The life and letters of James Wolfe . and after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found that,though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silencedby the men of war, yet the business of an assault would be littleadvanced by that, since the few passages leading from the lowerto the upper town are carefully entrenched, and the upperbatteries cannot be affected by the ships, which must receiveconsiderable damage from them, and from the mortars. TheAdmiral would readily join in this, or in any other measurefor the public service; but I would not propose to him anundertaking of so d
The life and letters of James Wolfe . and after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found that,though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silencedby the men of war, yet the business of an assault would be littleadvanced by that, since the few passages leading from the lowerto the upper town are carefully entrenched, and the upperbatteries cannot be affected by the ships, which must receiveconsiderable damage from them, and from the mortars. TheAdmiral would readily join in this, or in any other measurefor the public service; but I would not propose to him anundertaking of so dangerous a nature and promising so littlesuccess. To the uncommon strength of the country the enemy haveadded, for the defence of the river, a great number of floatingbatteries and boats; by the vigilance of these and the Indiansround our different posts, it has been impossible to execute any-thing by surprise. We have had almost daily skirmishes withthe Savages, in which they are generally defeated, but notwithout loss on our
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