[128] Smollett, V. 56, note (Edinburgh, 1805). Mante simply mentions that the English were challenged by the sentinels, and escaped discovery by replying in French.
[129] This incident is mentioned in a manuscript journal of the siege of Quebec, by John Johnson, clerk and quartermaster in the 58th regiment. The journal is written with great care, and abounds in curious details.
[130] Knox, Journal, II. 68, note.
[131] Despatch of Admiral Saunders, Sept. 20, 1759.
[132] Despatch of General Townshend, Sept. 20. Gardiner, Memoirs of the Siege of Quebec, 28. Journal of the Siege of Quebec, by a Gentleman in an Eminent Station on the Spot, 40. Letter to a Right Honorable Patriot on the Glorious Success of Quebec. Annual Register for 1759, 40.
[133] Knox, II. 78. Knox derived his information from the person who supported Wolfe in his dying moments.
[134] Knox, II. 77.
[135] Annual Register for 1759, 43.
[136] Gordon, Hist. Penn. 321. Causes of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British Interest. MS. Johnson Papers.
[137] The following are extracts from his journals:—