
20  P. 


—  234  — 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ainsley  Lt.  Aitkin, 
Lt.  Grant  B :  Ensign  Wills,  3  S.  3  C.  &  41  Private. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  at  8  o'clock,  Lt.  Finlay,  1 
S.  1  C.  &  20  P.  The  Artillery  company  to  take  their 
proportion  of  fatigue  daily  until  further  orders. 

It  is  the  Generals  orders,  that  in  case  of  an  alarm, 
Capt.  Harrison  &  Captain  Lester's  companys  shall  as- 
semble at  the  Market  place  in  the  Lower  Town,  &  the 
other  Three  Companies  of  the  British  Militia  shall 
assemble  on  the  Grand  Parade.  And  it  is  expected  that 
all  officers  and  men  who  are  not  for  guard  next  day 
shall  assemble  at  the  Picquets,  Capt.  Harrison  &  Cap- 
tain Lester's  at  Mr.  Lymburners  &  the  other  three  Com- 
panys with  the  Artillery  at  Mr.  Collins 's.  Lieut.  Grant 
L.  is  to  do  no  other  duty,  but  the  Extra  picquets  at  Mr. 
Lymburners,  and  such  other  duties  as  are  to  be  done 
by  day  untill  further  orders. 

G.  0.  17th.  March  1776. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  & 
Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow  at  8  o'clock  Ensign  Eenaud, 
1  S.  1  C.  &  20  P. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Fargues,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl  &  19  Pvte. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Harrison,  Lieut.  Fin- 
lay,  3  sergt.  3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

Garrison  Orders. 

A  return  to  be  given  in  to  Colonel  McLean,  every 
morning  'till  further  orders,  of  the  names  of  the  officers, 
non-commissioned  officers  &  Privates  of  the  British 
Militia,  who  attend  at  the  extra  Picquet  at  Mr.  Lym- 
burners. 

Captain  Grant,  1  Sub.  1  sergeant,  1  corporal  per  com- 
pany to  parade  at  10  o  'clock,  with  snow  shovels  to  clear 
the  Batteries. 

G.  0.  March  18th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officers  for  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 


—  235  — 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Eenaud,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lieut.  Shepherd, 
Ensign  Lees,  3  sergeants  3  corporals  &  41  Private. 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  and  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

The  Captains  or  commanding  officers  of  companies 
on  the  extra  Picquets,  will  order  a  list  of  their  men 
absent  from  the  same,  to  be  given  to  the  adjutant,  every 
morning  at  guard  mounting. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow  morning  at  8  o'clock,  Lieut. 
Grant  L :  1  sergnt,  1  corporal  &  20  Private. 

G.  0.    March  19th. 
Parole  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  McKen- 
zie  &  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Murray,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  19  Pvte. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lt.  Drummond, 
Ensign  King,  3  sergts,  3  corpl.  &  41  Private. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  at  1  o'clock,  Lieut.  Grant  B: 
1  sergt.  1  corpl.  &  20  private. 

Extra  picquet  this  evening,  all  the  officers  &  men  not 
for  guard  to-morrow. 

The  officer  commanding  the  Extra  Picquet,  in  the 
Upper  and  Lower  Town,  will  order  the  Eolles,  of  the  re- 
spective companies  to  be  called  over,  in  presence  of  an 
officer  of  each  company  every  morning  at  day  Brake  & 
none  are  to  depart  'till  they  are  properly  dismised. 

Quebec  Garrison  Orders  March  20th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Michael. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  & 
Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Lindsay  1  sergt.  1  corpl. 
&  19  private. 


—  236  — 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Johnston,  Lieut. 
Scott,  Ensign  Phillips,  3  sergts,  3  corpls.  and  41  Private, 

For  the  extra  picquet  this  evening  all  the  officers  & 
men  of  duty  &  not  for  guard  to-morrow. 

For  fatigue  at  1  o'clock  to-morrow,  Ensign  Lees,  1 
sergt,  1  corporal  &  20  Private. 

It  is  the  General's  orders  that  the  cloathing  that  was 
given  out  by  mistake  to  the  men,  who  joined  the  British 
Militia  since  the  first  giving  out  the  cloathing,  be  re- 
turned into  the  Captains  stores  &  to  be  delivered  to  the 
men  who  have  done  duty  the  whole  winter. 

March  21,  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Ecuyer. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Aitkin,  1  sergt.  1  corpl 
&  19  Private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ainslea  Lieut.  Grant 
B :  3  segts.  3  Corpls.  &  41  Private. 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  Lieut,  Drummond,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  20  private. 

Extra  picquet  this  evening,  all  the  officers  and  men 
not  for  guard  to-morrow. 

QUEBEC  22  March  1776 
Parole,  St.  March. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day  to-morrow,  Major  McKen- 
&  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Colonel  McLean  repeats  the  order,  for  the  difft. 
officers  commanding  the  different  guards,  to  send  their 
reports  to  the  Main  Guard. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Wills,  1  sergt.  1 
corpl.  &  19  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Harrison,  Lt.  Fargues 
Lt.  Finlay,  Ensign  Benaud,  3  sergts.  3  corpls.  &  41 
private. 


—  237  — 

Fatigue  at  one  o'clock  to-morrow,  Ensign  King,  1 
corpl.  &  20  private. 

Extra  picquet  this  evening,  all  the  officers  and  men 
not  for  guard  to-morrow,  and  all  those  for  the  extra  pkt. 
in  the  Lower  Town,  are  to  assemble  at  the  House  of 
Mr.  Wilcox,  'till  further  orders,  except  Lieut.  Grant  L. 

March  23rd.  1776. 
Parole  St,  Matthew. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  Cox  &  Major  Baby. 
The  troop  to  beat,  at  10  o'clock,  and  the  guards  to 
march  at  half  an  hour  after,  'till  further  orders. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Shepherd,  1  S.  1  C. 
&19P. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Ensign  Lees,  3 
Sergts.  3  corporals  &  41  private. 

Fatigue  at  1  o'clock,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Scott  1  S.  1 
C.  &  19  P. 

Extra  picquet  all  the  men  and  officers  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

Garrison  Orders  March  the  24th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Cols.  Caldwell  & 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Murray,  1  S.  1  C.  & 
19  pte. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lt.  Drummond 
3  Sergts.  3  C.  &  41  P. 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Lt.  Lindsay  1  s.  1. 
c.  &  20  pte. 

Extra  picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 


—  238  — 

March  the  25th. 
Parole,  St.  Peter. 

Field    Officers    for    the    day,    Majors    McKenzie    & 
Ecuyer. 

Field  Officers  for  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Nairn. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s.   (.;.  &   P. 

For  piequet  this  evening  Ensign  King  1    1  &  19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston 

Lt.  Scott,  Ens.  Phillips,  Lt.  Lindsay  &        3     3  &  41 
Fatigue   to-morrow   at  9  o'clock,   Lt. 

Aitkin  "    1  &  20 


4    5  &  80 

It  is  the  Commanding  officer 's  orders,  that  the  orderly 
Sergts.  do  warn  their  men  for  duty  every  day  before 
three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  and  those  whom  they  do 
not  find  at  their  lodgings,  they  are  to  leave  notes  for, 
expressing  their  names  and  the  duty  they  are  for,  on 
failure  of  being  mulct,  a  weeks  pay. 

For  the  extra  picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for 
guard  to-morrow. 

March  26th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Luke. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 
Regimental  Orders. 

S^rgt-*.    Or  pi.  &  i'vte 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Aitkin  1  1  &  19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ains- 

lea,  Lt.  Grant  B :  &  3  3  &  41 

Fatigue  to-morrow,  Ensign  Wills  1  1  &  20 

5        5    &    80 

Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
io-morrow. 

The  Commanding  Officer  is  very  sorry  to  be  obliged 


—  239  — 

so  often  to  find  fault,  with  the  non  attendance  of  the 
British  Militia,  for  the  ordinary  Picquet  at  the  time 
ordered,  it  is  his  positive  orders  that  every  man  warned 
for  that  duty,  shall  assemble  at  the  Main  Guard  at  re- 
treat beating,  from  whence  when  assembled,  they  will 
form  on  the  grand  Parade  and  march  immediately  to 
Mr.  Drummond's.  Fts  with  the  greatest  regret,  that 
the  Commanding  Officer  is  obliged  to  make  use  of  harsh 
methods  to  inforce  discipline,  but  his  duty  &  the  ex- 
igencies of  the  service  required  it,  nor  is  it  reasonable 
that  the  good  men,  of  which  there  a  great  majority 
should  be  kept  on  the  parade,  waiting  for  the  indolent 
and  slothful,  who  must  expect,  when  in  fault  to  be  not 
only  fined  but  otherwise  severely  punished. 

Garrison  Orders,  Quebec  27th.  March  1776 
Parole,  St.  Francois. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell,  and 
Major  Ecuyer. 

Regimental  Orders. 

.Sergts.  Corpls.     Pvte. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Finlay        1        1        19 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Harri- 
son Ensign  Wills,  Lieut.  Fargues  3  3  41 

For  fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow 

Ensign  Phillips  &  1  1  20 


Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  of  guard  &  not 
for  duty  to-morrow. 

28th.  March  1776 
Parole,  St.  Paul. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Nairn. 

A  court  of  enquiry  to  sit  to-morrow  at  12  o'clock  at 
the  Main  Guard,  the  British  Militia,  1  Capt.  1  Sub.  the 
Canadian  Militia  3  Subalterns. 

R.  Orders. 

Sergts.  Corpls.     Pvte. 

For  picquet   this   evening   Ensign 

Lees  1  1  19 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Grant, 

Ensign  Eenaud  Lieut  Shepherd  &  3  3  41 
Fatigue  at  9  o'clock,  Lt.  Grant  B.  1  1  20 


—  240  — 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  and  men,  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

For  Court  of  enquiry  to-morrow,  Captain  Alexr. 
Johnston  &  Lt.  Grant  L : 

A  list  of  the  names  of  such  persons  as  are  in  great 
distress  for  wood  to  be  given  into  the  Quarter  Master 
to-morrow  at  orderly  time,  as  a  day  will  soon  be  ap- 
pointed for  their  going  out  to  Forage. 

QUEBEC  Garrison  Orders,  29th.  March  1776 

Parole,  St.  Nicholas. 
Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Baby. 
Regimental  Orders. 

•Sergts.  Ccrpls.     Pvte. 

For    Picquet    this    evening    Lieut. 

Murray  1        1        19 

For     guard     to-morrow,     Captain 

Lester,    Lt.    Drummond,    Ensign 

King  .    3        3        41 

For    fatigue    Lieutenant    Fargues        1        1        20 

Extra  Picquet,  all  officers  &  men,  not  for  guard  to- 
morrow. 

After  Orders. 

The  guard  to  be  relieved  at  nine  o'clock  to-morrow, 
&  those  persons  who  are  in  distress  for  want  of  wood, 
will  be  permitted  out,  at  St.  Johns  Gate  to  forage  for 
it.  An  officer  and  Sergeant,  to  attend  at  the  gate,  to 
see  that  none  goes  out,  but  those  whose  names  have 
been  given  in  to  the  Qr.  Master. 

For  this  duty  Lieut.  Finlay. 

March  30th.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Mary. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Ecuyer. 
R.  Orders. 

For  a  covering  party  this  day  at  2  o'clock  Ensign 
King  1  Sergt,  &  10  private. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Scott  1  sergt.  1  corpl. 
&  19  private. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Lieut.  Lind- 
say, Ensign  Phillips,  3  sergts.  3  corpls.  &  41  private. 


—  241  — 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  at  9  o'clock,  Ensign  Renaud, 

1  sergt.  1  corpl.  &  20  private. 

Extra  Picquet,  all  of  the  officers  &  men  of  duty  and 
not  for  guard  to-morrow. 

Weekly  and  monthly  returns,  to  be  given  in  to-mor- 
row at  orderly  time. 

March  31st,  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Joseph. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Nairn. 

The  guards  to  be  relieved  to-morrow  morning  at  9 
o'clock,  that  those  who  want  wood  may  have  leave  to 
fetch  it,  from  the  suburbs  of  St.  Johns. 

Regimental  Orders. 

Sergts.  Corp'.s.     Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Grant  B :    1        1        19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ains- 

ley  Lieut.  Aitkin  3  3  41 

Fatigue  to-morrow  at  9  o'clock  Lieut. 

Shepherd  1  1  20 

For  a  covering  partey  to-morrow  at 

2  o'clock  Ensign  Wills.  1        1        10 

Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

QUEBEC  1st.  April  1776. 

Garrison  Orders.    Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

Field  Officers  for  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  & 
Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

Sergts.  Corpls.     Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut. 
Fargues  1  1  19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Har- 
rison Lt.  Finlay,  Ensign  Eenaud  3  3  41 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  Lt.  Grant  L:    1        1        20 

Extra  picquet  this  night  at  Mr.  Col- 
lins's  Capt.  Grant,  E:  Lees,  Lt. 
Murray.  2  2  30 


—  242  — 

And  it  is  expected  that  all  those  of  duty  will  sleep  in 
their  cloathes  so  as  to  be  ready  to  turn  out  at  a  moments 
warning  in  case  of  an  alarm. 

If  any  of  the  British  Militia  have  got  any  powder 
Horns  to  dispose  of,  they  are  desired  to  deliver  them 
to  Quarter  Master  Anderson,  &  Col.  McLean  will  pay 
for  them. 

April  2nd.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Charles. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Ecuyer. 

R.  0. 

s.   c.    P. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Lees        1    1    19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Shep- 
herd. 3    3    44 
For  fatigue  at  9  o'clk  to-morrow  Lt.  Drum- 

mond.  1    1    20 

Extra  picquet  to-night  Captain  Lester,  Ens. 
King,  Lieut.  Scott.  2    2    30 


7    7  113 
Garrison  Orders.    April  3rd.   1776. 

Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Nairn. 

The  effects  of  the  late  Captain  Anderson,  are  to  be 

sold  on  Friday  next,  between  the  hours   of  10  &  11 

o'clock  at  the  Navy  Battalion  Mess  House,  where  an 

Inventory  may  be  seen. 

Regimental  Orders. 

Sergts.  Corpls.  Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Drum- 

mond.  1  1  19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester, 

Ensn.  King,  Lt.  Scott  3  3  41 

Extra  picquet,  Captn.  Air.  Johnston, 

Lt.  Lindsay,  Ensign  Phillips  2  30 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow,  Lt. 

Aitkin.  1        1        20 


—  243  — 

April  4th. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field   Officers    to-morrow,   Lieut.    Col.    Caldwell   & 
Major  Baby. 

R.  0. 


.  Corpls.     Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Lindsay    1        1        19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Johns- 

ston,  Ensn.  Phillips.  3        3        41 

Extra  Picquet  this  evening,  Capt.  Ains- 
ley,  Lt.  Drummond,  Lt.  Aitkin.  2        2        30 

The  General  order  'd  a  working  party  of  the  whole 
Garrison  to  clear  the  Ramparts.  All  the  officers  & 
men  of  the  British  Militia  of  duty,  will  assemble  on  the 
Grand  Parade  to-morrow  morning  at  9  o'clock  for  that 
purpose,  and  bring  as  many  tools  with  them  as  pos- 
sible. 

April  the  5th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Jude. 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s    c.  &   P. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Grant  B:        1    1  &  19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainslea,  Lt. 

Aitkin,  Ensign  Wills  3    3      41 

Extra  Picquet  this  night,  Capt.  Harrison, 

Lt.  Fargues,  Lt.  Finlay.  2    2       30 

Fatigue  to-morrow  at  nine  o'clock  Ensign 
King.  1    1      20 


As  many  inconveniencies  have  been  found  to  happen 
from  the  doing  Duty  in  the  British  Militia  by  Deputy. 
It  is  order 'd  that  when  any  Gentleman  wishes  to  hire 
his  guard,  that  he  acquaints  the  Adjutant  of  it,  and  who 
he  has  hired  to  do  his  duty,  and  the  Adjutant  has  orders 
not  to  accept  of  any  man,  who  hath  not  had  a  night  in 
bed,  or  is  for  duty  himself,  the  next  day. 

16 


—  244  — 

M.  Orders: 

Lieut.  Fargues  in  room  of  Lieut.  Aitkin  taken  sick. 

Garrison  Orders,  the  6th.  April  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Ann. 

Sergts.  Corpls.  Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Finlay        1        1        19 
For  guard   to-morrow   Capt.  Harrison, 
Ensn.  Eenaud  3        3        41 

Extra  picquet  this  night,  Captain  Lester, 

Lt.  Gregorie,  Lt.  Grant  L:  2        2        30 

For  fatigue  to-morrow  at  9  o'clock  Lt. 

Scott.  1        1        20 

After  Orders. 

For  the  extra  picquet  this  night,  Captain  Johnston, 
in  room  of  Captain  Lester,  taken  sick. 

The  7th.  April. 
Parole  St.  Samuel. 
G.  Orders. 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 

Sergts.  Corpls.  Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Murray  1  1  19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant. 

Lt.  Shepherd  Ensign  Lees  3  3  41 

Extra  Picquet  this  night,  Capt.  Ains- 

ley,  Lt.  Young,  Lt.  Drummond.  2  2  30 
Fatigue  to-morrow  morning  at  9 

o'clock  Lt.  Lindsay  1        1        20 


Total          7        7      110 
QUEBEC  the  8th.  April  1776. 

Parole  St.  March. 
G.  Orders. 

Field  Officers  for  to-morrow,  Lieut.   Col.  Caldwell 
and  Major  Nairn. 


—  245  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

Sergts.  Corpls.     Pvte. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  King    1        1        19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  John- 
ton  Lieut.  Drummond  3        3        41 
Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow,  En- 
sign Phillips.                                           1        1        20 
The  full  complement  of  the  extra  picquet  to  be  taken 
from  the  four  companys  in  the  Upper  Town,  and  a  Ser- 
geant, a  Corporal,  &  10  men  from  the  two  Companys, 
in  the  Lower  Town,  will  form  a  picquet  at  Mr.  Lym- 
burners  under  the  orders  of  Lieut.  Grant.  L: 

For  the  extra  picquet  in  the  Upper  Town.  Capt.  Har- 
rison Ensign  Wills,  Ensign  Eenaud  2s.  2c.  &  30  p. 

It  is  the  Commanding  officers  orders,  that  when  any 
man  of  the  British  Militia,  finds  himself  so  ill,  as  to  be 
incapable  of  doing  his  duty,  That  he  immediately  in- 
forms the  orderly  Sergeant  of  his  Company  of  it,  who 
is  directly  to  leave  a  report  of  it  in  writing  at  the  Sur- 
geons quarters. 

Garrison  Orders  April  9th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Clement. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Baby. 
Regimental  Orders. 

Sergts.  Corpls.         Pvte. 

