Star.
London, England, 1826-09-01 00:00:00

QUEBEC, JULY 22.

PRESRTIVATION OF GAME IN CANADA BY -THE
RED ABORIGINAL LORDS OFTH'IC FOREST.

On the 2.2e1 day of June last, Abedral Crosman Read
art,l Jahn Hatt, farmers in V. township of Leeds, in the
,llistrict of Quebec, left their respective places of resi-
dence, and accoMpanied each other on a fisliirig ercur-
'ion to the Black Lake. Thit piece of waver is in the
south east angle of the townbhipnf Leland, and distant
about ten miles from Craig's Road. The next day,.
being on the Lake, they saw _standing on the strand a
deer, at which they fired, and killed the animal. Hart
left his companion in order to procure a barrel, in
whir.l they intended to pack their venison, when sal•ed
with the salt they had brought to cure their fiih with.
Hart presently returned in haste, and told Reed that he
had just found the body of a man lying dear/ near the
Lake. Oa going to the spot, which is about 15 roods
east of the Lake, they found there the remains of the
corm of a man—the face was towards the ground, on
the spot which had been used as a fire place by the
woo-linen who last year established the Chancier* there.
The limbs were extended as if wild animals had drag-
ged them into that situation, and both feet had been
separated Rom the body, and seemed to have been
gnawed off. No part of them could be found. Toe
deceased had not been btripped, but his clothes were
much torn. What flesh remained was highly putrid,
and. much of it had probably bern devoured: From the
stage of decay which the body had reached, it appeared
to have b.en dead about three months. Some of the
lhair rem tined on t're back of the head, and some of the
beard about an inch long on thejaw, and both were of
the same auburn colour. His teeth were sound—from
hthe quality of his clothes, from the colour and state of
his hair and beard, from the condition of the teeth, and'
the dimensions of the corpie, it is conjectored that the
deceased was a woodman, and that he was a tall robust
man, not above thirty years of age.
Reed and Hart attentively inspected the body, in
order to ascertain whether the deceased had come to'

;his death by violence, and found a slit about an inch
long, and having smooth edges, througb the right
shoulder blade next the spine, arid this incision they
supposed to be the trace of a wound inflicted by a knife,
and that the deceased had died of that wound. It was
notorious that some of the Abenaki Indians who hunt
in those parts, had expressed their aversion to all hunt-
iag there by white men, and an intention of having
them prevented from so doing. Stispicion therefore
rested on those men, and Reed and a party apprehended
and conveyed them to Quebec, where Mr. Gaschereau,
Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, inquired into the case.
Their names are Alexandre Sain Castin, John Ornad,
and Pierre Louis.—Pierre Louis then said that last
spring, Nicholas Crown, one of the Chiefs of the tribe,
had sent A'exandre, Jain, and himself to the Black
Like, to bring thence some moose venison, tallow, and
hides (the produce of his hunting last season), which he
had left on that Island, they saw early in the morning a
smoke ascending from the shore; that they Went to
the spot in their canoe, and saw two white men there,
whom Alexandre accosted, asking what business they
had there; they said they were hunting; Alexandre
said they had no right to hunt on the ground of the
Indians, and the white men said they had as much
right to hunt in that place as the Indians had. They
presently quarrelled, and the taller of the white men
knocked Alexandre down by striking him with his fist
on the bead. Alexandie instantly rose; in rising be drew
his knife, and, seizing the white man by the hair of
the back of abis head, plunged the knife into his back.
The white man fell and lingered until sunset, when he
expired, Alexandre iernaiumg beside him all the time.
The other white man, on seeing his companion fall, fled
and escaped. The man Alexandre killed was a tall
man, about 28 years of age. The Magistrate sent
Pierre, escorted by the persons who had conducted hint
thither, again to the spot, to point out the direction in
which the other white man had fled, or make any fur-1
cher disclosure concerning his fare. On reaching the
lair* he told his escort that he would show them the
spot where the other white man had also been killed,
and he led them past the chancier ; he then led them
over the Portage between the Black Lake, and thelittle
lake St. Francis, which is a mountainous interval of
about three miles. As he ascended he continually
quickened his pice, and asked several times for a knife,
' which was refused. On arriving at Lake St. Francis,'
his escort expressed their suspicion that he was mislead-
ing them, on which he wept and said he would tell the
whale truth, He then returned and conducted them to
the chancier, where he repeated the story already related
respecting the killing of the cadet of the white men by
Alexandre, and pointing is the spot. He added, that
on landing at the chancier, they found two white men
sitting in a deserted hovel, at a fire, the latter of them
beginning to shave himself; that the quarrel already
mentioned took place in the hovel between Alexandre
and the taller of them. That Alexandre called him
out to fight, and went out of the hut followed by both
the white n en. That when Alexandre had kiled the
taller man, as already mentioned, John and ti:e other
I white m in stood -about 15 feet hem them, and beside
each other. That the instant the white man fell his
companion turned to run away, and that John then,
with one blow with the back of his tomahawk, which
took effect on the back of his head, -killed him. That
blond gushed from his mooch and nostrils, and that he
'instantly expired. That John and he had not spoken to
each other, nor to Alexandre, nor had Pierre had any
gooYeisatiou with either of then). 'net John then cut

and twisted several hate' withs, and with them tied on
the beast of the deceased a stone weighing about fifty
pounds, and another of the same weight on his back, ••
That he asked Pierre to assist in conveying the body to •
the water, which Pierre refused to do. That John Oen
conveyed the body thither and put it into his canoe, and
put into k also a fusil and a hatchet which the deceased
had left in the hovel. That John then paddled the
canoe to the narrower of the two ch annelc which are
between the island and the main, where no bottom has
been found with 50 feet of line, and dropped the corpse
into the lake. That he then flung the gun a, far as he
could into deep water, and allowing the canoe to drift
a little, he dropped the axe into the water. That he
then rejoined Alexandre and Pierre, and after the tail
man had expi►ed, they proceeded on the busi :ess oq
which Nicholas had sent them thither.
• Woodmm's temporary hut.

