New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-31
VOL. EsE. no. a23.

With q loss Of 500 men. He was seized with a
fe,,er with extreme melancholy, and a burning
o,so of the DISGRACE which must attend his failure
Inst then came news that Niagara had been
taken bv Sir William Johnson who succeeded
Prdeaux killed by the bursting of bomb and
that Amherst had seized both Ticonderoga and
Crown Point and was pressing upon the French
who had retired and fortified the Isle Aux Noix.
He resolved upon blow well calculated, by It's
desperate vttor 10 asound his foe and by its
very audacty TO secure the victory at which he
aimed. On the night OF September 18th, he en-
barkcd his troops and sailed quietly up the river,
intending TO land tr,o or three miles above and
get possession Of the nights. But the stream
was more rapid than he had believed and before
he was aware he drltted down TO within mile Of
Cape Diamond. TIE bank where lie found hnm-
sell was about 200 feet IN hight, in most places
PERCEPTIONS and deemed 50 perfectly safe that only
a captains guard had been stationed to secure 1t.
Yet up the face OF this very bank--whlch to look
at seems even now almost impossible, WOLFE
with his army determined to climb. They came
up ust at that little cove. to the lett oi the held
Of which have spoken. dispersed the guard and
as fast as they reached the summit formed upon
the plains The ground asccnds here little, and
upon the hight now 10 be traced the remains
of a breas-work which they hastily threw up
the angles Of which may yet be seen MoNT-
CAIN astounded at the news Of WoLFE's landing.
I haslened with promptness and courage 20 receive
him. IIclelt his camp at Beaufort and advanced
from above TO meet the British Both armies
were III order Of battlc-WoLFE on the English
right and MoHrc,I.M on the French left. About
9 o'clock the French advanced with l,500 sharp
shooters in front The British reserved Their fire,
81,
in the wrist. lie concealed it and received u
SHOT in the groin This also lie treated with in
difference, and waited til! the French were with
in 10 yards then placing himself at the head
OF his grenadefs, ust at the summit of that little
knoll now covered with bushes. he rushed with
irresistible power upon the enemy. pouring INTO
their lines an lnpctuous fire, and charging upon
them at the point OF the bayonet. While at the
head Of his troops he received u mortal wound
and lived Just long enough to hear that the
French were flying from the field. Then, SAID
he g die content and expired list at the edge
of the field before alluded to. Upon the precise
spot where ne died, in plat some ten feet square
and surrounded by an iron railing resting upon
rough granite pedestal is erected cylindrical
pillar about len feet high and fifteen eighteen
inches thick. L pom it is cut iii large plain letters
this inscri piion
"iIgnr DrEp
WOLFE
VIcToniocs'
Five DAYS after thc battle Quebec received an
English garrison, the war was soon closed and
France surrendered to England all her North
American provinces. The victory Of Wolfe
was one Of the most brilliant ever achieved Par
Lament erected splendid monument to his
memory in Westminster Abbey, which is de-
scribed at length III account OF the 7" Abbey
and lis curiostics" WOLFE is represented with
his hand over the wound just made, falling INTO
the arm of grenadier, who, with one hand sup
porting the dying hero, with the other points to
an angel in the clouds about to cover him with a
wreath of glory. An alt-rcei dccoratcs the front
on which is represented the perilous landing.
MoXrcALM also cl! in the same engagement.
lie was buried at Quebec, and in l16l NJ. Bou-
granville, Member of The French Academy OF
Sciences, wrote to PITT sendme Il long iuscrp
ton prepared by the Academy. nnd requesting, if
il contained nothing improper, permission TO have
it engraved upon marble tablet and erected 10
the memory Nj LEWIS josGPn Dc AioNTcALH
GozoN," IN the tlSuhno church at Quebec. Per-
mission was at once gwen, bG; whether the tablet
was ever erected or not am unable to say. The
following are translation OF the closing lines oi
the Epitaph-whicf may be found at length on
page }2l of the second vo!jlnc OF PrrI's Llie:
q His weeping couatrvmen
Deposited the remains Of IItr excellent General
In Grave
Which fallen bomb in bursting had cXcavated Tor him
Recommending them to the generous ai,h Of their enemies
The slight monument erected to designate the
spot where WolFE fell has almost cntrc Y fallen
to decay, and in fact has been nearly broken TO
pieces by travellers who wish to carry away some
memorial of a spot associated with such gonons
memories. Standing upon the summit oi the
line of ground between tins spot and the river the
view is very fine To the left bounding the
plain, arc two Martelo towers; between these and
the spot on winch we stand arc farmers gardens,
and nearer the river Is low white dwelling with
grove OF poplars at lis right. Directly IN front
the PLAN desccnds for some 10 rods somewhat
rapdIv-thcn the bank becomes precipltous and
covered with bushes reaches the river. Fifteen
or twenty vessels are lying here al anchor: the
river rolls on with It's rapid current and on the
opposite shore the hills rise gradually from thc
banks, and are lhickly covered with houses and
cultivated farms. To the right of the spot we
stand upon, for little distance, the ground Is
rolling, but soon spreads itself into tolerably
level field q quarter of a mile III width and twice
that lcng,h--ntf gentle slope on either SIDE
and a steep bank covered with bushes, reaches
down to The river This is now occupied as a
race cconrsc How different was tie prize once
conendcd for on that haowed ground.
la his Canals, +. A. THEl,rE, siyiag sketch Of
this battle SAYS that hearing OF NoFEs having reached
the Plains OF Abraham, " Mo>rciLM losing sight oi that
wise policy which had heretofore governed all his
meats uonindul OF all consequences rushed forth from
those impresachle l7dliS tat might have erd an enemy
of iundr, times superior force aad hghtng ~ de-
.sps,.Io lest his battle his lie and Canada This Is
f.r specimen Of the historical accuracy of the whor book
Moatcalm ueve. entrenched within the walls OF Que
b,c-but had his caup between The Monimorenct and 81
Charles r;yer-at Beaufort when he was attacked By