Government steamer Napoleon III driven against the Mariner's Chapel
wharf had her side completely stove in; full of water and almost keeled
over, very badly damaged, and will cost a heavy sum to repair. She had
steam up at the time, but could not move out. Broke her cables and lost
her anchors.
Gulf Ports steamer Georgia - Hole stove in her side; hold, full of
water. Damage easily repaired.
Gulf Ports SS. Hadji - Singular to say, though the boat was in the
very middle of the confused mass, it received no damage worth mentioning.
Gulf Ports SS. Miramichi - very slightly damaged. Will be extricated
to-day and proceed to her wharf, to sail for below on Tuesday next.
Government steamer "Druid," - on her beam ends, slightly damaged.
Steamboat "Napoleon," - keeled over,
Steamboat "Mersey," - on her side.
Steamboat "Canada," - sunk.
Steamboat "Beaver," - sunk, completely disappeared.
Steamboat "Castor" - disappeared.
Steamboat "Rival" - badly damaged.
Steamboat "Shannon," - badly damaged.
Steamboat "Rescue," - sunk, lies under the bows of the "Miramichi."
Steamboat "Conqueror No. 1," - badly damaged.
A schooner, owned by Mr. Kennedy, of Gaspe, laden with provisions, and
which was detained here last fall, was also sunk and lies near the
"Georgia." In addition two of Mr. H. H. Hall's blocks or piers were
completely carried away by the crushing weight of the ice." - (Quebec
Budget.)
[See page 317.]
THE PISTOLS AND SASH OF GENERAL WOLFE, 1759.
(To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle.)
DEAR SIR, - Would you allow me to supply in your columns additional
information on an incident relating to the siege of Quebec in 1759. By the
following documents, which come to me with every guarantee of reliability
in the writer, it would appear that the gallant General Wolfe, before
expiring on the Plains of Abraham, on the 13th of Sept, 1759, bequeathed
his pistols and sash to one of the surgeons who attended him. Dr. Elihu or
Edward Tudor was a Welshman, born in 1733. He graduated at Yale College,
1750, joined the English army in 1755, was present at the taking of
Quebec, and left the service about 1767, receiving a pension and grant of
land from the English Government. These relics are now in the possession
of Dr. Tudor's grand daughter, Mrs. Strong, at Monkton, awaiting farther
particulars.
I remain, Dear Sir,
Yours, &c.
J. M. LeMoine.
STATE OF VERMONT,
SENATE CHAMBER,
MONKTON, April 26th, 1875.
J. M. LeMoine, Esq., Literary and Historical Society, Quebec.
SIR, - Please find enclosed statement of Mrs. Strong relative to the
pistols and sash of Gen. Wolfe. You will undoubtedly remember that I wrote
to you last winter, and that you answered asking for something more
authentic. Consequently I drew up a set of questions, leaving after each
question space for answer. Now I return them to you. There is no question
in the minds of people here about the facts as stated by Mrs. Strong.