For   Picquet   this   evening ,  Ensign 

Phillips.  1  1  &  19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ains- 

lea,  Lt.  Scott,  Lt.  Lindsay  3  3  &  41 

Extra  Picquet  in  the  Upper  Town 

Captain   Grant,   Lt.   Shepherd,   E. 

Lees.  22  30 

Extra  Picquet  in  the  Lower  Town  11  10 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  Lt.  Aitkin.  1  1  20 


8        8         120 

Michel  Levasseur  of  Captain  Alexander  Johnston's 
Oompy.  is  transferred  to  Captain  Lester's  Company. 


—  246  — 

All  those  who  absent  themselves  from  their  duty  of 
fatigue  for  the  future,  will  be  confined  in  the  Black 
hole.  But  previous  to  their  confinement,  the  orderly 
sergeant  or  corporal  is  to  bring  them  to  the  Main  guard, 
at  orderly  time,  that  they  may  be  examined  as  to  the 
reasons  of  their  absence. 

QUEBEC  the  10th.  April  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Peter. 

Field  Officer  for  this  day,  Lieut.  Colonel  Dupres,  in 
room  of  Major  Baby. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 
Regimental  Orders. 

As  the  British  Militia  have  hitherto  attended  at  the 
extra  picquets  when  ordered  with  commendable  exact- 
ness, and  zeal  for  the  common  cause,  the  Commanding 
officer  flatters  himself  as  the  dark  nights  now  coming 
on,  are  in  probability  the  last,  in  which  they  will  have 
an  opportunity  of  showing  their  zeal,  that  no  man  on 
any  account  will  absent  himself  if  able  to  attend. 

For  the  extra  picquet  this  night  all  the  officers  &  men, 
of  duty,  and  to  assemble  as  follows : 

Every  night  at  nine  o'clock  'till  further  orders  vizt. 
Artillery  Company  Capt.  Alexr.  Johnston's  and  Capt. 
Ainsley's  at  Mr.  Collins  Capt.  Grant  at  the  Hotel  Dieu, 
Captain  Harrison's  at  Mr.  Willcocks  and  Captain 
Lester's  at  Mr.  Printers. 

s.      c.      P. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Fargues  1  1  19 
For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Harrison, 

Lt.  Grant  B:  3  3  41 

Fatigue  at  nine  o'clock  to-morrow  Ens. 

Eenaud  1      1      20 

Quebec  Garrison  Orders  1776. 

April  llth.  1776. 
Parole,  St,  Francis. 

Field  Officers,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Nairn. 


—  247  — 
Regimental  Orders. 

K.         0.  P. 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut  Finlay    1        1        19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Grant, 
Ensign  Eenaud.  3        3        41 

Fatigue    at     9     o'clock     to-morrow, 

Lt.  Fargues.  1        1        20 

Extra  picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
-morrow,  and  those  for  guard  in  case  of  an  alarm, 

will  immediately  join  their  respective  Companys,  at 

the  difFt.  Picquets. 

April  12th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Luke. 

G.  Orders. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s.       c.         P. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Murray    1        1        19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  John- 
ston, Lieut.  Shepherd,  Ensign  Lees    3        3        41 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Lt. 
Drummond.  1        1        20 

General  Orders. 

No  cards  to  be  play'd  at  either  of  the  picquets,  who- 
ever disobeys  this  order  shall  be  confinM.  It  is  intended 
that  the  people  of  the  Extra  Picquet  should  have  so 
much  rest  as  if  they  were  at  their  own  houses. 

Regimental  Orders. 

A  return  to  be  given  to  the  Quarter  Master  to-morrow 
at  orderly  time,  of  the  men  who  have  joined  since  the 
14th.  December,  with  the  dates  of  their  joining. 

For  the  extra  picquet  this  night  all  the  officers  and 
men  off  duty  &  not  for  guard  to-morrow. 


—  248  — 

April  13th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 

s.     c.    P. 

Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Drummond.  1    1    22 

For  guard  to-naorrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensn 

King.  3    3    41 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Lt.  Finlay    1    1    20 
Extra  picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard  to- 
morrow. 

April  14th.  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Clement. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Cald- 
well  &  Major  Nairn. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s.    c.    P. 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Scott  1    1    22 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Harrison,  Lt. 
Lindsay,  Ensign  Phillips  3    3    41 

For  fatigue  at  9  o'clock,  Lt.  Shepherd.  1    1    20 

For  extra  picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  of  Guard  & 
not  for  guard  to-morrow. 

The  men  of  Capt.  Harrison's  Co.  who  lived  in  the 
Upper  Town,  are  for  the  future  to  do  extra  picquet 
duty,  with  Capt.  Grant's  Company  at  the  Hotel  Dieu, 
and  the  men  of  Capt.  Grant's  Company  who  lived  in 
the  Lower  Town,  to  do  duty  with  Capt.  Harrison's  Co. 
at  Willock's,  &  the  men  of  the  Artillery  Company  who 
live  in  the  Lower  Town  are  to  do  extra  picquet  duty 
with  Capt.  Lester's  Company  at  Printers,  and  the  men 
of  Capt.  Lester's  Co.  who  live  in  the  Upper  Town,  are 
to  do  that  duty  at  Mr  .Collin's. 

Boles  of  that,  in  the  Upper  and  Lower  Towns  to  be 
given  given  to  the  Sergt  of  each  that  when  the  Boles  are 
called  the  absentees  may  be  known.  It  is  permited  Lt. 
Aitkin  &  Ensign  Wills,  shall  change  extra  Picquet  duty, 
the  latter  to  do  duty  in  Captain  Grant's  Company. 


—  249  — 

G.  0.  April  15th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Paul. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Major  McKen- 
zie  &  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s.      c,      P. 

For  Piequet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Aitkin.     1      1      22 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.   Grant.  Lt. 

Grant  B:  3       3      41 

For  fatigue  to-morrow  at  9  o'clock  Lt. 

Grant  L:  1      1      20 

Extra  Picquet  all  officers  &  men  not  for  guard  to- 
morrow. 

The  orders  given  yesterday,  concerning  the  extra 
Picquets  are  countermanded.  The  officers  are  to  as- 
semble at  their  former  picquet  Eooms,  agreeable  to  the 
orders  of  the  10th  instant,  &  the  officers  commanding 
companys,  are  to  send  a  report,  to  the  Adjutant  at 
orderly  time  specifying  the  number  &  names  of  their 
absentees. 

Garrison  Orders.    April  16th.  1776. 

Parole  St.  Charles. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 
Regimental  Orders. 

s.      o.       P. 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Wills    1      1      22 
For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Johnston, 

Lt.Fargues.  3      3      41 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Ensign 

Lees.  1      1      20 

Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

The  Commanding  Officer  is  surprised,  that  notwith- 
standing the  orders  of  yesterday,  to  find  that  the  com- 
manding officers  of  companys,  at  the  diff.  Picquets 
have  neglected  sending  their  reports  to  the  Adjutant, 


—  250  — 

&  by  some  of  the  Sergeants  neglecting  it  likewise,  the 
General  report  cannot  be  made  out  as  ordered  by  the 
Governor. 

Garrison  Orders.    17th.  April,  1776. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  of  the  day,  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col  Cald. 
well  &  Major  Nairn. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s.   c.     P. 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Eenaud        1    1    22 
For  guard  to-morrow  Captain  Ainslea  En- 
sign Lees,  Lt.  Shepherd.  3    3    41 

Fatigue  to-morrow  at  9  o'clock  Ensn.  King.    1    1    20 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

The  guards  to  be  relieved  at  8  o'clock  to-morrow,  & 
the  men  to  go  out  for  wood,  at  Palace  gate,  an  officer 
per  company  will  attend  their  men,  and  a  field  officer  to 
superintend  the  whole. 

April  18th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 
For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Murray  1    1    22 

For    guard    to-morrow,     Capt.     Harrison, 

Lt.  Drummond,  Ensign  King.  3    3    41 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Lt.  Lindsay    1    1    20 

For  extra  picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

A  Court  Martial  to  sit  to-morrow  at  11  o  'clock  at  the 
Main  Guard. 


—  251  — 

Capt.  Ainsley,  President. 
Members. 


Lieut  Fargues 
Lieut.  Finlay 


Ensign  Wills 
Lt.  Shepherd. 


Quebec  the  19th  April  1776. 

Parole  St.  Ann. 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s  e  P 

For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Lindsay        1  1  20 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant,  Lt.  Scott.    3  3  41 
Fatigue    at    9    o'clock   to-morrow,    Ensign 

Phillips.                                                             1  1  20 

The  Commanding  officer  is  very  much  surprised,  to 
find  that  the  British  Militia  pay  so  little  attention  to 
the  orders,  with  respect  to  the  Parading  in  time  for 
Picquet,  and  the  more  so,  as  the  other  Corps,  reflect  & 
Say,  that  it  is  done,  in  order  to  sculk  from  the  Block 
Houses  duty.  As  the  British  Militia  have  hitherto  sup- 
ported their  credit  Col.  Caldwell  flatters  himself 
they  will  continue  to  do  so,  and  that  he  will  not  be 
obliged  to  punish  a  neglect  of  duty  wherein  the  credit 
of  the  Corps  is  so  much  concerned. 

QUEBEC  Garrison  Orders,  20th.  April  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

Field  Officers  for  the  day  to-morrow  Lt.  Col.  Cald- 
well &  Major  Nairn. 

A  Garrison  Court  Martial  to  sit  to-morrow,  at  the 
Main  Guard,  at  11  o'clock.  Capt.  Nunn  President. 

Members 


Lieut.  Murray 
Lieut.  St.  Andrew 


Lieut.  Perrault. 
Ensign  Germain. 


—  252  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 
For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Grant 

B :  Ensign  Phillips.  1        1        22 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston, 

Ensign  Wills,  Lt.  Fargues.  3        3        41 

For  fatigue  Lt.  Finlay.  1        1        20 

Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

April  21st.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s    c    P 

For    Picquet    this    evening    Lieut.    Finlay, 

Ensn.  Eenaud.  1    1    22 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ainslea,  Lt. 

Shepherd  3    3    41 

Fatigue    at    9    o'clock    to-morrow,    Lieut. 

Grant  B :  1     1    20 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men,  not  for  guard  to- 
morrow. 

The  officers  of  companies  are  desired  to  make  them- 
selves masters  of  the  detail  of  their  company's  so  as 
to  be  able  to  know  the  number  of  men,  they  should  have 
at  their  extra  picquets.  The  men  to  be  turned  out  every 
morning  in  the  front  of  their  picquet  Booms,  and  the 
Eolls  called  in  presence  of  the  officer  commanding  the 
company. 

This  order  is  found  necessary  to  be  repeated,  as  the 
Commanding  officer  finds  considerable  errors  in  some 
of  the  reports  given  in. 

April  22nd.  1776 
Parole,  St.  Joseph. 
Field  Officers,  Major  Cox  &  Baby. 


—  2*3  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Mur- 
ray, Ensn.  Lees.  1  1  22 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Harri- 
son Lieut.  Grant  L:  Lieut.  Drum- 
mond.  3  3  41 

Fatigue     at    9     o'clock    to-morrow. 

Ensign  Wills  1        1        20 

The  General  desires,  that  every  officer  and  man  not 
actually  on  duty  will  attend  the  extra  Picquet  this  night. 

The  Sergeants  will  enter  their  men's  names,  as  they 
come  to  the  extra  picquet,  and  all  who  do  not  come  be- 
fore twelve  o'clock  at  night  are  to  be  reported  in  the 
morning. 

Quebec,  April  23rd.  1776. 
Parole  St.  George. 

G.  Orders. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  & 
Major  Nairn. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For    Picquet   this    evening,    Ensign   King, 
Lieut.  Scott.  1    1    22 

For    guard    to-morrow,    Capt.    Grant,    Lt. 

Lindsay  3    3    41 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow,  Lt.  Fargues    1    1    20 
Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

April  the  24th. 
Parole,  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie,  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 


—  254  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening  ,Lieut.  Lindsay, 
Ensign  Phillips  1    1    22 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut. 

Grant  B :  Ensign  Wills.  3    3    41 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Ensn.  Be- 
naud  1    1    20 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 

to-morrow. 
The  Bolls  to  be  called  at  the  extra  picquets,  every 

night  at  10  o'clock  &  the  absentees  reported  in  the 

morning. 

Garrison  Orders.    Quebec  the  25th.  April  1776 

Parole  St.  David. 
Field  officers,  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 

R.  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Finlay  1    1    22 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  En- 
sign Benaud  3    3    40 
Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Lt.  Shepherd.    1    1    20 
Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  and  men  of  duty. 

April  the  26th. 
Parole,  St.  Charles. 

Field    officers    to-morrow,    Lieut.    Col.    Caldwell   & 
Major  Nairn. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s    c     P 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Shepherd    1    1    22 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Ainsley,  Ensn. 

Lees,  Lieut.  Drummond  3    3    40 

Fatigue  at  9  o  'clock  to-morrow,  Ensign  King    1    1    20 
Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for 
guard  to-morrow. 


—  255  — 

If  any  man  shall  presume  to  make  a  noise  on  the 
Extra  Picquet,  the  Commanding  officer  present,  is  de- 
sired to  send  him  immediately  to  the  Main  Guard. 

Garrison  Orders  1776 

QUEBEC  the  27th.  April. 

Parole,  St.  Ann. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie,  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening,  Lt.  Murray.  1    1    20 

For   guard   to-morrow,   Captain  Harrison, 

Ensign  King.  3    3    39 

For  fatigue  at  9  o'clock  Lt.  Grant  L.  1    1    20 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

G.  Orders. 

Captain  Elison,  Lt.  Minzey  are  to  command  the  guns 
on  the  Grand  and  Collibogus  Battery. 

Captain  Gosselin,  &  Captain  Gallilly  are  to  command 
the  guns  on  the  Hotel  Dieu  &  two  gun  Battery's. 

Colonel  Hamilton  will  furnish  Seamen^  to  work  the 
guns  on  the  Grand  &  Collibogus  Batteries,  &  Captain 
Ellison  will  furnish  Seamen  to  work  the  guns,  on  the 
Hotel  Dieu  &  two  gun  Batteries. 

They  are  to  be  free  from  all  other  fatigues,  no  other 
person  to  offer  to  fire  the  above  guns,  on  either  of  those 
Batteries. 

QUEBEC  the  28th.  April  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Joseph. 
Field  Officers  to-day,  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s        c         P 

For  picquet  this  evening.  Lt.  Scott,  Lt. 

Grant  B;  1        1        19< 


—  256  — 

s         c         p 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Grant, 

Lieut.   Lindsay   Ensign   Phillips        3        3        40 
Fatigue  to-morrow  Ensign  Lees  1        1        20 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

The  Garrison  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  for  a 
review  of  Arms  and  cloathing,  at  two  hours  warning. 

R.  0. 

It  is  requested  that  the  officers  &  men  of  the  British 
Militia  will  appear  in  their  uniforms  when  for  Guard. 

A  Court  of  enquiry  to  sit  at  Col.  McLeans  Quarters 
immediately.  Col.  McLean  President. 

Members 

Capt.  Foucks  Capt.  Nunn 

Captain  Owen  Capt.  Park. 

After  Orders. 

The  Court  of  enquiry  ordered  this  day,  having  found 
Captain  Barnsfair,  innocent  of  the  want  of  respect  to 
his  superior,  he  is  released  from  his  arrest  and  returns 
to  his  duty.  , 

A  Garrison  Court  martial  to  sit  at  the  Main  Guard 
to-morrow. 

Captain  Owen  President. 
Members 

Lieut.  Dufault  Lieut.  LaCroix 

Lieut.  Drummond  Ensign  King. 

April  29th.  1776 
Parole,  St.  Luke. 
Garrison  Orders. 

The  Garrison  Court  martial  having  found  Wm.  Lean 
of  the  B.  M.  guilty  of  want  of  respect  to  Lt.  Liard  he 
will  therefore  comply  with  the  sentence,  ordering  him 
to  be  mulct  1  weeks  pay  &  provisions,  and  making  an 
appollogie  to  Lieut.  Liard  in  presence  of  two  CommissM 
officers  of  the  British  Militia. 


Field  Officers  to-morrow  Lt.  Col.  Caldwell  &  Major 
Nairn. 

Whenever  any  man  is  confined  he  is  to  be  reported  to 
the  Commander  of  the  Corps  he  belongs  to. 

Whenever  any  of  the  guns  are  out  of  repair;  the  offi- 
cer under  whose  immediate  charge  they  are,  is  not  only 
to  make  the  usual  report,  but  is  likewise  to  acquaint  Mr. 
Eumsey  Storekeeper  of  the  Ordnance. 

The  Guards  to  mount  to-morrow  at  8  a 'clock,  and 
those  who  are  in  want  of  fuel,  will  be  permitted  out  to 
gather  picketting  &c. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Finlay    1        1        19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester, 

Lt.  Fargues.  3        3        40 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow  Lt. 

Drummond.  1        1        20 

Extra  Picquet  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

April  30th.  1776 

Parole,  St.  Phillip. 

G.  0. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Ecuyer. 

Any  person  detected  going  up  the  face  of  the  hill, 
leading  to  the  Upper  Town,  from  Sault-au-Matelot, 
Pres-de-Ville,  or  to  the  Chatteaux  Batteries,  shall  be 
sent  to  the  Main  Guard,  for  disobedience  of  orders. 

The  Guards  to  mount  at  8  o'clock  &  those  in  want  of 
fuel  will  be  allowed  to  go  out  for  it.  if  the  weather 
permits. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 
For  picquet  this  evening  Ensns.  Ee- 

naud  &  Lees.  1        1        19 

For   guard   to-morrow,    Capt.   John- 
ston, Lt.   Shepherd,  Lt.   Grant  L:    3        3        40 
Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  Lieut..  Scott.  1        1        20 


—  258  — 

Extra  Picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

Garrison  Orders.    1st.  May.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Louis. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lt.  Col.  Dupre's  &  Major 
Cox. 

The  guards  to  be  relieved  at  8  o  'clock,  to-morrow  and 
those  in  want  of  fuel,  will  be  allowed  to  go  out  for  it  if 
the  weather  permits. 

R.  Orders. 

8  C  P 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut  Drum- 

mond  1        1        19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ains- 

lea,  Lt.  Scott  3        3        40 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  Lieut.  Lindsay    1        1        20 

Extra  Picquet  all  those   officers   and  men  not  for 
guard  to-morrow. 

Garrison  Orders  2nd.  May  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Andrew. 

Field   Officers   to-morrow,   Lieut.    Col.    Caldwell   & 
Major  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s        c        P 

For    picquet    this    evening,    Ensign 
King  Lieut.  Lindsay  1        1        19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Har- 
rison,  Lt.   Grant   B:   Ensn.   Wills    3        3        40 

Fatigue  at  9  o'clock  Lieut.  Fargues.    1        1        20 
Extra  picquet  all  the  officers  and  men  not  for  guard 

to-morrow. 

