Identifier: siegeofquebec01doug Title: The siege of Quebec and the battle of the Plains of Abraham Year: 1901 (1900s) Authors: Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936 Parmelee, G. W. (George William), 1860-1941 Subjects: Publisher: Quebec : Dussault & Proulx Contributing Library: ROM - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Text Appearing Before Image: snot informed of the project until the last moment, did notapprove of it. His opinion is recorded in his Journal : This detachment, says he, seems to have been decidedupon in a spirit of prejudice, of intrigue and jealousyagainst the land troops. Notwithstanding M. de Mont-calms repeated remonstrance, it has not been deemed advis-able to employ in it the superior officers or the engineerof the regulars. Its object does not appear definite andsafe enough to warrant the great expense and fatigue thatwill follow, and the consumption of victuals, when theyare scarce, may cause the ruin of this colony if MilordLoudon moves early. All this has been told to M. leMarquis de Vaudreuil, but he thinks of nothing else thanto give a big detachment to his brother, and he relies forsuccess upon M. Dumas intelligence, and the luck and (i) Montcalm writes in hxs Journal: Le Marquis de Vaudreuil isarrived well enough and able to work as much as before, that is to saylittle. /ournai de Montcalm, p. 153.

Text Appearing After Image: /vtonsiear ac -Do WW—mill ij J , v,.>;....-/-^ 1757] LIFE OF MONTCALM 179 miracles wliicli have heretofore preserved Canada in spiteof the endless faults that have been committed. Thisdetachment will cost at the least two hundred thousandecus and according to many people, one million of francs,which would not be surprising owing to bad administrationand to the habit of enriching private individuals at theKings expense. ^^ Montcalm asked the governor to place M. de Levis orM. de Bourlamaque at the head of the detachment; buthe refused. He offered to go himself as far as Carillon inorder to dire6l the enterprise, and met the same answer.At last a long explanation took place between the twoleaders. I spoke to the governor, says Montcalm, franklyand firmly, without naming any one of those who verylikely busy themselves with destroying his confidence inme, hoping thus to win his trust. I told him how necessaryit was that I should communicate to him my reflexionsand opinions, adding th

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