The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-21 00:00:00

DEATH OF WOLFE-CONQUES-

CANADA.

Prudence and foresight are the characteristics of tlegi
general, as well as of a statesman. Wolfe, after the w:„6
of the British attack on the entrenchments at Moattne%
called a council of war—he showed that the fire of his '7l
had done little damage to the citadel, though the lower Oth
had been nearly destroyed—that further attack 09 ,
Muntmorenci entrendiments were useless, and that tb
only hope of success was to gain the heights of Abrab3;
behind and above the city, which was the weakest poivt,.;
the fortress. The council, composed of the principal nj,
and military commanders, acceded to the bold v1e15,1
their daring leader, who commenced his operations °'
memorable morning of the 12th of September, 1759, °
an address, secrecy, and silence, that has perhaps never
"(mailed. De Montcalm found all his vigilance unallo,
o gn
4 this important pass—he lost his usual Pr.Peej,
to
and forbears; c°' and finding his opponents had gal° b
much by hazarding- all, he, with an infatuation whiql
resolved to meet the Brit,''s,
never been accounted to:,
battle array on the plains 0'
_Abraham. The Frell,
lied forth from a strong fortress
the large force
without even waiting. for the return en°.
De Bougainville—and with a heat and pm:
cipitationhe
without field artiaue,,4
was as remarkable as the coolness and precisioo °f t 010
tish. The eagle mind of Wolfe saw that to him re.reitiLa
almost impossible ; but while directing his main att'
to the steady advance of his right division, he skilfulll'c
vered his flanks and endeavoured to preserve their ottfrir
nication with the shore. Both armies were without e
lery—the sabre and the bayonet decided the day, anal;
was the nervous strength of the British arm better wie,,,
The agile Scotch Highlanders, with their stout claya7
served purposes of cavalry, and the steady fire °,
English fusileers compensated in some degree for the
of artillery. The French fought with a desperation belt:
ened by the fanaticism to which their priests had Oct'
them against the English heretics, while the chivalry `,,
Montcalm was as conspicuous as that of his no less '0
opponent ; both headed their men—rushed with eilr,h
wherever the battle raged most fiercely, and often hlit)
personal prowess and example, turned the fortune °,30
moment ; both were repeatedly wounded, but still fo
with a desperation which those only who have mixed 1,01
heady current of the battle can conceive ; in flee' cid
those gallant spirits fell mortally wounded while advatiti.
on the last deadly charge at the head of their resPloci
columns. Our brave Wolfe, faint with the loss ofdh
reeled and leant against the shoulder of one of his 0 boit
—the purple stream of life was ebbing—the eye, thatipdi"
few moments before beamed bright with glory, pal
orb, and he was sinking to the earth, when the cry 0'
run ! they run !' roused his fleeting spirit. Who NI! 'd
claimed the dying hero. The French,' returned 11r5)
porter. 'Then I die contented !' were the last wore
Briton, who expired as he ought (and like the noble
irep
son), in the arms of victory. The brave and ehilifto
Montcalm also perished, rejoicing in his last moment
he should not live to see the surrender of Quehiecloi
both the conquerors and the conquered joined in aer
their national loss.

The Duke of Wellington, Earl of Aberdeen,
Wharncliffe, Earl of Rosslyn, and several others of the
net Ministers, visited Sir Robert Peel yesterday mornieg,l,
Ministers were in active communication throughout the u'v
The decision of Thursday must have caused
of many thousands, so strong was the opinion that Sir
or
Sutton would be re-elected by a majority of eight
Large bets were laid about the House of 5 to 3 10 'ate'
Sir C. M. Sutton, even during the progress of the dehaar
Addresses, forwarded to Earl Spencer, from tae
of toublin and its vicinity, most numerously signed, 11°40,
the Ward of Cripplegate Without, expressive of regre*toil'
dismissal of his Majesty's late Ministers, were preset/
the King on Wednesday last.
Lady Bath, with an infernal temper, had
deb 2 of wit. Lord Bath saying to her in one of her
Pray, my dear, keep your temner"—she replied,
temper ! atz,n't like it so well ; I wonder you should?l
The accident: which befel Earl Fitzwilliam vi°
milar to that which hatlnened to Earl Darnley last wet.ld?
his Lordship was cutting s,,me wood, for amusement,
n
ton, on Monday, he accidenta2ly chopped his foot.
us great pleasure to learn that do danger is apprehend"
the accident.

n
MAIDSTONE.—The arrival of the gratiryiiieordi
of the election of Mr. Abercromby as Speaker was $
of great gratification to the Reformers of Maid:4olot /'
somewhat pleasing to observe that their recent fle
given a " fillip" to the energies of the true men. libel
placards were in the shop-windows of many of tile„(4
tradesmen at an early hour in the morning, the first for
tion having arrived by post. Funds were forthwith Prtstid
for a merry peal upon' the bells of our old church, 'O4l
Perpetual Curate (the Rev. J. Reeve) put his veto 1113°5 the
intention by declaring_ that the ringers would do so S,A,
-Peril -bills %Tie
.Printed and 1115't..,1..
throughout the town, and an illumination in the even*
decided upon. Scarcely a Tory is to be seen in the stre
The new Speaker, the Right Hon. James A 0
eromby, is in his 59th year, having being born the 7th °f vie
1776. He is next brother to Lord Abercromby.
de Abercromby, living in 1313, younger son of Aberel
of that ilk, was the lineal ancestor of Sir Alexander, $OO
kenbog, rst Baronet, supposed to be Chief of thstdfat)
whose second son, Alexander of Tullibody, was gralleliell.
of the gallant Sir Ralph, father of the Speaker and of,'f,ie
Sir Robert Abercronthy, G. C. 8., who died 1827. irsc„glo
Hon. Gentleman, by _marriage with Mary Anne, cla'',lo'
of Egerton Leigh, Esq., hag an only son, Ralph Abercr°
Esq., now Charge d'Affaires'at Berlin. fs(l
It is reported, upon good authority, that the
Hardwicke is_ to move the address on. the King's SPec"

