The picturesque StLawrence . was carried into a house anda surgeon examined his wound and pronouncedit mortal. Montcalm quietly asked how longhe had to live. Probably not more than twelve hours, wasthe reply. So much the better, commented the dyinggeneral. I am happy that I shall not live tosee the surrender of Quebec. He passed away peacefully late that the confusion of the time no workman couldbe found to make a coffin, but an old servant ofthe Ursuline Convent nailed together a fewboards to form a rough box. In it was laid thebody of the dead soldier, and the evening of thesame day
The picturesque StLawrence . was carried into a house anda surgeon examined his wound and pronouncedit mortal. Montcalm quietly asked how longhe had to live. Probably not more than twelve hours, wasthe reply. So much the better, commented the dyinggeneral. I am happy that I shall not live tosee the surrender of Quebec. He passed away peacefully late that the confusion of the time no workman couldbe found to make a coffin, but an old servant ofthe Ursuline Convent nailed together a fewboards to form a rough box. In it was laid thebody of the dead soldier, and the evening of thesame day he was carried to his rest. The officersof the garrison followed the bier and some of thepopulace, including women and children, joinedthe procession as it moved in dreary silencealong the dusky street, shattered with cannon-ball and bomb. A shell bursting under the floorin the chapel of the Ursuline Convent had madea cavity which had been hollowed into a grave,and here by the light of torches was buried theheroic Wolfes Cove Quebecs Eventful History i8i The victors had fortified themselves on thebattlefield. They were still greatly outnumberedby the French, and their victory was far fromcomplete. But the enemy was so disconcertedby what had happened that the army was orderedto begin an immediate retreat. Quebec with itslittle garrison was abandoned to its fate. Thecannon remained in the Beauport intrench-ments, the tents were left standing, and thepanic-stricken troops neither carried away nordestroyed the supplies of food in the confusion reigned in the fortress, and themilitia refused to fight. The commandant puton a bold front for a few days, and when thiswould serve no longer he surrendered. Late in October the English admiral fired aparting salute and sailed down the river carryinga portion of the troops and the embalmed bodyof General Wolfe. Ten battalions with artilleryand a company of rangers remained to hold theruins of Qjaebec. They repa
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