The siege of Quebec : and the battle of the Plains of Abraham . arcel, to forward the following answer : TheMarquis de Montcalm fully appreciates your kindnessand directs me to tell you that he approves of all; I haveread to him your letter and the draft of capitulation,which I have delivered to M. de Ramezay together withthe letter adressed by you to that officer. Then as apost-script, Marcel added : The Marquis de Montcalm ishardly better; however, his pulse is a little stronger atten oclock . ^^ During these hours of pain, Montcalm did not forgetthe companions of his exertions and the faith
The siege of Quebec : and the battle of the Plains of Abraham . arcel, to forward the following answer : TheMarquis de Montcalm fully appreciates your kindnessand directs me to tell you that he approves of all; I haveread to him your letter and the draft of capitulation,which I have delivered to M. de Ramezay together withthe letter adressed by you to that officer. Then as apost-script, Marcel added : The Marquis de Montcalm ishardly better; however, his pulse is a little stronger atten oclock . ^^ During these hours of pain, Montcalm did not forgetthe companions of his exertions and the faithful people forwhose defence he had sacrificed his life. It is said that hedictated these lines to the address of Brigadier Townshend,who was at this time in the camp before the walls of Quebec : Monsieur, the humanity of the English sets my mindat peace concerning the fate of the French prisoners andthe Canadians. Feel towards them as they have caused meto feel. Do not let them perceive that they have changed (i) Collection Moreajc, St. Miry, XIII, folio 1759] UNE MORT GLORlEUSE 19^ masters. Be their protector as I have been their father /^The general had fulfilled his last public duty. To M. deRamezay who came to ask for some advice in relation tothe defence of the town, Montcalm replied: I have nomore orders nor advice to give on earth. My time is veryshort, I have far more important business that must beattended to. According to some relations, Mgr de Pont- (i) Are these celebrated lines authentic ? After a patient and pro-longed study of books and documents, we have come to the conclusionthat the question is, at least, doubtful. Our earlier Canadian historians,Bibaud, Garneau and Ferland, do not speak of this letter to first writer who quoted it was father Martin, a French Jesuit, wholived in Canada for many years, and was rector of St. Marys College atMontreal. In 1S67, he published a book,—Montcalm en Canada, par unancien Missionnaire, Tozirnai, i86y
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