. Montcalm and Wolfe. France and England in North America . , resolved to posthis whole force on the St. Lawrence below thecity, with his right resting on the St. Charles, andhis left on the Montmorenci. Here, accordingly,the troops and militia were stationed as theyarrived. Early in June, standing at the north-eastern brink of the rock of Quebec, one could haveseen the whole position at a glance. On the curv-ing shore from the St. Charles to the rocky gorgeof the Montmorenci, a distance of seven or eightmiles, the whitewashed dwellings of the parish ofBeauport stretched down the road in a dou
. Montcalm and Wolfe. France and England in North America . , resolved to posthis whole force on the St. Lawrence below thecity, with his right resting on the St. Charles, andhis left on the Montmorenci. Here, accordingly,the troops and militia were stationed as theyarrived. Early in June, standing at the north-eastern brink of the rock of Quebec, one could haveseen the whole position at a glance. On the curv-ing shore from the St. Charles to the rocky gorgeof the Montmorenci, a distance of seven or eightmiles, the whitewashed dwellings of the parish ofBeauport stretched down the road in a double chain,and the fields on both sides were studded withtents, huts, and Indian wigwams. Along the bor-ders of the St. Lawrence, as far as the eye coulddistinguish them, gangs of men were throwingup redoubts, batteries, and lines of midway between the two extremities of the 1 Journal du Siege de Quebec depose a la Bibliotheque de Hartwell, enAngleterre. (Printed at Quebec, V836.) 2 Livre dOrdres, Disposition pour sopposer a la 1759.] MEASURES OF DEFENCE. 201 encampment ran the little river of Beauport; andon the rising ground just beyond it stood a largestone house, round which the tents were thicklyclustered; for here Montcalm had made his head-quarters. A boom of logs chained together was drawnacross the mouth of the St. Charles, which wasfurther guarded by two hulks mounted with can-non. The bridge of boats that crossed the streamnearly a mile above, formed the chief communica-tion between the city and the camp. Its headtowards Beauport was protected by a strong andextensive earthwork; and the banks of the streamon the Quebec side were also intrenched, to forma second line of defence in case the position atBeauport should be forced. In the city itself every gate, except the PalaceGate, which gave access to the bridge, was closedand barricaded. A hundred and six cannon weremounted on the A floating battery oftwelve heavy pieces, a number
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