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Rcfpefting his Services, from the Year 1755, to the prefent Time — in the Capacity of AN Officer and Engineer during the War of 1756. — The Utility of his Surveys and Publications of the Coafts and Harbours of North America, intituled, The Atlantic Neptune. — and his Proceedings and Conduft as Lieutenant Governor and Commander IN Chief of His Majesty's Colony of Cape Breton. .; .. i .^^':' t.:.jf' ■% ( i ) RECAPITULATION. t> p. Jiiulii Pajt . ...H.ihi Num'jir in Margin. CERVICES daring the War of 1756— DcsBarrcj partlcu- Itrly honoured with the Approbation of his Sovfrcign, as well as of Lord Amhcrft, General Wollc, Marquij Townlhcnd, &c: [Pi. N 1 to 13J ATLANTIC NEPTUNE. EhoaOid in 1763, imder the Direaion of the Board of Adiriralty, to make a Survey and take the .Soundings of the then unexplored Coafta and Harbours of Nina Scotia. Encouragements held out: "to be rewarded in a manner " adequate to his Diligence, Ability, and the Value of Jiis " Performance, and promoted in his Military Profcilion." Having exerted himfelf in this arduous Si'rvice until the End of 1773, he returned to England and laid his Per- formance before the King. His Majelly w.is plealcd to order the fame to be engraved. Nautical Charts of feveral other Parts of the American Coalls being much wanted for the Operations of Wjr, \"^ was, in purfuance of the Royal Commands, farther en- gaged in the ConllruAion and Completion thereof until the Year 1784. Inftances of the Utility of his Labours in the Period of the Profccution of the Work— It has been produftive of Advantages in the Amount of Millions, and will be ufiful, fo long as Navigation (hall continue to be an Objeft of National purfuit. [P 2 N i+to 18, jo, 21] Preferred a Memorial to His Majefty for Riimburfiminl, Ctmpenfalkn, and Reviari — having all along, in the Profecu- tion of his Duty, applied his Rtfourccs to the Support of the Service entrulled to his Care — his Property lying on the Ene- my's Frontiers in America having been /if f «779< ■78o]tlienctSumof 8188 ig 8 8355 4 3 >Ci27i7 14 o His Majefty having been pleafed to refer the faid Memo- rial to a Committee of the Lords of Privy Council, and their Lordfliipj having requefted the Opinion of the Lords Com- millioners of the Admiralty thereupon, the faid Lords Com- miflioners advifed the Sum of ^3915 17,. ij. to I.- paid for Contingencies, incurred in the Profecution of the Sur- vey of the Co.ifts and Harbours of Nova Scotia [which had been carried on, from 1763 to the End of 1773, under their own immediate Direflion] but, with rcfpcft to the fubfequent Expence incurred in the Courfe of conftrufling Nautical Charts of other Parts of the American Coalls and Harbours [until the Year 178+] as the fame had been un- dertaken in purfuance o: His Majcfty's Royal Order to the Treafury, their Lo, .. were of Opinion that the Con- fideration thereof dw .,.t belong to their Department Whereupon, (he Lords of the Committee, after llating in their Report to His M.-.je(ly the Sum propofed to be paid for Contingencies during the Period of the Sur- vey of the Coafts and Harbours of Nova Scotia, were pleafed to exprefs themfelves as follows ; viz " It only " remains for this Committee to ftate to your MajeOy, " and humbly to fubmit to your Majefty's Gracious Con- " fideration the Recommendation in Favour of the Memo. " rialift, contained in the Report of the Lords Commif- " (loners of the Admiralty upon that Part of the Memo- " rialifl's Cafe, which relates to Compenfauon for hij " Loflcs and Reward for his Services, viz. " With refpeft to the Loflcs which the Memorialift " may have fuftained in Rank and Emolument in his Pto- " feflion of a Soldier, and his Private Fortune, by de- " voting fo many Years of his Life to the Execution •' of an arduous and difficult Work which muft be pro- ( i! ) " diiftive of great Btnefit and Utility, not only to Ycur in DKcmlwr 17S1. Everted every mean* in hiiPo',»erii» " Majefty'i Service, but to the Puhlic in gen»r.il. We *re lorward llie Objc-rti of Jili Miffion. Fait'itully reported " not competent to form a Judgment of the Naturcofthefe llic Slate and Circunill.tncri of Affiiirs. Sulin itied u Kule " Lofles fuflicieni for us to ellimale the Amount thereof, of proceediji;^ to l>c oli(Vrvi\l until he (liould receive fanhrr " or to propofr fdid it belong to ui fo to do) an equivalent OirefUoin. TiaiifiTiiticJ Account? nf the I'xpendiuirci in- •' Compenfaiion; But we are ncverthehfs of Opinion, that curred, wiih an Kltimatc of what appeared ncceflliry ii> " the Memorialift maybe defcrving of fume Mark of Your ''= incurred. I'hc Hi. Is drawn by him, on .Accouut tl.ireof, •' Majelty's Favour, as a farther Reward tor hii Zeal, accordinjjiy paid at tlie 'Ire .fury. The tranfmit'cd Ac- " Afliviiy, and Ability, in profecuting and completing counts, retiivcd by the Public O.lices and no Ol-j.flioni •• the abovementioned ufeful Work, *c." whati vir (ii;nirn'd thereto. The Agent, upon offici.il Coin- jimars if"?'? I+ o niunicationi, advilcd to purfuc the Method DcsBarrei hilcf Ktciivi,!, in January 1784, upon His Ma- adojUeJ, as hein" regular and proper. [P 6. Njg, 31, jelly'. Ord-r in CouncU 391? 17 « P H. N 37 to .^6, 48 ta 51,) Balanc, [exclufive of Lofs by IntereOs paid '^^^'^ °^ "^= Colonial Cofcncll " to procure Proviffons on the Advance of Money] /^SSoi 16 4 "for the exillir.g l',»i '•« P«culJat Circun.ifciiicci of ihe Infant Colony of »hichwas/;469 7,. y/ [P3. N 10, 22 to 26.] did not .l.owth. Imitation of luch antiampl,. if even D„B.nc. h.i been fo inclined. [I* 11, N 57.J While PtoviCons to above jo,ooo Pco. ^le were illuei in the Diiln^t of Halifax alone, Cji>e Breton not only NAVIGATION and COMMERCE, «,c: „i,„„„j „„j„ , fi„j,,„ p,«i„f„„ „f , fimilar Ai.i ; but .Ifo the Earl Howe had in Contemplation to inftitute an Office, Eiertions ufed for the Hrefervation of the Lives of it'i Cnlonifts were bj( [and to honour DesBarres with the Direftion thereof] for clandellne Means endeavoured to be fruftrated. [P 11. N 58, 5',.] Per» the Benefit of Navigation and Commerce, prcduftive alfo pleilties. Proceedings thereupon. Refiilt. [P 11, N. 60, «i, 63, 66; In Times of War of peculiar Advantages in facilitating the *'• '»] ''''" ''"'"'* ""'^'' """"''"'• '"'' Colonel Yorke'i Ac- „ ,. p T\ e rr? » •/■ ii- .. , . cufrtion proved to be unfounded. [P ll, N 6», 64, 65, 67.] pro- Execution of Defigns of Enterprife, clhmating and regulate ^. \ , ,,.■,,„ • „ „ , : . .„ o ^ o 6 ceedlngl bjr the Chief Jufticc agalnft Perfins concerned in Afti of Ing the Forces and Expenditures requifite, obviating Diffl- „„,„, oppofuion to the Ugal Au'hotity. [P. 14, N. 70, 7..] Advice of culties, afcertaining the Permanency of acquired Succefs, the Colonial Council Colonel Yotkc engages to ifTue 40,000 Ratiom of &C: [P 6. N 27. P 84. N 350, 353.] Provifwns for the Support of the Inhabitants — about 5000 wefe received in Pan — the Refidue was to be called for u wtnled. [P 15, N 71, CAPE BRETON. «>J4. 78.] _ ,.,.^ ,,,,.. ...... „ III the mean Tiltie, the Bfigantlne Amelia, hiving Provifioni on Hoarda Reasons which induced the Meafure of colonifine Cape • ^ .cj r> 1, u u «a ,. t k ,1. .. o r anived at Sydney in December 1785.— Her Matter John (Urummond) BretOIl— to extend the Field of Accommodation to the .„a ,h. Supercargo (Jame. Angel), being called before the Council, de. Loyalifts and difbanded Troops, and Others in deHitute Cir- chred on Oath the Circumftancei of the Vellel and Cargo. Rrfoluiioo. cumflances at the clofc of the American War, [particu- Clandeftine Proceeding of Cnrnmimd and Angel. They fallify their larly the Whalers and Fifhermen of Nantucket, &c, who Dedatationi on Oath, &t. f anhci Refolatloni. [P 16. N 74 to 77, 79, propofed continuing in Allegiance to His Majefty] as well '" 94-] as in the view of fecuring to Grcit Britain the Benefits ''''" P^'i*-""' i" 'h' Amelia fubfifteJ the Colony until the middle which France formerly enjoyed from that Ifland-in the »' F'l»''»'y >7«6. Application being made fo, the Refidue of th.4o,oc,» _, , _ , _, , 1 » ■if- *f 1 «.*« Rations, Colonel V(.rke reluled la comply with nil linga^emertt. Hit Employment of above Three hundred VefTels, Fifteen p,„„i,. Precaution. ufcd. [P i3, n, 3 to ,05.1 hundred Shalloops, and Fourteeen thoufand Men, in it's The Colonial Council advifc aCliarce., Writ to be ifiueJ for en- ."illieries, producing nearly Half a Million Sterling per tering Store to obtain tlie Balance of the 40,000 Rations. The Annum— capable of being greatly enhanced in the more E«ecution of the Writ delayed In order to expoduhte vilrh Co. energetic Hands of Britons. Situation atid peculiar Ad- '""" ^'"^'< "'"' 'f"" ''""'"'""' '" °PP°''< "-= ^l^ Autliori,, r/-.n L ini r k r by Force. [P 11, N 106 to 113 1 Precaution. [Pit. N 114.] The vantages of Cape Breton— the natural Place of Arms for „. .„ .■• ,. , ^ , ,. .,,.,. 'J . " ° ^ Riot Act IS proclaimed, and (in the Execution ot the Wiit, on the ad the Proteftion of His Majefly's tranfatlantIC Dominions, March 1786) the Perfon, direiling on the Spot an armed Oppofition the littell Emporium for Commerce in North America be- to the Civil Authority, ii taken Prifoner by the Provoft Matdial ; but tween Great Britain, the Wert Indies, the Gulph and Rive, immediately tefcued. [P21. Niis,ii8.] of St. Lawrence and the immenfe Countries in the Rear Colonel Vorke having futmed a Pifpofiiion with the Troops, fent a of the American States. [P 6, N 28, 30.] '"'" ^"'''"8 '''^'' " "= "" "'""■'""' ""'' ''8^' A'" >■>■ C^""^'' •'"'» DesBarres appointed Lieutenant Governor and Comman- ," '.':,"f " *'"'"' '" ""'' '"" "'' '""' '"'''"S'"-'" - "- Co,,ft„u,i .^ ■ •,>,. r /A .> . . , r, > • t. ., J "" he could procure proper Advice and Amft.ince." [P 21, N 1 16.1 tier in Chief of Cape Breton and It 5 Dependencies, bailed ti,. rn-c i a- —j .u. 4.. ,- . j- n . l. r^ s^ Ihe Chief Juilicc and the Attorney General ate dircftcd to %-^t their from England in Oflober .-nd arrived at the Infant Colony, ppiniom m the Affiir, la «Jer that i .c fame be furr.iil«d to Colonel ( iii ) VmIm. Uw Ppinloni accordingly del!finiatl Warrand fura()|>re. handing iha IVtl'oni guilty . f KcTirtjn^a and Opji ifiti.tn to U^jI Autho. lily. Colonel Yoika, cuiivldad before the Juftiiel of Quartet Selll.oii, ac< otitini to the Furm, Force, and ItSea, of th< 15 Artltlo of the Aft of I'lrliamant fur puni(liin| Mutiny and Otfertlon and for the beltar raynicntoi the Aimy intheir Q^iaitcra. The Cnlonirti ate atametj bf I Caiigi with Rludgeoni and Fire Arma (Irottng at lire M iri in liie NiyllC. Outijgei luwjrU the Olflceri uf llii M^efly'a ReMMiur in thaElccu- f tlonof their Duty [P ta. N iii, 11) to 11;, 117, J The Brigantinc Rachael, Uden wlrli Flour, bound frum Quebec to . Halifaa, had. In the Beginning of the Winter, been driven, by Slrt-fi of Weather into Arifliat llaibour, and war there detained in the Ke^The Council advlfed that tnc rtuviftoni in her be obtained, by I'urtli ifr, Impreft or any poffibte Mt-ans aixl accorriingly he faid I'rovifiont were purchtred, f The DifAcuIty, WJl ixiw to bring them to Sydney, Ariiliat Haibour lying ! about luu Mile) Uiita.it and the intermediate Cuurrry being ,t thick Frircti ' Ihencoc-ted wicli Seven Feet of Snow. One bundled Men, fitted will. Snow Shuei, kc 1 weredifprtched to bting, on Slcdgci, ai much oiiha Piovifi.uii ai they could carr; .Jt immediate Relief. Perftduiiui Oelgni, meiltatcd »o frultiate ihofe Exrrtloni. Refulutloni anil Proceeding! In conl^ijuence, Inilancea of the Attorney Oenertl'a Pcrddy. [P 14. N ij6, u8 to 14], MS. ■4« ] Orden llfued and Ptoceedingi direfled by General Cani|-I.rll, lament- ably prejudicial to the Infant Selllenient. Unable by any Me ini of Re- monftiance to remove m any Decree the fatal llluflon under whi^h the General had feemed to labour, DciCarrei conceived it to be hti Duty to Itanfmlt to Government the whole of the Pruceedlngr, together with the Prayera of the People to Hii Majefty, and, the Ciirf JtflUt having uUmntj Jm'ariJ in the Supreme Court that h eouJil h* hnttrt vVith Iffeft and Safety to hlmfelt and to the Jurori and Witneflcl, t^rri ot ibt /Umniilniin »/ Ju'iki ii lie CJ,uy, the Colonial Council advlfed ihat he Ihould proceed to England, with the documents and Proof, of the TranfaAIoni which taken place. [P i6. N 144, 147 to 164, 166, 167. 1 In Jiine 1786, the Detachment of thr jjd Regiment uai relieved, by another Detlchment of the 4ld under the Conlman I of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Graham, who (at he faid) war to purfuc i!,c fame Line df Oinduft ai Colonel Vorke had done, and for which General Campbell had given him S.rril OrJin. Upon the Arrival at Hallfal of the former Detachment, Lieutenant William Vorford, In confequencc of having, 6n iha id March prcceeding, eapoftulated with Colonel Vorke on the Illegality of oppofingthe CIVil Alithoiity of Gtjvernment, wai tried be. fore a General Court Martial, and Ibnienced to be calhiered. Proceculngl. Hi> MajeOy thought (It not to confirm the Sentence. [P 30. K 165, 16S to 171.] The Chief Jullice'! Charge to the Giand Jury. [P 34. N .71 ] RESIGNATIONS And SUSPENSIONS. Critical Situation of the Officers of the Mllitlry St iff of Cape Breton, In confequence of the Crdett ifl'ued by General Campbell. They relign their Seatl at the Council Board. [P 37. N 173.] MelTri. Hurd, Uncle ilid Cuvlcr, fufpended, by Advice of the Coloniil Council, lor Mifcon. rtiift, from afling in their refpcftive Cflicial Capacitict (of Chief Surveyor oFUndi, Colleflor of the Cuftomt, and Clerk of the Council, until Hit Majefty'a Pleafure fllould be known. fP -7. N 174 to 186.] Com. f>le«ionof the Attorney Generara Condi/' • obated by the Council. [P37. N. i7«, 181.] Various Objecls eflentially, affefling th above it ludrd tn, w.11 operating alfii on hia Lordlhip and in the Public Oflicei at Hume. [P 41. N 1H7 to 101 ) Captiiii Venture [the fittcll I'lrlim in (!ic Colony J had, in .Autumn 17H5, been l\-M, in the lIi vcrnment Bri^ Si. I'cter, lo Rhode lllnnd in confequci^t; of Pro- pofals fri. !i a conftdcrable Numlii-r of Loyalilli rtfpci'l. Ing their Kemoval 10 the Infant Cu'.ony. At the Pc. riod of his Departure, the Provilitini which remained 111 Store were Infuflicient to fupport thr Colony even a fin(»lB Month, and, having repeatedly been dil^ppolited in the I'.xpeftalions held out of a Supply frori Ktiul int or Hali fax, the Profpcrt from ihcle Sources hail bi:coii;c; very dubious. DcsBarres had therefore given to Mr. Vcniiire x Credit for drawing Bills on his Agent in r.iijrl.iml to the Amount of j^Hco, to be laid out in tlis Purchafe of Provi- fions. Captain Venture, by fubfe]iit'nt Informations find- ing that, no Provifions were iiitenJeJ to be fent for thj Relief of Cape Breton, etcrte.l hImlVlf in the Kvigcncy to procure as large a Supply is he coi;! J. K.- engaged ai.d lo.idedj bffiJes the St. Peter, three 'I'cd'c'ls with full Car- goes of Provifions for the Colony, .inj, upon .Account thereof, drew Bills on the Agent to the Amount of ^160;. The Agent p«ld/8oo [the Amount of the Order of Cre- dit, debiting DesUarres' private Account with the fimc]. And, addreffed to the Under Secreiary of Statu a Letter, viz. " London, i6th Janu.iry 178^., "Lieutenant " Governor DesBarres of the in.ind of CipoBretoii ajjpre. " hending In September lali, that, numerous Loy.-.lills and " Others employed by him in forming a Settlement on th.it " Ifland would be reduced to the greateft Dillrcfs for w.mt " of Proviiions. Conceiving it his Duly to prevent as much " as poffible the then impending C:ilamity of Famine, " which apprciched very faft, direfic.l Captain Thomns " Venture to repair to the Continent of America in iiuilt " of Provifions, and, Mr. Venture, finding that no Supply " was likely to be fent from Nova Scotia, proceeded to " Rhode llland and there purchafed fuch Provifions as he " could procure, and put them on Bo.ird Four Veflels, as " will appear by the Four Bills of Lading I have the " Honour to enclofe, and I beg the Favour of your laying " them before Lord Sydney together with a Lifi of Bills of ■• E.tchangc drawn by Mr. Venture upon me for the Pay- •• ment of thofe Provifions j but, as I am not poncfied of " any Fund to enable my difcharging thofe Bills, I have to " requell the additional Favour of your moving Lord " Sydney to honour me with fuch Directions, as his Lord- •• (hip may think necefl'ary on this Occ.ifion. " The moll extraordinary Offofiiimi, of the People and " Government of Nova Scotia, /» //,> lUijifly, h„niion " informing a Settltmnl at Caps Brtlon is made a Subjcft •• of great Complaint in various Letters from that Idand, " which, I am informed, made it abfolutely necellary for " Mr. DesBarres to uke the Steps he has done to prevent " the unfortunate Inhabitants of the Town of Sydney from "ftarving, ic. " W. Robbrts." Upon which he received the following Anfwer, viz : "Treafury Chambers 30th. January, 1786.— Having laid " before the Lords CommiOloners of His Majelty's Treafury, " a Letter from Mr. Nepean of the 1 8th InlL tranfmitting " by Direction of Lord Sydney a Letter from you, as Agent " to Lieut. Governor DesBarres of the Idand of Cape Bre- " ton, enclofing a Lift of Bills drawn on you by Mr. Ven- " ture, for Provifions purchafed by Order of the Lieutenant " Governor for the Ufe of the Loyaliils and Others em- " ployed in forming a Settlement on that Ifland, J am com. ( " mandc.l by iheir Loril(lilp« to jcqu.ilnt you, that, »/v» '• eannai i;ivt Diti.iitn, J,r iht Aioflan,, ,/ the /a, J Jlil/,, " *• ihf.imi /hiultl tt^'theii drawn tf iht (itvtrnir, «./;. ,/ " «/»«» r,lpi,f,jHU fit Ihi frf,, Exf.ndiiiiri ,f ih, A/.«,., " and lwH alile to explain to their Lordihipi the Nectfliiy " of ih.' Service, .Vc. Tiio. S,ni.i." Mr.Veniurr, ^ who on his Return in Dicember to the Co- lony, had been by a violent Snow Storm driven oft" the Coalt of Cipc Rreton, and in the utnioll Danger of foundering undtr the Pieffure nf the Ice] having Ihapcd hi^ Courfe for F.npland, had arrived at Cowcs in tlie Die of Wight. In the Account of hii i:«pedilion, {riven h/ him into the Se- cretary of St:ite'» Office, he fayi, " the Day before our " ')iralter we palled through the Road of Mainadieu, and " we were informed that (Jovcrnor DesBarres and th« " Inhabitant were in the greateft Dillrefi for want of Pro- " vilionn, none having arrived from the Time of our De- " parture. Should the other Three VefTcli mifcarry, t " im afraid the Confequcnccs will not only be ilillrelling j •• but fatal." And, on the Subjert of the l.oyalilts, pro- pofing to reforf to the Infant Colony, he Hated " I eliimai.. " between Six and Seven hundred Families, ihe moft of " them, very refpcftable in Charafter and of confiderable " Property in that Country, who only wait for my Report " from hence to difpife of their Ellatej in that Country " and repair to Cape Breton thi.i Spring, exclufivc of •• OL-arly the total of thofe fcdlowing the Whaling Biirinefs " from Nantucket ; nor can I entertain a doubt but that " thofc will be followed by thoufands." In this Conjunfture, an Order was directed to Mr. Venture, viz. " Treafury Ckambers, 24th January 1786, " I am commanded, by the Lords Commillioners of His " M.ijcfty'sTreafury, to defire you will lofc no Time to bring " the brig St. Petjrand her Cargoe, now ofFCowe., Into the " River Thames, and that, on your Arrival there, yon will " deliver the faid Brig and Cargoe to Mefl'rs. h'alhleigh and " Co. of GarlickHill, Merchants, wliohave their Lordlhip's " Dircftion to receive the fame, ic. Ctcoacii Rose." Mr. Venture obeyed the Order. At the fame Time he humbly requellcd their Lordlhips would be plcafed to con- fider that the faid fpecific Cargoe i/iht Si. fcier had been purthafed for the Relief of the dillrcfled Colonills in Cape Breton, and was aftually paid fi,r Ij DiiBarrti, through his Agent, in Virtue of the abovcmentioned Credit of /800. Refult: The Bills, which Mr. Venture had drawn in txcefs of the Credit of j(8oo, returned under Protefl. Upon Intelligence thereof in America, and of the Mca- fure? which had taken place, the greateft Conllernation prevaileil among the Loyalills— fomc of wliom had already difpofed of their landed Property xni. m.ide the requifite Preparations for their Removal to the Infant Colony — Others were on the Point of embarking — Seven Vefltls were aftually Jiiaded with Families waiting only for Wind to fct fai/. This, together with the Non-payment of the Advances incurred by DesBarres for fupporting the Colony, produced to the Opponents of the Profpcrity of Cape Breton an Af- cendancy as altoniHiing as it was unmerited and prejudicial. DesBarres bad no Refource left, either for allaying the Cla- mour of Creditors who had fupplici the Public Service, or for procuring farther Means of Exillence to the People, but by proceeding to fell away a Part, and execute Mortg.igjs for the Refidue of his Property. [P^.^. N 193 to 201. P47. N 205, 209.] Thi Colonial Chief Jufticc and the Examiner of the Public Accounts, difpatched, with Documents of the Tranlaftions which had taken Pl.ce, for the purpofe of ) minutely expUlnlng to Hi. MajcrtyS Miuillerj the aflual St.t. and CircumlUnce. of the Colony and of the l',,pe„. ditures.and in View of obtaining re.iuifiie Support, »,,!,, j in London in July 17HO. Thry returned to Cipe |l,c,o„ in S.p mber 178;. without having cRcacd any of the Objeeli. Th« Chief Junice wroi. that " h.uing reiuonllrued «,. •• D.ilUrr„' ,„f„d,„^ f!,„ |,j, dtlayinn ll>» Snileinent •• o( the Accounts and on the S.,h.,ii,n ,/ ,1, <;,/«> |,y •• Proviiions being fent thither in Time, a, the Iwonmll " prefling ObjeiiUj" he was anfwered, by the Under Secretary of State, that " the Paper, were pafflng among "" ^^ 'fy <"' P'''"!*! and Confideraiiou, and that ha " would have an Hc.iring." Upon farther Communications he informed, that " no " Conlideration of the Dillrefs of the People, or to tn " courage their Haying i, or Oi . ,, to ccme to, th.Co' " lony, would be fulliJent to procure them Provifion. from " the Crown-that it feemcd determined to leave the " Idand to its own natural Advantages, to become popu- " lous, or not, in tlie ordinary Courfe of livents." If really it had been the Intention to have eftablilhed a Colony at Cape Breton without Expencc to Oovernment n were much t , be regretted that the Prnpofal fubmitted bJ DejBarrc-s to Lord North in 1783, h:.d not been adopted- pledging hi^nfelf therein to advance all the re-iuifite Ex- pence therefor, and requiring only the merited ProtetUoii Of Government and to be allowed Repayment from tho future Revenue which mull have accrued. Cipe Breton by fuch Meafure, might at this Day have been a confpicu* ou, Objeft of National Utili,y._But Matters had been arranged otherwife. Ample Support was promifed, and full RelUnce was placed thereon, particularly in the ArUdc of Provif.ons tu Loyalifts, Ac, who might emigrate to the Infant Colony In the neighbouring Province of Nova Scotia, ProrifioM were ilTuing to above niriy tbcumnd p,,pU. while not a fingle Rauon wa, received from Government for a fimilar Supply of the like Defcription of Individuals in Cape Pre to„-a Country in a State of Nature and without Re- fource from previous Cultivation. tP +7. N aoi io6t0 2o8.au.] *• The faid Chief Juftice, fubfequently declared. th,it " fome rime after the Arrival in London of Colonel Yorke " ^nd of Mr. Ilurd, being informed that Complaints againft " Governor DesBarres were exhibited at the Secretary of "St..te's Office, he, without lofs of Time, had applied , a " know, if the Information was founded, and Mr. Nepean " having .acknowledged that there were fuch Complaint! ■• in the Oflice, he, then had r,^u,JUd . CmmunicatUn ot " th,m, as It wa. probable, when he Ihould know whai die •• Complaints were, he might be able to^,« up,„ ,l„ i>„ " ,au,faawj Am^tr, ih,r„>. Whereupon he wu, replied " that th, Compla,nt, 1.0M «, tt »«,„unua,.d „ tim '■ " but /i^y .hould h< „„, ,0 d; G^v,y«,r in order for himfelf •' /. am-wer ,h,m." They were not fent-It i, however ' the invariable Praflice of Office fo to do.-Juftice alf» required it, in the View of enabling immediate Refutation or of colleaing juaificative Proofs, on the Spot, i„ the' Event of a future Trial. [P 48. N 210, 2.3 to 214.] Extraft of a Letter from faid Chief Juftice, dated Lon don 2, November, .786. viz: " Repe.-.ted Reports h.ving been fpread that you were, or would be, fuperfcded and •• Governor Hamilton appointed in your Place, 1 p„r~ " pofely waited on Mr. Nepean and requeAed to know the " Truth ol xUt Re; orts. He told me that Governor Ha.-. I iipm^ ( y ) h'* MiuiHori ih« afluji il'>ny .inJ of ih« lisppi,. ■iiuiliip bupport, miiuj lurmd to Cipe ll,t„)ii ng el'ertcj «ny of ilie h"ing reiuonllrjicd on ilayinR ihe S.iilonunt ih,ii,t„,j- ,1, Cittny by Time, »% \\\e I'm n mull wend, by the L'ndir crj were padiiig among rijeraiioii, mul tliat ha ic informrd, that " no ilic I'coplf, or to tn. • > KiccmiMo, thtCo- t tlicm Provitloni from crmincj to Iiuve tlie igei, to brcome popu- )ur(e of tvcnti." n to have eftabli/hed a pence til Giivernmcnt, I'mpoOil fubmittfd by id not l)cen adopted — •ill the rc'iuifite Kx- llic mciiteU frotecUou Repayniciu from tlm :erue'l. C.ipc Breton, have been a confpicu- ut Matters hiid been nd full Reliance was tide of Provifions tu to the Infant Colony. >va Scotii, Prorinonj J pinple, wbile not a rnmcnt for a fimilar ividuals in Cape Rre- ire and without Re- tP47- Naoj, J04. ently declared, that Ion of Colonel Yorke at Complaints againft 1 at the Secretary of 'ime, had applied to ed, and Mr. Nepcan ere fuch Complainfi i a Communication of lould know what ihe io pie upon lilt if,, ipon he W1.S replied. mmmiialeJ lo bim .■ in order for himfelf rent— It is however do — Juflice alfo mediate Refutation, n the Spot, in the 10, 213 to 214.] Jullice, dated ton- ited Reports having be, fuperfciled, and our Place, I pnr- luelled to know the that Governor Ha.— wi " milton irti to hav* iht flrft Vacancy that fill 1 but was not " ippninlrd In your Place — that Cipialn Uravoii was to ** go nui in lh« Brig Relief 10 bring you 10 England, io " foon ai he Oiould be ready for failing. Mr. Nepcan far- " ther informed me, that you were nn It it JUfirjiJtJ on " your c -ing from the liovernmeni 1 but there were " DllHci.iiies in pointing out who Ihould command in " your Abfence— that your Friends thought it for your " own Honour 10 come Home, ai well to fuppor' the Ke- " prefentations made on y ur Siilr, as to obviate Ihuf* " againA you, /*» Tmtur mxd Saiftanii tf -wiicu lailtr I " tmnHOIftla KnruiliJfi 1/." [P. 49. N III, 113.] Ealrail from Chiifjuftice Gibbon's Narrative. " The "Chief Juflice had olten foliciled an Audience of Lord " Sydney 1 but did not obuin that Honour until after Co- " lonel Vorke had arrived in Kngland and had been at the " Public Dfficei, when he was admitted to about an Hturi' " AuMtnii of hii I.ordlhip, who put many (^eltions to " him, feemingly pointed to prove a MifconduA in Lieu- " tenant Governor DeiBarres and the Civil Department " of thr Government in Cape Breton, to which he gave " Anlwers and fuch Explanations tt might prevent a Mif- •• conception of Fafls j but hii UrJJhip apfiartd ajltnijtiti " al lit RtlalitH if ih, Tham/aaitni an J It ctneiivt ihtm It •• it incriJiilt: a/tir •uihitb, ki tinU ntvir obtain the Ho- •• nour of ttinx admiliii it hii Ltrttfliip while he Hayed in "England." [P. 4'' N. ii6, 117.] Circumllances o. peculiar Hardfliip reprefented to, and •eknowledged in, the 1 blic Offices j but fuffered to operate - -a Balanci, t/iht Sum tf ,J7364 7». arf. had been officially reported, by the Secretary of State to the Treafury, to be due to DesBarres on Dilburfements incurred by him, pre- vious to the 25th Ma.ch 1786, f_r the Support of the Infant Colony, which, bciides what had been incurred fince that Period, rimaiuid « " Breton duringpui Ahfinci: That Officer will very Ihorlly " proceed thither in order to re'ieve the Pisjm, into whole " Hands the Charge of the Illand may fall upon your De- " psiire from thence, *c. " Lituunani Givirnor DeiDarrei " Svdniy." Lieutenant Colonel M.icarmick, arriving at Cape Br*. ton, in Oaolier i;8;, Itated the Conditions of his //«/,. rary Appointment and Miflion. Obft-rvationi. [P 50. N 224, 227 to 234.] DesBarres on the 13th of Oflober 1787, embarked for Europe. Having, on the 7th of December (ollo»ing, put into the Ifle of Jerfcy, and confidering the Predicament of the Bills drawn for the Public Scrvii-, and the Caution hr had received in that rcfpert, hi 'It the Neceffity of taking Precautions for his perfonal Security. The Secre- tary of State having rcfufcd to grant his Reqnifition for that piirpofe, he concerted Means ta land in fecrccy on the Coall of England, and, after many Difficulties, reached Whiteh.ill, in April 1788. [P 52. N 235, 237 to 241.] Here, it was propofed that " a Stitlemini, and Pajmint •• of lie Dahtici, efih, Account Jhould immidiatily lake place" in the Objeft of his perfonal Security, and of enabling him to recover w hat Portion he might of his Property, fcquef- tered in the Hands of the Public Creditors— that Official Copies if the Complaints inould bi forllnvithfurnijhtd 11 him, and an Inqniry inftituted init his Proceedings, luhicb would ii dtt,J„l «> .1 -.i/V/m/ Oclny. It VMfolemnh declared that It tad not tcfn fupcrfidtd, having received the Appointment of Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton in Remuneration for fpecific Services of N.nlioml Utility, and that hi-wai then Ihi aaual Liiuienanl Gr.-ernor of thai IJland: That " an Agreement had been made with Lieutenant Colonel Macar- mick to that Efteft, and he was referred to Lord Sydney'a Difpatches, as clearly expreffiiig Mr. Macarmick's lemptraty Million. [P 52. N 236, 242, 243.] The Under Secretary of Slatj having ohferved that_/J. veralofihe t^oucbirs (belonging to the Setts tranfmitted and received in Duplicates) ■u.ire mining and migt^-i ha-vi teen mijlaid »r Itjl in their Progrtjs through thi Officii, requeflei DesBarres, ii the view of accelerating the Settlement of the Account.., u- complete one of the Setts, from the Tri- plicates in his PolTeffion. The Preadoption of Mifinfor- mations and unfounded Matter^ which had perverted the natural Courfe of Official Proceedings, rendered the Exami- nation of the Accounts, extremely perplexed and painfully tedious. [P 53. N 244 to 249.] DesBarres was fuffering in the mean Time— fecluded in a Sanftuary, under inceflant Perturbation from the laipa- ticttce of the clamourous Creditors- refraining from the ( vi ) Intercourfe of his Friends, until the promifed Inquiry fliould remove the Stigma of the vague Imputations and Calumny. It was in this gloomy Retirtment that he firll difcovered the clandelline Proceedings carrying on againft him — a Fabri- tttiitn and Forgiry, formally addrcfled to, received and «fted upon by, Lord Sydney — a Communication of which had been refufid to the Colonial Chief Jullice— a Copy whereof had been promifed, bat had not been tranfmitted to him, was put into his Hands by a Gentleman, whom Mr. Hurd had requefted to ufe it for a calumnious Purpofc. Thereupon, having urged with redopbled Ardour in the Secretary of State's Office for the promifed Copies of the alleged Complaints — 7J<> imri hoi to if found! The Under Secretary, pointing at a Delk in the Office, faid " if he " could tell what Clerk or MelTenger had taken them from " thence, he Oiould immeditately be difmifled." DesBarres c^rvea that, the fame had been put into Circulation by Mr. Hurd for the pad Two Years, and perhaps were at that very Inllant circulating. The Under Secretary of State pretended that " it might only be a Copy which Mi. (lurd •• had rtciived from Colonel Torke." Some time after (in Auguft 1788) being informed that the faid Mr. Hurd was about to leave the Kingdom, DesBarrcs, having formally moved for his Detention in order to be confronted, was verbally anfwered, " You mull ruin Mr. Hurd, or Mr. " Hurd mull ruin you." [P 54. N 250 to 257]. Mortified at the Treatment and infuperable Delays in Lord Sydney's Office, DesBarrcs, [in December 1788] re- quefted of his Lordlhip the Honour of a private Confe- rence. Upon Expollulation, Lo.d Sydn'^y was pleafed to exprefs an Intention, after the Settlement of the Accounts at the Treafury, of recommending him for " fome "Mark oftht Ryal Favour" — and his Lordlhip, defiring to know what were his Expcdations, having appointed a certain Day for invelligating and giving an Opinion on the CtSt, he accordingly fubmitted his Claim to Riparaiim eflnjuriti, Paymmt, and Compenfation. No Invelligation, nor Decifion, took place. [P 54. N 253, 258, 260 to 1&2]. A Report on the Account rendered (amounting to £ig,^yg lis. od.) was fent to theTreafuryj in February 1789, [P. 55. N. 259]. Mr. Hurd (on the 22d March 1789) on being qucllioned in refpeA to \he Complainli, w lich he had in iyi6, for- mallj dtlivertd into the Secretarjf of State's Office under ih mm and ten other Subfcriptions, having confejed, in the prefence of Lord Sydney, of his Lordfhip's Two Under Secretaries, and of DesBarrcs, that " it could not fupport " lit Chargti thtrtin." DesBarres pointed out, among the forgtd Sui/i-rifiioni, the Name of a P^rfon, who then hap- pened to be in London and had declared, " he would fulFcr " hii Haitd to be cut off, rather than put it to fuch an " abominable Piece of Paper," and propofed to bring him before Lord Sydney. His Lordlhip declined to fee him. [P 56 N 263 to 266, 269, 270.] DesBarres afliduous Solicitations at the Treafury bad been anfwered with general Expicflions of regret at the De> lays. It was alleged that " Lord Sydney's Reports were " fo vague and indeciftve that the Office could not polTibly " proceed in the Bulinefs, and that it were abfolutely necef. " fary it jhould undergo Mr. Pitt's own thorough Examina- " tion." DesBarres humbly requefled a Communication of thefe Reports, or to be furnilhed with Extracts of the Objeilions alleged therein againft hi^ Claim, in order to refiite the fame. The Requeft was refufed. [P 56. N 267]. At an Interview appointed by Lord Sydney on the [ft •f June 1789, DesBarres, having Adverted to the Pei- plexitics iifciihcJ at the Treafury to the Reports on tlie Accounts, lami-'nting the Efl'cifls of Infertions therein, un- di'fcrvingly fanfiionrd by his Lordfiiip's Official Authority, humbly and earncftly moved to his Lotdlhip'i Feelings the Ncceffity of no longer delaying ferioully to inquire into the Affjirs refpcftiiig His Majefty's Colony of Cape Breton — the Adminidration of which had unhappily been entrult- ed into the Hands of the Authors of the Fabrication and Forgery impofed on Government, whofe Proceedings, fince his Abfcnce, had been reprefented to Jus Lordlhip. Lord Sydney, in Conclufion, was plcifed to fiiy, that, " on that very Day he would make Inquitiea at his Ofiice " and fent to the Treafury about the Bufinefs." On Det " Barres raqucfting to be informed when he fltould attend for a Refult, his Lordlhip replied, that " he would fend to " him within Four Days." In this Interviil, Lortl Sydqty quilted tlie Office of Secretary of State, and did not liuid. [P 56. N 268, 271 to 281, 283, 284.] The Secretary of the Treafury, in September 1.789, demaaded " a Lift of the Holders of Bills drawn hjy Daa " Barres in the Courfe of carrying on the Public Service, " together with a Defcription of the feveial Buildiofa "erefiedin Cape Breton by his Orders, in order that . he - " might write to Governor Maca.m'.ck agreeahjy to "the Inftruflions he had received from Mr.PitC."— ~ Among the Proceedings which had taken place jince Des Barres' Departure fx&^i the Colony, it had been reprefent- ed in the. JlegiiuBg of the Month of March preceetling to HisMijefty'h MiMlld, that, Mr. Macxrmick in Conjunc- tion .^ri^h hiii Couucillors [chiefly compofed of the Aathon of the >b9vemfsRti«iDed Fabrication and Forgery] had feixed m Mid plitudered OeiBurres' Property in Cape Breton. [P ,6. N 271 to 184,]. The Report, which they may: have returned! !S>r Mr. Pin's Ufe to form an Opinion of, and decide on, DesJUwuft'i Claim, has not been communicated to him — But from #. general View of the unreprefti:d Pro- ceedings on the Spot, which have nearly accomplilhed tlte Ruin of His Majefty's Colony, as well .as of DesBarres' op- preffive Treatment at Home, the moft indelible Proofs of the undiminilhed Operation rof a, funilar Influence. to thii Day are evident. Having complied with the above Requifltion, Do* Barres was, Ihortly thereafter, diredled to attend at tho Treafury, where, Mr. Steele, having, in the Courfe of fevefal Days' Examination and Invelligatiuq, gone through a Scrutiny of the Accounts and minutely compared the Vouchers with the refpeilive Articles of Charge, exprelled his SatisfaAioo thereof, and declared, that;, " he would " report to Mr. Pitt accordingly, and propofe a Sum of " Money to be ifl'ued, in the mean time, to allay the Im- " f atience of the moft clamourous Creditors, until the Ac- " counts might be finally liquidated." [P 61. N 282, aSj to 288.] Accordingly, the Lords of His Majetty's Treafury were pleofed, in December 1789, to place the Sum of /10,00a in the Hands of Bankers, and to iltue Inltiuflioiu to then " to di&harge fundry Bills, diawn by Xjeuteuant Go- " vcrnor DesBarres in the Coorfe of hit carrying on the " Public Service in Capo Breton— direfling an Allowance " to be »4d« to tlie Holders of the Bills for Ntiing, Pr$. " ttfit^ and hiftjli, at the Rate of Five per Centum per •' AnnHfli, ffom the 1 ime the Bills were due to the Date " qf Payment thnrcof." Some of the Bill Holders, who had early taken Advanl- age of rXesBarrci' oppreflcd Situation, and made Setjurej, lar beyond the A;uount of ihcir Claims, ot his Property -' in Vova Scot on reafonable' Law Alterati which lafted t Arbitrators [ &c :] thougl Lords of Hi " InvcftigaHf •' Vernor Dc; "'Breton, ha "them that h "'the Govern " aeferving C The Bank liquidated Bit of . . . having piald' Inttrells, acct and they prefe together with Demands, the them, and re five of Expen Sum was ilfut to 300.] DesBarres, the .^ccufation and fuiferiifg Operation, adi then Secretary Subjefl and a tions, his Ace Anfwer, was p " to hisSituat " Letter whic " Barre.s] on " Lordlhip b; " quiring into " far back as " February i; " Lords of 1 " counts— tha " impolTible f " Part of it, 1 " juft received " [DesBarres] [P66. N 3011 He ivas n " counts with " had been . " to the Cora " with Direflii " Delay." A an Order forth his Account an inllead of bein own Hands. 1 of the Vouchei mitted to the 1 Upon Infpi Number of Qj fuch of the V( accordingly. ''. General of the " To Litutina " February 171 ( vii ) tl;c Reports on tlie irertinns therein, un- I's Official Authority, tdlhip'l Feelings tlie ly to inquire into the ly of Cape Breton — lappily been enltull- of the Fabrication , whofe Proceedingi, nted to Jiis Lardlhip, ileafed to <«y, that, nquiciei at his Office Bufinefs." On Va len he ihould attend It " he would fend to terviil, Lord Sydq«]r :e, and did not teai, ] in September 1,789, Bills drawn \^ Qtt n the Public Service, he feveul Buildisfi srs, in order that . he - micic agreeably 10 "rom Mr.Pkt."— — raken place iiace De> t had been reprcfent- /laich preceeding 10 urmick in Conjunc- pofed of the Authon and Forgery] had perty in Cape Breton. wUch they may: have an Opinion of, and t been comniunicated the unreprefii:d Pro- rly accompliHied the 1 as of DcsBarres' op- l indelible Proofs of ilar Influence to thia rt Requifltion. Oat ted to attend at the g, in the Courfc of ;atiuq> gone through lutely compared the )f Charge, cxpreiM 1. tha^ " he would 1 propofe a Sum of tne, to allay the Im-. ditors, until the Ac- ' [P61. Na83. i8j iefly's Treafury were the Sum of ^10,000 InHfuflions Co theni by Ueutcuant Go> hii curyiag ontht eSing an Allowance (ills for Ntiing, Pn^ •"wt per Centum per vcce due to the Dale er.rly taken Advant- and made Scuures, Lms> ot his Propcity -.: in Mova Scotia, were now extremely uuwllling to yield up, on reafonableTerms, the Pofledion thereof: Hence, vexatious Law Alterations cnlucd, and an Arbitration took place, which Lifted nearly Two Years. At the Conclufion of it, the Arbitrators [Sir Willi.im Dolbcn, Sir Herbert Mackworth; &c:] thought it incumbent upou them, to ftate to the Lords of His Majelly Treafury, that, " through a long " Invcftigatlon, the general Conduft of Lieutenant Go- " Vernor DcsBarres, during his Adminillration of Cape "Breton, had come before them, and, that it appeared to "them that he had exerted himfclf to eftahlilli and fupport "'the Government committed to his Charge in a Manner •• defcrving Cimimendation, &c." The Bankers, by means f the faid Sum of ^^10,000, liquidated Bills and Demands to the Amount of £7\7\ 16 II having paid for Elt|jences, noting, Protcfts, Inttterts, accrued 1828 3 I and they prefented to the Lords of His Majcfty's Treafury, together with their Account, a Lift of refidue Bills and Demands, the Payment of Which had been claimed of litem, and remained to be liquidated, amounting, exdu- five of Expences, &c: to £,(>\io gs. 51/. But no farther Sum was ilTued to theffl for that Pui'pofe. [P63. N. 289 ' to 300.] DesBarres, having in rain fupplicated for a Trial on the Accufations alleged to have bsen exhibited againft him, and fufferiilg ihexpreflible Oppreflidn from their unmerited . Operation, addrefled, in September 1 791, a Rcquifition to the then Secretary of State, demanding, his Right as a BritiOi * Subjeft and a Britilh accufed Officer — to know Vii Accufa- tions, his Accufers, and to have a Trial. Mr. las, in Anfwer, was pleafed to fignify, that " whtn he was ,-ppoihted " to his Situation, Lord Grenvillc had j^ut into his Hands a [ " Letter which his LordlTiip had received from him [Des ! " Barre.s] on that Subjeft, and another, tratifr.iitted to his " Lordlhip by the Duke of Richmond — that, upon in- " quiring into the State of the Buflncfs, he found th.it, as " far back as the i6th of September 1786, and the 21 H of "February 1789, Official Letters had been written to the " Lords of His Majefty's Treafury refpefling the Ac- " counts — that while the Bufincfs was in that State, it was " iinpoflible for him to refume the Conflderation of any " Part of it, and that he would tranfmit the Letter he had " jull received to the Treafury, in order to warrant on his " [DesBarres] Part a Preflure for a fpeedy Decifion." [P 66. N 301 to 304, 307, 308]. He was now told at the Treafury, that " the Ac- " counts with the Vouchers, which Two Years ago •• had been examined by Mr. Steele, would be fcnt " to the CommifBoners for auditing the Public Accounts " with Directions for proceeding to fettle the fame without " Delay." A Month had elapfed when DesBarres received an Order forthwith to lay before the faid Commidioners his Account and Vouchers, which implied, that, the fanie, inllead of being in the Hands of the Treafury, were in his own Hands. Remonllrances thereupon. At laft, a Part of the Vouchers, being found in the Treafury, were tranf- mitted to the Auditor's Office. tlpon Infpeflion thereof, the Commiflioners direAed a Number of Qjieries to him— demanding the Production of fuch of the Vouchers as were miffing, which, he anfwered accordingly. Thereupon, he received, from the Infpeftor General of the Public Accounts, the following Letter, viz : " To Lieutenant Governor DeiBarrei. Somerfct Place, ad " February 1782. 1 am dirtfled. by the Commiffiouers for " auditing t!if Public Accounts, to inform you, that, they " cannot make allowance in y )ur Account for any Sum, '• the Vouchers for which are loll, without an Order from " the Court of Exchequer, and, that therefore you may " proceed when ind in fuch M.inner as you may be " advifcd, to obtain fucli an OrJ..T by Application to " the Court of Exchequer, it being your Duty, either to " furnilh to this Board Vouchers for each Article of your " Account, or to enable the Commiffioners by the Autho- " rity of the Court of Exclicqucr to make the allowance "which you claim, in Cafe of your Vouchers being loft or " deftroyed, &c." " J. WiccLtswoRTH." Motion in the Court of Exchequer b;ing accordingly made, a Rule was obtained (upon the deelar.-.tion of the Keeper of the Official Trcifury Papersj inl!ili.iry Term 17^2, and t^.e fame was immcdi.itely intimated to the faiJCommifiloners. Whereupon they directed farther Queries, rclpefling the Authority aiid Official Formality of the Expenditure, 'Ac- count, and \'ouchcrs. [P 68, N 305, 306, 309, 31S, 312, t0 3i4]- , . Hopes had now been given of a fpjcay Determination, and DesBarrCj flattered himfclf with the Profpcct of being at Liberty to repair to America in the Spring ; as well, withtheVicw of rcftoring the Colony, which by iinifter Proceedings had fallen into Decline ; as of recovering wliat he miglit of his Property, fcized and laid while by tKs Public Creditors. However the Auditors were pleafej again to iftuc a great Number of Queries — feveral, of which, were evi- dently the mere Oflspring of Calumny, and otlicrs tot.illy irrelevant. Perplexity, and vexatious Delays, created tliere- by. [P71.N311, 315 to 325]. The Secretary of State had declared that no Cornplafnt whatever exilleJ in Us Office .igainftDcitJarrcs— The Au., ditors, after the moft minute and llrift Scrutiny, had alfo emphatically afTured him, that, they entertained no'lort of Doubt of tiic Rcflitude of the Account, or of his Co'nduA ; yet, the Proceedings did not fcem calculated to accelerate the Period of Juftice. Rcfult of Remonllrances ttiereiipon. [P 7+. N 326 to 328, 330 to 332], L'pon Receipt of the following Letter, frotn the lil- fpeftor General of the Public Accounts, viz ; " St;merfet Place lit Feb. 1793. The Comminioners " for auditing the Public .'\cc0unt5, having this Day ffgnei " a State of your Account as Lieutenant Governor of Cape " Breton, from the I9tli November 17S+, to the t3tfi of «' Oft. 1787, with a Balance of the Sum of £2213 iSr. \{J, " including certain Difallowanccs by way of Surcharges, " particularly mentioned in the annexed Lift. I amdirefled " to give you Notice, that, the f.;id State will be fdrtliwitK " laid before the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's " Treafury, to the End, that, if you rfiould fee good baule " to fubmit, to their Lordftiip's Conflderation, any Obfer- " vations relative to the faid Account, you may loie ha " Time in fo doing, &c: " To Lieut. Gov. OetBams." " ]. WioglejworTh," he accordingly fubmitted his Obfervations, arid, having conftantly attended, he was, in Augult 1793, Interrogated at the Treafury refpefling fome of the fiircharged Articles, the Propriety of which was, upon Reconfideration, acknow- ledged. The proportional Juflice, which mull have enfued, if the Treafury Board had condcfcendcd to extend it's fte- view and weigh the farther Obfervaiious in the like man- ner fubnittcd with refpeft to the refidue Articles fimiliurly • reported by the Auditors, remains at this Day to be accom- plilhed. Reiterated Remonllrances. A State of refidue Ajr- .^■ ( viii ) titles of Claim— Pretexts of Surcharge alledgcd— and Ob- fervations which have not been confidered. [P 74. N 316, 3»9. 333 to 339]. Inftead of the expefted Refult, the following Letter from the Infpector General of the Public Accounts, was received viz: " Stmtrfit Placi i6th. January 1794. lam •• directed by the Commiflioners for auditing the Public " Accounts to acquaint you, that your Account as Lituie- "nml Grvtrnnr cf Copt Briton from ihi ii)lh. Ktvtmier 1784 " /• tic l$li. Oaoitr 1787, was this Day declared by the " Chancellor of His Majefty's Exchequer, with a Balantt " diu lojou from tit Pullic, 0/ tie Snm 0/ £.j'j ^8 15 6|. " It may be proper to apprize you that the faid Account •' cannot be finally fettled until it is lodged in the Pipe «• Office, where the Quietus muft be made out, it will "•therefore be neceflary for you to lofe no Time in apply. •' ing at the Treafury and at the Exchequer Offices to dif- •' charge the Fees, which have been allowed in your Ac- •• count for paffing it through thofe Offices, for, 'till that " is done, you may lUll remain fubject to the Exchequer " Procefs, itc: "J. Wigclbswo«th." IP 81 N 340, 343], Ai the ReOitude of the Accounts periodically tranf- mitted, had been difputed and haliy Meafurjs had been founded thereon and purfued j Under thefe Circumltances, DesBarrcs refolved to poftpone adducing his farther Claims, until ■ previous Decifion on thefe and all Matters, involv- ing the fuperior Confideration of his injured Honour, Ihould uke place. After a tedious Courfe of Scrutiny and the Di/avfuial of the injurious Pretexts, he fubmitted to the l40rds of His Majefty's Treafury a general Statement of Arrears of Dilburfements, incurred in the Profecution of Us Duty, from 1763 to 1784, and, fince that Period, in carrying on the Settlement of His Majefty's Colony of Cape Breton, together with particular Accounts [accompanied with elucidatory Details, Plans and Defcriptions of Settle- ments eftabliftied, and, neceflary Public Buildings erected by his Direction, in the faid Colony] fpecifying the Articles of the Expenditure and the relative Objects of the Public Service in the Execution of which the fame had been in- curred, and he fubjoined thereto an Eftimate of Lofles fuf- tained, by Law Charges, Seizures and Devaftations of Pro- perty, Interefts, &c: [P 81. N 341, 342, 344 to 353.] DesBarres' Cafe was now confefied to be extremely hard, and, that, " its peculiar Nature and Circumftances " required a Liberality of Inveftigation and Confideration," but it was at the fame Time, " acknowledged that the " Board of Treafury had in itfelf no difcretionary Powers •' for redrelEng it,"— and that " it was the exdufive Pro- •' vince of His Majefty's Secretary of State, in all extra- " ordinary Cafes to which the Official Rules and Forms " were found to be inapplicable, to recommend the Inter- •• polition of Equity." The Difficulty now was, how to bring the Secretary of State to revife a Mafs of Matter of fuch long ftanding, and to report thereon, fo as to autho- rife the Treafury to follow, in it's Proceedings, the Dic- Utes rf Equity according to the Merits of the Cafe. Here, DesBarres was advifed to move for the Secretary of State's Official Letter, in order that in the mean time the Arrears of his Salary might be paid to him. Arcordingly, he ad- drefled (in January 1795) a Memorial to the Duke of Portland for that Purpofe — and, fubfequently, repeated his Application in another Memorial, explaining therein the Grounds of his Claim thereto, and praying to be per- mitted to apply his Abilities to the Service of His King and Coaatry. Not receiving any Anfwer for a long Time, he fu'jmitted for the ConCderation of His Gracious So- vereign a brief Statement of his Cafe, and entreated that His Majefty's Secretary of State might be pleafed to lay the fame before His Majelty. Thereupon ha was honoured with the following Letter, viz. " 21 Cttmil DtiBarris." •' Whitehall 4th June 1795. In " Anfwer to your Memorial praying that the Arrears " of Salary, which you ftafe to be due to you, as Liea- " tenant Governor of Cape Breton, maybe paid to you, " 1 am to acquaint yon, that His Majefty having been " pleafed by a Commijion itaring Date tie idii Day of Ft- "iruaty 1787, to appoint William Macarmick, Efquire, " to be Lieutenant Governor of that Ifland, the Salary of •• Lieutenant Governor thereof has, in the ufual Manner. " of Courfe been paid to him from that Period. I (hould •• have been glad, if your Memorial had been on a Sub- "ject, admitting a more fatisfactory Anfwer, tec: [P 85. N 354 to 358, 360.] «• Portland." Upon Receipt of this Intelligence, inconfiftent with the Tenour of all preceeding Official Informations- Declara- tions, and Facts, he again remonftrated and repeated to the Duke of Portland his Inftances for officially laying his Memorial before the King and for receiving His Ma- jefty's Royal Plcafure thereon. The Proofs which, in • Cafe in Point, himfelf had witnelTed of His Majefty's gr«. cious difpofition to revife and generoufly to reaifi Official Proceeding!, ioivever formal and folemn, and even to rtcott Appointment! pajfed under Hit Rcgd Seal anil Sign Manual, upon difcovering their Inconfiftency with His Royal Juflice or Humanity, left no Doubt, that, when His Ma- jefty's Attention ftiould be moved, the injurious Poiata of his unexamfUd Cafe would of courfe be rectified, [P 87 N 359' 36'. 363 to 366], An Umbrage in the mean time trofe from a Cir- cumftance which took place— Sir William Dolben, who, on Information of Matters, had, from humane and gener- ous Motives and from a Regard to the Honour of Go. vernment and of the National Interefts, frequently urged, to the Miniftty, the Neceffity of taking up the Con- fideration of the deplorable State of His Majefty's Co- lony of Cape Breton, and of inveftigaiing the Caufea of the extreme Oppreffion under which DesBarres la- boured — finding his Applications unavailing, at laft, had pledged himfelf in Parliament to move for a ge- neral Inquiry therein. The Motion, being brought on, was oppofed by the Chancellor of His Majefty's Exche- quer—he faid that, " all the juft Claims of DcsBarrea " were nearly fatisfied," and, in fupport of his Alferlion, read a Report from the Commiflioners for auditing the Public Accounts, which ftated, that " Des Barres Ac- «• counts were unvouched and unattefled : fo much fo, ■< " to warrant a Sufpicion that a greater Demand was made "by him, than he was intitlid to: and, particularly fo, •• as he had brought forward his Account for Four Yeara " during his Government, all which had been regularly •' fettled, &c :" that " he thought it neceflary to State " thefe Fafls to the Houfe,"— '• he was willing to lay " before it the Papers relative 10 th ■ Accountt ; but, ob. "je^od to going Into any farther Inquiry." DesBarrei had declared on Oath in the Court of Exchequer the Truth of the Clai:n contained in his Accounts and the authenti- cated D'Claratinn had been given by him into the Trea- fury. He recurred to that (;ifice and requefted a Com- municition of, in order to refute, that injurious Report and the Aflrrtinns founded thereon. The Communica- tion of it was refuf.d lu him. 1 of His Gracious So« lis Cafe, and en(reaccd State might be pleafed /lajelly. Thereupon hs ■ing Letter, viz. " 71 hall 4th June 1795. la faying that the Arrear« be due to you, as Lieu- in, may be paid to you, lis Majefty having been Dalt lie 26tb Day ef Ft. im Macarmick, Efquire, that Ifland, the Salary of 9, in the ufual Manner, n that Period. I Ihould >rial had been on a Sub- jry Anfwer, &c : " Portland." ice, inconfillent with the Informations.' Drclara* llrated and repeated to ces for officially laying I for receiving His Ma> Phe Proofs which, in a :d of His Majefty's gnu leroudy to riaifi Ofeial ilemn, and even to rteaU 1/ Sial and Sign MamuJ, ency with His Royal t, that, when His Ma> 1, the injurious Point! irfebe rectified. [P87 Ime arofe from a Cir> iVilliam Dolben, who, rom humane and gcner> to the Honour of Go« refls, frequently urged, r taking up the Con- of Hi« Majefty's Co- vefligaitng the Caufea which DesBarres la- I unavdiling, at lafl. nt to move for a ge- ion, being brought on. His Majefty's Exche- Claims of DesBarrei jpport of his AfTerliott, >ners for auditing the lat " Des Barrcs Ac- efled : fo much fa, ai Iter Demand was made : and, particularly fo, Wccunt for Four Yeara :h bad been regularly t it neceflary to State he was willing to lay ' Account! i but, ob- Inquiry." DesBarrea f Exchequer the Truth lints and the authenti- ly him into the Trea> and rcquencd a Com* that injurious Report I. The Communict- ( ix ) .After more ..,„n Forty Years arduous Service, with "the Approbation of tliehighell Charafters Nival and Mi- litary of the Age, confirmed by the San';ion of his So- vereign, if Desiiarres has not been able to avert the Ma- lignity of blander, he W.13 at leaft intitKd to the jullice of an Hearing, previou' • to being facrifictd to the Con- fpiracy of weak a"c', -.d Men. He has inccflantly demanded in vain a ', ' .0 vindicate his Honour to the World. 1 hus prec'u., • from public Inveftigation, and unable longer to fuftain 'he Anguilh of an Idea of Delin- quency in the Service cf a Country he had preferred in the earlieft Period of Life, and which had adopted him with charafterillic Gencrofity, he hat no Refourcc but to state his Cafe, and refpcAfully to fubmit it, for being judged upon and dealt with accordbg to its Meriti, PRECIS of D2SnA:?RES' CLAIM. Arrears of Di/burfementi incurred in cairyingon the Surveys of theCoifti .-ind Harbours of Nova Scoti.i, and in prepar- ing and fupplying Charts fur the Public S>;rvice, from 1763 to 178+, [P 3 to 5.] amounting to .-..-... ^.ggoi ifi ^ Arrears of Advance incurred in the Profecution of his Duty as Lieutenart Go- vernor of Cape Breton, fince the Year 1784, [P77 to 83.] amounting to - - . 5516 i3 loj Arrears of Salary, or equivalent Allow- ance, amounting to ------- The Expences accrued, by Law Charges, Seizurea and Devaftation of Property, Damages, Interefts, Ice. and the Sufferings, to which, in the long Courfe of ar- dnoua and unremitting Exertions he has unhappily been fubjefled— together with the Difappointment of Military Promotion and the acknowledged Utility of hii Service!, are moft humbly fubmitted, for equiuWe CtnjSdiratimt Ci^tif/atin, and Stmimiralifii, THE CASE OF Colonel DES BARRES. »755. »75757- The town and vicinity of Skeneftady upon the frontiers of Canada, being greatly alarmed by the Indians, who already had fcalped many of die inhabitants; Des Barres having with a detachment of volunteers followed them up through the woods to their principal fettlements, furprifed them in the night, took their chiefs prifoners, fecured a poft, and continued among them near three months; In refult they not only were reftrained from farther afts of hoftiiity 5 but became ufeful ever after : Des Barres ferved the remainder of this campaign under the orders of the late Lord Howe, againft the French on Lake George, and (in Autumn) reconnoitered and made a report of the enemies works at Ttcondaroga. '"" 1758/1759- On the Expedition againft Louilbourg under the command of Lord Amlierft, being ordered in a van boat to land with a party, he gained an entrenchment of the enemy which greatly faciliutcd the debarkation of the army. In the fubfequent operations of the fiege, a peculiar advantage, whiciv attended the approaches he had traced and executed with h«, party, occafioned his receiving the Commander in Chiefs' orders immediately to join the corps of Engineers and to do duty with them. Towards the clofe of the fiege. General Wolfe in vifiting the pofts at night approved fo much of his conduft in opening a Boyeau, (a Sappe) to the foot of the enemy's Glacis, as induced the General to recommend Des Barres to his late Majefty, and he received the King's particular commands (fignified by the late Earl Chatham) to attend General Wolfe as an Engineer on his Expediton againft i Quebec, and Des Barres received at the fame time, difcretionary orders to provide fuch imple- ments and ftores, as might appear to him requifite in that department 1 and Captain Sir John Lindfay was direfted to affift him in the embarkation. After the capitulation of Louilbourgh. Des Barres having incidentally obtained from French officers there, fome mterefting papers and plans refpefting the Wand of Cape Breton, Canada, &c employed h.mfelf m the intermediate winter, to protraft (from thefe on a large fcale) a general (ketch of the River St. Lawrence, with appofite obfervations and foundings, the utility of which m the enfuing fpnng gained him the general approbation, and particular friendflnp in many inftances ot the naval commanders, In-theprogrcfs of his faithful endeavours, under the immediate eye of General Wolfe, he I had obtamed the ftrongeft affurances of beine fneedilv nrnmnrpH ?n ,1,- fi»i,4 „f u„... u. . „, ot September he was making his report to tlie General on orders he had juft executed, when that ^regretted Hero received Ills mortal wound. A He ( i ) environs, with a p,a„ of J batti: ^o^h?; ' ; rffVeotr ''iT' '■°"'«"^'-'' -^ and of the operations of *e f^ge. for'the Roy^ 14 'l^^^^^ '' ^''"'-. Harbour and Bafon. ^ ^^'pcction, an4 «Ifo took the foundings of tho l| 1760, 1761. '<'~i.L^tr f i,Ui/U V Aft^"- inceflant exertions during the courfe or .^ • the amy tad been reduced from Fourteen Thoufild , 1 rT Tj ' ""^n of .he Scurvy. he w„ ordered, »i,h Five Hu„d Jof ,Te nl , r """^ ■^''°°'^'' "" «■ f" dw.y nde. dman, above Town,. He h J h^u^f IVtiT; '-"«"' ' """g P»» « C„»uge (J,; reafo„';f',tz^::/r»":;;trstr itfTM ■ ^-" ^-^^ *- ^- ^^ perceiving „„„g„„deddirp„fl,io„„r,"e™rv ^^ f ""' *'°'"''' "" <=»"""»■'"» Chief' of rhe army were Icilkd or wou«led Ld L™ ^ll T '""' '° ^"^ ■"'*■ Above one ,hi,j Engineer,) and being roully dS^ tr^lL^JT '^°'™' '«"'""" C" ^omman! ing condua, in rhe defence of Qj«bec, bcclc^Z,?! ""'f ' "" B""«'» "OTion„„d facet ^ '' ■""""" '"»»% ""POrtan. and were attended with complete *e p.!^s;hr„;^::it,:^«™^'^^'°''' "'""'■- °'^»«j-^- cartier. ^ .he Harbour and fecuHng d.e Doc. r^tff;^,r.t"^' Lt S' I'^T" °' '^"■'-* /Por«cotia abounded few Filhermen, -e in particular, iving propofed he mentioned by order of the 1 in excurfions grounds; buc Colvill, who, projefted by 1764, « Des Barres no fooner arrived at Halifax accordingly, than he was fet to commence wlr), fU^ U ftrongeft am.rances. of being rewarded in a manner adequate to his dili^enr. TT k?' . V ^ value of the performance, an., that it would tend to promol L hi^I^itrP^oltf '^ "' ''" Sutionary'war^tr'"^' " '"' "" "^^ "'"'^' "^^ "^'^^^''^'^ '^' ^--g-^-> ^"ft-ments, He perfifted for Ten Year, in carrying on a fervlce. replete with dangers, accidents lofles lahnr //- cxpence, and ut,hty In the courfe he was honored with the higheft approbation o^fc^^^^^^^ and all the fucceed.ng Commanders, Lord Hood. Admirals Gambler Montam.e 7/r T} Earl Egmont. who prefided at the Admiralty, acknowledged every fp men ofl • '^' mitted to tl,e Board widi cxpreffions of his "Obligations for the fl,? T7u V"""""" """"^ •' fervant of His Majefty i.d the Public. XolfZlcJl^T' "^ f • ^" '^"^ '^ ' '"''"'f"' " fervicc of fuch National Importance." ^ ^ encouragement m h>s p .wer to forward • •774, 1775. «776, 1777. 1778, 1779. 1780, 1781. ,782, 1783. Upcfh his return to England, His Majefty was gracioufly pleafed to ,.,„„'r u- 1. 1 / • of the Performance, and His Royal commands to public it for Slben?fi? '/ Mfc.t.. MfiTi.,^., pofterity. The Officers deftined to conduft the Fleet in the reduftion of th °r T -^ !" '"'^ °^ defirous of correft Charts of the North American Coafts from Floridlto 1 r ..1 K Tc ' ^'"^ '^^° Des Barres became involved in the intricate talk of feleding. correftin^ and 2l,T J ^^''="^^» others to Nautical Purpofes, and of publilhing the whole tde thel; of ^ 7''' °' which coft ten years more of inceflant labor. (7) ^''^"'^ Neptune, , I"thecourfeofthewar,andofthepublication,therefpeaivepartsoftheAr]w XT . ., in inftances of the moft critical occafions been the means of fX the pt "h 7""' '"^ ^ ' of th.s Country (2). It has benefited commerce in millions and JS^font n,!? . . ^""'^'"'^ trade of that country and a knowledge of its navigation Ihall be of anylo 1„° ' * **= In the latter period of the work, finding his oecuniarv rirri.mfl-,^/ '^, and under eh. direaion, of h^ ^it^.Z:^^^:;:;^:^ ^^^ 1 T '"' "' ""' '""'"'' -ordi„«.xXS with unremitting affidui.y ^ emlyl„e I meanTlf J, . !1 ' " *''"'' "" ^"'"■"^ '«'' ""fign'd W™) duty (0 impofed on him. ^ '^^ "*" °^ '^''" ""'' "P^"""- '» «» PO'-or; and thereby accomplifted the but. difcovering the dangers from the fouZgsTnd defcriouon "^"f TJ" ''°''" °' "■""'"« ''■*°''' °" *« ""^ Sablcl their courfe in .he critical moment. ^ defcr.puon, of the bottom, given in the Atlantic Neptune, they altered ^^^^^!