Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-08
wolfe and aIontcsim.

II was towards 10 o clock when, from
: hilleck on the right OF the line, Wolfe
saw that the crisis was near The French
u the ridge had gathered themselves
INTO three bodies; regulars IN the center,
regulars and Canadians On the right and
left. Two feld-pleces which had been
dragged up the height fred on therc with
grape-shot, and the troops, rising from
the ground, formed to receive them In
a few minutes more they were in motion.
They came on rapidly, utterlng loud
shouts and firing, as soon as they were
within range. Their ranks, ill-ordered,
at the best, were further confused by a
number OF Canadians, who bad beeen In
terspersed among the regulars. and who,
after hastily firing, threw themselves on
the ground to reload. The British ad-
vanced q few rods; then halted, and
stood still. When the French were
within forty PAGES, the word OF command
rang out, and crash OF musketry an
sgered all along the line The volley
was delivered with remarkable precision
in the battahons of the center, which
had suffered the least from the enemy's
bullets; the simultaneous explosion was
afterwards said by the French officers TO
hsye sounded ike q cannon shot. An
o.her volley followed, and then s furious,
elstterng IRE, that lasted but 8 minute or
two.
When the smoke rose miserable sight
was revealed: the ground numbered with
dead and wounded, the advancing masses
stopped short and turned into frantic
mob, cursing, shouting, gesticulsting.
The order was gwen to charge. Then
over the field rose the British cheer,
jolned with the fierce yell of the high
land slogan. Some of the corps pushed
forward with the bayonet; some advanced
firing. The clansmen drew their broad
swords and dashed on, keen and swift as
bloodhounds. At the English right,
through the attacking column was broken
TO pieces, fire was still kept mp; chiefly,
It seems, by sharpshooters from the bushes
and cornields, where they hsd lsln for an
hour or more.
Here Wolfe himself led the charge at
the head OF the Louisbourg Grensdiers-
A shot shattered his wrist. He wrapped
his handkerchief about IT and kept on.
Another shot struck him, and he still
advanced, when q third lodged IN his
breast. he staggered and sat on the
ground. Lieutenant Brown Of the Grens-
dlers, one Henderson, q volunteer IN the
same company, and private soldier,
aided by an officer of artillery who ran TO
ioin them, carried him in their arms TO the
rear. He begged them TO lay him down.
They DID so, and asked II he would have
a surgeon. There's no need he an
spered: ''it's all over with me-" A mo
ment after one Of them cried out: ''They
run. See how they rum" ''Whe runr'
Wolfe demanded ike q man aroused from
sleep. 'The enemy, sir. Egad, they
give way everywhere" go, one Of you,
10 Colonel Burton" returned the dying
man: tell him to march Web3's regiment
down TO Charles River to cut of their
retreat from the bridge" Then, turning
on hIs side, be murmuTed, "Now, God be
praised, will die IN peace, and ia few
moments his gallant soul had fed
Montcalm, still on horseback, was borne
with the tide of fugtives towards the
town. AS he approached the walls a shot
passed through his body. He kept his
seat; two soldiers supported him, one on
each SIDE, and led his horse through the
81. LOUIS gate. On the open space within,
among the excited crowd, were several
women, drawn no doubt by eagerness to
know the result OF the fight. Que OF
them recognized him, saw the streaming
blood, and shrieked, "Oh, mon Dieu! mon
Dieu! le Marquis est tuel ITS nothing,
IT'S nothing replied the desth-stricken
man. ''Don't be troubled for me, my
good friends.