The life and letters of James Wolfe . ^^ \. XXITHE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM Still were the brigadiers kept in the dark as to the plans of theircommander, although Holmes and Carleton were both probablyinformed of the exact landing-place, and the letter which, on thatvery evening, the 10th, Wolfe wrote Burton, shows how every-thing was clearly settled in his mind. To Colonel Burton. Sutherland, above Cap Rouge, Monday, IQth September, 1759. Dear Colonel,—You perfectly understood my meaning inevery particular. Gorehams first post is under the point ofa hill, where there is a little road running from Ba
The life and letters of James Wolfe . ^^ \. XXITHE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM Still were the brigadiers kept in the dark as to the plans of theircommander, although Holmes and Carleton were both probablyinformed of the exact landing-place, and the letter which, on thatvery evening, the 10th, Wolfe wrote Burton, shows how every-thing was clearly settled in his mind. To Colonel Burton. Sutherland, above Cap Rouge, Monday, IQth September, 1759. Dear Colonel,—You perfectly understood my meaning inevery particular. Gorehams first post is under the point ofa hill, where there is a little road running from Ballings oldquarter up to the river; the way down is very steep, but Ibelieve the troops can march at low water all along the beachfrom the Point of Levi. I think it is not above a mile and ahalf, or two miles, from our batteries. The deserters intelligencein respect to Mons. de Vaudreuirs movements agrees in partwith our observations; but it is absolutely impossible that theMarquis can have so large a corps; I dont believe their wholearmy
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