^^^^^U:^oJ^^l^^^ .0 Earl Howe in oppofing off Rhode Ifland. .„d the Pilot, had it in th.ir power equa.Iv to fupp" ' "^ ^^ "'^"'"^S"'' ^'^^^ »« ««» «»>« American .cej!:r^-:::^-tr;^::zs^^SSS;"vT^-^ examined, and from thence it was concluded they we"e off Ca " c^ h^ftlf m founings. all the Journals of the ftip we« of the bottom with the dcfcription of the foundingrrarl^drth^A^'lM^ '"' "'"'"'""« "^^ 1-'"/ -fc*. Uut he was off m Sable, and in the courfe of beilg foti ltd ^'^'1""; "t*"^' ^'^^ *'» «ruly L^ Weof his officers, and. whUe thefe were in c l^^^raSTh^i^: .^ ft^^^^ J""-^ Oi^couHe. contrary to the remon- C»P« Cod. '^^^ "•*" °* """"g »-1'<»«. ke arrived under an eafy fail i„ two days off the.ippinganaar.aLntu„r.Srm'm:S S^3?l"^Xw ^^^ ^^^' '"^ ^^^^^' ^^ to America, and fumi.ed him with the ^^^^^^^^^2;:^^:;^::^-::^- ».on for 0«,cer, and Commanders of veffel, arrivrg^T.^r^t -o 1^ b'^ •"•"'-"" ''"''"=*'^°" " -' -- otrra uvea Irom fiiipwrcck, by ius Charts ^*^' "<""« '" """"k hi™ »" havias 7-', ( 4 ) ^/.t.:::;^r±rr;' Tt '!"-' ''"'^f ^r "'' '"^ P-P-^/ «" the .ne^ys frontiers in America. (,) and fcein. on . , .*«....;. y .,Y.< /::.t '"'f "";. ""•" ''' ''''■'' '"-'•-' '^n's below hi,n in the fume battallion o the 6o'th R I " r'^ '<; >-.♦/«../. .//;...., V m the ordmary courfe to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of it (4). ,u,J o her unLoffi ^T ' '""^^ " '7-A ^,uS\ >0 ^ in proportion above him, he hmnbly fubmitted to His Ma Iftv a ftim n r " "^""'"'^'^ » '-^'^^^^^^ ;-r:f;"-;f^^'>"--^e^rpe.ion:frp^^^^^^^^^^ he had labored for, but mifled, under Lord E-monfs aflurance, .n.\ .A promotion io^e. However, noticing was efi^e^^ed . ^r.^ :r:;'!:Z^l'^^::Z:T^::^: f ■ ''' wh,ch His M::jefly was gracioudy plcafed to approve of. from theZrd of Tdr^irdr Tr ?' Lords of Privy Council, for fome mark of the Royal Favor In ^ ° , u ? ""^ ^'°"' '^'^" " aiilUy in profccuting fo ufeful a work (5)." ' ' ^" ''""'^ °^ ^'' '""' "^'^''y' "'"' 'iv< null ,fn-fu\^i . MU I u ^(< *■,/.« Vy/?rlu#W A,r.. of Lan,. had been brougt^^.T. ^w^d rt7of ,7 ."'•" "'"'''"• '^'•« w the purchafe thereof, he had laid out conf.derable fum. of money. culnvatitln, in which, a, well .. ( f ) Copy of a Declaration, which General Prevoft waj oleafcd tn i,W t« ►!,.<» . to Hi, Majcfty, viz. ^ ^ '" "''"' *° ""* ""*">«* of D" Barre,', fervice. .ddrefled " HAVING read che foregoing flatement with the Paper, accompanying it and unnn ,1,. v • Barre,ofmyopinon, I readily declare, that hi, aftrtion, therein re^ n| h . "etvIT thicT" 7 l^'^'^J" °- "have been enlarged on, much to hi, advantage, appear to me to be iuftiv founl^ 7u „ ^'" '""' P™P"«y •' en extraordinary fervice,. if he had continued to dc duty w ,h ht corl, wh.ch :. f "' ""'" ""'"^ ^P'^X^^ .■ end of the War of ,756, or if he had remained attached' o^at part cuLLmv of whThT' '""" "" '''«'""'"S '° '''« •' . no doubt, but he muft have been a Lieutenant Colonel in the yZVll ZlL it, •'?"'" "?°'""' " P"'' "•"« '• .ha. appointment, who wa, hi, junior in the regiment, and who Ji ho t «he tlZ T""' '^^ °"' ^"'" »''"'""» " the one or flatter the other, was not more the inferior in ntnk of Mr Dc Barr« Int " • ' T^'"" '° '''''"^^ "» " natural and acqiilied. ""'''■ ""° '»« *" « Talent, and Science, botk tl D- . - /t tr 1 acqu "Birntt, iJiMa_ 1784. "A.PREVOST. Ma;orGbne»al." '■', -xSuS;^Sea5tS':e^;S:h?"S^^^ ^" "- °^'^= ^-^^ -«*• .he faid Lord Commiflloner, advifed the fum of / 1 , ,7 s^.o b ^;:''' ^o-^XBoners of the Admiralty thereupon, of the Coan, and Harbour,, carried on rd,r £' V-' I . '^ ° """^ ^°' ""«i"8""" incurred on the Sumy .he courfe of adapting to Na^^rUfe he W^^^^^^^^ f^rhad' b"'"'"^" ^ ''t '"'"■'•"'"" ''^'^""' ™»-"- ^^Crder .0 Xrea^ry. the. Urd.p, we^ rJSLrt::::^:^^^^^;:^- -^SlC lord ?otrne;!:otlLwe;tr'Sre:e"f ' ''T"^^ ^^'" '^'^"^ ^c Turn propofed by.he«a were pWed to exprefs .hemfi:^ it ^E^:^^^^^^^^^^ """'^ "^'"^ ^""^ °^ '^^ ^^^^ -^ "«^ours in Americ. "conf2ti::'th;3l«d;;i?nro;"f;;^^^^^^^^ ^ X-Majefty., grado^ "Admiralty upon that par. of the MeZialwtarwht' '?'''"' '" '^'^''°" "^ ">« ^-<'» Commiffionerf of the ^ ^^ V ^ " *"'"'"'■ ""•" ""^onalift s Cafe, which relate, ,0 compenfation for his lofles. and reward fo' h! • .nd compleating the above-mentio n'ed ufefu workf f 'w^t ft ed bTi m "I-';"'"'^' '"'' ^'''"'^' '» ?"<■«"'»« ' work, ofanmilar nature which, he humbly p„fume,. do 1 excelhoffca 7™ Z""" ''"'"''''' '"'"■~'^''"' '-' •difficulty, time, or expence. fums of money have been albSot^^^^^^^^^^ either in hazard. • of Admlraltv by the Memorialift ' '' " "" """^''d '» the Surveyors, far beyond any claim made to the Board o .. . _ .1. -nn^;ty of caxuaiuajicus— liio greater Afc-- i'AKj«/tVKV. feeing one of the I Regiment, raifcd leers advanced m rvices praying the 'f» the promotion ipenfation for his Itecommendation, alty and from tlii; fai, aifivity, and 'Fnndy: Thefe held nd barns, raifeU con. *ith the proceeds in Is of tons of hay were ver therefor; This in which, as well at t'i fervices addrefled fition of Major Dei ight with propriety his being employed the beginning to the ipofcdapart, there 'onel Fufer obuined ion to difparage the :s and Science, both Ghneral." f the Lords of the Imiralty thereupon, irred on the Survey [pence, incurred ia :e of His Majefty't long to their De- Jpofed by the Aid rbours in America, Majefty'j gracious nmilGoners of the d reward for hj, his profeffion of a nd difficult Work, ublic in general, lount thereof, or t the MemorialiU 'y. in profccuting viz — That, for either in hazard, lade to the Board parent! on com. contingencies of •elative dangers. Board of Trade 1 or rifle to their the numerous Coaft untU then lauifaiicci — liia greater ( J ) Jifinihunment cLimeJhf DriE^nef viz , cZ 06(1-13 For Ditto from .774 to .783, in the I're,,aration for, and'publication of ^^^' ,u /"'■"J'^"^^' to engrave 257 Plates of Charts and Views," f contained in ^^'^ tl:r ':""!^ " ^f G"ineas._according to the allowancJ i^e T/L-" • , For Ditto to prepare Imprcfllons for the Public Service' - - - ^ .' " f'*'*'^ . Received By Grants of Parliament In Part of Fxpence Incurred for ^' ""'" engraving the above Plates, viz. In 1775, ; . ^. ^^^^ ^ ^ '777. 147J ,, 6 '778. 1227 9 o '779. 1022 5 o D TT- «T • n « '7^°. 1056 10 O By Ills Majcftx's, Royal Order in Privy Council, dated aSth Nov. 178J, vt-z. £.3915 17.. id. befides ^.166 5^. 6d. previoufly received ... 4082 3 2 12271 Balance (exclufive of lofs fudained in the advance of the foregoing "fums o money, alfo Arrears cf Salary up to the 24th June ,784, the period of his Appointment to die Government of Cape Breton) . ,- „„ u '5 o o o 18 10 16 ■ %. greater the danger, the greater was the necelfity of afcertainine it with acouracv „nA „„,V « . , wrecked, with the lofs of his neceflaries and inftrumen.s. and haf ;:,^ d gZ^ j', C£" 1\ h" ITT'' 'T Sur^^ Publication, and adequate .m, to de.ay the ^o^^^:^! ::SZil!:T:ZV'^S^ W Comparative Expitice. Im.I. '"^c""*^"."''"*'""""'""?"'''^"'' Surrey., *;,. for MitiLrrr,, „ . S.r*c' "*'"* '"'' A*""-""^"' •"«"■>"»«.; Affiftann, „f ,he ^^Z t,^'"""'»"'"'' '"""eJ to «rry on Surrey. .765: Began , he U„dSu~y. ZI 'iZ ", o l^ [I ° "«3' ^"'""jd f"rlmpl.m.„t., &c. _ _ ?" 'r'; ;^s;sr.li;," n z: iL\ : ?- ° i?^l:2rJ:;zr'i:!«=-«-^HarBou„ - wwt t l^^ ■:.:£-- ^'11 ?J- l^^:::^z E = = r'^ ^ .770, Ditto... dil _ n '*♦ II iToll 1 .7«». Ditto... di„o z iz z: — tf, i * 1771. Ditto ... ditto — _ III* 1 1 v°'i ° 176,. Dtto...di„„ _ _ z: z: iij i J •771. Ditto ... ditto _ _ o« I o lloil t «770. Ditto... ditto _ _ — Z: IJJ ,J ! 1773, Ditto . . . di„„ _ III* I I |5° "7 ° 1771. Ditto . . . ditto -. Z: f i J * .77*. Ditto... ditto II* 1 1 ,x \] I , v^,^:--^- -- _ = lilies "'*rr7' "■ '"''" °'"" ' " -"Ve„»->.orco.«.„d„...our. - ...f— Holland. Debrahm. "''*""•'» for Implementii, Affiftann, *c. 1776! IZ '"" ^ " 'SO '7 O J771, Des Batr... "• The Pubiic..i-i„,e„i;j b, "»'» '50.7 o ^'It - ZZ ZZ ^ zz *AI ", I thi. Public Eapence, .nd the labo„r '77«' — — til o I of Mr. Holland and Mr. Debrahm did '777. — — l« o o not take place. Adapting their Surrey. '"'' ^i 2 « foNauticalUfe, became. Part of the '"'• lit i t more exteufive .nd arduous Talk. ''°°' — ,1, , which DetBant. fubfcquently .«om. ''!'» — — __ __ 2T| J ° plilhcd. VideAtLnticNeptine. »78». — _ ZZ Id .1 » Two Year, prep.ring Und Suryey. — — __ ______ ''*'' !^o frrPrtUc.tio« _, '^.,o68 14 o ^.,70. ,4 o '^vZ^ '"'''"'"* "* ''""'*''''■ "" *'"""^' " ■ ' "^ "^ — ~ /T- 5475 o o i/ !i. 1; Ft. ( < ) ESTABLISHING THE COLONY OF CAPE BRETON. <\f. 1 O a mind turned for obfcrvation and reflexion, the varioui fccnes in the long courfe of ff rvice Dc.Barres had been upon allbrdcd nii.cl, fuhjc-a, and heconfidcred it his duty, as an officer to lav before H,s Majcfty's Minillcrs fuch points as appeared to him fufceptiblc of improvement' for the national advantage. '^ '•v flutl !Tr:L,U . . ^""""^ "''''" "'^ '^'' ''"'''■"^y- ^' ^^^ '""egeft^J a meafure. peculiarly adapted to this great • Z''-T' r""""'''' T! "^'''''' "'' ^''"S Pro'i"«ive of the moft important advantages to Ills Majefty s fcrv.ce. and benefit of navigation and commerce; the execution of which he was led to cxpcft the honor of conducing, (l^ould Earl Howe, who had highly approved thereof, come to prefide at the Admiralty Board. But Minilhy, in the mean time coming to the reWution of formmg a Government, and carrying on the fenlement of the Ifland of Cape Breton, the utility and expcd.^ncy of which he had fome years before fuggefted alfo. and having been pieafed to re- commend hu,i to II.s Maj.fty for diredling the feveral operations of it, he relinquin,ed the prof- Fft of greater benefit to himfelf from his Lordfhip's intentions, which would have placed him in a Srrthe nibiv' ''''"'"' ''" ^''"''""' """°"'' "*' ''" "^'"" "'"'^ ''""' f ~^='* "^ '^^'"'''^ Government, in this period, paid much attention and experienced confiderable difficulty and cxpencemprovKhng an afyium for the loyalifts, and the did^nded troops, and multitudes, which th. unhappy War m America, and the lofs of employment at the Peace, had reduced to circum- ftanccs of extreme diftrefs. Upon the afcertainment and e u..:.ment of the the Navigation Law, '" ,'" H- Z'- T^n' '" "'' '°"^' "'■ ''*' '^'""'"" ^'''"' ^"^ '"'■'^°^"«> => ^ifl^ to repair imder H.s Majefty s Government, particularly the whole Inhabitants of Nantucket. Martha's Vine yard. &c. ,n order to carry on the Whale Fifhery in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, and the feas hundred Veflels. Ih.s prefcnted an opportunity of transfering to this country the advantages which Hance had formerly denved from the Ifiand of Cape Breton, by the employnLt in its Srlsof above three hun red topfad VelTels. fifteen hundred Shalloops. and twelve thoufand Seamen pro ducng an annual amount of //.//. MJllio,, and befides other objefts. fufceptiblc of being 'Jl enhanced in the more energetic hands of Britons (7), g'catiy In relult DesBarres had the honor of killing His Majefty's Hand, in July ,784, on beinc appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Ifland of Cape Breton and it's dependencies, it was 2 determined (6) Reafon, on the expediency of colonifing Cape Breton, fubinitted by De^Barre.: alfo ettimate of the exoen., elucidations, &c. given in by command of Lord North in 178J. «""nate « tAe expence. i»'J«ui.l Ai .\tttit,„\.i ,1 Ik, '"..7 »^ Ct.pi /}♦/*<•» (7) Cape Breton, Ivlng betNveen 4;<' and 47° of N. latitude and between cgo and 6i» of W Lo„.;,„^- . j < in length and 9^(25©^ breadth, contains about 2300000 acre, of land • a conndll ■ ^^ ^°"?""^'' «•"<•' "« wood, and abound, in timber «t for building a„d\he con^uaLn :f 'fl^^;; '"^ „ "Teh efl'V '/T' ^"^ yielding wherever cultivated, ample crops of Wheat, Rye, Barley Peafc Oaf, G .f, ! . 1 r r ^ "fa fertile nature. The whole liland i, variouHy interfefled. with river, and ake, fev ra of whi ch^re ", ."' "ourilhing vegetable., with valuable «n.ing hanks, and ahound in bays, i.ets. anT ctTnL:^;^; ^^lif^ r;;;::;"^^^^^^^^^^^ When in pofleflion of this va'uable nurfery of feamen Franr^ ,,r„:.A„j .» 1 1. .... political plan of aggrandifement, in which the Lery was \Il" If Ztur. • nI c^ '°" "' " "'"'■'^'= therefore fpared to ftimulate adventurers in its arduous purfui,,^^ by the "/diifl . T"^'""' "" "P*"" ""= terminated. ' ^ " "'*''^''" "^ Lou.llourg in 17J8. all it, hope, The fituation alone, of Cape Breton, relatively to Great Briuin to.he\Wrl.A™ • f^ ■ Indies, render, it of peculiar importance. ' ""'' ^'""'"" Continent, and to the Weft From its Eaftern projeflion into the Atlantic Ocean, it derive, nnt nnW .1,. ,J .. . cf communication with Europe; but alfo. Ihip, from the.e niaTfti. d:r:ft tytfT iCUS''"'''? "'^ any of the harbour, of the American State,, velfel, in order to heid the ...a. J ] , ' ''''""'• ^'°'" ^ ■ rr^ they can attempt to (hape their courfe for any of the faid Ifland. Thi, unr v II r! '°"8'""'7'^ '""P" '''•«°'-- before tnoft convenient of any in North America. I ,«abUO.ing ^^.il^^:^t^::^::'' ''' ^ f ^,«forenterprife. and. whether in the view of improving the national intereft. ""J *'''." ''^'"'' <''""' "-i '•"^«- „.nt tranquUlity and peace to His MaielK's tranfatlanfic DoL-.^TTIT!' "^ '"""f^ the enjoyment of p, lev /lIliiitlKU^ tu^ g^ rj i'eiu4»«vu k /Jn,!i/n^_ erma- nent tr.inquUlity and peace to His Majelly'stranfatlantic Dominion.. r..,-p.„.„., !r J..,.. _. ■"'• -''■ "' '■ -^"i; '■••'"-.-rca, mcrcjoic will appear intlie light of an object deicrving the fcrious attentions of Government. ,1,1 mil £TON. courfe of fervice an officer, to lay )rovcmcnt for the iptcd to this great Ivantages to His ch lie was led to thereof, come to tlic ref(>lution of Ircton, the utility ren pleafed to rc- iquidied the prof- 'e placed him in a ovcd of clFcntial ible difficulty and nultitudes, which luced to circiim- Navigation Laws I with to repair , Martha's Vine- ce, and tJie feas more than four advantages which in its Fiflieries of d Seamen; pro- of being greatly 1784, on being :ics. It was alfo determined aate of the expcnce, ngitude, extends 116 hich ii covered with ■ of a fertile nature, lourifliing vegetables, coafts are furroundcd icry: There are alfo The Coal Mines are ition of an extenfive tnt nor expencc were t 1758. all its hopes ent, and to the Weft ■oximity and celerity lids; whereas, from ing to leward of the Cape Breton before "iifly the fitted and ! ofarmt and mdti- njoymcnt of pcrma- icfcfoic wiil appear ( 7 ) drtcrmiiuil that he (liouli! be invefled witli th; command of the Troops and Garrifons to be (lationed thrrf, and in the contiguous Illand of St. Jolm. Accordingly a warrant was directed to him, autho- rifinghim to a|i[)oint general court's martial, for the puni.'hment of any foKlicr or officer, for mutiny, ilcfcrtion, or any other ofTence againft military ilifcipline. And he was fiiminied with the orders for the conducting of d.c hofpi;a!s, the pny ami tloathing, and all other military concerns which come under t! mfpcdion and controul of a Conn laivler in Chief (8). He confidcrcd the motive of his appointn.tiit to the Lieutenant Government to have arifen, from rhe great pains it was known he had tai.cn to be informed of the nature of that country, as well as of every circumftai.ee rcfpefting it, and from the experience he had acquired in forming fettle- ments in the nrighbouring Province of Nova Scotia.— -Alfo as a mark of His Majelly's gracious favor for his labours, recommended in the above mentioned Reports, as well of the Lords Com- milTioners of the Admiralty as of the Lords of the Privy Council, and gracioufly approved in the Royal Confirmation thereofj and he conftrucd the idea of joining the Military to the Civil Com- mand, as obvioudy intended to compenfite the feelings of his rctrofpedive difappointments, and a pr-lude to the confirming the Rank which he hail loft by being employed in the manner above related. In (8) The .Secretary at War having aflerwardi fuj^gefted a delicacy towards the feelings of an old officer then, com- manding the troops at Halifax, and wilhing DcsBarrcs to acquicfce '• in the military command being continued to him during " the very (hort time he was to remain in that country," and as it might alfo tend to DcsBarres acijuiring, in return for fuch gratification, ufcful informations for the benefit of the fervice, he the uiore readily acquiefced therein : whereupoa he received the following Orders, viz. "SIR, " WarOftt, zii.AuguJi, 1784. " HIS Majtfty hning bten pltafed to dir»ft that you (hiiuld furthwith repair to the inand of Cape Breton ai Lieutenant Co»erno» " thereof, I have th»honour to acijuiiiit you, that llji Majefty hai Ihoujht proper that Maj ir General Campbell, (houU continue in No»a Scotia ai Major •' General, commanding the I'utcei within Hi, Majelly'i dominion! in North America lying on the AtUnlic Ocean, and that he hai received direftio " detach from the ttoi.pi under hit command one Regiment of Foot, which ii to be ftatiuned at fuch pofti as OuU be judged tequifite in the faid inand of •' Cape Dreton, makijig a detachment of two companieito the Illand rf St. John'l. " In order to prevent any ill.con(e(iuences that might aiile from the line drawn between your ftatlon and the Officer commanding th< tnKpi In youf " diftria of Uovernniem not being clearly ui.derftooj j I enclofe to you an t:,irM ,f Hi, Majifiy, I„/l,Mir, on that fubjea, and the regulationi therein •• fet f ,rth wil clearly point out you, that all orde.i to the umfi ftatloned within your diftria of Covtrnment .hould be ilfued by the Officer commandinr •' them, to whom, agree ibly to Hit Majelly'i Inllruflion., you are empowered from time to time for the benefit of your Government, to give orden « for the marching of trixipi under hii command, the difpoficion of them, the making and marching of detachments, efcorti, snd fuch purely military <• fervicei i but that you are not to interfere in any rcfpeS with the detail of the regimental duty and difcipllne. '< Thefe regulationi, you will however obfcrve, eiilt only in their full eitent while Major General Campbell may have the comtrund by virtu, of " hii letter of ."ervice i but, in cafe of hii removal, the command tver the Klng-| troopi within your diftrlft of Government, fo !ong ai they Dull ba « commanded by an Officer of an inferior rank to tint of a FrigaJier General, muft be veiled in you, and of courfe all General Orders muft llfue under •• your direflion and be punftually obeyed, but it the fame time, it la not intended that you fliould inteifere with the regimental difcipliae or ceconomy of "' of the t-oopi. ' • " I fend you herewith > ftate of the cIlablilhiiKnt of fuch Cmijim Ofvi, u His Majelly has thought pnptr for your Oovenuwnt, •' 7. F. ir. D„Ba,re, Efi). ^ u 1 1„„ ,|„ i„„o„ ^ |„^ «' Lieut. Governor of the llUnd of Cape Breton." " O £ 0. Y N E " SxtraJl ef Hii Majijij'i InftruBimi. <• IN cafes where no fpecific orders have been given by the Commander in Chief, or by the General commanding In the diftria, the Civil Oovemor «' in Council, and where 'no Council flull fubfift, the Civil Governon may, for the benefit of hii Government, give orders fo^ the marching of «' troop), the difpofition of them, f ;r making and marching detachmenti, efcoiti, and fuch purely military fervicei, within hia Government, to the " Commanding Officer of the trr opi, who ii to give proper orders for carrying the fame into execution, provided they are not contradiflory to, or incom. •' pitible with, any order, he may have received from the Commander in Chief, or the Brigadier General of the diftria i and .he Commanding Ofticer is •' from time to time, dally to report with all convenient fpeed, to the Commander in Chief, or to the Brigadier Gencnl, fuch orders which he flull have <* received frum the Civil Governor. " That the Civil Governor of the Province flutl give the wotrl in all places, where he OuU be within his Province, except when the Cora. •' mindet in Chief, or Rrigadier General, (liall be In the fame place. " That the Kate and condition of the troops, magaiines, and fortifications, Oall be nude to the Oovemor is well u to the Comnunder In Chief, '* and Brigadier iOeneral. " That the Civil Governor Is not to Interfere whh the detail of the military regiinental duty and difcipline 1 th« reports conceralii( which ut M •' be trade to the Commanding Officer, who is to make hii general report to the Civil Governor. " When the Commander in Chief, or Brigadier General, flull be prefent, all military orders are to be UTutd by them only." .■I JO J/, Garri/on Ojiceri v/hicb Hit MajiJIj bat ban pliafid /» apptintfir DuSarrts Grvtrnmnr. «' ISLAND OF CAPE BRETON. " Lieutenant Governor J. F. W. DesBarrei •< Town Adjutant — Thomas MoncricfTe " Barrack Maftcr — Thomai Moncriefle " Commif. of Siores snd Provifions Gregory Townfend «' Chaplain Benjamin Lovel ** Surgeon Phyfical — Dr. William Smith •' ComnuflaryofMuAcn — • J. E. BoUTeau ft. oJ. 4 o so o 6 I " ISLAND OF ST. JOHN'S. " Lietttenint Governor — « Thomas Patcrfon " Town Adjutant — « John Macdonald " Barrack Mailer — John Macdonald " Commif. of Stores and Provifions H. W. Perry " Surgeon — Dr. John Caleff II rk.^i«l» .. ■ Hichiri QrasS Ptjftr £im, y.oj, 4 o 10 o 7 « OS tfe« / J T "• IT'"' ""'"'' ''* " """'''y ''«'^"'<'<' cummodatc an' fettle ch.m.:;iS;thU ""^"^'' ""'y'" '''"^^- '« --' ^V-'. people. .« ,c- On Im arrival. I. wa, aLZdll 7 "T*^ '""'"'* '•'"^'"' '" ^^l''" «^"""- expa..r,n« ,rc.« inJi.n uion at hi. c i;,r ^^^^^^^ '" " '^""- ''""^ ^'^ ^•— "■ o'' Canila. f'.urc., (.0 but h<. found nuny h;d i^^^^^ "" ""/""■" '" "l--^ '-- ^rcr, tha about eight hundred. ^ '^""' "'^^ ')'"'«'•"' '^ "'« ^'C number amounted to fetrlcr,. (,.) this brought a, c.ul/a "l t ^ ; ; it'''''''" ^^^f '^'""'' '"^ '''^ '"''"""-^ o. /^^//. (. J). ^ ^ "" ''"^'"" »mo"nt.ng^between /i.« W/.«. //„„,,:,.rf .ant.!r:: d:S:rJ;::::^^;^;^T! -Lt;^:^^^ yet .in, near thirty year, in adi. tiu. bulk of the people- b. ing of the nedilft c a s wi h r ^"''"l '''"^'""''^ "^" ^" ^^ -"countered r cloathh, and building. a.Llearin^tt; " ^f l^^^^^f ^'f »'-'^"« i-vi".^ to furnilh them ^.ith provinons, and all the aids whth r ^' '^''' '''*' '' "'^^' y^-"", circnunftanccs. even in the eaablin,ed Colonies. Government ufually allowed in Hnnlar' The firlt preding i lea was to take meafures for thrir nr.r ■ Officers of the Civil Eihbli/l.mcnt was alfo to b at ded to ^T '""'""= /''f ""'«"'" «^ 'he public bufiiufs was wanted. attemled to, and accomodation for doing the 1 le ilid his bcft, in the cou'-ff nf tU^ r,/i i. i • in providing as well Is circu::;::^!:^.^!™ ::br :; 'f" '" "7 ^"^ "^ '^^ ^^^^ the fcite of the Town was cleared, the town lots we fu^^vt ./^ i "'''^" ^'>-Vi"g came. were mad.; and the Public Buildings were coZln'd ZTft "' °"'' '°"^'""^ "^ '^"^ given into office (,4). commenced, and fublequently finiffied, upon the P/uns He reported the (Tate and circumftances of the V^«, r r lepromifed ft.pplies, particularly the *r..,y?,„, 1,1 i^AnL'" '"' P-ir^'""®'' depending r:^'-^ ....j.a;™c-:::^t;::^--- - s^ .^3 >^^ ^/ fcafon. .. THE fa., „„. ^'^ .^"'''"'^°'' '"'''■'''''^ " ""'"'••'" ''""'^y"' S'P"^i'r. ,78,. 1 Ht lame tncottravemenu given to Mii Miipftw'. r 1 r l- a 1 '/"t* " ''""" "-"- "■ "'■•f' -ho ™, c„„. .„ „;;, i„' „;i:c„i:^:r;:;,'"' '"' '""'' '™' "■- ^'""^ ''"» " ^™"" ■•"-« »-. "-inc. or n„« " Nothing ,cm.i„. fur n,. .„ aja, b,„ ,„ aHurc you, ,h.. ,„u will find ™, .,«,„ dif»„f . > . «• m.yrcp„rc„,. and which appear. , oh., for ,h.go,.d of Hi. M jc«,.. f.„i„ ^7 T ""'"f "♦"■"' '» f"-".,,. an, n,„r„r. which .« The loyalift, and dirt,anded „o.ps , f all rank" and def L n ^''t " ■ ' "' '""" """" ^""' ''™"'" - .nd tl. inand ofS,. John'a. were all,,. J provif. n "hrce 7 /T ? '" '^ '^ ''^■'-' ^■^'-'''" ^-v Bn nfwiclc. .nd nu«riaU for crcfting and f.„i,hin, ordLrTfl b.-|d ' T f """""« '"^ •^-'''l "''•^•' «heir fa^nillc „ J .fie crop thereafter, ^c. Ic. ' "^'^ '""" """"'"S" '-'-nJ i'"ple.n .• . .,.;,,, .:,« land and Lying do;" .cd - 2/S:^:::2s:cS::::a^r rs °^ « — ^ .m. had ....„ .„. """ '<•' ''■ni. ""'*"'• <'"n<'"l'l"P "nd univcrfal declaration, of perfonal attach. U-'..;v '. i(v' rai>i.,i.., (•;; '^^- (i» '-.of 3379 Set ^s - — jj """'*•? ritpiiv vincw, &c* &Ci naii,i, luil arrived Ntwo Familici of -illionwirh fiimlry y, anti afllirancfi I amply extended '» pcoplr, toac- led at IMCix in ij"' Breton. I twenty inilivU inbf r Mr. Ciiyler ti nur of Canada, more from that >er amciintecl to ^tlmi, upon liii : inducement of tti four thoui\in4 y years in a djf. 'f eiirountcrtd r ^ng jirovifions, or tlirec year* •wed in fimilar' itiiation of the for doing the e of the word, s Spring came, ations of land ipon the r/ant ?5> depenciing dvance of the fcafon. lit Province of No»« I meifure whith ya« imeiit." Jew Bn nfwicic, 'ainilic II Lcr uid laying down e/Tentially bene- perfonal attach. n the Secretary wmed, Expla- ( 9 ) feafon. (.5) IK tranfmitted the ncco.infi of the expenditure, he had inei.rre.l foTOther with »H a ^i. at the 1 me tune a ,„.,h.d conducive CO perfpicuity. for the rtimfhurfement of all manne o ne- '^--W '"^ - <•- ceirary (upphe,. and Jor building m«ctia!s univrrfally allowed .0 .' • l«ya!ill, ,n.\ d.ll.anelcd troop, . wh.ch wa, to «.vc Inl, on i. a, nt. and to tranfu,it qt .^onnt. of that part of'tl expencc charg.able to the pubhc .r order to be repaid to . ^ent. In thi, manner. lu- Urew 1.2000 on , . Lords o. llu MajHty's Tr^alury for expenditure, incurred, and on accoun. of expence to be incurred agreeably t„ Uu f,. 1 ellimate. whuhw.r. paid to the agent. vM,„ wrote Z h.m that h„ bdls would be hon-red, and that he fhoukl continue to aft « propofe.l R.-tyi,,,, „„ tln»unphedac.,, ' for the amount (Id): the officer, appointed commifFary of provif.on, and ftores for Cape Br ton (detainc-d and employed at I lalifax a, an Affiftant in the Corn.r.ifury General's P, .artment) who had 1 revioufly been d.redted to take every Official Step to procre a proper fupplv . having d dined to c<. ,v,lv with the requifuion. alledging his want of fpecific autI>ority from Government Accorc ingly Agents were difpatched to difterent quarters for this purpofe. Afterwards, the Commiirl' informed the Lieutenant Governor, that he had received Account, of provifioiu being fent from tngland, vta Halifax, for tlic Colony (19) '^ "^°"* Li (15) Difpatehe. .0 Lord Sydney from De^Barre,. dated ,,d Feb, ,4th April, +,h Jun. ,,„, Jufy & ,8,h Auguft. /^. ftu, h«*»< . *( A. (16) Letteri to the Secretary of the Treafury from DcsBarrei, dated ,d. Auguft . Ellimite, vu. ' ''" Iv " "UJ-^y "u *f r ■■ ^'y" "■' '' • ■■"*■ «"rvey>. clearing the ro^iTiir^Tf "ail^T '\mJ ^.'"'p' ^"fi"^ •?•'"•'''''• M^g'^i"" for Store, and Provi iol pu S' u» Maunal,. Pay and Proviiioni to Artificer, and Labourer,, for 91 «-«,/ ^ I lnliit«ur of lh« Public Worlci __ _ 1 CIcilc uf the Store. — _ ___ _^ ___ __^ " 4 Ovcrfecn — — _« ._ . ."""" L 1 Smiih. — ZL ~ *!i " Z 5 Mafans ^— —' — __ _^ _^ __ j|j( __ 16 C«rpenterl — — __ ^ ,,;,. . B.U. Builder. ~ ~ — IZ ~ ♦ Whccl.ri,h,. ^ - MSUbo,,,.,. _ ^- j,.6J.i-mo .«♦ R'>/ic»S ofPrOvifms, f„, Artific. a„d Ubourcr., 21 '''"° Women and Children } ao6 Ration), at •jj, ... ^« ^.^ ._ _^ ___ __ Eipcnce, fir Jlnm 31 16 1 Materials, viz. ii^Xa:;:«"t*c.''''"'''!i''i:il'"LL°'":r'i.''"!!!:' ^ii"""' *'■'"'"••? 6oooBullieliof Lime, at 6 "' <1"' n»y be Imprefted to you fj, tl- a u«o Wlilun, Robe.,, Er,u,re. or ,o hi, Affisn.. .he fum of Two Thoufand and Four Hundred Sixteen llund. Eleven Shi lin,. L I " but ui>on account ■, manner and for ihc purpofe. foll„wing, that ii to fay, aiimmg. mil. ■• To e„.|„ h,n, ,„ M,fy Bill, of Eachanje drawn upon him by Lieutenant CJcvetno, De.Barre. from Cape Breton, being on Account " orilnary and contingent Eapenceif.r the Public Work, on that Illand re n,oeing on Account ** To pay the fees attending the re. " And thi. (hall be, a. [ thereof Tame, you dn ■ut dediiiliun, :' the extra. . 16 II o Year of Our Reign. 4"» o o?^ .. oaffln 7" n ''• " ''""u™,'""' "" '''■' '"'"""'• " '" °"' C™-"'""'""" f" Aufi'-e the Public Account,, atd'a'll o°her, c ;. pafflngyour account, to,.,^,w.„, ,he fan,, thet^upon, a fuflicient Warrant. Civenat Our Court at ,t, Jan,e.-„ the nth day of Janua" By Hi, Majefty'i C " W. PI 1 " CRA.HAVI. (18) Minutei of Council, on 17th, July .i,>d 3d. Oflober 1785, " ^^- -f' ^"°'^ (is) Letter: frsia the ComniiShry, of wth. June , i6th. le 1 D wcrned in 'he i6tli nand. igth. July; 8th. & szd. Augullj and sth. Oflober 178J. J/ I , !) il ( .0 ) ^ <«..W<. yj^, ^^ In the month of September, (when Captain Venture the moft aftive and experienced fcttler !rt ^A^).V*...«i ,>,;;,i, J4 JS s6 (20) Appendix A. 152, B. g, 10. «j. 24. C. j6, &c. (2.) Letter from Capt. Venture, to DesBarres. dated at Halifax. 20th September. ,785, viz " .nrw«t/r:?;i'z?;;::iT^^ "^^ "-' '-'"'"' ^- '- "- ^-"^ »^-' ^-- ». in.ntco>on,, but a,fo tjt itLk uSy^:^z:Jz^;:^:X'T .::':i^7 ^ f''-'" 1 '-» •• Plantations, you iha 1. upon application nf (h, r^„.A;„- n l <■ °' ^'^"'^' '" »"/ "f Oar hi, civil eftablidunent, and mercantile men on. L? r f ' '""''^='f t°g"her with feme of the officers of difmemberment on an appreheZ that Z c"„r 7"' " '"°'°''' °^'"^' '" ^""^ Scotia, feemed hurt at iu inordertofru.rate thelafut^e'CraSr^^^^^^^^^^ tiers, intercepted the fupplies for its fuoport &c • o.A c I ^"^^^''T" "' «"•« Mand. difcouraged the acccflion of fet- .ouidbebroicenupthe v';U«wi::rX^:rf5:^::;f^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -'"'^i '^= '"f-« Colony • \-. 173, 227, J02, 306, 452, Sec. (22) Vide note (2 1 ) alfo Appendix : Minutes of His Majeily's Colonial Council na«, „ »« . , <, , z.6and ,27, .30 to ,54. .56.0.67. ,7$ to .86. Document,. A f No. .65.5 ^ 20/ 222 ,, to'V'r" l' "^ " '"' 14 to 25. 47, joand 5,. 79 to 8.. ,73. 227. 302 to 347. 452. &c.&c. ' "^ "^^ '^^ ^"^ " "'"' "• *''' ^';"";^E''P'>"'. »cl°fed to Lord Sydney in DesBarres' Le tter, dated 28th February. .78, 1785. VelTcli Jjiy • . . Augiift . , September Oaober . November Number of Tom, 610 650 144> 26a Men. 47 55 59 III 2a6 18 41°! I ;I7 General Cargoe:. FiiSr Quint. Barrel!. HOC 39*0 18400 7100 1oc8o 119 45 '74 Oil. Barrel! 16 108 180 Coal!. Chald. Ill 481 3*4 111 30 Carabo<>; Heaver tOtter. IVIaii &Mlnct 104 wild Cat!. Foxei Tui — ■ TT — Tt — — ■ " '*' "•' >»l 17 If 1 he above t! exdulive of the proceed! of the Filhcriei carri.j „„ ., n 1.1. ^T^ ~ I J -.»«, B«fd.r. St. Aa„. j,^H^. TSitt'';^^Th;i2irurRe,ti;;.1^di:;; toXei:5;Vs'^ H. W. PERRV, E„ra. Pub. Account!. I All i V/ 'li/ii^C' . of ihii place, foi I c»n ■( II ) Occurrences. h It, XT is ncccfWy here to ft.itc fome proceedings corrcflly, ' \»hich, by being mirrcprcfenf.d, have proved highly in- jurious to his Majcfty's Service and the Public Intereft. The (hip Prefuicnt, came into the Harbour of Sydney inOflober (1785) with Provifions, configned to DesBarres by tit Ccntradari, Turnbnll Maciuley and Gregory (2+). He had them landed accordingly, and placed in the Public Store under the care of the Deputy Commifl'ary (i;), ac knowledging the receipt thereof by letter to the Contrac- tors. When an idue of part of the provifions became ne- ceflary the afling Commiflary refufcd to deliver them, and, being called before His Majefty's Colonial Council, con- fcffcd that Cohnil Yorh, who had lately arrived from Hali- fax, and commanded fix companies of the 33d Regiment, had taken from him the key of the Store, with pofitive dirediions to iflue none to the Lieutenant Governor's or- ders (26), Upon enquiry and communication with Ccloatl Terke, DesBarres found that when it wai underllood in Ha- lifax that Provifions were 10 be fent from England, it had been preconcerted there that Coloiul Torke Ihould take pofieflion of them, and difpofe of them at his difcretion (*7). The provifions and donations to the loyalifts in Nova Scotia had been configned, from England, to Gover- nor Parr; who, not caring to be troubled with the charge, had refigned it to the military Commander, referving to himfelf to diftribute the articles of Tools and Building Ma- terials. (14) "SIR, " London, 6th July, 1785. •< H»ing entered into contra^ with Government to fupply with pro- " vifions His Majelly'i troopsin Nova Scotia and its Dependencies, we " have the honor to addrcfs you on the prefent occafion with Bill of Lad- " ing for— 200 Bjrrtit Fori, in 51 fiecn if \fl. inch, 160 Barrill " Flair of % nut. tatb, 80 Barrili fmje •/5 kujhtli lacb, 50 Firhm Bullir, " lurigUng 34 fwf. 3yr. gjf, Nt. and 10 Barrtlt Rue, 4$ not. 5 jr. 13 M. ** Aliped on board the Prefident, Capt. Hughes, now laden and ready for " fca, which we calculate more than 8 n'.onths ftock for 150 men. The " chief fnpply that we have contraaed for, both for the troops and the " loyalifts, we fend to Halifax, but wc have the eiprefs commands of the " Lords Commiirionerj of the Treafiiry, to forward the quantity wanted " both for Loiiiftiourg and Charlotte Town direO, of which in conformity " to our orders, we have given information to Governor Parr. We flatter " ourfelves that the quantity of the provifions which we fend will be " much approved of, at we have paid a fcrupulous attention to that parti. " cular and (liall always make it our ftudy to merit your approbation, by " giving the troops in tvery refpeft entire (atisfaaion. We ate very " refpeafully, " Sir, Your moft obedient ud moft humble fervants, '•J.F.rr.DaBarra.ZCi. TurMl Micmla,, " Louilkourg." (S c. T. Criprj. (is) "SIR, .1 Halifa«, 5 Oflober, 1785. " You wifl wait on Covemor DesBarrea and take his orders in receiy. " ing into your charge and ilTulng any public ftores or provifions he may " think proper to commit to your care, as my Deputy for the ufe 0' the " fettlers. It is impoffible for me to leave Halifax this fall. We are " conllantly employed in (hipping very large quantities of provifions to all " the outpofts. I am, it. " Ur. Stirtf, Aaiog Com. Sydney." " O. TOWNSEND, A.C.O. (j6) Vide Minutes of Council, on the iSthNorember, ijgj. (I?) Extraa from Brigade Major Campbell to Col. Yorke, dated at Halifax, Jill oaober, 1785 "The General expcAs that provifions " that may arrive, .in which ever manner they may be configned, or for " whatfoBver intended, are to be put in the charge of the Aainj Com. " miliary to be Ul'ued under your d reftiuns u MHitary Coranunding " OiE>.«." A: Lo{ "Treafury Chambers, J 1 Aug. lyjj. " Mr. Thomas Uncle and Mr. Brown, who have lately been appointed « Colleaor and Comptroller of the Cuftoma in the Ifland of Cape Breton, " having leprefented to the Lords Commiflioners of His Majefty'a Trea. " fury, the extreme difficulty of procuring in that Idand the provifiont " necefl'aty for their fupport during the enfuing winter, and their Lord- " (hips having upon confideration of the peculiar cirtumftances attending " their cafe, been pleafed to confent that the Colleftor and Comptroller of " the Cuftoras fliould receive provifions for themfclves and their families, " according to the ration ilTued to the loyalifts under your Government | I " am commanded by their Lordfliips to fignify the fame to you, and to " defire that you will give the necefTary diieaioiis fotthat purpofe. " 7. F. fT. DuBarre, *c. die. Sic. <• GEORGE ROSE." -i n] (19) Extras of a Letter from the CommilTary, dated at Halifax, l6th July, 1785 " I am on duty here, having pri-vifions for above " 30,000 people to go th- igh my hands, and General Campbell hat *' direaions to continue the Commiflarin emnlnvfd if^ f h«, j.^.. (ii| £:rther " oidcrt, «(.' i(^ %\ Ml ( '2 ) »f- tit .\iiuJ. I • '^rcrke in vain; being now upon fliort allowance, and, even that, on the point of being cxhaulled, he had rcafon to apprehend the violence of a famiQied people, and he thought it his duty to prevent it by • CAPE BRETON, (T. " IN CONSEQUENCE of an Order from His Excellency " Governor DesBarres to me direfted^bearing date the iSth of this pre- •' fent month of November, I called on Mr. Storey the Afting Com. " milTary for iffuing provifions at thi! place, and demanded of him the " key of the ftore, in which the Provlfion! configned to Hi! Excellency " by the ContraSors were dcpofited. Mr. Storey Ud, that Ctlinel rtrke " had the key in his polTcmun. 1 then waited on Cihnil Virkt and de- " manded the key of him, which he abfolulely refufed to deliver, and " alktd me if 1 had a written order for demanding the key; I anfwered " ret, and Hewed him the Order ; on which he defired me to leave it for " his copHdcration i I offered to read the order to him, but faid I could " not leave it. He refufed hearing it read, and defired a copy ; which I «' promifed to fend to him, and have done fo. I then alkcd him to " order the troops to affill me in opening the door of the Store j which he •' refufed and faid, if any under his command amOed in opening the «' Store, he would give them Ten Thoufand. I alked him if he would " cffcfe me in opening the door; he anfwered that he would to the utmoft " of hi« power, and that he w.uld not allow the Governor an ounce of «' provifloni on any pretence whatever. Sydney, November iijlh 1785. « D. TAITT, P.M." h 'i'lir/vt. Extraa of a letter from Culmelrorke to DesBarres dated 3d. December, 1785 " You mention that 1 had declared I would employ the military •' force to oppofe your officer, I muft requeft. Sir, you will believe that " whofoever was the author of that report has made a falfe, malicious, and " wicked, afi'eitiun." ExtrM of a Letter from DeiBarres to CJmiI Yurki in reply, diteil 5th Dec. 1785 " The conclufion of your letter contains an high official and •< criminal charge againll the Provoft Marflul of this llland, of being guilty ^. 'M manding him immediately to domiftJ, and t.il:c poireffion of, the proviilons fent by the Contraaors. and to ifllie them acco.ding to fuch orders, lu he Ihould receive; and all Hii Majefty's civil and military oflicers and fubjeftj were re- (luircd to aflill him in that fervice at their peril. The I'rovoft Marftial attended Colccl Tcrke with the il.'. order demanded the key, and that the troops ftiould aflill him in opening the door of the ftore. The Colonel refufed with a declaration that, if any under his command aflitled. he would give them ten thouliind lalhes, (31) &c. " of having made >fjfi, „M^u, and ™fcj ,ff,rn„. I, „f „„,f,, ,,,„„ ^^^ " juftice required me to communicate .his charge to that officer j and, la " juftificationof him in hi! Report a„J the execution of his doty, I hava " the honour now to enclofe to you a C„py of h^s (rfe Pr,^,j, Murfa,!',) " Return and Report in confequence of my Order and Warrant to him. " which Return and Report is fince farther and fully verified by Defofibn,, " taken before His Majefty's Chief Juftice of this Iftaad, by my direc " tions at the inftan ce and requert of Mr. Taitt." jiJiJavit of the ProwJtMarJhal before the Chief JvftUe. " IN CONSEtiUENCE of tlie following p.rcgraph of a Letter from C^,r,lr,rkt, commanding fix companies of the King', 33d Regi " ment of Foot, to His Excellency Governor DesBarre!, dated the 3d day " of December 1785, .viz T^ mM\,nlbal I Udde^Ued, ihM I would " emj./,y ,ie M,,ry fu, „ ,,^oJ. ycur Off.er, I mufi rejuj), .V, y,„ ^u, " W,.«, ,/», ^■k.Ju^.r-,,^, ,b, ^.,4,, .ftha,K,,m, Aai wad. cm, " malumt a„d ,mM ajW^ic, ;— communicated, by the Governor to " David Taitt, Efq. Frovoft Mar&al of the Illand of Cape Breton and it. " Dependencies, who had made official Report to His Excellency, re. " fpeaing an oppofilion given to him in the execution cf his ..ffice, on " the i,thof November laft. The faid David Taitt, tojuilify himfelf " from having nude > falji, miliim, and m:U afimn, ;•,.'. rged in " Colonel Yorke's Letter, requefts that his own depclllion may be taken j " aslikewife thofe of Lieutenant William Norford, and Li-utc .ant and " Adjutant Fox, of the 33d Regiment. •' The faid David Taitt being fimn on the Holy Evangclift! of " Almighty God, depofcth .! follows :— That having an Order or War. '■ rant dated the l8th day of November laft, from His Excellency Coverl " nor DesBarres to demand the Provifions received by the Brigantine Pre- " fldem, configned to His Excellency by the Contraaor! ; Ihe Deponent " in purfuance of the fa-d Order or Warrant, applied to Mr. Storey for " the fame, Mr, Storey faid that Cs/m,/ Tort, had the key in this pof. " feffion i he this Deponent then waited on Colonel Yorke and demanded " the key of him, which C»/»«/ Tori, abfolwely refufed to deliver, and " alked the Deponent if he had a written order for demanding the' key " who anfwered r« and fiiewed him the order , on which Colonel Yorke " defired him to leave it for his confideration, the Deponent offered to " read the order to him j but faid he could not leave it. CoW/ r,rk, re- " fufed hearing it read, and defired to have a copy thereof; which the " Deponent promifed to furnilh, and did fend to him about ten o'clock ■' the fame morning j he then alked Colonel Yorke to order the troops to " afllft him in opening the door of the Store which he refufed, and faid if ■• any under hi! command affifted in opening the door he woijd give them ■• Ten Thoufand; the D. ponent then alked, if he would oppofe him i„ " opening the Store, he anfwered that he would to the utmoft of hi. •power, and that he would not allow the Governor an ounce of Pro. ' vifions on any pretence whatever. This Deponent further declares, that ' on the fame day he was informed that the Centinels on the Store wens ' doubled and an Officer's Guard mounted there. ' Sworn at my Chamber! at Sydney Shed, « D. TAITT P. M '• ' in Sydney the 4th day of December, ' in the 16th year of His Majefty's Reign, ' teforeme. r. GIBUONS. Depojition of Lituttnant NorforJ. " SYDNEY, n; " LIEUTENANT WiUl.„. Norford, of H!, Majefty, „* " Regiment, Sworn. " " ^vJlio„hMr.m,t. What Order, did you r«elve 00 the ijthda, /^.^ '■ of November l,,ft, when you wa, fent to command the Guar,! a, ,he " Provlfion Store, in which the provifions configned to Governor IJesDatre. •• were depofited ? Anfwtr.-To lakethe cdmmand of the guards and t. ** fuflcr no one to eo Intorhe Smr*. i.... ,t.,.r.. ,...u ._;._ 1 l. .^ - *. . U: ^A^^- ( 'J ) iJ, am? t.ilic polTeffion ^01!, and to ifl'iie tliem iU receive; and all Hit and fubjefts were re- wir peril. '■olcNe! nrie with the «'< lie troops rtiouM afllrt The Colonel refufed his command aflilUd, s. (3') &c. rthn, I, of courfe, thought getothat oAicer} andi ia culionof hixjiity, I hava his (fix Prmisft Murpialu) rder and Warrant to him, ally verified by Dipfimni, this Ukad, by my direc. ^^ the Chief JuJ} ice. »ing pjr:graph ofaLctttr of theKing'. 33dRegi. iBdrres, dated the 3d day had daUrtd, tbjt 1 would inu/lr^uj), iir,yiu ■will Hfjirtj bat made a fulli, I by the Governor, to Id of Cape Breton and ill to His Excellency, re- :cution cf his 'iffite, on Taitt, tojuilify himfelf i afftriiin, . , . . rgcd in Icpolltion may Iji; taken j or.f, »n\\ Li-iilc-act and le Holy Evaniclillj of Jvlng an Order or War. His Excellency Cover- by the Brigantine Pre- Itraflorsj ilie Deponent plied to Mr. Storey for I the key in this pof. el Yorke and demanded rcfufed to deliver, and or demanding the key, n which Cobnel Yorke he Deponent otfered to 'e it. Co,W/ Tirh n. jy thereof; which the him about ten o'clock e to order the troops to I he rcfufed, and faid if wr he worJd give them would oppofe him in to the utmoft of hii nor an ounce of Pro- t further declares, that icis on the Store were D. TAITT, P. M." irJ, of His M.ijefty'« 33d telve on the 19th day \i the Gujr— — ^. Ves. " ^.. Did you receive any orders refpeSing them ? A, None. " ^ Would you have fuffered me to have taken them f A. No. •' ^ Were they removed, and when .' A. They were, on the day I ■* waa on guard. " ^ By whofe orden were they removed }—.A. I believe Sy the Co- <• lonel's orders. " 3^ Where were they removed to \—A Into the Store. " S^ Had you any other otdcta from the Colonel, in cafe I had en- «' deavoured to take polTelTion of the provifion, and what were they .'— " A. No others than, not to fuffer any one to take them without Ua ab- *' folute orders. •• Simm at my Chamben at Sydney Shed " WILLIAM NORFORD, •' in Sydney, the 5th day of December, «< Lieut. 3 jd. Regt." " in the 26tfa year of His Majefty's " Reign. •• R. GIBBONS." Depojttion of Lieutenant and Adjutant Ftx. " SYJNEY (T. •< UEUTENANT and Adjutant John Foi, of Hit Majefty's 33d Re- •' giment. Swum. <> S^bfMr- Taiir. Do you recollea what orders were given to you by <• C'Iml rorkt on the 19th day of November laft, for ordering an officer's «' guard to the Store in which the provifions configned to Governor Des *• Bartes were depofited ?— ..^i/twr. I do. " ^ What were thofe orders t A. That no perfon (hould go into the •' Store but the military without the Colonel's permiflion. " ^ To whom did you deliver thofe orders } A. To Mr. Norford. " S^ Was an officer's guard mounted at the provifion Store, preceeding «' the 19th day of November laft ? A No,— nor fmce, there has been •* no officer's guard mounted. " .^ What was the caufc for delivering the orders for Mr. Norford ? •' A. I believe from Mr.Taitl's Warrant to take polTeflion of the provifions, <■ and particularly from a melTage brought by the Afling Commifiary to " Colonel Yorke from the Governor, that he was determined to have " the provifi.ins againft all the farce the Colonel had. " ^ What WIS the name of the Serjeant who was on guard the 19th " day of November laftf A. I believe it was Serjeant Coghill. " ^ Did you deliver him any orders ? A. I gave him the lame •• orders as to the officer, that Nobody was to go into the provifion Store " but the Quarter Mailer and Commifiary without Colonel Vorke'a per. "• miffion, and ordered him to remove the centinel to the door of the " Store. " % As no officer mounted guard, what was the teafon for giving or. " drra to Mr. Norford ? A. He went as Orderly Officer, that as dis. " turbancc was eipeacd from the mefiage that had been fent, the Orderly " Officer was direflcd to go down to the Store whenever there was occa- " fion to open it, or in cafe of a tumult to prevent anyitngularity. " Smrn at my Chambers at Sydney Shed, ii JOHN FOX. " the 5th day of December, 1785, in the " Lieut. * Adjt. 33d Regt." «■ J6th year of His Majelly's Reign, be. " fore me, e< r. GIBBONS." (32) Exiraafrmi Cmtrifary Jvwnfeni lo DeiBarrn, dated at Halifax sii. Oachr 1785, vix. " I iiUimed, the i«th. Auguft, . pangraph from the Agent's LMter t of perilliing, and the trsops having already eight or fc» months provifion in ftore with the cargo of the Preftdt t, the Council advifed a warrant to be iffued to impre/l tht provifions on board the Brandywine for the fervice of the iHand. The warrant was ifliied, and a notice of it ferved upon Colonel Yorke by the Provoft Marllial, containing a requi- fition for his giving immediate orders, that no miliury oppofition whatever (hould be made to the landing and (lo-ing the Provifions but, on the contrary, that he Ihould give every requifite aid and afliftance: and that the orderj for ifluing the fame Ihould proceed from the Governor, as refponfible to His Majelly only, with refpeft to the emer- gency and the correfponditig exercife of the Royal Prero- gatives delegated to him (33). " purponing that the Provifrona would be fent here for all the different ^' Hod, i I had no doubt but the new fcttler, at Cape Breton were included M well as thofe in this Province, New Bnmfwick and the Ifiand St. ^' John's; but to my furprife I find, by after orders, that the Provifion. " ^r Cape Breton are ordered for the troops only without mentiom'ni th* ' New Settlers, The Treafury are iSng before this in pofle/Tion of youf " reqmfition, which I tranfinitted to Mr. Rofe, and'l hope will give order. " for a fuppi) of Provifion, to be fent. The Governor has advice of. •• veffi!l ha.,ng failed with nine months Provifion. of all fpecies for th. " Carr,fon of Sydney. The conftant employ in /hipping Provifion. «, th. ' numerous Outports and the neceffity of my being prefent whenever th. ..auahngof the Carrifon is transfixed to the Agent, who i, hourl, "pefted, render it impoflible for me to leave Halifax this fall As it i. " General Campbell', plcalure that Mr. Storey Ihould remain as m, De. " puty with the troops at Sydney, I Ihall direft him to take your order " intakmg charge of, and delivering any Public Stores or Provifions for the loyahfts, which you may think proper to be under the Commifliry-. " care, and I have no doubt of his acquitUng himfelf entirely to yout " titisfaaio.. I have the Honour, fcc. " C. TOWNSEND, AC C. O." iil) IVarrant. (Appendix C. 1 7.) " BY His Excellency Jufeph Frederick Wallet Des Bams, If,. Ueu. " tenant Governor of the Ifland of Cape Breton and its Dependencies, " *c. &c. *c. To David Taitt, Ef,. Provoft Msrfta! of the Cud Ifland " and its Dependencies, Cmi'mg 1 " WHEREAS His Majefty's fervice ud the fubfiflence of Hi. fiith- " ful fubjca. Inhabitanis within this my Government, during the ap. " proaching Winter, necefi-arily require, that I (hould have a quantity of " provifions in ftore to prevent their perifliing ; and whereas I am inform. " ed that a certain vcfiel lately arrived in th. Harbour of Sydney, ca/Ud " lt4 Bhgatim Srandyvmt, is laden with provifions 1 And whereas larg. " quantities of provifions, ordered by me to be provided and (hipped tx " this fervice have not arrived : and, from the advanced feafon of th* " year, it is doubtful whether they will airive in time to prevent the im. " pending want 1 And whereas a fufficient quantity of provifions is already " landed a.id ftored in this Ifiand for the fubfiftence of His Majefty. " troops therein Rationed, until the middle of July next ^I hav. <• thought fit that the provifions now laden on board the faid Brmdyuint " fiiould be imprefi-ed, landed, and put into Store, in this my Government! " fubjefl to my further orders and direflions, for His Majefty's fervice in " this my Government Y'.u are therefore hereby in His Majelly'. " name authorised, required and commanded, forthwith to enter on board " the faid BniMm ft W/u»*, and impreft and take into your cull«ly anj " pofleffion, all fuch viftual. and provifions as you fliaU find therein laden, " and caufe the fame to be landed and fafcly ftored for His Majefty's fet- « vice aforefaid under my orders and direflions, giving unto the Maftct " or Commander of the faid VelTel, and any other perfon having th. " care and charge of the faid vifluals and provifions, or claiming right " or property therein, a copy of this my Warrant, together with a Ccrti. •< ficate and Receipt for all fuch vfluals and provifions as you Hall fo im- " prefs, and take by virtue of this my warrant, and informing all fuch " perfons, that for fuch of the vifiuals and provifions as Ihall be privat. " property, the owner or .wners thereof fliall, on application to me, and " proving fuch their property, receive payment of the fuU value thereof » " and all His Majefty's Officers Civil and Military, and others Hi. Ma- " jefty's litgc fubjefts are hereby required and commanded to be aiding •' and afiiftiog to you is this fervice, as they will aniwer the contrary at **!*<-( 1<1 /<./ h. />3 ii'l s 1 • ■ 1 4 ii ■A \ P'fl » \ Lo .^' 'YirvU, ^» ! ».t| ( H ) I null. 7L C'u,( ^^ Tlie Provoft Marflul had in purfiunce of the wirrant left the pcacj-ible pofleffion of the provifiom on Board in thnrj^e of his Deputy and Afliftanti; when he returned to piocccdto unloading the vcflil, he found- her in poffeffion of a party of Soldiery, who had forced away hij people, oppofod him, and prevented the farther execution of his ' "' '". '^'"^:V 'i'he Cliief Juftice, upon the depofition of the Provoft y^^A,^> f,^„, M„n,al (3S), iflUcd another warrant to apprehend the per- ^' " """ f"''' f^'"'-" ""-i" my Hand mi S«l at SyJ„,y, i„ ,hj ifl,„j „f " CapcB.cton, tht 8th day of December, 1785, in the 16th year of Hii •* Majcrty'j Reign, " By Hit Eicellency'i Commind, /;. jy. rirry." (34) R'frt en tit ITarrant. (Appendix C. 1 8 I " CAPE BRETON ff. " IN OBEDIENCE ,0 , wa,r.„, fr„m „i. e.„„ w^ . " Frede-ick Wallet Ue.BaTc. Ef,. ,0 „,e dircft.d of ,U. date. I " went on board the ai.,^.,i„ Br,,J,r,^„ and acquainted tl,e Mailer of " faul Bngantine, that I had a warrant to impreft all the vlftualsand pro- v.fions on board this Brigantine, which warrant I read to him and gave " h>m a Copy of the fame, which he faij wa, fufficient a.rthority, a .d •■ that he had no objeflion to my taking pfffeffion of the PlovifionI, at " fame t.me he read an order from a Mr. BrinI, direfling him to fail to •• th.» P,«, and to deliver the I-rovifron, to che order of Colonel Vorke " 'he Matter faid that he wa. obliged to go on ftore to get an Anchor and' « Cable for his Vellel j I therefore ordered the Mafter to drew me the «' cargoe, which he immediately complied with ; but. not being able to eoun, the nnmber of caft, In the hold, I demanded a lift of the cargoe whrch the mate f,,id he had not; hot thewed me the entrie, in the log ■ book, by which it appeared there wa, on board ; One Hundred and Twenty Tierces and IVenty Barrel, of Flour and Forty Four Tierce. , «• and One Hundred and Twelve Barrels of Pork befide, provifion. for th, ufe of Marrners, I then gave to the Mate a certificate of my having im- prefted the whole of faid pravillon., and alfo appointed Jam« Menaie. " n,y deputy and left him on board the faid Brigantine to t.Ue charge of • and keep in cuftody the fame, The Cable being in the hatchway pre. T'Ll ; n* "L"'"'"' """" '°"'- ''"'" """" - "-' .h,.8.h.da,of Dec«a,b.r ,785, in the ,6.h. year of Hi, Majerty. " Reign, ' ' " D, TAITT, Provoft Marlhal." ( J5) /)<^»//™ o/tte Provoft Mavjh.,1 (Append. C 20 \ " ISLAND of CAPE BRETON, IT. ^ ' " PERSONALLY appeared before me KictarJ CMc« TC ■ '■ CU,f >^„ oHHis Majeay. I„a„d of Cape Breton^!d l/o ^n'-' Ifland, andle.ng duly Swor.n, Declare,, that, having on the 8,h 7 ftant, by vi«ue of a Warrant under the Hand'and SeaVof H s E c ! Icncyjofeph Frederck Wallet DesBarre,, Lieurenan Governor ad Coromander.„Ch,ef, in a„d over thi. Hi, Majefty's IHand of C Breron and rt, Dependencie,, and for Hit Majerty. ufe and fervice Z th,. Government, ,.^,^^ „i ,,^„ ,„,„ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ « - one hundred and twenty tierce, and twenty barrel, of Flour, and fo„v - four ferce. and one hundred and twelve barrel, of Beef and Pork Zll '• laden on board the Ai^.,,,-,, ^„„^^,,,,„ ,, , i„ Ca"' B ;. aforefaid, he rhi. Deponent lc« rhe^fame'in thl cul: a^T ha^eTf .' J.me.Menr,e., an Officer by the Deponent fpecially deputed and p po.„..df„thi. purpofe, and that, in further purf.fance ft ^ ^U Warrant. ,h,. Deponent with fix or feven men to aflift him. th lor Store .hefa,dv,a„al,.„dp„vmon,. and having ordered to unlade th part of theveflil. hatche, which wa. no. opened, that on f fr.m«,wa. endeavouring to open the hatch aLrdi„,ly un, ,1 J w..h Serjeant Brown of the (Sme Regiment, and a number of other .n appearance .bout eight or ten. (but the parUcular numb.rand nlm unknown ,0 the Deponent) appearing ,0 be foldiers i„ the faid Regi. ^ent armed „i,hm„4e,.and fixed bayonet., .,../„„ w.™ ,- .. Tml^ T""' '" ' '^""''"«"«'- "'• '^^ «^y warrant and h'. offic^by chargrng their fixed bayonet, on the „„ler of the faid Core, nd bylay,„gv.olen,hand, on ,he feaman aforcfaid, and forcing him f™» the hatchway. .„d t, f^i„j „, ^^^^^._^^ ,,,^.^ dm, concerned in this aa of violent refiil.nce to legal au thority, and Colonel yorlce. in fpccial, and all others Hi, Majcfty, fubjefts at large, were required to aid and aflill in Its execution (36)* " fuch manner, that wit hout being lllled 0, wounded, neither .hi, De. ponen,o.hi.Amaan,„ or tl- f.ame„ of the vclil. could execute th. femce, on winch tl,„ Deponent wa, then employed. That the faii Core declared h. had taken poneflion. and held the faid viflual, and .nto the hold wrthou. h„ order ; on which thi. Deponent r'^uircd and ommande the fard Core, and the faid foldier, in „i. Maje, ,•. name faid velTel. but ha, fince been inlUmed all hi. f ■ 1 ,.r, - the Officer he fi.le. on board, havT:.:!; t^ ^Z;;:^. ' violently forced out of the faid vcdll. ^ • Sw,r„ at my Chamber. ,t Syd,„y ShcJ, „ r, taitt n « .. ' in Sydney loth day of December. ,785, ' '•^'^' '•'^'• ' in the s6th JMT of Hi, M.ijcny'. ' ^'^J"* " R. GIBBONS.* {ie)mrran,f„m,he Chief Jujli„ „ ,U Pr^^j, Uar. pal. (Appendi.f C. 21.) " ISLAND OF CAPE BRETON, ffi ." *'«';'"' ''"'I"'"'. Ef'l"i'«. Hi. Majefty. Chief Juftic. of Hi, M. T D ;;' °' ?/' ""'"'' ""^ '" •^>--"- i" Am ri!:^: To Davrd Ta.tt. Ef,. Provoft Marflral of th. ,fl.„d aforefaid and all Tnd every h,s Deputy, and Deputies and the Conftable. of the Town of sianejr, Creeling: " cL™^m!n"7'^'" ""' '"" ""'" """""^ ""' "■^'«"'P'' Co„, Cemleman. Lieutenant ,n «» Majefty, Thirty Third Regiment of F«.t. together with one Bmwn a ferjeant and other foldier, of" ^d Regiment .0 the number of three, and more, (whofe name, ar . P«fen, unknown) at Sydney inthelfland aforefaid, being armed whh Mufice.,, Bayonet, and other oftenfive weapons on th. ^^tenT ,aT Zc '" "■VT,'^""'" ^"' "' "" '^''«" °^- Sovereign Urd RrngCeorg. th. Third, being unlawfully riotoufiy and feditioufi, anem led, with force and arm, to levy war againft His Majefty, and pofe he executron of Hi. laws and with force and arm did make „ affaultn and upon David Taitt, Ef<,ui,e, Provoft Mar^l.l „f „:t forefa, andhlsAfliftants, then being in Hi. M.,je„y, peace, and in f" " "«"-" »f •>" f^'J office, executing of a Warran. ucde^ the hand and fcal of His Excellency Jofeph Frederick Waller DesBarreT Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over Hi, MaiellV • and aforctaid, for Hi, Majefty. .f,..u, ,„,-„, .„; "^ .tf • .ere violent y and unlawfully refufe to aid and aflift the fai P Ift Mar^al .„ the execution of hi. faid office, al.ho- by him in Hi. Ma! jofty, name commanded and rcjuired fo to do and did ,h ;; live, of the faid ^avid Taitt and his A^-iaaJ : ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ unlawfully with force and arm. f.i.. >„, „,,, „„, ^^^''j"' '"^ " poireffion of the faid David Taitt, Efn one I . '' "'' " tierce, and twenty barrel, of Flour, . d LT '"'."'""' '"' '-"^ " dred and twelve barre.sof Beef and trl:::::" T- "" '""■ " cuftody and pulemon of the .aid Dav d T • Vv •' ' !'" "" .' under the Hand and Seal of Hi, M^.^^J^^, """' ^' ' ^'="-' " mander in Chief of this I„a„d a.id'it.^et:: r^"™:' 7' '"■"-; •■ Hi. Majcny and hi. laws, in open vio,!tio„ h f ,;::"""'; ^^ " hoftile oppolltion thereunto and to the p„wer and a ,, /' "• "jefty. Covernmen, eftablilhed in thsWrnd >"''"" "^- " their allegiance toward, HI. A," ft , ' '"T" '° "" '"''"' "and to incite „isMa,eftys^^::;;„::^-::^-rs. " Thefe are therefore in nis Majeftv's Nam. ,„ ;; ,ou, taking with you th. power o/th^C.rryVndZrnr TfT " other force as you may iudi. n^r,ni„, . , "''• ^"'' <"''> " R..ph core. sWlWn a :!r tr:r T T" "'''' ''' " tor,, and them in fafe and fecur. cu^l c vj \c7^^^^^" ;; .^ching .d concerning the premi Jl::ir:'Li;L:t:: with according .0 law. And Colonel J„h„ y„k. commanding ^m jcfty. f.d Thiny.third Regiment of Foot in fpecial, and all othl H i Majefty. officer, and minifter, civil and military and other, ,,7^ jcfty. Leg. fubjea.. are hereby required a.d olnunded . b ' id^. ( 15 ) It refiiUncc to legal lu. ccial, and all others Hi, required tu aid aud aflill " woundtJ, neither Ih'i De. tlic vcllel, couH eitcutc ilie ;" empbycd. Thjt the liU d llcid the tiiJ vifluali and elf or any other petfon lu gj ti tliii Dejument rcjuircd anj IJieri in Hi, M.ijcll)', name ii Deponent, and to aid and refaid which fjid Gotcabf,.. ot obey m; faid orj„ , „„ ft hii AffilUnti on board the II hii faid Ainftami, except ■n by the faij Ralph Cutc " D. TAITT, P.h,." ict lo lie Pr(n/oJI Mar. 'iChlef Jufticecf HiiMi. ndenciel in America, ic. Ifland aforefaid and all and 'onftablcj of the Town of to n» on oath that Ralph y'jThirty Third Regiment t and other foldiers of the Mte, (whofe names are at brelaid, being arn-.ed with ns on the tk« tenth day of eign of our Sovereign Lord y riotoolty and fcditioully ainft His Majcfty, and op. ce and arms did make an ivoft Marflul of the Wand • Majtily's peace, and in iting of a Warrant under rcderick Wallcl DesBatrci in and over Hit Wajeily'i 'rvice, and did then and indaffiftihe faid Provoft tho- by him in Hij Ma. lo, and did threaten the :s, and did violently and 'ke out of C.iftody and « liundrcd and twcjity 'our tierces and one hun. n and there being in the by virtue cf a W.irranI rant Governor and Com. ies in high contempt of f the faid laws, and in Id authority of His Ma. :untrary to th« duty of evil example of others, (■edition trcafcn and re. Kin.'i His Crown and command and require Id this inand, and fuch lid the bodies of the faid 'h comforters and abet, y before me to anfwcr and to be Aiither dealt '. commanding His Ma- cial, and all others Hia r and others His *Ja- umanded t» be aidia{ y Colonel Yorke waj not lo be found in bh Quarteri ; tlie ' Provort Mardial therefore, by letter, retiuired him to de- liver the bodies of certain pcrfons fpecilied in the warrant (37). part of the anfwer to which was in thefe words, wi. " I cannot think myfelf juftifittd in delivering up thofe incu « iM alBIUng unto yoii to the ntmnft of their powers !n the execution of •' this Warrant as they will anfwer the contrary at tlieir peril. Given « under my Hand and Seal at Sydney in this Ifland aforefaid, this *nth day " of Decenabcr in rhe Twenty. fixtli Year of ihe Reign of out Sovereign " Lord King George the Third by the grace of God of Great Britain «■ France and Ireland, king Defender of the Faith and lo forth, and in " the year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and eighty five. " R. GIBBONS," (37) ■^ffiilavif in Cmiicil. (Appendix C. 11.) " DAVID TAITT, Eiquire, Provoft M.ir(hal of this Idand and its " Dependencies, Sworn 1— " Siuijlkr,. Did you receive a Warrant from the Chief Juftice, for the " apprehending Lieutenant Ralph Gore, Serjeant Brown and Others, " granted on your complaint of an oppafition made to you in the execution " of your office? Anjivtr. Yes. « ^What did you in confetjuence of that Warrant, and haveyau ap. " prehended the perfons againft whom it was ilTued .' A. After I re- " ceived this Warrant, I went to &W/ nrfc, taking two perfons to be <• witnel' ,-towiti Charles Cope and John Smith, I was informed firft " by the Centinel that he was not at home, I then went round the hr,ufe " and alked his fcrvants, if Co/o«/ Ynk, was at Home .'