North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-05
EDITED BY CANADIANS & AMERICANS


and Lieutenant particular, an Attorney
General s. a Clerk. Appeal from these in
feror tribunals could be made TO the Great
Council at Quebec. In the month OF June,
1869, the King Of France sanctioned seve-
raj regulations made by the Council at
Quebec, and also the enacton of code
Of civil Laws for the Colony.
The successor OF Mr.. De Messy as Gov
ernor General was Monsieur De Courcel-
les who was appointed in 1865. The Mar
qus De Tracy arrived at Quebec in 1865.
with several companies of the Regiment
called Carignan. The Importance of the
Colony became apparent to the new gov
ernor and three new Forts were built on
the RcheIieu river one by Monsieur De
Sorel, at Sorel, now William Henry; one
by Monsieur DeChambIy at Chamby, and
the third by Monsieur De Sallieresat Ste.
Therese, midway between Chambiy and
ST. Johns.
The next Governor was Count De
Frontenac, who succeeded Monsieur De
Courcelles in 1672. The next year the
new Governor built the Fort of Cataracoui
now Kingston in Upper Canada.
In 1916, the whole population of French
descent and Of converted Indians amounted
to s, las souls as shown by census taken
that year by the special order Of the King.
In 1852, he received orders to proceed TO
| France and to cede his government TO
Monsieur De La Barre, who tried to
subdue the lroquois, but failed in his
attempt. During these frequent chang
es of administrations the Colony was
in miserable and wretched state expo
sed to the sudden attacks Of the Indians
and often to famine. Under such OBSCURE
sed faster than one might suppose. In
1886, a census showed that there were
II ,249 souls in the colony.--The Marquis
De Nouville was the successor Of Monsieur
De La Barre.
AS the colony wa constantly harrassed
by the Indians that were excited against
the French people by the British, it was
resolved in France to take possession OF
New York. Mr. De Frontenac was again
appointed Governor General of Canada
and arrived at Montreal OH the 9th Oct.
1859. 1t was under his government, that
| ~ IT,, C,naroI C;r NE.I:cc~ Db:,ro
entered the St. Lawrence with 81 sail and
about 5000 men to subdue Quebec
This occurrence took place on the 9Th Oct.
1890. The English General sent mes
senger to the French Governor to sum-
mon him TO surrender the city, forts, mu
nilions of war and the prisoners, within an
hour. MIR. De Frontenac answered that
such was not the proper way to address
him and that he might expect a proper
answer to his impertinent demand from the
cannon. This expedition turned out to-
tai failure for the British, who lost a great
number OF meE and were obliged 10 sail
back to their own shores, which they ef-
fected on the 25th of the same month.
After nine years of good and judicious
administration, Canada had the misfortune
to loose its General Governor who died on
f the 2Sth November 1903, in the 18th year
| OF his age. He was replaced by Mr.. De
, GALLERIES. To this Governor is owed a
general peace TO the colony, which under
his administration enjoyed all the fruits of
tranquility till his death, which occurred on
the Goth May, 1908.
The number of Frenchmen and their de-
scendauts in the colony, amounted in
f l7O5 to IS, 900 souls. In 1908 the Roman
Clergy not content with the tythes the
; people were forced TO pay them, which was
the Goth part Of all grains, wanted TO in
crease it to the 18th part; bat they were
foiled in their attempts. In 1873 the CON-
: merce Of the colony was found to have
r made considerable progress during ten
: years Of foreign and internal tranquility.
Nineteen vessels cleared from Quebec, load