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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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British forces under General Wolfe landed 10,000 troops near Quebec on July 12, erected batteries, and planned naval attacks on the city. No losses reported; French frigate captured. French army under Vaudreuil encamped behind Quebec.
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Saturday last Capt. Jones arrived here in nine Days from Halifax, and by Letters from thence dated the 23d of July we learn, that Capt. Mc Donald arrived there the Day before from the Isle of Orleans, which he left the 12th, and brought the following agreeable Intelligence, viz.-- That General Wolfe had landed all his Army consisting of upwards of Ten Thousand Regulars on a Point of Land, projecting with the River St. Laurence, and fronting the upper End of Quebec, on a rising Ground ; at the Extremity of this Point General Wolfe has erected two Batteries, one of twenty 24 Pounders, and the other of eighteen Mortars : These Batteries overlook the lower, and are upon a level with the upper City, distant from the former three quarters of a Mile.--- That our Camp is pitch'd in a Valley, at an inner Part of this Point, and a full Mile from the Batteries ; notwithstanding which the Cannon from the Ramparts of the upper City throw their Shot a full Mile beyond the Tents.---The 12th of July the Batteries were to be unmask'd. and three sixty-gun Ships were appointed to attack a Small Encampment. some Batteries and Out-works at the lower End of the City. while the Centre of the Place is to be entertained with three 3-Deckers, and two Bomb-Ketches.---When Capt. Mc Donald come away we had not lost a Man.--That the French have three Men of War. and fifteen Sail of other Ships, all hauled as far up the River as possible, and out of our reach at present.---That their Army is commanded by Monsieur Vaudreuil, and lies encamped behind the City. but in what Numbers he could not tell, tho' they are all well known to Gen. Wolfe, as Deserters come in daily.
---Capt. Mc Donald further says,-- that in going up the River we had a Snow and three Schooners put ashore, one of the Schooners was got off, and the Snow and the other two Schooners were totally lost, but their Crews and Cargoes all saved:
Another Letter says, that a French Frigate was taken by our Men of War.
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Quebec
Event Date
12th And 23d Of July
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no british losses reported; a french frigate was taken by our men of war; a snow and two schooners lost but crews and cargoes saved.
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Capt. Mc Donald arrived from the Isle of Orleans on July 12, reporting that General Wolfe landed over 10,000 regulars on a point fronting Quebec, erected batteries overlooking the city, and planned attacks on July 12 with ships and batteries. French have three Men of War and fifteen other ships upriver, army under Vaudreuil encamped behind the city. Deserters provide intelligence to Wolfe.