hich His Excellency intends to make from
Louisburg Harbour to the Island of Bic"; and this chart was most probably
taken from one captured by Boscawen in 1755, and published in September
1759 by T. Kitchen in the London Magazine having the Traverse shown on a
larger scale. The soundings taken at the time Durell was waiting would be
to verify those shown on this chart.

After a short delay in Halifax, Saunders left for Louisburg to gather up
the remainder of the forces and stores, and on his arrival still found
the port hampered by ice; in fact, Major Knox, of the 43rd Regiment,
relates that even so late as 1st June men were able to get ashore from
their ships, stepping from one piece of ice to another. There was also
further cause for dissatisfaction, delay in the arrival of the ships with
soldiers and stores. Some of the troops had been directed to other work
without any intimation to Wolfe, whilst others were in a very bad state
from scurvy and measles; some had lost their entire equipment, and it was
with the greatest difficulty replaced; the supply of money was criminally
small, and yet it is pleasant to read on the authority of Major Knox
that:

"I had the inexpressible pleasure to observe at Louisburg that our whole
armament, naval and military, were in high spirits; and though, by all
accounts, we shall have a numerous army and a variety of difficulties to
cope with, yet, under such Admirals and Generals, among whom we have the
happiness to behold the most cordial unanimity, together with so
respectable a fleet and a body of well-appointed regular troops, we have
every reason to hope for the greatest success."

ORDERS TO TRANSPORTS.

Before leaving, Saunders issued his instructions as to the order of
sailing. He divided the transports into two divisions, the Starboard
flying a red flag, and the Larboard a white one: he assigned to each
vessel its position and duties, and pointed out to each Master of a hired
transport that if the orders of his officers were not promptly and
exactly carried out they would be fired on, adding with a touch of grim
humour that the cost of the powder and shot so expended would be
carefully noted and charged against the hire of the offending ship. On
the 6th June Saunders was off Newfoundland with 22 men-of-war and 119
transports, and the cold winds blowing off the snow-covered hills of that
island were severely felt by the troops. On the 18th, when off the Island
of Bic, they were