in any measure for the public service. There is such
a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss
how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain I know
require the most vigorous measures. You may be sure
that the small part of the campaign which remains
shall be employed, as far as I am able, for the honour
of His Majesty and the interest of the nation. I am
sure of being well seconded by the admirals and
generals; happy if our efforts here can contribute to
the success of His Majesty's arms in any other part
of America.

On the 31st, the day he wrote to his mother and had his
long talk with Saunders, Wolfe began to send his guns
and stores away from the Montmorency camp. Carleton
managed the removal very cleverly; and on September 3
only the five thousand infantry who were to go up the St
Lawrence were left there. Wolfe tried to tempt Montcalm
to attack him. But Montcalm knew better; and half suspected
that Wolfe himself might make another attack on the
Beauport lines. When everything was ready, all the men
at the Point of Levy who could be spared put off in boats
and rowed over towards Beauport, just as Monckton's men
had done on the disastrous last day of July. At the same
time the main division of the fleet, under Saunders, made
as if to support these boats, while the Levis batteries
thundered against Quebec. Carleton gave the signal from
the beach at Montmorency when the tide was high; and the
whole five thousand infantry marched down the hill, got
into their boats, and rowed over to where the other boats