“27th April, 1760.—­The Governor marched out, with the Grenadiers and Piquets of the garrison, to support the Light Infantry which had taken post some days before near Cap Rouge.  By the time he got out, the vanguard of the French army appeared; upon which, he thought it adviseable to withdraw the Light Infantry, and all the other outposts, and retire to Town; and for that purpose he sent orders to the 28th, 47th and 58th and Colonel Fraser’s Regiment to march out to St. Foy and cover his retreat; the 35th Regiment, 2nd Battalion Royal Americans having been detached in the morning to prevent the enemy, in case they attempted to land at Sillery or any other place near the Town.  The retreat was accordingly effected without any loss, tho’ the enemy were so nigh as to skirmish with our rear till we got within half a league of the Ramparts.

“On the 28th April, 1760, about eight o’clock in the morning, the whole Garrison, exclusive of the Guards, was drawn up on the parade, and about nine o’clock we marched out of Town with twenty pieces of Field Artillery, that is, two to each Regiment.  The men were likewise ordered to carry a pick axe or spade each.  When we had marched a little way out of Town, we saw the advanced parties of the Enemy nigh the woods, about half a league distant from us.  When we were about three-quarters of a mile out of Town, the General ordered the whole to draw up in line of Battle, two deep, and take up as much room as possible.  Soon thereafter, he ordered the men to throw down the intrenching tools, and the whole Army to advance slowly, dressing by the right, having drawn up the 35th Regiment and 3rd Battalion Royal Americans in our rear as a corps of reserve, with one hundred men (in a redoubt which was begun by us a few days preceding) to cover our retreat in case of necessity.  In this order, we advanced, about one hundred paces, when the canonading began on our side, and we observed the French advanced parties retiring, and their main body forming in order of Battle at the edge of the wood, about three hundred paces distant we continued canonading and advancing for some minutes.  The enemy, on their side, played against the left of our army, where our Regiment happened to be, with two pieces of cannon and killed and wounded us some men.  The affair begun now to turn serious, when the General ordered the Light Infantry, who were posted on the right of our army, to attack five companies of French Grenadiers who they obliged to retire, but they being supported by a large column of the enemy, the Light Infantry were in their turn obliged to give way, which they doing along the front of our line on the right (as I am told) hindered our men on the right from firing for some minutes which gave the enemy full time to form.  On the left, matters were in a worse situation.  The company of Volunteers of the garrison, commanded by Captain Donald McDonald of our Regiment, and Captain Hazen’s company of Rangers who covered