Garrison  Orders  3rd  May,  1776. 

Parole  St.  Nicholas. 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  Nairn  &  Ecuyer. 


—1259  — 

E.G. 

SOP 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieutenant 

Finlay  1  1  19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Grant, 

Lt.  Fargues.  3  3  40 

For  fatigue  at  9  o'clock  Ensign 

Kenaud  1        1        20 

Extra  picquet  all  the  officers  and  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

QUEBEC  the  4th.  May  1776. 
Parole  St.  John. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow  Major  McKenzie  &  Lt.  Col. 
Dupres. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s     c.j     p 

For  picquet  this  evening  Lieut.  Shepherd,  Lt. 

Grant  L:  •  1  1  19 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Ensn. 

Eenaud  &  Ensn.  Phillips  3  3  40 

For  fatigue  to-morrow,  at  9  o'clock  Lieut. 

Grant  B :  1     1    20 

Extra  picquet,  all  the  officers  and  men  of  duty  &  not 
for  guard  to-morrow. 

Garrison  Orders  .the  5th  May  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Mark. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow.  Majors  Cox  &  Baby. 

s    c     P 

For  picquet   this    evening   Lt.   Drummond.    1    1    19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston,  Ensn. 

King  3    3    40 

Extra  picquet,  all  the  officers  &  men  not  for  guard 
to-morrow. 

May  the  6th  1776 
Parole,  St.  George. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow. 

17 


—  260  — 

Eegl.  Orders. 

SOP 
For  picquet  this  evening,  Lieut.  Scott,  Lt. 

Finlay  1    1    20 

For  guard  to-morrow  Capt.  Ainslea,  Lieut. 

Grant  B :  Ensign  Eenaud.  3    3    39 

Garrison  orders,  Quebec  7th.  May  1776. 
Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Majors  McKenzie  &  Ecuyer. 

Regimental  Orders. 

s        c        P 

Picquet    this    evening,    Ensign   Lees    1        1        21 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Har- 
rison Lieut.  Shepherd.  2        2        24 

May  the  9th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Andrew. 

Field  Officers  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Caldwell  and 
Major  Baby. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Ensign  Wills.          1    1    19 
For  guard  to-morrow  Captain  Grant,  Lieut 

Scott  2    2    13 

May  the  10th.  1776. 

Parole.  St.  Phillip. 
Field  officer  to-morrow,  Major  Nairn. 

The  gates  to  be  shut  at  retreat  beating  &  the  keys  to 
be  sent  to  the  Main  Guard. 

All  the  A  munition  stores,  taken  from  the  Eebels,  to 
be  sent  without  delay  to  Mr.  Rumsey,  Storekeeper  for 
the  ordnance.  All  provisions  to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Allsop  & 
all  papers  &  letters  to  be  sent  to  the  Lieut.  Governor's, 
private  baggage  to  be  sent  to  Mr.  Murray,  Commissary 
for  the  Provisions,  and  the  medicine  chests  and  all  other 
chemical  Instruments  to  be  sent  to  Doctor  Mabanes. 


—  261  — 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening  Lt.  Fargues  1        1        19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Finlay    2        2        13 

May  the  llth.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Nicholas. 
G.  0. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Ecuyer. 

Captain  Christopher  Carleton,  is  appointed  Aid  de 
Camp,  to  his  Excellency  the  Commander  in  Chief,  and 
is  to  be  obeyed  as  such. 

A  return  to  be  given  in  immediately  from  each  corps 
of  the  number  of  men  killed  &  wounded  during  the  siege, 
and  likewise  of  those  killed  &  wounded  up  the  Eiver 
last  year.  , 

The  ammunition  in  the  different  Guard  rooms  to  be 
delivered  to  the  Town  Sergeant  to-morrow  morning. 

Regimental  Orders. 

For  guard  this  day,  in  room  of  Lieut.  Finlay,  Ensn. 
Eenaud.  /t 

SOP 

For  Picquet  this  evening.  Lieut.  Shepherd  1  1  19 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Lester,  Lieut. 

Grant  B;                                                         2  2    13 

G.  Orders.    Quebec  the  12th.  May  1776,  \ 

Parole,  St.  Michael.  \ 
Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  McKenzie. 

R.  Orders. 

8  c  P 

Picquet  this  evening,  Ensign  Eenaud    1  1  19 

For  guard  to-morrow  2  2  13 

May  the  13th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Mark. 
Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Lieut.  Col.  Dupres. 


-~   262  — 
Regimental  Orders. 

S      0  !' 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Capt.  Johnston, 

Ensn.  Lees.  2     2  &  13 

May  14th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Paul. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Cox. 
Mr.  John  Bullen  is  appointed  Surgeon  to  the  Artil- 
lery, in  the  absence  of  John  Gill,  'till  further  orders. 

R.  Orders. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  2  Sergeants,  2  Corporals  &  13 
private. 

The  gentlemen  who  served  as  private  in  the  B.  M.  and 
have  not  taken  pay  are  exempted  from  duty  untill 
further  orders. 

QUEBEC  Garrison  Orders. 
May  15th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Jude. 
Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Baby. 

R.  Orders. 

s         o 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Ains- 
lea  Ensign  King  2        2        13 

May  16th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Michael. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Nairn. 
Lieut.  Colonel  MacLean  is  appointed  Adjutant  Gene- 
ral, to  the  Army,  and  is  to  be  obey'd  as  such. 

May  17th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Patrick. 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Ecuyer. 

The   detachments  to  Cape   Eouge   or  Lorette,   to  be 


-  263  — 

relieved  to-morrow,  when  any  party  are  detach 'd  from 
the  Garrison,  the  Commanding  Officers  are  to  be  par- 
ticularly careful  in  preventing  their  men  from  plunder- 
ing, or  doing  damage  to  the  Inhabitants,  the  Command- 
ing officers  will  be  obliged  to  pay  for  all  Damages  done, 
and  the  men  severely  punished. 

It  is  the  Generals  orders,  that  all  the  carpenters  be- 
longing to  the  Merchant  Ships,  or  Transports  do  im- 
mediately repair  on  board  the  Commodore,  in  order  to 
be  put  on  board  their  different  ships,  as  they  are  at 
present  dispersed  about  the  town  and  do  no  duty. 

Regimental  orders. 

s        c        ? 

For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Har- 
rison Lieut.  Lindsay,  Ensign  Phil- 
lips. 3  3  39 

Garrison  Orders.     18th.  May  1776. 

Parole,  St.  Phillip. 
Field  Officer  to-morrow  Lieut.  Colonel  Gordon. 

For  guard  to-morrow,  2  Sergts.  2  Corpls.  &  13  Pri- 
vate. 

May  19th.  1776. 
Parole,  St.  Thomas. 

S       0        P 

Field  Officer  to-morrow  Major  Cox. 
For  guard  to-morrow,  Captain  Lester  En- 
sign Wills  2     2     13 

Garrison  Orders,  Quebec  20th.  May  1776. 

Parole  St.  Phillip. 
Field  Officer  to-morrow,  Major  French. 

The  Centrys  are  to  challenge  &  the  guards  to  turn 
out  to  the  Rounds  for  the  future. 

Regimental  Orders. 
For  guard  to-morrow,  2  Sergts  2  Corpls.  &  13  Private. 


—  264  — 

May  21st.  1776. 
Parole  St.  Luke. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  Major  Nairn  in  place  of 
Majr.  French. 

Field  Officer  to-morow,  Lieut.  Col.  McKenzie. 

The  General  has  appointed  William  Patterson  and 
John  Stephen  Dean,  to  be  Surgeon's  Mates,  in  the 
General  Hospital  of  the  Army,  and  Doctor  Macgaulay 
to  be  Surgeon  to  the  British  Militia. 

Regimental  Orders. 

SOP 

For   guard   to-morrow,    Captain   Johnston 
Lieut.  Scott.  2    3    23 

Garrison  Orders,  Quebec. 
May  22nd.  1776 

Field  Officer  to-day,  Capt.  Alexander  Fraser  in  place 
of  Lieutenant  Colonel  McKenzie. 

Field  officer  to-inorrow  Captain  McDougall. 

The  General  returns  his  hearty  and  Sincere  thanks, 
to  the  British  and  Canadian  Militias  of  the  Town  of 
Quebec,  for  the  Spirit  and  Perseverance  they  have 
shown,  thro'  the  course  of  a  very  hard  service,  during 
a  long  and  tedious  winter.  He  ever  shall  endeavor 
to  give  them,  whether  Collectively  or  as  individuals  the 
strongest  proofs  of  his  entire  satisfaction  of  their  con- 
duct, upon  this  trying  and  critical  occasion. 

The  British  and  Canadian  Militia,  to  be  under  Arms, 
on  the  Grand  Parade  to-morrow  at  11  o'clock. 

May  23rd.  1776. 

Garrison  Orders. 

The  Captain  of  each  company  of  the  British  and  Ca- 
nadian Militia,  are  to  take  in  the  arms  of  their  respect- 
ive Companies,  they  will  apply  to  Mr.  Eumsey,  Commis- 
sary of  Artillery,  who  will  deliver  them  proper  arm 
chests,  to  keep  them  in.  They  will  also  apply  Company 
by  Company,  to  the  said  Commissary,  to  have  the  Arms 
of  their  Companies  marked  and  numbered  in  the  fol- 
lowing manner. 


—  265  — 

No.  1.  first  Company  of  British  Militia. 

No.  1  first  Company  of  Canadian  Militia  and  so  on, 
according  to  the  number  of  Companies  in  each  Corps. 

They  are  frequently  to  examine  the  arms,  and  to  see 
that  they  are  constantly  in  good  order. 

QUEBEC  the  1st.  June  1776. 
Garrison  Orders. 

It  is  the  Generals  orders,  that  the  men  belonging  to 
the  Militia  shall  have  their  arms  returned  to  them,  with 
Directions  to  keep  them  in  proper  order  for  service 
when  called  upon. 

Regimental  Orders. 

The  Captains  of  the  different  Companies,  will  as- 
semble their  men  at  their  Quarters,  and  Comply  with 
the  above  Orders,  this  day  or  to-morrow  as  may  be  most 
convenient. 


from  various  official  sources  by  L,.  HOMFRAY  IRVING, 
Esq.,  Librarian  of  the  Canadian  Military  Institute,  Toronto, 
jor  the  LITERARY  AND  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  OF  QUEBEC. 

OFFICERS  of  the  1st  BATTALION 

of 
THE  ROYAL  HIGHLAND  EHIGRANTS 

(H.  M.  S^th  REGIMENT) 
177C-1778 

Colonel  in  chief  Lt.  General  Thomas  Gage June  13  1775 

Henry  Clinton Dec.   16  17/8 

Lieut.    Colonel   Allan   McLean late  H4th.  Foot  June  13  1775 

Major   Donald    McDonald from  half  pay  Royal  Marines,  June 

ii  I775- 

John  Adolphus  Harris from  34th.  Regt.  Oct.  22.  1779. 

Captain  William  Dunbar "      44th     "       June    13    1775. 

John   Nairne "      y8th     "  "     14 

Colin    Campbell "      ;th.      "  "     14 

Alexander  Fraser "      78th.    "          "    14 

Malcolm  Fraser "      78th.    "          "    14 

Daniel    Robertson "      42nd.   "          "    14       " 

David  Alexander  Grant..       "      6oth.    "  "     14 

George   Laws from  Capt.  Lieut     "    211777 

Capt.  Lieut.  John  Hay from  28th.  Regt.  Feby.  27  1776 

Neil    McLean "      47th      "    June  21   1775. 

Lieutenant  Neil   McLean "      47th.    "       "      14      " 

John  McLean *    H4th.    "  14 

Lauchlan    McLean ....  14 

"  Alexander    Stratton. .  "      14      " 

Hector   McLean "      14      " 

"  Archibald  Grant  ....  from   Ensign    (14   June    1775)    21 

June  1777 

David    Pryce    "      Q.M.  53rd.  Regt.  June  21  1777 

David    Smith July  24  1778 

Ensign   John    Smith June  14  1775 

George    Daine from  8th  Regt          "  14  1775 

"        May , "21  1777 

Adjutant   Ronald  McDonald..    ..  "251775 

Quarter  Master  Lachlan  McLean..  "  14    ' 

Surgeon    Alexander    Davidson....  "  14 

Chaplain  John  Bethune "14 

(Officers  were  principally  appeared  in  Gazette  i6th  January,  1779.) 
The  ist  Battalion  served  through  the  siege  of  Quebec,  1775-76. 

(267) 


to  t/ie  LITERARY  and  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  <?/ QUEBEC 
by  Honorable  JUSTICE  TASCHEREAU,  May  1830 


ROLE  GENERAL 

DE    LA 

MILICE  CANADIENNE   DE  QUEBEC 

PASSEE  EN  REVUE  LE  11  SEPTEMBRE,  1775 


TENUE  PAR 

GABRIEL  ELZEAR  TASCHEREAU 

Ecuyer,  Gapt.  Aide* Major 
de  la  Milic.e,  1775 

i 
AUSSI 

NOUVEAU  ROLE 

DE  LA 

MILJCE   CAINADIEINIVE 

QUI  A  FAIT  LE  SERVICE  PENDANT  LE 
BLOCUS  DE  QUEBEC 

DEPUIS  LE   14  NOVEMBRE,    1775,   £T  QUI  ^E  CONTINURA 
JUSQU'AU  JOUR  OU   IL  PI.AIRA  X  SON 

LE  GENERAL  CARLETON  D'EN  ORDONNKR 
AUTREMENT 

(269) 


TABLE  DES  MATIERES 


ROLE  GENERAL  DE  LA  MILICE  CANADIENNE  DE  QUEBEC 

PAGES 

Etat  Major 271 

Capitaines 271 

Capitaines  en  Second 271 

Lieutenants 272 

Enseignes 272 

ire  Compagnie — Louis  Duniere 272 

2me  Francois   Baby 274 

3me  Jacques   Perras 276 

4me  Pierre  Marcoux 278 

Sme  Charles  Berthelot 279 

6me  Alcxdre  Dumas 282 

7me  Louis   Fremont 283 

Sme  Henri  Morin 285 

gme  Michel   Fortier .  ...     286 

iome  du  Faubourg   St.  Jean 288 

lime  des  Banlieus 289 

I2me  Artillerie — Henry  Laforce 291 

Recapitulation 292 


NOUYEAU  ROLE  DE  LA  MILICE  CANADIENNE 


Officiers  Major 293 

Capitaines 293 

Capitaines  en  Second 293 

Lieutenants 294 

Enseignes 294 

Sergents 204 

Caporaux 294 

Premiere  Compagnie — Jacques    Perrns 295 

Compagnie  des  Volontaires — Pierre  Marcoux 206 

Troisieme  Compagnie — Charles  Berthelot 297 

Quatrieme  Compagnie — Alexandra  Dumas 208 

Cinquieme  Compagnie — Louis  Fremont — 300 

Sixieme   Compagnie — Henry  Morin 301 

Septieme  Compagnie — Joseph  Launiere 302 

Compagnie  d'Artillene — Henry  Laforce 304 

Compagnie    etaMie    pour  la  garde    des    prisonniers — Francois  Jos. 

Cugnef .- 305 

Chartiers,  Tambours  et  Ramoneurs 306 

Gens  employes  par  Mons.  Dumas  au  Moulin 307 

Canadiens  qui  ont  fait  le  service  dans  la  Milice  Britanniaue ^or 


Role  Qenfrale  de  la  Cilice  ganadienne  de  Quebec  /««/* «/  revue  ie 

ii  septembre  ^775,  /<?«&  />#r  GABRIEL  ELZEAR  TASCHEREAU, 
Ecuyer,  Capt.  Aide-Major  de  la  Mi/ice,  1775. 


ATJSSI       — '• 


RCle  dela  IfliliCe  %m*b\mt  qid  a  fait  le  service  pendant 
le  blocus  de  Quebec  depuis  le  r<f.  novembre  1775  et  qiti  Ie  ccnti- 
nura  jusqu'au  jour  ou  il  plaira  a  Son  Excellence  le  Ge*nhal 
Carleton  d1  en  ordo7iner  autrement. 


OFFICIERS 

1775  Date  des  Comtiiissioiis 

Colonel Mr.  Noel  Voyer,  25  juin 

Lieut-Colonel Mr.  Jn.  Baptiste  Dumon,  25  juin 

OFFICIERS  MAJORS 

Major Mr.  Compte  Dupre,  25  juin 

Capt.  Aide  Major Mr.  Gabriel  El.  Taschereau,  14  aoust 

Seed.  Aide  Major Mr.  Louis  Germain  fils,  6  octobre 

Aide  Major  Artillerie Mr.  Gulcheau,  7  octobre 

Sous  aides  Major Mr.  J.  Frans.  Cugnet  fils,  14  aoust 

Mr  Pierre  Perras  fils,  15  aoust 

CAPITATNES 


Mr.    Louis    Dunieres..  4  Aoust 

Mr.   Frangois   Baby    . .  5      " 

Mr.  Jacques  Perras. ...  6      " 

Mr.  Pierre  Marcoux...  7 

Mr.   Charles   Berthelot.  8      " 


Mr.  Alex  Dumas 9  Aoust 

Mr.  Louis  Fremont....   10      " 

Mr.   Henry   Morin II      ** 

Mr.   Michel  Fortier  ...  12      " 
Mr.   Henry   Laforce...   15      " 


CAPITAINHS  EN  SECOND 

Mr.  Richardiere  Corbin.  4  Aoust  Mr.  Louis  Fornel. .    ..  10  Aoust, 

Mr.   Lizot 5      "  Mr.    Pierre    Marchand.  n      " 

Mr.    Dufau 6      "  Mr.    Charles    Lambert..  12      " 

Mr.     Chahot 7      "  Mr.  Pommereau 15      " 

Mr.    Louis.    Corbin  8      "  Mr.    Charles    Riverin..  5  Octobre 

Mr.   Charles  Voyer 9      "  Mr.     Charles    Liard  .  .  7       " 


(271) 


—  272  — 

LIEUTENANTS 
Mr.  Jn.  Dechamblain. .     4  Aoust.        Mr.   Paul  Lacroix....  12  Aoust 


Mr.  Jacques  Perrault. .  6 

Mr.    Bouchaud 7 

Mr.     Duval,    1'aine  ...  9 

Mr.  Alexandra  Picard.  10 

Mr.   Liberal    Dumas...  n 


Mr.  Guerrau 13 

Mr.  Raby,  fils 15      " 

Mr.  Serindae 6  Octobre 

Mr.  Turgeon 7      " 

Mr.  Pinguet   Vaucour..  5      " 


ENSEIGNES 


Mr.   Fortier,  fils 6  Aoust. 