—They anfwcrtd, " No,— that he »-as gone out. The Deponent then returned to the O/Kce " of the Governor's Secretary, where he met with Captain Stewart, Cap. ■' tain Sherbroke. iVlr. Wynyatd, and feveral other Officers. I acquaint- <• ed Captain Stewart of having the aforefaid Warrant and of ^ts tenor, •' and read it to them, and required their affiftance, which they declired " to give. Kt the Commanding Officer was fomcwhere here, I then gave " a copy of the Warrant to Mr. Fox, the Adjutant, and defired him to " give it to the C.)lonel, which he ptomifed to do, but fome time after he " returned with the copy to my houfe, and told me that he had like to " have got in a/cr,i/( for carrying it, as the Colonel would receive it from " no perfon but myfclf. I then went a fecond time to the Colonel's Quar. " ters, taking with me Henry White and Smith Woodrufle. As 1 ap. " preached the door, I obfctvcd Colonel Vurke fitting at a table in his " Bed-chamber, I knocked at the front door for admittance. No perfon " anfwering, the Centinel lold me the Colonel was not at home. I en. " deavoured to find his fervants, but could not get a fight of any of them. " Knocking at the door again, two or three times, I then ordered a copy " of the Warrant to be nailed to the front door, which was done. Thii " morning I wrote to Colonel Yorke, reciting the purport of the warrant, " requiring him to deliver up the perfons mentioned the;cin j to which he " returned an Anfwer, which was delivered tome by Mr. Foi, and which " with the Copy of my Letter is now before the Council. " Sworn in Open Council, this 11th " D. TAJTT P M" "•* December, 1785. " A. Ciylrr, Clerk of the Council. Letter from the Prevojl Marflial to Colonel Yorke, JateJ Sydney, 11 Decemier, 178J. (Appendix C. 13.) " BY VIRTUE of a Warrant from Hi. M.ije(Vy's Chief Juftice « of this Ifland, for apprehending Ralph Core, Gentleman, Lieutenant in " "'» Majefty's 33d Regiment, and one Brown, a Serjeant in faid Regi. - ment, their aiders and abettors charged with fcditiouj and treafonable «' ptaaices. I waited on you as Commanding Officer of faid Regiment ; " but, inquiring at your Quarters, I was told that you was not at home. " In lonfequence of not feeing you, I delivered a copy of the Warrant " to Mr. Foi your Adjutant, for your perufal j Mr. Fo» returned with the " copy to me, and acquainted me that you would not receive it from him: " I then called a fecond time at your Qnarteri, and was told that you was " not .It home. At (ame time, I and the people with me, faw you in " your Bed-chamber; being unable to gain admittance to you, I nailed « the Copy of the Warrant ogainft the Poll of the Front Door of your « Quarters. Having thus far executed the Warrant, I now in His Ma. " jetty's name, require you to deliver uji to me the bodies of the fiid " Ralph Core, Gentleman, Seijeant Brown, md the party of Soldiers, " that were under their command on board the Briganim Brmdjwint, " yetterday morning. I have the honor to be, ftc. " '^'"^ ^'^*'' '"''" " m, TAITT, P. M." " who did nothing more than obey (he comm.inJi of their ' " officer (38)." On the nth December, His Majcrty's Colonial Council •/2 A)(m,i Uht (%.t^J tiiking into confidenition the alarmin-^ circumft.ince.s ot tiie % x^axM, */ 'fiJ,M,,„L\ Colony, and the interruption given t. ■ civil a'jthoii'.y by AdiUZti , «t.: ' ' T" the military ftationed in the Ifland. iblvcd and advifci that the Governor (hould immcdia;.-!y. by Proclan.ation. afll-mbic all His Me AltV fvr ^. by the advice of Council, for which he gave his receipt(+o). y^J^„'.,yu, ,.{ k ^e^U. (38) letter pom Colonel York to the Provtjf MarJI.-al, Jaled SjJney, II December, 178;. (Appendix c' 2.^7.) " I have juft received your Letter of this d.iys date. The Warrant " yon fpeak of I have not feen. Lieutenant Core, I hoar is gone off, " havinj declared to his Brother OlScers, that he was determined to " efcapc from the illegal, oppreffive and tyrannical proceedings gjlng on " againft him, as he conceived himfrlf only in the execution of his duty, " taking care ot' His Majcfy's VeOi^l the Jl,mlyww,, and His Majefty'. " provifions, configned to tiie care and charge of Cckr.,l Tuk,, command. " ing His Majcfly-s Forces in the llland of Cape Breton for the ufe of Hi» ■' Majefty's Troops, Staff, Loyalirts and dilbanded Soldiers, by order of " the Commander in Chief of His Majefty's Forees in North America. " As to Serjeant Brown and the innocent men, on duty with Lieutenant " Gore, may for wliat I know, be in the Barracks, I (liall not oppofe " their beinj apprehended ; and as I cannot think myfelf juflified in " giving my affiftance in delivering up thefc men, who did nothing more " than obey ,' the orders of their own Officer (which they conceived " themfelves bound to do) to be thrown into goal and loaded with irons, " which would be the confcqueace, charged js they are with fcditiou. " and treafonable praaiccs. lam, Jtc. " Damd Tmit, Efq. Pro^jft .Marlhal." » i yqrkE." Letter fYom Lieutenant Gore to DriSarrei, dated Dec. nth 178;. (Appendix C. 25.) " MayitpIcafeyourExccllency:. -A Warrant having been ilTucd to " apprehend me, Serjeant Brown, and tiic party under my command, for '■ oppofing tlic Civil Magiftrate authorised by your Excellency to take " pofieffion of the provifions on board tlie Biandptine, being then in the " execution of wlut I conceived to be my duty and afting under the " orders of my commanding Officer, I hope your Excellency and tlic " Civil Power, will not think my conduft on that occafion was the re. " fult of a contempt of the laws, which I ;vcr would intentionally " have violated, and therefore prefume to beg your Excellency will b< " pleafed to give fuch orders as may releafe our perfons, &c. " RALFH CORE, " His Eicelicncjr Governor DiiBiara," , P' "" •I."*" f >Tr. about jooo rations were diftri- *S2 ZlJr^t'^' •'"''«■"»"'' l-0P'-PP<.red pacified. Before there w« ..r;.: r ^t «r:r^' :":r ';'""'"" "t '"'''^•' ^ "'• °^''"'"""' ^-"-^ T^.fU^ ^T"'"^t^ ('•' '■'*"'''"'" •/ ^^'--'//W; perfon, both unknown, /r*u,) ...«.,,» <*«^came with the Brigantine Amelia. ( Am.r,can tuik and Na- -.V/.w Art,, ^y //i*/u*< , Sydney Harbour. T" ?^^ ^'^ Tr '"^P ^-- ^""""'"' P'oduced an invoice of the c.rgoe and '■'•''/ 'w"' r ' *^ ' '''" "'■ '"'""8 (♦'' *'''^'' i">P«'"^'l "•" the provifion, // V" / / ;7'^''"'*'^ ^ *"« ""/W '. '*r 6«,^«r, He faid, that the veflel had , . Majcfty.-Britifh VcfleU having by laws recently paffed //y.^ »/ /iG«- ./«./,«w^ there been prohibited carrying away provifion, to the Britifh ' "*•: 'T,".'/""''"* -,H'*^ Colonies, and the veflel, of the ftate alfo forbidden to be ...w/./.^. ^^77. .*>*'♦" ««<» for thatpurpofe, and unlefs that meafure had been "■"■'":' T-J'^'-^r-i , "dopted. the provifion, could not have been obtained. DesBarrea aflted, if he had any letter, or paper, from Venture to confirm his «ory? He anfwered, he had not: that Mr, Venture had failed in great hafle from Rhode Idand in the St.Ptitr, hoping to arrive in Cape Breton before him: ^ige/ Ihewed, at the fame time, a bUl drawn by Venture on the Governor for £$2;, a, the price of the Veflel (43). // . ^"""""^ I"'' ^n^tlv/en brought before the Council 0Mj _ A : / ■'/ in order to be examined on oath, and to refer the refult to It's advice. (41) Lllttr/rcm Ctl. Torh to DetBami. (App. C. 247.) " SyilMy, December 11. 1785. I am honoured with your Letter of thi, day. date, enclofrng the « .dT.ceofHi. Majefty. Council ,0 you, to bonow (T.m the Military Store forty thoufand ration, of Pr„,if,on,, in the prefent preffing emer- " gency of Hi. Majclly, fubj.ft, [„ p„. Government, to be replaced, oc •' the value paid to the Lord. Commiffioner. f the Treafury, If required. " I have the honor to inform you that I (hall give direftion. to the Afting " Commiirary to-morrow morning t. iflue the above quantity agreeable to " your requifition «i,h the Advice of Hi. Majefty. Couacil. I have the " honor to be. Ice, " Lirut. Governor BaBarrn, Ac. *c. *c." <■ j. yORKE." 7i (42) Si// 1/ Lading. (Appendix C. 30.) /^ y .. SHIPPED by the Grace 0, Cod. in good order and well conditioned by Handy and Rufl-ell in «,d upon the good Brigantine called the Amelia mond,a„d now r.d,„g at Anchor in the por, of Newport and b, Cod'. • «rFf^°R ;:' ^„^'"^"'-' ''f'^- B!ghtThoufand,bight Hundred .. , rl ^l / "' """■'"■' ^""-■'•HlfB.rrel.of Beef, Six. .< ^^ Sh T' u T ""'"'""" "" ="«'""^ """•• Twelve O.en, Forty Sheep,OneHundredGe.re, Nin .ty-thre. Turkey,, Forty Buftel of Com, S„ty B.lh.1, of Oaf, Twelve Bundle, of Hay, tJ„ Hun t'- '^'"'■'^ »"*"' of Turnip., Potato.,, Beat. Jc.^"Z aliZ r ""l"""-"-^-^'*". «n^ SineenWaterCa^t ,',1: « tlrt,^ '""'"'°"''' «"■' 'f""^''' P"t of Cape - 'T^J^Z:^' y "" -;' "«'"^) """ Hi. Eacellenc' .. t ,1 '• °"'"^ "'*="'' Breton or to hi. Afli™, he rage accuftaned ; ,n witnef. whe,„f, ,he Mafter or Purfer of the faid " Brlg«,t,ne hath .ffirra«l unto four bill, of hdin» all of ^ " Sty Jl^w'r ■" ""^ '^ '°'^ -^ ■" ^-'^^" '7^S. 7 «»nown to „ joH„ DRUIVIMOND." (43) BiUcfE„hang,. (Appendix C. 28.) .. 1 ^!.'^"^r 'r ^;'*' ""■ """'"■ '*'«^' ■«">■'. "I" Nov, .,8c " Al ten day. fijht of thi, m. flrf. nf r i, , "• "uv, .705. " J«. ootoaidl „,°'""' '"'*'* "f^"'-"*'. Cf'".iJofnme tenor and «. «.tp.«l) ,l«f.t,„y „u. order of Mr. J.m,. Aogcll. Five V/i a. The depofitions confirmed the above account »f th« cafe (44). and ,he CounciUdvifed to admit the refli;! ta " Hundred and Tw«l,.(!,e Pound.fterlln, V.lue received, .„d pl.c. th. •• fame t. the Account of your moU obedient fervant. Governor of C,,. B,«on, »c. *c. .. Endorfed^^ 1„,^.„ (40 HxamhalUn „f John Drumm,ni and Jam,, J„^ (Appendix C. 26.) •' ^^* " JOHN DRU.MMOND, Sworn in Council. W,y«r. A fubjca of Great Britain .nd a Ueutr.,ant in Hi. M .- ,h. "'"/J'' •-'"«'• »-" y« at Rhode Wand, when vou t™lc ^ra,n,,tA_^He w.,. mailer „f the (hip Anaft.,;,, L,|„„,i„, „ W«„f,d H. loaded a. W«„fo,d .i.h p,o,if.„„, fj, s 7 "„U Newfoundland, whe,. be had delirered hi. c.r.oe- fiom rJ V . ;; ., h. M h ,, , ,,„,„. , „---;- -- •• fXl: ?y'"° ;"''°"""*""' "" ""'^ "" p'-i«™ efaid .S^abLto abcencegrantedbyCorernmen. tef„e hi.de. cTk 7""'°"'- '''"^'"' ■■'• ■"'"' « B°«-. from a-, Ift Pan-cd th. .n. Day of Auguf. laft, by the State of MalTach fef it " .n, on dutie. from ,o to lo/^ C.n,. on all B.itilh Pr„ J '^' -.^bib.™.wi.hothere::ordi„aryd:t":!^!:::::.~ him to ,u,t that port u, 14 hour., and to proceed to Rhode Ma , 7 t^^er he farlcd from thatpor, fully lad.,, agreeable to ,h. order, and N.wfo„„ 1 di .hat on ,h. ,4th of the f.id month, ^y „„ «d v„, bad w.a,he, he w., obliged to putb.ck and anchored in theT^ r,„„„t Pan-ag., ,hat „ .^..^.h „f ,^. ,^,, ^ ..,„"■ " to a (lorm, which paned ,h. cabl.. and drove hi. (ho 1 ft ! n ;; -..wr„k.d, f"'.of.h..reclcandc.rgoe:w:."'C wT^rlt Newport in Rhode Ifland, where they w... d^fpofed of « pT /^ ^ •' due fo, account of the Und.rwrit.r, , here he met Cant V , .* " Gove.n„rDe.Barre. direflion, and Prochmatio^ J ^'""""""' " Agreement with .he .aid V.ntur. .0 pur ^ 7 .'a,; "7'' '? " •• hcing fully d.,.rmin.d ,0 become a .nh it „t M.e /'T T ' ;; h«ing i. in their po..r either to charter or hir t^TL^ " Bottom, to load or fend provifion. to thi. ifland, obli 'd th 1 r •; ch.feo„Accountof Government a .» V.a.i:':^ ^T /.Z law. of the SU« admitted fuch only to depart full laJen'het; l age^ That Cap.. Venture, fome day, before the Afl took Zt Z • ^red »o Sloop, and loaded them with provlfon. ,0 fupply .';;„;. ....of.he,nhabItan,.of thi. .Hand, himfelf being obligL to ,„,Nw por. ,. Rho.^e ,„and in Hi. Majedy. Bng .he St.'petef on t 4, o"f N„veml«r, leaving par. „, ,h. pr„,in„„, „j „„„ ^,;„ J,^^"' "now on board the Brig Amelia, otherwife on U,e , cth wh n ,t A« " .ook place, hi. Ve Ac Sprmg, and beaom. Settler, aareeable « .h. . ^ .^ " D-Barre. Procl«„ation. * " **' "'™ "' °''«™' " Sydney, 10 Dec. 1786. " ^ %'«•. Clerk of Council." J/ ■0^^ " JOHN DRCMMOND.' Amd... That .. „cc.™g . „„„ ft.„ ^^.^ ^ ^^^^^ «__^^__^'^ vj .'fch^x^ -^iHU, ~. t-.S-CTVi- itiim/i i 17 ) bove account of tht j/ admit the reflel t» ictnelvcil) MilflKitlit rrtntt •• THO. TEMTURE." imotCed ydm Dmmmml.'' itirt >re you I fukjeaj /J/^ " Unitcjnt in Hit Mi- ll the mrichant fit »ic(. ■ 'H'lKi. when yini tuok >re the ciicunilVaiicei if. Anaftjtia, belonjinj m oiifions for St John', in S«: from thence ordeTe4 from the CuiJom Hoiif«, live Hock md provifioni John', in Newfoundijnil "rnmeni tefore hi. de. at Bodon, from an Aft of Mair«chufet's, \ij. ill" Property, equif^Ient nd impofitions .1. ol>li|t4 d to AhoJe Mand whcr« ocetded to Providence ia tiat on the iid of Sep. Kable to the order, and John in the Illand of nth, by contrary windl indiiichoredlntheNar. Mnth the gale encreafed ii. ftp on (hore and /!« 'ere fived, were fent to )fed of at Public Ven. let Capt Venture with "i he entered into an cargoe of provifioni | It of tlie Hand. Not ■e Britiih or Americaa oHijed them to pur. or that purpofc, a. tht II laJen the firft Toy. e Aft took place, had to fuppiy the necefli. B obliged to quit New. Peter on the 14th of "es behind, which art •S*. when th< AS nming to th!. IHand tc Familiei ? How many, ad departed the Stats hi. great wi^ topro- >or DejB.irre" Procla- ^i. Government. He r. John Robcr.fon and iuainting him that * idred and Fifty, from ' the States of Con- nefit thereof, and be- mlhed to be provided hia Illand. And that «ke were preparing to come to this Illand e tttmi of Ooremoc (» DROMMOND." 1 a Merchant of Pro- (I'J J built a Brig called randKuirelinfBim. '/ eitfry, anil the Govtrnot to lake polTcltion of tha targne in behalf of the crown at the proper value, until Venture or or authentic intelligence fiom hint IlioiilJ cnme to throw fatiifaflory light upo.n it : that the vcllcl, bcir.g allcdgcd to have been puichafcd for the Crowa, hi- fcnt to England to be difpofcd of By His Majclly's Minifters, as, being alien built, (he could not be fold, or navigated, by any authority on that fide of the Atlantic (45). i Hii " Majefty'. propertylhould be fent to England, for His Majefty'a further or- " der. and direaioas. That (t appear, fince by the papers produced by the " (aid John Dnunmond andjames Angell, and demands and aUetations made " by them; that the former reprcfentations, report and depofition. of the " John Drummond and James Angell, are endeavouted to be fil/tfitd and " ccnlradlHtJ, and very exhorbitant demands are made for payment of " the pretended purchafe of the lading of the faid Brigantine, now pre. " tended to be not the property of the Crown^ hut Wtfallijljipj'td tai /^ F '/-^ m v ( '8 ) ^/, What Drummor.d and Anf-ell had informed w.i, all ihc ■Mtcllljcncc th.it had been ol.t:.incd r^u-fling Venturc-,'i tranfartions during the frafon in qucllion. anJ it wa^ bclicv- that he had pcrilhcd in the attempt to get to Cape Breton. ^ Thi I'RoviitONj rec.-iv.d from the Amelia Cul). fiiK-d the Colony until the middle of February 1786, when It bcc.ime ncccir.ry to ilTuc the remaining part of ilie .p.ooo Rumn, for which De.Barrc, had given a Receipt to Colonel Yorke i but the Colonel countermanded the order of ilTue. ailedging that he could not hold himfelf refponfiblc to the cnmmand.T in Chief to ri/k the troops wanting the nccclTiry fupplies by making fuch !arj»c irtue. 0^ Tlie principle a.d circumftanccj of his taklntf the cirgoe of the Prcf,dcn the legal in,prenment of the cargoe of the Brandy wiue, in which he rcHft.d, «ith the military force, the execution of the civil officer's duty, inftcid of admitting it as he ought in apology of inability to comply with the inapplicable order Geneud CaM,|,bell had fcnt to Iiim at a dill.mce. a, he had. over and above, provilions ('. (.■a e.mvagant .dvance 1. > ' profii to the pretcnJ.d owntr, anJ ftlppcr. th.rcof. And it not am,.ar. •• ins to. hi, Board, .l,at any f„mci=nt Bill „fSale or conv.van,-. ha. l.eon ' mad, .„ v.a th. pr, petty of the faid Brcantine, either in Hi, Majclly or the Government of thi, llland, o, what the particolar, of luch fo.ni. ...re 0, ftores, a, were intended to h.>ve heen fold .herewith for the con- «.^rat,o„ of /: 5,5 and , f„rth., demand of ^. f „ ,h, p,„,„j„, ^_ outfit, of the ra.d veirel without any voucher, from Mr. Venture, and no Letter of Advice appearing to have been received ftom Mr.Venure refpea.ng the Bill of Exchange, drawn by him in favour of the f.id J=me. Angdl, „,„„ Hi. Excellency for the faid C SM Ocrling, and i, no appea .„g to the Board th.t Mr. Venture h.d any order.from Hi, Ea. cdlency for drawing that Bill, and no advice or voucher, appearing from Mr Venture, or other authentic evidence for af.crtainingto, hi, Board by what order, or authoritie. or upon what condition,, agreements, account, andpr,ce„,he faid cargoe of the faid Brigantine wa, purchafed, pro- cured an- flnpped, or whether any, and what, payment, may have been made therefore by Mr. Venture, and i. no. appearing to thi. Board with any certa.nty, upon what term, and condition, the crew of the fa.d Br,gan..ne were hired and fttipped, or by whom and at what place or pcod ,hey were to be difcharged and paid , and the faid Mr. Ventr.re Government, -t having given any certificate, or writing relative thcre- ';:''/" " "■'.':™-'' ™y have been able to d.fcover. Upon ,he fuheft confiderafon of the whole matte,, and thing, aforefaid, and ev y c,rcum«an.e attending the fame , Thi. Board doth unanilu «tA/-, that rr ,, the humble advice and opinion „f „, M.jefty CouncltoH,. Excellency the Governor, .hat .he tranfa«io„ of ,1 h f '"'f'f """""'' '"""'''"'• "" «""8 and (hipping the Cew thereof, and the proceeding, of the faid Thoma, Venture, Z Drummondand Jame,Ange,>. and other, who have been anywife em ployed or concerned thereabout i, „« f„mcien„y explained, fupported .. r^m'^TT"' "■'■' "-" '" ''""" «^' Excell'e„cr,o ;; h fa,d D,I1 of Exchange, or make any other payment. ,„ the fa^d Joh Drummond, Jame. Angell, or the Crew of the r.;d Brigant, • unn, the an^val of .he faid Thoma, Venture, or that othe evdence and voucher, null be produced, to render Hi. ExcellenT „ H„ Maje«y-. behalf fafe and fecure in malting fuch payment,, if 17 fum. of .j,„„.y „„„„„„ ,, ,„, „„ ,^^ ^.^ J^^^^_ . f n "■■E'cellency be humbly advifed not to make any fuch payment un.,uffic.nt advice, evidence and voucher, rhal, appL, bu.'t ^^ to".b r-d ,\ t" '""""^ "'''-' '" ^'-' ""'«"-' -- "ce" to the fard John Drummond and Jame, Angell ref^aively for the fL Brgant„,e, her tackle, apparel and furniture, boat, and appurtenanc .,n,. .„ lay, when,uitt=d by the faid John Drummond' „d aH: allfuchprovtfion., article, and thing,, a, rhal, have been receive b M «";!'"''"' '°""' °"' °'"- '"' «"8-'-. -d . " . ^«.r Officer, and Crew, of .he faid Brigantine be difcharged. e «*. '/7 . ^. . (i,.C.3o;?:3,;;''''°"""'"""""'*'"'--"»"-eS,o,e,.*c„ >.<^.vy. ^ '-^'^-v^,^. '■'./-«-/'^0rW;^,(App.c.3,j., A.f„Ext„a(,.,,.3„., until Midfummfr in rt,.r= fur his Jctachmenl; the compra- ■"lie wh.ch he aft.rwards enteral into bv taking D.,,Barre,', receipt for the 40,000 r.ili»i.si all thcfo circuinftanccsbe. ing conr.dcred, it i, obvious, that, a, OcaUarrc. had paflcj his receipt a,Kl refponhbility and r.c.ivcd 5000 ration, there- of in part the ri^ht ,0 the r.lidue wa, velKt.l i„ hi, perfon. and he held it, as had been agreed uptm, i„ the hands of the Commidtry. fubjeCl to hU further orders of iifue, when the lame fliould bec.mc necelibry. Therefr.re Colonel Yorke', olUnhble reafons were futile and arteaed, and he might have bee,, artuitcd by real motives „f ,. very dilV.rent nature. He was diipleafed perhaps bccaulc. h-.' hi nf.lf and fome of the orticer, and men under hiscomman I, luving eommitt. e.l themlelves with the Chief) „llice a„d olilcers of the Court,, by rid.culin;; judicial proceeding, and reliltin,. and rcfen.intr the e,«c„t.„n of the oHicer's dt.ty, f„n,e legal prof^-cutitm. ' had been ra.led by the refpcflive perfons (,-,). a„d ,h, Co- lonel imaE,n,„g ,h tt Governors ha.l authority ,0 ,,t,a.h, by an .pfe duit. the judicial proceedings i., tlic court,, relented it " ISLAND of CAPE nilETO>J, in " ™^ >'""" •"'»■" So«'TfIsn Urd the King for the Illand of M p. Rre,.„, , ,„. . Tl,a. a Wanan. w,. iir.eJ by Richa.d Cibbon,. ^^ I E,„u,re, H,. ..jeHy, Chief Ju.ice of ,li. M.,ie.y. ,„a„d of Cap, «'•-'-;"' Ocpendencie., . , David Tai.t. £„,uire, Provoit Mar^al If e fa,d man , da.e.l the ,o,h day of December, .j,,, .0 apprehend .he bod,e. e, Halpl, Gore, Ccn.Vman, Lieutenant in Hi, Majefty. ,,d RrS|n,eot, with one Brow,,, a Sevjeant, and other .Soldier, ef the faij Reg.ment, ,0 the number of ,i,„ and more, and ordering Colonel Joh™ ^ orke crnmanding Hi, M.jefty. jjd Regimen, of F.„ in fpecial. a„a al other H,,A,ajefly. Olfice,. and Min.ffer., civil and n.Uitary an! o her. H„ MajeayVi. ..hjea, to be aiding and affiaing ,„ ,he ut,n.. of .he,r power ,„ the execution of the Ui Warrant, a, they ftould an. " fwer to the contrary at their peril. ■' The Cr,,.ly,,y a,e u„anin,o.,fly of opinion, ,ha, Colonel Joh, • Vorke commanding Hi, Maje^y'. 33d Regimen, of Foot, i. highl/cul • pable ,„ refufing .0 aid and amft the Civil O.Ticer in the e„ , e •■ hi. duty, and for calling the Civil Uw,.W, 1,^: T , " in hi, Letter ,0 the Provoft Marfhal. dated -, thDeemt ''■"': ■"^ Br.u.. (Foreman,, y. S„n. J. C.Jr:::l'^:^"^ '^ /; " U.lMn„, J. otri,., ^. Forrcfl, R. BU-^Jj!,. ^ ' "^ '*^"'" L,lt,rfrcm the Jllornty G,„,ral /, ,hc Clck ,/ ,h, rr„„, data Point Am,Ua, yth Feb. 1786. (App. C. 3,6. viz.) ' " INCLOSED , fend you the draft of an ,„dia,nen. founded on th. m \ w, h al, pom le difpatch. , have fen. you f ,me parehmettt, a. a fo t, other paper, delivered me. When you have-engrolfed th In.l « e! you w,l, deliver ,t ,„ .he Foreman in order .hat the Grand Jury ma, rjgn ,t. when they mee. .o-morrow morning a„d bring it to Court wih .hem. I am, *c. yotir'i, "2W,^;V-»./.Ef,." " D. MATHEWS." InMament: U. King .. Cd. John Torh, (App. C. 330.) dated ,0,1, F.t. ,786, (Appendix C. 3^8.) viz. " you will pleafe,oengror„he within draft on parchment and fi., /// ;;„e^..^ey General, and theWMr.'^aittJe:::::^ "To7W,^,;^,.,.Ef,." '• D.MATHEWS, At.. Gen." mand you that you omit not by reafon of anv III ., • „ " but .ha. you caufe Colonel John V^Tke of Sv ' '" """ ""'"""'' " wick, to come bef.re Our Chi^f T a ^'^ *' '" i'"""^"''' Baili. " "Hdalfotohearand t°,:„?; .{"'.'.V^^-'^':.""^ ""' >>"«. ■" demeanor, in the r,id .n^ com: ,d at'"', T' '"' f" ™'"- ...ck on Monday .„Th:,tee„.ho:;v;c;r:r.^!; ^ unto L. upoa certain Articl. prefented ag,i„a hi,,, .he ^^ Iff.) nip^flkl Croud ^Juryt "The Jur^i «• Prefent , Th •' the Olli^cr, ; << thi. Illand, \\ •' oppoiition to •' in thi, Ifl.nd, ** inhab.tants t " fame, and ret •' arife from an •* they have in " fi,fpicionj am " contempt to t •' toobftiuft tbi " vancement oi " 7 CiimtrM, h " U. H'Jn, •]. , tole/jraarj, ; " SYDNCV, •' Majcay's 3-,^ *' DesBairtrf, in « Rodgcre, Capt •* vernur, ^•m. '1 ** down, difirmc *' ('rum Colonel 1 •* he would luvt •' ceivci! w.iseve •' thoiiglit the G ** upiin lejiliei, I •' juflice,— that i ** hands oi juilii •* hltn. Upi>n Vi •* Colonel to inisJi '* ihc coiifetjjen " brother f.,]d;er " reqiiefted, tjiat '* was meant the < •' he would not bi •* ing taken up fj •' that the Color *' Corps? L"[ion w •* iwciablc for tl *' brother foKiicr " would dclive: tl " nur thuie. Tl . " fkk{K,i W dv fv, I? If ( '9 ) jmenl; the cimpra- y taking DtsHarrci'j ■fc circuinflanccslie- )c)lJ.ine> liad pallcj 1 ;ooo rations llicrc- vi-lLvl in till perfon, , in the hanJs of the I of ilTue, when the "re Colonel Yorke'j , andlieiiiiglit have ililFiTcnt nature. 11' hi iia-lf and fome 1 1, havint; eommitt, 'liiccrs of thf Court*, l"i!li:i[r an.l rtfcnlinj c Ifgal proAcutioni ' (;i). and the Co- 'rity triijiiaili, by an i: courts, refcntcd it II It King for tht Illjnit a( •J by RichatJ Gibboot, l.iji-ny'i liUnd of fape luirc, I'rovull Marlhal of 'r, 1785, to apiireheni int illllilMjjcfty'j jj4 licr SolJieri v( the UA I iir.tcring Colonel Joha of Fol military, j„J J afTlHing to the utmoft »nt, J! they fliouU an. in, that Colonel Joha of Foot, i, hijhiyail. " in the ejci-ulion of 'Hf'ffi-t and lyr..nnk(,l ii'h December, 1785. . '*'■ PImt, G. Hal!, ''■ J'"'", U. Warn, Verk 0/ tht Cromg, C. 316, viz.) ilment foondej on th« /A' •ngnjfs on parchment iarchment, as alfo th< follbd the Indiament the Grand Jury may "ing it 10 Court with ' D. MATHEWS." . (App. C. 330.) frk ofiht Crc-ivx, viz. pjtchment and (ign /A ■ Taitt feives it, th« HEWS, Alt. Gen." I| of Great Britain, //'J, 1, and fo forth ; T» Cimi,, Wc com. y in your Uailiui^lc, . in your faid Baili. to liccp Our peace, adc! and other mif. in your faid Baili. Inltant, to anfwer ii.i the laid ]ahm lilnhljr, «nd «doptfd the refufal of the balance of the 40,000 rations, ai an infillible means of dillreffiiig DoUarres (;i), l/)J When C.ilond Vorke'i iTifufal was publickly known, It recalled hi< former conduft to the memory of the people. Theft aftually fuftVrinj in want of bread, and in dread of perilhing with their faiiiil«9, from what they c died unfeel- ing, inhuman and treacherous conduit, became mere un- povernable than fonnr-rly, and loudly talked of taking the Store by force. In order to prevent matters going to head- long extremity, the regular courfe of the Civil l^aw feomed to bs the mo.l eligible 1 whether for procuring timi; to Colonel Y(jrke to think better of it, as well as for convinc- ing him of the ferioufnefs of the circunill.anccs, or for keep- ing the people riglit in law, .u they were in principle, and in all events for moderating their fury, as they would be lefj apt to commit irreparable irregula.itics ; while they might perceive that it ivas not meant to dcfcrt their caufc ; but only to draw the time which would appear neccflary for taking the regular llepi. •' Yorlte, tnd hare ymi then there this precept. Wltnefj Richard Clb- " bona, l'fi|uiic. Out Chief Juftice if Our f.iiJ lHanJ of Cape Breton at " S)dney, the Eighth Day tf Febiuaiy, in tiie Twenty-futh Year of •' Our lleijn. •' D. AL.txTLii, Alt. Gen." <• TIIO. ASHFEILD, CI. C." /^.; /^c/e/J/iV/H (Appendix B. 307 to 314). PreJinlmenI of thi Croad 'Jury, (.Appendix 315; viz. "The Jur.isofOUK LORD the KING for the Ifland of Cape Brft-n, •* Prefcnt i That, C^r. (_ i. And the Jurors af irefaid farther prcfent that •' the CirKcrs and Sohlicri of Ilia Majcfty'j 33d Rrgiment ftationed in <* this llland, in thufe and other inftantei have confederated and ailed in ** oppofition to the laws of the land, and Mis Majefty'i Civil Government " in this Iflifid, injurioi.dy to the civil rights of His Maje.ly's fubjcfls •* inhabitants thereof, and impede this Settlement and fuccef, ot the " fame, and retard the great advantages which may be juftly expcifled to *' arlfe friim an happy and profper >us population in this Government i That •* they have i.i many inftanccs difleminatcd '•iloufics and other gTBundlcfs S' fufpicions amorg ! is Majefty's fubjeOs in this Idand, and have fliesrn •* contempt to the Civil Government and its Officers, and an inclination •* toobHiu^ t!ie public meafures of the Governor and Council for the ad- " vancemcnt of this Settlement. W. Bnnvt (Foreman), J. &mirb, " J Citmtrir, If. rt.M, O. Ha.'l, if. B'aMurnt, T. Jimr, T. Maaiijlin, •' n. Ham, ■]. lyUiJf.n, II. ttJnrn, J. Obrin, ji. FcrrJI, R, KUiardJa." jpi- (52) I.ritcrs fi-otH Colonel Tcrh to DesBarrti, daleil \6li soFiiraary, 1786: alfo Dcpofitions. (Appendix C. 324.) viz. " SVDN'l;V, ir. Captain Stewart and Lieutenant Ralph Gore of His " Majcay'sjid Regiment, having waited on His Excellency Governor " DeiBaircl, a the picfence of Mr. Henry Widmore Perry and George " Rodgcrs, Captain Stewart deh.ered the following meflage to the Go. •* vernur, sva. Tlut tlie Ccntiy at the Governor's door had been knocked " down, dilarmcd, and carried hif.»re the Chief Juftice, — that he came *' frum Colonel Votice to the Governor as Chief Magiftrnte, to defire that " he would have'fl/ij/i.'Titu given for the infult, which Capt. Stewart con- " ceivcJ was even otHred to the Governor himfelf, and that Capt. Stewart " thought the Goiernor ought to take it up. That the Governor there- " up^in leplie 1, that no private feelings of his (liould interfere with put,lic <• jaflice,— that M the laid Centry was taken up for felony, and in the " hands of juftice, tliat juftice in due coutfe of law would be done to <• hltn. L'pon which Captain Stewart faid, that he was authorifcd by the '* Cidoncl to inform the Governor, that he would not be anfwcrable for " the conleiiuences, when the foldicrs came to iinderftand that their •* brother fwldier was knocked duwn at his poll. After this the Governor " requefted, that Capt. Stewart would have the goodnefs to explain, what it •* was meant the Governor was to undcrftand by Col. Yorke's faying, that *' he would not be anfwcrable for the confequencesattending this man's be- " ing taken up for felony and brought to juftice, and whethtr it was meant " that the Colonel would give up the command and difcipline of his " Cori's? L'pon wliich Captain Stewart faid, tlut he would not be an- *' iwciabic tor the corifcquences, when the foldiers (hould find that a " brother folJier had be^n tiken up, — that Captain itcwart faid, he " would deliver the melVage of Colonel Yorke in writing, if the Cover. " nor thulir. That, upon the Governor icqucfting that ht would be ** f Icif.-.i to u-,' fv, or fuficr Ure fame it? be dune in his frciisace, ^ut^ .Ai>,u, t{H, [\-,.^,:f ''/ Accordingly, by the unlnimous advite of the Council, a writ was iflued, on the 17th February, 1786, out of Chan, eery, direfled to the proper OfKccr, ordering him to take the force of the Ifland if neccflary, lur entering the I'ro. vifion Store to deliver to a perfim appointed by the Gover- n r the balance of 40,000 rations: In tafe of relill.mce to break open the avenues and do.ri of the Store. All officers and ful)je«s, civil and military, and in particular the Com- niidary and his Deputy, as well as the Otlicers and i'rivatei of the 33d Regiment, were required to be aiding and aflill. ing to him. The execution of this Warrant was fufpended, for a (cw d.iy. by the interpofition of a Gentleman highly refpeacj Iiy. and a friend of both parties, who had been at leaft equally converfant and prailiced in military knowledge and duty as Colonel Yorke, and whofc letteis to Colonel Yorke, evince a heart overflowing with humanity as well ai witJi refpeft for the laws (53), " Stewart declined it 'till he fiift fpoke to Colonel Voike on the fubjeft, " and had his leave fur fo doing That Captain Slewan left the room " laying, that they would not anfwer the eonfciiuenccs of this man beiii| " kept in t'le hands of jullice. " Sworn by Henry Widmore Peiry and " H. W. PERRY. " George Rodgers, Efquires, at Sydney " GEO. RODGERS." " Shed in Sydney, the 17th day of " Match, 1786, before me, R. GIBBONS." (S3) Ltltiri 0/ Major Moneriep to Ctloatl rtrh, Jated ■ thi itih y 28/A Ftbruary 1786. " Dear Colonel, *' 1 WAS preparn, to wait on you to-day, to have fome converfation /M' //tuuovu ,V/., with vou, on the uneallnefs I feel on the prefent unhappy li{„a,ion of c^ At^i-y .'Xn.t*.^ aftairs, but my fervan. telling me you had paffed toward. Blenheim L CA ^,^,^. ' Town, and Hill labouring under that anxiety, which a mind wilhing " to preferve quiet mull be f.nf.ble of, J thought it better not to lof. time ■' and give my wilhes to you, which are diflated by the above motive., in *' writing. " I underlland, by a Letter of yom's dated 12th December, you com- " plied with a requifilion of the Governor's by Advice of his Majcfty'. " Council, to lend him 40,000 Rations. He, not having fufficient llore to " receive them, let them remain with Storey to draw them as hi Ihould have " occafion. He has drawn 5000, and now on emergency is fending for th* " remainder ; 1 am told Storey refufes to deliver them, 1 earneftly will., " influenced only by that difpof.tion (which 1 hope will ever prevail with " me, of doing all the good my fmall abilities are equal to) that I may " prevail with you to let Storey delivei the pro> ifion. agreably to your for. " mer order. As a friend I mud entreat you not to recede from it, and I " flatter myfelf, had I an opportunity this day of confulting Mr. Malhewj " (lb,^„.m,,C^,ralof ,b.IJIand) ht would back my opinion. I hop. " Uear Colonel, you will receive tliis, as it fincerely meant, which is to " quiet the p.blic mind, and to let thofe heats fubCde, wluch have al. ** ready gone too far." " "•' ""''• Sydney, aSlh February, 17S5. " IN appr. ..iiion of coercive ftept, being taken by the civil power to " force a furrendcr of tholi provifions remaining in the flote, which th< " Governor palTed a receipt for, I wiote to Mr. Mathews, entreating him " to interpofe his advice with you. He writes me word he had done fo " but is -otally difregarded. As your friend, and a very old officer, I am " forry for it. This day a warrant under the Great Seal was (hewn to me " to demand, or take by force, fuch provifions held by forcible detainer j " I requeftcd the fufpenfion of the execution of it, from 1 principle «f •• humanity and my particular feelings as a fjldicr, 'till I could fee " Mr. Mathews, to whom I wrote immediately. He declines coming, " having underllood that all he could fay on the fubjeft would avail " nothing i but he had wrote to you, and hoped it might have fome effeO. " Matters being in this fituation, without farther ceremony, I think ic "my duty as an old foldier, a man of humane feelings and much reading, " to caution you againft an oppofition to the civil power, however iniquit. " ous, or violent. " All the Generals on earth cannot f-nflify fuch proceedings, it i."not " left to elie military by the conllitution to fay, they are not (ktisfied with « the iiioceediiigs of lucti a court, ot fuch a proccfi. The Kinj't tejire. Cr-i ^Kt-. V.V .V./lLil-tt 1^., 'Ml r* 1:1 ( 20 ) Avy ^" '■'"innl'r.incti were !nf (Tcrtual, ami the people alTcm- ' f-'iiigoii the I ft i)(\f[rch, it became necclTary to bring for- >varil thi! Writ, aiij a crifu, whicK fecmed inevitable- (54)- |kf/«U dt/tjht. jl^i Byd.'llgn, or a (Irange coincidence, Lieutenant Nor- fiinl, whu had cfteftcd the former reconciliation, was officer of the day. The Colonel fciit for him to his Quarters to receive orders, refpeaing the Provifion Stor", and fiid :— '• Ai there «ill be fomething to do this day, I have fcnt " for you, (Sir God knows whether you or I will be alive " by night) to fay 1 am determined to defend that Store to " the lull man in the Regijnent ; and I will not fuller one of A- - " fcnuiife hrre muft be Tcf|ion(tble to Hli Mijtfty, md ih« hud of the " Uw is inwnjblc to (lailUmenl \ where he may be impeirhed fur hii " t^rjnnic juJ iniqiiitoui prwrejingi. But, woe to the uAicer cummlnd. «' iii| tr.H.i.(, who will bv fii im|itii(le(it, al tooppofe the civil power, how- «' ever illnjiily McrtrJ in hii ofiiii 'n j were It my cafe, If j fimple Con. «' (tjlilc ilenuiiJed I'lc remiinJer of the provifioni for which a reteipt was " palled, no order of Gcneril Campbell'i would prevent me from yielding ■' to civil compoliion. 1 told you above, I hjve been the me,ini of fufpeii. " ding the execiiliun of the warrinT, which I feared might be airended •• wilh tunmult in Hii Majefty's Government, and perhapi the loft of " blood. In a former letter, I hoped the inteifcrcncc would be received " as I meant it. Concerning what I fay upon this occafton, I dare meet " the eyes of all Generali, tiitravi anmam meam, and 1 wilh it may have " happy Lonfe-iuencel. The Governor ii, I fijid, determined fo fopport hii ** place, and to maintain the trull eommitted to him by Hii Majefly with •' hi! life. I Willi, Dear Sir, you would give cool attenrion lo the above for <* your own honour, and all oonccrned. •* i am, Deaf Sir, with the utmoll refpefl, *c." (;>) Clanctn H'ril, (Appendix C. 346.) " I.SLANU of CAPE BRETON, (to wit) /// " GEORGK THE THIRD, by the Cnce of Odd of Cr«t Britain, " France and Ireland, King, Delenilcr of the Faith, Itc, To Our Pro. '* voft Marflul of ourlfland of Cape Breton, Grtilittgt " WHEREAS we are informed by the Refuhition and Vote of Out " Council of our fjid Ifland of Cape Breton, that thiity.four thoufand, fit " hundred and feventy-one rationi of provifioni belonging to ui, and de- " pofitcd in our military ftorei at Sydney in our Illand aforefaid, and bor. " rowedby our Lieuten.int Governor and Commander in Chief of our fjid " Illand from the Military Department for our efpccial fervice,, and for the •• fupport snd fubfiftence of our loving fubjcfti In the faid Ifland and its " Dependencies, who are otherwife in danger of perilliing for want, or " abandoning our faiJ territory, and thereby retarding and obdruaingthe " fpeedy fctllcnicnt of our feid Ifland j and to prevent the fame from " becoming importantly advantageous to our Crown and our Kingdom of " Great Britain, are by f,.rce and arms witheld and detained fiom our faid " Lieutenant Governor, againftour peace and in high contempt of us and ** our Crown and Dignity, and of our faid Lieutenant Governor, and the «' poweriarid authorities in him vefled by our Royal Commiflionand In. •• (ImAions. We command you therefore, that without delay, talcing with " you the force of our faid Ifland and its Dependencies, (if neccfl'ary) yon ** enter into our Store or Scores, wherein the faid provifi.ins now remain ** and deliver to our faid Lieutenant Governor, or to fuch perfonor perfins " as he fliall appoint to receive the fame, the faid thirty-four thoufand ** fix jiundred and feventy-one ration! of provifioni, and, in cafe relift- " llance or oppofitioii, fliall be made or given to you in the eiecution of <* thcfc our commands, you are by force of arms (if requiflte) to fupprefs « and remove all fuch refiflance and oppofirion, a.nd to force and break " open the doors or avenues to and into our faid Store or Stores, or any " other place or placei, wherein the faid provifioni arc or may be depo- " fitcd, Indg-rd or concealed, having firft required the fame to be peace- s' ably opened by the perfon or perfons (if to be found) who have the <• the pofl'ellion and*charge of the keys of the faid {lores or places of the «* faid frovifions. And all our Oflicers and Minillers, civil and military •* and others our loving fobje^s, and efpecially ourCommilfary of Stores «* and Vrovifions in our Ifland aforefaid or his Deputy, or the perlbn or *• perfons aflin; for him, and the commifljoncd and non-commiflioncd " officers and foljiers of our Thirty.third Regiment, or Yorkfllire Regi. " rhent of Foot, are iiereby (lri£lly required and commanded to yield *' abfoliitc obedience to this our writ ; and be aiding and aBifling unto you *» in tiiis out efpeclal fervice to the utmoft of their power, ai they will ■• fired ( for I will put the whole of them to dratli, and [ " wirti the C;i,v,Tnor may be at the head of them, a< I um " informed he intends, and t will ^ive a very good account " of that Gentleman. I fliall be in view to fee Low y.m go " on. I llinll have the whole Regiment ready to lupport " you in cafe of need." Lieutenant Norford anlwered, that, if the Warr.int was under the Great Seal of the Illand, he Ihould not think himfcif julliliablein cppsifmg it, and, ai he knew the opinion of the two Crown Lawyers waj, that it was not to be oppofcd, he would fuffer the Civil I'ower ta ukepoflemon of the Store : He further obferved, that the JMRemjhat come down ever to return if there i> a fhoO " anfwei the contrary at their peril. Ciw, under our Great Seal of <», " Ifland of Cape Breton aforefaid, Witnefl our Trudy and well.bclove4 " Jofeph Frederick Wallet De.Barres, Efqui.e, our Lieutenant Coverno, " and Commander in Chief, In and over our faid Ifland and its Depen. " denciei and Chancellor of the fame, at Sydney, this Twenty.f.vemI, " DayofFek.uarylnthe Twenly.fi.th Year of our Reign, and In th< •' Year of Our Lord One Thoufand, Seven Hundred and Eighty-fi,. •' H. W. I'ERR Y, CI. of the Crown in Chancery." AJJrt/i ef tie principal InhatHanti, Mtrchmnti, Wf. oh tht \ft March, 1786. " To Jofrpb Frederick Walbt DesBarrei, BIqui,,, Llentenanl Cover. M '• nor of His Majefty'. Ifland of Cape Breton and its Dependencies, Chan. " ccllorof thefame, &c, &c. &c. " Theh.mble Addrefioftbeprln.'.pal Inlabhnti of the Town in* " County of Sydney, and of the M, c. int., Traders and Others reliding " In the faid Town. We beg leave w,?h tin mod heartfelt fatiifailion to " eipreCi to you our flncere gratitudl, v neration and efteem for your pa- " ternal care ftiewn towards ui on many and repeated occalioni, efpeciallf " In tht late candid manner in whi :h you have afcertained to us our jull " righti as free borr. Britons. We wilh tc alT.rc your Excellency, thie " while we breath, we fliall ever elleem ourfelvei .ery highly indebted to " you, fcr your leal in f,rminj and ellabliflim,. a refpecbblc Civil AJmi. " nillralion in this Ifland, fieed on fo fi.m a bafis ai will undoubtedly " afcertain to us and our pollerity, the full advantage! of t!.e many bkfling, " we have ahcady received, aad what we further hope to reap from your " unbounded eiertionl for our profperity, which we h-.imbly and f,,itl,ruily " acknovlcdgs. We further wifli to afl-ure your Eacellency, that wc «;il " with™ ■.-sand properties affift as far as in ui lays, Hi; Majcfly', " moll gracious intentioni and InllruflioLS, uri own no other power than " that granted unto you hii Lieutenant (jovcrnor. We cannot butfcel- " ingly lament that the Military, a body fent tocherifli and fupport thii in- " fant Settlement, IhoulJ by every means in their power try to prevent " oar rifing greatnefs in the fpeedy fettlement of thii Ifland, and that tlief. " troops now here fliould fo far forget their luty, and the allegiance due " to our Sovereign, as to prevent you in any Ihipe whatever carrying inta " execution the Orders you have pnrpofely received from our Augull Sovo- " reign, to forward our fuccefs and th? profperity of the Briiifli Empirea " We are your Excellency's moll faithf,.! and dutiful humb'e .Servants, " Thomas Aflifeild, Wm. Brown, John Smith, Wm. Plant, Roh. " Richardfon, John O'Brien, Rich. Birmingham, Fran. Berry, John '• Murphev, Cha. Cope, Geo. Cope, Jefle Richards, Pierce Kennedy, " Patrick Rooney Nugent, John Moorehead, Sm th Woodruf, Wir>. " Thompfon, t.'ich. Deane, Wm. Deane, Arch.Forreft, Ceo. Hall, Tho. " Jenner, David Hall, Cha. Kltfcn, Dm Murphry, John Willlfon, ffen. " nith M'Kenrij, Jerem. Murphy, Jamei Mnclcjolin, John Muggah, " Dan. Watfon, John Eager, Wm. Jack, Donald M'flillivery, Wm. " Wm. Cruikflllnks, DonalJ Grant, John Roy, Ceo. Sutherland, Jaffle. " M-,11., Geo. Colfe, Ceo Petre, Gregory Grant, John Slom, FrancFi " Owens, James Hutchinfon, Alex. Kenlly, Tho. Davis, Arch Cray, " Cha. Grant, Wm. Angus, Erroll Bcyd, Mathew Joice, Patrick fall. '• man, Wm. Blackburne, T. Macorrilline, John Djvir., John Cameron, " Alex. Matthefon, John Batterlby, Edw. Pale, C. N. Roland, Alex. " King, John Murphey, Benj. Rodje, Wm. Hope, Ceo. Sheppea-d, " John Holland, Rich. Right, Henry Roberts, Martin Bowers, Wm. •' Wood, John Patterfon, Jaob Eeyers, Btnj. Swain, Jimei Holt, Tho. " Garnifs, Tho. Coleman, Sam. Smith, Th^. Skclton, Hob. Graham, " Rob. Hedge, C. Cruntenmyer, Jimet Chimb -rs, Mich. Doycar, Tho. " Moiley, David Riley, Jacob Miller, Wm. Leonard, Wm. Smith, Wm. " Davidfon, Hugh Watts, JameiRea, Donald M'Gresor, John C.ardr.er, " Dcnnii Lawlor, Hugh Hora, T. Pitts, Joho liuttler. Mat. Eigm. J..h.i " Hamilton, Pat. Rachford, Mich. M'Maho.ie, Rjtb. Pcthey, J.Jm avail, feein and explic to him, w neral's opii fiarrcs wroi - Sir, (55)Uei»te C, 359, 360, (56) (A] •« CAPE BRE' ///^^ " IN OBE •' aftcTnoon cal " to the 33d ; ** Mr. Stoity w ** he know whi " a Conftable, •* five ethers, I ** tioned were < ** guarded by I ** and elfve'n | ** all belonging " aMr. J( n.-i tt. «* (tore. Mr. Jon *' his men to c^ •* his fword. I *' Jouca to remt fl tlicm 10 dfttth, anil I id of them, ai I am a very good account rw to fee low you gn cut ready to fupport : Norford anlwcred, '•tSeuloftheinand. 1 oppiifing it, and, ii Lawyers waa, that it the Civil I'owcr t* r obferve... amiorlty of H. i.tj«|ly'.. C.». " vernmcnt in this lll.u, ,„,f I think it nrcclUry to Liy the " f.in.e before His Majcrty'. C.uncil, «hiili w ' I,./ " purpofe be aflcmbled at my houfe to morrow at to o'cl, " A.M 1 where I will order Hi, Majelly', Attorney Genetai '• ot this Illaiid f attend, and give hi.i opinion in law: Hi. " M.,jelty', Chief Jullice being one of tie council will alio " be prefent." " Thofe two officers are apppointed by His Majclly', " Sign Manual, and und.r Hi. Signet to their refpeftive " nations, and foleinnly fnorn as the Chief Uw-Coua. " fcllorsof the Crown in this Government and refponfdili- " to the King for fuch advice ai they (hall give, when re- " quired in his behalf. I mull therefore re(|ucrt you to l.f " prefent at the Board .nt that time) when I (hall e» ,/,, •• part ofii.i Mfljtfy luire the folemn opinion and advice " of thofe officers on ,c fulijeft matter of your letter, and " fuch other matter, as refpert the rights of the Crown. " and the civil and military departments of Government in ••this Illandj and I (hall, ifnecelfary. farther recjuire the " opinion and advice of IIi.= Majelly's Council on tholi: " very interelling and important fubjefts. This mode, I " flatter myfelf, will he agreeable to you, as it mull e/Tcc- " tunlly obviate that part of your letter wherein you fay " you arc at prefent unaffiltcd by any legal aid of council, " and you wilh to keep cle.ar of any infringement on the " Con.^itution." On the next day. Col. Yorke acknowledged the receipt of this letter, and requelled his perfonal appearance might be difpenfcd with, adding that he could have no objeaion to the opinion of the law officers being fent to himfcS). Ac- cordingly the confideration of the matter was, by order of the council, taken up by them. The Attorney General wai clearly of opinion, that obedience ought to have been paid to the Writ. The opinion of the Chief Jullice was fo full explicit, and clearly argued, on the fundamental principici of the Britilh Conllitution and laws, that it could not poflibly have left any doubt on the Colonel's mind, of ,h, " Broolci, Alei. Campbell, DoiulJ M.thifon, Angus M'Intire, J.hn " Whelan, John M'Mulle., Wm. Bown, Al-«. Macloud, John Urafile, " Alei. Hamilton, Mat. Stobert, Dan. M'Oillivery, Rob. Mugford,' <• David M'Loud, Sara. Hamllon, Jainei M'Adamj, Alex, Dickfon " "onald M'Aithur, Henry Neal, Ceo. SneJon, John Uach, Friend •' Batchelor, Arthur Murpl.y, John Robinlbn, John Hamilton, Wm. " Bulger, Rich. Digglti, Di.nald Cameron, Donald M'Ever, Joleph " Giavoi., M. Babin, J. Lcungloii, T. J. MerroauJ, Fred. Aubrey, dec. (55) Lieutenant Norfotd'i Court Mutial, and Documents. {^/Iifindix, C- 359> S'". 364) {56) (App.C. 346.) viz. 7/e Prowft Marjhafi Rttun. • CAPE BRETON, (T. " IN OBEDIENCE tn the within writ. I, at three of the clock this ' afternoon called al the liuufe of Mr. John Storey the afling Commilfary ■ to the 33d Regiment l,,r ilTuing ptovilioni, and alked hil fcrvant if ' Mr. Sioity wa« at home ; the feivant anfwercd that he wai not, nor did ' he know where his matter wai t I foon after proceeded with George Cope, ' 1 Conllable, and MelTrs. Thomas Moxley, Smith Wooilroof and f.,ur or ' five others, fo the Military Store in which the provifioni within men. ' tioned were depofited j On my arrival near the ftore I found the avenue ' guarded by Leonard Jonei, Cent, mj f.nfigfi, James Brown, a Jtrj,mt, .ind eleven private Soldien, and one centinel at the door of the (lore, all belonging to His Majefty'i 3jd. Regiment of Foot. I demanded of iAr. JiTii i til order hii men to open a w.iy for me, to pafs to the ftore. Mr. Jones faid that he would not obey, nor Ihould I pafs, and ordered his men to charge their bayonets ; the ferjeant at the Came time drawing his fword. 1 then read this original Writ. And again co.mraanded Mr. Jones 111 remove h is men whidi be cbfolutely refufed. Lieiiteniints Her- tey zT.i Fi.s, .Enf.jr, Rvsrc, and iiir. fr.ir, (^jtancr r.ij^cr btlongiiig j i-^'J 'i.-.'t-. ^tyksL.. " to the afurefiid 33d. Regiment) with fcveral privates, having come " where I was, 1 read the I'roclamalion, conmianding al' pcrf.ms alTembled " there to dilVetlc upi,n llie fains contained in the Aft of King Ceorg. " the Firft f.T preventing Tumults and Riotous Airemblies and alfo read " the different fcdlions in faid A&, after which I commanded Mr. Jones and " all perfonstherealTeniblea todifpirf., Lieutenants Hervey and Fox, Enfiga " Rowe, and Qnarter Mafter Gafl', with fome other, went off having pre. " vioudy refufed to give me any aid. Ire-nained upwards of one hour after " reading the Aft aforefaij, frequently commanding Mr. Jones and hii " party to difretle, which he and they continued to rcfofe. Sometime " before the expiratim of the hour Mr. CIT returned, and, while ftanding ^" near the foldiers, faid that he had been ten years in America ferving Hi. " Majeftyin difteient places, but never m-t with fuch a Pack of Rifcal. " isonthislllandi Hethcn retreated behind Mr. Jonesand his pnc- . At •■ the expiration of the hour I declared Mr. Jones and l.i> jarty guilty of " felony, agreably to the A« aforefaid, and imrr.ejijtely .mefted Mr. Jones ■ " but he getting out of my hands between a tree and Serjeant Brown, dre J " in behind the Serjeant, and then ordered the party to charge their Bayo. " neti: on the ferjeanfs repeating the orders they immediately comp itj " and charged feverally aguinll me and refcued Mr.Jonei, and prevented mj " retaking him. Mr. Gaff called to me that, as I had djne my duty, I had " better not continue longer ./or fear of the .vo..> confe.|iiences. Ci^r. " under my Hand this id of March in the Twe*y.fixlh Year of Hit " Majefty'i Reign Anno Domini 1786. " D. TAITT, P. M." (57) Letter from Colonel Yorke to Deiuaires, dated 3d Maitli, 1786, {Appendix {^. 255.) /J(, (58) Letter from Colonel Voitc to DciDarrts, dated 4ihMaich, 1786, ail. I m ( at ) ftwtri »/■ ih Civil Otvimmtui Iting fifrtm* nvir all ptrjkni , "V" ';^' ^ '** //{I (O) lAW OPINIONS /Ir ih, hfwmMm,fUm,l TVV, ,lTin k, I *.y .',.li,l, ^»fH, AfllB*^ Ih, I.* OHltri. of the Crown, it llw lU^uirilioil •! Ull 0«f«u» In At. nn,Uii «/ tia ' oh!/ »uJ Cuurcil, (Hflt^m C. %a k 51,) ««. Ufiniin givtn if ikt Chitf "Jufliti, " IN ob»ih«iic« to jruur Elcilleicr'i Order In Countil »f ytltenli;, I " h«»« mjiurtly cunfiileieJ tho Impiutint imluri ihertin ciprclM, inj " ba| Uive humbly to Uy betbre your E>cillin<.y, « Hii Myelly'i Rt. <• tieftnutUt In tht OoMrnminl of tllli llluil, my Opinion inil AJric< ■* thrrtupun ai followt 1 ■' Thit, by the fundamincil prlnciptei of iht Iritidi Liw uj Cuiltitu- •< lioni lh< CitU Powtfl of Covctnmfnt are fuprinw onr ill mtnoer of •• pcrfoni. Citjl, Miliuiy, uJ EcdiHiftiul, of whatevir rank, titli or " Itittt fii«»ti rtlMlnf within any put of Hii Majrfty'i Duminioni, inJ " «• uncontroulible by my mm or fct of nun, cictpt in the fubordinate " dlirni in whith the Citll Curtiof Jurtlee and Ci»ll Ma|ilttalci Hand to " ca^h other, but Iha: all military powen and authority whatever, either " perfonally tefted in paniiular uflicen, or in military couiti martial, are «' in time of peace and withir. the Britifli Dominiani amenable to the •■ civil powir and iiaminable, controuUble and pumllublc. In proper •• courti of cooiinon law, oi by particular civil nuiillnlciffccially viSwl <' in certain cafel with fuch autliurity, " That it ii the indifpenlible duty of all th< fubjeAi of the BriliDi " Stale, both in civil and miliuty Itationi, to yield abfulute obedience and " fubniilTiun to all wtiti, w'artanK, orders and command), Wuing out of " any of the civil court! of juftice, or from civil judgu and magldratei, " and to live no interruption or opp.iliiion, Co the eiecuiive officer in car. «' ryinj the fame intii tjie I'lilleft elocution ) but (when rei)ulred) to |lve « their utmoft aid and aflillince to the uecutitf civil officer in fo doing. " That no military order, power, or authority whatever, can lawfully «' authotife, warrant, or Juftify a contempt of, or difufaediencc and oppofi- " tion to, writi, warranta, or commands of the civil power or the civil " officer or officers In the eiecution thereof, or a tcfuCil toaid and affill '< him or them when required fo to do. " That no military man or fet of men, or olhert whomfotvtr, havt •' any power or authority to pronounce or determine of or upon (he lefality " oe illegality of any civil judgments, writs, warrants, commands or pro- " c IDand la thirtli vefted with tl» prek«itlin){ (60). Aft liiinXi hc*< - Ilka mlnlRei •• within ihcli " Bllion, obei •• In this III md •• authorltlrs V •• That Hii « and Ofllceri " poUkfs wllbli '* troul, comm ** therein, whi *' that the Cuu " Judges, Juft ** In England. •• That the " orders or uth< " ef Governme •* civil piiwrr, i " King and Hig •• That the *' difpofuig of " ftores, provifi <* the Crown or " perly cogiji.'i ** Courts of La ** any part of I " Courtaexift ai *' delinitivaly d •' avar. " That His " lOand, when •' proteQor of tl <■ Majefty's Juft •' lawfully be ini *' tary authority •■ Sydney Shed, Ofinim h ll>' l'J7 <• HAVING '< of the 5th M •■ order that His I " and figned, re " Vorke to tht " Chancery, bra " taking out oft •< His Majefty ai " fubjeas, the ci ** In nbedlenc •* ration of the 1 *< there cannot bt " right to exerci " already of opii ** ExtraA is a par *' it as my opinic •' writ. " The eipedie " here, yourEicc ** the powers you " f/ii ExicUny li 1;'.^ (60) Vide DE Henry Hunt char frmllxUifymJIi- MiTJbat'i Rtfurn. ( INOS before the I'lCTMENTS of CUnil Ttrii', riin, thereupon, (App. ( " THE Court , L^i f>tu . ( *3 ) imtt't drp'rrmtnt : /'/ Crtoii Jury, having Ml wmM b* twltlcl K \l|r, it imiiuiiun inl.) iht fjik lliil in imit, ciuiAncilt tUI iir roilitjty Irlbunii, Jeijny milluiy itthnl. I fiibmim.111, utKaientf, tu thff <.lvil power, (jnj rti|n to or uiKonntOcd Ihl land Ii I'ully tm. iiul dt at libarty I'utli fincnt, tiur|c and uial, •i Writ of PrihlbitioM dafree Ciavtr, and all cainmandln( ihtm and 1 all fiirther procccdin^a •^a atbtiCiid, and any i b< M ki(h cumampi comnundi of thi civil Icalion and warrant, la cnculing any ordtr in liliUK with, oppgh K ckt, ftona ««l mllltiiy :riiwn of Great Briiain, te and caecutivc otfictr and in liiia nunncr at ndanyofHiaMijcfty't iona, and evtry oppoQ* n and a«r..iii:v. officer, •f Che law of the lao4 nt, troop company or rom, or dJrrOly or In- er froai maltiiif appll. • hie aid and a/liltanc* immt, ' For puniJhiiw »f the aimy aad thfir of ihc faid reftion and refcribed, and may in In, or accelTary to the td ftaad charged, or and Coniaunder In denciea ia within the Oioni. Hie Majefty-, flia Majefty-a Royji lercife thfrfof only tu Ve(lniinl»cr, to any of h "ipleved thereby. Hil Majelly'i Chan- in the fame with all , that are pufleired by at Kingc*om, and au-* n.inncr of writs, and hancciy at Wtllmin- hcreof are puoilhab.e ' the Supreme Courta oflefTcdofallthe like in Lord Chief Juft tea 3aron uf the Eiche. edmlnfter Hall, and Jaliy uifiiinal and in t iheiein fully velle4 f itio Wace in Hug, in tliyfe poven are nances of this llLmd, and aathoiity are in rtl* nfled witl) the (*rri««tliv« cunmiai, and eaiiiltd ky law lu the likefub- '< allloll, ohediecKr atmiU^ •' fnwi thI. Court willsm* trial, upon an liMl4lii>riit f.miid agalnft him oa " behalf of iiurL.*d the King f.«mlld,o,eanor,fct,.,d, by hip', tiavarle* " and an illue tliaeeapuu joined, and alC claining that the lutetjea fui hta " further ap|iearance may be difihai,!.,! It ii Ordered by the Ciurt, that " the faid pretended plei and Jaim be difallowed and over ruled, and ih» " fM paper eonfiJered and declared an Infult and ceelempt towards Hie " Majfl»y's Aiilh-iriiy, OovarnmenI tad Laws, and the honinsr and auliu. " illy of Ihia Coon. It is further ordered, thai, while aa aeyaJ to obltnaa and o».fofe the cieculiva " (.ivil OlBcera of Juftice, the King's Willi IITuIng out of any of Hia " Majclly'i Courti in thii IllanJ, and ''.g wattanti, order, and authority, of " Ihe Civil Mjgiltracy, thair Cuil cannot wllh freedom, fafety and honour, " lo hfelf and Ihe juiori, wilneffei, and officeti of jullice attendant therein, " proceed 10 trial in any criminal mallen pending befm '•, until fueh mill. " tary oppofition Is tTWioved, or fubjetled to tke eulhorlly of l(e Cl.ll " Poweri of Hil Majety'i Coveinmeiit in ihia Wand. And it li iherefue* " further ordered by the court, that the indiftenetit, (eocefs and recogni, " lancea In the caufe, oiu Suveteign Lo,a the King againit the faid Joho " Veikc, be continued over until the neat Trinily Teim SeUion of ihit ** court, on the hill wcdnefj.iy inaugull neat. " The military force in thii inanJ, having been npealedty emplayeil " in armi to oppofe the King'i wrili and the warranti and procef, of the " civil couita and magirtracy, and having oppofed, obilruaed and rlliulted, " the civil eieculive officer, of Jullice, in Ihc execution of their offlcei, " end Iwvinit rdVued and pniteAed and yet proteiliag (rrmi lie civil po*. " eil, pel iM taken in cuftody and charged wkh ..riniinal afTencei ami " breaches of the Uw. It appeara to the court, that HiiMajelly > Honour, " and authority, Ihe lawi of the land and Uwful powers and authority of " the Civil CJoeerement and MagUlracy in ihia llUnd, have been vlolilea " and comemned, and tliaf, while fuch military force contiuuei uncoa- " tloukd and infubjeded 10 Ihe proce£i and aotSoiily of the civU pov«, " this Court cannot with honoie, freedom, aud Cifcly, tofcfelf and lb* " jufori, wituellei, and civil uaiceti altenduts thttcM, pwieed to any " Iriala of ciiwinal caufei, or pronounce any judgments and fentencca there " upon. It Is therefore ordered, that all recognuancei and eiamioatio« " taken, returned and pending before thii co-t, be continued over unuj " the next Csirion of ilua couit ii, Trinity Term on the firll Wednelday " in Augull neet, or unlil, by the removal ,» fobmilTK „f tl„ Ui mili. " tary force to the civil auth«ity, thii court Ihall be e^.i!.k .■ ,0 lit, aft, ana " proceed lo bttfineU in perfcft peace, honour, freedom ano tfeiy. " By the Cow tlie jth May, lySb." .a .HO. ASHFEILD, " Chrk of the Crown.- ^ ii^ L.. a\ I ( H ) Governor's lioule h»ve been frequently infulted and abufcd by the officers and men of thefc noflurnal parties (6i). IJ^ But notwithftandlng all provocation and fullering, the peace was perfeftly kept on the part of the inhabitants : nor ,had there been a finglc Hep taken but fuch as were prcfcribcd by law. '^♦n,a*4cii» ^'ft/t*// « i-jIj ASmali, Brig anti ni ^/*...!►»«. «, •^h..,(; ,<.^>tr,„Wdetained in the ice t the Council had advifed the obtaining UkUivj v' '^ ''V^ ^ *'"• of the provifions in her by purchafc. imprefs, or any means .'V/,H,.i>u,«,- .:,„H,.i<,, poflible (6a)i but the difficulty wasj how to bring them to <• ..^...u A, Mer^uj in^,^ Sydney, at the diftancc of an hundred miles of deep foreft »A... /h, ^tUiiiendii 331 to 334,) DEPOSITIONS and Informations (347. 356 * 357) COMPLAINTS O^ dffofihni u it, Offica-i of Hi, Mnjrftfi Btvtnui in the ewcution of their duty on board of the Shalloop Fanny, (Colo«el John Yotlte and Jofeph Guion, Owners.) Lattrfrmi ibt Compmlln iflht CyJImi, Jnud al S)dmy, i^tb c/Miy 1785. •< I beg leave to inform your Eiceliency that the Shalloop Fanny arrived •• thii ijiorning in the Port ofSydncy, the Mafter of vjhichVctrel, having " fworn to the contents of the cargoe before me, I gave direflions to one " of the officers under me to eiamine the cargoe on board, whith difi. " greeing with the entry fworn to, as well as with the Clearance, which •■ he produced to me, from Halifax, I gave orders for the immediate feizure «' of the faid veffcl and cargoe, which was done accordingly. Since which " a party of the military have (without any kind of permimon from me " for that purpofe, and in defiance of the officers employed by me in this " bufmefs) unlawfully landed part of the cargoe of the faid Shalloop, and «• are proceeding to land the remainder thereof I beg leave to folicit the " advice of yoiir Excellency and the Council onthis occafion, and that jou ■• will immediately render me fuch relief and affiftance therein, as fo ea> " metgent and inteiefting a matter to His Majefty's Revenue requires. I '* have the honour to be, iec, •• To the Governor, tec. w. BROWN, Comptroller. lU Cmftnllcr'i DECLARATION »» Mh before His MajeftyV, Colonial Council on the 15th May, 1786, together with the DEPOSITION e/ Hi ^tlT, (St. (6») MINUTES of COUNCIL, (hoHenon 13th March, 1786) which unaniraoully Refolved, " That the Oovernor be advifed (notwithftand. " ing the great danger and difficulty of the undertaldng at this perilloui " feafon of the year) to fend as many men as polTible^wirb fuch (leighs, •' carriages and conveniencies, as may be praflicable) at all events to' «< bring over land (as fpeedily as poffible) as much of the bread and flour " as iliall be in their power to tranfport to Sydney fcr the prefent fupply » of the Inhabitants, until the remainder can ba brought by water or " other fiipplies obtained. " And it is farther the humble advice of this Board to His Excellency, " that it may be expedient to difpatch an Exprefs to Major General Camp- •' bel at Halifax, as fpeedily as poffible to inform him of the oppofition " and refinance given by Colonel Yorlce, and the military force in this " Wand to the Civil Government, and of the meafutes which it hat been •< found ncccdary to ka take in confcquence thereof." (63) Vide SHIP'S REGISTER, vie : "Frul. " PORT of QUEBEC, iV«,im/c^.,t«. IN Porfuance lUldaunJ." i< of an Ad, made in the Seventh and Eighth «f King (L S.) " William the Ttird, entitultd, < An AS for prmnting It iiiir.p-flibL'todcfcribcwhat the men, who Ind ron'J'J) fuffercd before they got bnd: to Sydney; whilu the littl,: that remained, after fublilling ihcm on the way, could prove but a flender relief to their families. The Maflerof the Rach.iel preferrc.f, to part with the /. ' veflel and cargo ; which were accorJingly purchaftd of him : The Veflel (by inconceivable labour) was cut out of the Ice in the Haibourof Arifhat and brought along the Coaft to Loulbourg, diftant only twenty-five miles fro.-n Sydney. Here again, Dei Barres had the mortification to find, that '■ defignswere artfully carried on to fruftrate tha/textr.iordi. nary and fpirited exertions of the inhabitants, which were fo unexpcftcdly, or luckily crowned with fucccfs. Before the Rachacl had broken bulk, flie was properly entered by the officer of theCulloms ftationed at Arilhat, who, as flie was only to proceed to a port in the fame Go- vernment to be unloaded, kept her papers [f>}) until a better opportunity, Ibould occur of tr.infmitting them to Sydney, than either the veflel or the men returning through the woods, who miglit never arrive fafe : and he gave to the Mafter a receipt for them and a certificate of the entry, for the fatisfaftxon of the Cuftom Houfe Officers at Sydney f6+). When intelligence arrived at Sydney that the veflel had • Frauds and regulating Abufei in the Plantation Trade,' "Tie.jt'^pt," Francis Bouche mikeih oath, that the Ship the Rachatl Ctllr.- •• T. fair, Ctmp," " T.FMtm, D. N. " (formerly the Rachael of Quebtcjwhereof the Deponent " is at prefent Mafter, being a fquaix Itemed Brig of Sixty " Tons, or thereabouts, was a prize condemned in the Court •' of Vice Admiralty at New York, in the 19th of January " 1783, as appears by a former Reg ftcr now cancelled and " thit Fran. Uouchc the deponent of Quebec, is at prefent " Owner tliertof; and th.it no Foreigner, direftly or in. " direftly, hath any Sliate, or p.irt or intcreft therein. " Dated at the Cuftom Houfe, Quebec, Seve.itcemh djy „f " May 1785. '• SWORN before us, •• OYVUKIM before us, ., "' Thi. /Irp,, Coll. (f. BOUCHE. " Ih. Fmmi,V>, N.O.J " Recorded at the Cuftom Houfe, Quebec, T. S. C, <* Recorded at the Naval Office Quebec, T. F. D. N, 0." Together with the Cockcts Documents and all requifitc papers. (64) CERTIFICATE, (,^J>f C.tii). ^■■,^. "PERMIT Capt. Jofeph /• " Gravois, Commander of the Erigantii^e Rach.-.el, to proceed with the ' " faid Bris, her cargoe of provifions, crew, and pafiengers, to Louilhourj " and Sydney. This vellH with la ca;.!Ce is laicly purchafed for Co. " vcrnment fervice ) reported at this, O.iice a.U pr.'duced her Regifter, " and legal Cockcts of the cargo fceir.g ftipp ed at Quebec, and bound U " Halifax (Nova Scolia) bu: fo.ced in he : by ftrcfs of weather, under " command of Francis Bouche, the h:: Mafter .i.id Owner. Civm under " my Hand and Seal at Port Conway, thii jd d.iy of April, 17S6. •• N11;L U0L£R rsoN, Naval Officer. DECLARATION of Jofeph Ctavois, Mafter (Aff. C. „6> via " PORT of SVDN'EV, Iftand „f Cape Bret,™. " IN the Brif.ntine (Kachael a Priae condemned at New V..rk) about /" ' " fixty tons widi fix men, all of whom are Britlfii ■iici befiJcs J..fe|.'i " Gravois, a Eritiil, man, ma.ler for this prefent v..; ..ijo from Arilhat in " thii IftanJ to Sydney aforefaid. itiS Dan Ja.rels 5'"^ Barrels Left Flour -) . ilS7 Barrels fecund Flo.ir/ For Hli Excelle 190 Rr^iFlonr f De.Banes, at! n4 Baiji Hoifcuit J ney Oovernor Sydney. 