By means of the halyards of the fiagstaff on the King's Bastion, 
     
     from which floats the ‘Union Jack,’ two American prisoners once 
     
     escaped after they had succeeded in drugging the sentry. The 
     
     height above the river is 350 feet, and a look over the bastion at the 
     
     drop below will show the daring nature of the venture. 
     
    

    
     Great guns command all the landward approaches. The 
     
     waterway can also be swept by powerful cannon, while on the Levis 
     
     side of the river are strong batteries that dominate the river and 
     
     both shores. 
     
    

    
     The Governor—General’s residence is on the Citadel Square, 
     
     and not far away is the interesting Artillery Museum. 
     
    

    
     That portion of the defenses known as Grand Battery is at 
     
     the eastern end of Dufferin Terrace, on the edge of the cliff that 
     
     runs from the top of Mountain Hill towards Palace Gate. Here a 
     
     number of guns are disposed in crescent form. In addition to this, 
     
     and not counting those in the citadel, the following batteries may be 
     
     seen: Assembly, Half-Moon, Hope Gate, Montcalm, Nunnery 
     
     Nos. 1 and 2, Wolfe's Grand Battery, and, finally, two that are 
     
     smaller and unnamed. 
     
    

    
     The ponderous old gates that gave security to those within 
     
     the Citadel walls no longer exist. In French days there were three 
     
     of these: St. Louis, St. John and Palace. The two gates added by 
     
     the British in later days have also disappeared. These were known 
     
     as Hope and Prescott Gates. What a pity that all five were not 
     
     allowed to remain as they were! What an irreparable loss! 
     
    

    
     Walking around the ramparts and beginning with the pic- 
     
     turesque modern gateway or arch that stands where stood the former 
     
     gate whose name, St. Louis, it bears, it will be well to remember that 
     
     the old gate was venerable with age. It was built in the year 1694. 
     
     Through this outlet sorties must frequently have been made against 
     
     attacking Iroquois, and through this gate the brave and (lying Mom:- 
     
     calm with many of his soldiers passed into the city after the defeat 
     
     on the Plains of Abraham. The handsome arch with its graceful 
     
     Norman spire, now known as the St. Louis Gate, is mainly due to 
     
     the keen interest that Lord Dufferin took in all that related to the 
     
     improvement of Quebec. 
     
    

    
     Proceeding north along the ramparts, Kent Gate is reached. 
     
     No gate existed here in olden days, and the cut in the fortifications 
     
     was made necessary by the desire for increased traffic facilities. 
     
     The effect of the structure is a pleasing one, and considerable interest 
     
     attaches to it because it is a memorial to Edward, Duke of Kent, 
     
    
   
   
    
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