Mr.   Pierre  Perrault...  7  " 

Mr.  Jean  Bte  Panet,  fils  4  " 

Mr.    Volan 9  " 

Mr.  Jean  B.  Chevalier.  10  " 

Mir.    Noel   Dupon 12  " 

Mr.  Francois  Valin 12  " 

Mr.    Launiere,   fils 15  " 


Mr.  Louis  Marchand.    4  Octobre 

Mr.  Joseph  Noel 6  " 

Mr.  Cureu.  St.  Germain    6  " 

Mr.   Rene   Marchand. .  8  " 

Mr.  Amand  Primont. .  8  " 

M/r.    Brunau 5  " 

Mr.   Larche 7  " 


ROLE  DE  LA  PREMIERE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mons  Louis  Duniere 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Richardiere  Corbin 

Lieutenant Mr.  Jean  Dechamblain 

Enseigne Mr.  Jean  Bte.  Panet 

Premier  Ser gent Jacques  Pampalon 

Second  Ser gent Antoine  Jacson 


Rue  St. 

1  Pierre  Montreuil, ....  Boucher 

2  Joseph   Fortin,  Domestique  de 

Mr.  Panet 

3  Simon  Barbau,  pere. 

4  Frangois   Kirouet. 

5  Pierre   Laurencel,   Tailleur. 

6  Joseph  Lunau,   Navigateur. 

7  Pierre     Roy,    Domestique    de 

Mons.  Vialars. 

8  J.  Bte  Voizel,  Voilier. 

9  Jacques  Poussard. 


10  Jean  Gagnie. 

11  Nicolas  Lemage,  journalier. 

12  Michel  Racine,        ditto. 

13  J.  Dominique  Levasseur. 

14  Jn.  Baptiste  Gacien,  Couvreur. 

15  Vincent   Plaingue  \  Domestiques 

16  Baptiste  Duret         /  Gouvern'eur. 

17  Francois    Gagnie,  Journalier. 

18  Antoine   Dubau.        ditto 

19  Joseph    Michon         ditto 

20  Jean  Beauche,  ditto 


—  273  — 

Rue  St.  Ursule  ou  Des  Carrieres 


21  Louis  Coutan,  Menuizier. 

22  Etienne  Bois,  fils,  Peruquier. 

23  Philipe  Drolet,  Boulanger. 

24  Charles  Lamontagne,    Journa- 

lier. 

25  Louis  Petitclair,  Chattier. 

26  Joseph  Bois,  ditto. 

27  Louis    Descareaux,     Charpen- 

tier. 

28  Charles    Derome    Descareaux. 

29  Nicolas    Dauphine,    Tonelier. 

30  Jn.   Baptiste  Compau. 


31  Joseph    Mommelian,    Charpen- 

tier. 

32  Pierre    Philipon,    Charpentier. 

33  Frangois  Bedouin,  Journalier. 

34  Antoine    Grenier.  idem. 

35  Etienne   Moras,   Tonnelier. 

36  Charles  Cochin  dit  Saint onge, 

Menuizier. 

37  Alexandre  Lafontaine,  Vitrier. 

38  Alexis  Larose,  Journalier. 

39  Michel   Drolet,          idem. 

40  Jean  Baptiste   Lepine,   Magon. 

41  Paul    Cambray,   Journalier. 


Rue  des  Grisons,  Carrier  de  la  Citadelle 


42  Charles   Monier,    Navigateur. 

43  Joseph  Dussault,  fils,  Pilote. 

44  Jean  Pierre,  Voilier. 

45  Jacques  Letnage,  Pere,  Journa- 

lier. 

46  Augustin  Gelie,  Journalier. 

47  Arnaud     Duchemain,      Jardi- 

nier. 

48  Jn.      Baptiste      Chamberland, 

Journalier. 

49  Antoine     Simon    dit    Lafleur, 

Tonelier. 

50  Joseph  Drouin,  Journalier. 

51  Joseph  Silvain        idem. 

52  Charles  Pouliot,  Chartier. 

53  Thomas  Carret  Magon. 

54  Frangois  Malouin,  idem. 

55  Charles   Parant,   Boulanger. 

56  Jean  Bte.  Pasquet,  Journalier. 

57  Frangois    Godebou,    Tonelier. 

58  Joseph  Lariviere,  Menuisier. 

59  Louis  Lacroix,  Journalier. 

60  Jn.   Bte.  Hebert,  Ramoneurs. 

61  Philipe   Philibert,   Journalier. 

62  Pierre    Houle,  idem 

63  Louis   Bireau,  idem. 

64  Philipe    Galarnau,    Navigateur. 


65  Jacques  Lamontagne,  Chartier. 

66  Louis  Turcot,  idem 

67  Jean  Baptiste  Girard,  Journa 

Her. 

68  Joseph  Mignerant,  Navigateur. 

69  Julien  Guignard,  Cuisinier  de 

Son  Excellence. 

70  Pierre  Belot  dit  Larose,  pere, 

Journalier. 

71  Antoine  Belot,  Domestique  de 

Mons.  Johnston. 
72.  Pierre  Bonhomme,  Tonnelier. 

73  Antoine  Martinet,    Journalier. 

74  Amtoine    Baron,  idem 

75  Etienne    Chamberland,   fils, 

Journalier. 

76  Prisque     Chamberland,  Char- 

pentier. 

77  Florent  Dubau,  Chartier. 

78  J.  Bte.  Demeule,      idem 

79  Jean   Bte.  Petitclair  idem. 

80  Louis  Charland,  pere,  Cordon- 

nier. 

81  Gabriel   Landry,      Cordonnier. 

82  Joseph   Caron,  Journalier. 

83  Joseph  Moizan,  fils. 

84.  Pierre  Laville,  Chartier. 


—  274  — 

Faubourg  St.  Louis 


85  Jean  Dabin,  Jardinier. 

86  Joseph   Provau,  Chartier. 

87  Jacques  Dion,  Mac.on. 


88  Antoine   Dubau. 

89  Joseph  Michon. 


V01.UNTAIRKS 


90  Mons.   Chaussegros  Delery. 

91  Mons.   Panet,    Pere. 

Jean   Gobert,  Chartier. 
Frangois  Levasseur. 
Etienne   Bois,   Pere. 
Pierre   Provau,   Chartier. 
Pierre    Chamberland. 
Jean  Moizan,  pere. 
Guillaume  Provau,  pere. 


92  Mons.  Panet,  Fils. 

93  Mons   Vaucour   Pinguet. 


Tous  Vieillards  et  Infermes  ex- 
ems  de  Commandement  par  ordre 
de  L'Honble.  Lieut.  Gouverneur 


G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  SECONDE  COMPAGNIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Francois  Baby 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Louis  Lizot 

Lieutenant Mr.  Pinguet  Vaucour 

Enseigne Mr.  Armand  Primont 

Premier  Sergent J.  Bte.  Durouvray 

Second  Sergent   Chas.  Descareaux 

MIUCIENS 
Rue  Champlain 


1  Francois    Belette,    Navigateur. 

2  Francois    Malherbe,     Taillenr. 

3  Joseph   Crite,  Peruquier. 

4  Louis    Borneuf,    Marchand. 

5  Francois   Meurse,    Navigateur. 

6  Antoine    Vezinas,    Forgeront. 

7  Francois    Bellette,  fils,    Navi- 

teur. 


8  Joseph  Lucas,  Orfevre. 

9  Joseph   Pellion,  Pernquier. 
10  Michel  Audy,  Tonelier. 

IT  Augustin   Mantel,    Idem 

12  Joseph    Audy,          Idem 

13  Joseph    Plette,  Tailleur. 

14  Pierre   Castagnet,   Forgeront. 


—  275  — 

Rue  Sous  Ic  Port 


15  Claude   Chauvau,   Tonelier. 

16  Jean   Baptiste  Norau,  Idem. 

17  Pierre  Bonnet,  Boulanger. 

18  Jean    Baptiste  Lachaine,  Ton- 
ne Her. 

,19  Michel  /Chalebrau,  Idem 

20  Bouchaud,   Pere. 

21  Joseph   Onel. 


22  Louis  Pilliard. 

23  Jn.  Bte.  Carier. 

24  Antoine   Franchair,  Tonelier. 

25  Joseph   Deruissau,   Journalier. 

26  Martin    Chennequy,    Pilote. 

27  Frangois    Vignau,    Journalier. 

28  Louis   Carignant,   Charpentier. 


Rue  St.  Pierre 


29  Pierre  Labady,  fils,  Tonnelier.        33  Pierre  Cote,  Navigateur. 


30  Antoine   Bistodau,    Boucher. 

31  Jean  Baptiste  Bonet,  fils,  Navi- 
gateur. 

32  Louis  Aillot,  Journalier. 


34  Frangois     Letournau,     Forge- 

ront. 

35  Francois    Bedouin,  I:!em. 


36  Charles  Marie,  Tonelier. 
Rue  de  la  C an  o  trie 


37  Frans.  Bussiere. 

38  Pierre  Traham,   Magon. 

39  Augustin    Clusau,    Navigateur. 

40  Jean  Bte    Gilbert,     Forgeront. 

41  Etienne   Delisle,    Menuizier. 

42  Frangois    Delisle,        Idem 

43  Germain   Langevin,    Sieur. 

44  Jacques  Langevin,  Navigateur. 

45  Paul   Verrau,    Macon. 

46  Paul  Verrau,  fils,  Idem. 

47  Frangois  Valois,        Idem 

48  Simon  Barbau,  Tonelier. 


49  Pierre  Beauchesne,  Forgeront. 

50  Joseph  Cloutier,  Magon. 

51  Rene  Toupin,  Forgeront 

52  Baptiste  Dassjlva,      Idem 

53  Pierre  Labady,  Tonellier. 

54  Jean  Baptiste   Portugais,   Ma- 

gon. 

55  Frangois   Rouillard,    Tonellier. 

56  Joseph  Verrau,    Magon. 

57  Charles  Vadeboncceur. 

58  Joseph   Chevalier,  Journalier. 

59  Louis    Tramblay,      Idem. 


St.  Charles 


60  Charles    Dassilva,    Navigateur. 

61  Joseph   Doucel^   Distilateur. 

62  Jean    Baptiste    Marmet,    Ton- 

nelier. 

63  Pierre  Leblanc,  Journalier. 

64  Charles   Lefevre,    Chartier. 

65  Charles  Menard,  Tonnelier. 

66  Louis   Corbin,  Charpentier. 

67  Louis  Larive,  Tonnelier. 


68  Michel  Cornau,    Idem. 

69  Rene     Lafleche,     Charpentier. 

70  Thimothe    Lafleche,    Idem. 

71  Baptiste    Poitevin,    Tonnelier. 

72  Frangois      Griphard,     Na^viga- 

teur. 

73  Frangois    Claisse,  Idem. 

74  Urbain    Pageqt  dit    Langevin, 

Menuisier. 


iS 


—  276  — 


75  Etienne   Dufraine,    Tourneur. 

76  Ix>uis  Oualet,  Navigateur. 

77  Thomas  Giroux,         Idem. 

78  Jean  Caron  dit  Chevalier,  Ca- 
baretier. 


79  Joseph  Chevalier,  Journalier 

80  Frangois    Joseph  Cugnet,  Vo- 

lontaire. 


Charpentier  dit  Saintonge. 
Jean  Bte.  Govrau. 
Frangois   Desroches. 
Bernard  dit  Larose. 
Louis  Provau. 
Jean  Marie  Dassilva. 


Viellards  &  Infirmes  exemtes 
de  Commandeme.  par  ordre  de 
L'Honble  Lieutent  Gouverneur. 


81  Jn.  Baptiste  Dervy. 

82  Jn.  Dupon. 

83  Joseph  Saussier. 

84  Pierre  Doucet. 

85  Joseph 

86  Pierre   Sire. 

87  Charles  Aticlair. 


88  Pierre  Thibau. 

89  Pierre  Moizan. 

90  Ephrem  Robichaud. 

91  Pierre  Turcot. 

92  Jean  Bromme. 


G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  TROISIEME  COMPAGME 

OFFICIERS 

Captaine  ..........................................  Mr.  Perras 

Capitaine  en  Second  ..................................  Mr.  Dufau 

Lieutenant  ........................................  Mr.  Perrault 

Enseigne  ......................................  Mr.  Fortier,  fils 

Premier  Sergent  ..................................  Joseph  Damien 

Second  Ser  gent  ..................................  Thomas  Morin 


Rus  de  la  Montagne 


1  Joseph  David,  Tailleur. 

2  Jean  Bte  Onel,  fils,  Peruquier. 

3  Joseph  Laforge,  Forgeront. 


4  Etienne    Griau    L,ariviere    For- 
geront. 

5  Louis  Parent,  fils. 


—  277  — 


Rue  Sault  au  Matelot 


6  Jean  Baillarge,  Pere,  Menuizier. 

7  Frangois  Baillarge,  fils,  Idem. 

8  Joseph  Feuilletau,  pere,  Idem 

9  Joseph   Feuilletau,  fils.  Idem. 

10  Berthelmy  Turier,    Boulanger. 

11  Maurice  Jean,  Idem. 

12  Rodrigue   chez    Sinai, 

Navigateur. 

13  Rodrigue  chez  Protin,     Idem. 

14  Frangois   Sinai,  Idem. 

15  J.    Baptiste    Vozel,    fils,    Me- 
nuizier. 

16  Charles   Crottau,  Journalier. 

17  Jean  Plante,  Forgeront. 

18  Michel    Sauvageau,   Tonelier. 

19  Louis   Descaraux,    Cordonier. 

20  Joseph   Pasquet,   Tonelier. 

21  Louis    Pasquet,  Idem. 

22  Pierre  Buquet,  Idem. 
23.  Jean    Lesperance,  Idem. 

24  Jean  Bte  Levasseur,  Aubergiste. 

25  Pierre   Boivert,    Marchand. 

26  Joseph  Bouvet,  fils,  Menuzier. 

27  Pferre    Cognac,  Idem. 

28  Charles  Cognac,  Idem. 

29  Claude    Cognac,  Idem. 

30  Jean       Baptiste      Montauban, 

Journalier. 

31  Francois   Roza,   Tonnelier. 

32  Voyer  chez  Saint  Pierre. 

33  Pierre    Chamberland,   Journa- 

lier. 

34  Frangois    Lionnais,    Tonelier. 

35  Alexis    Dorion,    Journalier. 

36  Jean  Marie  Dassilva,  Idem. 

37  Nicolas   Bergevin,   Chartier. 

38  Baptiste  Jourdain,   Magon. 

39  Dominique   Tenasse,    Commis. 

40  Claude  Chamberland,    Journa- 

lier. 

41  Joseph    Pasquet,   Tonelier. 
42A.ntoine  Crequy,   Magon. 

43  Deslettres    Beaujour,    Magon 
Entrepr. 


44  Frangois  Blanchard  Forgeront. 

45  Charles  Crochetiere  Forgeront 

46  Frangois   Chamberland, 

Navigateur. 

47  Michel    Philibert,  Idem. 

48  Denis   Dutil,  Idem. 

49  Michel  Dutil,  Idem. 

50  Jacques   Valerant,         Idem. 

51  Jean  Renaud,  Idem. 

52  Jean    Fornel,  Idem. 

53  Jean     Bte.     Amiot,     Tonelier 

Navigateur. 

54  Alexis  Valle,   Navigateur. 

55  Louis   Valle,  Idem. 

56  Yyes    Lanchot,  Idem. 

57  Joseph  Girouard,  Idem. 

58  Antoine   Leureux,  Menuizier. 

59  Silvestre  Dube,  Tonnelier. 

60  Jean  Bte.  Dube,  Idem. 

61  Frangois  Gosselin,         Idem. 

62  Joseph  Bouvet,    Menuizier. 

63  Pierre    Protin,  Navgr  &  Pla- 

trier. 

64  Jean  Letournau,  fils  Armurier. 

65  Etienne  Normandau,  fils, 

66  Benjamin  Maillou,   Forgeront. 

67  Elie   Laparre,    Chirurgien. 

68  Charles  Babin. 

69  Frangois  Bourgnion, 

70  Lebceuf,  Journalier. 

71  Pierre  Hamfry. 

72  Joseph  Belivati. 

73  Pascal  Letournau,  Forgeront 

74  Michel  Leparre,  fils. 

75  Frangois   Dorval,   Boulanger. 

76  Noel  Dubord,  Magon. 

77  Joseph  Dumas. 

78  Jean  Bte  Guste. 

79  Gille  Serindae,  Tonnelier. 

80  Jean  Baptiste  Dumas. 

81  Raphael  Monier. 

82  Michel  Perrault. 

G.  T. 


No.  4. 


—  278  — 
ROLE  BE  LA  QUATRIEME  COMPAGME 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine Mr.  Marcoux 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Chabot 

Lieutenant Mr.  Bouchard 

Enseignc Mr.  Pre.  Perrault 

Premier  Sergent Joseph  Bonneville 

Second  Sergent Pierre  Roy 

MIUCIENS 


Rue  Sault  au  Matelot 


I  Charles  Roy,  Journalier. 
2,  Joseph  Gelly,  Navigateur. 
3  Jean  Baptiste  Morie  Idem. 


4  Baptiste   Picard,   Navigateur. 

5  Pierre  Caute,  Idem. 


Quartier  St.  Roch 


6  Antoine    Richaud,    Armufier. 

7  Chamban   Trndel,   Navigateur. 

8  Pierre    Duval,    Armurier. 

9  Joseph  Arnois,  Forgeront. 

10  Michel   Lamontagne    Charpen- 

tier. 

11  Paul      Frangois      Chalifour, 

Journalier. 

12  Pierre  Cazau,   Charon. 

13  Baptiste    Allard,     Idem. 

14  Ignace  Frangois,  Forgeront 

15  Jean  Lefevre,  Forgeron. 

16  Pierre  Poulin,  Journalier. 

17  Jean  Marie  Flamand,  Tanne- 

18  Joseph  Nollet,  Journalier. 

19  Labonte,  Idem. 

20  Joseph   Parent,  Magon. 

21  Joseph  Andy,  Journalier. 

22  Joseph    Gagnon,    Cabaretier. 

23  Pierre  Bosquet,   Cordonier. 

24  Frangois   Sasseville,    Charpen- 

tier. 

25  Charles   St.   Michel,    Boucher. 

26  Jean  Baptiste  Gagnie,  Tonelier. 


27  Louis  Odel,  Tonelier. 

28  Augustin    Cottin,  Idem. 

29  Bergeront,    Journalier. 

30  Baptiste  Dubois,  Idem. 

31  Charles    Navair,    Menuizier. 

32  Gabriel  Caute,  Charon. 

33  Joseph  Lepine,  Magon. 

34  Jean   Bte.   Beaulieu,    Charpen 

tier. 

