The life and letters of James Wolfe . shoulders, and expect tosuffer for it. Accidents cannot be helped. As much of the planas was defective falls upon me; and it is, I think, a matter ofno great consequence whether the cats fired well or ill; werewell or ill placed; of no great consequence whether an hour ortwo were or were not lost by the boats grounding; and of aslittle consequence whether the Centuiions gunner directed hisshot well or ill. In none of these circumstances the essentialmatter resides. The great fault of that day consists in puttingtoo many men into boats, who might have been
The life and letters of James Wolfe . shoulders, and expect tosuffer for it. Accidents cannot be helped. As much of the planas was defective falls upon me; and it is, I think, a matter ofno great consequence whether the cats fired well or ill; werewell or ill placed; of no great consequence whether an hour ortwo were or were not lost by the boats grounding; and of aslittle consequence whether the Centuiions gunner directed hisshot well or ill. In none of these circumstances the essentialmatter resides. The great fault of that day consists in puttingtoo many men into boats, who might have been landed the daybefore, and might have crossed the ford with certainty, while asmall body only remained afloat; and the superfluous boats ofthe fleet employed in a feint that might divide the enemysforce. A man sees his error often too late to remedy. My illstate of health hinders me from executing my own plan; it isof too desperate a nature to order others to execute. TheGenerals seem to think alike as to the operations, I, therefore,. BRIGADIEK-GESERAL HOX. MrKBAYFi-om a dravriiig hy Gillray AMHERSTS ADVANCE 463 join with them, and perhaps we may find some opportunity tostrike a blow.^ I am, dear Sir, etc., Jam. Wolfe. He had failed at Montniorcnci, but Wolfe did not believe hisplan unsound. He would try again under more favourable con-ditions. He concerted with Saunders a plan of action for theupper river. Holmes, in command of the flotilla beyond Quebec,was to act in conjunction with Murray, who was given 1,5200 mento destroy the French shipping up stream, and to harass theenemy on shore as much as possible. Murray found the whole lineof cliffs on the alert. Two attempts did he make to land, buteach time was met bv a fire too hot to stand, but at the thirdattempt he surprised the river post, pushed on and captured thevillage of Dechambault. Here the French, in conformity withthe Generals manifesto, were made to feel his hand. But thegreatest advantage he obtained was t
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