13 Barrels— 13 B..r'iels Hour, lliipperbv Mr. Rohinlbn. _33_ B^at.cls _ 33 Uaaei. riou', bci. i.g n^ to the Mate. "' J GRAVOIS. " Idofwcarthit the Entry above written, new ten.lered and lubferibel " by me, i, a juft report ot the name of my fi.ip, its burlhen, built, " pmperry, number and country of n^ariners, the prefent mafter and '■ voyage : And that ir doth further contain a true account of my lading " with the particular m.Mki, numbers, quantity, quality and c, „fi mi- " nicnt of all lb: goods .uid merchanJik. in my laid Ihif to the beft of i Ct ; ^'trriij. therein na of the vefl; firing non prefs comn and Counc tary, and that behalf /JlP The C. account of admit the load. /i V It was c immediate! fing neceffii and that th fi/r and ad miilian to " my know'ed " out of my f " Flour, tweni " teis of Bifc " Governor De ** of Governmt " kinging to Hi " Sworn before ** day of Apri BECLARATIC •' PORT of S /,;(7 " AUGUS'l " oath and faitl " Quebec a Pri; *' about the 101 *' Quebec with " twenty.eight •' tell of feconi " one hundred ■ " thirty-three 1 " Brigantine w! •• fides himfelf " mafter and o» *' about the 161 " weather, the " Ifland, in ordi '* faid veiTel wa '• uiu I^rigantin " the Revenue •' gantine Rach: " purchafed of " cellency Lieut " Sworn before " ll» I lib day I he men, wl:o h.ij jon*,/-'/ i-dncy; «lii!c the littli; n llie way, coulJ prove :rc^t, tn part uiili the /. irJiiigly iiuichafcd of abour) was cut out of id brought along the venty-five miles froni irtilication to find, that '■ ftrate tbo/«.extnordi- labiiants, which were vith fucccfs. ulk, flie was properly li ftationed at Arilhat, port in the fame Go- ers (63) until a better ing them to Sydney, ;turning through the and he gave to the cate of the entry, for Officers at Sydney, ey that the vcflel had '.. ri the Plantation Trade,* tint the Ship the Rachatl jtc)whercof the Deponent jarc Itemed Brig of Sixt/ e condemned in the Come k, in the 19th of January rg fter now cancelled and of Quebec, is atprcfent 'otelgner, direftly or in- part or intereft therein. leLcc, Seventeenth day uf bre U3, ill. if. BOUCHE. ( 15 ) are ua, .« ill. (f >. N.O.J 1. C. D. N. 0." uifite papers. ■ PERMIT Capt. Jofepl, ;cl, to pnaceed with the '.ifit.ngers, to Louiltoitrj liely purchafed fur Go. produced her Rcgjftcr, Quebec, and bound fur fitcfi of Wiitlier, under J Owner. Cmm under of April, 17S6. ITSON, Naval Officer. {^pf. C ii6) v:a. ed at New YotV) about /.''■ itilli •ncn b.-fidcs J..ft|,h vujjjc from Ariihjt in Kxccllency Governor irtcs, at Sydney. lobinfun, E Male. J CRAVOIt. 'n.lered and (ubfcrib^J p, its but! hen, built, le pti-fent malli'r and account of my lading i ijuality and ci nfijn- raij (hip to the bfft \.'i '■; re,icheJ Louilbourg, DesBjrres happened to be Five miles from Town, infpeaing fome of the fettlements. An ex- prcfs was fent to him, informin.^ that Colonel Yorkc and Mr. Mathews (the Attorney General) were meditating the feizureof the velTel, and that Mr. Uncle, (the Collcftor) was therein to be fuppnrted by 60 men of the military (65). .^,jj On his arrival at Sydney, be found that a fpecial and extraordinary Council had been held by the Chief Juftice (as Prefident) in his abfence. The fubjeft of the delibera- tion was J that it had .tppeared to the members prcfent, that there was every reafon to apprehend violent and unlaw- ful meafurej would be taken to fcize the Rachael and her cargoe, then in the harbour of Louilbourg purchafed in be- half of His Majclty and deftincd for the relief of His fubjefts m the Province, in high contempt of His Majefty, and of tlie Civil Government. ly The refolution and order thereupon were, that twoperfons ' therein named, lliould proceed immediately to takepoflijflion of the veliel and cargoe, and keep them in fafc cuftody, fuf. fering none to enter board or to feize them, without the ex- prefs command and authority or warrant of the Governor and Council: and all His Majelly's fubjefls. Civil and Mili- tary, and the Magiftrates, were required to aid and aJill in that behalf (66). /.<^ The Council met again on the following morning, on account of the difficulties on the part of the Colleflor, to admit the entry of the veflel. or to give permiflion to un- load. li,: ^ It waj ordered that one hundred barrels of Flour (hould immediately be brought around in Boats to fupply the pref- fing necelTity of the people of Sydney and of the vicinity, and that the Colleftor of the Cuftoms (hould grant a Per- nit and admit the entry of the veflel, and declare per- miflion to difcharge the remainder of the cargoe. The " my knowledge, and that I have not broken bulk or delivered any good. •■ out of my faid n,ip fince her loading at AriUiat, except nine bag. of • Flour, twenty.five bags of Bifcuit, and one hundred weight twoquar. ' tersof Bifcuit, which I have delivered (by Order of His Excellency Governor De.Earres the purchafer of the faid Brigan.ine for the fervice of Government together with her cargoe) .0 the (public) workmen be. lonpng to His Excellency at A, ftat and clfewhere. " Sworn before me at Sydney, the i ith ic j. qravOIS " " day of April, 1786. W. BROWN, Compt." DECLARATION of Auguftin Marfaux, Mate tAfp. C. 1,6 ) vl, ■' PORT of SYDNEY, Ifland of Cape Breton. '^ /.,y "AUGUSTiNMARSAUX,MateoftheBrigantineRachael,maketh oath and faith, that he „„ mate on board the Brigan.ine Rachael of Quebec a Pr.xe condemned at New York, about:f,x,y tons. That, on 0, about the roth day of November laft, the faid Brigantine failed from Quebec w..h the following cargoe, Ua. I. ,./.,. One hundred and twenty-erght barrel, of beft Flour, one hundred and fifty.fe,e„ bar. rel. of fecond bcft Flou,, one hundred and ninety bag, of Flourj and one hundred weight two quarter, and nineteen pound, of bifcuit, befide.' th.rty.three barrel, of Flour belonging to this Deponent. That the faid ' Bngamme wa. navigated from the faid Port of Quebec by fix men be. " fide, himfelf all Britifl, fubj.ft,, and Fmnci. Bouchc. a Britifl, man, the ma«,r and owner, and bound for Halifax in Nova Scotia. That, on or " about the 16th day of the faid month of November, through ftref. of weather, they were under the necefli.y of putting into Arilhat in thi. inand, m order to repair the faid veltl. That before the bulk of the " f..d veflel „„ broke, the Cud Franci. Bouche, the Mailer, entered the •• -.. „,.g,n.,n. with the Naval Office, at Ariflrat, ,h. only Officer of the Revenue then there. That the faid Fntnci, Bonche, fold faid Bri- gantin. Rachael and her cargoe, at Arilhat af.refaid, and the « Cl'-f thi. night. Be pleafed to return immediately. I am. 4c .' ofthIl'"?"""A"°""'""'' '" "-^""rl"PP- Wit wiufom. noxlou. and odmu, to the people, will be noticed hereafter Mr. Matthew, and Mr. Uncle were among the firft, whopmved them, felve. unworthy of the refpeaable official f.t„tion. to which they h" unfortunately been appointed. Mr. Matthew, (formerly a petty p„c ..cng Attorney in the back Settlement, of the Province of New y„"k poireffinga great -A ^lif i"wc'' 1L.. NA>. ( ^6 ) -K^ irKcu tu vLv^J. /^// his condu^) replete with hair Offia, " 10th Augiift 1784, Addreffed to Major General Campbell, as Com. " mander in Chief, containing the following paragraph, via. Some alte- " rations having been judged proper to be made in the Eftabli/hment of " fcveral Carrifons, and new arrangement! made, I fend you endufed a " rtate of the fame for your information, and am to acquaint you with " His Majelly's pleafiire, that the feveral perfons appointed ftould con. '■ tinue refident in their refpeftive ftations, or find a fufficient Deputy, in " cafe His Majefty lliould think proper on your recommendation to'give " ihrm leave of abfencc, in which arranfemcnt ate comprehended, " Annap„lis Royal, Halifax, New Briinfwiek, in.md of Cape Breton) " I'laccntia, St. John's Newfoundland, and inand of St. John. And " Whereas Major General Campbell undcrftanjs that difficulties have " arifen in obtaining Kiturrti of the Stall', i» farli,Tj.tr fnm tlii land if " Capi ririion, he has therefore, befidcs reminding of the nature of fub. " ordination and command in general, thought proper in addition to pre. " mife the above quotation of their being included in his command ; after " which he orders and direraperto honour nx. " Tha Banncks will be ready for the reception of the troops in a few •' days. The weather has been fo fin«,that hithcttn our fuicamping miuhr " well be confideteJ as a circumftancf of falubrious and plcafurable choice, " rather than one of mere expediency. I'hc Hofjfital is properly fitted " with accommodations fut attending the fok j and 1 am glad to fay it is " not, nor is it likely to be, crowded. The ..tier ii»lo(l'aiy buildings and " thofe for tlie convenience of Colonel Yorke and tho (*■ of Cape Breton. from Ctneral Campbell c and threat* totally un- oft viz, !i/ax, 4tl> O^aifTf 1785. War, tUtcd Wfr q^;c, :ral Campbell, as Com- /^ ' graph, viz. Some alte- in the Eftabliftiment of I I frnd you enclofed a m to acquaint you with IS appointed /hould con- id a fufficient Deputy, ia recommendation to give ent are comprehcndi'd, I/l.inJ of Cupe Breton, fid of St. John. And s that difficulties have ticui.ir fr^m tJbe JJImJof E of the nature of fub, opcr in addition to pre, in his command ; after Staff of the faid Iflana Barrack Maftcr, Com^ son, and Commiirary of id commands according ation an ommand of in fiibordi nation to the . one and kit of them nee of this order under fenahui thereunto an. ELL, Major Brigade/* as follow* : (App, C. ig youidifapprolMtioij 1 o^e at Sydney Cjimp B you tb4t the'affjir utmoft attention and always be iicwn by ent, u wcIJ jas by me, erto hiinoMr m<. jf the tropps in a few our encamping miuhr nd plcafurable choice, ital is properly fitted I am glad to fay it ii flefl'-try buildings and brother o^c^ii will rr economy. & (Hit from England itraftopt and received il{bl mitfiUu) fur tiie ^V :>einr.l to liliour. mighl iu ^omc mcfure he ullaycd, DciBArrt, coixcivcd it to be his duty to tranfmit home ** Wy whole attention is faithfully devntei to cany en His Majcfty's *' fervice ifi every d^paitmciu committed to my care, ■.'■.' f.oming ii-ul, " and theie is no rc.Tfon wiiich i:JHi lead me to dojb( , feti:ring ajc- " qu.ite fucccfi.: and therein, Sir, I fljiter mjfvU'with the honour of ** receiving every proper fupport f:om you, k:, p^Q And^ on the conduft ofthcCOMMISSARY's DEPUTY, heajalnad- drclled General Campbell, in a Letter dated Sydney, 8th Deccmt'cr 1785, (App. C. 2^3.) vii. *' Mr. Storey'icmiduct having lendcied him unfit to act " any longer in behalf of the CommJfl'ary of this lfljnd,and Mr.Towrifcnd's " abfencc, together with the reliance 1 had placed in his repeated atVur- *' ances, that the RccelTery fiipply of praviiions would be fent for the " fuppoit of the Settlers of this ficvpinmcni, and whi»:h he was to ac- " company, and, by that mean':, furnidi me with an opj):)rtunity of cfta- •* blirtiing futh arrangement as might he heft for the KrngN fervice, the *' public intercfts, and the profperity of thii part of His IVfajefty's ** Dominions, have occafiuned much pcrplcnity and trouble j particularly- *' in the aflair of IVlr. Storey, in refufuig to comply witii my order, given •' to him in confcquence of a repiefentacion from the Infpeftor of the *' Works, reqiiefting a fmall fupply of profifions for the immediate fupporC *' of the men employed under his direOlun, as he could find none to be •' procured by piirchafe, viz. to deliver two barrels of Pork for that ufe, *' out of the cargo conligned to me by the Contractors, talcing caie that *' the fame be replaced out of the firft provifioni, Mfhich were daily «- *' pe£led to arrive from Halifax, or elfewhere, fiw that fpecific purpofe ; « and acquainting mc that Colonel Yorke, would not permit him to obey " me.'* /,;/ From the tenor and fplrlt of the Royal InftruAions j of the warrant authorifing DesBanei to uHiimble, and confirm the fentcnces of, General Courti Martial J of His Majefly's CommilTion to him ; and of the com- milTions to the fcvtrat officeic of the Military Staff of Cape Breton, it Is evident that DejBairei was veiled with authority for a^ing in his Diftri^ of Government, not only in a civil, biit ulfo in a military, capacity } and that the Orders illued by him f.rthe benefit of his Gufcrnpicnt vrere to be obeyed. It was naturally to be hoped, as DfcsBarres had, at the reccmfnenda- lion of the Secretary at War, been induced, from motives of refpeilful deference, to agree to the Chief Military Command inCape Breton, (then intended to be exclufively vcfted in DesBarres) being continued to Cencrul Campbell during the fhort period which it was reprefented he might remain InAmctica, that the General would have felt himfelf the more chearfully urged to alTotd every facilitation and alTlftance in his power in the execution of the fcrvicc committed to DesBarres's duty. And, if unhappily, itfhould have turned out that General Campbell, ^tas not in all points the officer DesBarres had been induced to conceive him :.> he; yet it was not to be imagined that he would weakly or cupricloufly arrogate to himfelf any powers in contravention to His Majefty'n Orders, tending to fubvert the Royal meafurcs.. Placentia and St, John's In Newfoundland were included in General Campbell's chef military command. The LJcuttnant Governors (in the abfencc of the Commander in Chief) held the abfclute military command, in conformity to His Majefty'i General Orders and Regulations and under the rcftri£lions exprctfed therein, viz. That they were not to interfere with the regimental duty or economy : This was the obfcrved rule and praflice. Ma'jw Biford^ the Lieutenant Governor of St. John's, was junior ill the army to Mii}(>r HuddUpcn^ who commanded the deLachment Rationed there, and nevcrthelcft commanded as being Lieutenant Governor of the Difltia. Xxtraa oftbt COMMISSARY'S COMMISSION (App, C. 10.] Tik. /i^I ** WE do by thefe prefents conftitute and appoint you to be Commiflary *< of Our Stores of War and Provifioni fjr Our forces 1.1 Our Illand of Cape " Breton in America. You are therefore carefully and diligently, todif- " charge the duty of CwnminiiTy of Our Stores of War and Provifioni, by ** doing and performing all and ::ll manner of things thereto belonging, *' and you are to obfcrve and folluw fuch crdets and dire£lioni, from time ** to time as you Hiall receive from Li, Our Governor of Our faid IfUnd *' for the time being, or any other your i'upcrior ofbccr, according to Che *< nUet and difciplinc of War." BMtrtafim BRIGADE MAJOR CAMPBELL f. C(3L0NEL YORKE, /> J' (App. C. 433.) •' The General espofti that provifioni that may anive, *■ in which ever manner they may be conftgncj, or for whomCjevcr in- ** tended, arc to be put in the charge of (be A£)ing CommiHitjy, t9 bt tic wl.ule procfCcliiit^^ to be I.-.iJ bcfort? Uh Ujl^ jcily : And tiie Chief JuiUce, Iijvintj. in the Su- COLONEL VORKC, in a Letter to DciBancs, dared ji March 1786, (App, C. 255.) viz. " I befi leave to obfcrve, that His Majt-ily'j ir.ftninions pnfitivi-Iy ** declare that the orders of the Command., in Chitf i,) all Milit.iry Aflaiia *» in the Civil Governments in Amerii..i fliall be fupr^'me ; .md, HisMiijcrty *' having diieflcd [i?'«7] that the Pi.Aiiiani allowed to the fettltrs are to " be iliutd under the orders of the Comniandcr in Chief, I think there ** cannot be a duuU of thin being .i Miliriry m.urcr. ADDRESS fro.n ihe Inhabitants, 14th Feb. 17S6, (Appt C 46 3) vJ^. " WE beg leave to obfcrve to your Excellency, that wc arc informed fome Pcrfoni in thii Ithnd unJer the appellation of Loya i!>i, yid by the manigcment, advirc and dire^ion of otht-r,, who arc endeavouring, to * embarrafs nid obflrutt the Plan of Government clhblifhcd by His Ma- ' jcfty in this Illand, under your Excellency's Admlniftratlon, have b;en * induced to make api'.icntioti for an allowance of Provifiuiis to Colonel * Yorke Commanding OlTiocr of the 33d. Regiment of Foor, without ' having firll made any application to your Excellency, as His M.ijcfty'i * Civil Governor and the Patron and Guardian of His Mijefty'i civil fub- ' jetls under your Government, and the immediate and proper dlfpcnfoc ' of the Royil Bounty among them. " This meafure we are, S'r, fully convinced has been taken for thtt ' exprcf. purpofe of infidioi/fly wrefting from your Excellency one of * the powers delegated to your Ftcellcncy, by Our Gracious Savcrciga ' for the good of His faithful fubjedls in this Ifland, and fur effectuating * the wife and beneBcIent purpofes of rendering your Govertunent a floii- ' rifhing, populous and advantageous fcttlement, and to prevent its be- * coming a ftriking foil to neighbouring parts of His M^jcfty's Dominions, * whicti (from a contaminated and partial fyftcm of admlniitration) have ' been impeded from improving thofc advantagej «hi.:h Providence bounti- ' fully beftowed, , We arc fcnfible. Sir, that evftry mode, meafure, and * manteuvre, has been put in prafticc to obflruil your admliiirtration, and * are ferry and intcrefteJIy concerned to find that our views and profpcfta ' in becoming Settlers in your Government ate likely to be blalled and < ourfelves involved in ruin thereby, and the national and particular advantages to be drawn from tlie fpeedy fettiement and improvement of this Iflmd are likely by thofe means to be obflrudlcd, if not totally dea fcated ; iinlcfi His MajeHy (hall be gracioufly pleafed to grant to your Excellency* fuch further fupport as may enable you to carry into full execution His Royal Intentions in delegating the powers to your Ex- cellency exprefTed in your CommilTions and Inilru^ions. ** Weearneftly beg, Sir, your Excellency will be pleafcd to reprefent to our Auguft Sovereign the melancholy profpeft, that (from Military influence and interference at prtfent obfttufting the progrefs of this Idand) prefents itfelf to the apprehenfions of His Majeily's faithful fub. jefli in thiadiftri^i of the Brltifh Govcrament. *' We mufttake the liberty of obfciving to your Excellency, that the unjuft mode of having the Royal allowance of Provifions ilfued to the civil inhabitants of the neighbouring Province of Nova Scotia, by and under the arbitary and partial dlreAions of a military board and orders, has bem greatly injurious to that dcfcriptlon of His Majefty's fubjcflj in that Province, and if allowed and adopted in your Government will difcourage ufeful andinduflruius fcttlers, intitled to tlut allowance, fro:n fettling themfelves therein. ** We muft in illuftration Entreat your Excellency's pardon, when we mention that, this arrogated power by the Military Department, which w e humbly, and with great rcafon, believe io have orlginat»i from Gnver- nor Parr's having ncgleiled, or refufed to furnifli himfelf with, of draw Bills for provifions, allowed by the King to His Civil Subjcfti refident within his Government, and thereby compelling them to apply to, and receive from, the Military Department, the fubfiilence which Hit M.i- jefty had been gracicufly pleafed to order*; in confequence whereof the Military Commander thought fit to appoint a Military Board, to regu- late and allow fuch claims af by its partial and capricious opinions might be adAptcd, by which means many indigent and fuffering fubje^s wers obliged to come from very diflant parti of the Province, at great Ex- pence and lofs of time and labour, to foliclt a fubfiflencepromifed to them by the Crown : Many of them were infuhcd and their claims rejedUJ 00 frivolous pretences, and themfelves and families redvced to beggary and want, and obliged to fell the lands started to them by the Crown for very inconfiderable prices to tl«Jfe, who, from the *favor of the Military Board, were enabled to live in affluence and avail them- felves of their diftrefTes. Many of the juA folicitori of this Mi< i'.tar* Cv»«-, s*»vr isivn'j nv*'** cspciinvs s»??fi»»irtCvj *'€(« diun'uni OJ'll J^ ^; Hv' «.t.' i V: Hi hi, JSj fix ?f»\dt HHe<*i%td* r^. ■Sii, fil v'r, r.lf ^.^'. - ^.,^^ ..,^ .. ^ ""''' "° '""S" -"> ^"'^ ''nd i„ ;afe.y to Mmfcif, and to " F.cen„.,„i,h,h,;y,:r '" "'° '' ""'""'■' "> "-"'you, " ^' '"Tt and entreat vciur Eiccll^r. -ii i •■ Th,„„. .he Cies and CoLp i„, t f* « ^ " "" '"""^ "« " «..d.-r your Covernmen,. "" "'J'"" '^'"'■'■•'' S">>J=«. ( 2« ) thejuwj and Witu,*]-,., ^arrr on fl,- 4i • •«. • AoM ->./*. ^io;»A .^^y^ " To Hi, Excellency Joftph Frederick Walle, De.Barr, ,• •■ -.er.a„d.Her.„..i;!!:!;::-:r;-:;^ ----- ^ " Humbly Shewfth, " "^^"^ y"' Memorijim, hare tr,» „„, , "nienceand „„„ble by Three aL ' «""' J"' ofine™,,.. " ^en branded in .he hand a- H, ",' T' "■"'"' °' «'"- •-' >«'>/ •' -tercdourhoufe, and beh,ve in ^"^ '""' """'■ ^l-^i people ha,c •• with a p„i„„d virwo, „ivi„/a ' b '; " ''" ''"' ''°"> ^"'■'^ " ■" wears ,0 u. ,0 Ch?!"™ '""■'' ''°-'"™'-'. -J • •• man.uvres ,h.. have hce.. „ H ^ .T; "'"" "' """ '"'""^'^' •• infulr, andprefervc the^ ftoj, b 1' °"". "'''"' '"onRft „, f,„„ •' « h3,e befn landed fro.! L T'"n'°" """ '"'' "'«'''"• = ■ h^e i..M,, .h,, ,.;1'"" "" '='■''-'" """'iywine would pr.b,,bly " be obliged to give Bond X^^JCZlu ' "" ""'"" ^^'"^™ '• ."■. no. to reland .he. „„ an .t . l/"'' "■"" °'" °' "■'' •"-^. ••--^e,. The compliance r ;;:;;:"."":.''' '""''"• •' M^naorial and retition wt.l add ,„ ,. " *'"" "'"'""• '^"^'^ . ■ " ceived fr„„ „„r Cover or Crdi„; ""Z^"''""" "' '"' - ;; -^.ve the honor to be 'rt:::^;-:-r't"^ '•""'"• ^;^^ii:::ir ^^--^----.'-.. •'-:::::=^::^;:2f:r;---p.;-wncyi_ " this Petition. ' ' '" "'f"^^ '» "ic merit, of /-'* /j^'' SUMMON-. Crf «'„ n. •• bourcr Haven of SyJney i„ .C ,n 7 /^ """■""" "" "- ;;.•—,. Thon^sK^el'l :;;■;;--;;;- --Manded " "r.^<. " by the Cac. of Coo, II °,: -""'•'' '"'•' '''"» °-.- the Third, "TotheCoillalI„f,„,(,,f.„., ,,.„f CEO. RCOGtrs, ;. p... •• m;: cUrai ca„pbr r:,rs''--"-'^. /> " 'he Brig (the D,a„dy.i„Owl,en.,.f v„u arCe''"; ""'"■'"'''''' •■ wdlbe f.n. on board by ord.r of ,1„ Ci ,1 M « '*""""'""' "'" " Spanift River (Sydney) ,h,v are ^'"' "*'""""'° ""'""• .' 'hara«ers.i„ -hi; 'w^^; J':" '"'^ '-'""y »'''' " " S tber^nage. and to have watchfoe *"'" ^^ '«-« "-- du,„g .h,, (hall be^y„„r warrant and au.hori.y, ^ '^°' '" " I am, Sir, your mod humble .Servant •■DECLARTION-.„dWa,ra„.(App,C..o6)vie. ' •• SYDNEY, ff, i>, £„„,„,,,„„ „, „ Kelly, rogues and vagabond,, taken on o rH, f !^, ' ''""" " George Rodg.rs, Ef,„i..„, t Jo of Hi M I , ^''°'"" "-'"''' '"■' '• for the faid County of Syd .^ ,h1 u hT /p ^""'^ "' "" """ ;; .arof Hi. Maieay. Rcign:;;!:^:^ ^ ::^---;;"; -H " declau-, .hat (hey are native, „f I,,u„a 1 . , . '^ """"!' ^""'"I •• ror .he lao ..e,v! „o„,b. J. °: ';t ^^ ;,^';;;- °/ ;="^-.« " of Nova Scotia, where tl„. •„ "" "" ''"'vince " rofhefaidCri^e , , , ' """*'' '"^ ''"^'' '" "'= ^-d. ■" were fo burn, in t'he' hrt:" fz^h:::: a:";a:.^f= r :'"' =•- " were ordered from thence to, he n7 „ '^°"^''^- ^"'' •■ derftood by Hugh K ly K L fT^ ""''"'"'' '" "--' -- •• captain ;^,,.^„;^::;;^-^;;-;^;-^H^ "—' -•^"-.c.odoas.heyp.aitr.ir^r- '•b.fi„.u.theabov.faid, ' "*'^'^'' >< '"'•'-V. M. Mark. " THOMAS UNCLE, J. P. " CM. RODCER-,, J. p...' "TL!!^"K»;^~:"^':r/i- ^^"'- ^" " within the faid County, ,„ Willia! r T '" ''"'" "'= ''"« " or Veflel called the B ndyj^ „„ ''"''"' ''■"'"'" "" ^"e-tine " of Sydney, and ho.nd ,:;;:' .-"^ 7«. "' ^f^'- "" "arbour " WHEREAS yo. ,h. f! w 7"" -' ""-»•«-• " faid Brigantine .he B,a,„,,,,;,, '™. °"«-' Lave landed fn,„ „,. " John Murphy, va^rant, n , ' ' >'' """""« '^"'"y ^-^ " take on board .he faid (hip or ve" De„ ' ' '" "'"'" ' ™ '» •' John Murphy, vag„„„ ',, „f ^ , f':'!;'. ■"'°"'" '''">■ "'' " .he Province of Zy. S „. „a 1 ^ "' "'*'" '^ " Cape Breton orlFsOcren^enl a ::;:h::':7;.r''='"'"^'^^ " Vnceof Nova Scotia ,f,„r-. '^ "'''"h™ '- Hal.fa, in.he Pm. " ■'■' the faid i„a„d of cape Cn ,t: Z TVu '"" " ^'""^• •< .he Twenty.f.,h Vcar of HisMajJ-l^R';;: ""'" '^'" '^• Thomas UNcr.E, j, p CEO. RODCEJIS, J. p. T"™.':^::;::/^'^' «"^'-- *- .he=.hofMar.h. •■ Council, L „, have'no : :'^7'"^' >'- Excellency i. " <^'— -known „„.„,„„ („„;,;;/' °' ™'''"8 o„r ,V,«„,^, „„ " biy) that we are Hoc ,el f , r/'^Tr "" "-^-f Anen,. •• P"blicly addreinng y„u. But 11 cT '"" '""""' ""'■' "f '^"' •■ 'p-'.andcan.i.dfy'iayrhe::;::;:''"'"^' ""''"'""•" "• «■=" " •^^.^'m;;''::;'^ o:;::::;,;;;:;'«'''^-«'-b,e toe.pe« .ha. , •• was. denrablcob;.,. .:,"'"!" '," '^' «-'"-'' --.» I's. " '^tx- of our ,,f,„- sr.;'\ '"'"""" '"•'"'"'^"y " Oracio„.-Cov.,„,^,„, ',;;'-" '^""'""'y ' f His Majerty- ■' "f Ih. B,:tiC, £,.,p:„ '■■' ''^""' '"Pf'«" -.J .he .dv. .tag. 'A^t ^h\ "n ths AJminiftration of I'ei'ted, hy Advice ofHij HJlifit ijd. Novembtr, ,785, /; wdtt! that you receive on l„«,i >'t Maftcr, three perfnn. ,h,t -"ivil Magiftnte to be carrie.l „ "•'* '"'■ P'"y Urceny, .hel, upon yo,ir guard againft then, ''""' ')" <»•" 'l,em, ,h,,t tliey e of the vend. And fo f, rity, huml-lf Servanf, BELr., Major of Brigade.'- ■ »o6) vie ; 'f Dennis Leiry and Thor,,, '*> before ThomaiL-ndern,! •'J'ftysjuftlccsof thePeaco 7 of December, in ,he =6,h (eathbe!„2fcverullyf>,„„) '!>« their place of renjc.,,, ' "'■ ""''"» in 'b- Province I and burned in tljc han), t from the place where they : at Halifax aforefaid. An^ Btandywine, (a, the, u„. ■'"' ■'°"' Houfe) tha't ,!.„ on their arrival at Sydney, tut not to follow hirn. IS X LEARV, hi, Ma,i,. AS^'SKEay.hi.Marle. =»'ge Ridger., Ef,„ire., //" "igned to keep the I'eace Kaftero/ the Brigamine "anchor in the Harbour iceof NovaS-otia. ea-i iiavc landeJ from the "y. Thomas Kelly and inand or its Deienden. wme, to reiju'rc vou to ■aryi Thomas Kelly ,,nj ihabiiants of R!lifa» H ttlement in the Ifland cf ' 'oHalifuintliePro. place in that Province "Is ano Seals at Sydney, "f December 17S5, ir. MAS L'VCr.E, J. P. RODC£itS, J. P. >n the J7th of March, t DesBarres, tf,,,ire, ^f Dreton, &c. &.-. bilants, ,.f the Towa /'^/ ' your Ixce.lency ir>, g our .Saute (ouirds our fe. ince i., the necclTary "'"re particularly, y < f Hi, Majelty's i'.i (he Bdv.r.tage ( '9 ) MajcftyN Colonial Council, to proceed to England, wiili the document! and proofs of tlic tranfadioni that had taken «' Although It i) V.1II known to us, lliat from the lime the 33d Rcgi- " ment was dellinrd to be fent from Mallfix othii Wand, ever;' mean ar. " tifice fcas ufrd t„ piiifon the minds of both the OlKccts and Soldiers with " the moft virulent prejudice, in order to incite them to Jilcontent, oppo- " lition, and fedition j yet, we could n..t have imagined that Colonel " Yoike (however dcftitute of any notions exclufivc of f.th as relate to " his pro/effion) would, as a Britifli Olhcer, rMfTcr himfelf ta be employed, " by the enemies of the profperity of this His Majefty'a Covernnient, as " a mean and wicked tool, to counteract our faithful and loyal eHbits to " fupport your lealous endeavours, for rendering this Covernnitnt of ira. •' portance to the Britifii nation our true parent. " His views, in calling from houfe to houfe among the Inhabitants " with an aftefled concern, and promifnig favours to thbfe who (hould be " prevailed upon to urge any complaints, having (upon dtteaion) failed, " he proceeded to convey to fume of the Members of the Legillatlve " Council of this Government fuch threats, as left them no longer at "• hberty to give their faithful and impartial advice, opinion and affiftance, " for the benefit, fuccefs and profperity, of this His Majcfty's Royal " Government, and of His loyal and faithful civil-fubjcdls therein : " Self-prefervatlon made it eligible to thofe members to withdraw from the " Coimcll: Some of them, who had before been fecretly tampered with, " threw oft' the malk of their infamy, and have fince openly abetted and " encouraged the infatuated Agents o( our avowed enemies in their pal. " pable delign of breaking up the Civil Government of this Ifland. " Colonel Vorkc's deHgns are fo fully and dc.rly underftood by us, " and we have the confidence to alTure your Excellency and the Honor. " able Council of this llland, tliat we, with one accord, think that there " is not another Officer in the Britiih Service that could, unmoved, have " feen upwards of one hundred brave, loyal and worthy, fukjcfls, of this " Government leave their wives and families, and rilk their Lives at this •< perilous feafon of the year in a Journey to AriiW, (diftant more than " one liundred Miles from this Town) to lave th.-mfelvcs and their fatni- " lies from timinilng when he, it is well known to us, had a fnffidency " for their fupply and for the troops under his command until the lalk " day of June, and which he was otherwife bound by every tie of hon. " our to deliver to your Excellency, for the fuppott of the Civil fubjefti " of this Government, by the receipt pafled by your Excellencv to him " with the advice of His Majcfty'l Council of this llland, which he " publicly acknowledged. " That his fubfequent conduft, in ordering a patrole to range through " the faid town to the number of thirty men with arms and fixed bayonets, •' befides each man carrying a large bludgeon, with other unaccountable cic^ " c jmflances that every n gilt occur, denote to us that out lives and proper, "ties are not fale, and the threat! made ufe of by the faid patroles api^a. " to us t« confirm the opinion of his intention of ufutpi;,g a military com. " roand to fubvert the t:ivil Government of this Ifland, and to dellroy •' in every fenfe the Public Tranqiiillliy. " We beg leave thus publicly to expref. our abhorrence and utter " deteftation at the unprincipled conduft of fuch of His Majefty's Civil " Subjefl. and Inhabitants of this Idand, who arc encouraging and ab. <• betting the faid agents of our enemie. in afls of fedition and violation " of the lawi of the land, and we mod humbly pray that your Excel. •' lency and Council may be pleafed to exert ever, legal power, and " make ufe of all proper Heps, efficacioully to defeat their endeavours " calcuLlted for our deftruaion. " We have farther toaffure your Excellency and the Honourable Coun. '• cl, thit wefliall ever ufe our utmoll endeavours to aid and aftill you •' m the arduous talk of eSablilhini the Civil Government and Settlement " of this Ifland, and flull ever conftder it our duty, and the afl-u.ed fpring " ofthehipplnefsof our pollerlty to be known by our Gracious King, •■ .IS His moit faithful and loyal fubjeOs, ever sealous to fupport His " Royal Authority in Hlj Parliament ai th< fupreme rule of this and " every other part of His dominions." . " We are with Cncere attachment and great regard, your Excellency's, " moll obedient humble Servants, " John Smith, Will. Plant, David Hull, Tho. Aflifeild, Cha. «' Kitfon, Tho. Jenner, Will. Blackburne, Alex. M'Donild, John " M'Doiuld, Robert Young, Alex. Mathufon, James Jobs, Charles " Cope, Robert RIchardfon, Thomas Pitn, John Buttle, Hen. Archer, " Edward Pate, Wm. Detoe, John Daviflbn, Patrick Shea, Smith " Woodroffe, Sttphen Molineux, Robert Hodge, Mathcw Obrlen, " Ceor»e Uatket, Hugh Hmh, W. C-ri^s. I=r;=h .Ood.irTh*m, CyC . ^,>^, cWny m I r'/i "wl*^.'-/ 'r ^^. ^'''"''"" "^ ">' P^*"''' Accou:>t5 wn. lent with hin., ,o '■ A.J, evmce, as well the neccluy of the e.xrcnJIturc. as the rcc- "We", well ,ff,.,,a of ,h, „atl, of >vh« ,„u l„v, b,„ pl„fcd __ ">.ay,l,« our.x..ll,n. fyftem u.' ju,ifpruc.„«. u, whi.h „Jli,c.. ^^ u,.r Ubm.M.nd propcrti... our p»c, anj fccurity, ro^rta.lHcptnd, ^^ »n„o, b» cnicJ „„, «i,h th.t i„,p„uli,y ,„a ,„„,,, „,.,„.^, ,^ live U a du, weight .nd i„(i„t„c. to cnV« thole Heli,.blc pu.pofei, if ^^ the Court, of Jum«. a-d Ci,;i Ma,m,at.„ app,.i„,cd f., „„,i„g ,h. I.*.mto.„culion, do not r,t.„Jat» in their official capaci.i., in p„. fea peace and fecrity, f,.-. f.on, ,hc K,n„,eft .pprehcnlion or dajget «f infolt, forcible oppofilion, reMance, interruption and violence " '■ Weraoft feelingly d=,.|o,e, .h« it ha. b=»n .he „ml„„„„e of (hi. Oorernn-nt to have had . ft,o„, armed miiiury force, aJtoally em. played ,n the moft glaring and infuUing „,„„„ ,„ inipede the officer. uf j..mce on feveral occar,„n., and, in . „„« unprecedented manner, to refcu, . relon under the eye of the con,m.„ji,„ officer of Hi. M.,jefty. 3JH. Regiment of Foot, «,h.n under charge of an executive civiloflk.r and a gu.rd of cuieen. conveying him to prifo,,, and a. an aggravatipn .o.h,. moa daring .a. i, wa. done by commiilioned officer. „f7he fl Regiment ; Nothing could poffibly have given u, more fa.i.faaion than your Honor . order, tor continuing ,11 criminal caufe. „„w pending be! fore the Supreme Court over, until the C„,„t can lit and at*. «i,h that ..eedom fafety .„d fecurity, and have that obedience paid .„ itTautho . y. -hich .. en-emiaM, neceHary fo, a free, due, regular and im^i., ec„.,o„ . . Law, , At the fame time „e do alliire your Honor^h .ho we might .n all probability have received inju.ie'from the m «y ,.,d the few difcontented people amongft „, fordoing „„, duTy o our King, cur Counlry, and our gloriou. C„„(li,utio„i yet. we we . ete m,„, „ , .„ ,^ .„^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ app,e;:n,i:,n. to ; pubh weal, and we flrould have executed our office with «eadinef. uprightnef, and the mod dillinguiihed impartiali-y •■ ' .. b" ^T- '"""'''"'• ""*' =""" """""'• ">« "" M^i'"/ will not fuffer ■' hi, authority to be violated by an, fet of men ,„ l \ . ' ferve ourfelve. and inculcate among .he people, a firm, peacea e, „ patient condua under the prefent difficultie., and wedo a li.re y „ h1 •• -^. .hat, we have a perfea reliance „,. „i. Ma,e„y.. g^;!.:;",:; •• e'v'er'';„c."vVurH'"'' l"" "" "°" """ '"' "'"'■•'« •"" f«"f'«- ever fine your Honour ha. prefided over u. a, Hi, Majefty, Chief Juftice, tha, you have faithfully endeavoured ,o guard the conftitu^l ; and fave it and Hi. Majefty, authority from infuU ; ..T^T^^l :: :::t::rr '■"-''"''---' ---uhedeii::;^: .■ Allowu. to offer you „,ir f.ncere wilhe. for yo,r health and happlnef.. nd at youmay „„ long to fuppo,. and defend the Briti.h la.' ot ardent prayer. We have the honor to be wi.h the create,! lefo^^ •• Sir, your mo« obedient and moft fai.hful humble Servan'r ' ' " Thoma. Jenner (Foreman) William Brown, Archibald Fotreft bert Young, John Can^eron, Henry Robar,., Smith WooJroffe. Hu.h " Watt,, Terence Macoriftine, Charle. Kitfon.' * ( 30 ) /A. tituJe 0/ the Accounts (;i5. The detachment of the 33. R.gun.n, wa. relieved in /bi " virtue and peace; .hat we aud our r»He,ity m,y thereby jufltv becom. e'm iT'" '.'"'"'*' "' '"'''•" ^-^™'-''"' -^ I" l""'--rr emula.ionandimiu.ion. .ofomeofourrcighb,u„ •• 1< I. highly fl.„.„inB and ,,lr»a„g ,0 me ,„ receive fuch warm an?;";": .'" •"'"'''" ' '^'^ " "' r-"" " •^'- «-a u™ d, I doubt no, 1, 1. lilccwife ,h, ,..,.,i„cn,> of alm„aall the Inhabi an to .ive the moa fpi,.:ed. fiim, a,..i active, aid ,0 , co.„pe,,i„n wi.h me, for ohraining a due rropc, and free fubmiflion and obedience .0 th. ::TT""' ""''""-^^-'"•"- ■»". -" fecuringtoou. I ■• «1 a c : .: T'"'"'- "" ^'""^'" "" ^-" --•' •"^'■e '^- weie calculated .opromo.e awl iVcuie. " Ccnllemen, aa I .„|J yuu bif re i,.,- L- • , " ™y happen during .he Sek>„ .he r; "r"''"'?' '™'^"-' • .vacation, a. thi. bufy UA.n, unlef. Lh an "'"' "'"" • Iwill.b,r.f ""ergencj (liould arife. I will therefore now jiv, vou ihe Public Thank, of th, r ^ r ' '"dy attendance a„cl lenice, thi, Term, and h. c /" '""' ' clofed f,i, .V. T , ' "" *-'"i'' Ihoud be eloUd lor the Tern, w.tliou. further notice, ,„u win ,h,„ , r. ' )™,felve,a,dirchaiecj." . ^ '" "'"'"'" I) Si « dl'ef """""J"" -"y '"" ""' «"««<* 'h-l" for your obliging Ad. ' d, f, 1 ,f any thing could have increafcd my ardor and m„« ,' b . endeavour, .0 give the fulleft efficacy ,0 , j„rt and impartial eaecT fhC '""."" '"' ^"''f"-^«-"'= honor and authority of. he Crown, th. Civil Government in ,hi, inand, and the rigb,.' Iibenie,, propertle, and fecurity, of HI, Majefty, .aithful fubjefl,. |„ habitant, of Cape Breton, fo great and honorable a t.ftimony of y J approbation of my public and judicial c^nduft fince mv n.rival arnon ■ you cnuld no, have failed to effeft fuch an inccale o,,nJe.ui ,n. ° ». fl!!„r"™' '"""™'"' '° '""" '"" " "" ha, 'been and 'ever fl-Hbe myu„rem„.edendcav„„rto rei.der m, office, and .he judicial admimft,«io„ thi. ]fia„d, a f,„p„rt .„ „i. ^,,.,„ ,„^ ^„_ uthonty and a bleflin, to the vi,.uou„ honeft and induftriou,, inhabi. " tant, in thi. Government. '""aoi. .. c'T' "' "7"-' °' ^""" ""' -f^"'" "" '■'"■>■ «- -""S your, fe. e, you, pofteriry and fuecellor,, uncon.amina.cd wi.h i,„!r „ce par lahrv and corruption, at .he fountain, or ,e,ver,ion, oppofln " or interniption, in the ftream. « pponiion, " ™v''b!r'f«h""?"''°"' "' """""-f °- fv«.-n of jurifpriidenee, myb. f«h a, to p™^.o.. and difl'.fe general happin.ft. f.co.iry! • I "•"r^/J ./ ^„ ADDRESS, 0, ,i, ,o,i M., ,786 />.« ,*. ri 1- (A|.p. C. 47Q.) via. ^ J"7"./"™ft./,i.i„«.ft. •-:=ir^at'>r:r:r:;™r-^'"" ;; f-hvening and annihilating all Civil Aurh^ .i ; ra^r "h" " time of profound peace, not only in the inft'nc If "'"'.'"'«'>'■> " execution of the King-, w,i,„ a„d refcui , Zdl""?""' I"' ;; charge,; but„e have feenairo Hi, M.eftyf I:::;; ^ ^^ ' ened w,.h their li„,, and, under fuch fear, eomnellef, IT" " fafety, while. Party of Soldier, under the di eZ ., 1 ' .0 .„ tha,, from th. time t,. 3,d Regiment'warint d . 'be Z from Halif.,. ,0 .hi, inand, every mean ar.ifice wa. ufed to Ijf „ k " minJ., both of the officer, and, oldie,,, wi.h the 17 , ■■ di. .0 incite .hem to difcontent. oppoli-o:.'!:;™!: "' ^^'"- .7= "' "'fo ""fciou. ,ha, every poffible endeavour ha. b..„ m,d= d.fappo,nt you. Excellency in obtaining frovifion., abfolu" y « ceflary to prevent the Inhabitam, of Sydnev and ir. n.l hk T " .heir fa,ni,ie, from perifliing by famine i.:,:'!^;:''""';"' " compel them to folici. f™m the militar . .. c W ' , ^^ "" '? " arbitrary fubfi„e.ce, upon the bafe co Lion „ r „1Z T " .e«i.n of the Civil I.,w and of deferring and oppof, g yZ Z ' ' "" :■■ ^St-r.-' s.;trJ:H3- -■' • proceed Irom Sydney to Arilba, on .he Richmond Hie,, dlft n " .an on. hundred mile,, ,„ bring by hand fome fmal, ^'r. f '^ d flour, which yo.r Excellency by accidcn, had ,1ere f 0,.^^, procured i„ order ,0 fave .he live, of ,he:nfelve, and f„nilio, Tl ' .h", although he milLar, had then, In ft,„e at ."Sydney a, I bTf " of arm,, de.aned from your Excellency, a large ouan. tv' / " " That, iftpr fh- „-,■ L, " »°1''''"'"y"lpro>ifMn!.— " oludgeon,, mulkets, bay,„e.,, and large clul,. -v" „ , " T " hour, inanhoftile, infole ,. a„^ ,k "'-y "jh'. a. very 1,,,. <-<-.h>. her. fta^-d^:::::- :'-::;---. ;; ..edi,,. relief f.m .he terror and apprehe^HoI: Thltt !! Z T i^^t ».c:v ^) i..i ha,i„g .hcprotesiion of ,h,ie w.ft.,„d Ui^«^ u^l. " Sydney in //,/' (7») H-rtraa Sydney, ift Mar, " I ani to ac " dinary conduit " th. Officer on " Civil Powetm " hun to give hi " he pofitivelf ,e " Qfficw of the " the State. 1 I " hav. fine, r.qu *■ HvuoTtd wiui a ( 31 ) giment w»i relieved in //'' iy nwy thtrtl>y junty become litalion, and (if fciribic) j{ ';ghbjms. » nir tu ttcrivc fiich wJrni he fciple J, ilicCnnajui)-, ■iofjlmoiuiltliclnluhiiariti iJio, Jiia co...ptr.nion wiih, imiffion and lybcaiente to th« n, anil fccuiing to uutfclvcs ml fe-cc wliich thole lawi knowinj wlut cmtr^cntitj '"« 10 "ccafioo yoii, b,inj to dlfcharjt you (rom Pinti call you /"rum your piivite an emersency fliould arifc. "tilt, of the Court for your iJi If the Court (hould be •'. you niil th«n confidci 1786, /rim III Inbtfumii ■ Jcavouringbymri."iouiarti //^^ hi! Settlcincnt. Wc have and encouraged by f„ur or ion of all law and order, i'y whatever, although In ift-ince of preventing the ! •ffenderi under capital S-vmu, oj;„„ threat. '" compelled to fly f„r lireflion of thoir Officers liable to dulie. after they cuftody of the Revenue » utter contemi* of the Snity. It!, well known ( was intended to be fent c wai iifed to poifon x\k the mod virulent f reju- id fedition. dtavouT hat been made Jvifioni, abfolulely ne. I iti neighbourhood and the late winter, and to "if)'. » precarioui ami if renouncing the pro- ofing your Excellency's roles 0.' both for their of the Inhabitants of diftrefi {difdaining to "nJ wicked defeition elation of the p;otec. nent danger 01 their id dillculties, in the ountry) leaving their ■nd'your Excellency) 1 11", (diftant moie ii-ill part of the bread lad there fortunately and families And 'Jncy, and, by force inli'yof provifions in oppolition to the :r flora eighteen to Ificet^, armed witii ■7 nght at very l.ite ncr, marched among andlhoyahufcd, in- i (111! Civil Gnatd, ir proteflion. icellency, will moft !t doubling an in-,. i'and Cilutar; laws, .»nc 17E6, by arotherdernhment under the commat.d «f Luutcnunt Clonel Charle, Grnham. who (a, he- (.ii|) wa, to parfae Colonel Yorke'. line of conduft a„d for winch General Campbell had given him Sare. OrJ.. Upon the arrival a, Halifax of the former Detachment, a General Court Martial wa. inrtituted and Lieutettant Nor- "Tiin'tilr """''""' °°"'''"'''°""*' "' '■°i"'"r"...-'-...ionof "The influence which ,hof. violences have had up,„ .he mind, of rot^e thoufand, of valuable Settler, have been prevented from coming, well knowing that their perfon. and properties would be unfafe where .. of 7:tT"' ■"' "''"" '"^ ^°*" "^ ^-f"^'^'"* ■-' '- " W. cannot conclude without .(TiiriD, you. Excellency of «tr dlfpof, ..on to reft moft patiently, under thcfe grievances, in full reliance, lu. h. ..tne .. near at hand, when we may all be fecureo by the aj niniftia. .on the Cou„. of Juft^ .nd the removal of all oppofition to th. " Civil Government of this Settlement. " We lament the patticuUrfituation of you. Excellency, whofe care -Id attention has been unwearied in endeavouring to' romote I peace harmonyand wellfare. ofthe whole ilUnd, and we hope the ar duoiis talk of forming a New Settlement wi', be foon amply conipenfated " We enclofe our humble addref. to His Majefty. which we beg y^u, Excellency wtll have the goodnefs to tranfmi. as foon a. pciSble. We are with fincere attachment, tc." »7»6. (App. C. 471) via: ' ' , / " To the KING'S lHoft Excellent MAJESTY / ,. " ^«.»'»"«'>''yni,he. Office,, and ,h. Office,. ^_ have n„c. ,e,ueft.d that h. n„y „t d. duty with them •,i„ ,J". "^vrtu mtu as (E.u„.r. i-e,<«in.n Mthii MtraordinaryaffaU."' "" . ■■; ford, m conrequcncc of having o„ the ,(i of March precrfd. .nge.pollulated with Colonel Yoikc on the llK'pnliivof oppofing the Cvil Authority of Government, ua, .HeH a.J entencedtobecaniiered. But I.i. M„e«y. K„,„ ^ jJd^«.,W/,.oconf.rn. the Sentence of Chi. Court "Lieutenant Norfords conduft, as rrprefented in your Utter ,0 H,; 8^. M,„r Campbell tor „y informadon, I confide: hi^ rl^l d dangerous to he „ver,.«k.d fcr the good of Hi, Maje y' SeX you wi, therefore order him under arreft for f),Mr/, J/p, J, ! ; -Her end him to ,hi. PUce ,0 ftand hi. Trial, i, .ould'tlie I 'edrf - for yourKegiment airive before an opportunity oflcrs for .hi. ■■^r;S'ir"''''""''''-"'"^''^''^'""'°""'""-'™ Hi/m''^'. ™"'' °-^ '•'EUTENANT WILLIAM NORFORD of " ^'•'h> tjJyuM, ,786. COLONEL JOHN VORKE of the 33d Regimrnt. W,, Between the X4th of February and tft of Mrrch laft. I dlreflej th. h«, as I had resfon ,o behere that a wa„.„, „as to come forti, to take poMon of the military Provifion Store, he (hould, if f„eh a proc ed ;; - --MarLLdawtan^ir p^^::;,:, : ::ztd " ThePrifoner Lieutenant Ndrford wa, the Orderly Office,. , fe„, direflions how he fliould aft in cafe of fuch attempt, as ^ell asl^ 1 vent any accident, happening from the irapetuofity Jf a M a / o ;-«».™.h.up.opayaduea„dimp".rir't:;!;'^or "-:;t^:r;:::rr:^:r'^'''r---^ ■' ofthe Regi„e„t. -ceiving' ^ ^ ^l::! r'';":,'''' "''"" ;■ «Me, r.,ueftedhe migh. no. continue Id d^t^,,'!' ^t^ ' Wed wi,. US. Commander in ChieN fentim^^s'l tt t^^, ; ;WW«ji. i6ri>„, ,786. fencl*" '"'""'" """* ""'''' "" ''""""^ "» ft "P» «. D.. Y'"'>.'*"':/-«<^-/r,,,. .. Towhom we,e,h.p,.vir.on. in the p„„8o„ S.o,.„efe„ed ,0 in you, direft examination, „„"; 7 wine. conagned .0 me by o,de, of Cene,al Campbell. '' !i- /^^ /,.Y '^" 'lOltLuf^ir u Vt/ty^H t !: ^if s! i I ,v/v /trwAr-i^. '"!' ( 35 ) m " Jdivn, him iny, ind what, quin:liy • AnJ how innch Si you dellm ** him } V*. " IbcglMvetoJKlinc inrntiir; tliat qutdion, ill jpprehwj it <• ii notipplit^Ue t.. the charjc ,^,M ,|,e P,if„rtr. ■'i, " Uia you ever acctpt a /(,„i^, ,>„„ |.i,utrnml Oo.trnor D«. " U«,cl far any l>,o»if,o„, ? AnJ, if ,r.: f „ wlu, q.amity ' And did " you Jehvrr the number of rationi fpcificJ in the Ueieip: I ^ " I deiirt todetJine .nfwerin| that, fo, the fame ,eaf»n I did thi ^ " Wore not the Inhabitant. lately f,„l,d ™ ,hc lHanJ of Cap, flictoninstratwantof Hro.lnoni on the ift of March laft > W. ..They cctainly ».„r. and I iffued . Proclamation, «herein I oHettd to fupptj- the Inhabitant! that were in real diftvcf,, whenever " I..tutenant Governor De.Darre. fent me a Lift, a. wiil appear b» my " ftoclimation beating due the firft of March. ^ " Did Lieutenant CcvernorDeiBarrei ever require you to deliver " up to him, o,hii order, ■:„: refiduc of 40000 ration, of proviiloni which remained m faij (lore, and f6r which he had given you a Receipt .' •<*• " I decline anfwering that qufftion. SJl " Did you not know, or underftand, that there wa. before and on the faid Ift of March, a Writ, Warrant, or fome Legal Procef,, " f:''^'"^"<^"'-'^'"''J0f the King's CovernmrntertaMirhedonthe i.dinand, requiring him to attach thirty-five thoufand Ration., or lome other quantity of provilion. in faid Store > ^■" I decline anfwering thi. queftion, a, foreign to the charje. ^^ f'i/w, .. Mr, Crendent and Gentlemen of the Court. 1 beg tofub. >«.t „ ,0 your connjcation, whether Colonel Yotke (hould not be «bl,ced ,0 anf*cr thote ,„ca:on, that he ha. now refufed; They a,e ve.y material to prove the illegality of hi. Orders to nw. The COURT (cleared to conHder the IVifoner'. claim) '. I, of |.p.n,on that Colonel Vo,l,-e i. bound to anfwe, all ,„e(li„ns whica m,. be put to him, that in a„y „, , ,e„d either to prove the charge, or ex- " culpate the Prifoner. CW r.rh. .. Mr. P,eli,lent, I muft beg leave to dcc'ine thefe quef. tton., or any other, the P.ifoner may chufe to aflc, tb . do not uurcly relate to the charge lie ftand. accufed of, ^u,p,,i,,t,Pr:f„,r. .. Did J ,efufe to take charge of the Barrack Guard on the fa.d .ft of March, or did I refufe to obey your C-Jer. in 7 «''" .nftance than in refifting the Civil Magiftrate in the execution of a Legal Proeef., in cafe fuch (hould be llicwn me » ^'fw.r. .. The Piifoner refufed my Orders as Commanding Officer -,^^. " Were not your Orders to me on the ift of Match merely verbal, .nd wete they not intended to induce me to kill, wound, or difable. "y C,„l Officer and his Affi.lant. who (ho„ld come with a Writ W»r " rant, or other Legal Procefs, affifted by the f^J, a^mitmu, for taking ^_ any p,ov,f,op. out of the (kid Store, if fuch Officer and people could ,u* " X^ZZT '' '"' ""■" ■""' '"- "ccutingfuchWrU .. cl I '" "''"■" "'"'" ''""'''"'"• ' '■'6 '"« to refer to my own and Capt, Stewatfs evidence in the pmfccution. ^ "Did you not fa, that it waa uncertain whether you, or the reft, or fome of th. reft, of the 33d, Regimen, would be aiive on the evemng of the faid ,11 of March , meaning that there would propably be bloodied that day? And that, in cafe of any attempt being made on the Prov,(ion Store by a Civil GIRcer with the /#«»„„,.,•„, „ou • wou Iturn out th. 33d, Regiment to fupport the Ba.ack Guard and »ould g„e a good account of the people concerned in fuch attempt, " or words to that effefl ? "^ ' yl. » Not having , recolleflion of ,11 the converfation that pafti^d .ha. mommg, I can't anfwer thi. queftion with freciHon, or in a way " that could be ferviceable to the Prifoner. ' % " Did you when you gave the Order, above referred to, and do .. i °.»'ifi°«' 'T"' i'" """' °""" '" ■"= ""'• "' "-''' "" ' "■"«-•-' . Ll^dffirM r' "°''"'-'^" ''"'"^" f-f^—ound, .. » clt f Kw' 'w "^" '' "0°.h" means be pre«nted from eiecut.ng fuch W„t, Warrant, or other Procefs t -f; " '" 8ivins my Order, that day I conceive myfdf only refpon. " (ibie to the Commander in Chief, •' vtin"th"'.rli'tt """"*' ''■• "'' "'^"'''' """"""y «"'«' M,fcm you that you could no. jufti.y a forcible oppof.ion to the C.vil ^_»r3,,hratel„the.„cuU.„of,h.King-.Wri.,W.r.ant,oro.he.Leg.. '^''" rbegleaVetodeclineanfweringth.t. u ^ n." °i'' 1"°' ''"*"' " ' '"'"" f"' '"y J^'f"!"! to re(i(l the Civil Ma»,(,,„e „ ,he .„,„,,„ „f ,., ^^^^^ l^ ^ ^^^ 8^f opinion of bolh " (or one) ofth. Crown L,«Ter. or faid Man.l, that fuchref.fl.nr, wa- " 3ml would be, unlawful in a„y M.i„.uy .Olhc.r, „, WJic. attd that y.mr Order, would not j.idify me in fucli .efiftance ? -*. " 1 do not recollcft any fuch converf.lion. ^,>A'h't'Pr.:.r.r„C.,f,. &.:.,„,. .. Did y.,„t„ew,h.,Lieu,en.nt Governor De.Barre. m.de a re,u,f..ion to Cotenel v„,k., fo „, ,.,„,a I(1.nd of Cape Breton ,' If ,ea : ., what time, and for what quantity - And d,j , „,,^ ,„ ^.,^^ j^___,_ ^^ j^|.^^^_ ^.^ ^^^^^^ tity .' and how much did he deliver f ^- "1 do not e.aftlyrecolUdUhe period. The quanCtv wa. 4^-00 ratton., ,„,h, beft of memory , and tne quantity delivered on, hat account " wa. 5000 ration., a. i have been told, f • " ^-yo" ''"- ">•< Col. Votke ever accepted . Receipt f,„m Ll,utenamGuve,„orDe,Ba,rcsf„ranyftovif,on,. and if yea, f'ruh.t ,oan.„y,and did he deliver ,h. number of la.ion. fpecifled in tli. '* Keecipt f ^. •' Iknow Coh Vo,k. did accept a R.eetp. fo, ttwco Ration., but, wha. quantity was delivered, 1 cannot lelK ^ •' Weie not the Inhabilant. lately fettled on the Ifland of C.pe " Breton, .„ g,ea. want of provifion. on the ift of March l.ft I ■.*. " I havehearj they were " .'l^/ ^'tvi^ .V.'T-AvJ, ffmpay, 18/t yimr, T7S6. .. ■ for,h''^n''?Tr.""' "'" "'^VID MATHEWS, Ef, Am,ie, c,„e,al for ihc Iftind of Cape Breton. t,K,„. Hn-JIm. .. Do you know that thrre wa. befo.., « „„ ,h,' ,« „f ;• March ,.ft. a Writ or P,«efs of Law i,r„ed, or int'ended ::';:!, 1 fa.d Province, d,re«ed .0 the Provoft Marlhal, „, Shci(r, thereof, re. ^^ qoning h,m to attach a quantity of provifioos in the Su„e whrrj ,hc King = provifion, were kept within faid Piovinee > And, if Yea , Did eve, you hear Colonel Yo.ke declare that he would oppofe ,he execution of fuch Writ or Le^al Pioeef., and d d you ever ad.ife LA Colo,., Yorke th.t fuch lefiftance Would be illegvl and ..nju(tifi.al,ie f A.^'r I did no. know that a Warrant w.„ i,|ued until, the ,d of of March, 1, wa, repored that the Lieuren.n, Governor meant to uk, __ fome ftep, i„ orde, to ge, pofTcflion of the .rovilion. in -v militiry ^^ Store, 'Samft which meifu.emyconftant opinion and adviaewa,. ,h.c he (hould not b, any mean, attempt taking p„ft-.ni.„„f,.„ „.„. Ptovinon, a, I, might bring on a difpnte with the tru<.p, , but he fhould refer the matter to the King in Council [,i, ^Zj,. ■' vlrfal: " '^"" "'"" "'"^^^'^ ""■"- --" "'-co':. .. if. Ci.m'"/'" '"' " ""■ " '" "■' ''"•'"* V" r^--. that 'f. C,„l Magiftrate, or Otficer, -"thorifed by Wri't*ftt«?r,T T ;• cfanypartof the proviiionsinthe faid Store. UK^Mh^illt; ■' ::;:L""rha?e"ft;s.;° ""'-'^ ^^-^ "'""-- — -^ -*• " 1 'to '"ollea having fome loofe eonverfatlon with Major M n ;^ ciieft-e upon the fuSjeft on the .d of March ; but , g.„ no dxei opinion at tnat time, nor at any period prior to it. .. o^nm" ""/"".""''""'".O' mote, experienced Military 0(Scer. romcecfay .nmyprefence or hearing, that n, Militl^y O.Ke t Officr. could ,uft„V refiftance to the Civil Magiftrare i„ the execu ion of. Writ or Legal Proeef,. .hough commanded to ,«ake ftich r . " fiftance by hi.fupetiorOffi;er> , . A .. To the beft of my opinion, I heard M.Jo, Mbncfieffc make fe of fome e.pre(r,ons, .0 that purpofe , hfV the conation wa, con fequent to to .ftofMarch, to the b.ft of my recolle.lion. COURT»,«eP„/:„„, .. You will pleafe to conlint your defence to thetranfaaon, of the tftof Match. 0, .hofe prio, ^1 .ha, ^ " if relative to the crime. ' PRISONER „,*,c.r,. .. A., m the witnet^., on their being S-moned by me. refufe to anfw. ,^|!y, , fl,d it hnncceZ pro uce an, farther evidence, hut fubmi. i, to (he Court', who her w proceed .0 a fe„.e„ce, where .hat i, the cfe , ,nd, if ittu i 1 beg till .Saturd.y next to dofe my defence ' be indulged .111 Saturday ne.r ,0 dofe your Defe,«. , A, t the Ev ence. not anfwering your Qoeftions, they have btah d. :, .w ' .o •■ anfweral, that ma, re.te i.an, reipeftto the ™.ttr ,o,/bcio. th! SirtrAy. I/?, ya/y ,j«{. CONCLUSION of the PRISONER, DFFFVCE " Mr. Pi-Jident ani C.r.lemea of :h. Uu,. Martia,.' , fla„d. AUJ, 'KLX ( 33 ) Ill.\r,>l, tlui f„clnccn,„rj vi; y OlKctr, « iulJut, wa ihjt I irliilince f ".■rfition, ' l>iilrimkncwth«i,ieutfii>nt iCoklnH Ycikc, > or Sheriff, IheiMf, re. fiooj in th: Store where the oviiice > Anif if Yej , Did e would nppofe the eiecutiun 00 ever ailvife i..;i Ci-ionel and JojuHifiiiUc i w.ij illued until,, tJre id of rtt'Govcrnop rncmt to uk- e nrovifiong in 'fir miliriry ipinionand adviae wm, ihjt gpolTedioixif the Mililar/ with the iruopi j but he .unci [,b, f,^:i, „„j, i^^^ «i tim >itm,,d] Aiftirgiv. Colonel ne»er atked me („, eawasmttemmcrofco:,. liMrihg and nrefcnce, that 1 by Wnrto taSe ponVdion e, that It wouM be illegal Majiitratc, or wordi and crfatlon with Major M i. but Ig»ve no Hied opinion perienctd Military Officer, that no Milit»ry Officer, il Majiftratc in the eaecu. manded to rtake Aith re- Major »fcncrI»ffo nAt the coniperUition wai con- yrrcolleflion. to confine your defence thofe prior to that date, vitnefftj, on their beinj I flrfd it UnnccelTary to the Conrfj whether i: <»f< , Sod, if it CoalJ, th»t Evidrece; yoo w.ll Oeferice : As to the Evi. ive biaji ,|. :y iv.-om to e mutttr 10,/ bccrr; if.. DFKFVCE. Uii. Martial, I jlj,,j^ « K "„■"" ™""" ""• ""'■■' '' "" '•'' "' •^'■•"•' l'«. • Charge. ».nt und.r,& ufpcon of f„ ,„f,,„., .^^ . c,.^„, , „„„ ,„ ^PP0,..d myfelf ^,, „„„.,. „„,, ,^, „,. ^^ ,^^^^^^^^^ ,_^^ ' ^"^ '..^e. or d,fc,o.d the,., when on o.th, bef.e the'cou.t But . c e, Oentlen,*,, .. peculiarly unfo„„„.,e , N„ ,„„,„_ „^ , „ leld ,"r ' T " "" """ *'" '" -'"" '-'-'^ - ■« ■ . WtnVn . '""""•"•""■'' T'"M- willing ,„j ,.„„,ae,, refofe peiempturily ,„ anfw.r to. 0, cannot -ecolleC . ,„a„e .'„',,: J ::cr;:;:it::iic::,.:^r:;;T"™-'"''' «.h.„aa„c.. Which ha. .„.iu„t.ri,yr:;i:::::tcrt . oTtt ;:;'; ?^" r ^'" ? ''- ^•'"'" • "- - -- "--« ' .. nul . -^y f"''""-" have converted into the high Ciime of /).>*-.»«./ 0..... which .. wil, endeavour ,0 do wiih ima-ia Tac. cotdini to m, belt ..colleaion and knowledge. " " Pteviouatothe .ft of March lad, there had fubfiHed . controverfy . a„//,^ Pr... .fC.f. *r„.„,.fpe«i„g f„„. ,,,„,;„„„ by ih. ..„., for fupply of the Loyaliih fettl.d in that Covlrnln, , .. C ll?v7 ' '"'"""""• "^"0'' «"-".'> -y im^pofitlon, and Co .«! Yorke agreed , fupply „,. Lieutenant Governor with 4C000 T°7 r: ""' "" '"■° °' "*'''■ *'" ^"'«"" '» w™. th. tclt remained m ftor. under the care of the CommirTary there, a„J Colonel York, had the Coverncf. Receipt for the whole 40c™ Ra' ^«.. Befcre, and on, the ,ft of March, the Inhabitant, of the faid h I f"'°" "•""""' °"°'"" '•'''""' " '^*»" Vorke for th. „«d,i. of ,h. 4C0C0 Ration,, which he refufed to deliv.r to hta I. e.nre,uence cf which, i, „a. well-known toColonel Yorke, •nd .0 myfelf, that a Procef. of Law under the authority of Hi. Ma jefty. Government eftablilhed at Cape Breton, and in the King'. N«„..w.. intended to be iffued. totake the Provillon. thii, ,g,„, L Colonel York, to be delivered .0 Governor D..B.rre. out of the Store " where they were depoCted. " I,b.i„B 0'./.r/^./„r„n.h.fi,ftof March, Colonel York, fent for ..T'WZT' *" '"' ""' *" '"'' "''"" '" "P'« '^« >'' Protroft Marlhal, with thtf-f. cmm«,a,.,. would come with ,, Writ to •• take the jjooo Ration, out of the Store, and direfled m. to place my Cu«d, fo „ ,0 hinder him from taking thefe provifion., and that. .f the people with ,h. Provoft Marlhal Ihould overpower th. Guard, he would be ready ,0 foppo,, „. with the whol. of the „d Regtment, That it wa. un«uin whether he or th. rell of Ih. , d " R.gim.nt would b. all,, that night i but he believed he Ihould .Iv. . •■ good account of thofe who cam. with the Provoft Marlhal. and many other thing., which indicated a defign that I Ihould ref.rt any Offi„, who Ihould come .nth a Writ .0 take thef. Provifion.. f„ far a. to «/ ihm if they could n,« otherwif. be prevented from ea.eutin. fuch " Writ. "44'"" ""■' '•" '■'■"'y of "poftuUting with Colonel Yorke, and •• toiaiKat, if h. meant to direQ me to oppof. th. Civil Magilhat. in « th. «,cutionof . Legal Procefi. if fuch Ihould b. (hewn to me, I did " not think myfelf juftifiable in doing it—that I ever had been taught " to rtfpea th. Civil Authority and could never think of renfting it " Thi. i. th. «aa State of Fa.T, according to m, beft reeolleffion and" " belief. I wiU now fc. how far it i. f„ppo,t«l b, Evidence, laid before " the Court. •' In the Eatraft of Colonel Yorke'. Letter to Cennal Cuajb.II, h. •' 6y., that h. f.nt for m. on the ill Mareh to give me direfllon. how I " wa. to aa. In hi, .lamination h. layi, that he f.nt fur me to hii '■ quatt.n, in Iheprefence of Captain Stewat. to give me direftiona how " I Ihould a« in caf. of fuch attempt. >i well aato prevent any accident! " hap,.ninj from the impetuofity of th. Mob j and. on hi, proceeding " to give m< Order, relative to th. f.curity of th. Store, to hi. utter " iftonUhment I refuftd to receive them. If Colonel York.', evidence -' .. tru. I never difobeyed an, Order, at allj for he e.preftly iky. ,hat Irefaftdto receive them. He fw.a,.. indeed, pofitively that 1 r.- " f»f.dto.b,yhi.Crdeni but that d.clantion i, abfolutely inconfillent ■^ w«h ,h. o,h., part of hi. Ullimony. If ,h. faft i. ,ru., a. fworn to by both my Profecutir.. I ought not to Hand here accufcd of i),/,4,A«, 'J OrJm; but for difrefprtlful b.hwiourto my Commanding Officer ' „, ,,,,,,„, ,,.r,...,Y,. .,,,,•„„, „ .„„„ ■• nt'LVar'"" ,"';"""'" '"■■"*'''^ ""- '>•-'■" "f "■'f^ .fr. " ;; .ot'th ''^^"■'-"=" -■' ""«^'- - '^^ »'r •• th i denf. I ;'■ '"""■°" "" '•"-''•^>"-«'^i'. have. „ ". ecuncile I, ,u hi. confcience to f.,pp,c|, ,■..,„,,, , " ..fp.«in, »ia.t,.r.wl,.h.hi.Uu,? :;,':;'"" "^' "■'" -" ;; -y defence. I an. at a lof. to know 'I'am ' , Ti] Z;" " a-iw., that. If It „ fugg.ft.j ,b„ f • •' would J 1,1;,; ; "T '"•"" ""^ '■" « "■ "•'"•■-» -e, h. •• ourf ■" T ''' "'""fM-l-or didl refuretoobey rour,„,j,r ,„ , „,^^, .^^^^^^ ^,_^__ .^ ^^ Civil Ma,i:,r„e:n <1« .aecution 0. .-. Le^al Procf.. if fuch Ihoofd be Ihcwn to'^l T^ ;-"■ ^-";»-d, You rcf„f.d to obey my Order,. W I „ M! " h^. po- rr r;'.^""°^' "• ■ "'^" '^""■- -= -y ^cLr " Cut, hahf ' '"''"^"^ '^^C— ^i"S Officer before 1 wa, on Luty. tha f he meint ,0 order nie^.fc, Off.,r.f,t, Cu.r.1 ,0 refill ,h. °bcy him. conftitute. the crime of which I Hand accufeJ " I .™ , ;; fo...erwifc. I am not guilty. I „„, for , mome! 'mi :"!;'.: bcenfent ondutybyColooe, Vorkei that I had received or, .oL .' P^iP^F#{*iS.'m^.f^'' Officer in the ea«utio„of ^ rrocei^ and. if I am not gu ry n tliat car. t , "-«..^foin.heprefent. ^ he r'efi J / 'civ I T i'l, ' I' " legal eaecutionof a Proccfii, beyond a d.ubt e^rl"„ ".'" ° '• .h. latter, when he entere Ui. Calp, bo t i^ c . ^^r ^"^ ;..ndwiffie.toeon.i„„efuch,Ka.h..f^;aw.,,ta;:'i:;:,r " Though, by entering Ulto that Ch.r.n- i_ • «"«™dier. " hedifcharg..himfelf%rom ^^^^TulZZ^Zr^''^- •• l.w.and Conftitutionof hi. Country No rLn r t '° .. .Citi-.™ cannot jumiiably tefift a Civ'il Officrar^d wuITk """ : l^' ^•''-'..Heri.aCi.iren, h. th.refore can'not d^^t l.t'; If h. ha, It. he derivesit from the King and Hi. Uw „/ ""■"."* " it from neither of thefe fourcc.. It wouW ^-^Z^^i.}^ ''•*"" •■ .hat th. Kin, ha. armed hi. Militar;; .« ,: \" :: '"/"rf ;■ .«ingu„d.r Hi. Civil authority. l/thi.!. not trwttt;^^ <• oin-Tn-. > >h. r ..II niE » . "'*""" IS thttonf. " ou.„„. *e evil Officer aa,i;u,ft-u;d;;;:;:'z:,:::; ■^"-'^ .;:^r.ng.heKi„g'.Writ.>a„d the Military OfficeVatS^^^^^^^ •' him. A. well might an, two contradiaion. in nature b. reconciir .! U., It .. impoflibl. that the law. of our Country Ihould o^t'on part of th. Communiiy to oppofc th. other. But it ma, be SU i ;; Uiat the Commanding Officer cf an Army or De.ach'L^Ji'V,^^^ < juft.fiableu. giving Order. ,0 ref,,, ,:.. c„i, Magillrare in ,h..." '• ofaLegal Piocef^yet the I„f„i.ri. bound to ob^.::;:^^ ■ dieac. to fuch Order.. Icou.d not have believed it poffibl. th .t- f.rdi.,,hadIncth..rditUtel,l,omm,P,ofcc«or. F„m wh J^/,t^ il i''l m ,1 vU.M , ( J4 ) ■^•i /kklhty. lli lili b.ai.„c.,„.„W.,lo,.C,in,.. „ i.o„ly,h.A„k.«of W.,. Thr, «,.,„.. ,„ „,. ,„ ,,,0, .„ d;rob.,/^/.;o,j„., No 0.1, „„1 '•""•"»'«: "» <.tl..'i. .h. l,,,.rk„.„, ,0 Ob,,. „ i. , „.„ know.. P,.nc,plcm our L.wiihit the 0,d,„ ofMAIEJTV ,f m •' iufl&..,.n fo, .h. Subjei, ,0 Jo „ ill..7Afl TS r . '\"'' (I „ 1 , . „ . , ■"""•'» ""I'l AO. The Mtfon doini t by * CO, f„.h 0,d., ,. .. „,„,h puniO^bl. fo, i,. „ ifl, h.a b„ 4o„ ,on ,. own b.,e f„„.„,o„ , ^, ■„ „ ,„„,,. ,,^„ , h. uho,i,H. dc:,,.j. , ..„ i„f,,„., ,^ ,,„^^ w„.„.r.aio,h. Au ho. ,h„. „,,..„ o„ou,Uw. .h^wheoo^. p«fo„ .oa,.l! .no h. ,0 du „, „„UwM Art. .,d i, i, don. .„„a, , „ ,, T crp.f., ,o.h .,. ,n.,f.,, i„ .h. T,.fp., , i, , ,. m',:^ „ „;;,;, ^! 7' '^' P"^-" "'"-"^">«. if be be .bf.„, „ U.. ,™'o, .1" m.ui„, .he M.rder 0, Felon,, i, a„ ^,/„^. .„a ,^ ,„f„„ „, ^ '• ''".•^/-/ In foch Morde, o. Fdoo,. b, O.J.. .„d col«d of J " Superior nolwith(»andin|. * " bo„r," "' "'"7' "^ """■'' "" ^"fl'i"' »f « Inferior-. bel«. " bound to execute unlawful commana.--n. fu..,i„. L. ■ ^ •' .ridever, fubordmate Officer ,nd Soldier would 1„ f f l ' •■ ftru«io„ of hi. Kin, .„d Country be aai , * "** ^'^ •' Dut, A„.bfutdl„.'oohu,'a:d:o'„„:ou" •'" "''^"■""""»'"' " The Criterion then ii thit -— a* t c • ««. •• .ny .Hi. Which he ..I, be c^-i: r:;::;; :r if'; " ■■ reafon can be formeJ. Now , If Colonel Yorke had a ,l2, r •• U... rrocefawhe,, n.ewn.ohi., he doub.lef .^ d . ,' ht L " ' " mc to do the fan c : But not otherwife if ,„ , 7 * " ""*" ;. .h. i.,e.a, order, of hi. s.j::^zz^z r:'/;:' •■ e.ther break or han, any jerfon under hi. command He can ' •• Order to him to obftruft the Court, of Jurtice :." till" , P r' " ;" " flull rer,« him in executin, that purpofe! or „ d re« 1 il ^ "'" •■ .n, other C.pUal Crime, If he difobe,,, h w, b^ 1 /T" ■! obey, he wiU be ivrr^rrf. '^ ' "" '" ">"•"'* 'f >" " From theft Confidcratloni j from havinit ih.n • • « Ma,.,. Chief Junice and At.orneyZe^a "J::',: :\"'' :: Z^'-: •^««'^-"-o. Civil 0.cer. inlele"" ^ Ujal Procefs, could not bejuftified under the Command of . " Officer, f,om haying been before concerned in GreaTa^i: L'" 7°' •■ with the Military Force a,ai„« the Kin,., fubj.fl. IhoTd ' n"' " affembled for illegal purpofes without the Order, of C ,1, MaJT" ' •• "d from my haying been on ,ha. occfion «ria,y .n^o;' J'p T ' " of the firft Rank i„ ,he Kingdom, both Ciyil and m " ;; P^rume ,0 ufe the military force again« t'h! ^^ S^:"::.': whendorngunUwfulaa,. without the direflion of the CM L 7 " trate, and that, if I did and death flrould enfue. my JifT ^! " come forfeited by the Law. of my Country , and h ,: al^^T'^ ''■ ionof feveral old and experienced Office,, i the place tw '7'" " .iou, to the time when, , wa. co„nd.r«l ,. guilt, ohI^ , •"" " n., charge, . conceived mjfdf bound to e ftl ^ Tr •" " Yorke a., did on, hi. occaL, and to irlL'h^l , T ^°'""' " .oordermetoreCa the Civil Magiftl;?.! ^ '"'"™»' " p.«f., , could not think .,f..f'r^;:b;t::;rgr ' ""' " I am not only deal that I (hould have h ■ «J . " a Maglftrate armed in .hi. cafe Jt 7 U , S ', 7 j'*^"* ;; ftould not have been juftifiab.e in oppofing^n . ^'ie ^ ,f '^"' ' ' ;; .n. »i.b the b^eauthorityof c„er ojaLLr:: ::f p::.-, " Barre.. The former had only .he bare c^^J, '7 . ^°"""" ""- " .ody he had parted with frefoeOi T " """■ '^'"' '"'■ '• OoLo^nea'Ba^^RecSrt^U \r::^^ •• in, .„d co„t„„, over. .hi. The « ,due of th^^ ' " "' "*'" H in the Store were folely under th. career r n "'"" """'"'"« ■ .' J.a.„hi.order.: An/. » ^.l ^g Co 0:^ ^"^^^^^ •• .0 guardanyMan-. houfe. or ftore. on that ,117^0 " T' "" •• netor from entering it, or taking hi own gl. 1' /'";"' !'' •""- " if he attempted it, *, ,0 .ivem, fTj ' """""'""''«'' •• Ba™. 0, a'ny on: ^ii/:;: ^h: ^ Tir f'"T ""■ " ""t-f •b'Provifion.forwhichhehad'S.re'ce.'r"'""'"" SIVTENCE. n«'«»'""■".' ••Ku,„a.A.c...ofw.rwa:i.n:::::r.:;:^---- ::--.ha:;u'::^.atr;:x:Xor'"*'^;» " ..tent and probable confcouence. of the ,,, »* °*'" "PO" "'' ;;"^.«in«toitu,„.h.gIJ:,i;^;;X^;;^-^ "■ '--ritir'r-'-'rr'^'''^''^"''^^ " lift.a.eT L 1^ "■"""' >'"' "'""''' "l-l^f' 'b. Civil Ma ••rrcr::;:Xy::c:i;rr---- ;; .n,^ Of intentioL^ difUerite'm ;:;'.r:,r;or''' "joined wo. Id Lr.mol..dta;i,:;'?"' ""'' """'"'"" "" ;; .