35  Louis  Nollet,  Journalier. 

36  Jacques  Beaulieu,  Charpentier. 

37  Charles    Brisset,    Journalier. 

38  Joseph    Blondirr,        Idem. 

39  Joseph  Minet,   Scieur. 

40  Augustin   Minet,   Journalier. 

41  Jean  Tourangeau,  pere,  Idem. 

42  Frangois  Tourangeau,  fils, 

Idem. 

43  Nicholas  Cure  dit  Champagne, 

Sellier. 

44  Simon   Thibodaux,   Poitier. 

45  Joseph  Flamand,  Magon. 

46  Etienne    Robitaille,    Poitier. 

47  Pierre  Robitaille,  fils,  Tann.-ur. 


—  279 


48  Pierre   Robitaille,    pere,   Idem. 

49  Paul   Lary,  Navigateur. 

50  Jacques  Levesque  dit  Lafrance 

Tisserant. 

51  Bte  Lafrance,  fils,  Tonelier, 

52  Frangois    Dervau,    Chartier. 

53  Frangois   Henry,     fils,    Forge- 

ront. 

54  Pierre   Lamusique,   Chartier. 

55  Prisque    Lamusique,    Idem. 

56  Zacharie    Gagnon,    Tanneur. 

57  Louis    Beaudouin,     Journalier. 

58  Charles  Verray,  Chartier. 

59  Pierre    Cornelier,    pere,    Cor- 

donnier. 

60  Jean   Bte.  Cornelier,    fils,.  Cor- 

donier. 

61  Pierre  Giroux,  Tanneur. 

62  Frangois  Deligny,  Sellier. 

63  Jean    Primaux,     Idem. 

64  Bidgare,  Tanneur. 

65  Nicholas  Levasseur,   Idem. 

66  Charles  Flamand,  Magon. 

67  Charles  Flamand,   Tanneur. 

68  Nicolas   Venier,    Cabaretier. 

69  Frangois  Beaudoin,  Journalier. 

70  Joseph   Caute,  Idem. 

71  Joachain  Primau,  pere. 

Tanneur. 

72  Joachain  Primau,  fils,      Idem. 

73  Jacques   Fluet,  Idem. 

74  Maurice  Delignie,  Selier. 

75  Pierre   Vincent,  Poitier. 

76  Pierre  Mercier,      Idem. 

77  Etienne   Thibodau,   Journalier. 

78  L'heureux,  Idem. 


79  Pierre   Lavignon,   Tanneur. 

80  Paul  Cochon,  Magon. 

81  Frangois   Burot,   pere,    Menui- 

zier. 

82  Belanger  Journalier. 

83  Pierre  Chevalier,   pere,     Idem. 

84  Pierre  Chevalier,  fils        Idem 

85  Joseph    Larivee,    pere      Idem. 

86  Jean   Larivee,    fils,  Idem. 

87  Jean  Hermond,   Chartier. 

88  Simon  Andy,  Journalier. 

89  Louis  Trudel,  Idem. 

90  Baptiste   Tourangeau,    Idem. 

91  Leonard    Broussau,        Idem. 

92  Jean   Beaulieu,    Charpentier. 

93  Joseph  Dussault,     Idem. 

94  Joseph  Lafond,  Journalier. 

95  Pierre   Tourangeau,   Idem. 

96  Frangois  Compau. 

97  Jean    Pasquet. 

98  Jacques  Cochon. 

99  Augustin   Guilmain. 

100  Louis  Bouvet,  pere. 

101  Goulet. 

102  Andre  Chandonet,  pere. 

103  Frangois    Chandonet,    fils. 

104  Pierre  Tourangeau,  pere. 

105  Plamondon. 

106  Joseph  Cardinal. 

107  Charles  Burot,  fils. 

108  Joseph  Gagnie. 

109  LePetit  Jean  Bourget. 
no  Jean  Bourget. 

IT i  Jean  Tourangeau,  fils. 
112  Sivrac,  fils. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  CINQUIEME 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine  ......................................  Mr.  Chs.  Berthelot 

Capitaine  en  Second  ............................  Mr.  .Louis  Corbin 

Lieutenant  ...........................  .............  Mr.  Serindai 

Premier  Sergent  ........................  Frans.  Larivau  dit  Lairitoire 

Second  Sergent  ..................................  Jacques  Brizard 


—  280  — 


MIUCIENS 


Rue  de  la  Fabrique 


1  George    Martinati,    Econome  du 

Seminaire. 

2  Alexis  Pinet,  Marchand. 

3  Augustin   Lemire,    Forgeront. 
4  Antoine  Denechaud,  fils,  Corn- 
mis. 


5  Antoine  Parant,  Commis. 

6  Jean  Bte.  Leurope  dit  Berry, 

Tailleur. 

7  Frans.  Ranvoize,  Orfevre. 

8  Jean  Delzelne,    Apprentis    Or- 

fevre. 


Rue  St.  Jean 


9  Louis  Frerau,  Ferblantier. 

10  Antoine  Destrampe,    Commis. 

11  Laurent  Lassonde,  Ferblantier. 

12  'iEtienne    Gastier,      Selier 

13  Laurent  Bitner,         Idem. 

14  Pierre  Lamontagne,  Idem. 

15  Jacques  Flammand,  Idem. 

16  Pierre  Vezina,  Forgeront. 

17  Pierre   Vaucel,          Idem. 

18  Jean  Marie  Liberge,  Idem 

19  Etienne  Garenne,  Cabaretier. 

20  Joseph    Vaucet   dit    Potdevin, 

Magon. 

21  Jean  Baptiste  Brassard,  Com- 

mis. 

22  Frangois  Romain,  Vitrier. 

23  Antoine  Gosselin,  Journalier. 

24  Jacques  Boiteau,  Menuisier. 


25  Joseph  Dupon,  fils,  Boucher. 

26  Michel  Laporte,  Navigateur. 

27  Etienne  Chevalier,  Magon. 

28  Jean  Bte.  Thoret,  Menuizier. 

29  Melchior    Poncet,   Boulanger. 

30  Jean   Bte.    Chaye,          Idem. 

31  Joseph    Pageot,   Journalier. 

32  Jean    Pageot,  Idem. 

33  Charles  Lorty,  fils,  Commis. 

34  Denis  Lebreton  Lalancette, 

Navigateur. 

35  George  Bize  dit  Versaille, 

Ramoneu 

36  Jean   Dalmasse,  Idem. 

37  Claude  Guidet  dit   Laver- 

dure.  Idem. 

38  Francois   Laroche  Idem. 


Rue  des  Anges 


39  Joseph   Foure   Lesperance, 

Tailleur. 

40  Jean  Bte.  Metivier,  Menuisier. 

41  Piere   Ratte,  Idem. 

42  Armand  Chaussat  Sain- 

tonge.  Idem. 


43  Francois  Descaraux,  Magon. 

44  Louis  Fluet,  Tanneur. 

45  Joseph  Hamel,  Menuizier. 

46  Joseph  Falardau,  Mac.on. 


Rue  St.  'Anne 


47  Jean  Baptiste  Dubois,  Chartier. 

48  Frangois     Dubois,    fils,    Jour- 

nalier. 


49  Pierre  Morau,  Chartier. 

50  Jean    Baptiste    Brun'et,    Idem 

51  Charles  Bezau,  Idem 


—  281  — 


52  Michel   Flamand,    Magon. 

53  Pierre  Joseph  Bezau,  Chartier. 

54  Pierre  Bezau,  Idem. 

55  Noel  Pelau,  Magon. 

56  Louis    Vezina,    Menuizier. 

57  Jacques     Jarnac     Saint     Ger- 

main, Journalier. 

58  Jean  Bte.  Gernac  Saint 

Germain,    Journalier. 

59  Louis  Levrau,  Chapelier. 


60  Jean  Bte..Falardau,  Peruquier. 

61  Joseph  Delorme,  Charon. 

62  Charles  Morau,   Magon. 

63  Guillaume  Deluga,  Navigateur. 

64  Frangois  Bergnae  dit  Lafleur, 

Cabaretier. 

65  Frangois   Meignot,    Marchand. 

66  Frangois  Valiere,  fils  Menui- 

zier. 


Rue  des  Jardins 


67  Roger  Lelievre,  Boucher, 

68  Duchery  Mondor,  Navigateur. 


69  Labranche    dit  Laflamme    Ca- 
baretier. 


Rue  du  Parloir 


70  Pierre  Allard. 

71  Baptiste   Bonhomme 

72  Jean   Baptiste  Manceau. 


75  Edouard   Robochaud. 

76  Olivier  Leblanc. 

77  Viblon  Robichaud, 


73  Bernard  Monie,  fils,  Chartier. 
3     74  Joseph   Monier,   Boucher. 


Rue  St.  L,ouis 


78  Jean  Baptiste  Golin,  Tonelier. 

79  Frangois   Golin,  Journalier. 


Louis  Langlais,  pere. 
Joseph  Langlais,  fils. 
Michel  Mary. 
Petit  Jean. 
Pierre  Labreche. 
Louis  Robichaud. 


Infirmes  exemtes  de  Comman- 
dement  par  ordre  de  I'Honble 
Lieutent  Gouverneur. 


80  Jean     Pierre     Dalmasse,     fils, 

Journalier. 

81  Nicolas  Patois  dit  Desrosiers. 

82  Michel  Bezau. 

83  Pierre  Rafou. 

84  Pierre  Caret. 

85  Jean  Laberge. 

86  Jean  Baptiste  Olivier  dit  Sas- 

seville. 

87  Louis  Connefroy. 

88  Michel  Mayot. 


89  Jean  Baptiste  Dubois,  fils. 

90  Pierre  Portugais. 

91  Frangois  Dassilva. 

92  Louis  Bruchevin. 

93  Michel  Cotton. 

94  Frans.  Bergnae,  fils. 

95  Mons.  Berthelot  Notaire. 

96  Mons.  Olry  aine. 

97  Mons.  Olry  Cadet. 


G.   T. 


—  282  — 

ROLE  DE  LA  8IXIEME 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine  ..................................  Mr.  Alexdre.  Dumas 

Capitaine  en  Second  ............................  Mr.  Charles  Voyer 

Lieutenant  ....................................  Mr.  Joseph  Duval 

Enseigne  ......................   ,  .............  Mr.  J.  Bte.  Volant 

Premier  Sergent  ................................  Charles  Gantier 

Second  Ser  gent  ................................  Aiigustin  Lavau 


Diver ses  rues  de  le  Haute  Ville 


1  Francois     Pelisson,     Patissier. 

2  Pierre  Poulin,  Tonelier. 

3  Jean      Clermont,     Domestiqus 

de  M.  Lanaudiere. 

4  Pierre   Duprat   Journalier. 

5  Alexis    Charland,    Cordonier. 

6  Jean  Brilland  Domestique  de 

M.  Delery. 

7  Antoine     Filion      Champagne, 

Cuizinier. 

8  Jean   Bte.   Normand,  Boucher. 

9  Pierre   Cane,   Menuizier. 

10  Jean  Berger,  Tailleur. 

11  Francois    Lacasse,     Couvreur. 

12  Jacques     Amelot,    Faiseur    de 

Tabac. 

13  Antoine    Lamothe,     Peruquier. 

14  Michel   Letournau,    Menuizier. 

15  Joseph    Morau,    Boulanger. 

16  Antoine  Vidal,  Marchand. 

17  Antoine   'Beaulieu,    Menuizier. 

18  Frangois  Amiot,  Tonelier. 

19  Maurice    Coutlau,    Magon. 

20  Jean  Garant,  Idem. 

21  Louis    Dumontier,    Menuizier. 

22  Pierre   Audy,  Idem. 

23  Saint  Agnant,  Tailleur. 

24  Gabriel    Maranda,    Joun-nlhr. 

25  Louis    Leclair,    Menuizier. 

26  Pierre   Dumontier,  Idem. 


27  Charles  Audy,  Idem. 

28  Pierre   Emond,          Idem. 

29  Joseph   Proux,  Tonelier. 

30  Antoine  Lemire,   Armurier. 

31  Pierre  Dachat,  Marchand. 

32  Nicolas  Doucet,  fils,  Domes- 

tique  de  Mr.  Scott. 

33  Pierre    Auchu,    Menuizier. 

34  Pierre  Prat,  Tailleur. 

35  Louis    Pepin,    Forgeront. 

36  Jean  Baptiste   Lagraix,    Be- 

dau. 

37  Jacques   Franchair,    Journa- 

lier. 

38  Jean  Audy,  Menuizier. 

39  Guillaume  Hervy,,  Idem. 

40  Etienne     Hianveu     dit     La- 

france,  Peruquier. 

41  Joseph   Gilbert,   Journalier. 

42  Louis  Denis,  Menuisier. 

43  Bigaret,  Idem. 

44  Pierre  Thomas  Forgeront. 

45  Michel  Parent,  Magon. 

46  Jean      Dassilva      Portugais, 

Chattier. 

47  Frangois   Allard,    Chartier. 

48  Etienne    Parent,    Navigateur. 

49  Jean  Bte.  Dubois,  Sellier. 

50  Jean    Cordonier  Pret    a  boire, 

Journalier. 


—  283  — 


51  Jean  Doucet,  Pere,       Tonelier 

52  Francois    Proux,    Tonelier. 

53  Joseph      Dassilva      Portugais, 

54  Joseph   Girard,  fils.  Idem. 

55  Joseph  Girard,  pere,         Idem. 

56  Thomas    Dumas,    Menuizier. 

57  Joseph  Trudel,  Journalier. 

58  Andre    Bernard,   Chartier. 

59  Jean    Baptiste   Belleville,     Sa- 

cristain. 

60  Jean    Baptiste     Pasquet,    For- 

geront. 

61  Joseph   Carpentier,   Journalier. 

62  Frangois    Ferriere,         Idem. 

63  Jean   Bte   Dassilva   Portugais, 

Chartier. 

64  Joseph   Sansoucy,  Tonelier. 

65  Charles    Chenti,   Journalier. 

66  Voyer  1'aine. 

67  Augustin   Mathieu,  Journalier. 

68  Antoine  Dassilva,  Navigateur. 

69  Michel    Charlery,    Charpentier. 

70  Charles   Thomas,    Navigateur. 

Jean  Huet, 
Joseph  Jugon,  pere. 
Joseph   Jugon,  fils, 
Joseph  Trudel, 
Jean  Dassilva. 


71  Jean  Bte  Charland  Pilote. . 

72  Joseph  Maranda,  fils. 

73  Henry  Maillou,  Navigateur. 

74  Charles    Ebert,  Idem. 

75  Jacques  St.  Hubert,     Idem 

76  Joseph   Crequy,  Idem. 

77  Jean  Valiere,  Idem. 

78  Jean  Gobert,  Idem. 

79  Bazil   Gosselin, 

80  Jacques   Chuper, 

81  Joseph  Trudel,  Boulanger. 

82  Urbain   Comte, 

83  Jean  Francois   Cordonier,  fils, 

84  Louis   Trudel, 

85  Pierre   Sedra, 

86  Pierre  Auge, 

87  Pierre  Gagne, 

88  Pierre   Dupuy, 

89  Charlery  1'aine, 

90  Laurent   Lemelin, 

91  Pierre  Jacques, 

92  Joseph, 


Viellards  et  Infirmes  exemtes 
de  Commande  par  ordre  de 
L'Honble  Lieutent-Governeur. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  8EPTJEME  CO>1PA6NIE 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine Mr.  Louis  Fremont 

Capitalnc  en  Second Mr.  Louis  Fornel 

Lieutenant Mr.  Alex.  Picard 

Hnseigne Mr.  J.  Bte.  Chevalier 

Premier  Sergent Jean  Chevalier 

Second  Sergent Joseph  Caute 


—  284  — 


Rue  Couillard 


1  Charles    Carier,    Journalier. 

2  Guillaume    Beriau,    Menuizier. 
3j  Pierre    Deguise,    Mac,onu 

4  Louis    Claisse,    Ferblantier. 

5  Charles   Pajeot,    Chattier. 

6  Nicolas  Tellier,   Peruquier. 

7  Joseph  Parant,  Chartier. 

8  St.   Pierre,  Journalier. 


9  Berthelemy   Hince,    Menuizier. 

10  Nicolas,    Pere,    Charpentier. 

11  Nicolas,  flls,   Forgeront. 

12  Bazil  Lesperance,  Charpentier. 

13  George   Tranquil,    Cordonier. 

14  Frangois  Roy,  Marchand. 

15  Robichaud,   Navigateur. 


Rue  St.  Francois 


16  Morin    dit    Lorbetray,    Navi- 

gateur. 

17  Charles  Duret,  Tonelier 

18  Joseph   Douvil,  Idem. 

19  Etienne  Yvon,  Navigateur. 


20  Jacques  Papy  Lafleur,  Menui- 

zier. 

21  Jean    Baptiste    Chevalier,   Pe- 

ruquier. 

22  Louis    Dantu,   Chirurgien. 


Rue  St.  Joseph 


23  Michel  Voyer,   Navigateur. 

24  Joseph    Petitclair,    Chartier. 

25  Joseph   Richard,  Journalier. 

26  Antoine  Baron,       Idem. 

27  Pierre  Andre  Spenard,  Bedau. 

28  Charles    Brousseau,    Chartier. 

29  Joseph   Drolet,   Forgeront. 

30  Joseph  Drolet,  fils,  Idem. 

31  Jean  Amiot,  pere,  Traiteur. 

32  Jean  Amiot,  fils,   Orfevre. 

33  Louis    Amiot,    fils,    Manchon- 

nier. 


34  Frangois  Mathon,  Boulanger. 

35  Pierre  Levasseur,   Chartier. 

36  Augustin    Bedard,    Marchand. 

37  Antoine    Rigodierre,        Idem. 

38  Joseuh  Dupere,  pere,  Journa- 

lier. 

39  Pierre   Picard  Dequoy,  Relieui 

40  Pierre  Navarre,  Tonelier. 

41  Amand  Duga,   Navigateur. 

42  Jacques  Bolduc,  Journalier. 

43  Louis  Renvoize,  Armurier. 


Rue  des  Pauvres 


44  Jacques     Plamondon,    Domes- 

tique    du    Jge   Descheneaux. 

45  Martial  Bardy,  Marchand. 

46  Ignace  Gagne,       ") 

47  Etienne  Perrault 

48  Joseph  Baupre. 


de  l'H6pital. 


49  Simon  Touche,  Idem. 

50  Frangois    Campagna,    Journa- 

lier. 