THE CONQUERED PROVINCES OF 41VA:

FROM THE ASIATIC JOURNAL FOR SSP MUSS*.

The provinces of Ye, Tavai, and Mergui, which have
been lately subjected to British au:llmq, occupy a
narrow sttip of land about three hundred miles long by
fifty broad, and containing 15,000 square miles; it is
confined between the sea on the west, and a range of
mountains on the east, by which it is divided from Siam.
The most northerly province is Ye, which borders On
the district of hlartaban. Tavai, in which, indeed, Ye
has been usually included, succeeds; and the most,
southerly is Mergui, which is bounded by the peninsula
of Malacca. Along the whole line of coast lie a num-
ber of small islands ; but they ate most numerous oppo.
site Mergui, constituting the Mergui Archipelago.
The province of Ye is of small extent ; it is bounded
on the north by Kyaup Kyagee ; on the south by the
Kaleeng Aurig district of Tavai; the mountains and
the sea are its eastern and western boundaries. Its 41-
habitants were computed at about 5,000; but in the dis-
organization consequent upon the war, and t',e dread
of the depredations of marauding parties of Siamese,
who took advantage of the distracted state of affairs to
carry off the native:, the latter sought refuge is Tavai,
and other place-, under British protection: the pro.
vineeis, conVequently, a close jangle, broken at remote
intervals by rice fields of limited extent, and those but
scantily cultivated.
Ttie.town is situated on a long hill, about a hundred
feet high, in some parts, above the level of the river,
which washes its southern base. The soil and climate
of the district are evident:y f rvourable for cultivation.
Boat timber is abundant, and of good quality, but no -
teak grows in the fore..ts: the other products of Ye are
much the same as those of Tavai.
The province of Taesti, Dawai, or Dawe, is bounded
by Ye on the north, and Tenasserim on the south ; the
mountains and the sea on the east and west : the boun.
dary line on the north is Illngha river; that on the
south is a low range of bills, about four .rnSles scrod;
from the Pillow river. The province is divided' into
seventy-eight districts, of which sixteen are within the
fort. The population amounts to abut 20,000 souls.
The cleared and cultivated part does not exceed fifty
square miles; the rest is jungle and forest.
The town stands upon the east busk of the Tavai.
river, at aboat twenty•eigbt miles from its mouth;
'diving to the numerous shoals no vessels of any burthett
can approach nearer than within sixteen miles of the
town, but prows, junks, and small craft lie abreact of it,
and the Chinese have suok mud docks, where vessels of
this class are repaired or buiit. Oi‘posite to Crab Island,
where ships anchor, at about twelve miles from the
mouth of the river, docks might be constructed for ves-
sels of any size, which could be launched at once into
five fathoms water.

The province is more hilly than the other parts of the
coast. It is abundantly supplied v ith waterrneing in-
tersected by a number of streams running usually S.
and W. at short intervals of two and three miles.

Although, perhaps, inferior to that of Martaban, tie
soil of TAvai is super:or to that of biergui, and only
rewires cultivation to be rendeted eminently produc-
tive. The lands skirting the rivers consist of a strong
clay, without much vegetable superstratuna r. those
along the hills are loamy in some districts, and light in
others. The islands are alluvial.

Tobacco, of a tolerable good vality, is grown ia
Tavai, but scarcely in sufficient quantities for the coo.
sumption of the province, although it might, no doubt,
soon exceed that amount. The Tavayers are inveterate
smokers, and their children may be seen whiffing at
their segars at two or three years of age, with as much
gravity as their seniors. Indigo is cultivated, but not to
any extent, although the soil and climate are coaaidered
as particularly well adapted to it.
Sugarcane grows, but not of the best sort. Tie pep-
per plant thrives, particularly in the western districts,
and nutmeg trees are to be met with. The betel-vine
grows wild, but is also cultivated in gardens. The
arena tree also grows here, but to a limited extent. Other
vegetable products are c ,rdemoms, my►ob.ilans, turme-
ric, besides various medicinal barks and roots. Of tim-•
ber-trees there is an endless variety, and many of them
are employed in the construction of vessels.
The mines lie in the midst of a dense forest Of beat.
boos and trees. The elephants frequently a:tack the
miner's hut, and eat up all his rice, compelling him toa
speedy return to Tavai. He seldom begins labour until
the sun is high, about nine o'clock, for until then the
air is damp and chilly : Fahrenheit's thermometeir au-
' posed to it averaging 65 deg.while the temperature of the
water is from 68 deg. to 70 deg: To counteract the. bad
effects of damp and cold, the miners use both arrack
and opium, but the latter In small quantities.
The province is well stocked with cattle, both domes.
tic and wild ; but the favourite-breed of the forms, is
the buffalo, which is here a rowerlul but docile:m.(lmi) ;
horned cattle are few. The elephants completely civet-
run the forests, and rhinocero;eF, wolves, wrinkle's,
bears, d•er, and wild hogs are rumerous : the bosh of
the two latter is eaten by the rava; ers.
Mort of the finest fruits of [atilt* and the Eastern
Islands grow in .favai. The pine-apple, mango, urarre,
maagosteen, -dorian, melon, and plaintains Ate (0.41.1
private gardens. Neither the mangosteen net durimi is
procured north of this province; the forum- is rather