the House of Lords.—Cambridge Chronicle. - V,
TILE TEA TRADE.—The large sales of te-el.
ported under the free trade system, which corinne,ll 11°
Thursday, terminated yesterday afternoon. The ae,,,er/'
fully attended, as they were the first that had taken P!'"
liely in London since the receipt of the news from Chtnacoll
suspension of the tea trade there. The quantity declare?",
sale amounted to about 10,000 chests, of which 4,850
were Congou, 3,000 chests of Bohea, 1,000 chests of V,
and 1,200 chests of Gunpowder and Souchong teas. yie:
biddings on the part of the trade were active during tiled tr,
of the sales, and the quotations realized fully support eJ
advance in the market that has taken place since the ree,
with the Chinese authorities and Lord Napier at Canton
known.
It is related that at the siege of one of the Selitiro
fortresses during the Peninsular war, the boldness and acf,
of one of the bombardiers attracted the notice of tiled
of Wellington, who enquiring his name, and be ill 4
formed that it was Taylor, replied, there has been Vsb°
worse one ; then addressing himself to the soldiers at°
the Field Marshal said, " Cheer up, my lads, we have 8, oil
at work who will soon make a pair of treaches throura
we shall speedily enter the town." This little sally 118:0
an effect on the spirits of the men, than when they 1
sallied, they carried the town with the bayonet. tY
SUMMARY JUSTICE.—In looking acrossno
river, a village with high buildings is distinguishea
beautiful plain near Palmella. This, when I was at 10:10
still occupied by a daring band of guerillas, whoe#6
severs: i
attempts to break up their association at ativi
However, four of these entrenched ruffians fell one day
ash
cog
,
mayor snare. They went to a neighbouring town, and &s
cog,
mayor and three ~thers of the principal people to hold ariog
rence with them at a s."ertain place,
their companions ; but their intention of seizing the mayor eel
others, and carrying them ej to get a ransom being stl rAcc
they were questioned separately,
and the truth came out. eret
dingly they were immediately take:: to an open spot, to lo
o
corn was trodden out, and one of the ,"'uerillas was „lj
away ; he knew what was meant by this, and said, prier,/
patience for a little, I'm not confessed," ." Oh" said cof
" as far as I'm concerned, you make yourself i;erfeTiet`irrover,
that score—we'll suppose you are confessed." “°ci ,
his cr"q
the earnest entreaty of the guerilla, the priest Ilea:.
fession, and immediately after it was done, seized a 1111,01 c
the barrel and hit him a crack with the butt over his ecte‘,
show his ultra-liberalism (priests being generally susPacl
being anti-constitutional ; ) the guerilla reeled off, ald
shot dead by a volley from seven muskets. One litol4s
walked away with six wounds ; but a better marksman Etta
him down with a ball through the back of the head.
der's Sketches in Portugal.

ilcigii;

MILITARY POLITENESS.—The most stri.s.'farot.
stance on record is probably an occurrence at t,l)'jcie.`;
battle of Fontenoy, as related by Voltaire, in his .0011
Louis X V." " They (the English) were now abouf,tailoptie
distant. A regiment of English guards, those of 1' belly
and the Royal Scots, were the first ; Sir James COP oat('
their Lieutenant-General ; and Mr. Churchhill, the pril
grand-child of the great Duke of Marlborough, thelti•
dier. The English officers saluted the French by jai 1
their hats. The Count of Chabanne and the Duke rgaorAi
who were advanced, and all the officers of the Frene";oert
ta;is,
returned them the salute. Lord Charles Hay, CaP PI;
English guards, cried, Gentlemen of the French guar 6tr
The Count d'Auteroche, at that time Lieutenant of the 010
diers, and afterwards Captain, replied, in a loud voice,
men, we never fire first !—fire, yourselves The Eng ~
riTi
them a running fire, that is to say, they fired in divisiontage,s4
teen officers of the guards fell by this single disc in
other officers, and 775 soldiers, killed or wounded ;
" the whole of the first rank was swept off. ex
English advanced slowly, as if performing their to
the Majors with their canes levelling the soldier's 941„ saw f,
them fire low and straight I" One is at a loss whiehd," berit,
most, the politeness and urbanity of the bequeue the t
dered, belated, and beruffied officers on both sides, ss of I>D
stant of destroying each other wholesale—the cell Borst
men, or the imperturbable sang froid of the ',"to 11;0
" with their canes were levelling the soldiers' guns
re
them fire low :" the whole, however, presents a Ptc; it #,
glories of war—the " ultima ratio regum," to whicduce $ „
be difficult, in the whole range of history, to Pr°iti, there
rallel. It would almost compel our acquiescence 10000
sertion of a certain philosopher, that " marl is '-
fighting animal."