51  Charles    Martin,    Menuizier.. 

52  Francois  Bridau,    Charpentier. 


—  285  — 
Rue  St.  Charles 


53  Bernard    Damien,    Boulanger. 

54  Frangois    Dlinel,  Idem. 

55  Joseph   Metot,  pere,  Boucher. 

56  Simon  Donul,    Navigateur. 

57  Michel  Garenne,  Menuizier. 

58  Charles  Larose.  Journal ier. 

59  Michel  God  in,  Navigateur. 

60  Pierre  Chaloup,  Boulanger. 

6 1  Charles    Gravelle,  Journalier. 

62  Frangois  Breton,  fils,  Chartier. 

63  Baptiste   Bornay,    Journalier. 


64  Louis  Lepine,  fils,  Journalier. 

65  Leon  Gagnon,  Chartier. 

66  Pierre  Point,  Navigateur. 

67  Jacques  Duchesnau,  Tonelier. 

68  Joseph  Metot,    fils   Boucher. 

69  Pierre  Badau,  Menuizier. 

70  Jacques   Chevalier,    Tonelier. 

71  Chretien    Chirugien,    Chirugie 

72  Pierre  Flamand,  Magon. 

73  Jugon,  Tonelier. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  HUITIE^E 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine  ........................................  Mr.  Henry  Morin 

Capltaine   en   Second  ..............................  Mr.    Pre   Marchand 

L^utenant  ..................  .  .................  Mr.  Liberal  Dumas 

Hnseigne  ......................................  Mr.  Joseph  Noel 

Premier  Sergent  ..............................  Joseph   Canac  Marquis 

Second  Sergent  ..................................  Antoine  Gosselin 


MIUCIENS 


Cul  de  Sac  et  Basse  VWe 


1  Michel  Levitre,  Charpentier. 

2  Jean  Forton,  Poulieur. 

3  Louis  Forton,       Idem. 

4  Nicolas  Dassilva,  Peruquier. 

5  Thomas  Brilland,  Charpentier. 

6  Augustin   Dugal,    Navigateur. 

7  Jacques   Samson,  Chartier. 

8  Joachaim    Silvestre,    Peruquier. 

9  Joseph  Leroux,  Navigateur.  . 

10  Jean  Delisle,  fils,  Couvreur. 

11  Etienne  Marchand,  Journalier. 

12  Guillaume     Garnau,     Naviga- 

teur. 


13  Andre  Valle,  Tonelier. 

14  Frangois   Dupuis,    Navigateur 

15  Joseph    Enouille    dit    Lanoix 

Journalier. 

16  Simon  Turcot,  Journalier. 

17  Joseph  Bourg,  Navigateur. 

18  Antoine   Chartrin,    Journalier 

19  Louis  Valerant,    Navigateur. 

20  Augustin  Gagne,  Journalier. 

21  Jean  Bte.  Tardy,  Navigateur. 

22  Jean  Laurent  Provengal,  fils, 

Navigateur 

23  Michel  Mutau,  Idem. 


—  286  — 


24  Hives    Bolvin,    Careyeur. 

25  Francois     Tourangeau,     Navi- 
gateur. 

26  Pierre    Gagnie,    Chartier. 

27  Amable   Drapau,    Cordonier. 

28  Rene  Dupuy  dit  Caton, 

Navigateur. 

29  Olivier  L,abauve,  Idem. 

30  Frangois    Dupuy    St. 

Michel.  Idem. 

31  Joseph  Descaraux,  Idem. 

32  Charles  Mars,   Charpentier. 

33  Antoine    Descaraux,     Naviga- 

tenr. 

34  Joseph    Monmeny,    Journalier. 

35  Olivier   Servant,   Navigateur. 

36  Pierre   Tavernier,   Navigateur. 

37  Francois  Griffard,  Charpentier. 

38  Simon  Hot,  Journalier. 

39  Charles  Guenet,  Navigateur. 

40  Jacques  Damien,  Boucher. 

41  George   Borne,   Marchand. 

42  Etienne   Damien,   Forgeront. 

43  Francois    Lepine,  Idem. 

44  Pierre   Lefrangois,         Idem. 

45  Jean    Couture,  Boulanger. 

46  Joseph   Ponsant,  Comis. 

47  Pierre  Leclaire,  Navigateur. 

Jacques  Protin. 
Frangois  Tirouet. 
Joseph  Goupille. 
St.  Jean  Deliasse. 
Joseph  Namur. 


48  Pierre    Berlinguet,    fils,    Bou- 

cher. 

49  Pierre     Langlais,     Domestique 

de  Mons  Dufour. 

50  Jacques     Languedoc,     Cabare- 

tier. 

51  Charles   Couture,  Marchand. 

52  Joseph   Vallerant,  Navigateur. 

53  Joseph    Cadoret,       Idem. 

54  Charles     Garenne,     Menuizier. 

55  Joseph   Drapau,   Forgeront. 

56  Jacques    Cramaye,    Boulanger. 

57  Frangois  Morin,  fils. 

58  Frangois  Descaraux. 

59  Nicolas  Duval. 

60  Antoine   Dabonvil. 

6 1  Jean  Marin. 

62  Hives  Chiquet. 

63  Augustin  Bourre. 

64  Frangois  Drouin. 

65  Labady,  Navigateur. 

66  Frangois  Vallerant. 

67  Frangois  Mignau. 

68  Charles    Vallerant. 

69  Frangois  Ray  dit  Crepin. 

70  Joseph  Rodrigue. 

71  Jean  Descaraux. 

72  Rene  Babinau. 


Vieillards  &  Infirmes  exemtes 
de  Commande  par  ordre  de 
I/Honble  L,ieutent  Gouverneur. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  NEUVIEME 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine  ....................................  Mr.  Michel  Fortier 

Capitaine  en  Second  ..........................  Mr.  Charles  Lambert 

Lieutenant  ......................................  Mr.  Paul  Lacroix 

Enseigne  ......................................  Mr.  Joseph  Dupon 

Premier  Sergent  ..................................  Joseph  Bouvet 

Second  Sergent  ....................................  Salomon  Petit 


—  287  — 


Faubourg  St.  Roch 


1  Pierre  Breton,   Boulanger. 

2  Malisson    dk    Philibert,    Mar- 

chand. 

3  Francois   Pasquet,    Magon. 

4  Frangois    Goulet,     Navigateur. 

5  Joseph   Tramblay,   Chartier. 

6  Baptiste   Trudel,  Idem 

7  Simon  Lebeuf,    Journalier. 

8  Baptiste  Thomas,   Chartier. 

9  Pizane,  Boulanger. 

10  Giii'llaume    Lassainte,      Idem. 
n  Frangois    Corbin,    Charpentier. 

12  Frangois   Alaire,    Journalier. 

13  Pierre    Godebou,    Charpentier. 

14  Joseph   Arnois,  Idem. 

15  Charles  Gagnon  Chartier 

16  Frangois    Tramblay,    Idem. 

17  Charles    Talin,    Navigateur. 

18  Etienne  Talin,       Idem. 

19  Louis   Lecomte,   Chartier. 

20  Frangois  Bilmer. 

21  Joseph    Arnois,    pere,     Char— 

pentier. 

22  Hyacinthe     Gauvrau,      Forge- 

ront. 

23  Frangois     Portugais,     Journa- 

lier. 

24  Vadeboncoeur,  Coutellier. 

25  Jean  Cardinal,   Chartier. 

26  Baptiste    Protau,     Charpentier. 

27  .Chajrles     Provau,    -'Jou/rnalifer. 

28  Joseph  Chatebrau,  Idem 

29  Pierre  Closel. 

30  Frangois     Delage,     fils     Cal- 

fateur. 

31  Pierre  Labrecque,  Charpentier. 

32  Ignace   Pouliot,   Journalier. 

33  Thomas  Leroux  Car- 

dinal. Idem. 

34  Pierre  Leroux  Idem. 

35  Jean  Quelan. 


36  Alexdre   Vaillanconr,   pere,  '• 

Journalier 

37  Alexdre  Vaillaucour,  fils, 

Idem. 

38  Paul   Trudel,   Chartier. 

39  Michel    Pampalon,    Journalier. 

40  Jean  Bte.  Delaye,  Navigateur. 

41  Pierre      Desgranges,      Domes- 

tique  du  Capt  Thompson. 

42  Joseph   Gosselin,    Charpentier. 

43  Amand    St.    Martin,       Idem. 

44  Jacques  Badau,  Idem. 
45.  Jean    Landry,  Idem. 

46  Charles  Renaud,  Magon. 

47  Ignace  Rate,       Journalier. 

48  Joseph  Dugal,          Idem. 

49  Frangois     Rouillard,     Naviga- 

teur. 

50  Louis    Pasquet,   Journalier. 

51  Champagne,  Idem. 

52  Gollin,  Idem 

53  Theodore  Breau,          Chartier. 

54  Pierre    Chalifour,  Idem. 

55  Bernard   Diesse,    Cabaretier. 

56  Jean   Terrien,   fils,   Journalier. 

57  Jacques    Frichet,   Boulanger. 

58  Frangois    Geneste,    Journalier. 

59  Jean  Cazau,  Charron. 

60  Bertrand    Badau,    Charpentier. 

61  Louis    Morel,   Journalier. 

62  Frangois  Belanger,      Charron. 

63  Frangois   Belanger,  fils,  Idem. 

64  Rene  Brunau,   Chartier. 

65  Larose,  Journalier. 

66  Dassilva  Portugais,         Idem. 

67  Moran,   Navigateur. 

68  Cons'tantinati,  Journalier. 

69  Jean    Marchand,  Idem. 

70  Batiste   Melansson    Galfat. 

71  Charles  Nollin. 

72  Pierre  Portugais. 


—  288  — 

73  Andre  Maclure.  76  Baptiste  Govin. 

74  George  Maclure.  77  Saint  Laurant 

75  Joseph  Bigahouet. 

Pierre  Delage. 

Charles  Arnois  Vieillards    et     Infirmes     exemtes 

Louis  Duran  f  de  Commandt  par  ordre  de  1'Hon- 

Jean  Terrien,  pere.  I  ble  ^eutenant  Gouverneur, 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  DIXIEME  COM  PAG  ME 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine ; 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Charles  Riverin 

Lieutenant Mr.  Ttirgeon 

Enseigne. .  Mr.  Cureux  St.  Germain 

Premier  Sergent Jean  Berlin 

Second  Sergent Deraucher  dit  la  liberte 

MIUCIENS 
Faubourg  St.  Jean 

1  Batiste  Mondor,  Navigateur.  17  Pierre   Beaupre,   Marchand. 

2  Jean   Baptiste   Langlais,    For-        18  Joseph  Boivin,   Menuizier. 

geront.  19  Louis  Tranquil,        Jotirnalier. 

3  Pierre  Duplessy,          Chartier.  20  Joseph  Tranquil,  Idem. 

4  Alexis  Elot  dit  Julien,  Idem.  21  Louis  Tranquil,  fils,     Idem. 

5  Louis  Marcoux,        Forgeront.  22  Frangois   Roucet,   Charpentier. 

6  Louis   Marcoux,   fils,     Idem.  23  Frangois   PercLe,  Idem. 

7  Noel    Langlais  Marchand.  24  Francois,    Perche,   fils, 

8  Jean    Crottau,   Journalier.  Journalier. 

9  Paul  Thibodau,   Menuizier.  25  Pierre   Lafleur,  Idem. 

10  Etienne   Couture,  Journalier.  26  Jean    Louis    Maillot    Auber- 

11  Etienne  Mainard,   Sellier.  giste. 

12  Jean   Girard,   Chartier.  27  Charles    Bernard,     Menuizier. 

13  Michel   Fizet,  Magon.  28  Charles   Anclair,    Charpentier. 

14  Joseph,   Riopel,   Chartier.  29  Charles   Guedon,   Rammoneur. 

15  Joseph   Bezau,    Charpentier.  30  Jean    Robitaille,     Charpentier. 

16  Jean  Mate,  Idem.  31  Jean  Robitaille,   fils,       Idem. 


—  289  — 


32  Ignace  Moisan,  Chartier. 

33  Prisque  Lessard,  pere. 

34  Prisque  Lessard,  fils. 

35  Frangois    Robitaille    Chartier. 

36  Pijerre    Bedard,        Boitlanger. 

37  Pierre  Maurice  Jean,     Idem. 

38  Charles   Trudel,    Chartier. 

39  Jean  Mondor,  Tanneur. 

40  Charles  Leroux,  Journalier. 

41  Pierre  Bourassa,  Navigateur. 

42  Francois    Robitaille,    Chartier. 

43  Frangois   Chennevert,     Menui- 

zier. 

44  Emery  Fournier,   Ramoneur. 

45  Frangois  Basseclair. 

46  Louis  Riopel,  Journalier. 

47  Pierre  Drolet  Chartier. 

48  Antoine    Gauvin,   Menuizier. 

49  Joseph  Lemery. 

50  Frangois  Vocel,  Magon. 

51  Antoine   Gosselin,   pere. 

Magon. 

52  Frangois   Dorion,   Boucher. 
52  Alexis  Drouin,   Chartier. 

Joseph  Henry  Dubois. 

Laurent  Martin. 

Louis  Levasseur,  Forgeront. 


54  Joseph  Barbau,  Magon. 

55  Louis   Couture,   Charpentier. 

56  Thomas  Langlais,  Boucher. 

57  Frangois     Couture,     Charpen- 

tier. 

58  Louis   Masse  Menuizier. 

59  Louis    Goverau,       Tanneur. 

60  Claude,  Goverau,         Idem. 

61  Goverau,  Idem. 

62  Jean    St.    Michel.         Idem. 

63  Joseph  Larose,  Idem. 

64  Jean  Morau,  Magon. 

65  Jean  Bezau,  Chartier, 

66  Jacques    Boufard,    Menuizier. 

67  Fizet,    Chartier. 

68  Cholet,  fils,   Journalier. 

69  Charles  Rancin     Menuizier. 

70  Jean  Langlais,  Marchand. 

71  Frangois  Tomelet,  Sellier. 

72  Louis  Duval. 

73  Charles  Falardau, 

74  Thibaut,  pere, 

75  Boutet. 

76  Thibaut,  fils. 

Infirmes    exemtes    de    Comman- 
dement  par  ordre  de  L'honorable 
Lieutenant  Gouverneur. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  ONZIEME  C01VIPAGN1E 

OFFICIERS 


Capitaine 

Capitaine  en  Second  Mr.  Charles  Liard 

Lieutenant Mr.  Guerrault 

Enseigne Mr.  Frangois  Valin 

Premier  Sergent Alexis  Gauvreau 

Second  Sergent , 


—  290  — 


MIWCI3NS 


Banlieus — Canardiere  et  Gropin 


i  Michel    Normand,    Habitant. 
2,  Joseph    Mattel,  Idem. 

3  Louis  Bedard,  Passager. 

4  Frangois    Pasquet,    Habitant. 

5  Jean  Pasquet,  Idem. 

6  Charles    Normand,        Idem. 

7  Pierre   Normand,  Idem. 

8  Joseph  Belanger,  Idem. 

9  Frangois  Bte  Belanger 

pere,  Idem. 


10  Etienne  Bellanger,  Habitant. 

11  Andre   Bellanger,  Idem. 

12  Jean  Pasquet,  fils,  EnVille. 

13  Francois  Regis  Bellanger, 

Habitant. 

14  Gil.   Chalifour,  Idem 

15  Pierre    Lagravelle,  Idem. 

16  Augustin   Plante,  Idem. 

17  Jean    Racine,  Idem. 


Petite  Riviere 


18  Alexandre    Menu,    Aubergiste. 

19  Louis  Galarnan,          Habitant. 

20  Philipe   Deschamps,          Idem 

21  Joseph   Deschamps,          Idem 

22  Jacques    Vadeboncceur,    Caba- 

retier. 

23  Joseph   Gauvrau,   fils  Habitant. 

24  Joseph  Dion,  Idem. 

25  Francois   Julien,  Idem. 

26  Frangois  Julien,  fils,       Idem. 

27  Jean  Baptiste  Richard,  Idem. 

28  Frangois  Julien  Elot,        Idem 

29  Claude   Petitclair,  Idem, 

30  Louis    Julien,  Idem. 

31  Pierre   Cloutier,  Idem. 

32  Etienne  Dion,  Idem. 

33  Alexis  Fluet,  Idem. 

34  Masserol,  Idem. 

35  Guillaume   Fluet,         Habitant. 


36  Louis    Loizel, 

37  Joseph   Falardau, 

38  Frangois  Lessard, 

39  Adrien   Parent, 

40  Charles   Tartre, 

41  Joseph  Drapau, 

42  Charles    Lepaye, 

43  Jacques  Montreuil, 

44  Nicolas    Chartre, 

45  Jacques  Sedilot  dit 

Montreuil, 

46  Frangois    Normand, 

47  Etienne    Dorion, 

48  Jean  Bte.  Silvestre, 

49  Baptiste  Silvestre,  fils, 

50  Pierre  St.  Michel, 

57  Pierre   St.  Michel,  fils, 
52  Frangois  Vezina, 


Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 

Idem 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 
Idem. 


St.  Jean 


53  Charles    Gregoire,        Habitant. 

54  Jean    Bte   Oloncour,       Idem. 

55  Frangois  Liberge,  Idem. 

56  Frangois   Boivain. 

Frangois   Billodau. 
Jean  Macarty,  pere. 
Manicau,  Taneur. 


57  Pierre    Boivain,  Habitant. 

58  Pierre   Lapointe,  Idem. 

59  Michel  Hamel,  fils,  Idem. 

60  Jean  Macarty,   fils,  Idem. 

Vieillards  et  infirmes  exemtes 
de  Commandement  par  ordre  de 
1'honble  Lieutenant  Gouverneur. 

G.  X. 


—  291  — 

ROLE  DE  LA  COMPAGNIE  D'ARTILLERY 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Laforce 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Pommereau 

Lieutenant. Mr.  Raby 

Premier  Hnseigne Mr.  Launiere  fils 

Second  Hnseigne Mr.  Bruneau 

Premier  Sergent J.  Bte.  Vozel  dit  Belhumeur 

Second  Sergent Alexis  Beranger 


1  Etienne     Grenier     dit      Pa- 

risien,  Menuizier. 

2  Pierre   Mainard,   Macon. 

3  Jean  Bte.  Lepine  dit  Lalime, 

Menuizier. 

4  Louis   Valle,  Magon. 

5  Frangois  Delisle,  Menuizier. 

6  Jacques    Lemoine,   Traiteur. 

7  Jean  Racet,  Tonelier. 

8  Antoine    Parant,    Peruquier. 

9  Frangois    Parant,    Tonellier. 

10  Louis    Parant,    Forgeront. 

11  Jean  Pierre,   Tonellier. 

12  Augustin   Normandau,    Idem. 

13  Gabriel       Messeiller,      Bou- 

langer. 

14  Pierre    Chauvau,  fils,  Tone- 

lier. 

