. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. nhope along the margin of the toward the very narrowpass of Pres de Ville, having a preci-pice toward the river on one side,and the scarped rock extending upto Cape Diamond on the other. Hereall farther approach to the LowerTown was intercepted by a barrier,and the defile, only wide enoughfor two or three abreast, was swept by a battery of three-pounders loadedwith grape, placed in a block-house. At daybreak Montgomerys approachwas discovered by the guard and Captain Barnsfares gunners, who hadbeen kept under arms awaiting
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. nhope along the margin of the toward the very narrowpass of Pres de Ville, having a preci-pice toward the river on one side,and the scarped rock extending upto Cape Diamond on the other. Hereall farther approach to the LowerTown was intercepted by a barrier,and the defile, only wide enoughfor two or three abreast, was swept by a battery of three-pounders loadedwith grape, placed in a block-house. At daybreak Montgomerys approachwas discovered by the guard and Captain Barnsfares gunners, who hadbeen kept under arms awaiting the attack which they had reason toexpect, from reports of deserters; and, as had been previously concerted,the Americans were allowed to approach unmolested to within fifty , while the rear of the column was coming up with the lad-ders, halted to reconnoiter in the dim dawn darkened with the drivingnorth-east storm. Deceived by the silence of the enemy, who with port-fires lighted, were eagerly watching for his approach, Montgomery cried. WHERE MONTGOMERY FELL. 294 MAJOR-GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY out to his little band, as soon as about sixty were assembled: Men ofNew York! you will not fear to follow where your general leads ! March on,brave boys ! Quebec is ours! and then rushed boldly to charge the bat-tery, over the drifted snow and blocks of ice, some of which he clearedaway with his own hands, to make room for his troops. The enemy, wait-ing for this critical moment, discharged a shower of grape and musketry,with deadly precision, into the very faces of the assailants. Montgomery,pierced with three balls, his Aide, Macpherson, the gallant Captain Chees-man, and ten others, were instantly killed. For several hours after the re-pulse of the American column Carleton was uncertain as to Montgomerysfate ; but a field officer among the captured troops of Arnolds detachmentrecognized among the thirteen frozen corpses, lying as they fell, in theirwinding sheets
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