-cvenan Order from7:u:r:.:l:;trer"::;d'^:'''":^ " you : WhicU cafe alone ca„ „ .. .■ T """" J"""'.'' •■ Tielaing prompt be dience , of' '"" "' ' " '"'"'"' °'«-' "™ " •b«efo:e „o.\h r;Tc ! "'■• """' "'"^i-^ba. " Martial. '^ *' "" ""«'"• "■« S*"'""'. of ,h. Court ".b::::,::^s::^:^'t::*^^^:^-v"'»"..«^«ure.madei„ " .be, are conveyed, r.^^oL'^^Lr' '™'"""™ '" ""'"• •• Colonel Vorke.'the'":: nl™':: "^^^ '' '" "^^^ "^ " hi. having brought ,ou to trial , , 1. °.^"" '^'«'™»'. '" refpeft „ •■ wberea. that Office apea Li'; "':""* '"' '"'^' '" "-''" """ve., " .dop..J the fenum:t.Td a«e t'"' '^ '" '""'""' "■ '"' °°'^ " of bi. Superior Offic Z t " ."'T' '" """""■'■'■>'«-„' .' othcrobAi„rwir;:xi2p:e::r:'7 •"'■"''-- " ^i...™, -d„i.Maje«y„pea.,hat oma L;,:trr'r- •• .0 Colonel Yorke for any improper exprcflio^ A M' ' '''"°«^ ;; intowhich .b.a:Wr.tuL:„i::c,r;er„r"!pT'' •• upon your trial and cbareed with a Crlm, „•• ^ , ' ' '^"'oner " b.,e betrayed you. Vo/^r'; fo^^ t'.TL^:.:;;- "'^ " Arreft fi.„ you, Comn^ing office,." , am L °" ''°°' '"" '■ofthe33..Regiilroot.. " ^^^^^^^ 06vu>.^. •■ r.^ ^„ j,;,;,"^;:L :••*■;" '- ■"*••■■ " yo»«P Copy of hi. S=e,rl, , / '"' '°™"' '""i ''"twife to enclofe " you will alfo ,„blia in you, P,pe,, J, '"'' •"''"'' '« «'»'«• '• th6mas ashfield ■■ " voir .„ now called togethe, and fwo,n a, the Cnrnd lur, .. '""" "^ '•"" '"'"'"^-^^' Of >b= boa, oi- hi. mJ^ .Tu;',-; ^■^.u; h«lm Jul, toufhlntJ tht' 1 WillUm Njifu.,1 i, „,i| „ I opini, nthit hi! i. (uilly „|- 'f lh«UtHrf.ilol III, Ci„ •Icluf War, •od i^uiUn,. mtts WOOD, ri.a.«i.- ADVOCATE OINIRAL « '/""*"•, 171I6, (A,p. j«,,, • tl»« Kill til. procMdin,, /^>/ ■« In. Nun Stoti« M tli< '1 upon your Trial fcrDif. "\ "''cr«of,«,wi.,,„„„j f tb. fKon^ Scflicr; gf ,)„ i' "pptJti, from ih« Ev:. Order iftually cntnjftnl ,0 '""'""'W OlK«, „,«„ ,|„ "I" prupofcd to be given, "« « f-rcible, a„j, „ ^„^ y"fth.Ci,ilCo».„„„,, iwlJoppofeth, Civil M,. u could not comply ih,rt. "l.thedutyofthedaywa, '""tbeenflwwn Hut (ho " wai McompiaicJ i,;,),, ?t of lh« Ordtn of your J to hop. thit you W41 ' ilai. the rcfiftance en. on of the Uw^ in which !c« would havejuftified : 'n Inferior Ofliter from "i AndHiiMajcftyhai Sentenc. of tht Court »fonnfl,:au„,„jj,;__ le pointed term. In which priety of the eo»lua of Rtgiincnt, inrcfpeia t* :faiT;ctu undue motiveij ■'nsutrtion to have only :<> ''"""prefidireflioni ofecutloDtohavehadna "i 10 enforce due Sabor. |lle • refpeaful apology »r UBbtcOniing warmth then (lood, a P,ifo„er lolt ferioui nature may I Liberation fiom your Ire. JARLES COULD." MISRIPRESENTA. V/iluSufrtmCim ^ "il^ificfFihn. in your Paper of the f '" St,Kh MvntJ «CnndJuryon the t'y for mifchicvou. I me to eaclofe m 'n your Journal, to likewife to enclofc " thii Wand on tho which he requefta ASHTrtLD," «l'" ci.il, . " -nd rubjeft to, the public VZ !ZuTl b" '"' '"""""" •• procef. in-uing ftom , ,e Civil M Lrt, t. ^„ " ' " "'""""' '"* " -hereto i. a Cm. of . v„y ^^^^^i^^ Z]^'"^' "P^""'- •• call, aloud fo, fpeedy dr.rflion and rre^ „ . "'".T"'" ""• - P...mr„,.„f ,„.ma,i.racypt,„.f, by ^1 f ol the C '"' "'" '■ fpe«ive and proper pa,„ „f J,. J Let, ad 7" "' " .lonate degtee of r.fp...«, .ub.nim.n Ld ob^lience l! d""''"': ;; o,.ht . be paid to them by all Ran,, and Ordet. J L . "'0,: mmattnj or arraigning tho official Conduft. „r |V„.„, T ' ••i>«alorminifte,ialonicet.„f Mi„ ;, ., -'. ' ""=''"'8'- »f »« jcci me uttenderi, on conv kl on tn r.,-k n -n. " bv Law Thi. ofr,„ c <''""n>me„t a, i, prertibed oyiaw. Thii offence may be committed bvwritin.™ I- ■ "tocall.hejnd.mentofa Court of UK. V" *' "' '• and ptoceeding' of a M.,;.,ta, „"'',: T'"'"'- f ""^"^ •• warrant, or procef., ilTuin, f,„m 2 ""^V^"""""" »' ™"'l-«''. '■ o«cet, atbiLy. cx::::;: :sr r:rr:" •' withtheopprobriouMcrmof S.arCha„.he"p,oe:;i:;':^"V'''"' •• ..n,p„an,Uever.lypunilhalilei «l'hou,h aCourt „r "" •• .rate, ma> -vc been miftaten in the ;„;„';;, "''r J f «'^- •■ «f., or.h. Executive Orticerin e.ec, n 1 f 'J ^*""' °' ''- " »ilifled, or forcibly opfofed, bv anv nl : " "' ""' '" ^' " P"ce.b.eSubml.r.!n i.^Sr^ 'to rplT.:; ^uTicVffi """' ^^ " " Party injured left ,0 putfue in a regular H ' "'' "" ;; ^ourfe that mode of /e,etfa, a^; ^eS ^h" .r:lrof"'^' •• Uws has provided ftT every fuch Cafe. '" "« W'fdomof our " Some (trange, abford and prfpofteroui. <»;„:„„. k. . •• adopted and a^cd upon.*, i„ „„airCaf^ ^ "" ""'iil!^ '■ Defcriptlon. and cLTTJZZI ' ^ " " ''"■P'- 'f^- " Aothori,, of the Civil .aw of the U .' d "/coI'"', ''™- "" " ">«- of the Civil C.vemm.„ta„j Magift cyTha^ T ^"'"■■ " opinion, ate falfe, gtou„dl,f. and ,b «, ""'7 ">"■'" "e , Such •• ^uencCothePea'ce! Secuti^a VaX: T.^TT'"'" " nity, and .end tofub.ett and de«roy th. " .1 ° .r • ''°""""- " ment and our mod admirable o J. , " "' ''"'' °°«™- ■• "-onandreplrre^rrhX"'"'''''^ ""'- •• «:sr:o'::;rT::trrr "'''''''"• '"^-• " do„o.a.e«, or reach, othe! rl^^/^rCoL" "''"'' "''''' " private Aa. „f Parliament, Bye Uw^ of ^ . , n""' ' '"'" "° •■ Committee,, the L,w. for rcgulf^'d """?"'" ^'P"""""' »nd " of the NaUon, and the like ■ B , " /"'!"""* "" """"' ''"«' " or particlar Law. d ii!: trPerL'" 'T """ '-- '"-" ;; .^- in all other i„„,nce. ofTe'cr k^^ 'Tf'; [ff " " eiempt them from the Suorrm, a .1. • * fobjea,, or '' o^be general Law. ,:eU:d:!r''','°"::'""^J""'^^^^^^ " Apartment a «ria Obedlt '^t oldtV c"*' '" "' ""'"'^ " 'ior. i. enjoined under ver, fev- °""""°^' "*' «"?=- •• ObHience can on^be mC T T '""'"""•■' '« ''""' " ".ilitatewith .heclilUw 'her .;."'" ''"''' °'"" '■> "« " <•"« , for every fobject. whether c," ''°"" ''°" "-' '"'"- " <^' Uw. «f 'heUn/aTdrTl^t"; ff;^' '"""°^ '° ^»- " «.d th, Civi,Cover„n,en. ,t *;„ "'" '''=''"^= "■— ' " *" Inferior Jurifdiaion,, .he b r a cZh '" Tr"' '"" '"°-'^" ( J5 ) " l«l'«ili«ClvllMaaiilrjf,,,n« , . " it ia no JurtiAcion cf an l,„e,il, la ' ' "' ''"'""""■ ""''■ ""•''■"' " c.iminal. ,„ «,.« .^^ o, "':''' '"' "'"""' ""'^ ""■'"«' •• wh, .„.. .he o,d.r may b C l"n ^T":' '"" '"■"'"•" "" "'"■■■' " f-l »■".. ftouldh, rrfufcfoch „V '""'""■""""I' '- n«. Icf, " "»''f'"..nder,l.e,e„.ryrrf, ; '7 •"" " ' '" '"' ■<""'>"• " ■■"-' -l" .1 regu .„ Ap L • ' • '''■'""■^■"^"'•J-nt.of ,„d„.. •■'^--o,..^.oa,:;:::::::r''''r°"''"^j"'''«' ; -^ -o.e ,h. p.„;„ ,„, ,h.V :^ ;;^7"'»™ -^Controul, " 'PP-r ,0 .1,. t„ut, tha, ,h. inferior V ' '"'' " •"'"« """ '" " "01 only U fub,.a ,u Pu„ifl,„,„, „ ; '"'""'. "■ '"'>> -">"" would " injured. " "^ f''""' °f -">?'• "•".... to the Party " "f fo dangernu. , JJ ' "I' ''""'""'' """"ip.lble, at. Offence. " -^ '^c .'.rpetr;: :; lt:,-'^7'™"..oheptefe„..d. " '^•"".n«n, in fo y u,„ a r7 '"'"'""''/ P^-'h^J- Weed. " '"«"""- .hat mtvlmad^tl'm":"- ""' ''"'-'-« " '» ■"f-"8'lnh.bi„„t. rom I '" ^'"S'^''"'' "- Settle^.n,; " '--'-Iretdy here to le^et "3"',: I'd' '""'''' '-""""^'^ •• "not u. b. ob'alned ftom tb M " " '"■'"■">« JuOico " "f-eak, or on.!, I ;;:t ''• "I "■" "" ^•'"~ " f* Protection and S- = a C l^'T""" ^ ^'P"'' "P- it " °vcwi,ho„,xu„„,:;,:,;,;::^^;'™' "■" °"*'""°"°^ p-^'^ " - -ny :, a. Tre:„n rll t;rr'r"''" *"" '•"^'"'™"'- :-j»-^...yand:-rr-";:-v:^ '• which any Man can po'^.y 1, .'^iri'' '""' '"'' "'-' '■ feven dif.ina branche,. a, e.,u,n ^ , ''^i'r " "ntprifed under " >5.h of Edward the Third ' ' ^"^ °' ''"'"-"' «' ^hc •' ^ITL"::';!;:^' "' '-''■'"'■ ''- ^""' °^ ">« Ki„g, „ ,.„ ••u.ci:Sv^::::-:-'^--iand.hi,m;b.don.by " '.form Religion „r h ^ "o'r "'' '--■'" P-ence ,! " Orievance,, whether reaUr 're irT 'f T""""°'" "' ^"■« " can it, permitany private Man, fa „f L ^"'°" ""'• """"' " ■>""« Of f"ch hilh importan'c X"Z 'l r'"" "'^"'^ ■•" >ny number of Men, taking up Arm,, 'le ;":"""' '"'"""" " by command of other,, ,0 reHIl or „ / u "'^ """ ™-n accord n, " Mice. -heeaecutiLo/: i: tii b:;''rr"'"''''"'""°^ •■ amount to High Treafon, a. well i„ TL " ' '"""' "" " '» ■■ advice or order, a, in th fe w^o "a a I ' ' "" ""™"''' " 'o be obferved, the objeBof oZT ' """"" '"' f'^' But, i, i " b. of a public and gene^^nature T"' 'T'"'" "^"-•-. ™"l " -na par,icu,ar nature in wh^ h; Co'v" ™''' '" °"'' "' ' P""'« ;;a«caed, although fuch oppoA „„ !r ~ " '^"'""'■'■'■^ ^ - " fcverelypunilhabie; yet th ,aw, wi c nft '"^ "™-^' "d " high nature. B„t the line „f 71 « "' " ""'^ ' ^'"" "' ' '"/ " R'o, i.. in many in^ ceV f' trT' ^"-" "'8h Treaf.n an,, a . " Pr.cif.on : and i'n f„rh"ca,f w ,e ? ' 'f;'"' '° ^= "'"^ -"• ""c^Arr""^"-^--^^"''""-""- " mie., "^^ ^'"■"'"'""«'-* "id and comfottto the King, E„„ " •'V'*>, CounterfeitIniifh»Icl /~ " ^'% Counterfeiting he kiI'm""''^' '"'■ " "-X into the Realm c„'„te,fl^,,;,''°''"';;~' ^""««« f"f« " *»""**, Slaying ,h, '7;"° ''''""".y of England. •• J"Aice,of the on'e e eh „ .hV tb "V'i"' '"'"'"'"• «' ''-.•» " Am.e, and all other M,ceTat„ed ,"' t""' ''" ^"' " J""'"' "f " their Place,, doing ,,1 o^', ' '"' *'"""■'"=• >>'"''. ■■"- " Bcfide. the i.^6,n^,'Zmmci ia ,i.. s,.,„., '"" itatute, many others !1 ;ii M ( 36 ) ' t r T'";'"" r': """ ••""' -•"■ ''•^ ■ '«" •• '•' '" .. ";"' *'•"": "' ""* • *-'•" •• "• '"»•* cw 't.. »«„,„, "A. „ ,. „„, ^„,k.u. .„, c.l«.. .f ,su b.|„o |„ „„. '""" '•'"'" «"•■- '•-'«'"''« '••«" ••.. P.«, n.i. .Vj ,h. " no fu^h ,.l.,ion f„bf,ft.J b.„„„ ,h. p.„i„ '"• •'"''"• •'»'> " I'nJtr lh« icntral letm of Fdoninin c.„,m^\.. j _■ ;; .« or .«,.. o...... „.„, „, :r,:z:r; r :■,::: « h..ln,C„nv,.... .„J o.h„„, k.,ch«.c n. M,„,.XTVr™ " 0.I,,, P.„, ,„,, cl.ndfftin.1, |.„d,J in ,hi, Co. •• 'la-. u„d.,»„.K .„ <« JdMC;,7•^t;wr':t's• •' tompamun ,0 hunun wtuH, ,nd in .he «,(» l„». '",*/'"''• '" " .« p.,fcni, juftilUbl. by Uw. ""'"I., ,„d {^, ,b„ " *""''* ■ "T" of WonKn, .0 which ih. U* .«!.„. ,•„ •„. " TMly: A Crime, "hich the I«rnrd Fud,, BlickS™. ■ <■, •• .S. lnr,.o„. c,i.. .,.i„ft „,„.. .hiehlikeJi" f 2^ rV7' •■ f..„W,, A.fon, which ill he miliclo,,, .„d wilfj k„, • . " Houfe. .Ou,.„„„f... „f.„„,h„ Men, Thi. i. « ol 7 "' ;; pu„i.,Me wi.hd„,h: Th.«.i,r/.„, :::ci':rbXo?:vt •• Houfe. ,„ . Town , thou.h „„ «he, 1. b„™d ,h.„b, U "^ I T-" ;; den,e.„ot .nd p„„i,h.h.e by „„., l.^lt.J':';''^^'^*''- •• p«uil furetiei for ,ood kthi.iour. '^' ™ '^- " r^M,. Borgl.ry, whi.h i. noflurn.! houfe-breUiin, with .n I " lent to commit a Felony, whether th. i„. .• ™'"» ""n •" In. •• Thi. Crime italfop^niLw^hdeet, """" " "'""' "' ~" " a.*,! Robery and Larceny, ih.fonibl.,„j.i„i..,. ,• , " -.t.„..dp.....„ .L. w.c. .;x:trh.t •™" ««|nee »l punilhrneBI, adaiiied lo .k. .,„ "•"««« •' c,f„ ' ' •■ '" '"• iifxtlXX Mluit ,1 Mlfdemeanor. and f.„„|, p„„„|„n,_ "*' "* '"l" "P.rju,i„.ndS„l,orA>.tlonofp„j„I,. ,„c,U,.hl.l>l ^ . :::^rh:r"""^' "-'--"-::£^::^:!:: ..«a::;:::-i::\:::i::::;r ;;r.w^e^c.im:„,...o.,..hep..,.j;:;:r:^^- :::;:;^::;rr;::::::::r;r':;^7r- w„h ,mp„„i,,. „,, i„ romecafeMerlinat. ; ; .^:^7; •■' '^" •' H.,h Treafon. all AlT.ult.. B.,.„i... Public sLZ.v, ""• •• .<'forderlyb.h»io„ra„d breach., oft ... ."■, ''"'""" '"' All M,fpr,r,«„, Miftehariou, o, N,,li„„„ i, p.... ._ " *=°'""™"'. h which ,h. Oo,ern„en,,or.beC^L„„t ' " " - matrer. prop.rly within the line of o2 1'^Zl' "' T"* " »..rencmen, to thi. Court, to repr.f.n. .1 ' '""""'' " '^ " r.. may p.,c.i„ i„^„,,„j. : r^-;:. ' 7 ™;« »" '^'". -hich " public .ood an. w... b.i„, of .h. J i. .:::::' r " "■- " point out fuch addition, to. o, amendment in" the ^di „ ' ';' " •• -™..mayapp.., conduce to -hof: dl^^rtr "' ""' " AnyfuchBill.oflndiftraent, orii.ami„«io„ .. " U.. Cur, prop., fo, ,.u, e^;.,,.' C r,", 'J'" '""^^'o'- " proper Offic.,., andin anyC.f..of difficult, I c ■ ,"" ' "" mZ, H)in^, f li|i! "> ilw t.lui ||,|>„ u4 « funiolin l«ii«ril lif,J, a, "• •' |ulc, 01 wliich it ., ■•U( into « mtirt j«inui« "iniMn in liulii4«il 1 (rpii nJitiJu.l., bul aiiluft ih< • »!•< tin|n«d Hl(r.ittil mod,, I" Itit Jiflarni iiitutt of int. I-«*i. Oo»t,n«i,U|lf. '"♦♦" •' 'h" Uw, „, ||,,h «rt Ctinti M,hl, ,(r,„fi„ •"' '*• f unl/lim«ni WSinrd •"r. «r t vtty (l.ii|t,oi„ nii)im*nt. •««, woihtT, « la>in« in rmn, irt in Ikt tyt of il„ !"iofi ij juU lod umpUtf ''"•"''*•'«««, •rtOffen. • ""J. if fuffcrcd ra fji, 1 in >K« imitft of Crimfi. lie Slindm, difoluti and «t. art riolat oni of dii ^refentmant. ■'<" i» P.blic om<„. of " Ciimmunliy, ara injurad "■y to pttfm(, u ,i(^ ,1, wwlaJic which a„ con. theP.opl.of thiildind, your po«w, and I t,u;k Wr.f. eu Mi.£,c,i|,„,, Majcftji'i _,juncil, or by If nialtar and ihi„g »hicli Cotamroan,, or to th« < of thia liu^, ,„j ,^ ">' 0«iio4ncei of ihia dtrirahle audi. ion, ai may com* baforc « laid before you by the he Court will upen ,„„ I ioformatioab ( 37 ) OFFICERS .//i/ClVrL W MILITARV ESTABLISHMENT. rj THE SiiiLition or (he 0«ceri of ihe Mi'iwry Suff of C»pe attlon who were Membcra of the Cob„i,il Council, haj, in tonrciuence of the Order. i/Tucd l.y (itucrd Campbell, bccom. extremrly de)ic»t« and ciiticil; And It .ppwrln^ Hut ihry could no long.r (,iie that .,ce «nd ii«Jcptndent Counfcl and Advice to Hi. M.ijdly-i Govtr- nor i« Support of lli, M,j..«y', Civil Authority, which ihe.r Ze.l and Abilitic, might prompt ,„d e,„ble them to do. without imminent rif-iuc of lollng by M.rtial Uw tlui,- only fubnncncc .ind being expofed to the I'aim and I'enaltic, with which ihey had been Ihrcktened. De.B.irfe, thought ii incumbent to declare in Council, that, auho then exiiHn. circumftance, had rendered the Dutie. in their refpeilive Civil and Military Cap«citie. incompatible, c.ah of them (hould be at liberty to elcrt which of the faid Office, he would continue to »« in, relinquifliing the other, i„„rlcr that Hii Majefly'. Service might not be obllrutleB and Hi. Civil Government be duly fupported an.l obeyed Acco.d ingly Major Moncrieffe and Mr. Lovel (two of the Oflieen alluded to) being prefent, refigned their Stau at the Coun- (71) mmmscr .he colonial council on ,h. ,«i. of dc etmbcr, 1785, jifo ArptnJia, C. 49 « 98. /■:, (74) Mr. KURD, « ii, ConJuSt „„.i S,,J^,„j;„„ . V,de 0,d,„ and W„„„,s „f s„„ey, R.,„,„,, ncpolition,, C,'„,fy„„ in, R„yil ln(tru«ioni, and Rafolutloni and Advice of Hi. M.i.nv. r lunial Ciiuncil, vjf, •' /"-<>• " CEUROE R. "WHEREAS «. have W„ ,«,„„fly p,„f,j , ,,^ '■ .oOu,t™<.y.,d well beloved Jof,ph FreJcicIc W.ll., De.B.„e, Ef " su.ret Our Caplain Cener.l and Governor In Chief „f o,„ irji .0 0u,^y,R.f ,,„ ,„^ ,.,^„^^^^^^ ,^_^^;^^^^ ^.Un 0.1, r. rha. .my b.com. Sertier, therein . and, A„,on, other thin,. ^ f.,n,fy Our Will and F,..f„re, ,ha, „„ C„, wh.te.e, b. nu ' Und wtth.n Our f.,d Wand until Our Surveyor CenenI „r „,. vVoud. <• or hh Uepu.y lawfully appointed, fliall luve viewed and ™ ufc.j „'' .. fuel, Ui«,i«. within Our faid liland. a. R.fc'r.„io„. ..j:' „" ' <• and Succenbri, u (hall b< found to oontal,, „, ..,,y, <,,. ., , "Maftin, and o.he, Timber fi. fo, ,„ o,„ "^^™'"'' " .ha. Ou, Surveyor General „f , ,., f,, ,^„^^^ ^^^^ ' .n, Plat, of Und ordcrr., ■ u .„„,,, f„ ,„, ^ ^Z 1 r"' '" ""': ""' '■ "'^ ^ ™'" °'" f- "■- r.n,e, until U « «»ll afpear unto h.m b, ,, Ce,„fK„e under the hand of Ou, Surveyor Cenera, of the Wood., „ hi. Deputy, that the Land. ,u b. fo ^27 • ...no. par. of, ""incMcdwi.hin, any diftria marked «,ta,aRerer' vatlonforU,, Our Heir, and Succenbr. a. aforefaid for .he p,„,„.f;, beforemenfoned m,., WiJI a«l Pleafur. i., that you do i„.,,,hin„ " conform yourfelv, to the faid Innruiiionl. .. tid 0«- ^''""' '"" ?:* '° ""''"^ '" '"■'" '"'' '" "" "''"'''"' "( the .. Z ": •,; " '""''°'" ""^ "" " ""•« ">«'' ^''««'™. 0«.«, :..!l ...Uan 0,.h and g,ve B,«d and fuflicien. Sacurit, fc, the due ...d faithful execution .:,„„f. „ ^ ..kan by ,b. c. « Every perfon to be employed by you, ,, , ,„, Deputie., .. . Chain bearww aflift in the Survey of ,he laid t^nd., (hall, before he enter. " i.to .he eaecutlon of .he Office in whi.h he may be employed, .ake n •' Oalh be (ore .he Governor. 0, Uepu.y Governor, o, before you, or one of you. Deputie., for .he due performance thereof, and .hat he will ■ make and return exaft Survey. ^ PU.a .«! Admaafurement. of all .he land laid out, or meafuied. ^^ " When Stmrey, are .0 be made out, and Land. .0 be located at the eapanc. of the Crown, y ,u (hall pr„,ide yourf.lve. with pe.fon. to be cmp.oyed a. Chalnbearer.. or other Affift.n... in U,. firft pU.e ou. of Our Troop, do.ng duty in .he Illand of Cape Bre.on. provided tl.ey can be fpared for ,1:.,; p„,pofe ( you are therefore, whenever ,ou have oc, ^ cafion fo, fuch Affiftmt.. to apply to .he Commanding OflK.r of Ou, ' Tr«op,, K,uemng him to apiwint fo nusy men u flujl b, wMteJ by HI Bo.,J .ndeyprcfed « fa,i,fv'»lo„ In .t,e eppor„.ui,y F.vcn|o thtn, of pr-frvH ,h.i, p„„: Subfe,!,:^.!, .,, "" :" '""• "*?" «^" '" "If" .lu.ir relignation, (73). boinc of the), however a„d uf th- Officer, of ,he Ci^ll EnahlKhment, cither from weakmf, or illauJul.le d,lp,/.. tion, or View., en,e„d into opp„fi,io„ ,„ ,)„. MrMua-> ., ' Government. They «o.,k „dvanta«e or the .liflicul.le, ,|„ Infant Colony wa, fubjefted ... throufjh the failure of th, promrW SuppoM, .. well a, thu Jealou.y and Counter! «a.on .n Nova bcotia. They no, only oh.l,„i»e,l the ac ceffion Settler,, bu, alfo e.nted internal diftutbance,, «nJ e.,aJed, negle.'led and diCobeyed, their duty, Por' Which the Council judged i, to bo indifpenllble. in order carry on Hi. Majerty. fervice in the ciny, to fufpend Hi. MajellyaPleafure (hould be known. Accordingly, by unanimous Ucfolution, and Advice of lln Majeny. Colonial Council, Mr. H„rd, Surveyor 01 Mr. Mathcw,, Attorney General (74). " r " „ ""''''-••«"••<' '» »'- ,0 each man the rum 0, ■' IK. brf" :r : '^^"-""■■'M'l-yP-.y,.rfuch.;me " «rer Ara, :;;''"''•'• '" ''"• "> I""V"= >-.A.ir wi,hr„cl. ••-"::::::r7i;;^j'---- - " Crow " ;: :: l- '--^-l "■< '-<•" ... •>.. c.pe„.e of th! " «co,d „g ,0 th^ „, ;'"" T'" ^y '^' «'"""" '"J Coun.i,. " • >'•'■ 'nd exafl sl r I'V " ""' '" "" ' "'<"'->' •• "V Cll be ' , """'" •• ^"''' ^^'"" ">' ^""" ^•• " '"Chleff^ he', rebli ;"' " "" '^"'""■'" " '^•■""'-'" " 'nou and .,.:;h'r; m;?nT" ■ "'''"""'" "■^' ™^"-' " ">'P'ope,S:,o..f rTa ,ng , ;'; "« '^ ''■'""'°- " >'""^^- " Fo„i,.ca,lon, , Alf„ for erel. T ". """"' '"' '"" '"' •■ I-"l' which will b.ne«,r,rv,„f' l-"^r""t.on of W„uJ " In order ,„ , ^ " '"' "" "" i""'' '««'''• ■■ ^"-tn'd : r: ::;::v":" r ''""""• *-- -^^^ • '""»-..ii"8. how much , : L„d ' ^7'""J"''8™e" -d " how much of it i, ba„ , ^•'"'"^"""'■(■'■J i« rl"tablc. an4 " "..-.^ ,"-i.yo,c.hLndof 15' '"" '" '""™'' " '^■"•^^'^• •• fl«a .oVi.ni ya^^cjftl ;:T*"' """"y """•-. i" re- " •'-"'^-iiot::::^!; J itair- 'T"-°'"'''^'- '• Inte,i«, Pa,„. ,h. Tr=rt f ^ . ° " "'"" ' AnJ, in the ::^H.«.A,;rz:t':rer;:::n:;zr-'^-'- •• <-aidSh„r.. Rive^ one.' Tbr I"'" ''""«" '" '"^ •• made. Ci.r, at Our Cot,; a s. I """'""t" "" "''^•'""^"""'y « .,», • u , v-ounat St.Jame.-!, thu loth Dav of Anril •7«5, w the 1 .enty.fifth Year of Our Rn,n. ^ "/..^«««u«i..iV-„„,,,,^J,,^;"""'i'"V-sC„mm^^^^ " /.-Oi»«. W^,..i,, « w, ,. 4' .. ^^«';^ER " £ntm." "RAH.^M." ■'on'iyrr^ , »//„ fw ,«.o)/<,w/',i,, ''^■UkU,., .% .Q i^ ( 38 ) " AT A COUNCIL holjM .1 Sydney iht ij. Dayof M«ch •• 17S6. PRESENT, "i.Ex«h™yth.Co,crnor,,h=Hon.Rlch.,d " G,hb.ni, Richard bwc«, Alc.Mder Hii.e, Cco-j. Rod,,,; .„d " Willi.un Brown. " Ills Ixceilency the Covrnor , rrcfcnitd th» Et«( delays inJ Jiffi. •• eul.e. ,n .xpedi,i„g of ,h. VM.c l!.r,„,f. of M, Co,.rnment do. and m.ft, neceirar.ly occur (rora th. d.ftance and difficulty of accef, to " .he Place, where thePublic Bufinefs i, at prefent tr.nfafted. and r.ouired " the opinion and advice of the Board thereupon. " It was unamiouny refol.ed that His Bxcdiency be humbly ad.ifed that the Public Secretary of tf>e Wand, the Rcgifterer of Grant,, Deed. ^^ and Conveyances, and the Surveyor Cenaal of Lands, do refpcflively ^^ kee, Pubhc Office, in the Town o( Sydney for the difp.tch of Public ^^ Bufinef,, .0 thrm refpeflively appertaining : And that the faid Offices be kept oprn, and due attendance given therein from the Hours of Nine " in the Forenoon to Three in the Afternoon, on every Day (Sundays and " Holy.Day. e.cepted,' «,d that a Copy of this Uefolution, with a Lift " of fuch Holy.Day, as Hi. Excellency Ihall appoint. .„d a Table of " Fees payable to f.id Office., be pubUcly pofted up in every refpefliu •' Office. " His E.cellcncy farther reprefented to the Board the neceffity and •^ expediency of eftiblilhlng^general Table of Fee. to be taken by the •• Officers of Government in this llland, and required the Advice and Opi. " Mon of His Majcfty'. Council thereupon. " It was unanimoudy refolved and ordered that the feveral Officers •• entitled to demand, and receive. Fee., do forthwith lay before the ' Board «.Eftimate<,f Fee. to be by them refpeftively demanded and « taken for the farther confideration of this Board, and that a Copy of V this refulution be tranfmitted to the refpeaire Officers, and Offices. //(P •' AT A COUNCIL holde. at Sydney the 2ad. Day of March "■786. PRESENT, Hi, Excellency the Governor, the Hon. Bi. " chard Gibbons. Richard Sweet, Alexander Haire, G«„ge Rodgeis " and William Brown. " ■' His Excellency «,as pleafed to la, before the Board the following cngroired Patents, and required the Opinion and Advice of the Board whether they were properly drawn, in order to paf.the Great S, ,1, vi. < One .0 William Blackburne, for One Lot of Ground in the Town of Sydney No. 10, in Block 4: (Ap;,. C. 54). '. n^'^^T/ *'''"'°" ''"''' '" ■^*'' '■""■ *' ■■ No. . «nd X, in ' Block C. (App. C. 55) ' • On. to William Plan, fo, one Lot, *c : No. 3, i„ Block C. (App. • One^to John Store, fo, One u.. 4., No. ,,i„ Block A. (App. « E."irpp°r/8r'"' '" '^"° '""' *' ' ""■ '' "'' *■ '" '"°"' ' On. to John Smith, for Two Lots.fcc: No. 8, in Block A ^ • No. X4, in Block F. (App. C 58). ' • 0-^^» VVilliam Brown fo, One Ut. *c: No. 5. in Block A. (App. •• On which the Council humbly requeued that Hi. Excellency would " the Secretary, the Attorney C eneral and the S ' ' ^ " '^*' ;;Land.fo,,heI„a„d,do.givl.he,rpeL:u:e:dL::rH^^^^^^^^^^^ CounC, when the f.id F.per. Ihall be laid before i,, " "j,/,; ;;Wy„Gen^.o.theW^s,orhisDepu.,b.re,ue:d::'^^^^ m llSi- " PRKENT I^'n!- ""'" " '^'"'''^' 'J^M-h ■78«. .•• -eof. which .he Board will ...e JZ^Zl^Z:"'"""' «■ Z Ki hard T '"" '"'"^' °°«™". ^e Hon. Richard Gib . i^'. KKhard Sweet, Alcxudcr Hai,. ^.d-w Uiian, Browa .">:.■ ')i/uii. The Council be.ng afl-embW entered f.,., „„ r,„h„ „„„j,,„ of th. Warnm. of Survey. Return., Draf,, of Grant, and E,.j,„fl "men,, thereof (la,d before the Board the Z3>1 Inft.nt by the Sea*,.. „ ^"*«""yC"eral and the .W.yor C.n.r,!) and alfaof ,l:e Ph,;- ^_ ^he Town o. Sydney, returned to HI. Excellency the Coverno, by th- __ Surveyor Cenesal upon »» Order ,0 him of tl.ea,,h Dry of Dccen.t, 1785, .. pf" " "" •"""'""■•"')' '"■■""J •"■! orJe-eJ ths. Thomss Hurl. •■ ..end';i.BT'-?r' " '""" "^ ""■"""^' '" '"-^i-'y " med bef t" '"'^"' '• """f" Town of Sydney ■' m nt and 7 . "T" '""' '""'''" '""'"' '" "■" C-,n. " ;:::rr-. tr " *""■ '^ '^ ""■"•"' '=•"»' '^°^«- ^y <^- " by Mr. Hurd which had Ll . °' ''^"'^' '"'"'''«< . .:::: *° ''"" '■""■ ^"° "-" "-'• • »^ ». --bered . Z. " *""" °"'»''' *"«•• -'^ -» ^- -•"'.J or num. ; I-^er D. on South Charlotte Street, wi* no tot. ^^^ „ „„„. '"rrsin:::;""*'"'''^*'-" -'''-----. 'vo. • JTor.?: ;;::::' '''""' ""- '*'-■ •"'^- -^-^-^ ' Lettal. w;,h Lots marked and numbered, from , to x3 i„,. r • LeftcL. between Great Ceorg. Street and B.ntinck Street -IH. ^" -""'I "nd numb«ed f,om . to x8 inc.ulive. ' And two .rregular Trafls of Ground, without numbers. ".7;:^;^Er?f':;ir^;:';^r"ct-'-''--^'"-^ •; Cenerar. r.r, upon fome of th™: g^;? p^ ,:^,: ^«-' •• Cener.l of Land, by Order of thi. R.„ as TT,/ ""^'""y" " "'« Copies „f the Plan of the Town „"s!d« '/ "" "'' " Orders of the Council fo to do I'd '""' "'"" "" ■• .Hofe f„rnifl,.d to Hi. E:::'ncy";'rrrhr:ar '/''?'" ^'' " It was moved by the Honorable Mr Rod.er. ,^'.1 . " come to fume Refolution upon the f»e .1 M ' """' '"'' ;; raid, and thereupon „„,„i::4^::::^:;7j-/^^.. .r^^^^ <■ has not duly e.-cuted hi. Ofli.. """<"' laid Thomas Hurd •• -. - Hij Ma,„;sr:^r.:;tr i„"r :i "- ''- " Warrant, of Survev to hin. Hi fl a , Pweriing on th. " of F,f,y.,hreeTo7n I in I; T^'"* ' """'" """""^'^ •■ Perfons'mentioned in^ e ule rLift" "' '.'"7 "^-'^••'' '» -"i" :::-;;^-o.rnor.a^r:t:-r^:----^ -fpdi:;---:::::^-«-oo.,idTai.t. That the faid Thoma. Hurd did not. a. h. ou.he ^ 1. . " -^--•^'"..n.R.tt-n.o.Re.o;..:;::::!!':':/;:' . ti l.-tni:.f fjiihetcoiiQ.nti,,,. Drift! of Guiitj mil Injwifl ic 13d Inllintby theSeer'tj,» Csnenl) and alfjof tl;c Plj, - E«cci;cncy the Oovtinor hy ib; ' oftl.tijil, Diy of Dcttn.trt orJertd eh.t Thomis Hur), » thii Illind, do immtdiiltly <5«)oftlleTownof Sydney, '01 Cenenl in thii Covrrn. 'bit Ceorje Rodgen by t!i! the Board, appeared wiih tl,« • ■^'^■" -f Sydney, p,„duccd n by the GoYernor'i Ordtri, • mthefaidTownirelctiered ibered from i to ,8 indudre, =pt open for a Slieer. otl No. , and j, numbered oti narlced or numboed. ith no loti narked or oum. ■h no Loti marked or num. marked and numbered, from ^t! Bilked and numbertd, Jli, marked and numbered «, marked and numbered, d, from . to i3 inclufi«. : and Bcntinck Street, with il inclufiTe, and 4 Loti »<1 Bentlnck Street, with iclulive. lut numberi, on the 41I, Day of April //f/ c Governor, the Hon. erHaire, George Rodgera mn, imiute and delibe- dingi of Thomai Hind, and of the Wairantj of inti with the Attorney id Patents for granting t Board on the J5th Day cneral, and the Surveyor nd alfo the Orier of Hi» >ecemberlafj to the faid cellency with true and wy. M formed and laid he Arrival of the faid had been by the Lieu. Thomai Hurd and by f March la(», upon the ring the faid Plan wi,h »« Hurd and, by him [inal Plan : ^. that thii Board do '" and Thingi afore, the faid Thoma. Hurd himfelf to the DIrec. n proceeding on the a Return thereupdn •yaforeCiid to certain y delivered to him by her Wamnt of Sut. out to David Taitt, '»»ht to have done, lid Warrants o/S«r- • nbcd and J„oflc.J by Hi, M.j.rty, Orde,. and Inftrufliun. ti. rhc faid U.™, „„,d (A,,p. A. .js) and by Oidc. to Hi. Excellency ,„j' i nom.is HurJ had been duly furnilhcj v.ith. '• Tl.« .ho faid Thoma, Hurd has unnecelTatily delayed, to make ^^ P-r h"c known, to " "■•-Bxce,ic„cy-.c„::: i"^:'^; ; .^rrr'.'""™' ^- ■' and certified by the faid n„'uT ! ' °'^ """"'"' '■"» " Town of Syd„ y , te J T T ^ ' ^''''" °' "" """'"' 'he "-;u:;::rr-''-''^"""---XTo:!: •■ nation'nf th^P a„ entr^'irT" "' ">-"^P=«™ andeaami. •• -ay of March la« Bu , 't T "'"'"" "' ""■' '"" °^">' '5.h " 'he Lieutenant G v^n; ;,' " "'r™'' "^ '''' Thomas Hurd to •■ Original Man, a„ thoT ^ct tr" I ^'ml"" '" " """"" "' "" ''' " maliciounyand falfely to ind," T IZ '" '""'"' "'"'"^ ■■ ;; "-'--Hciiefthltlt;^ ;,r :;;"/""-") - " and laid out, or did reallyand other^ife "ft ,7^"'. ""^ ""'*'=■' " imagination only: which L 7 " '" '""=°"'"" ">i " falfeandgroundieV. ' "^ ""'""^ ''« "'""now to be •■ '"^ -r iTrciri::.:;:?"" -^ ^^-^ «■ -^ver. " fame Order, was delivere to him ':"bI„;"T;'' "''"' ^ ''^ '"= " P«fons to whom One hundred and r I ? ' ' '"" °^ "■= ''™" "f " h, Letter, and NumL;, 1 ./.Ined " ^'" '° '"' °"'"'' ™"«^ " p." of whom were .he in t rfal ""'"'''"f"' ' ""«-"" " bearing the fame, and had bu nd we S" °'u 'T ""'" "" " .ions on their faid refpeaive Lot, 7, b n ' " '"' ""'""■ " ^%o„ file, That/venn::^:: ; e;j:^:r:,''r«°^«-. •' ing the Block, marked with Letten and w. ' ■""" '"'""''■ " arrival of Oid Thomas Hu,7 oT . T " "'"' •""'""• "" 'he " Orders. "'^' "''""' '''' "■' ^"^"^ Governor's " .r HTL?elt!t Ue''' ""T"™^ '^ "" ^^™" ""'^ •• ^'^./.^.W^w ^'2rtheTd"TH"""'" "'""« •^™' •' an High Contempt and liif^^t; ""' """ " *"'"^°f «' and an endeavour to induce alo " '"'' ""' Government, " P-e^iouny done .ZIZXT: TJ'" ""' "°"""« ""^ -"" " a Matter refting .^lem a ".„ / "' ""' ""' "■= *'"'' -" " he wen knew 'a. t,T7^Tj 7 '"''''"'•'•■'• °"'' ' " -» " f-i.i and fettling a! Irl^"""""' " ■"" "' "« ^^n was then ;;,'^..ena„'C^.er„c,,:oLln!f„ t';,;VXf;"''"-''^' " •"! the Duty of hi. Office anj „ , '»/• and Negleft, ,„ e„cut. •' P^'edOrdera'andComm! nlf nrrr* "'° """""" "« - :; ;-- '.v^-BoutR^dsru^'sr t;;:::^:-^""- "-:;:•:::::• -::^:---~'-rcor '• '^"''.in.his.fland, ilo^ rt t ^'•7''' "" '"""' "'""" "^ " f"«- and Sedition amo^Ve, nT :•>""''? ""'""""•• ■""•"'- " 'he 1-rogref. „f ,hi. SetTlelVnt TtT." '"' '" ""''"'' '"'' """i " and fruorate the Me^^^. ^ ."T^'"''""^ "■' '^"'""a. Service. " f-bvert the Civil l^ml^\°ZTu'' •'""» -""h'ow an " ""• inand and i„ DepV!,:!r ' ""^"''^ ^'^"^ '- C 39 ) '::-'...vi,G e-::^— -r-^^^^^^^^^ ,, p"«.i^n '0. the laws of the Lnd and ^civ r;:::':;;"^' "^ °^- " and, after fome of ,1, < j ,, "^""e" °' Government : " bee: refcued b Mil ,:: fZ^'::'':": " "^"^^ ^""">') "^^ " l!i«racy and Government ""^ ^'"'"""' " "■' '^i-' "'- " ^a rt::^;::;:':;;:::::::^" :"^"' °^viou. to this nerd, th. " f^'-pen.ed 'hereupon utiM:;;;' I'/V''"':^'^ '''"'' "- »■' '' " And that in the me,n til "e.!', ' "'" " '"""' ''-«"^ ;• ;on.efitand 'ro^y rerfol::.:^ „ ^X" /'s '""' '° "r^'"' "beforehehadpreparedaUaftTorc t '"fU^d 'I''™'*^'^ ^"^ ^^^-V^-'-^^^t^ •• 'o Hi. Majefty, inft^ail, f C ' ""'' '" "''« "-'■'>'"'•'? ' " - With, ^App' c. H5 :„: '.S'"; : 'h" I'.'-r- ""^ '--■'"'■ " ^-r, Grant, and p,„ bi. ,,./„ ,0!'^ . ™'" '"" ""'" »^ " '«" notpafled through the re, if F 't" '"f"""" "" '"" " --"y and agreeably L .^ K , r«" """ "'' '" ""'^'- " "hereby he ha. n^.e^,, .^ r^rm "a^:? 'T "^ '' * ^'^ " *i.h, hi, Public Duty. And ifth f',^ '"^"' '"""Men'ly ■■ thUinand, it might'hav? ;„d' ea. " '"''"'' "" '"' °' :: ^-enc. .he l!-eu.enrt Go^ ^^ «:«,-"« "r " "" " «nfureand removal fn,m Office " '''"' ' '^°'"'"'' '<■ •nJ abetted Opp„fi,i„n, there« '' '°"™' ''"'"">"«» Bering fediti„„ and fuborning Co^l rZ'ZT Z" ' """" c.leh.,Idea, to theMeafure.: That the C ^f"'"""'"' """eco,.- ■nformed of Meafure, already detlrmL, tZ"u Tl °"''""" " " munrcatiun, uf the Royal l„n,„fl:„„ • '"" he had received no com. Colony and knew not tl pltrttT'" ?' """'''™"' "^ '•■« :" ""«^ent the Governor mighTfil u his ^ri^- .""' """" ""' '« he could place more conlidence. *'"" * ^"'^'^ « «hom Cou"::;:'l:,:^;'L:::„«'^^;--;on. and .h. Power. „r th. ference refpefling Meafure, in the (^ ' J """ 'ff^"^ '•'i Vlt. P'opofrtion from him (a. the r Mi!^ " ' T'""" '"" "'- -X es-i>y difcufled and regardra.alpr/,"""' *<■'"> '•"'' <-' bee! o'hcrMember. No,!, it conc.ivdl !'^"°" ""■«"" ""^ b, any Si"8le A« of .He f,u Count .trr^":"^!;' ""' "- ha. been'one not «and the ftrifteft Scrutiny f eld "'"''""'^"' *'""' ™r Complexion and aflua. State of thLgVthat" V."^" '"'""• " "-« With refpea to his Comr """ •" ''"''■"'• habitant. a.:el,asDe.B.~r;:;'''^";-' ^""- -""- and were no. fo referved to ema,r er^ ':' ""'" '""'"' ^'^'^^ 46,. 470. Ac.) With what JuLlr' /;'""" <^PP- C. 46», judged from the whole context „/htco„a« t"."*" ''""> '« " b. Pe'f-ded Colonel V.,ke ,„,„ , h^""""''; ^'' ^'^ '' - 'hat having •"""iht it expedient 'o fec'de n^l w;,"e'c:""'?'"'' "'"""«- r ::;'■---«■. ""--:^:r::;"or:n:";:; Emolument, of principal^ C^fficro tl c " *'"" "■° '"'^ '"<• pretence from the Council, whereil T , "' ""'"'" "P"" any A-hority, (if he mean, toprurm :::"*''.'''''"' '"•'*>''" "J ftration of the C„i„ny. '^^ **"" *"" "> '''^-B 'he Good Admini. When applied to for Leml tj ■ indefinite and evallve or «l'liT"' "' "*"' ''" ^"^^ ^ave been f = (APP- C. .44 & .4S. .fo t^'' ""!"-''• 'f h' "m. ro any p„in ' vorkcwithhoidi„;!;e^:i:„ \:;';;;; 'V'° "" '"'^""'' Co-ilortheUHdaof theTreZ^::^:;'^'!^^' " "" •""« - i ? <)./ M, ■„ iri^uii. ■''""^""'"""'cd |-«h delay, ,„i Tl-. :-7. : =i the PeopI, e> vroulj not have perilhed befort 'I. .a^n 'Uuv, f! ( 40 ) jhf Arrival of a Decifion from England. Cpon the iii'ift interefting and pirding uTgrncirs he iibfcrvcd the muft .Ungcrom, undutitui jnd diftieinng, itfcrvc of his Lrgal Opinion, until it wii eitorted ; Ai, when even after l!ic Ordrr in Council w.K fcrvftj upon him to give his Lf gal Opinion, in ifipcit to Colonel Yorkf'i oppofing the authority ind jurifdiflion of the Civil Power, it coiiM iwt be obtained from him Ibr nine days, jiotwithftjnding repcatrd Rcquifitioni, and the Chief JuOice having t'bcycd in delivering in an Opinion 00 the fecund Diy (App. C. 362 & He aftcd with criminal and unmanly duplicity, when, to give his ojiinion honeftly and explicitly, might have tended to awaken humanity, til foften obftinacy, to indruCl the uninformed, and to reconcile the difie- renci-s that fubfifled. Thiii the lincere, humane and intelligent^ Wiiter of the Letters, inferted ?bi ve (pjge 19) being extremely anxioun, in order to prevent tlie effufion of bltxxl, to convince Colonel Yotke of hia in- eonipetcncy to refift the execution of the Chancery Writ, declare! that he had once, and again, applied to Mr. Mathews earnetlly requelling to infurm the Colonel of the law in fuch Cafes and to endeavour to per* fuade him accordingly 1 That Mr Mathews had anfwered he had done (o, fetiouHy and repeatedly, but in vain} as Colonel Yorke was refolved torefift'. Yet, what evidently fiiewi that thefe profeflions were untrue and deceptions, is that this very Mr. Mathews in his evidence, at the Court Martial of Lieutenant Norford for remonllrating againil Colonel Yorke'i Order to refill the Civil Power, confidently addrefl'ed the Court with faying that, ■* His fituation was fuch that the Prifoncr might afk him " Qucftions that it would not he prudent for him to anfwer,^hat he held " the Do£trine of an Inferior being bound in the Prifoner's Cafe to ohry . ** his Superior i though the Superior gave unlawful Orders." (App. C. « 360), Of the uncertainty, confufion and partiality, of his Opinions, thofe given on the feveral Occafions to the Cuflom-houfe are almofl as many proofs (App. C. 146, 15510158, 162, 164, tc 165.] Aniidfl all this, he was ever extremely ready to interfere and obtrude his Opinions, when- ever they might tend to dcpiefs the Authority of Government and em- barrafs its Meafurei. Thus, when DrummonJ and Angel had arrived in the Brigantine Amelia with fome Provifions from Venture, and depofed before the Council that the VefTel and Cargoe, had been purchafed and configned to the Governor in behalf of the Crown for the relief of the perifhing Inhabitants, and the Council (in which the ColleAor and the Comptroller of the Cuftoms fat and concurred as Members] had ordered her to be admitted Co Entry and to be unloaded inro the Public Store, Mr. Mathews had been infidiuufly employed from the beginning In a corref. pnndence, with thofe very Cnflom-houfe Officers, upon the Legality of the Meafure and her being fubjeA* to feieitre : And, though the VefTel and Cargo were confidered to belong to the Crown and a^ually in the Governor's poflcfllon under that idea, It was concerted that they Ihould proceed at length to feiie hcr^— if even the fnhfequent fmifter praAires of Drummond and Angel had not induced him to relinqutlh her to them. (App. C. 146 ) He exerted himfelf to impede the Settlement of the Colony by mifre- prefcntations and pcrfonal correfpondence and by the moft infidious, means (Depofition, Sez. App. C. iji, 173, 348, 352, 354, 355 & 358)- About a Year before PeiBarre! received the Royal Ordert to repair to England to give an Account of the proceedings which had taken place in the Colony, MefTrs. Mathews, Cuyler, Hurd, Uncle, and other fimilar Chara£lers, fecretly fabricated a moft virulent Libel, which they ad- dreffed to Lerd ^yinty^ One 0/ Hii Majtfiy^t Sttre.aries ef Statt 1 It was fub- fcribed with eleven Signatures and entituled, 7he Remonjtranct and Ptti- /'ton bf tbi printipal Jnhab'utntiefibt JJiand of Cape Brtton. Though no more than the Signatures of tbrei Perfnt from the Clafs of Inhabitants appear ttierein; One of thefe, who was in London i:i 1789, folemnly denied ever having put his hand to fuch Paper i The Setcnd, has never been known as an Inhabitant in Cape Breton, nor as a principal Perfon any where in the World i The third is a palpable Forgery, inafmuch as it has only the Perfon's Surn-^me, while the Chrillian Name> (of which it rcemi the real Writer was ignorant) is a Blank. This Infamous Performance was fent to England with Mr. HURD, who (having formally delivered it, and it having been accordingly receiv- ed^ into the Secretary of State's Office) fpent two Years in cirtulating the fame about London, and particularly among DesBarres' Friends, with the avowed dcfi^n of wwaning them from all regard of him and com- pleatlydeftr ylng ins Charader at large, (App. C. 366. to 368.) If it is alked, why DeiiBarres did not fiipport hit Authority moreefTec- tuiMy, and call in qiicftion, by fume Legal Proceeding, even Mlfde- nrcan.ffi, (m wlilth any of the lower clafs might be fuhjeAed to the laft Se\eiilyol the Laws, (App. C. 34910 351). It muft be obfcrved 1 I W« ihttt tvn fuch i Scl-flon of Offitfti fof tny CoTerniiKr*, Why waj he fint alont wirh fiith, into a filuation of tstteme difficulty, without being furniilied with thofe requifltei for the UbjeOi of hit Miflion, vihich llid been futnilhcit to the other Covernuri for the fup|iorC of all fimiTur Denomination of Settlers, and which had been promifed at his Departure to be fent to him > By which his conltant employment wai the invention of Expedients and he was at the mercy of every One, not only in the point of that Co-operation which it were his Duty as aa Oflicer and SubjeA to adminifter, but alfo with rcfpe£t to the very for* bearance from Mifchicf ? He had early experienced, that, under thefe circumftances, to com- mit the Authority of the Laws and the Executive Power, would only bt to eipofe them to contempt and to enlarge the Sphere of Criminality. The very Officers, whofe co-operation would be necelTary for fuch in »t- tcmpt, were the very Coufpirators. They had formed an Aflbciation (App. C. 414, 415, 416)1 Machinations wete carrying on in Nova Scotia (App. A. l65,B s»i,C.73l)i OntheSpot, there was an Armel Force ready to crulh him by trampling on the Laws : He could not have felt himfelf to be the Governor of a Colony, but for the perfonal refpeQ and inAuenct he enjoyed among the far more honourable lower Clafs (App. 40, 41, 41,43,) who proved univerfally Arm, dutiful and grateful, to the lall I Without tilking to fpiU the Blood of thefe, on the One, aad of Hii Majefty's Troops, on the other fide, he could not have attempted to vindi. cate his Authority. This he thought expedient to avoid, deeming it im- poffible, if matters Oiould not alter and fubfide, but that the proper De- partment of Government of the Mother Country, in Juftice, whether tp it's own Supreme Authority, or to him, or to them, would inftitute an ample and fair Enijuiry from which the Guilty would receive adequate pu- nilhment to their DemeriU. But an Invelligation has been with- held. Mr. UNCLE. On Hi Ctnaua and Sii/ptnjitn. Vide: Documents ( App. C. 48, 74,75, 11,, iij, fcc.) alfo the Re- /if, folutions and Advicff Hit Majefty'sCoIoniat Counil, viz: Extract of a Memorial and Declaration on Oath laid before the Council on the 4th. of April 1786 by the Comptroller of Hit Majelly't Cuftomi : "' I lament molt fmccrely, and am fony for, the ftrtnge Pretext alledg. " ed by the Colleftor for refigning hit Seat at a Member of this Bjard " and as a Magiftrate, and I cannot refrain to unite in the general repio- " bation of hit activity in endeavouring to impede and obftruit the growth <• and profperity of this Infant Government by employing himfelf, in 1 " mtft difgraceful manner, at a vile and wicked Tool to the Enemies of " the Public Welfare of this Mud (Vide Note 65.) •' AT A Special nd Extraordinary COUNCIL holden at " Sydney, affembled by the Prefident's Order, on the loth of April " 17S6. PRESENT: The Hon. Richard Gibbont (Pi-lc for the perfonal refpeS anii nourable lower Clafi (App. , dutiful and grateful, to the ife, on the One, aad of Hii not have attempted to vindl. :nt to avoid, deeming it im. Ic, but that the proper De- itry, injuftice, whether ip to them, would inflitute an f would receive adequate pu- ftigaiion haa been with- ? and Su/^tnjitn. I, »ii, &c.) alfo the Re- // )unil, viz: Oam laid before the Council ofHiiMajefty'aCuftomi: r, the ftrange Preteat alledg. II I Member of thiiB.>arJ to unite in the general repro- ede and obftruCt the growtli y employing himfelf, in • ced Tool CO the Eoemiei of 1.65.) 7 COUNCIL holden at der, on the lotk of April Gibboni (Pr//,.'««) Georgi llency the Lieutenant Co. nd Alexander Haire being to them on the Bufinefi.) I violent arl unlawful Mea. unlawfully ta take polTef. ^argoe of provifioni (now dellincd for the Relief ind llil Government, in high lil Majtiiy'i Civil Govern. Thomai Moiley ind John Hion of the faid Brigantinc Fe and fecure CuAody ud Enter on Board, or take Command, .Wamnt and t Governor and Hii Ma. pofe they are hereby fpe- II Hit Majefly'i fubjetli d all Hit Majefty'i Officer! libit hehair. r 41 ) •« Barreli of Flour for the prefent indifpenfibUy recelTary fopport of Hi. •• Mljelly't Suhjcfls, the Civil Inhabitants of llie Town of Sydney and •' it'l nrighbourhood, the greater part of whom arc now nearly in a pe. " liOiIng Condition for want of Bre.d or any fobftitut. Jiercfor; And, •' thu Thomi, Uncle, Ef,. CoUeOorof Hi. Majefty. Cuttomi for this " inand, do grant a Permit therefor , in Obedience to tbii Order and by the « Authoiity of Hii M..jffly-, Lieutenant Governor and Council of thU " Ifland of Cpe Breton and if. Dependencies, and that he be immediately •« ferved with an attcfted Copy of this OrJer and required to yield imme- •' d.atc Obedience thereto > And that the Board will fa„het conlldcr and " come to fome Refolvo and Order refpefling the adm.dion of the faid " BrigantintRachael and her Cargoe toan Entry and Permiflion to unload " the remainder of her Cargoe under all the fpecial, peculiar and parti. " cular, circumOanccof her Cafe. The QM.ftion being put. it wa. " unaniraouny voted and refolvcd accordingly. 2 Mr. Uncle the Collcflor was ordered to attend thi. Board, «,d the Mr',"'";' "" '""'' *° '""" "■= ^^"° "■'"^^^ O"!" «> h!-- ,' ri " *""' " '"■'• "^'"^ •"• *•"«= >"■' •>« "fufed to ' take the Paper and declared he would not pay any Obedience to it = For that he had received infoemation that a Perfon w„ ready to make O h •• that a Party went with Mr. Rid.ardfon lad Night (of which the H„ nourable Mr. Sweet wa.One) .0 unload the Cargoe, Upon which he Ta ! ' ''' "" "'""'• "■" "" ■'"'''■"' had no Authority, •' or Order whatever, to unload any p„tof the Cargw,, ,„d that the Ho. " ""•"•*•'•«•"«. "iJ "«t» -•' **'■ ^''<- '"•"' that he whole Authority g.ven to the Party with Mr. Rich.rdfon wa. ,!vtn u l''^"""?' '''' "'■"'' "'•"»'l="l>«'<' tiatitdidnotfignify, and « that he would not take the Paper .wtainio^ th. Order of Council ^fo,e " mentwned, nor obey it. .. ITr'"" " -"™»"'')'«f^>«J thatMr. Unde-t Treatment ^-T r Tr "''^■■""'-»"«'^-— "tCovemorand Hi. .' Majefty. Counc.1 .ui Hi. Majefly'a Government of .hl. Ma„d, »d hU refi-fal to obey the faid Refolve and Order, i, an high Infult and Con. tempt, and that, h,. pretended difficultie. of entering the Vedil or " lUlomng the landing of the Flour for the fuftenance of the People " appr. Board to be intended toiamifl. Hi. Majefty'i Subjcfl, in' tb . 1 if. neighbourhood; And it i. tierefore the humble a • in.on of this Board to His ExceUcncy, that Hi. Kajcfty. -.: ■ '-l^lf^fil-'y «■!■."« that Mr. Unde (hould be fufpended Jm aaing In the execution of hi. Office a, Colleftor of Hi, Majeftv'. ..' nl'T' !i' '^'' '""' ""'' "■■ n'l-''^«i". until Hi, Ma efty-. th :r '^^'J""-""-- TheHonou„hIeMr.Bn,wndedl'e h H ,^'7" .°*«'°f "- '=-«"■• «'"' Mr. Uncle, from whom h. had lately ,ece„.d many Infult., it might be co„ndered that he «v h. Vote through prejudice. On that account, h. therefore wi&It, •' dedint giving hi. Vott on thi, occjfion. A'/ ^"* "JP'^ " '*' Co,A,3 rf Mr. CUYLER • Vide R«nonftranoe., Petition,. DedaraUon, and CpUint. .» Q,th.,g«na him *e. *c. (App.C. 4. .0 45. 5., 54 .0 6,, ,„ 84 ind Je! n% to ,4., 54, u, J,,, ^ ^ ^) ^ ^ MSOLimONS of HIS MAJESTV-S COLONI.^ COUNCIL, advifing hi. SUSPrv. SIOn. via : "AT A COUNCIL holden at Sydney on the j.h Day of J.in. .786, PRESENT, Hi. Excellency the Governor, the Hon. Riird Gibbon,, Richard Sweet, Ceorje Rodger., and William Brown Mr MacoriHine-s Dcpofitinn was read : (App. C. 84, 8 5 1 Th.'re. upon the Honorable Mr. Rodger, read the following ReUution. .„* __• moved that the fame be entered on the Journal, , and the Queftion biins put. ,t wa, unanimoufly voted and refdvei accrjingly And it was ordered that Mr. Coyler be furniihed with an attefted Copy theer'of " !his ^nanli: '""" '''''"""°"' °' '"" "^"^ "'P=«'"« '- '-■--^a '• "Upon folemn mature and deliberate, Confideration of the ConduA nand of Cape Breton, ,t wa, moved by the Honotable Mr. Rodger, and d,f.fpe« toward, the Governor and Hi, Majerty, Council and Civil Admmiftration, and calculated and intended to diaurb the Peace and Good order and impede th. Succef, of thi, Settlement. .. "I^t}'l7' *"' """ '■"""' "'"' ^'""") Mr. Cuyle, and hi. pretended Affociate., have no. brought into this Ifland more than nin. Headiof Fam,lie.and twelve Single Perfon. making in the whol. Sixty Perfon., That Mr. Cuyle, ought to have reported to the Lieu, ZZ'Z '" "'"":' '"' ''' ""™^- »' ■"'^- "^o "- ^" Quebec, and were entitled to Proviiion, from the Crown l„n t r " .he Stock btought with them wa, expended^ T at aft.: 1 'r "' ;; dit.„=of .hef.dProvir.on., Mr.Cuyl ought^L^:.",:; :';;;; Lieuenant Comnor, . true and perfefl Return of the Na™." anl « number of the faid Perfon, then remaining in thi. Govi^en^ • .huhheriegleaed to do. And, „V^, J^J-^.T^ZZ fon, menuoned in hi. Lift to Colonel Yorke, made Application. ^ be alf, to induce (as the Board conceives) an Opinion that K.Z eel ency the Lieutenant Governor wanted fu/Bcicnt Power, Ability .. inclination to protca and fuppor. Hi. Majefly-s Subje«s i^ this Se'ueT »"-""<» P--o,e an interference with, and rppon.i„„ „, ,h, "'f«'°f"« Civil Government in thi, inand, from the Go ern^ -; ""^ M'>.;ary Department of Nova Sco,ia_.„ ^pede the Z^. Hi, M it °'f '*'"'.™"' •" "'■""-^'>» ".= yu. direae^b; " That Mr. Cuyler, without any lawful Power, or Autho,!,„ • « .; C.U.. di,e«ed Mr Haire of .heV.emon, .Z^ZZ^. f Provifion, which were fent by Hi. Excellency Governor Hildimand " from Quebec fo, the Support of Settler, emigntin. from thi , ;; .hU Government, though Mr. Haire had been l^^2^^ the AaingCoromidiiry for ifl-uing them. Ppointed .. 1 ^'^,"'„^;""''" ^■"■■'y '"P'"*'" himfelf to fpiritup .mon, .People Difcontent, Uneafinef,, Dittruft and Dir.fp^ .owardT^! " ^fty^Covernmen. in thi. inand, and carried on a Correfpond n„. .. T^^^'b V "' ''""""■"' '"^ Adminiftration thereof. ' .. f luilZ !'"T''^ ^"'°"' '' '■' "" h-"'". Opinion and Advlc. " fure fluU U fwtbci knwn." ;" 7 » riMv /i)'6 m the nth Djy of April iSk\ 3overnor« the Hon. Ri« :r Hiire, George RoJgert IC Cuftom houfe for ad- : to an Entry and Pertnif- e Mr. Rodgeri* that thU eri for the landing mA Brigantine Rachael ioq M ( 41 ) ' 31 /'/I/' hi,g remain, for mc ,„ adJ. bu, ,o .«-.. ,„„ ,h.t you wi,, fi«, „. .,:,,, ilZZ^Z ', ^'P''"^'* ' ^S*' (App. A. 6. via.) (77) Letter from LORD SYDNEY, dated Whitehall ,9th April ,786 viz /oy •> YOUR fewil Uam, tht D«es mfntioneJ in the Margin [«] hare been receired .nJ l,lj k f " t „• '' ;;":«'""';;f>'HichHa,en„u„™e.,,a„d.havi„,,.„ncUd.,\eelLf.i,::~^^^^^ Letter. [I] concerning ,h. Overture, tha, haJ been n> ,de (a you b, tbe Wh ,ler, Ji Fihern, Hf 7,' J J '«P''f»<«"'n contained in ,ou' Bxtk " the), Proper,, and Fifl.in, Vemi. to C.pe B.ton. and to .L ,he O.th. of A, ,.„'»;" .L^e.' ^T" '"'"'"' "'■ '" '"''"" '^^ ;. Seiaure, on Account of ,b.i, „„, bein, nr;.fl. Pu,,. ,. n,rur,,,y e.peaed .bat Vou'rUh"!!^^^^^^^^ .me„„g,nt. any Engagement,, efpecially when you were pprlaed tha, the Condition, which were lo'L !.'°fT °" ''""' ^'"'"^ «>"">' '• f"ure them, and . conf.f> ,h„ it wa, no, without much f,„prife and concn ,h... „" . "JZ 'T / """• °'" *^' "^ •""«>"»»... •■ only entered partly in,o the Engagement., which thofe People h.d deCred. bu, had, in dirXioUtion '7,^Tu '" ^""" ' ''''""'' '«» '»'' "« •■ obferved between Countrie. ., Peace. .aVen Meafure, fo, .he Rem,,,., o .he Sub a. fH . ' ""■ ""'"''°"«'« '"»"">"' «» ^^ . ave defcribed you.feif by a .i„e [.] whieh you ough, no.>„e amam.d, .nd pr^mifH ll^ZTZ , """ """l ' '''°"'"»''°"' «'■♦'- »™ •■ Suppiie. of P,o,if,on,, Nec.n-arie.. *c. I, could ne,e, 'L the Intention of GomnJl^M '"/::" "« "' ''°"" °' ""'"" ''"^ » .. Country ,0 very confiderable E.pence[.]. You will a. U.e fan., time under«„d, that, .huu.h I hTv". dilpIovedTf I" T'"'^."'"" '"^i^^ "^ re '" w your iToteedingi upon tbii Oc. W Letter, to Lord .Sydney, dated Cape Breton 7,h June, 3d Sep- tember, 9,h & ,o.h November, 1785. (App. B. ,3, ,3, ,4, ,,,30.) [*] Utter, to Lord Sydney dated Cape Breton »7th ^fovember 1784, «3J February and »4th April, ,785, (App. B. 9, .0 & II.) Vide alfo Reafon. on the Etpediency and National Advantage of colonifing Cape Breton 1 Eftimate of ihe Expence, &c. prepared and laid before Lord North by hi. Lordfliip'i Command in 1783 jApp. B. 1 104.) [0 If Lord Sydney had been ple.fed to advert, that HI1 Mijefty'i Oovernori of I'ravincei abroad (App A. 175, and Document, referred to, fcc-.) are (in Governmental Proceedings) ufually ftylcd £«///,«•, in pure deference ,0 the Sovereign they reprefcnt on the Spot, hi, Lordfliip per. kap, might have though, proper to fave Ithimfelf the trouble of making thi. Remark on a matter of mere Eijatitt. (App. A. 168.) [J] In the Negociation. with the Whale Fllhen and Other, deliroti. to emigrate to (he Infant S«„Iement, De.Barre. could not be rpprehenf.ve of poOibly incurring .he leaft imputation of intending to vioUte the Fubln Faith : He had recommended their Propofal, for Confulerarion, Irom a petfuaHon iha, they might prove proJuftive of g.eat nati„nal benefit-. Although he knew the favourable Opinion, which preceedingly had pre.! vailed, both in .he Secretary of State'. Office and at .he Treifury, on .hi. head i yet he had not, and would no., prefuroe ,0 proceed ' to any Engagemen,. of ,he Na,ure alluded to, wi,hou, previoully receiving the moft .Kplicit fanOion. But, in the mean time, in Obedience to Hi. Majefty-5 Royal Inftniaion., and in concordance wi,h Hi. Cmciou. In ■tenlion. toward. Hi. Loyal Subjea, of tha, Defcription, he conceived it to be hi. incumbent Duty to hold out to them the ufual indulgence, in PVovifion. and fome Affillance, to fuch a. might ftand in need thereof, .'0, their removal. (App. B. ., ,, j, 4, ,, ,„, ,,, vide alfo. An A& h, the further tocreafe and Encouragement of Shipping and Navigation, «6 Geo. III. Alfo the following E»tr.a dated Lo.don, 1, February T^S, (App. A. 151.) via. ■• YOUR favour of the 7th December, came ,0 my hand. the,,th January, I ,00k the earlieft opportunity of calling on Mr. Nepean. I '< few you, Letterto him an. deHred he would appoint me an e«!y Au- •■ dienc Th»ugh I had two „ thre. nwa.ent.,y I„t.rvl,w. (for you ::-.....pro..;:r^?i::-^:r:— -- J-''',.^ UnTT"'- ''°'' '^•"""«-. -"eJ Sydney. «.h J- .785. (App. B. .4j .ad .h. Anfwe, .hereto, (App. A .0) " .c,uainting their Lordihip. that you had f T ' '"■ ^""^ '•*• •■ the Governmen, Brigs. VJ^lZ^l,, 1 " "'""""T '» """i- " commanded by their Lordflip.'o .c,uaTn. yortha^tr""""'' "", " your bavin, detained the Brig S. P«« T .b 1 '"'"" "^ " -nd„y«.,Govem.«„.. *, ^ '^' '""'*"' ^"" " THO. STEELE." ..M-i ,u-'. " "-^ea .0 thofe who may fettle i„ ,„ur Govern. 47,^°^"^'''°'' " ""'"" "' '^"^'" '^ ''"""""- t'^rP- c. - .. tr„a'',''r"'' ^'""'"'' ^°''''' ^"'"'"'' ^"'« ""I''™. Efl. Lieu, r. n°"'"r '"' """""'"'" '" ""''"' "f"-' '"-- f ^ap. Breton ".nd,f.Depe„d.ncie., ChancclUof.hefame.dtc.fcc ic "7al famil.e., delirous to continue in iheir Allegiance lu H.Mn in . Way and S.tuat.on. fo a. ,0 fecure .0 their Pofteri.y the comfortable " ;-■'•- ;■-- .0 become a'n Opule'nt'LXIt !' tte' « .*'"'7'J"''""'' Farmmg, and peculiarly well adapted for eftabli/1 « .ng the Whaling Bufmefs on the largeft Sc.l'. .. "'"•!''""'"'«''"■•""=<' ("Pl'i-'ing the rule obf.rved in lavin. out t e fa,d U„d) will fl,ew the particular advantage which Ind v IduT, njay d ,ve to themfel.e, from it, by telng enabled t. accomm da themfelve. agreeably ,0 their Mean, and Abilltiesand ther-by rf " jngthe full value of their Labour, in proportion ,„ rheir l^Z Meanaoflnduftryand ingenuity. ,et whatever be th. Degree of ^e E«„lo„.. Settler, will be p„t in poneHion of a, much Und. n g.bl. f,,ua..o„.j „ they nuy be enabled to improve: either bo»t : r Tit" """'" "' '™' "' '" P"--'P""^-^. - op " Provifion. will be allowed, at the fame Rate and for th, f P«.odof time a. have beenallowed tothe like Loyali"!'^. '3 :^: » '--'>« f- .». Day of their Arrival in the Government, wh they wrllalfo recerve . Supply of Implement, end Material, fol bo Id. ing. ;* I;"!™''"' ''"^"' '• •'"il.hemfelve. of th.fe advantage. « ,0 ngnrfy the fame a. f^edily ,. poflj^le. i„„,d.r that they my ", ::rri^^i::;:r"^°-"- ------- he Ha,bo„. .„, . D,«ria around Louilbourga. being likcwife ad. n. ^eouy fruated for carryng on ,he Filhery and Whaling Bufmef, .. ^ted at Sydney in the Ifland of Cape Breton thi. .ft .ay !f s,pt.m: ■ ^^ " COD SAVE THE KING." M If even it could for a moment have been thought advifable con «^.n.y with the Attention, due to the preferv.tion of th L i^'.':; D.fc.pl.n..f the Troop.. ,0 have hutted them In a Country genera, J .overeddunngth. whole Winter with at lea« from three to fi" 'f ir,f 'L:t '"' """' "'^" '"''«'°- '"« '"• '^''« '" "• " - .minted .r'" *"°"'™'^''°" '°' - '".'^ Vear would have •mounted „ „e,„y „ „„ch a. aflu.lly ha. been incurred forereflinl Htn-».n.,V.d. Barrack.. PI„., Elevation., Defcription. andC ■\f>H ,%( KU .. Vf .. ''"°"'"' *"'' ''"" ''«" of 'he aSth Tune b» C* " Minchin, and in Anfw,, I .» . ■' " '*'•• ■' . Re.im^n, h ''"*'"' '°"' ' """ 8i« onl". thrt " he r . ;"""»^'""' -""""^ f"". hence and fta.ioned betjee, " time. ' "'"" °' ''""* you in . very a»rt •• h;.T;i:k?w7b'et;^ 'T' *"" ^-^ ^'"'p"" r« « iramck. will be fo forward a. to prevent the ufe of it, ic. " I AM . . " J""'* CAMPBELL, M. Gen." " convenient. Thefe Comn.„- ' , '^' " ro" "»y j"d»e moft •' CaHainSteVart^ltinhrr^Uf^reiri' ''t '"'"'"" «' « command of the Troop, in that Diar!! " ' """^ *"'' ""' '•^" "» " It appearing from your Excellency's Letter of the aS.h „f r ";w:::x::^:-^^--7ypS":t^ ::w:::-^-"^«^'S:r::tsts:: " Prefcrvacioninthecoldweathe" ^ "'""^'^ '" "»» " A. I eipc« foon to be at Snanirti River I n,.ii 1. ;; .. .-...:.. - ,.. ...i..;:: el*. 'v.r ri"? " JO"N CAMPBELL, M. Cen." and Voucher, ther»f would regularly be fent to Offi . 1 H„d """" Q.*ter, and Bill.d„wn on the Lord, of Hi. Maieftv". T^f f ? Balance. (App. B. .0,. Accordingly, the Bill.X: -n^ ^^^e of Accepr.nce, andtheamountofi-.e.,, ,i, ,iv >"" *'"<' « Courfe of ry::s^t^Hr^-^"-- l^pned .cuiefcenceof Cov^n^Llrtte '^^afL'^t.^ pi' with"w^ch trsX'ytaaT T'" '" '"^ '" "-" °'^^'"'> T«|wyto.ccep.:a,Xir^v::::ji::;:;.'::l':r •noma .mve. The Artificer, end Ubourer. employed In the Public Eaa.ni„er„fAccou^t.t:r;p,art^Xr,^:°^^^^ ""nilrf :r "■!^"-"' -^"'it'rdrnle '*'" I' HI ^\ tiA y- •PI .Wi ( 44 ) t,,.c n,.co.M ,.«h , p.,„. M. v.„,„.. , «„,. :,. j.^i ;X' t LZTr "'"'" '7'""' "■'"•' -"' ' "■ '^^- "'■'-•"-■>.* cv,„ ™„. ,h,„ ,„„ h.d .,„,K„iW hl.ro „p„„, «„:ch ho ,iy.. h JlT^ L"^ ' ' ■ '° . co„ru„.,„. .„o.„,. up.„ ,„„ Accounc. i„.«. If' r .17; r'"'""""' '°"'"'r'«'" Wif-.r-ftn,.,;„„,, „, ,„,„„ )onc, -nd d b.nrfcd I roup,, for C»« of Ma,„ial. ..pe„d., i„ ,„.,;„, „„. fo™ ., ,„ ,h, IMa.,,. Elevation, and D.faip,ion. given in.,, OSc. "«r.cl.., Ufasuln... ,„,i,|,a|, B„whoofe, Bakehoufc. Cuardh.uf., »c. ™rt..rA,rfvJ m ,h. Infant Colony, W„,ka,o;„ .„a Imp.cm.nr. for C^nr„., J,„«„ Wh„>w,igh„, ftackfai.h,. «,=, Storchoufc. f,.r th. rr'fr",,,™, of p,„viC,„„, s,„„^ .„, Amn,uni,ion: Build. .ng.. f.hoJins.h.Cour„ of Judica.ur., f„fo,„,;„, D Wo,n,ip, «*ep,„, Pu „c S.ho-.,,. ..anfaftin, ,h. Cu(»omh„.fc Bufincf.. C„a:. OW«, f„ the S«r«a,,, ,ht 3up„i„„„dan. and Ovnfr-r, of ,h. Pubhc fJ-= n , f* P„„h,«,, Ou,fi, and .Su;^„. of VerTcl,. and occadona, hi,. I he S„m, pa,d by Treafury on Account, u^as „,, ,, ', A.d U«B.m. Rood i, Advanc f„ .h. i>,pp«, of ,h. " * ' Public StrviM , „„ ,Ck866 i6 1} [/]-/.«.., ./Mr. VENTURE'. Ert.JM.,, gi„„ i„,o .h. Socr,. •ty 171I6, {Aff. B. 104) via. •• Oo,.,„„, U<.H.r,„ h„i.g honoured m. wl,h a txuft.nd Agency "■"•/'""''^ 4<.V.nv UUu.iO,. ,« ,w'"" .?"" '^"'°»'""'°""' "•""">• -Tuftand Agency ''*'^" " .. "■ "■' A"-"'"" «'«" ." .he furpoft Of p„cu,in, pro.if„„, f„ hil • '/?/./,.*. ,>,^w ^ /,«,.a... tr r' '"1 "^ '"""("' ^'' Proclamation,, .f.f„| s.ya, ,o '» 'X,.v .„<« /;i. ^J :( tX. !^ ' '" f f' »-- • "•i"" i. -Xdu-y.oac,„.in, Lord Sydney ^■'U.,U * ^" .^ 6^. ;• '''^' ! ^;j,:" "« f « I"" -'■ "r before hl. I.rdn,ip, ,ho refult of Z /■/vvlia/,:; , £ /V;^ •/ „ ■ " J^elOroham Commander. '.■... , '^ . . -^ :""'/•■'«""' .. W. Sailed from ,. f-^'<;.i. Cm t„ -^ ^^,„.„-,^ „ ''7' '■""' f^^ Sy'l'-'r on ,he ,c,h of September ,785 .nd ar. f- -"^ ad Hull i Whuh, to ,epa„ (as nearly a. I can eftimate) coft /..oo. ^hen at Ha ,fa,, ,„d rtcent advice from my Correfponden,. there, hat no provi«o„. would be fen, from thence .0 Cape Breton for the ^ nvpor, of the Loyali«, a. Governor DcBarre. had been led to expe«. I rh»„g , „ propet ,0 e„r, .11 the mean. i„ my p„«„ ,„ t,J„ , ■ , '. Wge a S„,.p,y a. my Ci,cu„,ffa„ce, Cdit, 0, Add.rf, cooU engage -i. be,ng neCffary a, that lateSeafon of the V.arto make Urge allow ."ce. for Mtfciage). , .cc^ding.y engaged th.. Vemia b fl, the mbft faf. .nd adv.nt,geo„. term. I could p^eur. : To eff.0 whtch, , b.„ dn.„ «||, on William Robem, Ef,. Jrt^ ;; .n^^K,c. th. K.p.i. .f ,h. S.. Peter «. Her ^r,: T^'. " R.r tkeW^tlftort loaded on Board the fo.r *-|ftm„ VrfW. r h,„ « *. fcrt not ,:me t. procure, H an A& of the Anemblyof that Star. :: "t^T-^r '^*""'°"' -" '- <- ^'"« » ^^ ; .. r„rfC.« :' '""* '""'• ""'*'"" ""li^edto depart unde "^ W !!!: " "'^ ■'»*«'""J"i''" '° "."umcr a Sea Voyage -^ Wep^ceeded .„d.bo„t the 6.h of December came ofl Sydne, V-ttk a vio ent Cfe .nd Snow Storm (the Wind blo»i„g right on fl,ore) • .. n t ' """""'"' "°'"' ''■' ^"^ "=>■ "'h '"'enfe froft, P'chcnfiv. of r™,^, „.,„ ,, ,^,_, ^ manageabl body phe.s . 0„r WamlVraft g«,e -. W. w« under the neceflity of throw. In*. g-..p>norherCarg«overbo.H in order to Hghten th- Veir^ Port of the Continent, with thre. of the C,.w difibW by th. froft. "e o „h„m ha. 10. both hi. feet and the of, of hi. hand., redoci,,, our C™P>ement to th,,. in a W,:ch, Captain and .Mate included, „f <■ Perrnrb"!"""':"' " "" '^''"'- ^"'' '"= °P"""" "^ ""r " irter/of H ;"\ "■■■• '"' ">-'""» i'—„nduc,ve to th' Inlereftof H,. M.jeHy. Service, and the Welfare of Cape Rreton I ordered her Defti,u.ion to England rather than to the We. ^ l, .n, other Port; and, after a fever, PaHageof „i„e week, in which wj "nderwen. many ha, Jrt,:p,. we arrived at Cowes, in ,h. llle of Wight. " the loth Inftaiit. ' . __ he Road of Matnadieu. a f.n.l, Filling Port within the IHand of Scatery. and we were informed that Governor De.Barre. and the Inha- ^'""-"« ." the grcateft Di«ref. f.,r w.,nt of provif,o„., that none l"^— If'om -he time of our departure in the beginning of Sep. rember, and, flu^ld the other th.ee VeHH. mifcarry, , am afraid the confe<,uence, will not only be diHrcffi-g but f.tal 1 • lLI'"°TT"' '^"'^™"°"'' "''''' -'" ^ifperfeJ rrom Rhode Wand, pmduced ,„ ex,„otdinary paffion for emigration from that Country to Cape Bn^ton, .nd I can with confidence affure you, that .f Government think, proper ,0 confirm the encouragem.ot. which Cover,., DesBarre. ha. led them to e,pe«. Cape Breton, in . very fl,ort pertod w,l| be well ftored w,th ufcful andinduariou. Inhabitants' •• erref"«:::7''':"\''''" '■""''-"'-""• "- -« ^r .l: »er, refpeflable In Charafler and of eonfUerable pr.rerty in that Country, who only wait for my Report f,.„ hence f/di p! .' . ' £<•«";" .h« Country and repair ,0 Cape Breton thi. Sp,i' , „ , ,vl of „e.,ly the total of thofe following the Whaling Bunnefsl" ^ : tllTTv' ''"^'""'"'""' "'"•"'"™^"'Se of ,h,. Country during .went,.fi,yea„pa«, and my recent Obferv.tions, can enable mo ::^J^n,a,,.h,„kitmyOu.,too.e,,ta„,.,,„ethatitmay: "7a£,.,AV;.„,f/,... "THO. VENTURE." Mr. VENTURE-. Pr.„Ji^ „ XM, rp^, i, . ,,„„ ,„ „, . ,, ber.., dated Newp„t toth. November .785 (App. B. .gy, ,1. " '^•' " I have the honour to enclofe to you aduplict.of Governor D« •• Barre... Letter of the 3d September ultimo, no. doub i.g of v^rhl ;. .ee..^.heorigi„.no„,f.„„. Wehad . ,ediou.pa.,ge*o/rwr ,t •"' 'rr '"■'"' """' ""'"'"-ft-^in^ «0' iate arriva L' felt :IT/r' """-' *-'"■ "" '-'="' -^'f"' ^"bjU •. n o he , TL J""""- ' "-"-yf^'f -have focce ded .-. .o.he u,m„» of the Governor t e.pec>,,io„, or wi.-be., and h. r y , the Spri.g. 1 he only .nfl,„«i„„. , ,e„:vcd from the Coverno, « P rtmg were to govern my Cond„« as the time, and exgencie. miah^ ;"" t " "" '"' "'"" " '"' '">"'■'■ '" ""-•" ">r>. r n uctye to hi. welfare and the fopportof his Government T , eo^fi "dental la.aude afforded to me by hi. Excellency, ,„d the LT l' hne of Bu ,,,f., by exceeding .heCreJit the Covetnor by thi. has dirao! ea i But , flatter myfelf the following Reafon. will juftify my Co ,duft .onof h.Gover„„^ and hope to have th, h«.o, of being ,JL„ to you of his Sau.faaion of my Conduft. fio... fcrh,. Gove,„ment would be fen t ,0 him fiom Halifax b, tho ■• on™;, e d IT"', ["''■'" """^"-- ''"''««•. e.pe«ation' on that h ad had only bee. a Report to amufe him fr«n h«ki.« fur Supphe, efewhere, and thereby difiref. hi. Covernment, prob.b^; « eo7 ';::; ""'""'"" '™'-' ^- •" "^--^ ''■« -oth 't^: •• f! !!, 7 ll '"'""' "' "" "'"" -J-^i«"ble mean. „ fubvar, and crofi, the Infant Colony of Cpc B,.,on." .. .h ' '"^',"""°f »"'•"« """.. the aad. Ultimo, advifin. me .hat P„«fio„. h,d b». f„, fr„ .t.„. fc, ^ ^J ^* "; " thofe 1 /^J [«] THE I ef Lord Sydne; aftually direflei Jivered up to a I out any regard t Provifion. had ai relief of His M failure of nete( Mr. Venture's B •• flwuld have bi " the pro|H:r ex| " the necrfliiy *' Acceptance." ORDER djted, ^^^ -iJll " Treafury, to di '• and her Cjrg.e " y^ur arrival the . yi!tiy i4 n CwM «n tli« T-hfamy ma tc Cijie flrtcoii, but Cr,,.,, t, upjn yout Account, indrai l-mmonti, thi grtJti'l pjrtof » Btig, U(l the rcinjinl of jier ! Crew difiblod by the {,oH, '« ufe of his hinj., rBaueiii? iptjiii and Mite InclgdeJ, i,f Wth the Opinion of every eing it more tondurirc ta tlie Wcl/ire of Cape Oreton, I r than to the Weft InJisi or eiif niiie wecki in which wa 'owes, in the Ille of Wight, mrdifafter we panid through Port within tht inand i.f lor DiiBartri and the Inhj. nt of provifioni, that none : in the brginning of Sep- mifcarry, I am afraid the ut f.tal I were difperfej fiom Rhode for emigration from that [onfidence afTurr you, that, he encouragcmenla whiih I, Cape Breton, in a very nd Induftrioni Inhabitants i lliMiei, the moft of them flJerable pr.rerty in that hence to difpofe of their :tnn thij Spring, Mjufrve haling Bufrnrfs from Nan. t thofe would be followed le of that Country during Jtioni, can enable me to "ny time that it may be " THO. VENTURE." '. in "'cttertolWr. Ro./^',^ •B. 187) via, iplicil'of Governor Dei tdoubVg of jraur having ujpair.geof Si Week., ling our late arrini, i„ toeisageufefulSubjerti lyfclf to have fuccecdcd itioni or wi.lin, and he iroiHes wllrefcrttohim rid from the Covernor lei and exgenciei might ihattver might be con. 'crnment Th>< confi. '=y. "rid the Zeal and > deviate fiom the ftria :rnor by thii has diraft. 'ill juftify my Conduft "^ng with the approba. nor of being the bearer "" quantity of provi. from Halifax by the that Place in our way iBarrei'i eipeflitions urn from looIcJug f'Jt rnmrnt, probably -jy (Tured that both the of Halifax arc indc. njulli£cable ineans to Ultimo, advifin^ me r Troopi mly, iijat ( 45 ) " '''**'• * "'*'' «ll>«n w the Payment of M,. Ventu,.'. Illll. I "--ofcour.opcrat.Lf..rcei:;S^— ---=1:^' — ■•' ftlned It' T ""■>."' ' '"'"' '■'""'■' """'" '^'"'y « •'" '■'-'. ou,d n ,t have bren able to L^^^t'^ir" " n.,fe.f the exigency will be fufliclenrly evld^rt .o-apfo "■ f " " i Have done and gu.rrantee every horjto my Lrocrior '" "''" I have fe, on float three Vcffel., beiiiei our own fthe Sr P„ < with a h diome fopply of every thing . could procur^o Ir ' term, in my power. To crii-ioe .n .