15  Antoine    Delciat,    Traiteur. 

16  Jacques   Duval,    Forgeront. 

17  Joseph  Delorme,   Charon. 

18  Guillaume    Berlinguet,    Fer- 

blantier. 

19  Joseph    Descaraux,  k  Tonellier. 

20  Augustin   Jourdain,    Magon. 

21  Charles  Hiot  dit  Lefeuillade, 
Armurier. 

22  Jean    Bte.  Bonet,    Charpen- 

tier. 

23  Pierre  Labady,  pere,  Tonel- 

lier. 


24  Jacques  Lafrance,   Idem, 
pentier. 

25  Pierre    Couture,    Forgeront. 

26  Jean  Bois,  Tonellier. 

27  Baptiste  Dubort,  pere,  Char- 

28  Baptiste  Dubort,  fils,  Tonel- 

lier. 

29  Nicolas   Segain,   Idem. 

30  Jacques     Lessard,    Naviga- 

teur. 

31  Frangois    lyariviere,    Forge- 

ront. 

32  Pierre  Onel,  Peruquier. 

33  Frangois     Bigahouet,     Forge 

ront. 

34  Nicolas     Amiot    Villenoeuve 

Idem. 

35  Germain    Tessier,     Menuizier 

36  Joseph  Lepine  Legris,   Forge 

ront. 

37  Michel    Jourdain,    Magon. 

38  Henry   Dubourg,    Boucher. 

39  Alexis    Dauphine,   Tonellier. 

40  Pierre    Delorier,    Forgeront. 

41  Gabriel  Masse,  Idem. 

42  Joseph  Maillot,  Chartier. 

43  Louis    Bernier,   Idem. 

44  Jean  Doucet,  Boucher. 

45  Joseph  Quimpert,  pere. 

46  Biron   dit   Laliberte,   Bouche 

47  Joseph  Quimpert,  fils. 


—  292  — 


48  Andre  Hamel,   Mac.on. 

49  Thomas  Damien,  Boucher. 

50  Etienne    Emond,    Menuizier. 

51  Joseph    Rainville,    Forgeront. 

52  Joseph  Monier,  pere,  Boucher. 

53  Joseph    Langlais,    Menuizier. 

54  Louis  Giroux,  Taneur. 

55  Pierre     Atina     dit     Laviolet, 

Sellier. 

56  Frangois   Vezina,    Menuizier. 

57  Ignace       Constantinau,     Bou- 

cher. 


58  Bapjtiste    Dorval,    Menuizier. 

59  Joseph  Bossu  Lionnais,  Forge- 

ront. 

60  Louis    Falardeau,   Mac.on. 

6 1  Pierre    Cochy  dit   La  Couture, 

Tailleur. 

62  Charles    Vezina,    Menuizier. 

63  Marseille,   Peintre. 

64  Joseph  Monier,  fils. 

65  Pielrrfe     Normandau,     Menui- 

zier. 

G.  T. 


RECAPITULATION  DES  SOLDATS  MILICIENS 

ire  Compagnie 93  Miliciens 

2de  " 92 

3me         "        82 

4me         "        112 

5me         "        97 

6me  92 

7me         "        73 

8me         "        72 

9me         "        77 

lome         "        76 

lime          "        60 

I2me  Artillerie 65 

891 

RECAPITULATION    COMPLETE 

Officiers 57 

Sergents  Majors 2 

Soldats  Miliciens 891 

Sergents  des  Compagnie s 24 

994  hommes 

La  Milice  Canadienne  de  Quebec  conformement  aux  Roles  qui  j'ai 
tenu  conjointement  avec  les  Capitaines  de  la  dite  Milice  se  monte 
ajourd'huy.  Compris  les  officiers,  Sergents  et  Miliciens  aussy  compris  les 
Miliciens  partis  pour  la  Peche  depuis  le  mois  de  septembre  et  qui  ont 
servi  jusqu'au  jour  de  leur  Depart  a  nettf  cens  soixantes  et  quatorze 
hommes. 

Ouebec  14  octobre,  1775. 

G.  TASCHEREAU, 

Capt.  et  Major. 


e  la  IltiSke  e<madietme  gut  a  Jait  le  service  pen- 
dant le  blocus  de  Quebec  depuis  le  14.  novembre  IJJ5  et  qui  le 
continura  jusqu' au  jour  ou  il plaira  a  Son  Excellence  General 
Ccwleton  d'en  ordonner  autrement. 


N.B.— L,es  Rebels  on  paru  pour  la  premiere  fois  devant  les  murs  de  la  ditte 
ville  le  14  novembre  1775. 


OFFICIERS 

Colonel. ...   Mr.  Noel  Voyer 

Lieutenant  Colonel -.« Mr.  Comte  DuprS 

OFFICIERS  MAJORS 

Major Mr.  Francois  Baby 

Capt  a  Major ".". Mr.  Gabriel  Elz.  Taschereau 

Chirurgien  Major Mr.  Badelard 

Seed.  Aide  Major Mr.  Germain,  fils 

Aide  Major  d'Artillerie Mr.  Guichaud 

Sous  Aide  Major Mr.  Perras,  fils 

OFFICIERS  DES  COMPAGNIES 

CAPITAINES 

Jacques  Perras.  Louis  Fremont. 

Pierre  Marcoux.  Henry  Morin. 

Charles  Berthelot.  Joseph  Launiere. 

Alexandre  Dumas.  Henry  Laforce. 

CAPITAINSS  EN  SECOND  ET  PREMRS. 

Pierre  Dufau.  Pommereau. 

Joseph   Chabot.  Charles  Liard 

Louis  Corbin.  Louis  Forne1' 

(293) 


—  294  — 

WEUTENANTS 

Alexandra  Picard Premier  L,ieut 

Paul  Lacroix Prem.  Lieut. 

Jacques   Perrault.  Antoine  Serindac. 

Michel   Bouchaud.  Louis  Turgeon. 

Joseph  Duval.  Lafontaine. 

Pinguet  Vaucour.  Bouchet. 
Liberal  Dumas. 

ENSEIGNES 

Jean  Bte.  Panet.  Brunau. 

Jean  Bte.  Volant.  Joseph   Noel. 

Jean    Bte.   Chevalier.  Cureux   St.   Germain. 

Noel  Dupon.  Rene  Marchand. 

Frangois  Valin.  Amant  Primont. 

Louis   Marchand. 

44  officiers. 

G.  T. 

SERGEANTS 

Honore  Genier. Premier  Sergent  Major 

Alexis  Jean : Second  Sergent  Major 

I  Sergent  d'Ordre  et  des  Compagnies. 

2,  Bouteille.  15  Jean  Bte.  Durouvray. 

3  Antoine  Gosselin.  16  Joseph  Lucas. 

4  Glene  dit  St.  Agnant.  17  Antoine  Jacson. 

5  Thomas    Morin.        ,  18  Augustin  Lavau. 

6  Joseph  Damien.  19  Alexis   Beranger. 

7  Joseph   Bonneville.  20  Joseph   Quimbert. 

8  Jacques    Pampalon.  21  Mithieu  Hianveu  dit  Lafrance. 

9  Francois    Mignau.  22  Francois   Paul  Lariviere. 

10  Pierre  Prat.  23  Jacques  Brisard,  mort  en 

11  Jean   Chevalier.  Janvier. 

12  Bapjtiste    Chevalier.  24  Laflame. 

13  Canac  Marquis.  25  Jean  Bertin. 

14  Charles    Lamontagne.  26  Louis  Chabot. 

G.  T. 

CAPORAUX 

1  Jacques    Lanthy.  3  Gil  Serindac. 

2  Frangois    Sinaye.  4  Pierre   Morin. 


—  295 


5  Rocre. 

6  Etienne    Gastier. 

7  Joseph  Foure  dit  Lesperance. 

8  Jean   Bte.    Metivier. 

9  Antoine  Parent. 

10  Antoine  Vidal. 

11  Pierre   Dupuy  dit  Laliberte. 

12  Jacques  .  Franchair. 

13  Michel    Parent. 

14  Jean   Amiot. 

15  Louis  Amiot. 

16  Pierre  Picard. 

17  Nicolas,  fils. 


18  Joachim    Silvestre. 

19  Jean   Forton. 

20  Nicolas  Dassilva. 

21  Joseph  Bourq. 

22  Lebady,  fils. 

23  Urbain   Pa  jot. 

24  Jean   Bte.    Messeille. 

25  Joseph  Onel. 

26  Pierre   Emond. 

27  Pierre  Normandau. 

28  Joseph   Descareaux. 

29  Jacques  Lemoine. 


G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  PREMIERE  COMPAGNIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Jacques  Perras 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Pierre  Dufau 

Lieutenant Mr.  Jacques  Perrault 

Hnseignes Mr.  J.  Bte.  Panet 

"  Rene  Marchand 

Premier  Sergent Thorns.  Morin 

Second  Ser gent Joseph   Damien 

CAPORAUX 


Jacques  Lanthy. 
Frangois   Sinaye. 


1  Jean  Bte.   Onel,  fils. 

2  Joseph   Laforge. 

3  Charles    Crochetiere. 

4  Baillarge,  pere. 

5  Baillarge,  fils. 

6  Paschal   Letourneau. 

7  Feuilletau,  pere. 

8  Feuilletau,  fils. 

9  Maurice   Jean. 


Gil  Serindac. 
Pierre   Morin. 


MIUCI3NS 


10  Jean     Bte.    Vozel    dit    Bclhu 

meur. 

11  Michel  Lapare,  fils. 

12  Charles    Babin. 

13  Joseph  Belivau. 

14  Ignace   Samson. 

15  Antoine  Crequy. 

16  Louis  Pasquet. 

17  Pierre  Buquet 


—  296  — 


18  Jean  Levasseur. 

19  Berthelemy  Turier. 

20  Pierre   Boivert. 

21  Joseph  Bouvet. 

22  Michel  Voyer. 

23  Pierre  Cognac. 

24  Charles  Cognac. 

25  Claude  Cognac.  Bless e  a  I' af- 

faire   du  31   Dec.,    mart  ,de 
blessure  2  jours  apres. 

26  Jean  Bte.   Montauban. 

27  Francois    Roza. 

28  Pierre    Chamberland. 

29  Alexis  Doiron. 

30  Jean  Marie  Dassilva. 

31  Nicolas   Bergevin. 

32  Claude    Chamberland. 

33  Frangois  Dorval. 

34  Francois  Bourguignon. 

35  Antoine  L'heureux. 

36  Noel  Dubord. 

37  Jean  Bte.   Dumas. 

38  Jean  Bte.  Guste,  Blesse  a  I' af- 

faire du  31  Dec.,  et  mort  le 
2  Avril. 


39  Jean  Bte.  Martinet. 

40  Vital  Lecompte. 

41  Joseph    Michaud. 

42  Antoine  Simon. 

43  Charles  Philip  Jaillard. 

44  Pierre  Laurancel. 

45  Joseph   Lunau. 

46  Antoine  Dubau. 

47  Pierre   Roy. 

48  Raimond  Ponsant. 

49  Jean  Bte.  Vozel,  voilier. 

50  Frangois   Gagne. 

51  Charles   Pouliot. 

52  Nicolas  Girard. 

53  Joseph  Silvin. 

54  Louis    Lapart,   fils. 

55  Francois    Lionais. 

56  Joseph  David. 

57  Joseph  Dumas. 

58  Joseph  Bauche. 

59  Joseph   Michon. 

60  Pierre  Houle. 

6 1  Rene  Etienne. 


G.   T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  COMPAGNIE  DES  VOLONTAIRES 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Pre  Marcoux 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Chabot 

Lieutenant Mr.  Bouchaud 

Hnseigne Mr.  Louis  Marchand 

Sergent Joseph  Bonneville 

Caporal Rocray 

VOIvONTAIRKS 


1  Piere  Marcoux,  fils. 

2  Antoine    Beaubien. 

3  Roch  Chevalier. 

4  Antoine    Lapommeray, 


5  Antoine    Dauphine. 

6  Jacques   Guichaud. 

7  Pierre  Debonne. 

8  Pierre  Gagnon. 


—  297  — 


9  Frangois   Poitras. 

10  Hubert  Lacroix. 

11  Thomas    Quimbert. 

12  Pierre    Labady. 

13  Chevrefils. 

14  Pierre   Bazin. 

15  Jean   Bte.  Drouin. 

16  Antoine  Hamel. 

17  Michel  Launiere. 

18  (Joseph    Lafontaine. 

19  Joseph  Labroquerie. 

20  Joseph  Vignau. 

21  Huet  Dulude. 

22  Claude  Hubert. 

23  Francois   Deguise    Flamand. 

24  Charles  Pinet. 

25  Joseph  Gautier  de  Varenne. 

26  Jacques   Hubert. 


27  Rene  Languetoc. 

28  Michel  Perrault. 

29  Louis  Marchand. 

30  Panet,  pere. 

31  Panet,  fils. 

32  Pierre  Guerron. 

33  Lamothe. 

34  Papineau. 

35  Loizau. 

36  Roussau. 

37  Mauge. 

38  Rainville. 

39  Brisset. 

40  Labbe. 

41  Mongeon. 

42  Soupiran,   Chirurgien 

43  Dechamblain. 


G.  T. 


No. 


ROLE  DE  LA  TROISIEME  COMPAGNIE 

OFFICIERS 


Capitalne Mr.  Chs.  Berthelot 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Louis  Corbin 

Lieutenant Mr.  Ante.  Serindac 

Enseignes Noel  Dttpon 

"          ? Joseph  Noel 

Premier  Sergent Francois  Mignau 

Second  Sergent Antoine  Jacson 

CAPORAUX 


Etienne   Gastier. 

Joseph  Foure  dit  Lesperance. 


1  Rogfer    Lelievre. 

2  Francois   Gaulin. 

3  Michel  Bezau. 

4  Pierre  Rafou. 

5  Michel   Flamand. 


Jean   Baptiste   Metivier. 
Antoine  Parant. 


MIUCHJNS 


6  Jean  Baptiste  Dubois,   pere. 

7  Michel   Laporte. 

8  Francois    Dubois. 

9  Pierre   Caret. 
10  Joseph  Vocel. 


—  298 


11  Jean  Baptiste   Brassard. 

12  Frangois    Remain. 

13  Frangois  Laroche. 

14  Jean  Bte.  Chaille,  mathurin. 

15  Etienne  Garenne  dit  Valiere. 

16  Jean  Marie  Liberge. 

17  Pierre    Vezina. 

18  Laurent  Bitner. 

19  Pierre    Lamontagne. 

20  Jacques    Flamand. 

21  Joseph  Dupon,  fils. 

22  Arnau  Chaussat  dit  Saintonge. 

23  Charles    Lorty,    fils. 

24  Pierre  Ratte. 

25  Joseph    Falardeau. 

26  Jean  Laberge. 

27  Joseph   Hamel. 

28  Francois    Ranvoize. 

29  Augustin  Letnire. 

30  Alexis   Pinet. 

31  Louis  Morau. 

32  Louis   Conefroy. 

33  Frangois  Valiere. 

34  A'ntoine    Denechaudi. 

35  Michel  Maillot. 

36  Pierre    Portugais. 

37  Frangois  Dassilva. 

38  Louis  Furau. 


39  Laurent  Lassonde. 

40  Jean  Pierre  Dalmasse,  fils. 

41  Louis     Brucheving,     mort    au 

service  23  Mars,  1776. 

42  Antoine    Destrampe. 

43  Jean    Baptiste  Gaulin. 

44  Charles    Savard. 

45  Jean   Baptiste  Roy. 

46  Louis  Vezina. 

47  Jacques    Gernac    dit    St.    Ger- 

main. 

48  Melchior  Poncet. 

49  Pierre  Vocel. 

50  Denis  Lebreton. 

51  Frangois  Descaraux. 

52  Louis  Fluet. 

53  Jean  Bte.  Leurope  dit  Berry. 

54  Bernard  Monier. 

55  Paul  Cambray. 

56  Joseph    Fortier. 

57  Frangois  Bergnac  dit  Lafleur. 

58  Joseph  Delzenne,  Deserte  le  23 

Janvier,  1776. 

59  Charles   Monier. 

60  Frangois   Bergnac,    fils. 

6 1  Mr.   Olry,  Volontaire. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  QUATRIEME  COMPAGINIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Alexdre  Dumas. 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  rFornel. 

Lieutenant Mr.  Joseph  Duval. 

Bnseigne Mr.   Primont. 

Premier  Ser gent Augustin  Lavau. 

Second  Ser  gent Pierre  Prate. 

CAPORAUX 


Antoine  Vidal. 

Pierre  Dupuis  dit  Laliberte. 


Jacques  Franchair. 
Michel  Parant. 


—  299  — 


MIWCIENS 


I  Pierre  Gagne. 
2.  Pierre  Auchu. 

3  Etienne  Parant. 

4  Jean    Cordonier,    fils. 

5  Soudry. 

6  Thimothe    Plamondon. 

7  Pierre   Auge. 

8  Gabriel    Maranda. 

9  Bazil  Gosselin. 

10  Joseph  Guilbert. 

11  Louis    Leclair. 

12  Jean  Cordonier,   pere. 

13  Maurice    Cortelau. 

14  Thomas   Dumas. 

15  Francois   Amiot. 

16  Lamothe. 

17  Jacques  Amelot. 

18  Filion  dit  Champagne. 

19  Louis   Denis. 

20  Louis  Dumontier. 

21  Pierre    Dumontier. 

22  Frangois   Lacasse. 

23  Jean  Berger. 

24  Jean    Morau. 

25  Jean  Bte.  Normand. 

26  Urbain    Compte. 

27  Pierre    Poulin. 

28  Francois    Pelisson. 

29  Jean    Clairmont. 

30  Pierre  Duprat,   fils. 

31  Guillaume   Hervy. 

32  Charles  Chesnu— mart  au  ser- 

vice en  Avril,  1776  sans  veuve 
ni  posterite. 

33  Pierre   Audy. 

34  Charles  Audy. 

35  Michel  Letournau. 

36  Jean  Baptiste  Belleville. 

37  Pierre  Sedra. 


38  Alexis    Charland. 

39  Charlery    aine, — Hesse    &  I'af- 

iaire  du  31  Dec.,   1775. 

40  Joseph  Girard,  pere. 

41  Pierre  Jacques. 

42  Joseph    Sansoucy. 

43  Antoine  Lemire. 

44  Etienne   Lafrance,   fils. 

45  Joseph    Mahy— bless  $  en   p  la- 

cent  un  canon  a  la  Porte  St- 
Jean. 

46  Joseph   Trudel. 

47  Pierre  Carier, — mort  au  ser- 

vice en  Avril,  1776. 

