The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-17


Qr.mc, August IL, 1880.
Hoe ns Cada is PrcpJre5 to Recsise ne PyinoeA D..
scriPior Of the fr7ess-F,ir.aer Preparations IN me
CVy-Ihe Mechanics Ens.ims AREA the IEncst-A yriral
IF te Gor-rOr Gneral al Gasre-Adn,iral Milne 10 Re-
main al Rirer Oh L1up AMI Wat for the Prinoe-7e
Cdrddion Rifles No, 20 Go Dorm Ne Rirer, dc, de-
Tie ct7 and fortress OF Quebec once you per-
ceve, still the headquarters aud basis Of my operations
Feeling convinced that this Is the best point in British
America from which could communicate with you pre-
v.ous It's evacuation by the coming Prince with his
aee AMI numerous renle, have come to the de.erm,
nation CT leaving the advanced poets in charge of the
other divisions OF your corps, aaa operating from this
fortress only.
One oaa scarcely fail TO lmpart somewhat military
strain 10 everything they say do after visit to the
redoub,able citadel OF Qebcc. Now, that Is jus, my
case al present in ny former letters gave you an &C
count Of the preparations gong forward ia the city
ceve and honor his Royal Hgha,ss the Prince of Wales
but had not then visited the citadel the great crownog
fovning fortress Of Canada and nt tower
OF over the great rolling ST. Lawrence in It's moe, ma.
jestc, solemn, silent How. Having American cit.
zcn procured pass from the Town MAJOR into the right
fore paw OF the British American Ion, commenced the
ascent through the sides OF the den rhc ramparis
Tending the city proper r,sci with their scores Of
guns dozens OF marteo towers, aud reiouots Of all
kinds 1ben wsnd my way through the crookedes city
In the world Ill approach another rampant Of immense
sol!d.,y, extending in al directions, AMI presenting
guns and mortss OF al Sizes power and ranges at you,
wherever you turn once inside this line Of defence my
feelings oftmldty, III possessed any suddenly depart,
and and myself in zgsy roadway where can only
few yards in any direction Hook rorn 10 observe
there are any preparations or gay decorations going
forward IN honor of the yo1ng Prince OF Wales who is
vfr
and perceive that the each side Of me been
trimmed, that the guns have been polished, lha, the
frous Of the stone portions OF the i,lcaons have
dressed, aad that the road on which / stsai has
been newly gravcei with the finest aud most
durable sand Now notice the iron eu.ranc, to one OF
The great sGbierranean passages which extend Cor miles
under The grass have mentioned, and by several
stove pipes risng from the apparently geen harmless
lawn, aud black srose cUfls out torn OF them.
There subieaneaa passages at oaoc The iary bar
racks and means % With every part Of the
fortress o. bee While gaze il, silence and liz
ic awe around party of solicrs o. the Seventeenth in
fsntry march ssi AID prccccd tArd Inc OF defence
passct similar to the last, sad io stlal alone and ua
sheltered 10 an oPcn Triangular smoothly aad fresh
" gravcied, huge guns pointed towards fom every
rocS, and aperture froci OF msssyc Oorathi
porch o. great bcCks ~ g-aac, before which ave or
sN selis tndef the super vision o. saOAnerl officer,
are rae ng N sror1 niot o.onogs sad bed M,
ion. IL tn cnfsnce n the citadel There i little
raneGih dhlAy All g sociy, bit. nevertheless, ntc
rsitag % spProachirg Tie oihcS AN iaiormsd on
presenting ny r,ss, that soldier u through
u Ciair arc that tie eutilce Or gate g 10 be deco
rated v.'h Auseis arf cva-rftcrs Nhsa the Prlnce
20 6. lAcrs sre store rD1ns u grants be.
tore aad Ga each s.de Of ne, containing
cas- 'ccofiiH1 70 my corPsn. Statement They
iSo stories hlsh aal about 100 eci decp. Taey arc
nsFs while ne dark li;'c building imncdia,sly inside
the safe, hcst wialoss ye; % nigh ne next has
eorsf ceeas more ihaa is Ice rs hcS as the Others II
%, h-ge seaaiic On phlca We walk /, iasly gravel
"a aad abc4i 100 bcsg drilled IN heavy tua~c
l-ftl N us beat " tr0llAx sun. !Or ylnisL neat
~ oa1 aly ix NLra aano noes tNsirr olsr h nsvt
pointed 90 N lur ghss' point " ths citadel u IL n,
rlsd 70 br sAsB1s. because tue Pracs is expected
Ihtr ten teh lorieis, short sni long shown BY
doz'as. al ID their beat holiday trim Guns a tiers
s"sefaE ~ tae afT<vscacs % toe icrmilao.s fort
lsccai ai.ci9a. discover. however 40 attempts more
tnan ihos artav nithionei nor other pTepsra'
.a'i 'e' tse usaa lra pc r. 70 M g'de ald 70
W DO 30 srepose I'll be N. re tons or the yo,,
80 % VA when he entsrs this fcrtsess AL re.
tNf a,.- -o1 soldiers Wal hs atnirc the sceae |
~ nd a =. q" % heresars i "a rcsi ofihc Mi1s AZ,
~ p1f i AZ 10 corr sr1adeat 3 free i1cyaf-ss ~ f
W. O. cncsifer the moasy which al tbs sA |
tsis Nri tElraiea H'w many schools AMI h,neva,gai
rs; .rtoGs 81 an kl1ds co1li 6e esabIishoi All IN ~.
TO- iOr ths cost Or al tAs. s1i whch ynuli tort X,
M ctutiry best IN the lapse u centuries. To veyer ms
nas ~ sc u.si ies much irpresss nj be setter pre-
sfgf 10 braOd sai "Hu' >,1n5is' "A tic rrrr %.
'ressvc peaceful uaiioa " the carts, Thcsc thsn as
te ln e " iae Preparations, g, 'ar yolr CORES.
lonjcni cort perceive u the most ntcrcar s,.pa Of
)r-sh North America 30 receve the Fri-te u wt,es
cgtaps this may be acc9uAici 5y the fact that the
Bsa military syst m Throughout Is rol,.7s ~thol. go.
preston % any kiu1 ~ perhaps j. u1rgt' that tho
,ge .oifsss Ike one VINO b cAarg. l5 cls.
rary ,iiire even Tor prince or That appssfs Z, n1-s
TaAisSe az more imposing piihoui unie-r0ly caslgc
Z 81 essential nature cTea 10 c1ier.or sDNfs-iaec
blt na-e s'uethcg more q all about the r-srara
o.s iaf u irass.s reception a toe ~ sasi Fr,.s
2 y1r at friTaie dcccrttgas ~ ias city, Aoll
De plstc cncs. e. which roa are Tfnrr4 u So
rr ~ ~ 4'c tlsic1cn ever 4asrt f. t..l ~ iona
--et tie 7f'rc cal ,to-- ri-- 'r 81 tv aat'a 81,
ae nt ule.s Cd tic Mechanics irsllts g ts cil of
ave ictr-m,crl g crsgt a. =. 70 pt 81 ~ O.
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