(Tit ,k.„ •. ;;..terc„i„each.rthe^L:;r;f^::::-— -Ct "i:::^i;a!::^i;Li:;;::r:::::f-'.-'- "::;::r:t:rt.;r:;p:r:rr;::-'i «P«|.i...o.ttletber,meinmyAbLe>butrB:,a^ :r .Ither way will be but trifling, y,,, have hctcwith Bill, of L.dinlf .ach Veirel. The fir,, the .':...,., ,U„„ „,„,„, Ma r He Car. cn,ount.toabo..^,,ooi .he Covcrnof. Interelt thcrei. y B . drTw: "■ynie r.350i and f.rled the ,o.h inll, T h. next ,i, 1,7 , ," "( William Bark.,, Ma«cr, Amount of her Cargo ab;,!^,' " her ^.,50 a. .b..,e. The third isri.- /(r,„,,„,'j!° * ','"""' '" " Maner, Amount of her Car.o, ^^..L^^L^Zt^'T'"'""- " before. OurownVemiriea.P,.,,. ^am^ r t . '^' "° " •' « her about ^.600. the whole for ,h; C v^, or te^lle ^""' ^.T"' " f=l (being much damage, in Sail. an. R -^J-^' '''"''■:' '''^''■ " /:.«o. with fevera, other fmall 0;.b:.?er. '^ L^:' V:""' " .Irawnthe following l.ills. whi.h 1 hope will mee with h " bation. The whole mul. fail to.morrow aTd b """ "'°- " inco,rc«nef.a. we have much .0 do Td'ha 1 1 1,: T" "^^^ «cc of the People we are .n.oneft H . ' '""^ ""= " w^i.:ng upon you foL ...c::^,^^ Vz^'r^"'' ..;.;.»....„..;,.. "tZ";;.:;;,,,. /If,i [«] THE tnsth i. , that (ab.ut three Month, previou. to th. n , .f Urrd Sydney. Difpa.ch) the Lord, of Hi, MaLlK , T r ' •ftuallydireaed the Sr. Peter and h„ r *'-'^,"*> "^'"firy, had ■ivercduptoaMerchantin the Cityt 3L1 ':"?"' '" "' '- -.any regard to the very /r.Wu, I,,-/, ' C, „ '' " """' *'"- Provifion, hada«ua:i> been procured Ind paid .W Cn^P "" '^ ''' f-r of Hi. Maje«y.. Sub^«. i„ Cape B, t „ i„'e " '"' "' f^ilure of necen-ary f.pp.i,. f„m Crvernn A '7";' "' Mr. Venture's Bill., their Lordlhio. h d T ' "'"' "'^^^ '" ORDER to deli.er „p the S' P„„ ,„a r ,, ---.-ber..;:r;aC-rS;?;^ ^ -^^^Jc cH::;! w,;t^r: ""r " "■ **-«>•• ;;-HerU.noio.cr::::;:^---^-.- •'r..r.r,.ai.h..e. you wUdchver the ..d Brig a,;d";:t:^r " Rallileigh and Co. of Carlict ulti u i " <"■>•. oite«io„.,„„eei::;':"':;: """■"•" "'"' '"-">«=''-^- " I» Mr. y,nivi," R'Prefenta.i,„„,M,. VENTURE". BILLs'T'^"? '"''^■" I-..".oMr. Nepean, d.,ted London . an.^:';,"": B ";'" " -;-•""< Oovern. De.Barre. of the .Hand cfpe^B";:;" '"■ II J J , """ling a Settlement on that Ifland. wo„M 1. duccd to the Breateft dillr-f. I ^ "" "• " O".. ." Pteven! aslu*: XVe' tC i? 7"'""' " "" " Famine, which. ppr.aeh.d ve y fart di eVnn !" ' ''™"""' " to repair to the Conti„„, '/^/f ''"f '''^'^''''''" Th.ima. Venture '■ Venture finding, at 501" 'r' "' f™'""-"' ^ '"■' "r. " Scotia. p,o.eedfd .0 Kh e S Z 1 """ "" '"' ^™" ^- " <•-■• "1.= could procure, and"" .b T '"'"''"'"" '''"•> P«"'- " »rp"-r.he f.frBi,i.;;"X tvr. rr '""' ""- "» " beg the favor of your laying them mT^ '",°":' '° "'""■'' "^ ' " " '-" "< «'"« °f Hxchange drawn by Mr ;„;'"' '°'"''" *''"• " l-'yinent of thofe provifton.- hut a. I ' "P"" ■""■« th. " -^M. my difchar ing .h" «,', ";'""' '""■"T'^ »f"-r Fund t, " f"--f you- moving' Wd Id '^.hr '° "'""• "■« ■"'"»"• " « -'• '-'■"^'p -y ..'"k ncceCo^.trcar,:"" ^"'' '"■««'"» II 'r J '" T"" ""-""""""X Oppofition .f the P.oI.e ,„a c of Nova Scotia to His Majeltv'a Inien.i • ■ Government " -^^i-^ Breton, i, made , fob eft of 1'^^ '" ',T'"* ' *"""'« « " f'om, hat Ifland, which, 7.m ,°ffl' ''""f "' '» »»"'o-. !««.,. •■ f- Mr. I^csCstota e hes n 1.": " ^'^"'-"^ ""l^', DETERMINATION ,/,*.,..- ,. , "«'• ROBERTS.'. Chamber., ,0 January r,f,,tA;;:;;-f,r; ^"/'^- ^"'^ Wu, '• Havrng laid bef„re the Urd. Commimoner. of HI. Vfa" , . Ireafury , Letter from Mr. Nepean, of the ,8.h I n •" "^ ;;Mi.e«inof.ordSydneyal.te;from:';;::',t^--'''". '^ " Governor DesUa ,e, of the Ifland of Cape Breto ! ';'^""«""' •■ Bill, drawn on y .u by Mr. Thoma. Venture "or v' ' '''^ "^ " by Order of the Lieutenant Govrrnor fo 2 uLTr'bT '""''''* ;; other, employed in forming a Settlement ^h t „t '7'"" ""- "landed by their LordC.ip. ,0 .eouaint you that rb ' ' "" "»- •■ 'ion. for the Acceptance of .L faidZa. .he T""'f' °'"'"- :: ^""^7" '^ "'' ^-""O'. who i. alone rpnbt";.:'" '""° expenditure of the Money and beft able , , • ■" P™?" " the neceflity of the Service, Ic "^"'" "" "'"'tordflU,. " 3« /f. «^er„, /r^." Mr. VENTURE'. MEMORIAr ,a. »• . " THO. STEELE." OKABLE WIUIAM "pitt!'.. Ic't '°d«?'™^ ™''- •786, (App. B. 1,5.) ,i, *'• ''«"' >3'i Febniary, ;; llll,. •"'>■ '"7«»l( They,,. ■»«-. Aco.-^ tuxt. A,«^ ,.:(n ''A /# '7- il i rt Ik '> u • ! C 46 ) " Thf Appointment of J»(»icn of the Pue. ... v l :;=;::p:=:i:;:;— ;::—:= toaft, f,ar«ly .«■„,.,, p,„b,|,| ^ ^ " ">« " Vemi. h. l„j 1 J • „, 1^ '"' other thice "ciHU he had loedeo at RhoHr in.1,,1 ~ u ■ ••-..„., h.hca. eve. K.;::::;::!-:::^'-- •^eSt.P.,e„ „i,h p,„i„„„^ .„, „„ ,^^ ,he«h!e 'r • •• D..Ba„,, tra„/h,it,ing ,0 M, RoUrt, th- V t '<• Governor " hi. nego.i.,l„„,, and fur wH h acT '""J^ "■" '"f- for " Kow,., Car,:., ./rieitr:: 'd ;::''•;" ;"'"'• •"'^-r^'. He cn,h.:M;::x^r/;-"::;v'-' ""^'- ..- property „p„„ „,, „,„,„ „, ,_ ,„a „„, „r„ , Jjj;;";/ -::::': irXe'r'":-''^'"'"""' '^-" «- ■•.-.;..n:e:;^„r: -::.:----.-. '-.:rv::ii;':::te:ir;°''^''"''^«'--- ■ Bri, St. Peter and her Ca," J I """' "' "" '^'"'"'y <>" " S V U N E y." Mr. Venture .iirive.l in .),■ s> l> . . , ' . " f"C.tc„ whidti. j,,re. un : V". ' '""" """""^ -^^ " live thi, ,:e„t,e,nan. , ", %?'" ^"" '""^'^ "" " " '" what >„„ have „rd,e,^^^/„;;"'^"'':f' '"' -H -o... ■• < -ft''" ' ■" '" *"le" III Vou b . ihi, .■ „ Scr..anJ oa „8„ on Co.pLnt, a'^ '« Mr ^.'h"'": "" ^'""' the Memorial addr.lTed by .h, R,«. "j C """»"'" *'"' ;«in.L:e„.enan, Co.ernor\M.,e:™:^,: L^:: r/: '° '^^ '^" ./ f.f W. w« .«abh»,ed the,;, *c' ( App. c. 43^"' ' ""' **' ^ A^min.r,.,o„of the Oo.:lX'^ ::;»'' ^"^- "f ''""-. f-rprnded from , he Office of . M-I, / ' ""■"" l'"f'"""'1 l-".. ->../.*,«.,„ Which Icllr:^'!'^"'™'''-;- The nute. and Docu:>,ent. of ,h„ Hoart / , , ' ""'-"■""''■"he Mi. both to theSecretrryof S te'. Offi e I'd "I T"'""'' '"' "■^''"<" of HU M,ie«y.. ,4y C„„„ci, f Tr de a: p: " ' 1 '" '""'^'"" in his DifpKche. to Lord Syd ,ev J fi , « "' "' "-^""^ " of M.n-r, Gibbon.. M„„„i,ff.;. ^„'J'l '"^'^'■-" in theAdnnnio, upon their arrival at the infant e 1^ T? '" "" " '^' ^''^ '^"^. ".nee happened in ,efo„ of I^^R -^ ' "''^ "^very f„bfe,o„e deemed the mo tfi, in the Colony for mn^TV"' """ ''"''"" "-....p,.i.ed. (v;.e.v<;::::^- ;^~"-- ■othand nth. Dec. .;8; and ,.,. March .^ a^'II'V"' •""' 34. C. 48, 45, „, ,5_ j3^ ^^ J ■ A'f" 'ipp. B. 3,, 33, (8j) Vi. charging and ft tj 479, ic.) 1 ngllcoulJn tMpobrtr.l,, •tea In Vour Ulie, „f ,|„ ,s,^ ceii n)U(liwiUloiittv,„,R„|^ ['J •' s y u N E y." 'in q"rfti.,„, H.li,„Hup hf < '" OciBu.re,, J.leaciu,ll.n 1.) vii. r 4nJ having drawn u|>on nw f^i 'he trcJit y„u ,li,ei)cd nu: to 'yflii. H,||.„ ^iii ^^^^^ '" •■'""" lituidjle (he irft- in "■< '" r"> b, thi. c„„>,,j„„, weeding, r,um himfdf: Vid, . f ijht pethjp, j„,;fy ,^.| ;)^, d to confidtr a. un„ece(r..y. '" C pe B,eli.n (in Aujuft, \fr. Matihew,) to,t,h„ wilh Churchwarden, to ,he ,h,„ ith he refufrd to receivr, a|. i"t of Bh^ImJ, mtticUw, •'•'•433'- * "hole petKid of nesBirre. c-tm, noo„ep„fo„h^,, ^j^l :hc Colon! il Council: Th« lened, werey/jr.J ,„ ,h„ Mi. ' "■""'■■ni'leJ, in Duplicate, heLord.of ,|,jC„m,„itteo Pljntitions) and r,/,„a ,, '^"■'■^'"h,),tA^miCr,o■^ ' '"'*""« the f,idBo„j, 'y '785: Every fubfcqucnt """■' "'"1 tl'en I'crruni the Vjciuciti wtrc ac. 1 <>" 21:1 Feb. Js.hjuly • Alfo App. B. 3», 33, '»><.( <«tu 5 Vk/'"""""^' ^'- '^'' ^^^ained Z.;,.^ r»w . . . tl.c Liberality of it. Intentions 80) . i/w te.e , t rlf ^^/'^^^^^ "'°-' -""^ft^d V-^^^^'lT^^' -rntua Milla; es or Neg.eds in the inferior De^e t^ e F T^' "/'""''^* ""^'^^ '» ' fingular) of the more needy and deftitutc Settlers of cT n f '^"" ^""' '^'■'^ '""^J 'h^n The Embarran-ments'arifing from 11 t var bus f """ '?"" P-^icipating in it. -der protcft of Mr. Ventures B lis to R o in d rrot ""' " • '"''''"'''' ''''"' "^^ -'"™ "^^-^ rcfped to the .St. Pete r, and from the No p 'yme" of H R '"''.I '^'"'' °^ ^'''^ Proceedings in of the colony .ere feiiouHy felt (^^11^1^^^:;^;;^^" '"' '^^ ^"^''-^ either for fat.^fy.n,. and fecnin;,^ the clamorous Creditors who h / r \ "' ''"' "° '^'■""""^ i for procuring farther means ol exiaencc t h^ P ;; L ^'.'ty 7 '.• '^ ''"""'^ '^'^''^^' - and execute Mortgages of the remainder, of his Property'cs")'. ' ^ '"^ '" ^^" ^""^ » P»«' •787. (79) Vide Letter from the EX.AMINER OF THE PUBLIC ACCnTTM-rc V, „ 1786, (App. .62.) viz. ^ "^^"^'^ ACCOUNTS to DcsBarre,. dated London. i6th July. " 1 tXj'ECT to be with you In t^.. n.onfh /»r c . l •■ be rewarded hy y„n, Sovereign. The Kin, ha, :;::,'. and Lt^f'f ^"7 T"' "'" '" ''""' '"' ^'"■' ^•«"" "■" """- "--on. wi|, " Hoafe. The Veff-el i. ,„ fail i„,„.dia,cly, .Vc. '"' "" "•""'• 'f'"' "««■ ' »"'= '" 8'™ hafte a, the New y„ke Coffl. Vide Letter from Chief JuftUe GMcm to DcsBarre. A.t,A I j ,_ . "^"^ PERRY." •• I AM f..rry to tell yon, tha, . have no. yet been ahle to r ^ J A " ' '"■ ''"«"'' '' ''' ^^PP' ^^ ■64-) Viz. •• rent „nt, or an, Detern.lna.ion on any point „/cape Bret '^ Xr "" "'"""" "" '"'''• " "> "■"■" '"y O""' f" Pro.iCon. hein, " Cap:a,n James L„tlrell came to Town the nth and I h.J rh. 1. ,, . .. " brier a manner a, . could, the State of Affair, in Ca'pe Bre" n Th delari J^'"', . "'"''' """''"' " ^•'""'"""'' «'"''■ ' «■««-. i« M ;■ .0 the inand in havin. ,„„r Account. paiTed and you^ Bill. paid, an ^^^ r^:^'^^'": " l^:'""" ■ •"' ""P-'-e. .„ y„u.^,;"J • ,oorF„e„d,exer..n,top,eve,„ your abfolute ruin, by ,he return of yo B 11, *c HeT' " "' f" ""j'^"^ ^"«'"^«^ •- The Neceflit, of •.C;a:r::;i:-::::^;::r:z::h!z::^ ::r:;rs:-^--'"'>-'--- '■'--' --;;:::^^^^^^ ;; cap;:::^:r «''"' '-^^:;:;;':;M::::^:r :::::^;::;:^r"^ ? '""" "-"'" -^ "-^ "= -" -^t. . by havens .o.,r Account, delayed ; and the Salvation of the S-ttlemen bv P, ir ^ , °' "'"''"» ''' ' "«"» J""' '"'Fading ,„i„ ■ That the other Matter, n,,.:. he deferred to a ,„n,er and „,„,;:;,; C „ Z ''2 Z "V. "'T' " '" '•° '" "^^=«' "^ ^«""°" ''-«--"----o".-,wa.tohave,„earin.,thin.Hefaiap:t;r\e:oI^^^^^^^^^^^ 2^r 2S(r (So) Vi^Iepage u. Note 2g. (8l) App. B. 222. C. 173, &c. tA 7/5^ (8j) .^pp. A. 163 to 168. fcC; 4^ .V^'^y. MOi n -^luHU'-t'tftii^l/i } ' iUktAtt^Udj ( 48 ) Ix: fufHcirnt to induce Govcrnnif nt to allow them any Provinons , and that it fremcvl to be deter- mmed to leave the Colony to it, own Natural Advantage, to become populou.. or not. in the ordinary Courfc of Events (84). j •■■ wic McfTrs. Hurd and Uncle, fufpended for Mifconduft in Cape Breton (85). and Colonel Yorke ^ arr.vcd .n London: and Mr. Drummond wu, foliciting in the Public Office, the Paymen of Demands, which the Colonial Council had juOly reprobated and refufed to admit (86) -Vnd £ 07X^(87)""' " of J'.fluenc.in their Power, to caft improper lights on thUuaJ ^' W"". fr«m « Narrative given by the Chief Jufticc of his P -eedings, that, durinc the '0 r^Ir aUR r' a "*"^''i!^7P-'-" » ^^^ f-"^ l.rd Sydney fo thoroughly prepoflefled a. to render aURcmonftrance. Evidence and Proofs, on his part utterly unavailing (83 J. ■V^ u'itlvl'^t'.^^''^'''^''' °^^'"" '" °"»""'' '''""' Lo-do". '? September .786. (App. A. .fi,) vi. its) Vide page j; to 40. /// /v„k„ .1, 'K"Uiii\j^j. m 2 1 ft November 1786, i^V //j^ & ',«,.( »/ /<. ^'1»"» (88) Vide Chicffunice Gibbon', Narrative (App. C. 399) vb- .< fc™i„«,y p„i„M .. prove . Mifco.aaa U. L ..,.„;: ,;7 1': ' :/ ;"•>-" Aua.nc.of hi. U..i,p. .h„ p„, „,„, <;,„„,„, .„ ,,„ " tbeChi.fJu(»u:c».vec.«JiJ Anlwc,. wd wh.n . r™ l "'^•"■"'"- ""'' "« CiV.I l'epar.m.,.1 of ,he Govcmmtm in C.p*.» , ; „ wh cl, .. of ,h= T„nr«>io.„,Lco,Kci.c .hc„ <^r„« ; ; L?J^^^^^^^^^^ IT '-"''"' 'Pf""" " - '«™ '^ « ■^-H.c.., " ft.>.d m EnjUnd. "' ''' "• """ """ °''"'° "" """■"" "' "«■"« '^"""^ to hi. L.,d!h.f, wa,l. h. (.pp.r:65rC ''"" '•^^'""^"»'"^^''^" -«"'-" -. W received b,. De.Barre, oo the 8th ,„.. ,,Sr, ' cl '""''''''';*''*"«"; ■7'«' AtJDIENCEof wr^b SVDNEY (Mr. Nepcan prcfcn, ) " Miliury D.,..n... became i.p«„, ,„d ,„. S.bf,«.„cc and P„c= o f , LffOffi" f ^ ^ I ' ' ""■""" "" ''"' '"" ;:;L?r:rTrr;"r--'" Ihat the Reafoni forfufpendinz Mr. Uncle aiCoIlcAjr Mr i-i..,j « r ., .. ""'«- '-i *"«J »-oyncii to venfv it-»_ r 6 • ••• wiit.ic 4» v,i)iic«jr, Air. Hurd as buivfvnr. and Mr < nvlr* at Pl»tr .,r ri.. r^ -i .. Co...„d.^„..ap,.di„di,.„b,y „„..,..._,..„,;, ^ •■ w,,. .™,_,baU,. dir.pp,o.cd of f„l p,. o, Co,o„cl V„,... ; r /.IZ'^^^t ■^hx. iJ|:, ■». V?. '■fiiu^. I 7v ^H*u«.ivw,^t;r, fremtA to be dcter- lous, or not, in the and Coionf I Yorkf , :es the Payment of admit (86). And lights on the adluai [s, that, during the Audience from the jhly prepofllfled at onfiJcnliun of rhe UlArtft of (torn tht Ctewn— it funu zill November i^B6, lti« 33'l Rfglmtnf, inj w ■Awn miillptcvaii." lydney, (App. C. 366, jnicrislj and Diclara- 'apersfiom ClianipLa the .Arn.y Accounu — jo) they ucrepleJcd ifl rchtivi! to (he Bufinifi, uf tht whole iMndtli-jn til! Cjr|i», mnd furpiirted t, althi)„|h Lieut. Drum. M.i»'ottmie, and f erhapi I* irke had arrl»ej in Englixl put nuny t^jeltioni tu km in CipeBremij l.whcli f the truth he took the e all.iili ■ ej at the rrlatinti tohiiLardililp, while he the 8th June 1787, , aU the Pubic Officer! •n;ed lo hii UirdAiip tii« " h'twcen ihe Civil i„i Line, it w« deemed that « of that Board ow^ht ta ceelijij, .,„j jj,ln,f, ^f i h'" I lin unites— 1 1. t he lioarj ever, Meafure e Council to verrfv i, , ■ "pontile Minuter,,! the rnmenti Set, t be wrong on both SiJr» « tu. tile Civil /luihmity J vil Authortyw.,a;j|,c "cellent Chirafttr ajfo >"il the CMti tt(f,a. ( <9 ) that hi, fmnib ,h„„„|„ i;„„„ir,,/r,' , ' "*''* "8 "!'» ""•"" ".nma,,,! i„ hi. ,M!„„_ rh. l..- -liK. •< Governor De.B.rre, had (,..n tl.wirted in man, Ind inc.. bv C lanel Y V ''f-'"' "'-h ' Cnteit could be „ .u,iJM_T«at Licu.riant •• provoke a Rupture between him and the ^l^Z:^'^^:^:^:^::^ T 'V"' T'r''""' '' " "'""""" " " Governor p.aed unnoticed in „,de, to avoid an open Breich. and o r,m. L '"''""['^-^""•'''•"i "" ''-.U which ,h. Leu-,n.„ " veaatiou, R.,„;r„i„„. f,„„. ,He Military, That U wi. w:,\:ol a IZT":^ ' ' ■ T"'"™"' ''""""' '"' "" '"" ""'-" '^ '""'' " out (on heuing of ,h. F.ft.bliftimen, intended f„. Cape rrelo.) a l'a„v in ha,' P . t V ' '",' ■'""' '*'"'"''"' *^""™' °"""'" """ " felve.to prevent the Plan of Go,ern,.e„, and Setfenient f r the in,n , ^. ,1 ^ ' ^l " rj^"'' '' 7 '"'"' " "" ' °""'" *"" "- «"'"'S '■-'- •' Houfe and Table, and b, Mr. M.tth.w. hinifelf (on, „f ,K ,„ ' ^/""'^ '"'• """ « • "-■q^C'tiy told, by Pcifon, from Governo, Par,-, '. Vorkeand.heOfficer.of^he3,dRi^n. itH f Ke!.^^^^^^^^^^^ "-'^ '' «- ^ «"»• '" "•= '-" %-'in,-.hn Co,o„.. " Vorkewa, ...remely intimate at Governor Parr. ufeaTd I e,, 7 ''^';7"^"/''-^«''- —'^ '^' '-^"' Oolony-Th ,t Colo le. " comin, ,0 Sydney, accorded with bcin, under fuch an in/ulntl.itle;" '' '''^"'''" '"' ^'''"-■^'■'' "' ^'^^ '=°"^"«. "-' (89) Vide App. A. .66, ,67. Alfo Chic -unice Gibbon, Narrative, ; ^pp. C. 39,.) vi^. " SOME time after the Arrival of Clinel Votke iml Mr tt„, I 1» r i i ,., ■ ,. " the Secretary of Statr. Office, without lo. „, tim , p i i " o^ To' .' o'w .^'tt '7 "'"' """""" '"' """■^'"™' ''' """ "''''-' " '• were fnch Complaint, in the OIHcc-The Chiefjuftic r lefted to I a "T "" ""' ■""""'"'■ "'' ""'"" ''' "'" '>'"' " refpeflin, the Governor. Adminiaration, who iu.d el e« he 1^ e a u^rr"""' ",' ';"" " " '""'"" "^^ '" "-^'" "" — •■ when helliould know what thofe Complaints were, tha, I e mi.',, be al,l,,7 "'"'■""'!' 'nforma-i,,,, .Hative thereto, and » it waa probaiile, ..compuin.wou.d„o.becommu„ica.:dto,hecLf,u:e:i::i;::r:'::::o:i:';;:r:.r;:^^^^^^ .'o'^ui^.i lux,;, t«^., ^,^Q y/// J^. ., M (go) Letter from Ci,vy,Jl,.r GiHon. ,„ D«B..rres, dated London ..rt, November ,-86, (Ann. A. " Reoeated reixtrl, hav* h**n r».-. i .u... .... ' ^ 1 1 • i68.) viz. 'M *e ,; H.^/.aa,>, u,),u(i I ' ■'W •v/ " Repeated reporli have been fpreal that you were or woul.l h. f„— f i i . ^ •■ on Mr. Nepean and mentioned the matter and rearft ,1 toT, w f th "/ i""'""; "^"'""" ^'■^'"'""' '" ^^•" ''"^" ' r'"P<""V -"«•■ -"" ' .. wa. to have th. «.« Vacancy that fell > but ZT:SZ'^^^:"::^7: '" '^ """"'■ "' ""^ "" "" '^-"-' "^-"■ .. you to England, fo foon a, rhe flioulj be ready for failingTM L" „ L. rl'Trm d m tl" '""""""'"«" ""' '" "' ^''^ «'"-'• '» ^"".• .. the Government = bu, th.. were di«cui.ie. inVintin, L 1 1::^:::: ^'^^ z^^zz:;:::. 'rT 7 ' """= '^"'■■ ' to come Home ; a, well ,„ f„ppo„ ,he Reprefentatii.n made on y„,ir fide a. to „hvi, e thofe again,, 1 t "f o" '"" °" ' "°""" " cannot get. Knowledge of-Mr.Knill, who i. much your Fiieiid, wiile, to y.,u on , i S ,, b H :C n "" ''' "'''' ''"" ' " that the Duke of Richmund i. warmly your Friend, a' likewife Lord S.lnev M V 1 * Conveyance. Captain Jame. Lut.rell allu.c. ...be .me AHiarance. however, a.o;„Lo.encU"tc::;l:;ir;:;::::^ " a. a pMper temporary fnccenbr in the Command during your Abfence i , f„ difli, „- if „ mhl , u T . t ^ ^^ ""'' "'"'■'■'''' •■ concern. .ouid„«makeiti„co„venie„t to youtocoi: your bei,,v,:!;;:be'.:;c:n::::v^r:ui'!:^^^^ (9.) Letter ftom ChieOuftice Gibbons to DesB.ures, dated London 30th November .786, (Ann. .\ ,6S) viz " I beg you will fiirnilhyourfelf with ample Evidciite to contio-e,, ihe mnit . 1 . , • ,■ ;; Envy^ Malice, Fa,reh.,da„/p.,hap. PeO„ry :ay be e.pe.ed ; C:, :!: ^ ::^:tZ::i ^ t" '"'' '"'l' ""'""^' '" ''''''' '^ " of obtaining one worthy of yomfelt, which will not only, I „,,. place .our Rc„ ,tatio„ and 7 • , ,. *' *"" ' """>" H !■ .."..i.y .. wio. chetn to appear, but ai«, t.ndc, a moA important sc.vLc ,o thc'K^ngs A:;.:^:rr:;;;uj;:;:::::,'::L::7'„:: ;^;::;;:!-'"> ^- --* ^-^-y c the arnmu.Iat L, Char., i ....'iZ..,;,l- ^'^^'".Rc,, not,ng ,.rc.c.n.ng and Intordi thereon, which, then. ...e ar .he H..re'or / o '' ^r^^'-t i^' . ,7';"'^ 1'^^ '. '^"''•, "f . '^^'^'^'"'■'' («■''''"•" '•■'Kcacy) fur th.ir 1 .,r llhi,.S Cmrul.ratioa "the very • ber .,S' ■ T^ ' ''"'' """r^" "'^"^^^ ' "''''^^^'> ^'"'" I-M «vdn;;!i..d ,oth Noven,. bcr ,7 6. contammR var.oi« vague fmputation, .,^ ««,„,,,/,■,/ /„/•,•.«,„, anJ n.nilVinK thu-Upon rheh- A..-oun. Mis Mai.fly h,Klrho„,hcHt that his I.ordH.ip fl^ouKingnir/'to hi L rZ Co.nma.uls for h,, return to l.'.nKland, as foon as poffible to ,Hve an A. o.unt of I .' V leaving the inaml in the Charge of the fenior Conn ilior unrii Ih t ,ne . I'"'^'';''";?*. or that Hi. Maierty n,i,Ht determine upon na.in, a ^..^Zlu^ ^^ AnT ;^'L c'^' veyance. wa. al.o received fVo. hi. L.rdH.p the following Letter. 'll!, : ' WhiLlX^ A^. (90 ViJe Report. d».oJ ,«.l. September ,786. ,0 .he I.orJ, of Jli. M..jertyN Trcafur,-, M, App, C. ,;,. (93) VlJe. Letter from Mr. Robrrt, to the S creury of the Trcifurv (Mr s ^ 11 l . A. 169) vi,!. ^°' ""'"ry (Mr. btcclu) duc.l ijthj.nuary 1737, (App. .J.'""""! ) 't' "'''*■ i'' " ''""^''"'l'^'"'l"""""l'"f°''I-.ut.n..iitCovirn«D„nan..Milii. u ,u, ■ '•-,.■ ■■ ■ ;: ■■■-;-;:"-™= '::::;;'::r:^^^ ,.;■;.;'::.."■ :; ;r:rL': ;v<^ '•.^•. "9 '3JC> JJf (90 Letter from Mr. Robert, to DesD,,rr« dated London. ,8,h Vovemb.- ,;8., (App A ,76) vi. " I have t,„( fo,nl4 Kofi'.n I.. t,m,bU- V ,a with .nv Rp„„i, . , u . • <'>PP- /»• I76) VIA •• Out no more Mo„,y ha. been ,n.,a, o, i, ,,k„, ,„ ,„ J , „ ' """" "" """« """I "P"". "cr.,f, ,h, A.Untic. I (hall ,|,e,.,„„ ,„,■„„ ^ „ " I am informed thu it ii inlenJrd lo onler ihe R.l'.f /r . • f :; ''";f™'/~f .^u-p-..c .,„,..„ .; If: ::'^:°i;:r;:^;'-^''''7-'^-'''p-pc.„,e,„,ew„,^ o> .he l,e.vy .n.umbr.nce, .lu, w,,l cenainly prove ..,, ..oublcf... .t, , I, "Len on "'. sj../ ''" '"' '"'° ""* "'"'' '" '""'■^' "'' '" ''"' '"' '•'"- hi) LORD SYDNEY-, i,,^..* of the joth Noven.ber ,;86. (App A 40) vi. J ,..fy he l:.,.e„„. ,™ h«e incurred, „ weU a, ,„ el„uj.,. „,„in Tr. , „ Ih 'h ' ' T ' ''""'"" '" ' °"'" ''^1"" '""■""■' '• K,ve „ke,,,e received. ^, .„„,H.r Conveyance, you, U:.e, „f „.e M-L i „I I A '■ /" '' '"" """ ^""" "f"" "'" '"-"'f"]- I h..a,eJ a V u have been, .i>h regard .o the M,l„a.y P, „..,., i„ r,„vi.iL , s 1 ^^ ""' "'''"':"'^ "" "■"■ - l™ h.ve h.d ,o encoonr... S. e., fe,.,ed „p„„ ,b,, ,„,„,, „,„, ,,„, „ . ,, J ^, ^ _ T - •^ --.a,,,, of ,1,.. T,.,. and ,he Sobf„.e,K. of ,.u Majc^ " 1 hive la,J an. hefeU'.ers ana Pap-r, before the K.„. ,i :'' ""''"'"' P"'''"J f "■"'"'■ f Food [J]. ' •' ...;Sy,HeCHief,o..e. .-Ke . v:,'^:^;!::!;: :::--^^;;--" H.. M..ic„y,he Co.iiation, .hichh.vebe.nn.de H.i Majcl)> contlan.l, inclined to View , he ConJ rt f I ■ ,. r-iplanation might be necein.v. " i..,. ^.. .... ..,.ea, .0 Hi. .„ n.,. .o,.,,.,^,,,;,!':''"^' " '^ "'■ '—■" - '"' n,o,, favorable U,., a,„.,,. f.:, ,eat concern vchen .h.i. Proceed " Hi! Majefly hai in vari,,iii Inftancel obfervej a Difrv,!-,' • • "f ^'.^ B" H ,hofe in the Province of N . s k 7 J" "'" T '""■""" ' "''""'"^ '' '■''^^■•'" '— ■ M- ^uhjcfl, retU'n. on „ e I„ . ; ..^P...an,c. of Cape Bt.ton ...y have been enterta,,, ^ ^p.o':; T'l^^o '7 '"^'"™- "'' ''' i"'"''^- "' ■"= '-'' ■ " ' .. be pr,da«ive of very .ifchie Etfe... [, J. ' ' " """""" "''■' '""' ""^"^ 'ii'"' - - in..dici ,d l.^eiy i,. .hei. L:^^!^ I wiih tlia. the Proceedinjji 1 have lull t k r . rutr,e,,^r depriving nearW the wh.de of th. Civi;;;;:;:::^;;: ^n!: 7,h';:';:: '>:'^.i'<^«>on r,], bo. .on, .he Mear,ret »hich have be.„ ave taken place b«w,.enyoo and the Military fi], and .he Co.p|,;„t. c i h ,1 ' ''7"''' ""^ "—"•"- I'^'P-" ."I difa^ie, ,„e„u cvhich ' beenenterlamedof ,heR..aiiode of vo„rCond„Tri , , ' '" """t""" ""'n exhibired j.ai,, ( v.,o M „a, , , u Uirpatche.. o„he,.,o,™,io„„ c^ ^ , / i;','?' "' ^»" '■-"■- -•> n.r:,e,ion. which neithc ti j;^; 1 ^ ^:^" " "''• .«.:r. of ,h. D,fpa.ch. ,e„vi„, the .Hand in the Charge of ,h, Senio c ^I';, ^ ^ ", t^""' "' "'" '"""' "' "■'■''' >^" -" '^ "f ' n.ay determine opon n iming a SuccefT,,, ,o you [,]. ^"uncillor. un.,1 foch tune ., yoo „„y ,e,urn th:..,-,, „, ,ha, Hi. M.jcV •' W.I. .es.td to. he Accoont. of l-.pence. incurred Wvoof„th-o I f . „ •. S^^Caryprodacedi n,y Opinion upon the fcve.al Expe di.oie.'h,, been 'f . , ""' ^" «'." P .rp fc, .be Voucher, for which vou, -^ .hereupon ,„ be co.nmunicated .o you J.]. L, f Jy .n:^ ! :n; ::'^,^;" f'^^-f^ • "^ -" "^ ' ^ -. thei, l^!^ ^ w.....,coo.„„..hyo.r ....,,. P.. .u„u„tt. :i~::;:;i::.:r:;;r:::;r~-r ilcnt to the :5t!i iiHiiJ4trJ~wlirrr- itini5 Clwrfjfj by If "("/.■. (J 40 ptr Icratioti the very fpil .lotli Novem - lying that— Ujion him His Royal his J'lrjrrciliiinf, ht n-tiirn thither, >y the fame Con- tchall, 5th April p. C. ^;g. lanuary 1787, (Afp. . •« f) g,r,t, ih« I, hind I'l n. * iinjijij amo*»nl i« »>! win h Uvr ir,.J,, ,nj 'rimifil, If J ,0, ,^^,,^ f..nn llmr ,,lt, I,,,],, ^Jt bcinif I, ,,.| i„,f,„ hjll llifu(;j,e inljim ym my Lillir cf Ihc iD cf ivlniyu boiiK to rrn !cr iJ brlJro the Vift I'jp^ iiiublcfjnn (o tnc, ii la r I'.iWtr. Thil, I h.ivi iur Slluatina gmlly |i. were Helivrrrd to nw icr I'jpen inrerjfd i» upun th.1l IllanJfw]. | ifniti.!' mj. Difpichr, hive h;d 1(1 tncountir, rtcmeol' 111, MjjiH)', which have lietn n jje rn Hhcn their I'luceca. ( 5' ) rclijlnj on llif WLnd ■ler of tht trKi.jl.tig i!hd rci whiih have bren I dil-ifiC' incuts wliich ]. in ly Joiibt. h.i< ""({ (' i':aint;.i ill y..ur jli: it h' th,i 1 iliii^iU .^Ii joii w,?1 do upon I, or thjt Hi. f.lajtHy :hiTi for which youi e .jufv thoit Deiem.l. if. wvie ini>,i„| ^, J II PuiJul,. ,,,■ (.,„. '787- •• rrlicvc the lVri;L into Xr 'h.! th n" " r"7 ."""'^ '"""■''' ^'"'''" '" -''■^ ' ' " from .hence. I «m, Lr "^ ^''"'^^" "'^ =''^' '"""' "-^ '^" "1- >-- I'M'-iurc Lieut, Govmicr DeiBarrtu" " SVUM.V.- farther eJ^r!" . "tTL^T^^ ' "'7'^ ^' '>"'"'>' "" "^^ -'' "^ "^^<"- (.-.;) " Ihul, Civtnsr CtiBti>„.< of the In- The im. 'y hm ":;:::^;::::rc::r:.'::;;;r;;;7r^rr" "• U,.,>..p.f.„«,.„. „, i,„„,„.„, ,„^,,^,,^^ M ' . MCi „p,i, ,H , ,.,„ , ^„^___^ ^^^^^_^^^^^ ^ wi"; ', f 7,''"' '' ' "■"" '■ - -i» '-!J - " "''' '■''■' l'-"'i tut mu.t alfo aveinJu.,d u M. t, [•If 44,, '^* ^ f''] Vi.l, M|„i,„, „f ,h, c„^„^.,_ ^_ _. , , ^ ^^ "''•"";';• "^"^wi'- 468, 4«,;,4,„, ft,, ['] 1 hii lm|„u iun ii, a. u-nirrtH, ,. , ,lk,„, „ Pu.ea,,,r,,r,,io„„.ete.i.e,, „,,,J,.,,,.j, •■ ■ been „tf,i„j. The Iii„ „f i, ,„,,. ,„ ,^,„ ,.|,i„,„/ / , ,, , f-ccef.f,, Attemr, pr.«iecd ,,„ the Public ..mc!.. ^h ■ ,•,- •l-.nJ"-hetIr,fl.,nce,. if |, „„, ,,„,„„,, ,„ ^, l^;,;;.:' Z '" F-emin .,,h. be f.,:. to have difuniteJ hi, L „..,•. ^L'^; V" .'"B.iie. u„„n.,„,: pt. ,.!ei:,::':;:„::« ""■'°" ^-^ '-'•""" ^^ ^in^f 't:sr.h:"::vT"^^''' '■■""•^ '" ^■■- ^'^'^'^ I. i. n„, ,.,y .0 b. c c ,e ' , ^^" '""'" '■' ''" " " ''-- ..r..»y.he,eof„ff„ch,e„;;„::^;;;::r:':''''''';;^ ^. f::r-:::rr.: ■■--:---- - o«»,..,pe„..,,,.x:::;^:---^'"(»-»^-^.,..y Koy.lP,eafu,en„„|ab, known „„„,L, ' ' H. M-J, y. The InteieDi.iid nono,i,„f ,,■(, „ :,. , ^ , ", ■''I'""'' "'"'"•■• Meafiire „hi.h wa, r.f.J (...e l!;?, r^ ^T' '■'"'" "" Enquiry. ' " "IblcJ w.t.'iajt --.here;.,...,::,^:::;;-:-;'---:,--.'-r • y- after thr n,i,e of th. Dif „ , "" " "^> """^ J-ftic.-. Intimation of then J ,,S . ^ ' " ""■""' "'^' ''''"' ilijt a run.n,unica:.c„ ,|,c,,<,f |.jj :'n e, whe.cl ; ., cj i.Jcr- " ' V L> N t V • teen dmlej to hini-_„,,i »i ;,(, ■.. .. , . wi... h..,„.„ M rn ,r 1 '"■" ''"' '""'"' '' "■"•"■''*■'« R'.i/ cf cm , : :;; ;•'";:"-'" " " ■•" '"*'-j. '- i-an.,,.., i""''-' ..:::':! ::::':: .t:'rr:''-''^='-' • fuL.re T.i.l. *' '"' '■'•'"■'•)' ':vilcn..,iia;n.l [■ ) LirJ .S) In;) (|j,i„ (, , , I , . , »..!"« De,l!a„., aiij ,o ,,. ,„.,'„ "^' ''" """"'""' '^''"t" [«] t'iUlt. the (Ikm cxthr.g Cirtiirr.d.M ■Ik Inf. rn,. ion given by -he J l„rf|.,,l' J T '''"'' ' — ted ,„a,..„,ion, w,o,,, '^^^ ',' T ' " '"' ""— '^ ««». ■'11 1 DIhce. ' '"' Secrcary ,.( -—no. „,..,,::-';,-;- *^'^j-;;..«^^ P'"l' fe ff giving an .\, , .,,, ,.,■ I, : ,,, ' " ''"'^ ' ' "'« ''I"'!' left i„ tl.e C 1.,^ . , .,:.. . ,,. , I ■' '•• ■' '" '""'■' »" '■• '•• trtuinihllherj orlh,tll„M., . "■"',"", ' '"'""''"ime a. hcni^ht «;r.ei, lor hi, hc„, ,„ I,,. , , , ^, ' ; '■''•"'> ■""< ""■■ "'rounibi, f;-.. l-'o-c,,ing, an., c ., , ^ ! !"' ' *"' ' "'"'' '" ^«'-' Wrorciin,,,,.;. U . , ' h ", '" 'T'""' '"'■■■■■■ '"" i'"- '">»larth.-rrvi.:cnt, from a f 't.™..!, . |. ,, , .,,, ;. (1v mtl i II I ■I'nl L'j • V. ever rei.ived. I'-il-.iirnn. "6 '■ iniiLtaiion ii "f thil Pifiuith, ^,|^ ,, ,,.^ ^j ;;' '"""'"i' 5— ...;., m/, ..""'■'""""■'"" '''-"Ji"!!' J" not arpea. 7"'". " "—"--!ui..cJf.,leni-:vc„ [»] N'o CoinmiMr..iii,n of f,„ I, D-,,, mK,.,e^f,,r,ce, a. „.„„.,„,,,„,,;, ,,,,,; p'li IV. ly drncJ. -■•'ve.fther,,,; ,,J:'";;f"';'" "•''■'»'•'' -l-'b.cn the, ;,lo jell.. M-„lj,.flwn..„ ,„„,., I '; ,""•'■■"••■"■"■''! Iht Hi., Ma. 'I"y c.o,l.l ,„„ b, „„ „„„_'.J," ■;""•■'"-'".,, fAnidin,, „ f'^ 'l-irl'rcfru;,ion; an., ijlj, ":'''l'":"' •"'-'""b -' Jifpo.iM. •» f™- ..p.. theJobi: ,„,"'' l^^"'- ■"•'-■--■'" *')- '■"^'io Store.. a,J ,., „, Li„i„ ,;;';;' ■"^"-'^ "' - ' .he '^-•^^"-ntherouicw.,,.;, ,^t:: 7r"''':'''''^ :'S:i (96) Lieutenant Colonel Macirn,;^!, : r ^*'''«»« ' V . .»i.ic iiiuit:. ii;iu aprr.-J. X t* f v; i tr « i. •-'. .\i. (> iJt.' alio .(\()p. B. ;j6 /f^^.. .^. ' ■y f ;u*f , A.'&.-fn ( 52 ) I ','ii. t ^f*M 1U :'.>/ ON the ijth. DesBarres embarked for Europe (97) and, on the 7th of December u YrH.Vu/t.fvf, ,h,,..w, foiio^ing^ put into the Ilk of Jeri'cy. Confidering the IVedicament of his Bills and the Caution ^H-' \j^Uu .','7k'! "uv,/2"' ''^ ^^^^ received in that refpeft (97) he felt the NecefTity of taking Precautions for his Pcrfonal ^/ .//!<. /»► "(/xt../ .,,„,,•/ Security. Being called Home to anfwer Impeachments he conceived it to be incumbent on l^^u^ut ^kt P„u<, .'wliioh/ Government to have fecured his Perfon in order to be brought to Trial, in the view of the ''/^^*^'^ '^1 ^'•' '^'"'^ _ ]u(kkc due to the Public, as well as to the Public Creditors and to himfelf. Upon the Se- lii' ioL.ua, At t '^''yiT '■■'"^^^'^^ of State's Refufal of his Requifition for that purpofe (99), he concerted means to land l»LuitU i« .'it^t^,\. 4s» in fccrecy on the Coaft of England, and reached Whitehall on the i6th of April 1788. Here, it was propofed and promifed, in the Objedl of his Perfonal Security and of enabling him to recover what Portion he might of his Property attached and feized in con- fequence of the Meafures of Government, (100) to proceed /r/? into the Examination of the Accounts, which, it was declared, might be gone through in the Space of a Week or ten days, when he might receive the Balance due to him. Offical Copies of the Complaints were to be furniflied to him, immediately thereafter, and a minute Inquiry was to take place, into his Proceedings which would alfo be forthwith decided upon. He was in the mean time afTured that he had not been fuperfeded, as the Government of Cape Breton was given to him for fpecihc Services of national Utility (101), that lie had been called Home only, to explain his Pro- ceedings (102), that this was expreflcd in Lord Sydney's Difpatches which clearly ftated Mr. Macarmick's Appointment to be only temporary (i 03), that he, then, was the aftual ;l* f \ y / (97) For that purpofe, he was under the neceflity of purchafing and fitting out a Brigantlne (the Gafpcy) there being ' no other means at that period to be found in the Colony for crofling the Atlantic. (App. C. 490, B. 154, 167.) (98) Vide Page jo Note 94. (99) Letters to Lord Sydney, dated Me of Jerfey, 7th December 1787, and 17th Jan. 1788, (App. B. 66, 67.) viz. '*' - ' ''' " ' AVAILED myftlf of ihc fitH Opportunly m my power, fioce the rtcdpt of Hli Mijtrty'i Plcjfurc comaincd in your Lor illiip'i Difpatcliei of " the 30th November 1786, inJ 5th April lii>, to conform tlureto. I embirkeJ at Sydney on the i3-.h l," Oftober, and, afier an unfivourable I'-ilTije, »' came to Anchor at thii Place this Morning. I mu;l beg leave mod hjmbly to pray your Lordihip to confider the very u-itowai^* Situuion in which I " (land on account of the Demandj made on me, for the Eipciices which I Irurt will, up m proper Inveftigatijn, appejr to your LordlTiip and the Public to " have been unavoidable on my Part, and that your Lordihip will be pleafed to give the neceffiry Ordetj for my Perfonjl Srfcty agiinll thofc Demand), <* until 1 fliallhave given fuch Explanation of the Public Exper.ditutcs, and of any other Proceedings of mine, as may be required. 1 fliall wait here in " great Anxiety of Mind, for your Lotdlhjp'a Commands, &c. '■ J. F. W. DESBARRES." '\'}t/ " I BEG year Lordihip will permit me to repeat the Prayer, with which I prcfumed, on my Arrival at thi/ Ilbnd to trouble you, and I pledge " myfelf that, when your Lordlh'p (hall have a juft Inform itlon of the AlT-iiis and Tranfaftions of Cape Bretoi, you will find that, the performing my *' abfolule Duty as a faithful Servant of the Crown and the Public, has proved the fole Ciufc of the Difficulties and Hardlltip- endured by me. lam, for ** thefe and other Reafoni, and from your Lordlhip'i Difpofitiun to promote Jullice, led to hope that you will be pleafed to give the necelfary Orden for my *' Perfonal Security, in order that I may be enabled to wait on vour Lordihip and furnilh fuch Account and Explanation of Mitten ,1| may be judged proper *< to (xa£l of me : And I beg leave, at the fame time, to alTure your Lordihip, that it is, fur that purport and during the fpace of time requilite therefor ., ■' only, that I with to be allowed the Indulgence of fuch Favour, Sec. •< J. F. W. DESBARRES.- Letter to Mr. Nepean, dated Ide of Jerfey, 17th Jan. 1788, (App. A. 68.) viz. J^^ \ 1 *< 1 BEG you will hive the goodnefi to move Lord Sydney for his Lor *.:p's Anfwer to my Rctjueft. f am in great Anxiety and feel myfelf much " hurt in the very mortifying Situation and Embarrinmenti into which, tlirough my Zeal and faithful Services to Hii Majelty and the Public, 1 am fufTerca, *' in the Abfence of Difcrimination, to be involved, &c. " J. F. W. DESBARRES." Letter from Lord Sydney, dated Whitehall, 28th Jan. 1788. (Ap. A. 49.) viz. y / / " 1 HAVE been favored with your Letter of the 7th of laft Month, acquainting me, that in purfiance of His Majcfty'j Commands, you had left the •* Ifland of Cape Breton, and hid arrived at the Illand of Jerfey, and dcliring that fume Steps may be taken by me fir fccuring your Pcrfonal Safety againll «' certain Demmds at prefent ftinding agiinft you, until your Aflalrs have undergone an Inveftig'tion. 1 hive cinliderel the Purport of your Application, •' am firry to acquaint you, that i cannot confidently with the ufiial Praitice of Office, take any Steps of the N'ature which you fulicit \ but recommend it ** to you to hive recourfe to the Holders of your Bills [j] who, i have no doubt, will grant you every rea.^ nable Indulgence upon explaining to them the " Ocialion of your requefting it, tit. " S V D N E V." [d] This Advice was nugatory. It was felt in the Secretary of State's Office to be fo, (App. A. 50.) xs well as at the Treafury, (Page 50). j'o-''' (100) Vide: Writs of Attachments, &c. (App. C. 491 10497.) (loi) Vide page 4; Alfo Letter from Lord Sydney, dated Frognall 4th Novem. 1791, (App. .A. 78.) viz. f J^' " WHEN 1 bad the Honour of rrcommending you to His Majelly I had no other Motive than to .iflill an Officer .vho had feived well and had not *< been fufliciently r- < arded for hit Services, and wiio was likely to be fittlier ufeful in thofe Parti of His MajeDy's Duminioi:s to which he was tu be " fent." (102) Vide: App. A. 40. (103) V.uc: App. .V 45. -C . M I 'lAi., , ii 7th of Dcccnibcr i and the Caution ; for his Pcrfonal be incumbent on tlie view of the ". Upon the Se- ed means to land •il 1788. Security and of 1 fcized in con- imination of the eek. or ten days, laints were to be place, into his lean time aflured o him for fpecihc explain his Pro- h clearly ftated was the aftual ! Gafpcy) there being ;+. 167-) rp. B. 66, 67.) viz. lur Lorlihip'i Dirp.itc]iel of :r an unf.vourjblc P-iOage, wai^' Sitmtion in which I ■ LorJlhip jiij the I'ubiic t» :ty agiin:l tliofc IJcnundl, ired. 1 ,t to in.ade an IJlL belonginT oi Sovcrngn ,n AmUy ..,b lUs Majefty, i^c. ( .04). of which it were as impoffible to have forrS Ly (10+) The Grounds of ,hcft.-rmp«,,-„lom were: That,_In purfuanc< .f the following Royal Indruaiom- vi. ..V ..n,al>tal.e care that all Planter. Inhabitants and Chriftian Servant, be enliaeti untler ^od oic . „d wh " nJ"" .. often as nallb- thought fit. .ullcrcd and trained, whereby they may be in a bet.er Readinef, fo h Detee of Q ) ; inand under your Government ^c" De.,B..res hud formed a Plan for e«abUn,i„g a M.litia, adapted the Sit^ ..on and C.r.umlanees of tl. in.ina of Cape Breton and congenial to the Difpofmon of its Inhabitants, which he con cetved,m,gt on emergen, Occafions. prove the more advantageous to its Protedi. „. by having in each Militia CorpTa Proporfon of Men capable to ad on Board of Vefl-els and Crafts a, well a, on Ihore. and intelligent for chuf.ng and fecuT" Polls and combm.ng the means of .ts Defence. Towards the E,, .ion of this Plan he had appointed Two Comoan ief which were ch.eHy eompofe.l of dilbanded Troop, and Perfons who had ferved Hi, MajeSy at sj. and he had anorlved !,f the.r regul..r Condud and Difcipline antl exprelfed the fanguine hopes he entertained from the Progrefs of the PlaT Bu. ° Charges whatever had been made, or were ever intended to be made, on the Public therefor ' With refpcft to the alledged Armament an.l K .vpences thereof, the Truth is. that-In confenuence of a R^nn.r . .- and the following Proceedings Refolutions and Advice of the Colonial Coancll thereupon, vi. °^ ^^'P"^f'"^»'on " AT A COUNCIL lu.Men at the (Jovcnor's Houfc on the Ifland of Cape Bret™, the Mth Day of Auguft ,785. PRESENT • Hi, E.cel .. lency , e Governor the MonoraUo Richard Cbbons. Thorn. Moncieffe, Jame. Edward Boilfeau, Benjamin Lo el. Richard Swe" HIS ExceMenc) the Oovcnor h.,v,ns la,d bcfote the Boa.d the Petition of Mr. Edward Kavana„gh, and the Depof.tion of MichacrMol. ^ . .. John Smith refpraing a Piracy committed hy Martin A.irto, Edwatd Sea,, Uwtence Kavanaugh and one Evan, in r,li„ way J^' F ,hin 'v '; . .. Mled the Harr,ot) belonging t„ the faid Edward KavanaosK, re,„.«ing the Opinion and Ad.ice of this Boari thereupon t And e^^™'' ■■ taken the Umc .nto Conlidcuion. and having enquired into the Citcumftances and Nature of (he Cafe. RESOLVED Th.t it i, the O ' f h"* .. Board, that there I, great Reafon to be K-ve that the faid Pirate, have carried the faid Veffel ,0 the manda of Miquelon or St. Pierre. andTa^ Vhem" fclve, taken refuge, he,e. and ,ha. i, „ the humble OPINION and ADVICE of thi, Board, .hat Hi. Excellency the Governor ought ,0 fpch I proper Vefl-el .0 the t.ovcrnor or Commandant of faid inands, .0 demand the reftoration of ,he faid Veffel and delivery up of the faid Offender. , V '• dtjit with jccnoing to Law.'* «"cjiucr« to De Copy of DesBarres- Difpatch. dated Ifland of Cape Breton, Sydney zill Auguft, 1785, (App C. 514 ) viz '. lNconle,ue,,ceofthcRep,efcn,a..io„ and Proof, adduced by Edward Kavan.gh, a Subjeft of ,h. King my Mafter, and an Inhabican't of the Ifland •■ofLapeBr,,on, catrjingon ,he F./hery, and engaged in an extenfive Branch of Commerce which Proof, have beet, verified by a Deoof,, „ T >• before ,he Chief JuWcc of ,hi, Ifland and it, Depende, cies within my Government, ftatin, a., on or about the Thirty.firft Da, of fuiriaft T " Port 0. ft,,;./,,, a Piracy wa. committed, b, Martin Ariflc 'he Mailer) and part of the Cw of a Filhing Veflel belonging to Mr Kavana.h ' a ! " b, hi „ to r„h, upon the Coa,» of this Ifl md and Ifle. the.eupon Dependant, by running awa, with the faid VeiTel. her Store, and Proviflon. anj" /" " aco:KU.,enceof c„cum,lanco> ,,nd reafon., i, i. believed , ha, thofc Perfon.. with that Veflei have ,aken refuge in the Ifland or Territorie. If M Z " tht Ulan Majedy und.r your Couim..tid. aerntoric. of H.. moft " I think i, my ir.dllVcnf.ble Duty to th. King my Mafler, to ,e,uell your Excellency will according ,0 the Uw of Nation., ca^,fe furch to 1, a " T''" ""I";":" 1 '7 '"'I'""", '"' "■"'■;'''"■"• "" "' "''"'' ""'■ ""■'=•■ ""^ ''"= "'■' '--^y -J "■« 'he Veflel and C fTend.r.. , Lh'^ rhrm a. ft.a.1 be fund, w.th.n the prccncl of your Junf,liftl„„, may be delivered up to the I. ...urablc lame. Edwatd Boifiau a M iL c " Hi. M.,jelly>. Council, Commimoncr for apprehenJing and trying Pirac'e., and Fclonie. in the Admiral,, Jurifdiftion, and Commiflarv of M ft " o.th. lll.nd and l„ Defendenci.,-, that they may be dealt with, and difpofej of, according to Law. If,. Gentleman, who will hav,.h, H :; '''"':':l^-"- '7-' -"•'■"•>•■ i> ^)- - 'hargedw;,h,he fuUefl Commiflion, and I„flru«ion„o co-operate and .,» J.l^^l^Z': *' upon this Sulijcit. I have Honor to be, &c. ' ' '-^•.eiiency " It nil Emilliity B.iffn. 1,1 hjj,tn%t,(.ci;r^^, !r 10 itrOfitrartmm,/i^g r ' '■• riurci naei put It, for a calumnious purpole io6 1 ,..v/ Lpon this D.fcovery he urged with redoubled ardour for the pron^ll-d C ' r . r^ plaints. They were not to be found I TliP I Tni c """^ '""^ ^'M'r"m''cd Copies of the Com- raid,ifhe(DesBarres)Jd tell wit; Uru't^.Tj; '^"T^ - » Defl< i„ the Office, he n,ould immediate/ybe ..ir:inrd'%' ^ ^7 ^^^^^^^^^ through Mr. Ilurd during the paft two YearrrToS ^ 'n 1 i ^ ''"' '"'° Circulation lating. Hereupon the Under Screurv of s'fhr ^''^^- """' " ^''^ ^^^X '"flant circu- Mr. Hurd had from Colonel Yorke' '^'""' '^'' '' "'^ht only be a Copy, .hid, Secretary of State a verbal anfwer -Thft^ Mr Hu w^X tT; 7"T' '"" "'^ ^"'^- -.« Afr. Hurd, or Mr. Hurd rnufl run, lun ''"""''^' ^" ''"" ^^ «^"^ «'^--:- Having fent tlie Schooner Sydney (of 6o Ton. ., ■ . j i. i .. Governo.orMi,ue>onandSc,Pe ; :l lr':?v\ "' ^" '''"' ^^'"^ a Difpa^h to .„o French hended. .hat the Schooner Sydney and her Cew LIC /7 ." '" "' '" '''' °' ''''' °«'-"'"^ being appre- -d .-o.r Men as applied for L/the Kin; SLpfa OprBrt ITI '"" ^"'Tr '""' ""'• '^ '^^" ""= "^-P°"» whatever would have accrued on .he Publfc therefor. ^ " "^"^"^ ^'' ""' "''^''"'^ P-P<""^' "° E-Pcnce /V ('"S) VideApp.B. i5itoi57. (io8) App. c. 366. (110) Vide: A,, 28,40,46, 165, &c. (HI) Vide: App. 52,53. (112) Vide ; App. JO to j6, B. 6^ to go. vc .Y....^, tiie Sums, reconi- lirrarily rqiroachcd olf Amoiinv, paid "iting the Colony, "turbation fiom tin- re of liis Friends '1 Complaints, for which (however) It, that, the gro.'s Jrd, and received the Colonial Chiel' ' Jiini, and which is ;Iit to him by a ipies of the Com- n< in the Office, fame from thence into Circulation ery Inlbnt circu- e a Copy, v.hich ilied for his Dc- from the Under that be new miijl ^sBarres's unexa- ilcclared his own ffering the moft e{iiz). Hav- patch to the French thin the Prccinft of lenders being appre- If even the Corporal jurpofe, noExpcnce 5 on Oath refpeft. ible of fuch Mifde- I cannot thcrrfurc liut appear, in oiJcr ihat I ( Si ) ing thereupon rcqutned the favour of a pcrfonal Audience r I n1 an In,. • i , Lodn-.ip's lloufe. Me laid open the Je of the aZ , iuCc ,c n r T\^'l'' '' '"^ pending Ruin in confequencr of the Treatmert 2^' ""/ ™"^^''"S^' '"^ Conduft. his im- Lordn,ip mi,ht be ,,L no longer : ^::^:;t;tt ^^.r^r; sT' ''r\ ''' that, he (hould in the «rft inilance clear up the ObjediolT o hU U ^"^^^ ^^f ^^ '•<^f«lved wh...^h. done, his Lordn., would recL.end iL ^^^^ M^;Zi::^Xj;:t2: 1789. Al ''"gtl'. a Kqwt upon the Account of the Expenditures for the rnlnnv^fr o ben,g (,n February .7S9) tranfmitted from the Secretary of Stir 's Off- ? ^f ?' ^/"°" Maje^ys Treafury. DcsBarres humbly fubmittcd thel LorSfl "s C^f, 1 ^°S °^ "" then nearly three Years fircc the necefLv Cr Vr ' ""' ^"'""'"P' ^""^^'^ation :_That it was Appointment had been fu ^nded. ''::^S^Z ^orf trZ yLS^ "^'l ^T" '' ''' Home to an^er Charges. <^id to be pre.rred agaL him;'r i:;;^:;:^^;^^^^ :S <• b. inf.nr..e on R.„..;„n „,.. fcvc an. „„„.„.. Mon.fi.ti. n'! Di /r '^t; „1 rufln.^^L: .h"" T^ 'T" '" "" '^ ^'»' """«' " App,ia„o,.ar y„urLo,a,l.i,.0,r,cc f.-ho Ex.in.ion „u„ ., Cona„« a. Cape B.t„n a ,, rI JT T "'*'!«' "^ ""^ -P"-^ P^fo^. •• Dcn^anJ, of Creditors, uhic!:, 1 h„n,My conceive, are d„e bv Government Mv ,e, J r .' "^ ' '" '*°" '"'" '° -"'"" •"• ■■ f.ien., N„„. b, appo,„„„« .,„ „a, an. „„.r, .hen , ma, h'ave the ZoTr of'p Te c ^tc: l^h T', ""'"■■■" *°"'^ '""- "^ "■« " P. S. Amon, other Mor.ifi.at.on., your L.rJll.,p mull be fcmible, it i. no. the 1 aft that I \ T' " '' '""' °"" ""'"■'• «' w.th Sccu„t) , b,.t on . Sunday." ' ' '"" """ ' """"' ^"' '^" ">'""" "f ^Mn^ on your Lorddip, (114) Letter from DcsBarr*s to Lord Sydney, dated 3, Jan. 1789, lApp. A. 82 ) viz •■ Hope, .hich . have been.e. to ..n.e„a,n on the faith of ,„ar V,.m^<.,^,:]:^Z:Z2!:::^"t-- '""' '^""'''" """"' "" "' "" ^ Letter from DcsBarres to Lord Sydney, dated 3d February .789. (App. A. 83) viz. " MAY I not reaf:,oal.Iy hop-, that I (luil nol be confidered by your Lordlhio a> Hlf„f„,n,- n ■ ' •■ ^ton,h, in England or.e, .he Ternr of fufle,in, the „non,i„y and D.L'n.^ e! oV tf a^ 2 Tl'T" "'" ' """"' ""' ' ""' ^«" "" .. me ,y Execution,, „hiift ev.y One of thcfe Demand. „i.,c„ ^hu, dia.ef, ;e, , am bCd^ f/y oZ. '",« rTb '"' 1^"'°^' ''"" '""" '"'- a. they arofe trom my ,on-.ive Duty u, the Execution of that T,u1 and Station with which my w! ' had h T '"" '^"^ ' "' Covernmenr. " val„.,Ue, my Honourand !(cp,„a,i„n i,au- been charged and in,idi„„ny renrefen.ed • S,i„ a tM D I : ""■ "'• "'" '' "■ "" ->"* " Whlnp's Sentiment, conccninj mj C, a,afte, or Crc.ml.ancev although udb • rt , I, ' """'" """"'" "" ''^''■'"' '"''""''•"' "' >«■' •■ ^' -ended to with ce,e,„y, and ilVnod of De.enninatic , hal ;:' Zl L V« e Zl":r l!: "7 "'","'" "' ^^ ^""'''°" "^"^ •' On the x;,h of Decemhe, la,., your Lordlhip was pleated to den,e n,e to mention „ ha.ms > , r ' ' '"" °'^- ■■ ing. w V-n your U.dHup „. uld m fully inve,. ./ate my' Statements and the m" e"s Md d uTh 'a' 'd" "" '"" '"■':'''°'"'"' "" ^"""' ^'•"™- " . have been ,„ daily At.endance eve, f.nce, without bein^ favoured w,.h this h ^ble Op 'r.u:;;; """' "' """ '""' '"""""" "" "' "''■ " larti.im p,rf,:m:„s on my Abilities as an Othceri yet, tenacious of mv Honour -.nd In, ■, i- „ . .. confciousKe«„„:ei.ft.f,es my Claim ,0, and whi.h, if' ref ,fed yZ^lTZllZnT' "" T T' """" '' °' '' '"' '^^'^ " '■ U,fles fufta„.ed ,„ my priva.e K,„„„e, f,„m a Procaftinat.on of that Sup^t h m Sntion d D 7 '" \ ' ''" ■*''"""-"« "^ -y .. a ful and co.„,lea, K,p,.,..,i„„ of „,y H..,„.,r an,, Reputation a, an Oth^r and Lie^.a t Co ,.» o*^."^"•TV T''"' "'''' '" "'"'~ :; :;t"r-" '"' -' ''—' '■-'- ■''— -^ ^-^ '- - --^ S:::':;:;,ro:r:r,:rse^::'^!;!ir- •• makin; a proper Eleition Th- o, ■ ,„ a „.» , ',,,,,. , \ '"•■"'">"'' 'wo Ways, among o,her>, occur, not doubt,ng rf you, Lordthip's Juftice in .. -".-w:,h:commiin:ni:",:;^.:;;:;^;j:;:4r^-::- - ----id";';^^ 'z ""^"^ "-^- -- '• t„ enter into a nif.uirionf,p,!:i-, a-,J involv.n. fo minv o her Charal, . ""''■"'"■'■ "'""'■' " ''"'""'"' """'"irT;, "r perhaps une.pedient, . men,, or wl,h to brin, ,.nJa tVn u^e a t' e i, , " i 1- fi a, , 1 '"" T "T ' '"''" """'" '"' '"'"™ ""' '''"' "'' —"■>• B"".<. . feeded, i, that ofmvbein- h,-, •, ■ e, e m C """'' ™' "'■"""'"'"" >•" '''•i ">= to think and believe, ha, I am no, f„.er. ' li ibc Ri^v: ll-tr,. l_:a *f-. , "■ " J F, W. DESE -VRilta- ■'x;h^x Mw.dV "Is. ^«< '.'-y ft- < /uiftMxY , J<.l//Xt,"^ eoM^rta. "'^ ^(^r l( ',^/ jOl d' ;■/•■ v^f? ifKkfn^ ( S6 ) Afliaincc afforded to Others in fimilar Situations:— That, in confequence thereof, lieavy Damagej had accrued from the protefts a.jd current Intcrefts on his Bills, which miift continue to accu- mulate until the Juftice of their Lordftiips might enable him to put a (lop to their ruinous Progrrfs-the Public Creditors having levied Executions on, and made Seizure of his, Kftate and Prorerty(ii5). The Secretary of the Treafury obferved to De-Barres thereupon, that a Mode for iirr.ipging the Bufinefs had occured to him, which he would fuggeft to Mr. Pitt. However after long and conftant Attendance, no Refult was obtained (ii6.) IN tius period, DesBarres, being informed that Mr. llunl, (whofe Detention he had in the precee.ling Month of Auguft moved for in order to be conlVonted) was then aftually under Orders for going abroad, prelTingly reiterated his Inftances for tlie JulUce due to him (i 17). . 'b', , ^^ f'"-" "''• -D-iy of March Mr. Hurd being quelUoned upon the Complaints (whicli he had ^<;^a**^/e Fahunrm produced by Mr. Hurd, and the irrefragable Proof, as well in Lord Sydney's Office as .n h.s own Poffeifion of the faifity of the Allegations contained therein (, ,8) it ap- peaicd neverthelefs requifite, that he fhould be tried thereupon and upon any and all Comphints whatever which might be adduced, that he conceived himfelf to be entitled to an Opportunity of Juftihcation againft Calumnies manifefted to the world in the mofV injurious and nefarious manner- and befides, as Lord Sydney had thus grofsly been deceived, it were alfo highly requifite, for his Lordflup s own Credit, to bring forward the Authors of the Impofition. Having adverted to the AfTurances given to him, that he flill continued to be th> Lieutenant :(■ ,Tfc/u.c'»<,.'». ,H^ , J^M:,L^ Having adverted to the AfTurances given to him, that he flill continued to be th, Lieutenant 1>^U^ C ..V;;:^.''^'^^-'"-'- °f ^ape Breton, One of the Under Secretaries obferved that his Lordfhip kntw h'd V"^«'«-- been fo agreed and that Mr. Macarmick had hepn ftlnnin^^H «,M, 1:„..,.. rT_ ... . . y^^: t'*l/V «•».<<.• UA< ^f( /*^ A M^ f-ue hty • 1 r 11. — -.-*«..v^ «wi^i yt..i luat iiib jL^jruinip Knew It had been fo agreed and that Mr. Macarmick had been flipulated with accordingly. He perfifted to claim the promifed Copies of the Complaints and a Trial. Lord Sydney faidlie would 'coLVltt" and determine thereon. iuuucri V ^^'^^'f^^^' '"""'"°"' Solicitations at the Treafury had only been anfwered with general E.pre(r.ons of Regret at the Delays. It was faid that Lord Sydney's Reports were fo very vagu. and mdecifive that the Office could not pofT.bly proceed in the Matter, and that it were abLutely neceirary it fl^ould undergo Mr. Pitt's own thorough Examination. DesBarres. thereupon, humbly requefted a Communication of thefe Reports, or to be furniflied with Extradls of the Objedtionl alleged therein .n, order to explain .nd i^fute them. This indulgence vas refufed "''J^"'^"^ At an Interview appointed by Lord Sydney (on the ,11 June .789)havincr mentioned the Difficulties and expofluUted with his Lordfhip on the irreparable Milchiifs (, ,;). Xch 'ol (i>5) App. B. 84. fn6) App. B. 86, yA ' .• IT ' ^ ^T' ^"'"Ji''^"'" '° L"' J S/''-y. d^'^J 6"' March. ,785. (App. B. 8c) vi, ■ •• and Fo„u„.. and „ho h„ b„„ long d«ai„,d „. r„,.p.„ Cha,g„ , Va „ft ^Tc in , 7'"'' '"™"'""' '" ''•'>"" '"' "■""""• R'P"'«"'" " "^"J "U'-fti" -hat he b. confuted „pon.h, AH,., Lh. ha. IT .T.V 1>""" "f e"ing ab.oad u„d„ CJc,.. 1, i^ni:,,,,.,! ,„ ,h. n, .p,«a.„„,ofa„offi.a,A„r«,i„.c..e™.i„ca™b;ri^::;crCi;J:^^^^^^ ■-"'""-"' - ----- - p-™.--. " J- K. W. DESRARRtS." ^^ {118) App. 365 10368, . WA/u^v. . Mi^lAl\U f, heavy Damages continue to accu- to their ruinous of his, Eftate and ion, that a Mode '. Pitt. However, tention he had in len aftually under him (117). nts (which he had iptioni) confffied ries of State, and thereupon pointed ppcned to be in it to fuch an abo- Lordfliip ciecHned s of the Attrocity in Lord Sydney's rein (118), it ap- iid all Complaints 1 Opportunity of lefiirious manner ; rcquifite, for his be the Lieutenant fhip knew it had perfifted to claim confider matters ered with general ■re fo very vague t were abfolutcly ;reupon, humbly >f the Objedions ; mentioned the )). which would in Life can induce mc t» night luvc juilifie.) ,„ ([.j t my Honour, Rcpuutiun cri. Ir is fdi-ntial t,j iho :" y»ur l^irjfiiip —Ap.ain, -lly cunfr.inting mc with iJcmn, u ptcfumiitiioui, lESRAKRLS." nn fincc DcsIIarrcs* int the Decline of ( 57 ) arife froir- dehvin- t!-,e ferious Confide ration, and a juft Arrangement, of the Affairs of Capr Breton, Ins LordOnp laic! he would that very Day make Inquiries at the Office and fend to tlw Treafury rrfpeain;, th- Bufmefs On DcsBarrcs requeRing to know when he (hould attend for th- retult. h.s LorcKhip replied that he would fend to him within four Days. In this Interval, however Lord Sydney quitted the Ollice of Secretary of State, and did not fend to iiim. ^1 the Colony into Anriihi! lion, lii<'lily rrqiilti'il tlie f.ri lus Conf^Jeral Among ihilc, h.vs.i Repi(;ri;iit,itlon.id(!rciral to Lorii hyJi f Government and to be immediately reprenbrf. the Colony, who plodgij himlcli'to his Lordlh Jncy on the ift ofM.irch, 1781;, by One of the of which t]ic followinj; i^ only an Extra..'*. ( App. B. 316.) ip to \ eriiy the .'•■.uls afll-rted therein. He opprefled Settle 4 gave a Copy thereof lo DcsBarr N-o, \ZT°i "-"--'''rP;' A.l,nin,„ta,i„„ an,l unJer you, p.t.ic,.,,, Aufpi.,, ,h. m.i „f o,c n«„n „a, ccflcj into a .mine. Covcn.en. NO. Hcubt.n, „f ,,,u, Lo„,„,„,-. ,„.,.. ....„«.o„. i„ ,i.i„, ti.th to. E..,b,i„.,nc„, .„. Wn.ti.ia, .„, ,c™„cn„y advan-.^cou, to 0^^^:, .. .0 , ..t .„„.ct . „,y Ac,„.„t.nc. ... ,.i,i. v^.. J: :::z:z iz.:::::z::z:::, ":;;;:r '° '-''''-' -'^'^-'^^ ^ ^'^ 'f^ " Hitherto, my Lord, I am mortitir.l to own, (hat Tiv EiDcfljtinn. hj». l,..n .1 jv ... " * • ..(.i.i.n. / ;. .und.. or th. ,. ,.„. ..h .cc then, h.rth ,. in ^Jo-^r ^i^L^'^^^r ^ z: ^:f:::::-r;t:X'L"^ P,orr..,ry, .t r.jhtarrcar .,ffiuo„s .n me t,. at^p, my Inu,. ,..,ion of th.,f. Caufo .Von, whi.h I con.e.v. that the Bonca. ! , n .' .Fr-.-menta,nc. S„cn unavoidably ,c„d:n5 ,„:, .X.f.,ipti.,n of the Cond,,,.,. of Men, uf.ally deemed the bcH EvM.nc oT P """ •' . ons . null c..„f,ne my CHde, vations to pointed Fafl., whKh ,ny own Facultic, have witn*,, and whi 'h a„ m i; ; „ T"" '"' '''''^'- ' ;. .heP.thofCon,.„e, and, f„m Report. a,„„e, pretend t a. ConCo.o. pof,.,., , wi„ 'own myreVfoh.^'r "liaM: '„ ^r ' ^^ '"'" h. hom,n Wca.n.ft, m=> ,n a j.ert P, jree b. attributed the fr.f.nt and forbidding Profpefl. of that IHand ; („, f.arcclv fccm l[Tl ''' " e.un when ,n„d.ou, and , behove def,,nin,., R,„.,„r. ,ab.,tel .0 e,Ra it. D,«ru«ion, and whi h .0 every aZ „ e J '" '^ " ** fucci-edcj : ^^ citry ./\ipc.iran..c have too well " SiifFfring mc to A'.?'vU an-'. ' «"" -^S :"ve .0 menti ,n that": \'^^Zl^^,Zl^ZZ^.^T' f ^'T''"' "" ^°"°'^- " L.eu.onant Onernor and h„ Adn,in,H,.„:„n , He then draw, the Ch„.«o,«, f r- . I f-, ,1 .''"^'" '> ""'""> ■ T '<' Author next defcribes the " tracudns -he Whole. •, |,o ,.„.d.d.,n w„ fo h, af c K Avi^it , 1 / •" '" """' '" ""' '""'"'"' '"'" '"^ Semdal, .' me to the Knowledge of ,l,e,„. The One* the identical Author alluded to ." tTy L ^d Z Z ^T "" "™ """" "'"''^•-' «' nrv.rfe,nt:.e..:eu,e^ntOovernor and a pe.fc^ Stranger to hi. lli h r -w Vt. ^^ w , ^ c In i n^V '" "■' "^^ "^ ^-"^ ■■' .. Co,:ne,io,,..of any One Perfon he had thn, Handered in a Style of f.h Confidence rndfe:: pf.«7;:':'e;;irM:"'''"l "l '^' '"'"' . e..owor.o «rong and inf.nuating Ungua.e , b„, in Principle,, he i. a very Pro.i.ute wh:fcV.pravi,y an td T u dta 1 " T^''^''^^ " ■- '7 "-i;-^; « "I'™-' ^ hf -.i vindicate a Thief-Nor ha. the prefen, Minify ; nor eve , Mr, Nep-a • I W- d :', V ' "'"'"" ^_ on,. ,.b„c S.a„dcr: And the ..he,*.he corrupting „„,ua,med Wretch who fu..,;.hed hin, with the Outline^ U a, ^.r^ ^^ : clac;:' "■ .2 '■ setZ': f:r:;.!r':;r:;wrirc::: "t '""""' ": '-'" " "' "^^^ =' - ■' -^ -^ -^ °^ -^^ -^ --^'> --^.- =- a . ^ fmd!enn,ce(rary4;..M.„.,o,th,B.rr..no.eC,ime,w.en,.redamon«them. Th:. are c,:^,c!;: :i:l:cX ^V IT; ''■''' ^ •■ a.d authrntic Repref.n.r^inn and Remonftrance officially addrellVd to you L.rJft n .^ , „V r u V '"""= '^^'"''' '" "' '''"'" "I" ' '-'™ •■ Friend., like advcrtiong Hand Hill,, A Proceeding, w.H ch c ^n ,„ L mftc ' .' ^'^ "*■«""" '-■'J'°''"y -i «••!'' «cd a.ong De.B.r.e. " fcen the P„,d„:r,on ard the Na.e> a'le^ed to ac mp „ i . 7" 7 r r"' '" '"'""' ' "'""'" ^"' "' "''^■'"- '"r-t. 1 h.ve " M,er:ol,e=n incurred f,rth;.;,;,l..„j„ yet in the very cxp nhve State of Nun A„l T <■ n. ' ' '"^ ' ™ "'" '"''"""'-'■ «''^' '■" ;; -ver..,e,cf„ it would bean eaf, matter\o prove thaL ml::: ^'^t" uf/l:,;?. l^tl^V,';:;:"' -^ •""'"■' ^'''''- r„he„„, Co.T,n-erc. a,,d Navigulon =,e undcrftood to be the principal SurpVrter, of our Emni e A . u c °" '" '''"^ '' '^'*"''' >''""» " loosing to ,hl, in nd the Impottanceof it, I'olUion a, a Safeeuar, , ^ , "^ ' '" ""^= ""•''""" Advantage, peculiarly be. •■ N:^P .^f tSa, Cou.,y, .ou^ it, .rmer ol:; ^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^r^^;^ ^^^ 7-;'^ "iden, ev.n !>„. the ,n,htra ,„,e«lon l' .he " ..-, pnlltlcl P,ol„i,ir,y, pcrh.p,, nci:hcr futilennr e,travag,„, '"""= f"'"' ^"' ''°''"= '""""''■" » ^''vH'h u, ,f ■. con;::x^:;:::ii;r:x:."trc:2:::^ .• w„ the rr.,ec,,„n a.d Planof the Edabluhment of Cape Brcto„ener, 1 af I Zh' ,h '' "™." "'""""■ ^ "' "" "'^ "''"" " cou!c:itthu,bed..=dar,o,e, .ha. 11,. M.jert, rtrould beftow tht fir. Tu e e J t^^'J^ IT''^ '''T'' " '"' ''"'' ■^"-'--Nor •■ Ability. di,e« l,im with l-owe,, adc,„a.e. .0 fobftan.iate every E.peclation ' ' '" '""" ""J'""" '"'' """"-S - '- •• A d, could . crci: the f„p.„,i,iou, D„ari„. of Preledinaron. . Orouid verdy '..^ a F V- h T V . ^^^ '"""" " '"'''"" ""' "™" " For, much I ,uemo,„ if e.cr.ed Paina and human Ingcnui,» co ,d lav fo," , c! e , io' m « , "^ '""''""' "'' ""'' *^f--'-- ■■ IVrfon, more .,ul,dil,.,,li,-„.d and u.worthy. ' '"'"^■""™^' '^''"="'°"' """"BH ^U the Cndldate, in Hi, Maje.ly, Dominion., of " Fr ,m the r.eeinninj;, another very formldaHe Enemy to the ProfrcTltv of the CoVt,v o„nlf n 1 ■ r ,e • , •; P.ovi.e,.o.n which thi. , Hand h,d been detached, Tro;, .0 .p,,oJ th! <;:1:™ e 7. ^ ^ J" :!;": f'T'^"' . " -"'''^^""'"* '■ .lattluyhrm h: i'""? »i,h them, from their lad Staton, fome la e,t M„lo„ of „ IV •, . e ' T though t nuB,,t he • lair .0 furmife f/ . ^^Y . V'(' ""fi ■/.'Al.l» 1l S- v'lUffiti**, u,«,av »>.•* 1^', 1 A- /- , •■Mi-/ »•; X .'i. • V c HXc "Ulvui (^»v» ''■^ ^.■■//.■. .(i .fU-< ^i C: ^(fit, etc <'^'W/ Xv A'hi^iui, II' 1^1 C S8 ) av - "-"^''-''iniiin/i c'>^rtf/|.lJ,_ l{l\in ;, trvoDf /("Vftfi futuh .'jt fn-Ltrn .'?iV<.'Kjt-' " D,<»„f. ,0 ,h. Colony, i, U „«ur,l in „,„fe «„. h-» fuft.rcd .u.CV.,,. to „„,«„,?..:. ' ' " "^ '^"""""''" '"-'-«'' '^"'^'^-'^ »i fuft.rcd .,,.,..„„. .0 „pea ,lut a i)c.,c,m,„.t,o. Ihooij be given. i„ oMc, tl». II , M ijc:ly, " of ,V Cou.nl wi,hl,.«,hcmfd,c.> .-on, ,he Bo,,rJ, .caving , he Lieu.a,.m. Govcno, on , rZ N ,r , ' """' ""• '™""''" ■'""""•" the pu,p„fe of Tyranny: Needy, „„ ,oob,, ,, ,„ all , he prrfcn. Ref.Jent. , but , he A.cofe,, '"''i'J, ■'' ™N-n>ly o"r"''''|.l.vl M.a f.,, •• we- no. forego, in En:n,a,i„„, Ch ,„aer, and co.pa.Uv'e Ci.o.l.ancJJ „ , 1 , ^ " . r" A ', 7 '""'' ^r'" ''' '''' '''"'- ■ 'o:-^il.'aSop.n„:,vof .,yEndown,e„,.„:chi...>ely confined . E„.,o„,e„,. of O^Hc. ^d " 1 ^ 'a^N yr7"'"- '■:'' """= '"'^ ' - 'I'.ch they f,) badly rc„-, , i c - Aoxilirr, Chief, to oppofe and coon,era« indif„n,ina,ely every Meafore of the LLtclant O , , !?"' ■'" ' '"' '""""' "' '■"""•• '"'"" •• Order,. The Melancholy EUedU of thefe Oppolltron. were greatly hi,h,encd and invigorate ■ i , rve,„«enr' ' ■' ''■";'"''/'""''"" "■ '!■' '-"va •■ In foch a Sit. .ion, i, „.., i.p,„r,b,„ .., the Lieutenant U.vernor to ex.et.d that necelTa y At^ ' . anT' Ilf T " = "" "l"' "' '■""" I""-"-'- •■ of the Ne>v Settlement, .., t,.. Se,., ,.,a were fobjefled to every lend of D,r,ppoi„,„,ent Al/.ve,,. dL-'-o a ,,'?,' ''t'"" '' "' ''''"'"^"" " were let, any Abilhie,) quitted the S. r.enrent the Allowing Summe -flylnrfrom the Ma ,J - -"'^■-™-'. "nd n,,„> . . ..K.fe (tawho.r, •' Winter enfoin, : The .w ,h ,t remain. ,, we,, in ,,,,..,1, and fon. il ^e^ „f "l' '^rr:!: t^"""'" 1 " ' ''""'"' "" .. lieutenant Ci„ve,„or. c Vd bareiy e„V. , .mty and precar.oo. Sob„«c„ce, slch.'heref^r-.u^'l ii;::: 1 7lt : i.".: ^I " Country with anym,l>-,al Degree of pvfperou, Elficacy. Lieutenant Gove.nor De.Barre. i, reclled and the Covernn-ent of the II'. -d i, committed t, anotVr T, r,-a,- • . <■ Macarnaclc, „,. , beheve a, uneapeOed . it wa. fuJJe,, and the K:.,mn,endati„,„ on wllh L ' • " m^t f l,"" ''"'""" "'"""" " .edigate. whi„. a ptopc, RcfpeC. fo, H,. .M.,,e„y ■. M „,ft , , cbi ,.s me to veil wha<" i Idaciw 'if ,r , ! , '""'' '= "'"'^''' '" '"• " cften fuggeft.d. ^ ' Audacty, ,f falfe, or unpardonable Iridiftrction if true, ha. " Licence; for vend'ng, which formerly • rr • Ten Shilliniv, are n.iii. Ten Pn.„ i . *n: ■ ..... ;; U .. Three Poun. Ten Sh,ni„g,, ,,.d eU ., praaiced^: 4;:,,e^:::t;C^^^^ muftpaf. through the P,„a,e Secre„rVs CB.e, where the Applicnt m.H pay a Fee of TenSI-^Hin,, -Ih-r J ' """ "'V'' "Pound.: The fee. at the C.^omhonle fo, re.ftering, Entrie, of VelTc ■. L. ..■ Mcer,- el> n, I ' ''•/'""'■""""-' -f' ^-™ly 7en •• whete there i. a much greater Nun.ber of Cheer, ...iming fee., and v, o h.:.' enorm T "■•"'"'""'* « ""''^^ »» '^' f^na. Vcnil., .. hutthened wiU, . Oa.y of., .„l,i„„ and ..pence ^L^r^. which mu^^ .rr; ^rV^lt*;: ''^'77' "'"" "" '"" "' .. ...e an ..try t^load, „i„c:„ with other import. Pete„.o„. .„, H,„har.a.n«„... mu.. ■ , a .„■ .i„. ■^^^.^::::2:; :::^J:::;::X '■ i. '.■,•, MyLori), are i Pan of the heavy E«;fti/,nl ettorted with undiftin. n,.,,, ... " «.r. ■:,.:. «aje<.V,-*,„ir,;o„., I, i, trne the.r prefer,, Number iT btfrnU ad ,,<'''' T" " ™'""''*'" "" ^■"'"''-' S-I-J^as. .. Offering. . .:,...,«.,.:. , . ,ib„„ an, ,..,,,0. aipofrtion cTa IV „ h n^; ;; //'m'. 'll'tt ^"'b^,'" .''^ '"""'• ' — '^■'-•' - .. «d F,.,or,ion. in pledi..,,^ „yfelf to y„u, L,,. J-hlp that Lieutenant Covetnor De Barre, n ," ' " "^''' "'"' ^''""' "I'l-"-" " r.f.A:».u„.,r ^Wv,i.in;r,,,.-u.i,.g,h. whole peiod of his Adn.ini«r ion" f^h at C "" . T "'f'" '"' "'"• " '' '"- "' "- .< Caufc. , Th, ,.,,, ,.. .,i, haviag .^,pof.d the Mi.tary ..eten o Th I J'' j^^'"™ f ^ 'I' "r™"""^-'^ l^'' «-■> - Tw.> ..fened aga,n. h... . d f„p,.„ed by their Friend, in 'En^land-.heVrittridau^r: '■:„?:■ 'h" '" T"'^"'° ^"' '-•"•''■^-" '- ".here were rerh.:. fnfficient R" of the «' and the En.harralTment.which the inferior Offirer, of his Governn.ent obtr.ded upon h„„ I , ^^'"'I ^'"^ immediately accommodated. " (..ffinal Form, requiring a conftderable length of lime, the.r ;„,„,. we:e anted T het b^f "rT ' '" '"''"' """"""''"" "^ ''-"" " ou._h,.fe, being for a Time in Effeft ,h. fame a, a Patent, and have been in al, other Prol.co',,'^,! '^ , T." n ""''' "'"' ''"''"" """''' >" -'^' '< Thi. Or.lin.nce declare, all fuch Tenure, and Occupatron, illegal and ,oid ,. , ' """''"cdand held a, lejal ar,d irrevocable Tenure. M '• Patent,, or forfeit an, Imptovement. o, Rights they may^pretend tot .. ll ,": Ml'^ pTT 'xT"' ," ^"''™ -"^ ">- -'^' --^ -ake „i •■ what they have occupied and improved, and their Petition, are liable -„ be ,ei,d,J an the r B H ll>-, .be „ij Scler, n.urt reti:,„„ „■,....„, ,■,, " Pe..ti„n, are .ranted, they mud pay the Fee. which are eaa«ed, whiU, three FourtI s o .bl T T "" ' '"'"" '"" '" "'"'■ "■ "'^^ ' " .nab.l.ty to pay a Sum e.horbitant and altogether unexperSeJ [.]. " ' "'"' ""''^^■i"'"'!) "'"ft forfe.t thcr all, f.on, " Among the Location, by Licences of Occup.it;jn srarrteJ bv De.Ilir,.. . r « There were improved by himat a confrderable H;ence,%:;edl" I, O^:;. Zh r,;::™ TT '■''""' '" "' '-" "' '^ ™" ^""^^ ■ " the above Farm,), and Hi. Majefly-, Attorney General in Form (acco,,,,.. t , the Or,l„,„ :: i::';r r^*' "r- "-'"• """• ""'• ^'-^ -^ '-^^--'^ - "^ "- Par, of the SttKk l^mmed.ately brought to Town for the tfe of the Lieutenant Gover.c,. IL ,. " .ve. luce bttn n.««k in a, perfect ■ e, ,he lull Val,,c for th,-,n the Day b.lore. A ■'1.U', and the whole Re.,;, and i„„J,.e ^v. ci<:,t.,tl'^J ■.n>h...vi ...1.,,, *■ './/I-. * ■. V< ilion pMduttJ muchFill ,,j en, i'l or.lft tliit llii M.ijc.l)', ■mi JurifJLlbni, and k-u* ■■ to ihs 0;lifr. The ConJuit encrjl itij four othrt Mcmlnvi l.hcu to 'l:! their Vjci'iiScif, frqufnlly i,„r,i.,0|,l,.,| M,.„ ,„ llcJBf ihjt tlie N\-.v Mimi I . , poor Tiiuniph in the f .nj-. i .ibcTjlity o|- i:,ij Govc.i.r.i.t, Surveyor of Land., brcome I t.oui Ei im-ie ,0 ,1,5 ij„.,,. iiii Billi Ui r-turn pmteftcj. 'iS'.llitcf,. -i.e ElUblifiiniu-nt and ,!■„,» . t ■hufe (to who;,, I'tiui. of ■:■,.;■ -:jUn,i.ic. the ;tumola ; i;ia,e^;is of the ■ate or I : TTillaoiei of the «i>)nu(l.i.-„!eint Governor rd would be i.-nniodt-a lo in- ible Ijidiftrction if true, ha» ice, fomietly Tsn Shilling!, Apr!' Jiign, however trival, Fcivn Ue atife iJ nearly T^tn Hai;;'« onthefameVctrelij r-.:J jg.,:nrt, The c^jI, ^^j ..■e aijy \\i:j i, ptrm'ttcd ta f>omr,/,i;;,igto Sjdney f/t ilhed nnd diftrelll.-,! SuUjrOs, Lurd, 1 rannol wiih.,;,| j^ <-d"ill. Avirue, Opprulion Fees, Of IVrquilitci t.i (lie tiributed his Rct.,1 tj i^,, aitc and C.r.i^ljw.t! ,,,c. tin deti-miiiie. Althoj-h but like an un/kilful I'll,":, in the Council noanl; M,. B Jnd univcrfally dcliilcd 'eing confined to the Mem. in ciecraling (he Memory ouncil cannot lliicid from ' "''"' 'very l>erfcc„ti„n poim, to, the Lieutenant entered into a Specie, of a Combination, portending ' Council appears an ciident gnity of his Sovereign, » bijities 1 am not able ,„ "arj can judge ufLanipaje •rtade removed, a Syllcm ]n, the greater Number of the imoJijtcly accommoJateJ, e Ailiannirnls by Paimt ir I'atents flwuld be made id irrevocable Tenures [6], r their Lands and take oot s n.ult ri-ti;,o„ ,/,„,„„ ,„ ur loll tui|,e.„. If ,1,^. J uill forfeit ihcir all, ,ij„, ■lit of hi, own Children 1 I '"1 tlioni for their Im. "•'' "1 Idnaid („rcof Mj,.ii;ni.k in a. |,,,|eii lli.'m theUjyb.fou-, A Rem. and jo^Jj.c have ■All! A, /^-k£ /»(•..,■(.£ ( 59 ) " With f.ich a Precedent, the Prnvir.cial Secretary, whofe Arrogance i. ahove conjcfedldlni to Forn,. ral,.- P «• (r r l " adjoinins ,0 hisown, and Iwear, that he will thoo, the felt Man that Hull fe, hi. Foot on i a a Oaiman tt'l K , " """'' '""* ■■ •■■..,. b..i ,.„M u„. .1.1,, „,„ I,., , .^. ...:J..z,°.lt"l 1? ■ '■'■'""'"•' '■ '•■'"■■• ■' '»' "*•.■• 1. - •M.,,...,,,,,o„ ;...,„ cv..„u...,,,,,;,,„.,,,;j::;;";r^^^^^^^^^^^^ ....,u.,.„,. :;...,:;x:ri:::;™;.^:::;:r:r:;-s:iits^ 0-/.X/;, 'Kl, J tJici fidv *K i/rirewt»icfut . ^ SmUxi X«( 1^. '7 <''"e. I. one, to account tor ^i3IIardlhip and loiresf/'l .~.-i- '.