48  Joseph  Proux. 

49  Joseph   Plamondon. 

50  Charles  Parand. 

51  Joseph  Migneron. 

52  Louis  Birau. 

53  Augustin  Gelie. 

54  Philipe  Galarnau. 

55  Jacques   Lamontagne. 

56  Louis  Turcot. 

57  Jean  Baptiste  Girard. 

58  Joseph  Gelie. 

59  Etienne  Boispere. 

60  Thomas   Caret 

6 1  Pierre  Duprat,  pere. 

62  Jean  Bte.  Portugais,  fils. 

63  Pierre  Moore. 

64  Andre  Salois. 

NOTE — 65  Louis  Duval}  et  66  Jean 
Baptiste  Hebert  entres  dans 
cette  cowipagnie  en  Avril 
ayant  servi  sous  M.  Franks 
depuis  le  commencement  dc 
I'hivert. 

G.  T. 


—  300  — 
ROLE  Dt  IA  CINQUIEME  COMPAGNIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Ls.  Fremont. 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Chs.  Liard. 

Lieutenant Mr.  Ls.  Turgeon. 

Enseigne Mr.  J.   Bte.   Chevalier. 

Premiere  Sergent Jean  Chevalier. 

Second  Sergent Bapte.  Chevalier. 

CAPORAUX 


Jean  Amiot. 
Louis  Amiot. 


Pierre   Picard. 
Nicolas,  fils. 


MIUCIENS 


1  Guillaume    Beriau. 

2  Nicolas    Tellies 

3  Saint    Pierre. 

4  Berthelemy   Hince. 

5  Nicolas,  pere. 

6  Basil   Lesperance. 

7  George    Tranquil. 

8  Jacques  Lafleur. 

9  Louis    Dantu. 

10  Joseph    Peticlair. 

11  Joseph   Broussau. 

12  Joseph   Drolet,   fils. 

13  Jean  Amiot,  pere. 

14  Francois   Mathon. 

15  Pierre  Badau. 

16  Joseph  Dupere. 

17  Jacques    Bolduc. 

18  Ignace    Gagne. 

19  Charles  Martin. 

20  Frangois    Bridau. 

21  Francois  Bornais. 

22  Jacques    Chevalier. 

23  Michel  Garenne. 

24  Jean   Baptiste   Jugon. 

25  Louis   Claisse. 

26  Pierre    Bonhomme,     mort    au 

service  en  May,  1776. 


27  Antoine    Martinet. 

28  Prisque    Chambreland. 

29  Etienne    Chambreland. 

30  Etienne    Chambreland,    fils. 

31  Jean    Baptiste    Chambreland. 

32  Jean  Dabin. 

33  Louis  Charland,  pere. 

34  Charles   Charland,   recompense 

pour  s'etre  distingue"  dans  I'af- 
faire  du  31  Decbr.    1775. 

35  Antoine   Baron. 

36  Pierre  Laville. 

37  Joseph   Moizan. 

38  Claude    Crochetiere— Mort    au 

service  en  Mars,  1776. 

39  Jean  Baptiste  Campau. 

40  Louis    Descaraux. 

41  Charles  Cocherry. 

42  Alexis    Lafontaines. 

43  Michel  Drolet. 

44  Vincent   Plinguay. 

45  Bernard  Duret 

46  Jean   Millieur. 

47  Pierre  Montreuil. 

48  Louis  Coutant. 

49  Pierre   Philiponge. 

50  Joseph   Drcuin. 


—  301  — 


51  Jean  Leroux. 

52  Gabriel  Landry. 

53  Florent  Dttbau. 

54  Jean  Berbau. 

55  Frangois    Campagnas. 

56  Antoine  Grenier. 

57  Pierre    Mallouin. 

58  Alexandre  Serot,  et 


59  Joseph  Leroux,  ayant  servi  une 

partie  de  I'hivert  en  qualite 
de  Canoniers  au  Paste  de 
Pres  de  Vile  sous  L'lnspec- 
tion  de  M.  Chabot. 

60  Jean   Migneront. 

61  Charles  Valerant. 

62  Pierre  Andre  Spenard. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  SIX!EME  COMPAGNIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Henry  Morin. 

Premier  Lieutenant ..    ..  Mr.  Alex.  Picard. 

Lieutenant M.  Lib.  Dumas. 

Bnseigne Mr.  St.  Germain. 

Premier  Sergent Canac  Marquis. 

Second  Sergent. Charles    Lamontagne. 

CAPORAUX 


Joachain    Silvestre. 
Jean   Forton. 


Nicolas  Dassilva. 
Joseph  Bourc. 


I  Michel  Levitre. 
i  Thomas  Brillan. 

3  Jacques  Samson. 

4  Joseph  Enouil  Lanoix. 

5  Simon  Turcot. 

6  Antoine    Chartrain. 

7  Augustin  Gagne. 

8  Joseph   Delisle,  fils. 

9  Louis  Valerant,  iue  a  I'affaire 

du  31  Dec.,  1775- 

10  Hive   Bolvin,   mort  en  ^Avril, 

1776,  au  service. 

11  Pierre    Dupuis,  fils. 

12  Pierre  Gagnts. 

13  Frangois  Dupuis. 

14  Joseph    Descaraux. 


15  Charles  Mars.. 

16  Antoine    Descaraux. 

17  Joseph  Montmeny. 

18  Pierre   Tavernier. 
,19  Francois    Grilfard. 

20  Charles   Guenet. 

21  George    Borne,    Volontaire. 

22  Etienne    Damien. 

23  Louis   Bolvin,    fils. 

24  Joseph    Valerant. 

25  Jacques  Cramaye. 

26  Nicolas    Duval. 

27  Antoine  Dabonvil. 

28  Hive   Chiquet. 

29  Frangois   Drottin. 

30  Jean   Labady. 


—  302  — 


31  Frangois   Meignot. 

32  Joseph    Rodrique. 

33  Jean  Descaraux. 

34  Jean   Marin. 

35  Frangois    Valeran. 

36  Jean  Couture. 

37  Jean  Baptiste   Laprise. 

38  Pierre    Langlois. 

39  Frangois   Meignot,  fils. 

40  Michel  Daniel. 

41  Jean  Quessy. 

42  Pierre   Berlinguet. 

43  Pierre  Bezau,  pere. 

44  George  Izola. 

45  Pierre   Moizan. 

46  Jean  Morau. 

47  Joseph   Bezau. 

48  Frangois  Vocel. 

49  Paul  Thibaudau. 

50  Louis  Tranquil,  pere. 

51  Jean  Crottati. 

52  Pierre   Maurice   Jean. 

53  Louis   Dumais. 

54  Augustin  Bedard,  mort  au  ser- 
vice en  Mars,  1776. 


55  Jacques  Chaulet,  fils. 

56  Jean   Bte.   Decastel. 

57  Marcial  Bardy. 

58  Jacques  Languedoc. 

59  Olivier   Servant. 

60  Charles  Bezau. 

61  Joseph  Drolet. 

62  Jean  Bte.  Vocel. 

63  Jean  Baptiste   Guiot. 

64  Jean  Gobert. 

65  Hive  Philipon. 

66  Guillaume  Turgeon. 

67  Etienne   Chevalier. 

68  Etienne  Frangois   Morin. 

69  Vincent   Couhet. 

70  Rene    Babineau,    noye  dans  le 

Batteau     du     Capt.    Dunierc 
cette  automne. 

71  Fragois    Descaraux,    fait    pri- 

scnier  avec  le  Capt.  Duniere 
cctte  automne. 

72  Charles  Provau,  dcscrte  h  14 

Decembre,  1775. 

G.  T. 


ROLE  DE  LA  SEPTIEME  COMPAGINIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capltaine Mr.  Launiere 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Lacroix 

Lieutenant Mr.  Pinguet  Vaucour 

Enseignes Jean  Bte  Volan 

Frangois  Valin 

Premier  Sergent Jean  Bte.  Durouvray 

Second  Sergent Joseph  Lucas 

CAPORAUX 


Augustin   Labady. 
Urbain  Pageot. 


Jean   Bte.    Messeille. 
Joseph   Onel. 


—  303  — 


MIUCISNS 


1  Rene  Toupin. 

2  Jean  Baptiste  Gilbert. 

3  Pierre   Bauchaine. 

4  Michel  Audy. 

5  Paul  Verrau. 

6  Antoine   Franchair. 

7  Pierre    Doucet,    mort    de  la 
picotte  en  Fevr.  1776. 

8  Louis  Pillard. 

9  Michel   Chatelrau. 

10  Baptiste    Carier,  mort  au  ser- 

vice en  Avril,  1776. 

11  Charles   Auclair. 

12  Joseph   Pellion. 

13  Charles    Vadeboncoeur. 

14  Joseph    Duruissau. 

15  Jean    Baptiste    Poitevin. 

16  Francois    Malherbe. 

17  Joseph  Peltet. 

18  Louis  Labady. 

19  Antoine       Bistodau,       Bksse 

Legerement  &  faffaire  du  31 
Dec.,  1775- 

20  Jean  Baptiste  Norau. 

21  Francois    Meurse. 

22  Claude    Chauvau. 

23  Frangois   Bellet. 

24  Antoine  Vezina. 

25  Pierre    Castagnet. 

26  Simon   Barbau. 

27  Pierre  Cardinal,  mort  au  ser- 
vice en  Avril,  1776. 

28  Jean   Baptiste   Portugais. 

29  Nicolas    Pizane. 

30  Frangois    Corbin. 

31  Louis   Metot. 

32  Andre  Bouchaud. 


33  Francois    Letournau. 

34  Joseph  Crete  blesse  legerement 

&  affaire  du  31  Decem.,  1775. 
05  Germain    Morau. 

36  Dominique   Robichaud. 

37  Louis    Turcot. 

38  Pierre  Bonnet. 

39  Aittoine    Gosselin,    pere. 

40  Jacques    Labru. 

41  Charles    Monier. 

42  Joseph  Larrive. 

43  Joseph   Ebert   Nicodeme. 

44  Jean  Marie  Dassilva. 

45  Antoine  Jean  Marie. 

46  Joseph    Chambreland. 

47  Thibau,  pere. 

48  Louis   Tranquil,   fils. 

49  Francois    Couture. 

50  Pierre   Thibau. 

51  Thibau,  fils. 

52  Augustin  Thibau. 

53  Baptiste  Thibau. 

54  Charles    Morau. 

55  Quessy,  fils. 

56  Louis    Couture. 

57  Francois  Roucet. 

58  Jacques    Bouffard. 

59  Thomas   Langlais. 

60  Martin  Chennequy,  Deserte  le 

4  Janvier,  1776. 

6 1  Francois    Voyer. 

62  Jean   Morin. 

63  Thomas  Damien. 

64  Pierre  Leclair. 

65  Joseph   Laussier. 

G.  T. 


—  304  — 
ROLE  DE  LA  COMPAGiNIE  D'ARIILLERIE 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Hy.  Laforce 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Pommerau 

Lieutenants Mr.  Laf ontaine 

Mr.  Bouchet 

Enseigne Mr.  Brunau 

Premier  Sergent Alexis  Beranger 

Second  Sergent Joseph  Quimbert 

Troisieme  Sergent Jacques  Pampalon 

CAPORAUX 


Jacques    Lemoine.    \ 
Pierre   Normandau. 


Pierre   Emond. 
Joseph   Descaraux. 


MIUCIENS 


1  Jean  Baptiste   Lalime. 

2  Louis  Valle. 

3  Jean  Racet. 

4  Louis    Parant. 

5  Jean  Pierre. 

6  Francois    Parant. 

7  Augustin   Normandau. 

8  Charles   Aillot   Lafeuillade. 

9  Pierre  Chauvau,  fils. 

10  Jacques    Duval. 

11  Gabreil  Messeille. 

12  Guillaume    Berlinguet. 

13  Joseph  Quimbert,  fils. 

14  Augustin   Jourdain. 

15  Pierre  Labady,  pere. 

16  Jacques  Lafrance. 

17  Pierre   Couture. 

18  Jean   Bois. 

19  Baptiste  Dubord,   pere. 

20  Nicolas   Segain. 

21  Antoine  Dalciat— Mort  au  ser- 

vice    au     commencement    de 
May,  1776. 

22  Antoin   Parent. 

23  Francois   Lariviere. 


24  Jacquies    Lessard. 

25  Pierre   Onel. 

26  Francois    Bigahouet. 

27  Nicolas      Amiot      dit      Ville- 

neuve. 

28  Michel  Jourdain. 

29  Germain   Tessier. 

30  Henry  Dubourg. 

31  Alexis  Dauphine,  Mort  au  ser- 

vice   au    comme.    de    Mars, 
1776. 

32  Pierre  Delorier. 

33  Gabriel  Masse. 

34  Jean  Doucet. 

35  Joseph  Monier,  fils. 

36  Andre  Hamel. 

37  Joseph  Rainville  Blesst  a  Yaf- 

faire  du  31  Decmr.  1775. 

38  Pierre  Attina  Laviolette. 

39  Baptiste  Dubord,  fils. 

40  David   Caret. 

41  Joseph    Gabriel    Migneront. 

42  Joseph  Dussau. 

43  Jean  Collet 

44  Louis  Parent,  fils. 


—  805  — 

45  Joseph  Monmellian.  56  Antoine  Bellau. 

46  Joseph  Maillot.  57  Pierre   L,abreche. 

47  Francois  Mallouin.  58  Alexis  Larose. 

48  Joseph   Lariviere.  59  Michel  Racine. 

49  Jean   Baptiste   Glacien.  60  Joseph  Bois. 

50  Jacques    Lamage.  61  Jean  Langlais. 

51  Frangois  Godebou.  62  Jean    Gingras. 

52  Jean   Marie   Flammand.  63  Jean  Bte.  Grenet. 

53  Pierre   Bellau.  64  Joseph  Monier,  pere. 

54  Joseph  Caron.  65  Francois  Blanchard. 

55  Etienne  Bois,  fils.  G.  T. 


ROLE  D'UNE  COMPAGNIE  ETABLIE  POUR  LA  GARDE  DES  PRISONNIERS, 
LE  15  MARS  1776 

OFFICIERS 

Capitaine Mr.  Cugnet 

Capitaine  en  Second Mr.  Marchand 

Lieutenant Mr.  Boissau 

Enseigne Mr.  Ls.  Robin 

Sergents Francois  Ray  dit  Crespin 

" Devis 

" Pasquet 

"          Francois  Paul  Lariviere  dit  Lavictoire 

CAPORAUX 

Alexis  Charlan.  Dube. 

Valet.  Laporte, 

MIIJCiUNS 

1  Cureux  St.  Germain.  n  Montreuil. 

2  Germain,   pere.  12  Descaraux. 

3  Denechaud.  13  Louis  Gagne. 

4  Chretien.  ^4  Caute. 

5  Beau  jour.  15  Mathieu. 

6  Charles  Garenne.  16  Monier. 

7  Casse    Grain.  17  Caret. 

8  Saintonge.  18  Dalaire. 

9  Lorty,  pere.  19  Jourdain. 

10  Toupin.  20  Montigny,  Vaucour. 


—  306  — 

21  Dachat.  43  Mondor. 

22  Forget.  44  Dubois. 

23  Benerau.  45  Damien. 

24  Terrien.  46  Perotin. 

25  Picard.  47  Chaye. 

26  Michel  Joseph.  48  Joseph    Gagnie. 

27  Normandau.  49  Robin. 

28  Homes.  50  Jouinau. 

29  Schindler.  51  Drolet. 

30  Letournau,  pere.  52  Gauvin. 

31  Gabriel   Maranda.  53  Goupille. 

32  Louis  Maranda.  54  Babinau. 

33  Cholet,  pere.  55  Salomon. 

34  Maillou.  56  Lachance. 

35  Pillion.  .      57  Poulin. 

36  Lampy.  58  Tranquil. 

37  Namur.  59  Delzenne. 

38  Gobert.  60  Chevalier. 

39  Vadeboncceur.  61  Guignard. 

40  Brillan.  62  Levasseur. 

41  Bedouin.  63  Rouillard. 

42  Moizan.  G.  T. 


ROLE  DES  CHARTIERS  EMPLOYES  POUR  LE  SERVICE  DU  ROY 

Mathieu  Hianveu  dit  £afrance Sindic 

1  Pierre  Morau.  7  Francois  Allard. 

2  Jean  Bezau.  8  Jean  Peticlair. 

3  Jean    Bte.    Brunet.  9  Joseph   Girard,   fils. 

4  Jean  Demeule.  10  Louis    Peticlair. 

5  Pierre   Levasseur.  IT  Pierre  Bezau,  fils. 

6  Andre  Bernard.  12  John  Tittley. 

TAMBOURS 

13  Pierre   Martinet.  14  Urbain   Martinet. 

RAMONEURS 

15  Mons.  Franks,  Inspectew  des        16  Mr.    Charles    Cuenoud,   Assis- 
Cheminees.  tant. 

17  Pierre    Delmasse.  19  Charles  Marie  Guidon. 

18  George  Bize. 


—  307  — 

EMPLOYES  PAR  MR.  DUMAS  AU  MOULIN  A 


Michel    Racine,   Munier  —  Compris  Joseph  Dassilva,  fils. 

dans  la  Role  de  la  Compagnie  Pierre  Daniel. 

d'Artillerie.  Desrosier. 

Jean  Baptiste  Dassilva,  pere.  Louvanac. 


MILICIENS  CANABIENS  QUI  ONT  SERVI  DANS  LE  CORPS  )E  LA  MILICE  BRITANNIQUE 

1  Lafleur.  10  Laforme,   Peruquier. 

2  Toupin.  ii  Benoist,  Idem. 

3  Labady.  12  Laforme. 

4  Menager  dit  Houseman.  13  Michel    Hamel. 

5  Begin.  14  Joseph  Belanger. 

6  Ouellet.  15  Joseph    Pellerin. 

7  Frangois    Simon.  16  Louis  Ratte. 

8  Joseph    Tranquil. 

9  Levasseur.  G.  T. 

RECAPITULATION 

Officiers  ......................................  44 

Volontaires  et  Compagnie  des  Ecoliers  ..............  43 

Sergens  Majors  ................................  2 

Sergens  ......................................  26 

Caporaux  ......................................  29 

Soldats  Miliciens  ..............................  489 

Tambours  ....................................  2 

Compagnie  pour  la  garde  des  prisoniers: 

Officiers,  Sergens,  Caporaux  et  Miliciens  ........  74 


Total 


Le  total  de  la  Milice  Canadienne  qui  a  fait  le  service!  depuis  le  14 
Novembre  dernier  jnsqu'a.  ce  jcur,  se  monte  a  sept  cent  dix  hommes, 
conformement  anx  Roles  que  j'ai  tenus  conjointement  avec  les  Capitaines 
de  la  dite  Milice. 

G.  TASCHEREAU. 

Le  6  May  1776. 


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