Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-09-03

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Surrender Of Quebec.
DEATH OF WOLF AND MoNTCALM.
While British arms were achiey-
ing victories at Ticonderoga, Crown
Point, Frontenac, Du Guesne and
Niagara, Gen. Wolf was at the same
time, vigorously carrying forward his
operations, before Quebec. In the
midst of his exertions, he received
intelligence of the capture of Niaga-
"a and the retreat of the French be-
fore Gen. Amherst. The advanced
period Of the season, and the strong
French force at the Isle Aux Noix,
satisfied Wolf that the union of the
force under Gen. Amerhest with that
under himself, could not take place.
Neither was it probable that Sir Will
liam Johnson would be able to march
against Montreal, to devide the for
ces and divert the attention Of thn
French. Notwithstanding 49,
Wolf resolved .4c-ea1ft nEn w..
and make superior caution aff6..hen
ing, activity and bravery supply the
place Of numbers and strength
Though in body so weak and feeble
from the effects of a painful and
wasting malady, that he was often
confined to his room, Gen. Wolf, by
his cheerful and confident bearing,
inspired the minds of all around him
with the highest expectation, that
under him their brightest hopes would
be fully realized-their tolls and suf-
erings be rewarded with the noblest
triumph British valor had ever before
achieved on the American continent.
With an army of eight thousand
men, under convoy of British YES
sells, Gen. Wolf landed on the Isle of
Orleans, lying in the st. Lawrence, a
few leagues below the city of Quebec,
near the close of June, 1859. Here
he had full view of the dangers and
embarrassments that he must encoun-
ter, and Of the bold yet cautious
course he would have to adopt and
pursue, in order to succeed. Nobly
exclaiming that ga victorious army
finds no difficulties" Wolf resolved
to hazard every thing to gain every
thing. With the hope that Mont
calm, the French commander, might
be induced to change his strong and
well chosen position and enter into a
general engagement, Wolf brought
about the battle of Montmorency, and
repulsed with the loss of five hundred
Of his best men. At this critic al juno
ture, the daring resolution was made
to carry on all future operations above
the town. AT the greatest risk and
the most imminent danger, by bold
and master movement, the English
finally gained the flights of Abraham,
which overlooked and commanded
the city. Sogreat were the astonish
ment and surprize Of Montcalm, when
first informed of this sudden change
of the enemy's position, that he re-
fused to believe it possible. He saw
that a fatal battle could not much
longer be avoided-a battle that in
evitably would decide the fate of the
empire of France in America-and
he made his preparations according
ly. An engagement soon after took
place between the two armies, in
which the steady, unfinching bravery
IL Al IL
petuous courage of the French were
both tried and proved. The English
were victorious and to them the
French surrendered Quebec-their
last remaining strong hold tina, had
not yet fallen into the possession of
their enemies.
Wolf nd'Montcalm, the command
ing genel ais, were foemen worthy of
each other. The wonderful coinci-
dence and contrast presented in the
closing scene of their fortunes and
life, have forever blended their men,
DRY in glorious union on the Histo-
rian's page, the Painters canvas and
and the Poets numbers. Both had
distinguished themselves during the
war-both were in the thickest and
fiercest of the battle storm-both led
their emulous columes on the deadly
charge-both were MORALLY wounded
and reluctantly carried from the field
both died-one as the shouts of
victory were ringing louder and loud
er in his failing ears, and words of
peacefulresignation were falling from
his closing lips-the other, with the
fervent aspiration that he might not
''live to see the surrender of Quebec 4 &
and his country's dorniniop. p1s ~
to the hands CT his conqueror. =
The loss Of these two brave and
accomplished commanders was deep.
ly lamented and regretted by their
respective nations-their names uni
ted and honored by their enemies
With what truth and beauty does
their kindred fate illustrate, though
under widely different circumstances,
how often it is,
''The paths of glory lead but to the grave"
An affecting incident is related of
Gen. Wolf, whichpresents his charac-
ter in the most amiable light. 1t is
said that when Wolfe and his army
were noiselessly floating down the
st. Lawrence, at midnight, to the
place where they were to land and
; begin their difficulty ascent to the
Heights above, he in low, tender