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Les diagrammes sulvants lllustrent le mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 •y '/» /// /" /A4/. il)w ani^'i {Oi>«i/(ir Xe/ftrr to the catholic Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland.) .a i«J »n MeLa^ra b'y^^ilJ!^'J^ »{ j.,.;!,. , ,\>i,lf: he s ,i .n r/jni : ■ I:.;iiti 5 .i,rv,j^ m,!) tl i>l/i r.ntnui hnm/^ hUiu.U yfAi 'jLijW^iJj oJ iiinvf, .I.ii) yv, - -mw /<-.(.[ ij;.!^),!.!. ! vw>i li;i(t ,rioiij;fii>i,-in<>') tiro/ ttt ; tuudf/. I II vi({iio»l!iv/.('>'j( i lo'fjcM.f.i ■ nl I w v.i|j^j-,iN/-.jriiii(i.it')(-i ': ^g,,, lilllt i/2 IHWiy /■tjlt |!-,:ii>/ ) ,i,;.i! M> 1 ' ' ' If) -^Hibrf "i tl ;"ij[ f.rfl ^•w -([.iiiV ,_ .. . 1 ' < H - Iltjjm'WJ .Id-MiOlJ OlU lii .7V,.( ;>(.,,, .I..-..1V.JU, 'il'l Tl-,|l,.f ^H'/'i li>,I( iJ.f..) mu(t i'iw ff(rl>;f:1(.J i.i..i; ./ilnmi'i v>irjii,f.,iir My Lord and venerable brother, Tlie voice ol' roligioii and humanity im)K>soN on me the sacred and imperative duty ul' eK)>uHing to Your LurdHhip the dismal lute tlkat «waits thousands of the unfortunate children of Ireland who come to seek hi Canada an asylum from the countless evils afflicting them in tkeir native land. Already a considenible number pf Vessels overloaded with cmignuits from Ireland hare arrived in tho waters of the St. liawrence. During the piissuge many of them weakened beforehand by misery and 8tarviUkm,hfiv« eontnuited fthil disi'uses, and, for the greater jwirt, have thus become the victims of an untimely denth. This was but the very natuml result of their jirecarioiis situation. Crowded in the hold of the vessels, unable to strictly adhere to the rules of cleanliness, breathing constantly u putrid atmosphere, and relying frequently lor nourishment u]x)n insuthcient and very bad ]irovisions, it was momlly inqiossiblo to escape safe and souiul from so many causes of destruction. Anchoring at (Jrosse-Isle, about 30 miles below Quebec, when they arc eomitelled to perliirm a qua- ranliue, the tmiisatlantic vessels were mcwt commonly infected with sick and dying emigrants. lAntweek at that station were detained more tluin 2000 ]iiitients, of whom scarcely more than a half could find a shelter on th«i island. Tho others were left in the hold of their respective vessels, in some, rases abandoned by tlioir own friends, spreading contagion among the other healthy ]iaMsengers who were eonhued in tho vessels, and exhibiting the heartrending spec- tacle ol a nu)rUility three times greater than what prevaiU-d asbore. (>iir provincial Govern- ment has undoubtedly manifested the greatest zeal and most |iareulal a xiety in assisting tho unluippy emiKniuts, but yet could not in due time employ tho re«piisite precautions to meet their manifold wants: the coiisequfnce is, that vast numbers sighed and do still sigh in viiin after tho charitable care so niH'.essary to the )< atinu of human life. Already more than a thousand human beings luivo been roiHugned lo their . ual n>st in the catholic cemetery, |irecurson of thousands of others who will rejoin them there, if the stream of emignition from Ireland eontiimes to (low with the same abundiinco. One catholic clergynuin aloiu> in ordinary ein-uumtanees ministereil to the M)iiritual wants of the (Quarantine Htfttion i but lliis yi^ir the servu'es of even seven at a time have been iudis|H'UBably required to atlurd to the dying emigniutN tho hist rites and consolali«ius of their cherished religion. Two of these gentle- men are actually lying on the ImmI of sickness, from the extrenu< fatigues they have undergtme aial tho fever they have eoiitnu-led, in visiting the infected vessels and the hiMpitals on the island, to aceom[ilish thus theduties of their siicred ministry, and ghidden the last moments of the Irish emignint. 1'he drtailn we receive of the scenes of horror and desolation of which the ehapliiiuN are daily iind ply an eHi'ctiuil remedy to siicli awful ealiimities. Miiny of the more fortiiimte emigmnts who esea|N< from (I'rosse-lsle in good health, piy tribute to the prevailing diseiises either at (Quebec or Mont reii I, anil oven-niwd the lumpitals of these two cities, where temiiorary buildings are erecteil (or the reception of a grentor number, without still ntfording sufficient accommodation. Amid the present cont\ision, we have had neither leisure nor opjHjrf.unity (o Hscertnin the number of orplmns and Ihinilie* that are thri>wn for sup|iort on public chnrity. I deem it also necessary to mention that those who liave escaped from the fiital intluence of disease^ are fax from realizing on their arrival here, the ardent ho)iet> they so fondly clieriahed of meeting with unspenkable comfort and prosperity on the banks of the St. Lawrence. To attain so desirable an end, they should possess means which the greater number have not, and which cannot be rendered available and efficacious, unless emigration be conducted on a more diminished scale. I submit these foots to your considcmtion, that your Lordshi]) may use every endeavour to dissuado your diocesans from emigrating in such numbers to Canada, where they will but too often meet with either a premature death, or a fate as deplorable as the heartrending condition under which they groan in their unhappy country. Your Lordship will thus open their eyes to their true interests, and prevent the honest, religious and confiding Irish peasantry from being the victims of speculation, and falling into irretrievable errors and irrepamble calamities. I have tlic iionor to remain, /iijb /.'.»>,'. I „^.,,, , ., , My Lord and venerable brother, I'l '111 ijll -' I'M.Jl'li 1 ll* . . With sentiments of profound respect, •'•' «' nuiiKj/v »-. Your most humble and obedient servant, !,,j,,| ' - 'd.'l; ,• ■() v('»'. t JOS. signaY, ,(.^..,»/ Archbishop of Quebec. < .'III •ll ' Hi I. • ill. , , 'in 1 iik'-m' ■!' '! . . .r ( . I .'■iri. Vi'.. ;; .''.!•; ■..I id >:■>:■■<■■■<> 1 I'Hll '■: /iHiH iltl ii' ■ :)I'M-- .-r .r. ..■, ■.( ..||i .i;i| r-i J i ,■• ..ll lw(,|„j|i,. ' '' U, i -,J«:f ' ••:)!. ll)''. I-.I..I ! ':■> I-,.] !/■ ^ .•• I'll.-.M l.llMlllI r ' I - l!' .'- ll.n| i' ' ( il'iHJ'. '.ill (I '1- .lil r'U,,''/ 1.. -A'-W ,1. 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