Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-10-25
Description Of Quebec.
From Sausom's Tour to Canada, late.
" published at N. York.

~ publshed AZ N. YOrk.
The mountains begin to rise, and
produce more interesting scenery
The country in view having before
been invariably flat. About 9 o'clock
we came in sight Of the heights of
Abraham, on the left, and those of
Point Levi, on the right. between
which were fifteen or twenty sail OIL
Merchantmen, and Ships Of War, ri.
dug at aDchor; the island OF Orleans
appearing, in the back ground Of this
interesting picture.
We rapidly passed Wolfe's Cove.
and were brought too, with admirable
dexterity, vt a wharf Of most incon-
venirnt height for the tide rises, IN
this wild channel, from eighteen t.
twcnty-four feet.
Here, and for half mile round
the precipicc, which consists Of black
slate, there is but Just room for one
narrow street. The rock Is almost
perpendicular, till near the top; and
a. you look up from the water TO the
stone wall, which caps the summit Of
tue hill, with projecting bas,ions. you
wonder what prevents the popderous
MASSES from coming down upon your
head.
Ia this dismal ditch, where il first
brcame exposed to strong battery,
which has been since taken down, on
the 3tst day Of December, fell Gen.
Montgomery. and his Aid-de-camp.
Nj. Pherson, at the very first fire from
the fort and their disi'eartened FOL
lowers were easily made prisoners,
after hopeless conflict. The snow
being then TOUR feet thick upon the
ground.
Yet | was told. upon the spot, by q
Canadian Burgher Of confidential ap.
,pearanee. who said lie was in the
place. At tie time Of the attack that
the town might have been taken, by
surprise. if General Arnold bad push.
ed his opportunity, when he iirsl reach
ed Point Levi; instead Of waiting 'oI
the Commander in Chief, who WA:
then coming down the ST. Lawrence
In the mean time the citizens had re
covered from the panlc into which
they had been thrown, by so unex
pected nm event. Sir Guy Carleton
bad tllrown himself into the town. an'
the favorable moment for the attacl
was irretrievay,ly lost.-The un'or
tunate General was Inferred by Ill
British Commander. upon one OF til
bas'inns of the citadel, with what ar
RI ,ors Of war.
nenhicuiarIy over til
7isomery feit, on th
precipice. which !
Two hundred lee
~. ...s ,he ancient Fort o
Chateau OF 1T. Lewis, whi"h name
By courtesy IF England. il yet retains
is erected The Government House, O..
apartments OF which are occupied b
the various offices of the civil and M
Iitary departments, acting und er tn
orders OF the Governor General {
British A.ncrica the Provinces {
New bronsv lrk and Nova Scotia b.
ing in, 'udet. under his command. FL
hls r, sidence is in convenient built
Ing, on the opposite side Of the square
The lower town, from which W
have not yet regularly assembled, is
disn.sl coGgeries of the most Wretche
buildings, rising, in darkness risibt
amidst every Kind OF fifth, tetween III
rock and the river; which is said
have washed the very base Of t,,- ",
montory. when jacques Cartier iiri
sailed by the erAgsy spot. iqntte
the narrow confines, with the alarr
sy Of fugitive, escaping from tt
confinement OF 8 prison; by Ion
flight Of steps, ending in slope att
slope down which lrlrkles perpet
ally the superhuoas moisture Of Il
upper town; the streets Of which,
wet weather, are rinsed, over Il
heads of the 'uckless passenger,
those projecting spouts which are
common in the antiquated towns
germany.
The upper OVID, at height Of o
hundred and fifty feet. FROM which
overlooks the lower ; and shows [
shipping so perpendiculsrly belo
that you think you could toss b
cult into them, from the ramparts,
completely fortified with walls a
gates, and all the other insouvenie
ces Of garrisoned towns; such as &c