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From the Adams House he posted to Louisburg Square, where the Trevors were living in great style. Slightly acquainted with Miss Trevor, he found no difficulty in being admitted to her presence. After rattling over a few commonplace topics, he came to the object of his mission. "Have you seen Bliffins lately?" "Not very," replied the fair one, languidly. "Dying, ma'am, dying." "Is it possible?
Before the smoke of that terrible volley had cleared away, Wolfe, his delicate frame trembling with illness, but buoyed up with the assurance of a glorious victory, placed himself at the head of the Louisburg Grenadiers and the 28th Regiment, and led them to the fray.
The commandant was very well disposed to the family of Antoine Lecorbeau, from whom he bought farm produce at ridiculously low terms, to sell it again in Louisburg at a profit of one or two hundred per cent. He spoke good humoredly to Pierre, and even helped him with his paint and feathers.
A gallant young Comte de Gisors, only son of Belleisle, perished in that disgraceful Crefeld: unfortunate old man, what a business that of "cutting Germany in four" has been to you, first and last! Landing of General Amherst's people at Louisburg in Cape Breton; with a view of besieging that important place.
"Here I was riding on my sorrel, all my noble fellows behind, the fife and drums going as at Louisburg that day! Martial ardour united to manliness and local pride follow me? Here we were, Red Ravine left, stump fences and waving fields of grain right. From military point of view, bad position ravine, stump fence, brave soldiers in the middle, food for powder catch it? see?"
The capture of Louisburg and Forts Frontenac and Duquesne last year have given the enemy the command both of the upper and lower lines of water communication, and a great hold over us on the north and west, whilst the support of a population of nearly four hundred thousand in the English American states gives them a formidable advantage in the south.
Here again the army was landed, and its numbers completed from the Louisburg garrison. There was naturally much to be done with an army brought together from so many various quarters. The force, too, proved, as I have said, far short of the estimate, being considerably under nine thousand men; but, on the other hand, these were all good troops and mostly veterans.
The New England volunteers who in 1745 captured the fortress of Louisburg from the veteran troops of France were conveyed by ten American ships of war. As early as 1765, six hundred sail from Massachusetts were engaged in the fisheries, and many American vessels pursued the trade to England, Spain, and the West Indies.
It might thus seem that we were leaving danger well behind, after having travelled so many heavy leagues, but it was yet several hundred miles to Louisburg, our destination; and we had escaped only immediate danger. We passed Isle aux Coudres and the Isles of Kamaraska, and now we ventured by day to ramble the woods in search of game, which was most plentiful.
No matters of great consequence have come to our ears, save that it is thought your navy may descend on Louisburg; that Ticonderoga is also to be set upon, and Quebec to be besieged in the coming summer. From France the news is various.
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