-> "^, „<,.i,rr7r». ;;.e.,r:^::-:::;:L:;--i::r:^e::::;i:^r^ " f'll Services to Government as the mod (rurty ml exprrTibt in all that CooL ^1 ""' 7''_^" """"Sl'lylefervinB for h„ long and fain,. A.^i„Ct^, ' -' ;;cio.rn„rne.n.,es,a.,hcientcao.ofjeaLu,a„L:,„,i::;;::;:L:;:::^^;zr:L::73 '^ " doOry, to maintain his numer and ,cf,.c-.al.le Fam „ ' ii ,t ni j t .^im ' AH^ "''"T ■ I '-'"•" '"' ' ''""'"'"' '" ""''■' '""• '' "'= '"- .' .he Bencn.ofa Brit., Sol,,... Thi.Man n a valuable eX e ': !:: 2^^:^::^"l ' "'"''T' ' " ""'• "" "^''" " ;. ou... i;,,:on. i,„rive„to .ck hi. Bread and an Alylom amon,. the ^^^ ^l: ^1: 'v ^ wr::: ,': r^-l^'c^""' ""''™' '^ Mr i'r..k R,o„cyNu;c.„-. ., notorious and bigo.ted Itifl, K.ma,, .a:holick, is afling a. Surveyor Cneral an cC i^ f M' ''■"r"' ' "'''■'^' •■ f,.!e„c=of irs fxcellcncy, a„d to whom many Lot. of L.nd have been given, whi.h )f. ha, fold a O h 1. v " """" '" "" ''''"'- .. have any rcafonahlc If pe of >uccecdi„, w.thou. a previo,. Application' to t'h.s Court Fa rt ^,0^cJ;:r\^'ir'"'°' T.T " '"^^ ..At.::;;^:ri:tt::^:^f-;n:Lra;^^^^ " Honour as well a, in L-;llation. Amonjft the ftlt ProlUhon. of the New Lieutenant r ^^ '' ''"''" '*™"''" "> .. imitating hi. Predeceiror .n engr.dr,o, Unds to himfell, he wou^ o (a ,^ Th' wriT; ' 'f^ °'.''-"«''^-rs and. far frotn .. Acre durin. his Refidence as Covcr,or. A Refol.ion fo gallant and ^l^ltlL^^IZ:!^^:::::::: J^-^T ^V"''' >' wouM wantonly f.ilct. Nevcrlhehfs, the following Vr,r. a verv beauti.ol a„H . , t ^ , , ? " *>•"""!: obtained ;; x,wn.p particahoiy ad.pted lor ^e Fi.e.y . ipreiLds 'i^::;::' H^r^ I e:!:^; ^ ':„i::;t^:,:t ^r p: " I his fi-ll under Hu Excellency's Notice w.th a Dcfire ef hccnmm™ ,1,. n . ■■ „ , ooioos u.ai.i tor curjng Fi h i ..has been given not t,, approprLe to him.f any uL:; ^I^l^ l^'J rr^:! ^ ^^ ^11!::^ I^ ^lla^ t f f^^J :: c:3TLr:rri^ZnCA^er;::::: t;/^, ,^ iz:i:^- -' --- r --• -^-^ r-:^.!::;;::;;: .. Their Petition, are recced, and granted. Surveys return .'Iltf^atotce,":' d '", ^ f I"" "'"" °'' ''= ^""""^ '^'•-'■• .. .e.,o. during .e .me.t.m.oftheCove,nor^ndCo,,„ci,, a,/;^:^:rr^^^^^ :;L;::,:r;:;::^;:2:;:::ri!:^;^:rs^^^ .. di.or.i,..e grea.u.a,t of „i M.^y.s Landed Aope:;:f ;;;^a:::::l ::::^^^ . co^oborate h,s ApprehenHon, the who-c IllanJ of «„Wcri., f.tuated between the two Entrances of n..JJ:r. an Extent of upw adT^wen tv mT and containing upward, of Fifty ,h,,.fand Acre,, ha-, been granted „, Lieutenant Colonel Graham and the Ofiicersof the F r rsecjld Re^e r' ' a S,tu.,,„n or F.ih.o • Farm,„, ..J S-,,,, b.olding the mo. elegiMe and advantageo , the whole Province. This very liberal Donati n , in '7/; :: :^:;:.r;'::;::;:z:-'!;A:d:r=""" "'""=""-= '- '-' — ■'— o,one.a.aLginator, wi.;':::cr:^ .. To the A.tcrney Cccral and Lieutenanf Colonel Crahrm His Excellency appear, to have refigned himfelf, his Power,, and Faculties ia.aU "; ".7'^ V '' .'•;'.'" ■" f"7' "■"- "^ -,^" Animadverhon, on the former, hu, confine my Obfervations on the E,Ms produc 1^ h Difpon ,on, . f this Military Leiiflator. On a tlish, Rumour „f a French W.„, this Counfcllor ftrenuouny recommended and advifcS that MalTll .. n,o„ld he ,mn,ed,ately proclaime.l in Sydney, which had very neaily taken e,Tc«. The Principal Vfotive, of which he had the ndil re ion t ." .. to., public, was, that he wouli have a fair Opportunity of chafiiling thofe S ho had infui.ed i, Friend Colonel V keh he D ..,.f,he,a,hKcg:men,. Many MoH.s. believe, were prevented by the more .udiciou. .nterpohtion and .perior Humanity^dW dm ^ .. M-f-'bl-on,: Ho.ccvcra Mil.tu Ord.nance. s^nieh every Enili.I,m,,u muH execrate was ™;«M and which no doubt lu, been tranfmitTed to ;"„' .. Should any of the Inhabitants Incur the DIfpleafure of any of the confederated Counfellor,, the LlentenAt Colonel gives out in the OrdeM „f me Council, n,.,ll be I,- ,, ,::,., Cventry^, kind of combined Inf.Jt ;o drive an OlKcer out of the Regiment. ^ "''^•''"'8hcen,^■o,,K,lt,,fomoSetth,s«^P.,„,.Wrri,,...v..:«6^^,,,,■eZ),,W,■,ths, they (houlJ no. enjoy, or hold peaceable Poirclllo., f .h..,rUnd, and, they, cncciogfuch Threats .0 be ineflcaual and pcrli.ing in their Pretention, „f Right .0 the Land, ,r.,n,e h m, h .^^ 1 - hrmflrun, and th,. r..,eep,r.ftot, hut this i. performed in the Mght, and the Perpetrator, cannot be poOtively known, and it would be ul^ " fulpen, much more ,,, t , cond. n, w.thout Proof. This had often been thre „*„d, in the hearing of ,n,,ny. by a p.tieul irly favoured S riean , .. ™„e ..n,e,, The 0,y ..-cding the Perpetrat.. ,hi, Serjeant and FwoSoU.r. wen. .0 a BlaekLth. S„!p aL L fVotn L:^! R^ : Sw,rd„ wh .1 h,d |...,.n UK- tV-re for Rc„a„ i bat had not b.-, rcp.ired and the Keglmen. never wo,e Swd.d. in Syd„ey. Thofe Soliier, we , fl returntng .0 , e Barr ,cks between Two an , Three o'clock i„ .he Moining. Between Si. and Seven, they were found alleep in ..eir l!eds ., Zf^ " SwmJi concealed unJ.-rne.itli them a:ii -.cry bloody. u. 4 .„ cue lama •. The l.lc,,r.:n.,n.C,do„el fen. Immeaia.e-y to the Owners of the Crttle, re,,oe(linj .h>, they would cnnmi. .0 him ,he enfre M,„ag=ment of dT '. covrmj the Ottcnd.r., ... h, knew better l.ow .0 make fuch am, ng ( the Sold er, tl„n they coul.l pretend to .. JnlT'T ',''.ui- ."fit./'A^v *■;' • H I A >rM< ItM 't KU, , U>u*, > fiSl. \t,','t/ A« - / V ^1 - ^ age can ever fucceed to render il profpermii o, advanUgeuus to the Mother Country. But, rtiould your l/.rdlhlp difippiuve of my Allcratioil or .v.. tempts to an Amendment, I Ihall be under the moitifyinj NcitlTi;/ of lelimiuilllinj after lout Yean Labjjr and Coil, csc.yll. p.: ai;J I'rolpui uC ' cllablilhing myfelf in that Trovince as a Settler, fcc. yy-A [il] App. C- 387 to 4^1, f ■'/■', W Vide Licence of Occupation iffued in the Province of Nova Sfotia (App, C. 499). ^ » r*"] The Authors of this iniquitous Ordinsnre, were known and there s»ere fufficient Proof, in tlic Secieta-y of Sljie s Office to have cau. tioned Jgainit the entremitics to which any Portion of the Legilljtive or Official Authoiilies committed to them might be liable to abufe and proditulion. Theconfei|iirnt Aft! of Rapine and Brejches of the Public Faith are ferious Olj fls of Regret to the Sufferers who base craved ever fmce with unavailing Solicitude for RediF-fs. The Expedient cf itTueing Licences cf Ocriipition il fpecifically fanflioned by flis ,\'3Jcfty's Rojil Innruflions (App. A. iSlaiwcIl as ^ by the Praftice of Nova Scolia, which had been recommended, and in the thenexirtingCircuniftancrsof the C.dony was found to be particulaily ei- pedient, to be followed. The Settlers were immedijtely on their Arrival to be located in fuitable Situaiiors, and the permanent Poireflion of the Lands allotted to them refpeflively and of the Improiements and Build, ingi.they were to make or eie« the'eon wis to be feruied and watriiiled to them. Licences were of courfe expedited without any Exrence to them, to be held as Legal interim Tenures until fuch time as formal Patents might pafs. The People were pe'feflly fatisfird, and ace. tdingly proceeded with a laudable Spirit cf Indullry. The laccncei were worded is follow? 'App. B. 226). viz : ^mt^i f^ i*(iu^tttr\.'.''"u, •• J F. W. UESB.VRRES. " nv Jofeph Frederick Wallet DesBatrc!, ( L.. J.) •< Ef(]-.iirc Lieutanant G.ivem'Jt and Commander " in Chief in and over His M.jcdy's Idand of " Cape Breton and it's Dependencies, tec. tec. " LICENCE il hereby granted unto Thomas Lewington his Heirs *' and Affigns, in have hold occupy p^defi and enjoy, until a Grant •* (ball pafs to him and Them in due and regular Form under the Great " Seal of this Ifiand, a certain Lit of Land furveyed laid out and num- " berei fiT-, fituite on the Eartern Shine of the South Eall Branch of " Sydney Hitbour, with all the Privilege! Profits and Apperlenances " to ihe laid Lot belonging or appertaining, Only rendering to His " Majeily His ficirsand Suceeflbis mnually, if dcmtndcd, One Pepper " Carn until a Onnt thereof ihall pafs to the f.id Thomas Lewington " Hi! Heirs and Affigns as aforefaid. PROVIDED that, if the faid " '1 homas Lewington his Hei s and Affigns Hull nnt accept of a Grant " thereof, fulijtft to and under all the Terms and Coudilions, orderej " direfted and picf.ril.cd by Ms Majelly when fuch Grant Ihall be •' made and paffed under the Great Seil of Cape Brel.in, then this " Licence and every Thing therein contained (liall ceafe and be utterly " null and void to all Intent! and Purpofe^ whatever, And the fa.d '1 ho. " mai Lewington his Heirs and Affigns lliall no l.nifer be enabled to " have hold occupy pofTcfs or enj.iy the faid Premill'rs and Appurtenances ; " but ftiall forfeit all Right Title liitereft and Claim therein and theieunlo. •' Cirm under my Hand and Seal this Tenth D.iy tf May, i;35." .U/htflif/wi .>l'c4(*i»M!vc [,/] Such Enormities re-julicj immcliafe In.]uiry, C.nfijerttion, and ade4Ujtc Redrifs. 'Ihe C.iunlenancetheicof wire incnnhlKiit with ihejcf. tice and Dignity of Goveinnitnt : Vide App. C. 500 10 503, 510 and 511, 515. Vide alfo Mr. Ing.niviDe, Memoii.iU and Pap i,, on uliich Del Barre. addteilVd the f ilh.w ng Letter 1.. Ilii MjcDy's Secretary uf Slate dated 5111 June 1792 (App. A, to'i' vix ; " Being infjimed by Mr. lug.iunllc lliat a Pice of Land wlh a " Saw Mill and other Ba IJingi enaed at my Etpencc in Cape Bie;f his PuflerTinn, under " Pretence of Authotiiy fn.mthe Secretary of Stale's Oiiicr, and in con. •' feqiieiice of Legal Opinions Tom the Attorney and Sylitilot Cenerall *' here f.iying that my Tiiie w.isa Fiaud 011 Govrrnnicnf, " Ai 1 have not fcen the Opii.ion>, n -r Mo' Cjfe iipr.n which Ihe " Opinions an- faid to be f.unjcd, ai .1 lec.ivt.f no No'icc then-of, " though kncwn by every Pcifon in the Secretary of State's t Ihce " to be on ihc Sp,.t here and piin.ip.illy a.qiuinted »iih the Wjiitr " and concerned, i know nut whether to believe that the;c was fu^h " Proceeding!, or whether it was only given out there for ccvcring jn " Art, not only unjoiliiicable in ilfcif, b..t the Execution of whi.h ** muft othcrwilc have been rclilbd here. " In this Sareof my Inteiligeme, I can only refer Mr. IngouviUe to . " repiefent his Cafe at the Office,and myfelf to oecliie that whatecerl'.e. ' " pitfenlaticns n.iy have been ma 'e to ihcOfficc-, groun.iir; fjch ( pini rl << are fille and furreptitious ; fir, I faic tli • beil Cia m ana 1 .tie ,n tlie " World to the Objefl, and, when the Tr.th i., kn «•■, tlie A..llai " of fuch in.juitou! Reprcfcnia'ioni veil! h..cecji,lc to be aiVame I. In " the mean time, conceiving that th'.e ... .1 Pi .( at cvc'i t.> cart f iri.er " Calumnies on me taxmU a. t > pluuJii .1 S ;|.j •;! i.f a jj(\ .\,.i^:,. ^f " Property contrary to the real Int-ntiurs in I |',_t;,c of Ci vrnmcnt, I " truft, it is unne.efl'.iry to cau'ion yoi. Sir, agalnit c. nliiii.ii.. it, .m-U " h pethat, in order tidetcrtf, .iu ia.ious an Impll i.m to obtain tie " fanrtion of Government toil, be the Authors or Connivers who they " itiay, you will be pleated to in iulge me with llie perufal of the whole " an . with an Opportunity of examining it to the holl, -n and cf 'ayinj " the Scene open to you, as well f, , the Pu. poles , r J.fl.ce, astorepref. " fuch dangerous Atlempts f r the future ; As the like have alrea.ly done " much niifchiet', alien cj ulth infmiie Triable- an 1 Dilhculties to " Government; and arc not to be lepirlled elVcrtuallj in jny o.hcr nun- *' ner, &c. " S,ih, Ihn. Ilinry DunJ,,, 'f,. (?,. « j, p. \v. DLSBARRES." [1] 1 ne of thefe Dllbanded S.iMlers (II„gh Goidnn, who had been ' recommended a, a merito:iou, S.,lje ', by .\|,,„,.u. Ccinwall.. ,0 Dei Banes in 1784) came afteioir IsM le.k Re,!„ u 1„ 1 .,jb„d. Having Hated hi, Gtievance to Admiial S.,cc>,.r, ,;,.. A.ni:,,: cc, ,e to him that he never had defired to be p llifej „:, ,.„r eve, intended to impiove or Seflc any, Lands in Cape Breton, .ind i.vilej Gordon to repiefent the CafetoGovernment. [.'■] Perpetrations cf thii N.,tu,e, App. C. 37310 3?6, 413, 4;s/j/ 104;,;, .\-.i, jcolo 511, S13, ,i:c. Vide, the follow ing Extraft of anotlicr Rcmonar.incc addrcffcil in the fame Year to Hi, Majcily's Secretary of State the Provoll Mardia! of Cape Breton (App. B. ;2i.) viz. " Lieutenant Governor .Macarmlckfeiaed on the Farms of G„v...rn,i,De!n,„rc,, together ,vith the Stock of Calt^e, Ilnrfes, Sheep. A::, and tu-el the Tenanl, oft the Premufes and 1 as appropriated the whole to hi, <.>vn priv ,e I le. He alfo deprived Thom.s U-cintlon of a Faun that he had poiielTed fir three Vean and bnit upon, and cleared and fenced the Land. He made out a Grant to Admiral Sjsv;er of Li dilbarded Soldiers who had partly cleared and improved the fame and built therein. '1 he refeived Land, for a Filbin ■ .S.iika granted tj Four Perfoni in Truft for himfelf, who m:de over the f.meto him. The Lir.,1, ,,„ ,hc Bay of Kcks mU e ill ■ Kamihes^of FiAermcn, he granted ,0 a Friend of the R mitb Piieft . .Miihar. And ih. L.nds belungi, g to an li.halu .„, ci A...h t, U grlci^olh. .Is belonging to 1 welve ' n .1 ( uy n > Bar, he Ic.l by Ten ... 1.111), I''. !v. ,4i»u4«tu'oA , lt;<(t»l - fit :vi a.i/ cf^rccin At-. >M.kih \, \l tlie Ovvrtn W.1I t'lf Rtvcrfr.J Mr. th.iti if Mr.C'i.irct (hoiild dill be in. hij Profccution, but wirni him in Le v!ut Lengihi an C!iili>cr.ucd SuM ^y n a Regiment — s CJutijn futficicnlly .TueJ in this Mc.ImI at fubjuirjthe i'iH I'rrcllly J'pni'ul i>e tlut Cr.untr;, tut, under I'ut h j S, Ih-m, no I'jti^n- dif.ipt'ruve of l"y Allcfitioii oi A'.. id Ci.it, cu.) H.lv al:i I'lolfUi .yl' nimc.l!.ite Iniiiiiry, CinifiJeration, ani tlieicofwtre incnijl'lU-tit with theji-f. d.- i\f!<. C. 5c.n to (u-), 510 and sir, rmoiul, jiid I'.if I,, on uhicli Dei tier 1,1 II, i Mjiilj'i Secrttary of I.'jS' vil ; iMiL- llijt .1 rii.c of Land w th a ■t\c^ .It mj Etpcnte in C.ipc Bie.cn iin taken out nl'liis IMTelTi'n, un.ltr itrctat) of State's Cifice, and in con- > the Attorney .iiid Sgliwitoi CencraU laud on Covrrnmcnt, nion!, n"r th'i C.ife iif^n which the J, .li .1 iec.i%i.| no NVice thereof, in ibc Secretary of State'! ( tllce n.if.i'.ly a.ijiijinted with the Matter thet to believe that the;c was fuih only given out t)ierc for ccvcrinj an itfelf, bi.t tlie Execution of wiii.h lu-re. le, I can only refer Mr. IngouviUe 19 . .1 myfih" to dec iaie that whate ver Re- in thcOthce, lirmm.ili.j t"j;h ' r;ni PI have til- bill C:a i.i aiM Title .n tlie 1 the Truth i-, kn w-, the Aullitii nil! ii.;ie iJMe t.j be all.ame I. In ■ I': i .11 '.vi-'l n cjft i :!..er ' ■■ ■< ly.i vt .1 J1I .\,.i,;,. ^f tiuri.,nJ l'i,:li.c 1,1 C vrnincn:, I on. Sir, ag.iin!l c nliniiivj it, .ind [ a !a. ious an In'p.jfi ion to obtain the he Authjrs or Connivers who they ;e me with the petufal ul the wh. le niej it to the botl. n and cf 'aying the I'uifolesi r Jutlice, astorepiefi itiire i As the like hive ahrajy d.ine nfinite Trouble anl Dllliculties to nciredtircrtuall) in any o.hcr nun- '■ J. r . w. Drsn.^RRES." ier! (riugh Cnlon, who had been .' • 'i hy .Mirq^iii I'unwall.. to Dei k Rr.lii K In 1 r,^la„J. (laving dated ..J A.ii;.;.i; write to him that he ■ y n.ir ever iiitendcj to improve or nj J.vifed (Jutdun to repiefent the ■'^ri' C. 3-; to 3?C,, ^j], 4;;/:7 M.ij(';ly's Secretary of State, *e, Ilurfc, Sheep. A:, an.l tu'"ei Lewirjt.,!! of a Farm tliat he liad vjer of l.nidb bctoPfjing to twelve ' Mia .Sctilenur.t .t (i,),niBar, he n ti.e llle .'"...hni. n.jcl by Ten Lil.nl n .-V^.h I, he jr.r.cJ to ,h< ( C' ) IN the M.iiith of September, tlie Secrctiiry of tlie Treafuiy deHrcti to he informed of the Names of the diflVrent IVrfons who were in podimon of the fcvcral Bills which DesBarres had dr.iwn and the Amount thereof in the hands of each Perfon; alio, to be furninied with a Defcrip- tionof the feveral Huiltlings ercfted by his Orders at Cape Breton and contained in his Ac- - 7 -y - --^..^^ count (lio), DcsUurrcs having complied with the Kequifition, was Ihortly thereafter direfted *'"'*^"' '^'"^/i**-," /k/^:^ 6. >■//'/),* tr M\AiaJtA^J " Governor Macarmlcle, in nrde, to f.rve himfelf and hli Friend,, altered the Phn of the Town of Sydney and deprived man, of the Lind. allotted ' - - ' ' '• to them by Covernor He. II ^rrei, jlthmish C.ranli had been padcj and resiltered. A Piece of Thitty-luur Acrei of Land, cle IJesr.arres hid ercfle.l a Frame fir a Court Houfe, See, containing about Fourteen Lots, hi he difpiifed of 10 Melln. Storey and Uncle. The Ground allotted hctouk ti himfelf. _, , , . eircd by William B.ackbume, 1 1, • (..uiind wlieteon Covernor UesBarres hid erefle.l a Frame fir a Court Houfe, Jtc, containing about Fourteen Lots he £ave " t<, Meflrs. Cuyler aad Matlirwi. The C.lcbe Lanil,. he difp,ifed of lo Melln. Storey and Uncle. The Ground allotted for a Church and Parfonate " 111 ule. Church Vatd, &. , lo fundry Peifons. The Ut. laid out on each fiJe of the Road leading to Mira>, appropriated by Governor DesBarrel to > " Number ot Petloni, f,.,veyed and laid out to ihem and all Etpencc defiajed by Governor DeiBatrei, we:e taken from tliem by Covernor Macaimick and *' grinted to Othen. " In Jane 1788, when a Number nl Perf ,m from the State of Newhimplhire cime to lay out and fettle upon the Ljndi on the Rivet Miray, granted la " them and their Allociitci hv Govtrnot IVsllarres, Governor Mac.rmi.k tuld them he would fet hil Face agiinft them, if they Ihould attempt to fettl. <■ and forbade them even to lo.k at any Land in the Colony. The Inhabil.iiiti of Arinm, where the principal Filheiiei are carried on, were fo difatijiied " at not obtaining Crmi, lor the Lots on which they h.id fettled, and at the high Chirgei made for Granti, thlt many lefolved to leave the illand and " l«u.illy paid the Surveyor in NovaS.otia to liyoiit L.indi for them in ihit Piovince. ' •' Governor Macarmick at two dillcrcnt timei h.is drawn on Covvmment for near Four hundred Poundi for Repiiri of the Government Houfe <• which I am tert..incouM have been exe.rted f^i One hundred P.iundl, He ha! in the fame manner ma.le out a Charge of near Seven hundred Poundi " for Expence. of Convitts, T'wo liundred and lilty P.iund'lworth of Provifions, received from Halifax for the Convlrti were not ilfued, and the Convifti " weie turned loofe and have gone cIT. I'pwards of Four hnndicd Poundi ha. been drawn lor Survey! never performed*, none having been made fino «• C vernor DesBanes lef. the llljnd , The Acaing Surveyor P. R. .S'jient only opying from the Survey! done by Othen before that period, and, at • •' the fame time that h,' chirjcj Guveinment, he euaitcd Six Dollars for each Return from the Inhabitant j Although, when he pretends to Survey « he only meafures the d:0., ic- in the Front. This Man, being a ptofencd Roman Catholic and adiiig ai a Deputy to the Prieft, can be at no lob io " proving his Charges a^aind Government on Oath in the common mode as ufed bj Proteftants, whom he confideri ai Heretici. " On the (ilh June i':'9, the Attorney General Mathews ac4uaintel me that Lieutenant Covernor Macarmick had propofed io Council to iddIv •' the Money voted by I'lrliair.cnt for .lelVayiiig the Contingent Expencei of the llland, to pur.hafe Live Stock Jcc 1 at Bolton." •Vidci DlsBairir Umfrm tb, St^rilirytf SiM, snj Dxmaui. -*//. 436 j.rfajT. vide alfo E':tna of .t Letter fium Dr. William Smith, (.irpointcd by Mr. Macarmick, on the Sufpenfion of CWrf Gibbons, to aft in t!ic Cipacity of a Judge in the Coloiii.il Supreme Ccurt of Judicafurc) exhibited at the fame time for the" Secretary of Sute's Information, dated at CdpeBreton. 25th May, 1789, (App. C. 426.) viz. " IF the Miniflry .!o not intend M make a New Arrangement in the Civil Eftabliniment of this llland, they Ihould lofe no time in making a Prefenf " of it to the Jri.. ihi". ivhiim His MoiHty hai not more unw..rthy Subje«! in His Dominions. They are already Kings ,/tfin,: By a formal Relignation ' •■ of the llland they w ii.ld become Kings ,/e 7.^,, which I think I lliould lind no dilficulty to prof- Would be more beneficial to England than to fuftet •' the Settlement to remain in it's prefent Slate. They will loon be Kingi without Subjerts. 1 only lament having laid out lb much Money in the " IllinJ without the m ,11 .' lant hope, as matter! now ate. of any return, I have fpent this Winter in the Woods with my Servant, only, have not fpent <• an Hour in Town ex.e|it on robllc Bufinef!, as my unrelerved manner of fpe-iking would tender it now toodangetous for me to fpend an idle Hour in ' " their Company. As thiy cinnot hang me, they feenied deteimined to lung Three or Four unhappy Wretchei in Ofpofilion to roef. I am fure if Hia ' " M.ijelty knew the Charafter of one Perfon who tills a lacted Otiicc here, He wiuld inft.intly remove fa baneful a Character from 1 Ne^t^^^ri^n " Every good Man, evcryftijus Chrilli.in moll behold with horror f, impious a Sight, which hurt! me more than any other Circumrtance in the Ifland. " But lean do nothing. 1 find fnfficienl employment to watch and defend m,fe!f, and am glad fi far to make a Sacrifice 10 the Idol with Three Heada " as to ictluiefce in feveral Public Mcf.ires, which I could not with cffM and without Danger oppofe , though 1 never la.ied toexpref, my Sentimenta " on thefe Oceafion! ; but a lormal Dim-n; or Pr.lell, entered on the Journals of Council, would long ago have fent me a packin •. My extreme •' Unwillingncfs to give any Trouble at lloir.e, joined with the dread of Del.iy and Difficulty of procuring a Heating, hai influeoci J n v '.i ..duft ntatlt " ia Council. * ' »■ » f Actsmf-lLf in the Extcutian oflbt iPt^ffJ MtK tl^uJetita, On the Scrii". of Opprefilre, unwarr.Mtablc or unworthy. Proceedings at Cape Breton, from the Period of Oflober 1787 to the prefent Moment, whereby that valuable Colony has been brought into its prefent proftrated Sute. Vide App. C. 27310 4^3, ;oo to 513, Documents and Correlpondcnce refpefting the Sufpenfions of Chief Juflice Gibboni •ndthe Provoll Marihal. The Report of the Lords of Hii Miijclly's Privy Council, dated the 15th of June 1790, repro- _ _ bating in ftrong terms fome particular Inftances of Mr. Macarmick's and the Colonial Councils' Proceedings as unwar. H^< )MiuuU,ltM>tt.ti-i»^JUt. rantatU and higUj naeffary 10 it dijimntinanctj. Sec : ?Vhh i'.-vavca*^ cViti.X'V.^. -/iP/, e'- Ki uhh t-i (120) Vide Letter from Mr. Steele to DesBarres, dated Margate 13th September 1789, (App. A. ;8.) viz. " I AM furry Mr. Robert! cannot c ime to Town j The cnchifej Letter, wliich 1 received from him by yefterday's Pod. will explain to you the •• Caufe. I (h-ulJ h- pc that Mr. Thomas will not hefilate to do wlkit you have te.|uired of Mr. Robeits. and that he will, without lofs of time rertore to « you the feveral Billi w'lich you drew in favour of Mr. Roberts, aid furnilh you with a Itatc of yoor Account!. 1 mull trouble you, to let me know, " as foon as you convrni'.ntly can, what the Names of the dirt'ereiit Peifons are, who are in pollclTion of the feveral !1" .. in .1 ^ .■ you, and what the •' Amount of the Bills ill ilie Handtof each Pctfon. I ruft alfo trouble you to furnilh me w'th a Defcription of the t . tal Bm' '. igi erefted by your *' Orders at Cape Breton .1 id contained in yttir Account, in order that I may v»rite to Governor Macarmick agreeable to llic liutrvittion! I received from " M'- Pi". &^- " THOMAS STEELE." Letter to Mr. Steele from DesBarres, dated London, 1 8th September, 1789, (.App. B. 87.) viz. " MV Application to .\Ir. Robcrrs for an Account Cuircnl, an J for delivering up to me the Bills diawn in his favour on the Lordi of Hil Majedy'i *• Trcafury whi.h renn n unpiid, is Hill unanfvveie.l. In the mean time Mr. Thomas allowed me yedcrday to tranfcribe from one of hli Books, the " Name! of HoUler! of fcveiil of my Bill! on Mr. Roberts, th- time when due, &c. whereby I hive been enabled to make out the enclofed Lilli of " Bills drawn by me during my lelllcn. e in CapcBreton — paid, and remaining unpaid [.ij. I have already liated to you that a confiderable Property •• of mine i* n.iw in the p.iireilijn of tiie Bill Holders, fir exceeding in Value the whole Sum claimed by me of Government, which has been " adjudged to them in IJcfiult of PaUi.ent of the tefieClive Bill! alluded to. Feeling m>relf incompetent to form any Idea fufficiently clear of • Mr. Pitt'! lnte:>tioni and PIe;fure, 1 w il, for the pr Icrt, poftponq any Cbfcrvaticn on that head. YourCommandl in refpeA to the Defcription! of " Building!, eicclea fui the FuLlic Scivice by ray Oidets at Capo Bretoa, Hull lie obejTj ai fpeedi'y ji pclfible [tj. Thtie ate, btfidei the floaliog Billi, ■/fl'; >V«U tU-^ily^ lU CfKIU^ iLfJl^ :-v /y^'fH-. V' -: c -ivw '1. . ( 6i ) 'U'JU.L , i'tLL<^ju4 to attciul at the Trcafury j where Mr. Steck having (in the courfo of fevrral Days F.xaininuion ami r ' /r**^ ^ l'(W»uiy Invfflif^ation) j^onf through a Scrutiny of the Accounts ami minutely rullatrd the Voiichtr* '♦/♦y^/j JLj /„/, ^Ij^LjL' ^^'''' ''^*' f'^f'^f Articlci of Charge, rxpreAed liis Satisfaction thereof ami i icl.ircii lie woukl report 'ii*~ir-i r^j^ •«'<,i.sVyi#' to Mr. Pitt accordingly and propofc tli.i' a Sum of Money be ilUied in the n.can time to allay the "^il^t jir|>«'l Account fii funJry Sufj .c< f. , Ihs Piiblle Jj' " Sctvue— Mr. KuthcitotJ, tat Murty jpfU«J tu lh« ftynnnl '' ArtiScm wuJ l^bourari lii ilu Huklic Wuik-, 4..*t. •• J. F. W. DESnAHRES.- 'Jfl H ViJo LISTSof Billi Jrmn by PesDjrrti, Apr- B' ""'9'' / Amoim: thctf-jf, paiil ,»nd can.^'.tfd t-y him . . . jC-'v'* 1 7i D.tlo — tmuining u(;i'aij (i.lufiveof otherCUimi) 8l(X) o o <■ LIST of BIIXS draw .li of Hil MijrOy'l ** Treafiiry fi'r Munieiadv .M.^<.t , the IfUnd uf Cup* '* Breton and Depc :> ruick. i'ldt A mubiri imflmuJ. J\'«. Djtn fti f.i vet' of Purpofii atf^ Strx-uft. " I Aug. 3,1783 ''J- , >>befll On Account of Lftimate £• >• d. tranfmittcJ .... •5000 o o " 1 Sep. 1, . . Do BuiMIng MalerlaliTif Liyaljl). •96c I 3 "3 00 if, . Do BAI..\NCEto30[liS«pl.l78j 1701 i 5 •* 4 — 30, . . Do Current Ei|>enditurei • . 1500 o o " 5 N..V to, . J. Wilk.nftpn Lumber for LoyaliOi . , . •1:6 - •' 6 Dec. 8, . . John Yo.ke Working I'ailiei from 13d M-.-i, 't^ - 1 •* 7 .Mar. ft, 1786 Fr. roiithet I'rovilioni, Jlcc t .... •lew o " b I>> Do. . . . Dlio 'j.jj o o "9D11. ... Do. . , Ditto tjji II) 4 <'I0_— I, .. W. Robert! BALANCE to 31ft Dec. 1715.1476 ■{ > " II Apil tl, . Do. . . . Diitu.tolflh Match 1786 l(i49 18 9 May 19, . Do. . . . Current EipenJitMfei Rdi^. ^0, •■M* J, (Do Jof. Cravoil OlilStifcWjgci Brig. Rachael <*l4|une23, 1* R.Nugent Surveviiig I.0H toSetiJcfi "15 July 11, . W.Rulciti BALANCE to lTihJ„ly 17S6 '* j6 N'iV. 17, . G.Ti>wnfcnd To putthafc I'tovtfiooi " 17— 18, . Do Ditto " 1I— — 19, . Do. ... . Ditto " 19 — to, . Do Ditto " 1.1 Dec. 19, Sim.Spajrow I'lovifioni ^^j " »l 10, . Do Duilaing Mjleriali . . . 36 15 " Ji Julyi4, 1-37 D.J Ptovifioni T)? 17 •' 13 Au^. 6, . r.R. Nugent Surveying, &c . . . n 18 • ^ij'/j/ji/, ri»iu«rf^ to /". 5888 y. 61/. iJJO •114 94 »'5 500 500 500 JOO £ "8-99 7 3 [*] Vide. LT^T of PLANS given Into Oflce to el icijate fuiu ^ Serticet petforn. by Surveyor!, Chalnmen, Axmen and Labourer! e- ployed irndcr the OrJen of DeiBarrei in Ijyirg out Towni and Sctll, menu for the KiO.ery, o;tning R di of Communication ihrouili tic Wood!, idn-.can.ti' g Allotment! of LanJs to Imlividuali fcc 1 FLANS ELEVATIONS SEC FIONS and DESCRIPTIONS of Building, and Wuikieieculed by Arrifi.rr. and Labourer!, fuch ^i creating WIrarfi, h'lpjtine!, Rarratltl, It.' ; viz. " A GENERAL PLAN of Cjpe Breton, drvided into nil1r«!, Coun- " f.M and Townftiip,, with Obferv.tlon!, fcc. PLANS of tl: ^larbiur " and Environ! of S, In,-. - ,f the T^.. , ,f Sydney— .f • Fidiinj " Setllrm.'m of Indienne- • Town , ! .Iliing Port of lieu— " "'' '*"'" '? Il'ibnur J. 'hing Allotment!— f the 1 ownlWp of " Mirav, &;. I'1..\NS, ELEVATIONS and SECTIONS of Building! •* a! f'llows. via: " M.'\<;.^^TN^'■,rP,o,'r,,n!. ■; ,;. md implement! (50 by lo Feet " and -1 in II, built « ,(„..,_ Lrgi, cl.phoarded o. Roof " dor.Hy cove-r.l «,th Inch Boarl .rid cppcd over Joint!, I™,-, |-|,„, " l.tid with flafed Log! tlofed and hoarded over, upp,-r Floor with ■■ PlanlcandB..ard!j the wl.-.le fine J with D.vilioni Shelve! and O, :. •' partmcnt! t'.r lltr- v^rtou! S'ore!, Tools, ,•. ;. " STORE |-.r Pr V Ions (55 by =J Feet and 15 in H.;,|,t) built . th " Log! and covered ovfr wi.h S„di, in order to ^ ■ a^ •« f'vere FnO. •' •^MALL EIT'-DINO err;>,i (.„ DesBarrei' i,. *' or- J Arrival at the Color) rn Winter 1784 (j , |, " in Hrlfbt f..in-ed hioded and claphoarded over, Ri„r „...uie,i jndllr. " "'"•■ '^■«-''"-* P"!:'!olled with PlankandEoardscvered with Can! " '-'■>■■'"'' r»,"tl ovtfJcc. Alii, Three capaciou, SIIECS, compleatcd " with I.ogi, roar.ls ind Plank, arrd fitted fr.rlhe Reception and Shelter " . r ibt newly artiveJ Setlleri ind tbeir Famll ei. «' SHtn f.r ifllrlng Tooli to the Alt fi.er, and (.ahouter' < ic by " 14 I. and l> in Height), Mdc!, Roof, Flout and Part. 1 uf " Board and Pljnk " PR'iV.SlON STORE anlCCMMI'S^r.VS OFFICE (40 by is '< Feet and 11 in f'cight] Side! Lndl and Ro. t uf Inch I'r aid bp^cd •• ovrt, Partili.'i;! and Floori of Plank. " BLACKSMITH'S FOHOE (|8 by 14 Feet an.' in Heli'it) " Side! and Ei li of Log! boarded over. Roof of Board! overlapped, " .ompltttiy fitted with Bellows, Anvili, Vices, &c : frci " CARPENTERS WORK SHOP (40 by in Feet and 15 In " Helglit' Si. If! End! and Roof covered with Boards ovrttippcd, Flooc '* Two Inch Plank, fitted with Working Eenchcl, Ac; Arc i " B.M^RACKI fir fii C mpanie! (13 J by 35 Feet and 31 In Height). "■toundailjii 01 ft., rig Mafo ry with Ccllati for Prov'liooi, panitionc'l " «nJ fitted with I'link. Suiicdruftuie, a Stiong Tinitct Frame, " Si :ei and En.ll d .1.1. It botrJed grooved and clapboarbd over, Roof '* b «ejed and flringlcJ, Thiee Flourt framed and double bojr.]>d. Four •* Stack! of Chlmniei, Three Stair Ca.cs, 'Jwcnty Roomi and CI. feti " fitted fjt Offi.en, Non C. mm.fll iied Officer! and Priva-ci, Inf.da " futie.< latlicJ and plaifteied thi..ighoul. Loft for Bagja^e and Qu .r.i '• Mafter'i Storei, Roof and Outfidc painted ovet Chipboard* and Shiu- •' glet. " BREWIICISE (llby jor.etand 16 in Height) Sidei and Endi ** of Logs Roof boarded. " STORE fot the C; \RRiSON I'.IOVISI NS (50 by lO Fete " and n in Height) Sides and En.l, of Ugi, Rcof doubly boarded ami " lliinglo.l, Floori Two Inch Plink jnJ Boards. " COAL (ao by 14 Feet and t+ in Ihiglii). Si let EnJi and Roof " of ftroni Log! caulked, fcc i V.n,( coveted with ovit|j,>ped Inch '* Bo rJs, Fl.ror a-id Partition! with Plank .ind Ik-ards. "El lI.DlNCforholl -I! r UTS MAR HAL, OFFICERS i.ss. " HOUSE, ici 33 h) 1. i,,i and 11 in Heiijhi) coinpofed ,f , " Itrong Frame do.ibly boarded, RiHjf b.ardid and lliingled, li.iil- " lirirJ with B...ii.li, Hoors Partiti.nsand Cluleu of Inch Boardi. " SCHaOL HUl (11 by 18 Feet ani ,- i„ Heisht) Frame.. " boarded and clapboaidcd, Roof biarded and .ionglcd. Floors Two " Inch I'lank and Boards, fitted with T.bl. , Bto hci, it; [Kv l„Ji, " are J I -''t ftvm 'ir }Vt'>idm Vt/iin.] "I .E and OFFICE for th.- COMPTROLLER OF HIS M.^ " JESIVSCI ST0.MS(.4 b, t;!-,,. and 14 iMIciiht) a Frame d.!u. " biy boarded Partiti, and CI I, ,,f Inch Board!. ■• MARKET HOI ,E '-■-! ! I- lift and 15 in He'shl) a Frame, " -he Md.s End, and R .u lii.h I! .rj, rvorla.rped. Floor planked. ■• (.lAiU) HOUSE (:iby ,6 Fc.t .,n,l ,; in Height) framed, !cs Ends anJ Ro.f J.ublj hoarded a.. ' , :val.,,.p. d, fl,„,i ,,j " «iih fitted Plank, 4c ; " nOfSE for the OFFICER commandir,., r',e Cartifon Tio.,rs ',t " by » Feet and 11 in Heisht.) Fun.l.ition md Cellars of ll,„nj M,. '■ fcor , Superftruflute flamed, SiJ,., .nd tods l„ a- Jed and Roof'cl.,,,. <■ b.ar.' :, boarded a,; I (hingled. Floor! doully bonded, Infide and Pai. " titlof., f .ned lathed and plaifter- I, f„..i.l, 1 Hal. S„,l,.,fe and Cm re,, " pannillr.) Drxn, ..mipleatcd a:- , painti igl... r " Elo. T fn.ill nCII,U.>i,.i 11,, , \\,,_.. , '• <'.4rrifon Non Commilli ni Clficeri " 31 ind 13 in Height) Sidi *' ftde, Roofs o>. l.r-ped Inc " Boards. I SoKlicri. (-,,cl, 20 I ) I Ends ^'f I. : boarded ou.fUi- .,1. Hoard!, rior^.^nd I'jitltluus 1';, '^^ f... lor.de furred latl. " HOSPIT.Al and Ends dooi ftingled, FioTs ParlilbnsMcdrii -nd Plai'.k. " ROOTHOUSE lor the l.ARRl'.ON' U^ I, JO Tec: , ■l"loretiandEhth>f.,t lire S.ck .,1 I...I1 iijj... " J. the 1 fuc'i ri...i commenced. . .10 runt of Tw L.I Ml. ;.|a- AO.on. V . mon Uiw, ot ii ' Ucii, J .0 I. ,'*<*^(<.>y. Examination and :d the V'oiiclitr'4 he woukl report time tu allay tlic . W. DCRARRES." ho Rccrftbii mil Slieltrr CI. r^ $ni LllNlurrr- (t« by ritxir and rjrti i ': v( ^Y'S OFFICE (40 by 10 )' I of Imk IlrJid Ijptcil Fcff mJ ■ la Htiiht) if of Huardt ovirUyprdi :t, tct: &ct y JO P»(i| and ■; In BiMrJi Dtrthcpcd, Flow ICI, t:c; (tc ! jFuttind 31 lnI!el(^l]. for Piuvinoni, pirtitlolX'l Jtroni Tinibii Fiame, ! ^Ijpboarlni i.veri Koof ni d.iublf biiar.lrd, Four »iiJ* to thi- llclJers of the Bills, for iiol p':'e/lin_^, mid liitereji at the rate of live per Ciiitum from the lime the Bills were dt'f to i, ■ Date of Payment (in). But fonif of the Hill Holder.'., who had rarly takrn advantage of J)e.sBarrcb'>> opprcfled Situation and rradc Sfi/urfN, far beyond the amount of thi ir Claims of his Property, were n')vv extremely iinv.iliing to yield up on any reafonable 1 rrms the PoflefTion thereof, whieli they had indulged the hope of maintaining until the full expiry of the Kqiiity of Redemption, (when according to thir I'radicc in Nova ScoD i) the whole Property would become laiidiuntd by law to them for ever(i::): To this End, they fU»jx Jieooc •>. flu Jft^i^ ' Ucpch^ framrl, S'dei anJ Tndl boarde.lj Roof uf IjUgl boardel over * and t:iivered with Two Feet of E.irth and boantej over all, Trutilii ' to J (nil frclh Air, fca " SKJr, \Nr M\Jo:tS HOU.IE {'.% by |6 Feet and 15 in * Height) a Frline, .sidit and EnJi boar^^cd and elapboardcl, Roid' * b'lai led and il.innU- 1, M"Ori and t'aititioni <»f B t Lpb )4tdcd, Honl', d boji <'' I .md ihin^Icd, l:»ir* Shelves and Cnn,<.)R(tS!IOP f,r the QilARRIERS and STONE t CUrrEls, (34 by IX lecta.id 17 in He^ht). F.am , SiJei End* and H.XM doubly t .vcred with Boar li overlapped, Floori planke.'. A la'ge {jninlliy of Free Stone w.lh cut Blucki and SUbi, prepared for ' '.ul|.|in| th« Church and Covernmeni Houfc timalned ai ihli Plact « i.jj Ucillarrei' De)artuie fnm th-: Cilo y " BL11.U.NJ for a PCaL.C SCIK.OL (51 by ij \ » and 1) ia ' H.iglit) Foal .it'oi (Irong Mifonty. Soper!tiu'.!ure i frim-, M.lel ' am £ .d» e^verfa with griiovijd Plank wcalherboii te I over, Roof • b arJcl atidlbijfl. [ I liii I'uiUing . ■» (wlten ncjriy conipleited) * 01 trie jy.h of S-ptcm'er 1785, blown down by a v olcnt MurrU ' cine, wliu.i al the fame tlmt djdruyed a confiJeiabla Number at * Houfet belonging CO th' Scrt'erf.] " UtiLulNO fir hill I g the SUPIlrME COITIT and orhet ' Ci.uriiinji.i, .'i.e .jj ly l^Fetn.idjj i:i Height;, [aiowiidowii ' by t.'ie Hurrlciu;' e'tion d ] " HOl'SK er.clid 1.11 J Pieca of CrriunJ lad "Ut 11 1 pileif, pmptrtf ' to l;c-ltirre. ant inienjed -ly » a I'lMi'ollAlY ACC iVIMO* ■ DA I lO.S at hit oan Colt uni I iha Pub re Ciilld ngi to be cr tied 09 • the AllDtment of Lam iet'.ivtd for itiovcrunenr l.ouf aid Cfficef ' inijlit be ccntplejtc,. toi h» Rru)- 1. I r w'l . h p.itpife Maieriila ' w.te pirp leJ ,<; b. aid )S lerr. tS 11. II . ,, loU'idathm ul Mi. ' four) with Vau II, C llan and Klichcni. Soi-rrOrucl.re a Prj, « I filKd w;ih Blniki, Ootfide bid over with Two Inch I'link ?' J and tonguedi Roof boarded and Ihn^ltd, Floora of ..oarda 1 „utfd an J giuovcd, Intide furred lathed and ('lliHere.l, PaniuOdi uf I'lanjc and Uuarji. (m) Viilei The folluwing OrJcr dated Trcafury Chambers, lylh December 1789, (App. A. 517.) viz. " :IIF. Lordi Commlflioi ei» of ll.e Tic ifuiy havi i^ placed rhe Sum of T.-n Ihaufind I'ourdi in your hanli for the pn-pofe of paying ofT and can. ^^C ■ HVft-l*iA#>i jnJry Billa draivn Ly Lleuicnanl Covernot Dtlliattei, in the Ciuife of hiicirijing on the Public Serv'ce in the Coverrment of Cape Breton i-i l!.a <)> KvJwH , ..it. i;S4, 1785, l;S6, and 1787, and Lrutenant Cover lor De.llatres hjv'n; repiefented that leecotioni hnl been leeled ujion an.l Podeirionrbtiined 1 h:i Elb:?v in conl'eq I'^ncc of fiver I of the faid Bllli having been letirncd u .paid — I am cnimandej by tl.cir Loi (hlpv to Jclire that yon wiil caufa ^ riiruJate I'aymmt 111 I: made of all fjch Uillf ai (hall be pn li-mcd t,i you, or f I.; h Sunn .11 tloveinor Diiljrrci (hall aJm t to be ju;lly djc thereon, ■ '" ' I ..irit of t)^ Si, I .1-^ aV.vpnient'oncd Jnd torcqueft that you will ufp your En.h- ivourl to promote 1 fp-nly and fnil A. ' titment if the Baliiief* fT the Pattira. I am furihtr to .idJ, that My Lordi approve of an Allowani * r>elng made to the Hoiacil. of the f id I'illi for the Eipence of ' ,' *• and /rcr/11^ 'fij-ther with an /«rrr(/l at the rate of Five per Cintum, fioni the me they became due to the Day of I ' i) nenl { But their Lordthipa t ■nfent to the P.iS m r.t of any Sam on account of Eamagei or Intcicll al tx\ higher rate, &c, . o, , iThrlMjitwtnh,IJ^I.MllOmJ..i>,." " THOMAS STEELE." (111) Vidi Letter from Mr. Monk (employed to defend fundry Suits inftituttil 1 Nov.i Scotia againll DciBarres, for Suppliei for the Public Service in Cjpe Breton, dated H.ilifa't 13th January 1788, (Ap;' 1. ^i6.) li.!, " Mr Samuel Sparrow hai liid Attaihrnenti upon your Ellatel in thii Province, to the Amount of Foot i ; nj an.l forty one I'oonJi, f r your " B'.lll retuirf.l protelted. Mr. Sparrow hae employed Mr. Blowers and, in cafe 1 find occation. I ihall lake the .Mhilance of .Mr. St..| >. ulio \va, with <■ me in the IM'ince opon Denif.n'l ." ,1 againft y m, and ii now ivlih n-e to deff .;' ii af-mft you by Jidrit. I Ian ent lh.it y *< ^Tenllldie Tenants have not Advifcrt nioti. truly attached to your Inteell, than thofewho tlieni f. 1 •' (f the SheiifT their Stock n w under A'ti:h-rent I 1 Jodtit'a Demand againll you. I fear h.iw n.i.ii. tationi fr.imthofj Sttfeme ti, ,i' • tend to the Loft of yrmr 'etll.-rj. either by Fnn: , I -.prnvrmenta, if thrrr .51 alified I . in the Stock ii not iifni leaiitt Sly r Vikwledged I . r I. : . OcnianJv ag-itirt thiii II ll,c I J ,, , rtaiiiig a r;i'iv lietween i"d them in the Sej'ieh We 1 .:! en.i.av.our to keep J .ilr.' .mil undecided till you ,1 fm;', l'i;t.;l, ,, . .1. I.. 1 ni.. im.1i .' ii'ild g mti our Piuieedinga in the Ruftnefl, which will be foon di 1 '. as fine time has elapli 2^/ viilg a Pcwcr to wrtft Ooi.i ih,; Haii.t* -/breuk iijjon your Arra-getr-eiiti ani r i.. tics, OT their Ir.-Si i*> to continLC nmcnte'l. A 11 Hint »'t" 'I'rt. vcd t'vom Tit mega jH-i. infurTia that Mt. Tteir-ilne, for himfclf anJ otUn, luv« jttJihed your Itt Ni i befidci iimc tj giv« ilie Suit wj. A\C), Letter from t ' Mt. Sp:..A. , Caiiff i . AftiuO. Y"- iim \ I V. '. . 1:. . mitn LaWi or let hiin y.o- -.■ .t ;. ' b(.£Ji, -: J .0 I.e.. .. 'It-', -t .^» • :9;, vh. r..l nii: , l.xccii; .11. All ill..; -A Court will be mote thjii j W .oLir by an Injuncliuii (\ '■'' Chant. ,t: to ub:jill till ixana adv. fable. ise CotnmenccnJen; of th* ) \-. 1', V. hii I't «cd)ngi at Com- Coiitt K here the Salt is n>. w [nniJiiig hit i <^i- 7' u fu ( H ) fxfrtnl all the Influfnce and mram in thfir Power, to 6)lktr and uphokl tlir Illunon, under wiiiili Govrrnmrnt appeared to libouriniti Trratmcnf, as well of His Majrdy'j Colony ff Fitii tt.xll bi liid|td in Malilai. Vide «lfo, iMttrfTom hU.Sitrtuf Btimjlirti LaiuJ, dated Ilalirit, id December, 1781;. vu. " AOREEABLE 10 your wlhn I hax Inijuittd into tht Slalt of your AITiiii htrt. There «t, at you hiti btin befuet adftftil, ihfte Iiicutiont " Ireird on yooi EAaii at 1 aimeioufkt, ««//i, K^ifftt'i and re»«-«i.. Ih. Auconi Cumnl . . Hall (whuff Alloin'i 1 w» o>i|lnally) li tmU d 1.. " Mr. I'ayloe, who la by him authitifed 10 itctiii f.om you Paymene of ih. Money ( Ha hat all.. lod|M with mt the ShtiifT'i Deed, ind I will do, «' ind fee done, tetty lhii<| farlhti neeidiry to dif^hirie the Jud^BMnt on beins ad.ifei of tht Paymtnt of tht Monty. The Chiiget of levyln, im •' Eiecutiun att e^ibitanl I butthty art l.ch at weit to my Knowledge ».«,•./ dilhuilti and paid by him : They art ino,e ilian tht Ug , f,,,; but •' fojh ai out CoutI, I am informed, would, and do, allow on ollil, Otclloni Vou will judle of tht Propriety of cont«liJin| B|iinlt iheiii jnjer Iht " CittomftanceaoflhtCaft. Trfm4lnt'i Bill ta liabli to iht fame Eacepliom in fome l)e,rte ( At to Robtllfot, I hjeejlTen a Certidcilcto him, whUh " will be tihibittd to you by ' reylor. I han thtte fftcifltd wlitt you a,i Itjtlly bi.unj to pay, and what not. With rtf|.e« toihefo alfo,' I mul« " repeal Ihjl you will julj ,M Propritty of eiintendiin. Tht Dirticolty you will hate loVKOunltT li ihlii In . if. of a CoiilelU'lh^y l>ill fill lh« " Properly when the E<|uiiy oi Redemption ii taprtd, unlefi you pjy o|. ihe whole Sum dut on tht Judgmenti— tht Eipmct of doin« which, by remlt- •' llni Iht Monty hither, with the InteteH of tht Money, will ani.iunt to mc»e thin tht Sum in Oifpult. Btni thui polfclTed of all \t Infwmalion on <■ tht fiiSjeft which I hate, you will jud(e for yourfdf whit ia prudent on tht (Jc,;alion. I (hall b« attentllt I Sp^row'a Sun, jnd lu all othte of your " Concctni in which 1 can bt ferv'ceabte to your Intcrel>. " 1 hate ftnt by thii Oppwtunity to Mr. iAyloe, a Bill of f ..hang,, which I look » li>n| ilm* 8nc, from Martin Meajher, ind remitted to LondM " foe Payment, but which wai returned under I'.olell, 1 look it fom a Corteff,, Je ,1, who hai btiii, ttir llnct th>l Pratit of it, out of hia Mtiuy. I *' hi*r no doubt, you will pay it wilh the Uamagri and Intereni on ill btioj picfented to you " Vide tlfo, Writi of Atuchmenti, Judgmenti. Execution!, tnd DcrilUtioni, of DetBarret' Property, f Apn. C. 491 to 516, &c ) (113) Particularly. One of the Perfons alluded 10 («hofe unjull Claimi on Government DesBarrei, conceived it to be Ml Duty to refift, and who appeared to enjoy much unmerited Attention in the Public Officea, and m le public boall of confidential Communicationi 10 him, ard of hi) Knowledge, of the adverfe Difpofition of His MajtiK > Miniftets towardi DesBarres) occafioned an Arbitration which Ulled nearly Two Years, And upon the Conclufion d it, the Aihitrators Sir WillUm Dolben, Sir Herbert Matkworth, Burts. and Philip Sanfon, Martin Petrie, George H.iinbridge. Efquircs, thought it incumbent on them. 1 addrefs the following Ripickntaliont (0 Treafury (App.B. 113.) viz. " Abingdon Srreet, yth September, 1701. " I AM defued by my Brethren the ArbitraMri 00 tht Cafe of Lieutenant noeeraor DttBtrrct (fee he haa bitn c^iUjotly informed that he li only " fgfpended from the Fiercift of hia CoverntiKnt during the Enminalion of hia Coodu« which haa been arraigned, and not fuperfeded) to put Into your , „ " Handitbeenclofed Utter, teiueitingyou would communi:air ihefimetoMr.PlIt, and lay Itbeforethel^.l, of tht Treifuiy. humbly but ea.nellly 2C^/^' "■ r* ei' **^'"<- , •' •""""'« '^"' ■^''"''P' '"""diitt Confideration of the Sul.j.d , ■• btin, of ih. moft decided Confi.lii.nce to the Honour and lortune. of Mr 1)., r/ • -T' LT'/^t 'r'"^ ' " "'" " ^'''"" '" *'"" 'f "" '■''''"'' " ' "" ''°'''"« *■■' '''•'' '"'' •''<"'"'''^'' ' '■''■"«"' '*"' W. ConJuft A,,,:i. without f.rtber Jela," ">».V / ♦'/»/(»,»>y itft^ flu flu ^/i „ _ „. , '"* '^ '" "■■""■"' ■»'* "« "'feT of lying under fufpeflej Gull bt removed. a. wantolF h"' \ "'',! "'""'. M'" '■'«""'"'"■"" ^tibunal of ycu, ..rdOiip'., we left regret the Deficiency, Power in Ourfelve. (f^cm « 7\ I,' ,°"' '" ■" "" '"' '" '""^'»'"^"- "•■'''■ ""■"-'•« -'■''' have commanded ou, Attention and Perfeverance, We have on," .0 add. that Lieutenant Governor De.Barres ha, repeatedly a.Tured us, that he withe. Ih. Charge, again* him to be n.,« explicitly made kn„w„_ reauefting no Favour ..cep.ing only that hiS Cafe may be fpeedily and f,.l,y l,„,3,hi. Accufer, brought forward to confront h(. Defence, that he n.av Motive tending ,0 bencAt himfelf under the fmallcft Impof.tion on Government, or knowingly ,0 l.av. deviate) from hi. Warrant of .„ftL>ion. a, Oovstnor m any C.f. whete they could be fallowed ; but, on the contraiy. ,„ have been ...loully Ul.uiv. „ his Dut, on all Occaliun.. Ion, under wlaJi of Cape Brrton ce Ijw Siiiti aiul DcsBarrcs'i im- tuni'i and all hit ifa, • Sum «r MoMy, Of • a4fiM, ihrM litcut'umi M «l|liully) lianiMdiu lilT'i Otti, 4n4 I will ilo, rh'CKM(M of l«»ylm IM IliM lh« U|i. fut; but I i|iinA thctii, iiij>f th< iCcrtlAcilctu him, whUb tll'l} tuihefo «lfii, I niult CoiilertT'lMylilll nil th* )f duiiif »hlch, bjr c«mlt- >1 of all the Infirmalion on , jnil to all otlwr of jomt «, and rtmlKKl to LondMi it, out of Ui MoMjr. I optrty, f App. C. 491 Ml conceived it to be mjBile public boall of ty'i MiniDeri towards if it, the Ailiitratots l-iinbridge, Erquires, !h Srpwmlxr, 1791, f infuiincd that he li only uperreded) to put ijito your If : humbly, but eainritly, and Forlunci of Mr. I)ti. 1 J, without futhtr Jelly, fccrei Cjluinnlei, If any, t, fee. " W. DOLBEN," 37th Auguft, i79r." 'atnot DtiBarrn and Mr. fnant Itovernor Uc^Bjirra duce ui to balicv- 1,^1 )„ I. From Cjuics unknown nfnti to tht m«(» ant I y on the Public Aceuum : l>erty w« endangered, iTthy of hii A|" WdJJp, Di,.ni„„ f„ .11 hi. f„ff.„„,.. W. ha,e th. Ho«,„. „ b. .. .,t aUdu. Refpefl, *c. .. W. DOLBEN " M. ptrKii. •• GEO. lAlNBRIDOE." (12+) Vide: Account rendered by Meflri. Dorfet, Johnfon. »nd Co. to the Lord, of the Treafury. (U5) Letttrr from MrfTri. Dorfct, Johnfon. and Co. to DeiBarrei, dated Bond Street, id April 1792, (App. C. 518,) viz. V/ ^ •• ACRCEA3LE t, you, !t,,ue f, he„w„h w. f„,d. per Mr. Ofey, on. , f o.r Cle.k.. a Slat, of the Account for Monie. paid by a. pe, Ordn of ' ^ " th.Lo,.'.Comm,mone..ol Hi. M.j.fly', Tr.afury, togeth.r with the rel.ll,. Vouchen foe your E.Jmin.t.on, „),,ch w. beg you will rrtum by th. •■ B.mr, w,.h an, Heourk, you m.y hav. to mak. ,.fp,tli„g them. Vou will pmei« that Ih. Sum p.id e.ceed. the Ten ihoufand Poondl w. ..cei.ed " fr.mtlie,Lorlll.>,by.heS.mof ^-.5,, .6.. ../. which, (houlJ the, objert to trimbu.fe u., w. (hall of comf. debit ynur Account for lh< f.tw •' W. hav. fmhtrtooblce, ihit the,, are dill other Claim,, which cannot be Iquidited UU w. are furnilhcdwlth a Supply of CaO. f,r Ih. PurpJ. " '■' '^"""" ^"*'""'" .' DORSET, JOHNSON, and Co." Letter from tlie Secretary of Tr.-afury to MclTr). Dorfet, Johnfon, and Co. dated Treafury Chamber., id May 1791. (App. C. 520.) vi.s. " THE Lo,d. Cn-miffion.,. of III. Majeft,-| Treafury having hal under their ConWerltion your Letter dated th. 7th of April, ftal'n. that ia /^U " purfuancof M.. SttelCj Uiier of the i,,th Deceml.r, ,,S,, youh.ve, undertSe Infptftionand SanOion of Lieutenant Oo,en,,r Dc.Burei, dirchar.ej " ■■ fandr, Bill, wth the F.p.ncc thereon, dr.wn <,> him during hii crrying on ih. Public Service in the Government of C,p. Breton, ai apptar. b, > '• St.teTe>,tencUeJamcunii„jtoiheSumof£..055,, .6.. iJ. and iranfraitting .If, a LiH of Bill, and Cl.im. ftiil remmnj unfilled, upon which •• ,ou rttiu.ll their UrJil-p. dotdi. ni , I am commanJ.d, b, M, Urds, 10 def,,. ,ou will inform their Lirdftipi, whether the Sum. chared in ,our " Account, a. E-pencri upon ll.c B 11. d.awn b. Lieutenant Uovernor De.B.tr... arif. onl, from th. Eipence of P.ote«. aid IntBelli, .1 Five L Centum. •• as ft)Iel ina Letter frum My LrtJiof th. r;thDcccir,ber, 1789, &c 1 " '■' "^^- '^ •>'• 7^'- ""^- '• CHARLES LONG. • Lc;tcrfrom McfTri. Dorfet, Johnfon, and Co. to Charles Long, Efq. 5th May 1792, (App. C. 521.) viz. •• WE .,. honoured with your Utter of the id Cun.nt, dcluin, ul to info.™ the L),J, Commimonc. of Hi. Majefty, Treafury, whether ih. t^i^ '• Sum. cliar.ed in our Accouot a. E«pen;e. upon the B 11. drawn by Lieutenant Oovernor De,;;arre.', arife only from the e.pence of Prot.lt. a iJ Interell at " Fiv. r.r Cci.1. a. il.;ed in tl .ir Lotdlhip. Utter of the i,th Pecember 1789, and w. h.ve th. Honour of anfwerin, that, Eiecuiloni having be. .levied upon " .rd P-ffcinon ebiaiDcd of Leutcnant Governor Do Barte. E.latci in confequence of leveral of the PronlUd Biili allud.d to, th.'.r Lo dfliip, plac.J " C lc,ooo in our Hand., and, in their faid Utter ot the i,th December 1789, »cte pleated to delite that w. fliould caufe immeciale '.'aymeni to ba " ,.,.ds of all fuch Ci,l. a, ihou'.dL. prcfent.dto ui, or of fuch bum. ai Governor Ue.Batt.l (hould admit to b.jull', due thrreon, r.. Account of the ■■ PuU c Sei.i.s in th. C.o.ernn.e„t ol Ca,.. Ceton it. the Yen. 1784, 1785, ,780 and 17S7, rc,ueaing that we would ufe our End.avou.. to promote " a f;.eed) j ,d S.aal AJj..Hmeiu of the Bullneli btlwKn the Panic., and fuithet a.thorif.ng to ruaLe an Allowance to the llolj.ri of faid BiUi fo. the •' I.ft Law, to accept of the Eipence of noting and protelling .nd of " Intc.cft .1 i ivi I Cent. ,., fu'cd in liic .Account, chiclly on the Hatjftip of making a Public Officer, who had ilreaJy fuffcred fo much in th. Courfc " of hi. Duly, to fay Lk^apiv-cTic; r. But thofe, »ho weie in PolUllion of Governor DesBar.e.' Eftate. and Ptopeity to an Amount infinitely " higher than tint of the i.W., .,'ofo!u:c'y tefufed 10 ahate a Fa.thmg of the P.incipal, Eipence of noting and protelling, Inteiell, Damage., and •• Lxren;. of Pci; in lelji.-t tl.c f.,,.c, del. li g they only call.d to b. inforuied, wlutlur the fame wo„!J be allowed, ai they would much n:her, ud *' Mcic deter;n!i.eJ ol1.c w.;c :.i, hold what 'l::y had fclaed. " l-iidc,tliefeCi:con.ilancei, ai thr lime (c, Redemj'tion wai nearly .«plr.d, and Lieutenant Governor DeiBine. ardently urged the Lofi he had " already f.iU;r.id In the Ui.llto£lion of IhcCa'i! fed with the Land, and the unlv.tfal Derangement of the Tenant, and Ellltei, we had no Choice, " bvtt, v.na,riheSi,i,:t anlTc.msof the. r Loi.l..iip. laid Utier to fettle the fame by Arbitration, where thr Demand feemed to be enormous, or other. '■ Wife when- it ni^pea.cd to te d moil to Economy, and the whole wai barely fininied before th» Expiry of the Redemption. The Aitivle. of Eipenc. • No. 44i.^s, f>;iun.lei il:;. l-fkiiiiilon, tigellic. with that ulating to Mr. Sparrow, who brought new Chargei, amounting to feveral ihoufand Pounda " a,,l ni,.e aeain.l f.c I-m.ki: vvii:h Lic.ileiant Governor DciBarre. rcfolej j whereupon he wa> .urciled, and an Arbitration took place, which -p i.ciily Two ^ ea.., i., t_c :.c.;a y of »:i..h itfeicccc may be h.>d to th. Aibitiiloii, who, wc uaderiland, have addreffcd their Uitdllilp. r. •» .h'i.:.pon, it f: " DORSET JIHNSOK uid CO.' '^Atvii/TV ^UjruyX, M^uyu. ,M ( 66 ) count a Lift of refidiie Bills and Deman.ls, tlie Payment of which had been claimed of them and remained unliquidated, amounting, exclyfive of Interefts and Expenccs, to /;.6r2o qj. id. ^i^uJnni.y,,,iit,-.^pOj '"^ ''^^ '"'^^" t'mf> DesBarres inceflantly urged his Right to be fumidned with Offici.il Copies ^y »■ 71^ 'U uhAi'AiUuif. o^> and to be tried upon, the Acciiliitions, alledged by the Secretary of State in his Dir[>atch of the joth November 17S9, to have been received againft him, for the fpecinc purpofc of anfwerin-' which and of explaining the Tranfaftions which had taken place, and jurtifying his Conduft as Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton, His Majefty had thought fit that he fiioiild come to Kngland. He hoped ^at the Proofs of his Innocence, which every Inquiry had furnifhcd (126), might . induce taking up the Muterj and on the 17th of September 1791 he addreffed a Requifition there- upon to Ml. Dundas, who liad fuccecded Lord Grenvillc in the Secretary of State's Office (127). jr':' J.'lUy ?.^a.' ■^''yu^ 3c,\. 'V. ( 1 26) Amon.^ others particularly— The Allegations and Proceedings of Lieutenant Drummond, MeOrs. Champion and Dickaron, and others, in fupport of unjuft Claims igainft Government, which were ailed upon at the Trcafury in 1787; together with the rubfcqueiU Report, from the Comptrollers of the Army Accounts, thereon in 1 790.— The Confeffioa of Lieutenant Hutd, on the aitrocious Fabrication with forged Signatures, delivered by him into the Secretary of State's Office,— The Requifition. from the Arbitrators (Sir William Dolben, Sir Herbert Mackworth, &c:)on their Inveftii'a- tion of DcsBarrei's Conduct^ during his Adniniaration of thr Government of Cape Breton, addtcffed to the Lords of His Majefty's Treafnry, {127) Letter from DeslJarres to His N!ajefty'i Secretary of State, dated 17th September 1791, (App. B. 96.) viz. " AN Officer, who hu faithfulljr ind ufefully I'ctved hi) Country TJiirty.five Yearj whh lh> Idetni of the mod ualted Charafttrl is it, and tht " f.>imal A'lptobalion of hii Sovei'ign, hai u\s Honoui of aJiltcning thii Ultcr to you. In oiilcr to cxflain more lull, the Cauftj of it, 1 might oflt " Cjpics of a Variety of Letters adlreired ro the J)e|iJrtroent j but that of my laft to Lord Crenville will (ulfici to give an Ura, ai far u ii necellary lit *' tie ptefcnt, of my Injuriei [jj. InfulteJ and rcfilted, «i 1 have publicly been on the Spot in the Governmen: of Cafe liicton, by a Fadion if " ufficeri whot Conduct hai tendered ihem unwJi :liy of beinj truded with Fublic ObjeOl \i>\, and accufsd ai I have been, to tlie Ruin of my ChataOer " and Fortune, 1 am by the Britilh Conftitution entitled to a Trial. " And, laying afide the Conf .,:h r Didinflioni but thofe on which we Band by the Conllltutlon, I, a Biit'di Suljcft and • Brilidi " Officer, claim at your Hand that Juftice, for doing which you are placed in a ttanfctndent Situation by the Condituti m— :o be inf )rme J of the Accufa. <■ tioni againft me, to knu». my Arcufen, to havr an in-partial Trial, and to Icnow when I am t ) he tried. For thii, I have atlenOeJ in vain upiardi of " Three Vean with unexampled I'alience, and wi i.iul once ofl'ciing to lay m, S.ilTeringi at the Feet of my Oracioui Sovereign— though, not • fi.ij|. " Step hai been taken agairl> iny other Officer in t je mean time, without his lieinj furnillieJ with a Tranfcript of his Accufatioii, and confronted with '• hit Actufers. It is not in Nature that my Ri^iitj and Feelings can permit me m -^h longer to be paffive. " I ilk no Favour, but the Severity of an impatlial Scrutiny and to fuflir, if! am guilly : Otherwife, to be indemnified, and my unjuft Accufert <« de«h with iccording to their Demetiti. Ai:d, i-. the me.m ti , r, ai a thick Veil haj been thrcwn over the rriitii of every I'oint . f my Concerni thjt " you will caulioui of trullini but to your own ju;» conception of my Rc^uifilion, and jcalcu! of any I'crfin or ObjeO, public or private, tending to pre. " judge me or wave the Necefllty ot Propriety of my Trial i wliicl. muft be acknowledged to be my undeniable Right, while the Britifli Conltitution i " profeffed to be the Rule of Government j though, 1 were aj juilty ai I am innocent. Thii ii a delicate Sulgeil, which 1 could widi to be difpenfej " from urging further. It it fo fair, fa intciefting— even to Goverment, that it it in full Confidence I take leav to prefer it t > a I'crfunate than whom " 1 muft hopL', none can have better Ideat of Ju'lice, Law, and Policy. " I alfo tak: lea«e ti fubjoin a Lid of Papers of which I entreat you will be pleafcd to order Official Cjpiet to be delivered to mef.]. Supiemel* " aniiout for the fpeedy communication of your Detetmination, I have the honour to be with |>rofjund rcff efl, &c. » Rigb, m,. Il,.rj Cur.Jj,, Sf,. &,. a,.- y P_ ^ DESBARRES." (i) Utter to LORD CRENVILLE from DeiBanei, dated 5lh March '79' (App. B. 95) vir. t'r/^ " APPLVING now at an Officer, labouring and eihaufted under the " moft cruel and unmerited Hardlhipi, on the Score of having done my " Duty with ard-nt Indudry and (tria FiJelily, I feel it neceflary to " State the Refult of my fimilar Inllar.:es to your Predecefibr, in order " to give To much of an Idea of my Cafe at may be requifite for the •< prefent, and to (hew ihe Caufe of not having renewed them earlier " to your Lordlhip, from whofe univerfal CharaAer of Attention, Deci. " fuin, and Impartiality, 1 cannot but entertain a well ftounded Hope ** of receiving JtiMce. " In the year 178;, I wat honoured with a Difpalch from I/ird •' Sydney, dated tl.e ijlh Nov. 1786, fooiidej on tl.c Mifiei.refentationi " of intereded I'eifoni, and intima;ing, that, /nut Maifurti tulut laj " hen firfktJ in thdiirnmin tf C. [< Sil.r, mj Cirflamli-ulnbyj in " ififijunti tint ixhl.:,.! r-^aiy! ere, „jrf dji, luj i,rn ei t':ain,J if " lie KtiUludl if mf CinJulli I'ftn to/ii *«»e/ l.ii M.-jiffbjJ iku^U " /'i '*«' *"' Lirdfif frjt:,l ff, ify rs mt Hit fcyel Cummin h ;tr ,Kf Riiian " » enfUml JI fiiu ..-1 l^JlUl, liji-.nji lb, Ifljn ' in Ut Ct-'^e 1/ iht Sni;r " CaunfiUr mnl ju-b lint al I mjl r«wr;i ti,:btr, l^t. I Jj, rum J " tnuitr, Dtled c,il> jljJtl tJ%T, Jf;»ji..i.f ib^i 111, Maj,J>y baj lim " plilfijlufl^nl Lailmul f.i,»7 Mjiarmi.t, it uH t, LicuUianl Citiir. ". "'"' '/ '^ IpJfJ f Cjfi £rtt^ Jkiitg my atjm t, " While thit Meafure wat determining here, the further Payment of •; the Billi I hil been all along in rhe Courfc of drawing <>i the Service •• which I had been lent there tu t ■- e, » 11 (tnjK, anj the HoUen of " lhtf( BiUi, Un-.eof whoa), (from ;:; ■ ■ ,■. * :r.J try "-.'Iduice te " their Impofiliont, had bce.l extreme I , alTiduoui and received much ilten. '• tiont in mifreprefenting me) not only t,>ok all Ihe moveable Eirefli I wai " poilird'cd of in Pledge from me i but they alio feiied and difmar.ilcj " tJ treble the value of their Claimt, Eftatet »l.i;h 1 had brought " to a very advanced .Stage of Settlement in Nova Scotia and re- " mained my fole Deiendance, afler Lofiet formerly fuflained in the " Service, which, though recommended by the Privy Council and h mour. " ably approved of by Hi. Majefty, have never been compenii.led, on- " leli inadeciualely through the Lieulenant Government cf Cape Breton, ■• if even I had been fupported In it. In order to aggravate the Umbrage " in the Public Office!, it wat given out that I ihould not land in Li-- " land, but withdraw »ith my alleged f,,oil. to fome foreign Countiy. <• Strange to lelP thii wat credited in the Public Officei, jn,lrar;icu. " larly in the One, which ou^ht to h.vc been tlic moft Btitidi e informed of tlie Accuf4- attenJei in vain uj'wards tf rign— thougli, not a fiiijlj jtioii, jnd tonfionted wiiii rd. and my unjuA Accufen I'oint I f n)y Cuncerni, ihjt or private, tending to pre. the BritiOi Conllitution ia could widi to be difpenfed I J I'crfonaje, than wliom, cted tonic[.]. Supremely • DESBARRES." II and received much at.'en- llie moveable EffeOi I wji alio fcized and difma/.i!cJ, Icl wl.i;h 1 had brought in Nova Scotia and re- fiirmfrly fudalned ia the Privy Cuuntil and b inour- r been compen<:y, I reC/liiJ u ( 67 ) Mr. Dundas anfwerrd with declining to take up the matter until the Accounts flioiild hft i;^ confcqucncc oi' Lord Sydney's Reference to the Treafury fo far back as Septcir.bcT 1786 and ** k«p It a Diflnnce from all my Aciuaintancet, even' thofe I inoft " rerpe£ted anj luved, until an Acquittal Aiould rtcommend me with << Dignity to their ufual Inteicuurfr: Accorillngly 1 le^iueflcd bring fur- " niftitd with the Artit.U-3 oi Charge and the Njmcsof the Atculen, " together withOftiiiil Copci of all ihc relative Pipers am! Dociimcnts *• and that I might bu tried withtut Delay— alfo tliat the Account) of " tlic Eipendhmo, fmce ihy Arr-val in the Colony, tendered into " Cffitc, (houlJ beexaiTiIncd, and the PjtjtKCpaid. " Luid SyJr.ey and Mr. Ncpcati rtaJily promifcd all thU without re- ** ferve 1 1 waited anJ attsndflu a lung Tinit; in \i\f\ for the AccMDplini- *' men:. I renewed my Inlb^c, and received fimijar Promifciln no *• purpofe 1 I repeiilcd them: I remonftratcd over, and over, and de- *' manded my Kiijht, jj a Man ani an Utliccr} of not b'jing fa^:lfi-cd tin- ** heard to an Impejwhment for Crimes fortr.jlly given into the OlIivC, *' nor fent upon the WurU with an Infamoui Chnrafler, jfter having ** fjTvel Hii Majefty, upward* tf thirty Yean with Hit Royal Approba- " tlon» and tlutyf the mod dilliii-uiilicd of His Officer!. " I will fpare your Lor.1tI.ip, for the piefent, the pain cf pciufing '< «11 the Detail of what palil:.! on thcfe Occafiuns To imercAing to me : *• Happy, if, under the auljiicci of your Juftice, I Hull have been cn- " abled to witKold it from the World, ai well ai to banilli it from my " own Memory forever. I will only fjy, that in the Conclufion, Aflli- •' ranees were made, in the ftrongcft Tcrmt, tliat I wai not fuperfcdcd ; " that I aiflually continued r.> be Lieutenant Corernor of Cape Breton, as " Colonel Maearmick, wa^ fent to afl cnly during my abfence, and •* that, ai the Situation had been given in Reward for fervices, I might ** rely on every Juftice being done to mc t and, as Lord Sydney's Intentions " were to have my Accounts fettled in ♦he firft InHance, and then to " recommend me to His Majcfty for a Mark of the Royal Favor, it ** was a Matter of Indifference to me, which Ihould happen to rake " place firft— the Settlement of the Accounts, or the Triaf, io as there " might not be any confidenbI$ Delay in either; but hiving already *■ urged in vain the latter by every poflible Argument, and Claim uf " right, and Lord Sydney feeming inclined to give the Preference to tlie " former, I lefolved to acquief.e, particularly at it might be unpleafant " to yotir Lordfhip to be ad.ireneJ, u[H)n a difagreeable and intricate fub- •• );i& fo foon after your Acceflion tj Offite. ** Accordingly i applied «x the Treafury, where a Sum of Money w.s ** ordered to be lodged in a Banking-hoofe to pay the moft prelTing Bills ** In the Circle, and it was prumifcd that the Liquidation of the whole ** Accounts would be tefencd to the pri^pcr Beard without delay. Thii " happened about futeen monthi ago, and it his undoubtedly relieved me " condderabty in dimlniHiing the Number of CLiimants ; but, my Loid, •• I hid rryfclf paid as many of the Bilh as I could immediately after •* theftoppagc: My pcrfonal, and reil, Ptopcrty had been feiaed for the ■* Payment of othcti, anJ, under the peculiar Citcirnitlancei of the llland ■* of Cipe Btcton and the Failure of the Supplies which lud been promifcd ** to be fent, I wis under the nccelT rv of fubftituting my own credit and *< Refjurces on varioui occafioni upon the Faith of thr Support which hid " been held out to me ; So, that, having fmce my Return to Englant ** nothing of all that wMcl- had ever devolved to me or I had acquired to ** fupport my encumbered fitu-itlnn, I have aAually been long in Dtftrefi, *' looking forward in vain to the promifed Afcettalnment and Payment of *• my Accounts, for which no Order has yet been mtde at the Tiealuty, ** notwithftanding my repcited Solicitations and the conftant Exprefliona '< of Acqu^efcence given ttiereupon* This i* not all ; BcfiJes the Regard " for CharaOrr, which every human Being brings into the World in- " tcrv'ovcn with the Eflencc of his N'ature, I had been tiught from (he ** earlicd Infancy to cherl;h tlie n^.oll exquilite Feelings for mine^ and, " there it no Meafure of n y Life but hid the enhar.cing of it for part of *• its direft ObjiiL judi^e tlicn, my Lord, fiom that Noblenefi of Mind "'which U th« uaJ-.ujtcd Piiiic'ple of your own Aiduur in proceeding w.//\^ 'UHif^Hf '2u *U'*./. i i|i ; "I nt^u/f It /J, V c •> ripid'y to eltiblilh a great Chanfter in the tdimill.n of your Ciun;-;. " whit I muH have foffcred for lh« Four elipf.'d Ycarr, dfjraced Ji .n •' Officer and degraded ai a Man, und:r Impjtiiinii cquilly mern at " Jtroi:ioui, in fo mucli, ihit, lliuuih fo concijaj if roy ln;'.o;cncc ai t.i '* have fjiii5ht out my AcculVn by every meanj, and, even iftcr fv^y " other Inilance failed, to have provoked my Judjej (if | miy ufa thil " £ " me, and thenrefufeji Not only thiij but th; On: of my Accufen " who delivered it into the Office ■«> fent out of the way upon a diftint " fcrvice, while 1 wal permlttrd to exlivift myfeif in vain with foliciting " what I am perfuaded Hii Maj dy never intenied to be denied to ne, " and wh.t is the R'ght of every Subjcrt, and every accufcd Officerj or " inderd fad muft be the Cafe of OfTlcets in being liable to be fent " upon the World without being heard, and withiut a Chu-afler upon " the Infinuaiioniof every unprincipled Confpir.i.