22d, Admiral Holmes, with the Captains of the _Sutherland_ and _Squirrel_, went to examine the river to Chambeau, which they found impracticable to ships without a full tide, a fresh easterly wind, and good pilots. The two first of these seldom happen at this time of the year; and the last we cannot procure, as this upper navigation is little known: the French ships when they went up, had their guns and stores out, but lie now in deep water with their guns in. 28th, The troops at St. Anthony embark’d in the flat-bottom boats, and pass’d the town without being observ’d: the ships above the town were left at anchor off Point Tremble. This day began to embark the train from Montmorency. 30th, The _Lowestoff_ and _Hunter_, with two transports and three sloops, pass’d the town in the night, under a very severe fire from thence. In the morning part of the troops from Montmorency were remov’d to Orleans, being still employ’d in bringing the train from thence: our maroding parties continue to burn and destroy all the effects of the enemy they can meet with. _September_ 1st, In the evening the Seahorse and some transports pass’d the town, which saluted them with a pretty warm fire in their passage. Embark’d from Montmorency the rest of the train. 2d, In the forenoon embark’d all our troops from the camp at Montmorency, without loss of a man, though the enemy fir’d very smartly on our boats from their batteries at Beauport, and from thence to the falls, but without success: at noon landed our troops at Point Levi. 4th, In the night 32 flat-bottom boats pass’d the town without being observ’d by the enemy, and join’d the fleet under Admiral Holmes, who lay about four leagues above Quebec. 5th, About 3,500 of the troops march’d up from Point Levi, and in the evening embark’d on board Admiral Holmes’s fleet. This body of troops consisted of Amherst’s, Bragg’s, Anstruther’s, Otway’s, Kennedy’s, Frazier’s, Royal Americans, and the light infantry, with the grenadiers of the whole, and were commanded by all the general officers. 6th, In the morning Admiral Holmes made up with his fleet to St. Nicholas, six leagues above Quebec. _N.B._ This Morning the _Rodney_ cutter sail’d express for England. 7th, Landed 2200 of the troops at St. Nicholas, on the south shore, in order to refresh them, being extreamly crowded in the transports.