12th, Re-embark’d the troops from St. Nicholas, without the loss of a man; and as the inhabitants of St. Nicholas had not attempted to disturb our troops, either at landing or when on shore, their houses and effects were left untouch’d.—In the evening all the troops were order’d to hold themselves in readiness for landing, and an order of the generals [General Wolf] read to them, to this effect,—“That as a large body of the enemy were march’d to oppose General Amherst, and a great number of the Canadians had left the enemy, and a general discontent prevail’d throughout the whole, now was the time to strike a stroke, which in all probability would determine the fate of Canada: that he intended to land in a place where the enemy least expected him; that the ships with the remainder of the troops, after the first disembarkation, would follow the boats, so as to second their landing immediately, and that the troops at Point Levi would march up close to the intended place of landing; so that our whole force would be connected in a very short time, and so soon as form’d, should endeavour to bring the enemy to battle.” He then reminded them of what they owed their country, their families and themselves, and what such a body of veterans were able to do against five battalions of regulars, and a rude undisciplin’d militia: conquest and glory awaited them, and he expected every thing from their resolution and conduct. At nine in the evening 1600 of the troops were embark’d in the boats, commanded by General Monckton, who was to make the first landing at midnight: the boats rendezvous’d in a line abreast of Admiral Holmes, who lay about five leagues above Quebec. 13th, At one in the morning the boats that had the troops in were order’d to row down the river (it being then ebb-tide) in the same order as the troops were to land, _viz._ the light infantry first, then Bragg’s, Anstruther’s, Kennedy’s, Lascelle’s, and a detachment of Frazier’s; at two the frigates and transports, with the rest of the troops follow’d them. In rowing down the boats were discover’d by the enemy, but they expecting some boats down with provisions, under cover of the night, let us pass without examination. At Four we landed the troops about two miles from Quebec, with small loss, none but the enemy’s centinels being there.