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The former were greatly encouraged by the priests , who went among them familiarly in their long black robes . The Seminary , in Cathedral-square , where the Bishop resided , was as much frequented by the soldiery as the headquarters of MacLean in the Jesuit barracks , on the other side of the square . Monseigneur Briand was as truly the defender of Quebec as General Carleton . The most curious signals of the Americans were fire-balls which burned from one in the morning till three . Whenever these were seen , the garrison prepared more actively for an attack . Spite of precautions on both sides , communication to and from the beleaguered town was carried on to a considerable extent . A bold , active man could always go in or out from the side of the river under the Cape , or along the valley of the St. Charles .