-y— Nor cln it rediund '• to the Interelt, or Honour, of the Service to InrroJucc a Precedent of " the Nature, and I murt cheriih the Hope of y lur Lordlhip's Juftice and " Policy in inJulging my Prayer. I have ihc Honour to be with great " tefpeft, kc. " Fitbl Ihn. UrdCrrvVIl, " ]. F. W. DESBARi^ES." [/.] Vidfi App. B. 117:0 111, U7. C. 5, «, «, 4ito 4?, 51 to 76, 82, 84. «5, 93, 139, 140, 155 to 15D to 15S, 166 to i;4, 177 to 110, 548 to 351, 358, 365 to 367, 39-, 3 8, 421 to 417, 4JJ, 434, 436 to 438, 466, 468 to 470, 498 to 5 1 J. Alfo Minulei of Conn, cil, and Pages, 15, a6, 37 to 41, 57 to 6,?. [. ] The Ptpeti mentioned In thli Lift were— The Rtmonltranu ani Peti.iun, with all the Complaints which, he had heard, had beta de* livered into the Secretary of Slate,' Office. 1 if u^tnuci- ( 68 ) February 1789, be fettled and advifcd and authorifcd DcsBarres to prefs for the Settlement ac cordingly (128). J^J DesBarres had direly felt already the confequences of referring him to the Treafury before a Trial of the formal Accufations and of all the other calumnious Matter upon which the Secretirv of State's Office and the Treafury hadaded, and he confider.d the remanding him there, under the fame Circumftances. to be an Inverfion of the Order of Juftice. There being no Recourfe, how- ever, but to go where he was arbitrarly driven, he returned to the Treafury, to try the f ffcJt of rhe Readincfs and Earneftnefs Mr. Dundas had feemed to profefs. Upon refuming the Applications there, it was fignified that the Account and Vouchers which he had Two Years before attended Mr. Steele m collating would be collcftcd and tranfmitted to the Board of the Commiflioners for auditing the Public Accounts, with an Order for proceeding to fettle them without Delay -A Month had clapfed. when he received a letter ordering him to lay the Account and Vouchers before them. It was with no fmall Surprife he received this Ij^tter, which, notwith{landin<» what had pafled between him and the Office for feveral Weeks, before and had been fully acknowledged there on Jt?/' jD) 7 A 6 )'v2 '^"" '"^ '*" ^'^^' "°"" """^ °''"''" *° ^"^»""' diteJ Whitehall, 26th September ,79,. (App. u,» „,, H.»d. the I.c«„ h. had fron, ,„„, of i.„ ,h. 5vhith are to be fjuni in the North Aroer\an Scjs—fo fituated a. ts ' form at the faiiM Time, the Key 1 1 the Colph and River of St. ' Lawrence, and to the immenre Coun^tiei alove t'lem, a. welt ai an ' inlermeJiite StUion between Europe and tli« Weft Ind e., ai,l 13 ' conduce to the Command of the Rank, of N.*f>ondland equail, ,, ' thelOand of tl,.t Nan,e .-fuf ep-ibk of being .eiid.ed lmp,e|.i.! . ' with any Degut of Ceoi... ana Fi.iciiry, in M.litaty D. 'iijn ar.d .\.. b. . ' teflure— being, in finr, r|., Poit which F.an.e v.l.eJ mod ,.f ,U ft,, ' ever held in Noith Ai.,,i;,a, upa,, waij, (he had ItftoweJ ihegr a'ell ' Attentlaa in Piopriiatt to ihx Oivri 1'eiii.d of !.e. Tenure ihe„of, of ei '/ J . a"; 'i n -w V9 ) ' Settlement ac- rreafury, before ieh the Secretary there, under the Recourfe, how- thc Effedofrhc :be Applications before attended DmmilTiGners for loiit Delay. — A V^ouchers before what had pafTcd pledged there on smber 1791, (App. ^■tion, Lord Grenville puC Uuke of Kichmornl (j). ;e fiom IbJi Officf to tie *ai wrote upo.! the fjmo ifidcratlon of any Pjit of warrant or yoar Pajt a DUf &c t'* try to fay, that I rcldily ent to have arifen, not lad lakeil to bf well i.i. n^lance trfpefting that luiteJ in fjtming Sit. Nuvi Scotia j but aUa l»r my Scivicei and hl» of the Lord. Commif. he Privy Countil and hciiofi and 1 conlbuei Command, ai cbviouOy lrof|)eftive Difappoint. lit which I had loft by lui and difficult Work, id. aive of |:cal Dene. rice, hut to the Public 1 Alih the mofl perfea ar to be done tii me, aa U-al, that, in pTu.tjoting t of Governtncnt and onileto thiSuccefjcf Ich obvioiifly appealed, uf Cape Dic:an— .con- I of whiih it eqiulty ilh all tilt ipeciel of »'onh of Ntw Vurk— ral Ktnjdi.m— . n vita i!'.>all, indented wiih ihe Vaiiely of rilJiea icjs— fo fituated a» t» iph and River of St. ^ I'lem, ai well ai an Well Indei, a-.a u «fiunJlanileiim.:i, .1 ; leiiJied impejn- ; a ■ary D'Hiji jrd .\. h.. rilued niiill„f M (hs 1 beftowoj ihcfr a-ell TtHuW Ihe rtof, iiftf •' Ihe DifcoTtry of iM trnpllrtan-e 1 5"ilt!ng rprn it all her H. pci, at *• well of recovcrin){ what fl.e lia.l loft, as of pielrrving what re.raincil j " And from which Cie had ileiivi-J, in tlut (hoti IViIikI, giraUr IV'lili, *' and more folid Advantages, than fiom all her other tianfatl mtlc Teni. •* toriea in a Century, by li.e Annual 1 mpbymenl of 3C0 decked " VelTcliand 1500 Shalloopi, nav jalcj by 11,400 Seamen, wiii^h pui. " duced every Seafon above f.60,00 : liuintaU nf C..d Filh, of the aver. " age Value of /■.41a, 400 j 10 lay nothing of the PiocieJs of < '' Of the Sp'iitof Oidetia'^J ut the S-,\ice, and wlaiih would have pie. '■ nat<« all till EuUiiallmen:., Djlal' , and gical r».t of the lapvnn: " wh.Ji eafaaii ' " I did my bell in the Conrfe of the fiill hard Winter— hard to n« '• in every fcnfe of Ihe Word, in providing, as well as Circomftance. •' would admit, for Ihe OhjeOi alluded to. When thj Spring came, " Ihe S.ite of the Town was cleared, Iha Town Lots were furveyed rU " laid out, Ucationi of Land were made, and the Buildings were com. " menced anj fcbfe()uently finifhed upon the Plans given into OlBce i " 1 tranfmilted a State of our Situation, logether with a Report of my " Proceed ngt, and an Eftimate of the Cunent Eapence of what appeared " to me neceirary In be done, depending, that the promifed Supplies, " particularly the Provifions, irould infallibly airive with the advance of " the Seafon, and 1 propofed at the fame time a Method, conducive to " perfpicuity in drawing for the reirabuifement of all manner of occa. " fionaily neceffary Eipenditure.— And that was, to give Bills on my " peifonal Agent, in favour of thofe who fopplicd the Means, an! to •' tranfmit Quanerly.Accounts to thi Office of the Part of the Eapence " chargc.ble to the Public, in order to be paid to the Agent. In thil " minner, I drew ^.3000 on the Treafury, which were paid to the Agent, " who wrote that my Bills would be honoured and every fuitable Inftnic. " tion wai to be fcnt to me. " It were too -eJijus to trouble your Grace with the fuither Detail, " which would be necelfiry for giving an adequate idea of m, fituatlon " and Dlfippointmenti. I will only entreat PermiiriontJ add that neither " the piomifed Supplies, nor farther Inftruaions, were fent during tha " three years I coutiiiued there, and, as I eipeaed them every Week, " Vont'i, and feafon, I was led to proceec' in the meantime upon my ■■ general Inftruaions and the IJeas communicated to me at my Departur. " fro n England : I wis under the neceffity of colleaing Piovilioni, to •■ fave the liwct People from perilhing, from all Quuters, under th* •' g.eaer Difaavantage, that, as ) eapeOed a Supply from England, I " could not venture to lay in a rulScer.t Qutntity at .,„y one Time, nor " to take hefe Meafur.-s fur procu.ing them on the beft Terms that I " could otheiwife hive June. Myown Refaurce, and Credit were inter. '■ pofed upon the Faith of the Promifc. that my I ill. would be paid in '• the m.n.,er they were i, the outfet, and upon eve y preffin, Occaiion, all my own Stores and Canvenienrics were d.ftr.biitej without Account a " fo. tliat I was.f.en at a, much I convenience as a y.-Still, what ma, " feem ftrinje, the whole f xpcn.e will be found upon Inveftijation, to •• have beer, lefs in Proportion, than for any Thi ,g (,mi ar don. for " Covernmcit, either ir an, lormer Period, or in our prefent Colooie. " in the fane Line of Service, and, in that (hoit fpice, the Trade of " the Colony was brought to the Len,lh of e.po ting CV'.ooa, ,„d iir " would havee.cecdrd £.00,000 annually, in (i,. y„,, „„„^ b„,f^ " what fblloweJ, which has not only defaced and rendered ufelefs all that " bat been eaetuleJ and e.pendedj but nipped tbe farther Progrefs ia " the End. " It proceeded from the unwarrantable Erertioni of Jealouf, on the." " Part of the Governor, Commanding General, Officer, and Trader* " of Nova Scotia, and of the Military Detachment ftationed in Cape: " Breton, which eh. Officers given to me took advantage of and im. •■ proved fo, giving me every Opfofilion on the Spot. Thefe Officen, " confifting of fome of the moft traublcfome and degraded Charafler.of " the Denomination of AmericiLoyalifts, preferred a Crimination againft " m. to Lord Sydney I My Bills on the Treafury were diihonoted, and •* I IMS fuddenly called Home to anfwer. " After my Ariival, not all my Intreatiei, I-iffances, and Arguments " could obtain a Perufal of my AccuCtion, or the Names of my Accufer., " -Nor a Trial_Nor ay Settlement of my Account.. In .he mean " time, Ihe I'nlders of the pmtefted Bills fei.ed my Properly every " vhete. f line of rhem taking enormou. Advantages. My Charaa-r " became the inconfiderate Sport of the Woild, my Military Promotion " wa« at a Stand, 1 wai reduced to betake myfelf loa Sanrtuary, I have " loft my Health, and have been frequently at Ihe point of eipirirg, and " I am compleatly miferable ,n ,y Feelings, on account of my " Charaaer, which it defies to eclort an < pportunit) of vimlicatin. bv " Trial. • ' " It i. tnic, after Two Ve ir,, the Treafury lodgea a Sum to aecoiuit •' in Banker'. Hands fr paying the proteiled Bills, which ha. affiirded " fome Relief I but I ft,ll He out of my own Advances, Wiich involve '■ all I hive in Ihe World : A)y Accounts are unfeitled a.id r.y Characler " under an univerfcl S'urr. I have often applied in vain for , Settlement •' Id Trial, and 1 tear being reduced to an Appeal with a Story and " and clear Do.„menla that mult altonifti , and that, without much <• no.,, !,,i-, of Time, for, if 1 de|„,, 1, ;. 1,;,,,^. d,.,), „;., „„„, •' i^ie, ici "jr. W.DEiBAARE'i.' " r. V,r,i:,,h, nuhtf fkbmnl'f m ~ WU i^ v J%*A^*H./-,i.t , ( 70 ) Itie Subjprt, implied that the Acroiint an.l Voiirhcrs were in his Hands, inftcad of Irndinj; to thr Board of Auditors an Avowal of tlie fame having been in tiie Hands of the Trcafury and "collated by Mr. Steele, but not returned to him (1:9). Me remonflrated accordingly, and alfo dcfircd to be informed whether it was meant he (liould at the fime Time lay before the Commiflioners tl.c the Account of his Lofles in the Srizuic of his Pro]H'rty t!irou<;h the ftoppagc of tlie Payment at the Treafury, &c. or that the fime would be confidered fubfequently. But he received no An-, fwer(ijo). — Atlaft, a great Tart of t!u- \'ouchers were found at the Treafury, which were ofltrrd to DesBarres, in order to be delivered by him to the Auditor's Office ; but he declined ace ptin." of them, unlcfs they tfacy fliould be returned complete as he had originally given them j and they (1J9) Lttter from the Secretary of the Treafury to DesBarres, dated 6th Oaobcr iryi, (App. 6;.) vi; .K^ , .. M, .C, , H,. i(>(/ .. I AM comm.ndn'UtMJ M,OK;2,«fc/^ >P Hy " by you dutmg the T.mt of your Appointment ofl-icutcnant Onvrrno, Cape Itreron, l.ef.rr I l,r Cimn„muneti for auditing tiiePubl.c AccuuL "i ■fe /tiMj. VfCnt A> i\y^t^l,roy Lords have given Ditcfliont to proceed upon the Exaniinalion of the fame, w.ih as little Delay aapoffiblc. i: : ' * /^ ^u■iJ,^^ -u A/-iu4,.,„3y ■ .. CHARLES LONC... ,6 », i ^IIUTl/'>«Viiv . (130) Letter to the Secretary of the Treafury from DesBarres, dated zfith November i;9i, (App. B. loi) ^ •• mem.omng to yo„, rhat I hat periodically tranf.nitled the Original Voucher, with the relative Account, to Office f.om Cape Breton, and, fucccniv,'! •■ the Duplicate, of the fame, referving the Triplicates in my own Hand, againll a future Settlement :-that, after my Return to FngUnd, Mr. Nepr-n " reprcfcnting that a cnfiderable Part of them hid been minaij ,r loft in th.- Office,, def.rtj I (hould, with a View to hi, fpeedy Eiamiruiion and S-tt'- ' •' irient of the Account., replace and compleat the Vouchers f,om my Triplicates, afer which they were examined and remained lont- in the hands oi •■ Mr.Nepean, by whotn they were afterward, fent to the Treafury, where I perf.n/J.lly attended Mr. Meele In another Inniination of them and h, "declared himfelf perfectly fati.fied. l>n one of thcfe Occaf.on., yourfelfwa, pleafcd to , ell n-,e, that about the time , ur coming into O.'licr all " the Papers relative to m, Account, had bee.i fcnl to Mr. Steele', Houlc, as, havi.j already trken fo much !>ains to be ac.„ .,„,ed with the Ma-lers' 1-e " had undertaken to fee them through. " ' •' Upon perufing your Letter. I c.nfije-ej the dellring me to lay befor. the Auditor, the Account and Voucher., whi.h I had delivered i,„ J^::, ■':l::l ^:: ;"":.":':° "'• ""' "'"\^'-/-' • ""■. "; .^omerfe, „oufe t, i„,,.ire ir they had been fen, thee fron, the Otfice, but ' wai only informed that a Letter had been dircftcd to the Auditor, of fi; , ., , . ! OlHcei out lim.lar Import to mine in that refrcft : whereupon, I recuried to the T f •• .nd, in your abfence, repeated :he above Circumltancc. to Mr. Ramus, adding that the lad I had feen of them wa, in the Autumn .f i-S "'' • Mr. Steele feduded himfelf with me in the Board Room for fvrra! Morning, in examining them, which Mr. Ramus acknowledged he recollcflod .rn'r " accordingly promifed that he would enquire for them there, or in the Office above, and olhcially fend them ,„ the Auditor, Af-er ■ •' Town, I had the Honour of waiting on you, and haj begun to recapitulate the Circumllance, of the Difficulty, when ' " witheipreffing your Concern at the Paper, not having been fcnt, a. ) ' ' your Return to wa, pleafeJ to cut it (hoit .. ,-, Z , "*""""' "■"' "'' "° "'"'■"l'"^"' '' ' ""iJ' "''^ •^"^"■er Tmuble, make ,hem for the Auditor,, and I ^» • readily ditpofcJ to render any Thin, c.f, whi. 1, mitht be in my Power ; but, faft Expcicnce haJ fuggel.d to be cautious of every Shadow-tl confideriog that .t was well known I had render.d fo great a Part of my Triplicate, into the Offi.e, 1 wa, by no mean, reconciled to the Forn-. which . "l-ncd that 1 was ,0 deliver them to the Auditor., unlefsthe, weie returned to me, and . was apprehei.tive, left the permitting myfelf to bl I w„ •• into the Wake of fuch Order would be giving into a Prefumption of their having been reftored. He replied no fuch Thing wa, intended ever, " Juftice would be done, and the Accounts would certainly pafs. Accordingly, on Satui.!ay, a Treafury Meftitnger brought the Set of the Account. " here, and 1 went to the Auditor'. Office. " Ipnn my menti.,.,i .g the Cafe of the V.uehrrs, .he Infrrflor iiif ,r rd me that the Hoard cculj not proceed one Step without Ihrm-lh-t •« acco,d:ng to th< Afl of Parliament, certain Prool. wt,e ne.eiary in the C.fe of the Vouchrrs, which, if Ctisfaaory to the Court of Excheuuer " might fupply the Dcfei). ' ' " 1 cannot av,.:j objrcling, „ svell r„ ,he Nv, K, 1 f ,;,e V- , her,, a, 1. the I:T,i>:.ca:i.,„ i„ ,he Letter „f their beirj in my Pofli-lll.in : Vcu, •■ own e,u,t.'„lc fceln.g, will lead you to cr.,, ,|, ,v :.:, w>, : I luve fuff.rel thefc Si, Ve,,„, The plained Thing, in the Wmid have be.n " thrown .mo inextricable Cunfufian, b; nut ,ai.:n. a -j ( i-. S r.i gh, Step refpeilinj them iVom the IVginning, and the placing every Ob.lacle in ll.cr " Way; and that C.mf.,fi.n become, an Argument ul P„j , 'i...- asain.l me. who hive been :,i:r. nit thereof. It i- a peculiar Part ..f my Mi,for-ne " that I taiot gel a Jot f.rcard without Importunity. lla«ill be extremely unpleila t r.s msfclf to have to recur to the Secretary o' Jliie, if ,;p,,n " hi. Return [Mr. Dunda, had gone to Scotland) Matters are nut put into a Train uf I'rr.eeeJure j But, what is > Man to do, whof; Honour, liapni -1,, " Fortune, and Reputati.in. arc at Stake, under Opprcdiun ' " There i. a Kcatuie in my Aftiir,, wh ch, this may pc.hrp, be i prop«r time to menlioni Th« Refuf.l of my Drafts, as well .. all the Ci.ciim. " !!.iue. attending the Cafe, brought upon me an Accumulatioi of the PnitefteJ Eill. Damasr-, and Intereft. with a Variely of Ulles and E.pr-.e., ly " Delay., laying out „f my „wii, and b..rrowins from rther,, Money, .nd particularly by the Semre and Derancerrem of my Eflates, In lo mu.h. that, if " my Atcou„t. were paid ihi.Diy, 1 am flill ,, ruined Man. Sunl,, Indemnlfi.ati.in is J,ie to r.io. 1 wi.l. to be infurmel, in rife (he Invedictl -n •' b.(«e t!.e AuditDi. proceed., s«heth« an Account of llule LoH'js is alio to be f,bmi tej to them at the fam. Tim., or to be relrvei't- > " fa'.ureT.n-.t, Src i " hCI'lrUll.'!, yj/ &. rftary i,f iLi Tffjfmy. J. F W. DESB An R T.":: v$£4./«).!.ti, id of ff ndinj; to the reafiiry and follatt\l and alfo dcfircd to Commiflioncrs t!;i' of tin- Payment at le received no Aii^ which were ollt-red declined ace ptinjr ?n them j and they , (App. 65. J vi;; : Vouchm rf Money txptnJej ilig tile Public Atcounti, ta HARLES LONG." p. B. lOl) vi^: If Lordl Comminiunc''> v( H.i on, before the Commiirioncrt ifort in the Arbitration \y,:li had the Honour of repeatcJly ipe Breton, and, fuccejuvelj' rn to England, Mr. Nerr;n, ledy Examination and Scttit- rmalned long in tlie handi 01 lamination of them, and he ^ tir coming into Oilier, ail ii-iintcd with the Ma:tcrs, he wliiih I had delirrred ir.'i there ftonitlic Ollicei 'out I tecuricd to the Trcafuty le Autumn of 17S9, when ed^ed he rrcollcfta), and he ton. Afrcr y.iur Return to )u wai pleafed to cut it (hort ou liad lift them, but they le Treafury, wlierc Mr. Ra. ni, and he (hewed a Set of I in orderto he delivered by ir the Auditon, and I u-ai Jul of every .Shadow — that nciled to the Form, which litting myfelf to be drann "hing was intended, every the Set of the Accounti 3:ep without tjiem^th.^t, the Court of Exclie-juer, of the Onice to fct lhi« fed to return an Anfwer, verally tranfmitted to the he ConfiJeration of tlicni. • in my PolU-lii'in : V'ti;e in the World liave he ■:» ng every Ob.lade in liuT r l'.irt of my Miifor-ne ecretary of State, if i:p,)n whole Honour, Iia;ipi..eli, ai well ai all the Ciiciim- :" Lulfes and Expr".e«, by Jtei, in to niu.;h. that, if in cafe the lnve(llgi(i ,n ^, of tu be ref.-rvej tc a D r s B .\ n p r s.' ( ) A**- /Ifii, l.»«'Aj.ut fllj J<*.ft^/L .,»0a^.,(., were fcnt diredly from the T....f,„y to the Auditor's Office.-Upon infpefting them, the Com- .''U ^.i.^ 7^^^ ,W mimoner."! direfted to him QMerie.s, or a Demand, for fuch of them as they found to be mifTing (iji), '^'i '*u»u>f h.xlu)iM.i ,t.Cul (131) Utter from tlic Infpcaor Ccncr.ll of the Public Accounts to DesBarrcs, Uated Office for auditing the Public Accounts, Somcrfct Place, 23d December 1791, (App. A. 66.) viz. " I AM direiled by the Commlin men far auditing the Public Accounti to tranfmit to you the endofed Lill of Queriei on your Accojnt of Expendl- «' tureiai Lieutenant Governor of Cipc Breton, and to infjrm y .u, thit, you will he queftioned upon Oath concerning the Truth of the Anfweri yom " (hall return thereto, ai alfo on any other Matter, which the tommimoneii may think proper to inquire of lelative to your faid Account, *c i " 7a U/uttnant Gbvt-mr D^'BJrrti" *« JOHN WICGLESWORTH " Vide alfo. Lift (enclofed in the above Letter) of Qyerics, No. i to 81, alluJing to the milling Vouchers, feverally. And DesBarrcs' Anfwers thereto, dated 5 J.muary 1792, (App. B. 103.) (132) Letter from the Infptaor General of the Public Accounts to DesBarrcs, dated Office for auditing the Public Accounts 2d February 1-91, (App. A. 68.) viz. " IN an^er to your Lef.er of the 271I, Ultimo, t am dirertcd by the CommlffioneTl for auditing the Public Accounti toinforttl yo-a, that they can- <• not make Allowance in your Account for any Sum!, the Voucheri for which ar- loft, without an Order fiom the Court of Exchequer, and that therefore " you will proceed whe., and in fuch Manner a. you may be a-lvifej, to obtiin f .,h an Order by Application to the Court of Exchequer, it being your •■ Duty, either to furnilh 10 tMi Hoa.d, Voucheii for each Artide of your Account, or to enable ih. Cmmiftioneri, by the Authority of •He Court of <• Exchequer, to make the AMowaicei which you claim, in cafe of your Voucheri being loll or defttoyed, &c. »J>LiM,n4n,C>v!r,^D»B4,r»." " JCrlN WICGLESWORTH." (133) Vide Proceedings before the Court of Exchequer, alfo the following Affidavit (App. C. 465.) viz. " IN THE EXCIIEQr'Et. :^i,ehorlc Blake, of the Treafury Chamber,, Whitehall, within th« Liberty cf Weftminfter, Gentleman, maketh " 0«h and faith that he ii AIT,;t .nt or D, p.,.y C erk .f the Paper, in Hi, Mijefty'l Office of Treafury, and, ai fuch, it ii hii Bufinefi to c left all " Paperi lying about the faid ■|reafjry that have been Iiefore the Bo.rd and in i:fe >elalive to Bufmef. there tranfa«.d with the Secretat'r!, and Chief and •■ other Clerk!, In the TreiAiy, and to fjrt jnd am. jc the fame in proper Depirimcnt! appointed for the Reception thereof, fotl.at a ready Refort may be " had thereto, when any may be ivante '. And ihi, Deponent farther faith, that, in confequcnce of a Requifition from the Commimoneii for auditing the " Public Acount! to the tajtdCjmmiriiners of the Treafury to be fornilhed with the Voucheri to the Account of Covtrnor DeiBarrei, which bad been " reprefe-.ted ai having been !rfl a- t e T.eafu.y, he Ihi. Brponrnt femhrd among the Paper! at the Treafury for the fame, and hiving found . Bundle " thereof, he, thil Deponin-, feot the fime to ihe faid Co.nn^nionerl for auditing the Public Accounti. And thii Deponent farther faith, that, after. " wardi having hcen informed that m .iiy .f f,id Vouchiri were l>ill win-inj;, he, thii Deponent, by the Diicflion of one of the Secretatiei of 'the Treafurr " •gain fcarched amon; the Paiieri of the Treafiry, in ail luch Place! where lucli Voucheri were likely to be found, but thii Deponent fiith, that, after <5/y JiJ .v., «' the mod diligent Search, he wai not alle to und any Voucheri belonging to the Account of the faid Governor DeiBarrei, hefidel fuch ai h' •* font to the Con milTioncri for Aud^tirg the Publ.c Account!, ai alorelaid. " Sworn in Ccurt uf Exiheqtier, l Jtii I'cbruray, 1791.'* ,, DnEBL'CIC r ' ad before (1,4) While De.m-r.'. c.illed occafiona'.ly .-.t the Office in erpeftation of hearing of the Report, he ou.'.rvcd fre- .V.' A, quently in Attenu.',n under the Neceflity 1' \ whatcvrr on DesBar—. ;' Sp.nrr.mfa], Brooki '•], and linptellion of R' x .' telVacWy fjfiiccrs. Authors and beta cammuaivatiJ to the iau.ird [ ^ \. . f -v.nl IVrfons. whofc- Attempts .nn.l I'erpetraiions he had, in the Courfe of his Duty, been <*^ '-/^l t> I it;n;r and repreftng, and oilier low Cliaraflers, incapable of furnilhing ;iny proper Light '*-***^ "«■«( iHiii and Me.ilure., m who otherwife had proved their tJnworthinefs of .mv Credit: Such were V.,v..nt[f1, tmitli[,/]. Pitts [,], Ac: [/] And there is alio nodoubt, hut that the Influence d AI|.-p;.tions, nwde nnd tMnlniiited hy Mr. M.ic.irmiik and his Council, confifling of the iibfctlbcra of t.':c I'abrlcatiun delivered into the Sicretary of State by Lieutenant Hiud, hai 4'Qitkf^. f. ha ,'ni*u.i (f^- n ( ) 1 'SI '>»*^^'v / but o w,.,e u had no R.lauon .lut.v.r to tl>e Public Accounts, couki not. withou! the n.oft vt lenrl.xtrtmn. be rtramal to tin: moll dill.nt (onm-aion with them(iJ5): So.ne of them rckt.-.l to .eAn.d«orKonnal Accufationin t,„ Publ.c Office. (.,6): OtLr/L the sl^ w ha. been n.a..gnantly .nvental and ntailej co the Secretary of Slue's Office and to the T eafury ami I ul bee n aaed upon w.thout Inqu.ry ( ,.,7 ). A Part alfo related to certain Articles paid by he' 1 ca,u,y toMdlrs H:.ndy andUu.i:!. Joi,n Andrews and Nathaniel Clarke, together wi about a Ihouland Pounds iffued to Mr. K.,herts, and the Money paid hv the B.nl.rf f v ""'""'"'"; Jncerens on Proteiled B.lls -, all which were ind.fcri.ninately Jebited totnf " ,8 '""^ "' 1 IhIc (^leries involving a confiderable Extent of Subieft rcninr,-,! !;«• r c . Details of CiicuLftances, Trlnfidions and Events. >^:ucl I?e\3 ^ WhT^kT"' (.J9). I- refpeft to the Monies improvid.ntly debited tohim h "1 S '^""^.^"^ ;°. ^''^"'^^J ^Ul.f. ZW.,.../^.,....,ic,;by Order of the I^-r f L T^; I'j^f '^^^^^^ .>A :m ,^f/ [..) SPARROW li the Pc:f.n mtudonM A,l., w!io, fij.lnj IcJn a Tuilrr to Cape Btcron, and fctinj DciBanc! drprellrj, by the St.f p.!je of Pjjment at the Trcafary and the Cund^« uf the Scctctaiy .1 -.ui,-'! Otfi.e, hjd taken ad.antaje to make up inidmimUle Clarr.! jj.una him ai acting U, CoretnBient, malt Oath to the fame, filled the I'ublic Of. ««,. w.th new Slandtn, baafted of confidenlijl Communication. «,lh the Office! and of knowing the Intentions of Mmilhy ieip>.l„,g hiin, and threatened to exert .11 hi. Influence and EnJca.ours to turn the Ac. tvunti. y,:, EvUini ar.d P- „„i g, hjl,, a, .„li:,ui.n. [o] BROOKS had been emplojed in navitat ng a Sn iii VcilU ittachej to the Public Service in C-pe Breton. With ihii Veil-I he „„ away and abfcondcJ, for fjme lime, employing her .n Conjadhon with an un. l-ii:.f..l Cteilca in tl;e Coal M.nea ii, fmusgling CoaU to the French ll^'-nd St. Pierre, ar.d in catrjing ftohibi'.ea ti.M.M.om iheu.e to Cape Bu-.cn. ITU R^u,J!:,.,, /, f„fi,.:,i Lur. al L..^ J\, „, ««, „„AJi, l'^ .i,:,„ji Cmra; ■wb,;,ff,r,d Urn a,J ,bt C%:,J„r in ,t» At,jh^;{,, App. C. 170, 171, 355]. Thii Man af.erwarji tcking Advantage, like ct.Vri, of De.Barrei' Situation, fet up falfc Cliim., fj, rcfrflin, which. whi,h he fcecjn.e highly invctcrarc. ['] NIT.E\T h.irt bee, emp: yeJ by Llcirenanl Iluu! a his Defuty. That nc wai a Party, a. far a> it hid fallen to hit ihare in the feditiov^ Conduit of hi. Principal, i. to be fufpofed of courfe. He had alf.btcn concerned in the fmuggling Bufind. «• th Bro.k. and .he 0,,,fcer of the Ccal Minr-,. After De.Bjrre.' Departure, he hal be;, empl.jed ^>■ "r. Mac^rrni.h in the Capacity of Su.veyor General cf LanJr, and reprefen'ei to hr.ve been concerned a. a Too! in numerou, Afls refpefl ng the Ennting an.l Forfeiture of Land., loud'v complained of a. opp.emie Snce DesUarres' Return to Erjland, an Ac.ount of furveying, pel.-nded •0 have been e.ec.ed by iJe.Batre.-. < ,0e,. had Iren tranfm tted, ^tmlly recomrrended by Mr. Ma:arm..k and the Men.b.r. of hi. C«nc:l. The. Seceta.y of State referred it 10 De.Banc.- to report lhc^e,:pon, „Ko, .onfiJered it hi> Duty to deny hi> Approbation to it, « be.r: f,ir. ',:■.■ p.,.,., , .,, p„,„r„^, „^,„j ^^j ^^^ ^, ,^^^^^_ ^.^^' fc. 4-/. a„/4;-;. N-„je„,, ,„!„,, j„ E„j|,„^_ p„r, ,„od hlmfclf [, «" fenl fur, to the Board of Auditor,. De.Bar.ei had f,equ,n.|, fern ^.■m there, and once in pa, kul.r, he found 1..:,, al.ne in on, „, ,l,e th.:t,ber, of the Offi.e empl^.-d in per.rrg the V,„K!,er, of the Ac. count, though it wa< given our in the Au,i.or-> Offi.e .!.,:• ,.„ Are? ...;.n wa, paid t, him, uhile I.e b. alle,. to d fr,.,e.., IV.fon. „ur of Do,,, ol be,o8 f.ppo„H „ „.e K.rrn.e of the T,eaf„r) in ,„ ... ,„ ,■„,„;„, Mateiul. for damning the Ai,..„nt .m (■') DCCTOR w:LU..M -,.1TI. h.>d le..n re.o,„n-.n.ed by a »..c„J of De:Ba„=.. fl.ctly bef.,e h!, D p.ture f,.,. ,.„,■., .„ ;„ ,.',, «.r.rrnn or Ta!en:tlal.,u,in8 under great Di.lref,. De.Barre, humhl, propofed h.m for, and Hi, IV1„elly wa, pleafed ,0 bertow on hi,n, th. App,„„,ment of Sur.eon Phyf.cal on the Mihtary Staffof Cap. B,eto„. ^^I'Tt """* ' """" "•''"" •'^'•' '"-'•'' ""Barre., wh. .If.. anKted h,m and te-llficd every Attention in hi. Power. De. Bar,.., havtns early conftJered h,m to be , very weak Man. lu.,, ^urall, 'and h '" ; f '""' ■" '"'"'"-■ °" 1^" '^'-» - Hn ' ad, he w„ f„r,,r,f,j to find that .hi. fan.e Doclor Smith had in . n,u(» .nf,ou.ma...er traduced hi. Condufl and Meafure., and become impla. cable j be,,uie h,. im,m.per Defign. had been reprov.d [/■„',.£,,„ wa Lt 'th fTf' ''""'" ""'■ ^''- '■'• '"-^ ^"- ■-" -■• ^'- »a.am„ g the Subfa,p.,on. .0 the vile .fabrication .ddrelfed to U ri SyJn.y, (though ,t wa. p,eu„ded he had don. fa In a moment of |ne. br.e,y, ,0 wh,.h h. hadftew. h.mfelf gr«tly ajdrfled) App. C. j6a V.de alfo, hi. Utter Page 61. * in. i't'l' id ['"'r °Va" r' "' ''"'^ "•" '" '' "• ""'- '" •• '«°""l- m t, Id be upp fed that the Hulhand of DcB.rre, Cook Servant ^.gh. . capa leo. a.Tord.ng any ufeful Light, whatever on hi. Publ^o A.coun.. 0, Mcafurer. However, thi. Man app.-ar. to have become «... con P.CUOU, afterward,, by a pretended Confidence f.om MefT. .%ra.arm,ck and Ma.hew,. He wa. One of the F dignifl.d Clu ..«cr. who lettt them,e,ve. in the col,„r,ve Tran,a«io„ alluded to ", of !P \^[ ^"" ''"" "" ^""""' ■" "-= T-^fury ,0 De,Barre. R P,r , wh,ch M, Macarm,ck, in conjun«ion wi.h the Author, of th. atrro. o„, Fab„ca„on w.th forged Signa.ur.. alluded to. ma, have ,e .«nel to the Treaf„ry_„o mor. than withth.t of okT^^Z': ... c„nd.ff, . ,„fo,..ation., which appear to have go.e"ed t,: tl t,.r, l.„.eed,„g.i ,„. he ha. been informed. f,„m credible Source,. had made a Sele«,on of Carpenter.. Mafon,, i.. .bo, „p„„ M„r,„"' men of , e ,ef,.«ive Obje«„ gave in .n E«ima,c ,.f t'he Co.-,. I^'e 'f CI, ?in"th 1 r"'n'*'""''""' ""°'"" '""""■ «— f". I..rty .nd,v.dua . of nmiUt Credib lay had ....„..d there to ..dare « pcil.nhlicagainfthim. ."iatc oa >yi ■M. (.35) Vide; Qi-ry, NV. £,. ,„j ,,^, ^^.^^^,^_ ^^^^ ^ _^^ (-36) \-lJc: Ceric. X.. 9„ ,-. 88. ,., ,,,, ,„j ,,,. .,„,,„,_ ^^^ ^ _^^_ (.37) Vid. : Q,,.;„. K, 83. 8,, 33 ,„ ,^^^ ^^_ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ (.38) Vitlc : Q.,.ri„, No. 57 ,0 .cf, and the .W*„>. .App. ,09. (My) A|,p. B. 107, F(,i;o I t-. 87. ('4'-) V;de. P».'-67andCs. (.45) Vi lanuary 1793, " ALTHOl'i " Hour 1U1 enttre S *' to thr klonuuf 01 " In I7«4, il *' Graciou, Sivcreig '* Commander in C ** rncdini Oc. uar ./itU'tJrV ■(•prtTt-nteJ J but lit the mod vio- ! of them relati'cl Slamlers, which to the Treariiry, cles paid by the her with about a jr Expcnces and "Ixplanations ami led to the Board njl leing charged iankers had paid '. and from the rtTi. DKDjrrri huinlit/ to bcrtov? on him, the ity Sljffof Cji>« Uielon. tuwjiJi DciBjtres, whs I in liis Powtr. Dtl vejk Man, lurt lulunlly On hil HtturntoEnj. ftor Smiih had in > muft irci, and become implj- rcpiov;d [fufr : D t^tir 1.] And that hii Name ation •ddreired to U^i J in a ironiriit ai |ne- addlfled) Aff. C, 160. w, thai, it Uaftonid. il'''/ levB^rrej Cook Servant whatever on hi« Publfc P™' "> have become onfi'encr f.om MrlTti. Foot undignified Clu. aafaaion alh.Jed to in Treafury to DcsBatrei " OrJi; ai C^j, Hr.t., '•■' " CiVi,Kr Matar. Ifrm Mr. Pi,,," AI. Communication of th« iih the Aulhon of the ded 10, may hj„ ,,. of other Uocumerai, ve governed the Au. fiom credible Sourcci, of Rofeieiice to him, ■ who, upon Meafuie. >: if the Coili theiecf, ■endeied. Oi,e of the llul above 'lutntyoi :cd there to ^eciar: on ■J/ (Pn-kt-t, ►/ \-dUf, ( 7J ) Nonpayment of the Expenditures neceflarily inc.rrcd therein : He obicfled aeainO I • charged with any Part of the feveral Sums f aid for Bills to MelTrs HalT/n T . . '"^ W Clarke, with which he had nothing to L (.4.) An Ilti r« fo Mr T ' "7? Pay Office (Mr. Roberts Agent) for an Account ^J Mo„ey iJJZ. L^/s ZTrf ftated that himfcif had. in the Abfence and behalf of Mr Roberts. t.pon Or le« f 'T TreaA.ry dated .3d September and toth November nS,, applied the Cne^ " 'Zn t pay fundry B.lls, wh.ch were not chargeable to DesBarrcs's Account f, 42) ThT A . required farther Explanation nor would they make a Report until it flioull be furni^,ed On ,he ..d^of Auguft they ., rued a Precept for Mr. Roberts to return on the .d of Oaober follow .ng an Account of the Lxpend.ture of the Thoufand Pounds which had been imprefted to li,, bT,; Mr. Roberts was not to be found (.43). After fruitlefs Inquiries to difcover him DesB^rr^ L at the Treafury for a Tranfcript of the Order for applying that Monev. wh h v^;ifiedfhe S t given by Mr. Thomas (.44). When Mr. Roberts was at .aft perfona'lly d:c:d e c ™; he had before fully accounted to the Board of Auditors, for the Applied on of the Ld T r J Pounds -Virtue of the Treafury Orders, and it appeared that owin'g' Sely to fot '^I ^^^^^^ Trea ury. and the Auditors O/nce not recollefting that Mr. Roberts (the proper Accountant h^ already accounted to themfelves for it. and impofing upon DesBarres the oppreLc Ta^o 1^^ t.p and down to clear up a Myftery. the folution of which was in their own Hands alonl T 7, notpoffiblybeinhis, a Delay of many Months was occaf.oned. J Zchy^l^lZdl T''' arifen from pretended Confufion and Irregularity in the Account (.45). ^ ""^ '° ^''' (141) App. B. 109, Fol. 84 to 87. (M2) App. B. 109, Fol. 8oto8j, ^ (143) App. A. 77, B. iij. (.4+) Copy of .he Treafury Order,, obttinetl on tKe .g.h 0«ober, ,79,. fApp. B. .17 and 1.8.) vi. " Treafury Chemhe,., aj September, ,78,, ) am commanded by the Lordi Commiffioner. of Hi. IMai.Ov. T„,f .... " .he Sum of £ rc^o imprefled to you b, H,. Majefty. Warrant dated ^th April ,,87, the foil, „,„, " tTa ,h .' "" '" '''• "" »' .. calculated, from the Date, of the re.pefl.ve r«,t.«. .0 ti» ,i,« of September .1. ., the ,." F " ' ' '"'""* ""' ""'""• •" ^ •' protelting, Arc. "' "' "' ^"" f'' '"'■""'"' f" Anuum, and the Charg., „f " Thomi. Vemare'. Bill IM endorfed by Liculetunt Drummond " Ditto Qh,„ Ditto '. ". T."t"Llr2^i'^°."""' '"""'" """ "'"' "" ^'°°'"" "' "" '"'""" "' '''"■"•• "'■" '°" •"" f""*"- ■''e Bill-.' '.cc; '° " " " ThMBM Vniture'j Bill on ~>» payable to Captain John Drummond, dated ith November, tjU ""•'"' Ijwto Ditto '.' TJt2!i^'u"l^^ '™"""' """""' """" "'"■ '*"^'^"'' "" '""""'""^ '•'«=«•• '"''«» Vo» 'ha™ fa;;.fieV thc'Ei;,..'*;.' " THOMAS STEELE." The Bills paid In puiCinnce of the fnrrifoinf! Orders, were on Account of ihr <».n...,i r> j l- i ,» urged aeainftGo.r. ^h „ ./.« r,jf,„„tl, ,„ ,h prefer E.p,n,i,ur. «/ ,k huJ. ,,J J M, ', w . 7' " ,,Ar„,^9./,*,,V,„.,.[VideP.Re45.]. Dc,Barre.%h..ugh. in conftan. A.te'daTce f .^e T^^^^^^^^^ .hefe Pay«en,. ; yr nem.helef. wa, qui.e uninformed .herewi.h. ^ " •*" ^"'""^ "^ (.45) VitJ. Appendix A. 8o, alfo ,he following Uttet which DcBarre. addrefled ,o Sir John Dick .. .he ,8,h January 1793, on .he Occalion (App. B. ij6.) viz. '' ' ° '"* '"'' " ALTHOUGH, amoni the adveilefirc.mlHncei in which I am ««-«i,..il —j j i i. <• Hmir .nentlreStran,., ,o yoc ; ,e.. the Co,„i.ter., on wh h VJ 7^''""' ""^"''■. ' »"« " "••'" "■« one cf feelin, „,r.,f ft,,, „ ,,,,, .. cracio!:;:!:: t^v!^^;:;,:,- 1":*::: rir'T'^v^v- '—•^"- -^ •''™- - ^r. ^ .. co.„^nde.n ch.ef ... ... v.ton. t.der ^^1^^;; ^slp;::?:!:: t^fTi^L^r r;i!^:'r; tr ^ A: M4 J o o J2^ ""n'tittc* » ^,^u £5= 4S Ji"/ 1 M ( 74 ) / ^"'' ''^'" Auditors, after the moft minute ami drift Serutinv, ali;, declared tliat they *../J».v;/,*„.^/^,^J,Av, '"tcrtained no doubt whatever of the reflitude of the Account or of his Coridiirti yet the l»ro jI^^^'Tc^"""'**^*^' ''"''''^'' ''"'' "°^ ''''" "'""''"'■'' to accelerate the Period of JuRice (146). 1 le was at length in" .'.' T '.*" ''7' '.'"'"•" •';",''• "-y '•™". -J. ■•" ■!- E«i«'nc„ employed m, nw„ M..„, .„,! C.li, ,„ f.^p-,, ,hc Service. I reprefemel .he S,.,. of Aft.„^„..fn„„ed Acc„u,„. „f ,he i:,i,..Kc in.uered. and Erti^.te. of .he Kxp,.„<, ,., ,„■ in.„„e.., ...Mftin, 0,de„ a, 7, .. A„e,.,K,„ ,„ ,h= r,.n „f proceeding which I h.d fubmit.ed, .„d , drew B,1U up„„ Account ,h„..,f on .he T,.:,lr wll we lu ] '• f,Bn.f,ed Arrrobu.ion, I fc„. Home .he Accoum, and Voucher, prricnlically, and .here were no Objedtion,, ei.her a, .o ,he Vorm or Ma„e, r f"' :: ': r. '" "7 ;.':■ o;":'"" T """" '"""-• '- -"' •" "'"-' -^ '"--^ -'^'^'"^ "- • ' --^^ ^- 1 : Ar.enJance on the I'ubl.c Ofl,ce> here, and no men.i,m ,s ... .he Form or Matre, of .he A.coon., had been n,-.-n:,o„ed all .l-.e Time • On ,h. / ..h.wro,e.or„e,ha,ever,TH,n,wa.ri,ht. Af.rm,. ." Pn^land. Uep. Two of .he Overfeer, her. for a whl ;! a^ ^^^^^^ to e.pla,n any Matter whu., m.ght be re,u,redi b t, .here bein, no Set.iemen. of ,he Accounts. ,ho,„h it wa, conftan.K promifU e, «■, away. Ihe Accounts and Voucher, were collate,, by Mr. Steele a, .he Treafory wi.h myfelf, and he declared , hem pe.fci.ly clear and re.ul.r .. Uft bum».r>o,,wa. pleated to declare to me in the Name of the ft.ard. that .her. wa, no Po^b. of the Ree.i.udo of myConJ.d a.,d Acc„u-« • ut. S,r, ,eel moc hurt a, underftand.ng lately that that the Delay of the Ke^»,t i, attributed .o Conf.dion and Irregularity in them. In a„,. .'l th.i .f.here ,, really any fuch, ,t oueht no.tob. attributed to me j but to .he PuMk 0,Bces, f.. no. havingob,e.'l,d to ,he fame, in feafon, .",K weretr,nfm,tted. But conr,de, myfelf enmled to den, the Charge . no, only from what I feel myfelf, bu, alfo f,om the Ccumllanceof no fuch b , Q,.r,e. d.,e«ed.om.h,.he,.o „om the Comm.moner. to imply the Idea of any Confuf.on or Irregula.ity e.,fl,„g in the Account and all the •' It i. true that ,nuch trouble and perverdon had been occafroncd, by fending me to the . ..miffioner. pre.iou. ,o a competent Trial -. P, r,. :)2- T^SirJ.bnPa, Ban. KB.' "J- F. W. DliSBARRES.' (146) Letter from DcsBarrcs to the Secretary of State, date.1 iiO. Sept. 1792, (App. B. 112.) viz. .. have undergone a r^id .nve„igatio„. and Mr. Steele has declared them to he i^U^^ a^rZ.:::.;Z'ZZ,:7Z2 y^tl^lrU 7 atlureme .,,„„A.cuf.t,onorC„mpla,„t.f anykrnd. e.fted in your Omce aga,„„ me. . re,uefl..d ,l,e Commim:.,, of the' ."ubhA 'u . U edare, ,f they had any Charge to advance, or any Do„b, of the Reflitude of my Condu«, o, of .he Accounts which had been fubm.tt. 1,1 ^ " Inveft.ga.,, „ , and S,r John Dick, in the Name of the ftard, emph.tically de.laad .ha. .hey had none wha.e.er " "->- P<'r«"l Attachment and refpeft for ,he feveral Member, of the Adminiftra.ion, joined to a very f.nc.r. Wiih „„ my Par, to avoid all '• Reimburfemeot.- ^'' '" ■"'"" '"' *-''"»-""' ■" f"""' ■>' I'roteilionj but to Jullic. and .W " Talbt Rtgbl lion, llnrj Dunjji." Letter from DesBarres to the Secretary t-f Si.iti J. F. W. D E S n A R R E S.' .itc, d.ited i6th J.-'nuarv, 1793, (App. B. 124.) viz. VOU wer. ideafed in Autumn 17,,. to refer me ,0 the Trealury ►*».«, and D.ma,r.'""'im"'; "^'{ ''"' '° "-/""'■?'« '">'"'" -nd ,11 Matrer connefted with .h.-m-.I.e n.er. accumula.:,,. and ,„„„e.r„e Zrr„ J ,1 T' r '"""l-""- ■" •:- proceeding, which h .ve taken , la e. ca^eedin; .I.e An, Irmrd, ..nJ ihe oiher Injune. becuotnj dail » r. -be R,h: .Vs. j;.-irn t« uible, &C-. .i^* L ] nt of th. Ci.jrjes ct^giiiaily pv- r. w ;::,<: r ■, ■• :■ us. • ('50) i« in vnin fci a ints in Ms Oflicc •clarfil tliat tlicy "ti yrt till- IV). vas at length in • e Strvict. I rrprcfcnlcl >tftinj OtJiTi 11 t,. any J, wliich wtre pjjj jn.l I'oim or MdHcr, rij;iiir.c.i iTiUl.icJ 4bovc •* \'cjr ill ! Time! Oft the contfjry, ' at my Eipcncc, inor.lT itly iiromiltfj, tlicy i^Jiir ti'Jr JiiJ rrgulir, lyCond-jd a.U AtcuriLj y in them. In aniwfr i . c fame, in reafon, ai the* Ujncdif no fuchohjc:).,,,, lu not linj any one uf il,. count, and all the Qucrit,, ait time, inJkSil, to fun i- ompetent Trial : Ty : ,e orthy an.1 unfit Inforircii. • mu;t feel the OpprtlTnin lemnre inirrcllitig K.int , ty of refuting tlic Cli.i^e ibeic. UliSBARRES." ( 75 ) forincil that his Acfoiint wmilil {hnn\y be (lattd to the Trcafury (147). A Lirt oC Dif.illov..;iK'''.i was thereupon, tnuifiiiittn. to him, with a Letter, fignifying that the Commffficiiers for audilin? th^ Public /IcccuHts had, on the ift l-Vhruary IVW. fiZ'*''^ " ''^""' "f ^'i' /I'Couiit as I.icuttiunt Governor of Cape Breton, ivitb a Bcdance, dm to himficm the Piiilic, of the Sum of £.2ii,j iSt. iJ. mij ghinv I'im Notice, that, tbc /aid State would I'e forthwith laid before the Lords CommiJJioncn if His Majcfly's Treafui-y, to the F.ud that, if he pKuld fee good cau/e tofiihnit to their Lordfljtp's Confidcration any Oifer- ■viitiou reliitive to ihejnid .laount, hemi^bt life no time info doing (14S). DesBarres accordingly fubmittcd his Obfirvations on the Difallowances Airchargcd in the Am!!- ^j_ tors Report (149) and having conAantly attended, Ibliciting the Confideration thereof (150) he was ^*-^ 4Im4(>v ■/» Ai llM^ ^ /U ?>«,, 't a^»/ui»r from the Secrctar, ! ite, il.itcd Whitehall, 18 January 1793, (App. A. 79.) viz. " 1 HAVE rrteivej your Letter o. the i6th Inftant, in Anf.ver to whith I have only to inform you, (lut wtutevrr you allude to ai hav*r» " originated in thii OlTlcc, Iij> heen Iranfmitte.t offitlaMy tn the Lordi Cnmmirtianeri uf Hi* Majefty's Trealjry, and by RclVrence frrmi their LordHi'r ' u *' theCommirtionci, lor audiling the I'liblit Account,! If it be in any ref[-ert crroneou,, or not waiianted, or irrcievmt tu the Suliie^i Matter tl •• Ltildlhips' iti tiicir Dctcrmiiution upon your Accoutlti, will give it only that Debtee of CunlUerati.,n to which they th ill think it entitled, *^c " IlLNRY DUNDAS. ■ It may, perhaps, be nllowjMe to fuppofc that the foregoing Anfwcr mud have been writteti in feme Moment of Mr. Dundas' great Hurry of Alfairs and in the Alifciico of Confideration ; the Public Intcrclls conneiU-d with the Cale merited his attention, and the Ciicunillaiiccs of it made a peculi.ir Appeal to his honourable Fctlitigi. An offici il KccoRnitiori of the erroneous or unwarrantable or irrelevant, Tranfmiffions, which h.id been made from the Secretary of State's Office to the Treafury, could not but have uppeared to Mr. Dundas to be requilite, as confillent with the Dignity of his Candour anil Jufticc: and, althoti' '■ there is no doubt but the Lords of His Majefty's Trc.ifury would give the M.ittcr contained in the Official Reports frinii His M.-.je!ly's Secretary of State theexaft degree of confider.iiitm to which they might think it entitled • yet, as it was well known th.at their LorJliipi minJs had long laboured under the Imprcfliun of calumnious Reports and thefe had been conveyed to thcin under the Stamp of Ofiicial Authority, the Imposition of the opprclTive Task of evincinp- «he Perverfion thereof was a Circiimltance (under the Predicament of DciBirrcs having been denied a fair Communication of thefe Reports) of extreme Hardniip. ):>o ^■}l you were fJcafeJ to allude of Dilbiirftmeiit. at Cape been fctlltd, and I hjd life only W.1, jiven, thit fc of liidi Delay, I Oij!! ny favour, whe 1 1 alliir, ir lliort of wh t i have illy tranfmitied. 'I'hey ith you were plerftd to the I'ublic Account! tt> been (ubmiited to tlicir in my Part to avoid all (Jtiou! Delay, that have L'e, to be preffived t>on, ncritrd Iniputatiun, anj of the Public fullV.ins n \ but to JulUce and early in the W\ Sprif g tJ 'y my Abfiiuc \ but by fin Ciction, as it weie, the lame time with the to the Public tinn to lith which 1 have tiie SBARR C S." had th.' Homur repe.t- individii.)!;}, a;> wi,] .1, eld out to me !unj;.i/j. id jutt, and 1 have c. 11- of ui.i^h do-, 1101 ftirrii It mure Time ll'^ bno di At Icall, lunfileM); nulating and pto^iclTlie Cliatae, (.rifciiiaily fic- rsEA !•.;■, r.s.- (147) Letter from Sir John Dick to De!,Darrcs, dated Comptrollers Office 29th. January 1793, (App. A. 80). viz : •* I HAVE thi, ^!oment rec.-ived your l.etterofthc »8th lift mt. and have the P.rafure tn inform you, that, after much Labour and Trouble •' the Auditor, Office, your Account wilt be i>atcd to the Treafury the latter Eiht of this Week, and the liir^>cdori wilt int'otm you of the Paitlculart f " the Board's Difallowancei. i am with great Regard, &c i " J O H N D I C K " (148) Letter from the Infpeftor of the Public Accounts to DesBarres, dated Office Somerfet Place, ift February i-qt and the Lift annexed (App. A. 81, B. 131O viz. " The Commiffionerl for auilitinji the Public Accounts, having Ihi, Day figned a (tale of your Account l< Lieutenant Oovernorof Cape Breton •' from 19th November 178410 13th Oft iber 1787, »ith a Balanie dueto you Torn the Public of the Sum of /".jii j 181. i./. including certain Difallo ■ •• ancei by way of Surcharge, particularly mentioned in the anneied Lin, I am direfted to give you Notice, that the faid State will be forthwith laid •' before the Lor.l« Comminioncrs of Hi, Majeltyi Tieafurj, to the end that, if you lliould fee jood Uulc to fubmit tj tlitir Loiddiio'i Confidctatioi •• any Obfcrvatloni relative to the faid Account, you may lufe no time in fu doing, &ct " Tt Lifimu! CemriiBr DiiBjrrii." "JOHN W ICO LE S WOR T H." (149) Vide: Obfervations fubmittcd to the Lords of the Treafury, enclofed vith the following Letter, dated jid March 1783 (App. B. 130 to 133.) viz: *' tJnaciiuiinted with the Particular! of the Auditors Report upon the Account of EipenJiturei for the Public Service in Cape Breton (eiceoti •• a, to the Difallowancei, to whij. the Renuiki, heicw th humbly prefented refer) I lake leave to fobmit tn your Lordlh o, that my Situation there ii •' the Period of the Account, wai truly difficult in every Point of VI, w, and that it wa. farther aggravated, by Circumfta icei— feveral of them oncrat- " ingagainft me tothii Day, the Detail of which 1 ref|irftfully fuppief, in the Hi'pe of your l. •in ^Jmr,] *c. •• TiiIh gi^^btll.n. L.rJ,amm:JiU.flf/U, rr,a;r,." il J |- w DESBARRES" (150) Memorials and Letters to the Lord of His M.ijcfty's Treafury, App. B. 133 to 139. AU .i^!> 302 \'U'U tK^ W i > h *fcV. <4 i 1 I i ( 76 ) :r:*?^:cf £''' ni; ;,::;l:;\:''';.ir/"'"7^ ".'^' ^"'^'r. f "'r«^ ^""-'-' "• "- account a... .1 DU.llowancr. tl c Juft.ce and Pn.pn.ty ... wh.ch l.t farther evinced , Whrreu, m. thr Lords ,/ thr Treafury were pleafed to order the A.uliro.s ReconfKk rjtion of the famr. who afterwar.l/ re or I then, to ave been juft. But. .r i. inHnit.ly to be ,. grerr- ,i. that their I.rdrt^ip 'had noT dS L to extend the.r Fxam.nat.o,, ro uu- remaining Surcharges and to weigh the F iucidation, an. Reatn lubmuted thereupon, as tin . Decif.on muft have been produftive of proportionate Juftice Mr. htt had declared, tha, he would apply hi, Rrll Mom.nts of l.eifure, thoro„ghly 'to conf. Irr the Auditor sS,„. harp,-, and DesBa.re.'s Obfrrvation, on them ,',j. )■ However fin inLftrVw . C^at. notwthaand,nB the Elucidation, conta.ed in the Men. .u.^ SXn SiZi:^: already lubmuted. only a partial (•,.nfKi...ation had taken p'.ace. O^sBarrcs. again re^^ d hi RcprcfentationstothcLordsofthc licafury (152). f>^l"icum5 \*f Jl^i wik .^ TU /<, (151) Vide: App. A. 8+. n. 134, 136. KK4UUf , ■ Iff t i lu fc.J. (1 ja) Vide : De.Barre,' Letter to the Lordi Commiflioner, of Hi, M.ijeft»', Tre.fury. enclofinir iddition.l Ahr ..on. on .he Auduor.- remaining Surchage,, da.ed .6,h December, .753. (App B. Ho.ndu.) vi/ *'*'•""""' '^'"^"»- .nd.l,cC.h,„M„dn,,Wfh.„,h,„hyb„„,ui„.u,„,„h.,. , h. u.. .nj „,, CW.«, „,ni,.d a .„•,„„, F.„ "» "-"•^ "' '"t„,..^ .. . , , • » • "" >. niuieo, «k . neliJt Ml rht Rtpoti 01 lhrCinlT..(Iloiifr. u(il., Public/^ mi a/k .-1. 1. .1. „ " •nhirjft.iifinimyCarc, ha, notbfcnton^muniiatcJ lor„r,l i- ,. u 1 """c rt .nl. wh.ch li th. moll initeriar, .. .0 b„„ ....,„,... B. .„. K,:'^; :::,!:/; b^ :;:;:"; rr;:.:::;::::^':r;v:"::;r' r-'"* *"- ,, L . 'noK,^,! «'■"" hi, btcn reic.d, -tied upon, an.ic.htcdl.a.kloll.c I'l.blic und., h. 'i>, /. l ■ " wh.nlw«„.»n.onn,yDu.y,unWpe«in,andi,no,amofanv f„chllu„.M nH 1 ^., , , '"""""''"'''■■"'■>■ "f -^-'b-KX, .. M I"o..„wuh,h.p,i„.pa,A,,.l..„fA:.l „ '„ ; X : ,^;';1 "•'^t'"-"' - »^''- • - «« —i".^ ..no,a„t " .....h.a « .he View. wh,ch had infp , d hV ol 'in. r.^ P '' ' """ "'" ^"""' '"'"" ' ■"" '""•" '^"'""" «""-■' " P..f«,., b, which alone ro„e H.„..d ho^f :d "Z !^ ~f' 7'fK 'f T T' '" """" '" '"'"'"'"" ""^ "' "' '. .0. and An-u,an»..ha. ..e„ fuppo.. w „,d b fH ,. r . ""' '""••'«"'""«'"••■""■"«■" ">' ^i"'"- -"• -h" L «x.«ion. al,od.-d <. pom:„e. ,he inconce,..b,e D,ffi.Xe. o Se L Win e ' b^l e", '« O ' "":""" T'"' ""'' "■""' '^ ^'■- " «" " -. Colony. , ,„h-,wi,h,h.Ac.oun,.of .h E.pendl^Tj ch /'.l^^^^ T^^^ .nSp„n,„8s, . ..po,„d ,he S «c and C.um^anc. of .h. ■■ =l.u,e which appea„d,„ ..e would fir fome , ! o , v ? •° '""'' """'"""'"■■'"«'—> E«i'....eof ,h. Cu„.„. t.p.n- ■• Sn.c.. ,0 be obLL b, ..e. on i 1 mtht L I f ? , f' .'T':' :''"'' ' "" '" "" """' '' '"""™« "" "" ""PP"'. of .he PoMi. " (l:..,nly Acun,., .ndd, :,„, tTd. ^^M :l :■ Vf ^^ .h-P...fu,eof Con,„n«„. i„ .ha. ,efpe«. via. pcnjdica,,, u. .,a .„,. .. Accon,mo.i..loo. fa, .he Troop,, 4 . a„J f^, i " Z u fTK h f Tn ^ '" ""'"""""' '" '"'""''• •"^'"« "" "'"'"•' "'-a. ..„. ■■ wh,l., i„,heSp,-e o, On. Ve« he V ■ '. of b f'V . a '''''^- "'""«"°'=— ^-r T.e ,y .hoo.,o,d ....ood. f.). " ..ad iodoccd „.e .. theML"e",?'^.'°"" ''""T' ''^' K.p.nJtore. Lav, b-.n orderly and ne..ffanl, incurred, hor^ur.bly l..„J. f,i„, ,„.„,,, .„, ■ . , , lbeM^ean..ed,o, p.r,.d,cal , .,anf„.;,..d. The Offi.ia, Rule and |.,at.i.e b.i,„ „ne„il, .0 p.y, in .he h« ,„«./,!,,/"" t«nn„,nde,., and. inC.fe of Oef.c enry of Forn,, cr ocWif., .0 in,,,rr<, .1,. AmL. .0 heir aL a, iTLonn in. ■"'"'"' " " ■■ «..«.« f-M.afyin..h.r,„.i™,..d.aul, 00 U«>..h„. i, »a, be dun., in 0..., u, „.„« U..,^Z:^:Z^T 7 7 T \- i^JUwt-u. ( 77 ) hf Prffence of the t ami reported for tlir Lordi uf thf! tfrw.ifi|s, rrpor I not conil-llendiu tions am Reafont Jiiftirc. ^"(■^hly to confivlfr imiing aftfrwards, "1 Kcmunftrancct. ;ain repeated his ; idditionxl Obfcrvt. futli AttklMfutcKirifdia '"" 10 rtnMinftrjIe ■(imft finee ktpt, om tht Ttuili mily, cuiilliiiiliulully ml nlul tuurfcof iVtienl.on, "M lnCjp« Breton— ilijt •h.ch li the mod inatniaf, "•lymoie f.. ig.tbit ihaa "II flfOUHl,!,- , an coulii '""1. unil: the Sii^nu of !h«SlJIUji of Aulhwity, *ni cdifiiii w^iijiicd hjvt rrnuinea ijnutint ia« lo ..lienate th«m f/J. •ml" 'm n> and ttp,.tl: I- lp"f njlljr wjjtteJ, ia! rcrtunagri who mi^^ir rpuitlnj the I'jivcilium '-til'iiei and the allcilgc4 > ' tia .fnijt rreon. riiei, fupporti^-^ hv r y ih 1 hiu hi'-n .. (; u» • rp(|iiirfj B.irrjik. iii.l ythoi,i:,ndl'i,uhJ, f.J, '^nd 1 lake up in inr t>> fiave Ite,, i,,c ( olonj, ' all Ihe Return it had 'h ch had induced llie d, and in purfLKtcr . i JflTi ,.(■ Covern. ri .., '111! D.itfliiinl and I . . :. .\.,„,j;,_ij, ,i,f ' Am.«w.f m, III,, j„», „ y„, UrJft)|n upon Arcnunt irf ihr Ad.wtti ind Edlniau af,»«™.,.i . ■ Offi. ,,C..„..„. .„.. H^niWon,.,. p.,f„.,h. Mod. propof,. ^^"."^ZTu.^TZ'^ ' *'-f ^ """ "" : :^uit;t:::;;r -r';^::;r::::::;vr f '-^i::' ' [-'- '^:;':::z:tr:z::-st:::T^^^^^ Ac.„unta have ,„„ been ,„„,„i„^.,„„,. „ ,,,„ ^, ^.||^ ll„m.,,V„ra, in "' "''''""«• "i«1 >ln Article, m Vrua,,, .f ,h. rh. ..«.,„.„.. . r,ia, r-,. u n. A „: ^,:,;r,::::: r^;;' "•:,::!:::•:;:::: ;:; tr "■ T ' '" -'- -^ Hlce. .,ndr,.h. Knowled,, ' lh.1, l.„w,.„h,n.f.(*) , I,, while f„,|„|„, u , „, "■ ""'"^'MM «"J r'«J l>'-)on. ,„, „„i, f^ w..,d.ona, -fth.,.h,,n,n.,C,lminatmnin,heOm.el„], Ifrhe.h,, " " '• /^v /'"I-.. R.l.Mf.lion. I„, , Tm.I I»„ U.„ the View of h ,j c gTOin.hn,, ' --rtioni, enltuHed, in ..r ..ur of Offi,, i„„,', Preleit of ,i,„ j ,„ Imme.iat. S,„ «, (,hich the R.lul. mdi,.-. wa, m» ,n„, f.«.m.t. ,«. ,h.Vo„.h.,if„ ,„^,|^ ».!„- il,e,e had been „,v,,all,„.m, ,n„ n,v i i. ,. n,u.wan. . If . R.«due ,., „ V,,. „e„ H. ,„ ^.h «.„.,. Uen aiMj^i^thr^^";;;::!:":;?; r:':,e '■llh» Vouch,,, „,„t„|,,„„(„ ..,4ha„l,„n, in . , I iltlfeil Silandcrf I an.1 abftrart.d, m lull i If. on ih, Iht Triplitat,, in niy IMTedl .n » f. wai.! ,|.e,) ih»» h(v hk.-«iie heen .mm 1,1 .„ ,,.,„i„ h,„j, f', •ffi.ialK reported U,r if Vr.1 I am 11 lie held ,rfiK.„f.bl. f.ir .l,en„ If ,h, Falfehood. .„.t Slan.l,,, of ihe''tnlnr."o"f'7hrM".r "e"^ """"* '"'■ "'"' ' " "" "' ^'" ' "" '" '' «r.n,,d i...O«cl Rep,,,,. up„„ ,h, ^„„„„,.^ „ ,h, |,^^ „ hav b 1 , r , ' n. /="""•"■"" '"' '""'"• *-'n- B,et„„ |..ve been e.,1. ,. ... In,»antl,t.k,n /, m me, and. bein, fet down in the O,!,.,- ,o m.k. Rem I 'h '"""»•"* '*" ''"' l''»'»"'f T„ar,n i„ the frmer, me.h. Momen, the, .„, ha«i„ 6n„hed. wi„, ,, , l-ermiffion e.e„ -or.ke.V. ~ ,,.r, n;:: ' "■"■ "I '' '" ■"' '*"-^' -" '""" f-n. Ai.ount.. I rescued a ( ..p, of ,|„ alled,Bl Ob,e '•» '"*i""B '*•' Poblic w,th .n An„ra„.e tha, the faid Report, would not a«e« „., , me „d ^f' 1 7 .■"■ T ' ':T':" "'"" '"' "" '" "" "'"''* been taken ■ oDered to ,our Lordilrip. „ the Ground, of „ ,. „,„ .1 „ '^ t, . , ' *'"''°"" "' """' •"" -^•"'"»>'«'i"ll f «— '"^ " Hard.ip^f „, T,e.tme„t. a ;.,,n;:i':;rv"riT:.:,:'':',''7 "r';"""' "- ""• ~"'' bbm# iheOffiu.. U .A,n.,n .,« i._....r._. * .L. . .'.. *' *n ewiy I chrii^ii,)ni, th.it if I fl,^uU " blame the Offiu,,. be would pre.eni the palTin, of ih. Account, and lli.matil I' .nd Hill operateli If the delcfated Authority of Covernnie.il \u. I- ' being • Debtor to Co»«rnment, noi* ihll.mding Ih, e.lenlive l:.', , ' olhe, fropetty of mine ha. been uiijuftly and illegally taken 1., jih. < upon the Diftovery thereof. I,i,c been entirely oimnilced [M] : ||, ' Eiplanation .nd Hearing i. f,l,, or any Th.ng crepi In. now, not eiatl I wholly, fiom the peculiar Mealuie, of ..eating the folony, the A. I .lainll the Imputation and the farther Conu.quence, thereof to m, A ■Id 1 m, ■. If till. •! hreal ha. been, bul ho eii,| l.jtically, ,„|ife,i, .,., Drelon in the .Seiiuie .if my Properly, on H.eie.ice of my ■ .-, and what Hill reinaini : If, e.en within the lalt I h,c, Vear., lit notice to me, lh,..,gh upon the Spot, and my R,moMl,.„.,.| ■ the r.lali,, P.rt of thefe Mra.W., an. Intricacy or Ubour of ag wnh Form, marpluable t., f. nnaicountaHe a Cafe, the f., „, arife, an4 me, tojethei with >he Length of Time. I, il„„, l„lrn,„|„ ,,,^,1, bythefam,. „r other fim.lar Me.f,,,,,, unharpl, ,oo numcrou, to be' «< .lluded to, the mo« valuable Part of my I'n.perty ha, gone b. t„ ,,„,„ f , ,, i. , , n . . .. Concern, have been deranged, and myfelf e.hauded in ,o„, and e.oenf.ve At, da "el. .,'T'', '"':""" '""'''■"""■"■■ *- '"■' "» n., .. and m, Pete of Mmd d.rt,..ved. i, i, now high ,i„„ f„, ,o'u, U.idl,;, tJdome IcV ' ''" '"" '""""' " ' """'^^^ •''"»''' " lin'ideiing, , hat, bcfidei having necelfafily and fai,lv emended ,b. .m. .. e l c c- ■ .. « kn hat I had. innrde, to prevent a ro„i,„of Hi. M, e7, fc, « 7 "^,"'"'''.""' ""'"' " ' ^'•'- ' J"'-' "P- -> "-oo, (and It Ic well .. pend. , ccalTboufand Pound." which I have no h ,.." [• nW ^ 7^ ' '" ," """'"" " "''''' "'' "" "'^'''''" ^"" P'«-'. "- .. and ,1. cchich . n.11 take the Mono,., . I U,i„. a Sla.cme,!; b.fo,. ,. ^Z U p'. ",ru;"::;L d r ^'"^JZ "" '" '"'""""" "' "' ""'""" •• in an, IJedoflioni Befide,. I have .pea.edly reprefented to your lair „hi!i, h ,h n ■" Te " '""'"'■""■■' '' «"- i" ■"' •" -l-^. " theP,„fecu.ion..gain«me.,e proceeding U.„.,„|, declare ihahw ''"' .'^' "™><" "d Eapcnce, of the fame are daily ac.un,,,!,. . anj . eonid , have or.g.'naiiy f.ippof.d^t p„i,.bt ,„ nature 1:?^::: n^i". .' I ^rhrc^rr::;:',,:'^' "'°"": """" '"' ""■ ■ '•«■ i. contrieed (om. mean, to ferile wilh the Public Credit,... and at ,h,. P., | "id find „M I 1""" " '"'' " ""''^ ' ■•"'"' '■"' ■ But. 1 had at flake an Objea of inSnitely greater Conliderati.in than I h M r 'f '"/ ' ""''"""' """ *'"""" •"'""■'''' "'' '" '•>■ • afliveSereKe to my Kin, and Country, h, ,, ored wilh mrstei.n C , ",™^ "r'^""'-''- ^-^--" ■■'■ ' ^-'l--'"", a-. cd hv long and . n,o„ld..t.ndtoall,h. Day. of m, Life. Having in .7n ic , h^ r ^^ .T' ,^'""-'"'^""- ' « -I «'^il vindicate, if the Taik ' J- n<.alltheWo,.d.Uavec:,mbi„ed it witVthe h n a , ;^^:^^^^^^^^ "'7 "'' '"'""-^ " '" '^^ --f "-Y Acc..r.r„ . Fra«ion of „ i. .. valuable to m. a, the whole, .nd 1 take le v. humli v to ^"°;"". "-" "er, other JuHice-which being the Cale. every ■ conception. I f„l myfelf inefrflibly impelled n, er to de i/ "I f iCVun "' c T n" Z :'"' " '"' ""'""*'"" "" °"'> "" '"'"'" <^"- • believe, and it U m, iincer. Sentiment.^ha, it i. the Wilo Z lie 7 ""', n" °''''^'' "'''""'■'^"" ' J"'"' '' '"^'^ " '' -> ""'^ •" . tion. The Pain. ,„or landllop ,ea,ly taken ,o b,t t fT , », 'l 'T ^ Z' /' '" *'" '■""* ' '" "'"' ■'°"" '""" ^''''-'V . entreat, you will be pleafed ,„ ado,,, the Reafon. he,ewt „ „ Lc 7 low I ", T ■ "",'•'"' 'l '^ "' "^ '" •"' '"'"" ""' ' "-'^^y '""». '"^ ••J f W. DESBARKES- MApp A. 8,. .K ';' ^t' •, ' I' MApp B^,„. MApp B ,.8. i,„. Lmi Sydney . D.fpatch of rhe ,,itl. November ,786, conveyi,.» H,. Ma- jefty , Command, fi, De.Barre. cm. n, to England to anf*;, C. mnlainu founded .>o the Fab.ication with forged fignatm,. deliverrd ', M, Hii,>t MVidei Page;, and 7J. f/lAppC. 4, " ' WvT*.."a [•Uif A.V1..6. CJ Vide: Proceeding, an I Order, to (oivernor S.r Frederick llaldi- mand and e,|rrefp<,nden,e c.ncerning the Removal to Cape Bieton of a pretended Allocation of (about five Thoofand) Uiyalift,, „),„ were to have been l.ippUed with Ril,o,„ „f Provilion, at lealt for Three Vean ii.d with all manner of Holding Mclerial. and Clothing. The Coll for Pronfwn. alone, (at .he uloal Rate of fiom Si, ,„ Seven Pence pe, Ra- tlon) would ma fingle Ve.r. h.ve e.cc.dcd Fifty Thouftnd Pound.. il Afp. B. I) to I J. 10. rvide. Uefc, piive Lift of 3579 SeliW, i„ Cap. Breton. App. C, 1. 1 Vide I Account rendered. App. B. too. If] Vide 1 Olficial Return, fmm the Cuftom lloofe, of E.n..,l, f,om 1 Ap„l toihe i9thof Noven.beri7K5 Ap|. 1 C 11 to 14 'IT I B. , f. 4. [.] V.dr : Page 9. | | App A. , ,8, | „. ije: Arplicaiion,. .A|p B. 66, 67, »,, 70, -j, 75.81. 85.01, 9», III, 114. 115. IJ4. 13-, 149. ' ' • 'i>9i' ["l-JfP- ,A 49. >77- » 14- C. 366. 48oto4««. 513 ^''.Vo' . I*' *''" ''"' '''I'""' •'" lalumniou, Fabiiction and ror. jery addrefled :o Lord Sydney, wai. in March .,89. fenl away on a Public ."'"T'l I ' . ""' ' '*" ''"' ''"''"""""" of which DciBar.e. had i;?oa -liai isCipa &f«:^-. f.'hi,ol him to tre^u::? uailUAiincd. Aliltuogi. fj TIU le clh Ap, M Ait [r] Vue M T^ '""^""^ '" "" ^'"''"" "f I-'J SyJ"-y. of Iheffo nouiable rh..ma. T wnlhend. of Mr Nepcan. and of l/c.Ba re, .1,!; ^ '"/"l f"fP'" ■"'> "f ">■■ AccufalLin. which he had Lbf.,?be'd nd brought f,i,wa,d i yei, a., in making up ihc Kep,m. to the Trea , '! ,hi vea,^„r ,h, " "f ,; 'V'l ■^' *"•' ''"''^ »•"" detained aho.e Vwo yea,, for the puipofe (a, bin, fell ha I given oul) of a«in» in the Cib.,7. o •^"fc-.-on IVBirre. Trial, De'llarie. reilionitialed ..n h ■ nI'iI - ly in the View ol Juftice and of the D.gnil, of Hi. M.ijelK',Oo« „ inent. of de, ming Cm. uniil iha, Tvenr (h.i..ld ,ake place, enteatt. ?; the mean lime to be indulged wilh an Official Copy „f ,hji i\,bri .,■ * " of all Che, Coniplaint,, 'urd Sydney 1 id he w.,1 fa, h., iniT "^ the P,c.p,ie.y of „an„ng De.Bai.e.'s Re'qui iti,.n Hi U dl, „ h i!^" "' pledged hi. w,.,a tha, M,. „,„d Ihould ,.,l„ ,„ f n^^: ^hinl'a Mo, l"' De.Ba,,e, obtained any C.,„ of the alleJged Complaint. ■'i^'.''- '*„■'• ■"'"'• '■'«' '*■ I'l Vide ; Page ., ,T Vide, Page 5, i 54. '(.^j ^ff. a. ,V. 0-1 Vide , Suicharge.. and alleged Piele.ls. a Communication of whi, h fia. been peiemp.otily ,efuled. A, p A. 8,, 9,. g""!'"""'"""' "' [ti] It I, report,.! that Order, were ilfued from AdminiOra,.on to n,o reed,i,.heSe,.ureiT|,e,B4rr,.- Property, and that the E.ec" i '" ,^70? waacommitied to Mr Macaimi.k Vnd hie Cuncil, com^c I, .Vert "f he Author, and Soblc;r.bc,. of the F.bricalion aduieVed to^Lid S.dn.v were leafonable to have e.pefled iha, l„. idignified Cl,..ui e,. w"hi .He, he Pciwefcelegatedtoihem in a manner concordant wl,h thei, Kf roluion, and inlidiou. View, t, ward, him, who lud lo fielue.rtK . „. lemi«ed in vain to open the E.e, of H„ Mjjefl,', Mini«,,. » .t" defulloiy Cond„«. ■.'he Proceeding, which .,ik 'pi, ce"e"",„l|.tj|'; .ni9u,„n,., a. well a. „pp„,biiou.lagai,i,. which. ChitfMicVcS™ C ,^ to'coj"" '" "" '■'°''""'' *■""""'"■ ^"^ ' ''•«' 5S "> «» App rV/AV'.t >' I REMAINING SURCHARGES, jj; Articles of Expenditure to he confidered. M PAtD William Babbs, for Stationaiy, 39I. iSs. 7d{. \b\ Ditto H.W Perry, tor engrofling Minutes of Countil, Ordinances, and Documents of Ptcccedingi, &c. 13!. 61.. 8d. [fj Do. Do. for paid by him 10 Copyin^ Clerks, and Con- tingenciri, j681. ]8i> U\ Do. Do. Do. 69I. II. 8d. \t\ George Rjdgen, for Pay 11 A^tingSecrctary, from lath July to 14th Dec. 1786, at 6i per Diem, 49]. \^i. j\ H.W. Perry for p lid by him to T. Pitt, for writing, 15I. Vf William Babbi, for Statior.iry, Jgl. 13s. %\. %\ Geo. Rodgers, for Pay, as AflingSecretary, from %% Dec. 1786 to 13 Oa. 1787, at 6s per Diem, 87I. 18s. [ij H.W. Perry, fent (o England to explain the Accounts, for his Expencrs 881. 179. 9d. [J H. Gordon, Coxfwain, for Wages to him and Crews, from lilSept. 178510 11 July 1787, 208I. 93. ^d. [f] S. SPARROW, for 100 Barreli of Flour and 60 Barrels of Pork, 432I. as. 6d. [r] TREMAINE and Stout, for fundry Suppliei to the PubUc Works, 36I. 161. 4d. [1] CLAPBOARDS 43,304 Feet, and 14)358 Laths, [f] Lime, 398oBulhel9, 191I. lo*. [u] Balance due on the Account of Expencei foro|icn- ing and working the Coal Mijuif 754I. 4s. 8|d. iM. .yiff'':'»i. i):lA/ 'MiS^\'uj(ii ^tilT^ ^h fnj. Surcharged and Pt: texts aUcdged. 39 •» X3 6 l63 i3 69 1 49 '' 15 o 39 n SURCHARGED; •■ In purfuanccof tht Rtcommt ncUlion of Lm.1 SvJnfy " in his Letter of the lift I'L-briLlry l-ji'M No more ii. tj be allovwj fj, • • I'rivate Secretary than ^s, fer Dirm and fur Stationary 201, p'r^inruifi ; ani, i *' ap;>caring, upon Inlpetftion iii the declared Account ol' Richard bnilkr, tfq *• Agent for the Illa^id of Cape Breton f-r One Vear tolhc 34th |uiie I73y, thai ** thel'c Allowances were made to Mr I'crry, as Private bccrctaryi duiine tht " whole Pciio'' of Cjvcrnor Dcsliatrcs' Account." 3i 87 |3 o 8« 17 9 968 108 I 8 7 11 6 1 1 + 8 10 «3S 5 ♦ SURCHARGED : " Agreeahly to the Recommendation of Lord SyHi) <* his Letter to yotir Lordlhips, dated ll't February 1789} his Luidih ji luvi-i " recommended, uoly, the Fay of Four llcatmcQ to be allowed for the SuiuiT.t " Muiuht." 33 5 "o 36 16 4 164 9 III 191 10 o SURCHARGED : " No more having been paid than 3)81. i6s. loJ ^'( 100 Barrels of Flour and 60 Hartcls of Pork. SURCHARGED ; " It appearing that the Voucher predated to Lord Sydney <* was not figned." SURCHARGED : " For want of Certificate to (hew that the Articles were " received into the Store at Cape Breton and appropriated Co Public PutpofeE. SURCHARGED: " For Eipence of opening and working Coal Minn VS4 4 ^i " 143 >L 13s. z|d. from which is to be dedaded for Proceed*, ai per Act ** render..-(l into Otfice, 1^771. 8s. 6d. Remains 754U 43. 8^. As this Account ** is toft, the Board has no Materials, by which to inveftigate tlieTranfjftion •* Bur as Lieutenant Governor DesBarres has nut produced any Document ti ui *< ihewing the Authority under which he worked the Coal Mines, it (lands upoa <• the Faoting of his priv;.te Adventure; and Iherc/ore the Board cannot aJmit ** the Sum of 754I. 4s. 8|d. ftited to have been loH in carrying on this Und«. ** taking as a Charge againil the Public." ,^.1135 16 8 Jfulifax Currmy XI3 11 8 Excban^i Sinl'mg SURCHARC £•'9 " 5 ° s68 18 3I ."Amount of Warrant dated iid J... .aty J791," [«]. 556 16 X SURCHARGED: " Bills {iria by Sir Herbert Mackwoithft Co. 7715]. 13s. id ,^.1747 19 5J AMOUNT cf JitftMrgei to be conJiJertd and rtSl'fiut, Voucher! A. L8. A. II. 31. . , A. III. ai. d] A. IV. «. » A. VI. 14. / A. VIII. 4. A. Vlll.ig. A.VIII. 10. A.VIII. 14. A.V111. 16. I Voucher! /] A.n. m\A.Vt A.vm. II. A.VIII. a, A.VIII. 7. A.vin. 15. A. via. 18. • ^ A.vn. 17. I B. via II. ■1 B. VIIL la. u] Coal Mine Accounti • f^idt Itfvoici, 'viz. " To 100 Barrels Flour 3 js, «» 60 Do. - - Pork 771. 6d <* Truckage ad, per Barrel. 160 Barrels " Cbarget : " Commiflion, 5 per Cent 19 18 10 *' Infurance %\ per Cent. ..--. u 4 © " \ per Ct. CommilTion on43o). Infured 130 165 o 331 10 I 6 ■ MSxcifted, iianfax, i^Nov. 1785, <* Sum. i/wTsw.'* /:.43» [o] The Auditors, in their Report to the Treafury, Aated thii Surchirge in the following manner (App i C. 514.) viz. '* fiV Warrant under His Majelly's Sign Manuel, dJted aid. January IT91, ** payable to Captain John Andrews in Difcharge of the following Bills of Exchange ** and the Charges thereon, viz : <' One Bill of Exchange, drawn by Thomas Venture upon <( William Roberts, Efq. in London, dated Newport Rhode '* Ifland, the 13d. Oftober 1785, piyable to the Order of John ** Andrews -------------- 100 o *< Intereft thereon from the a7th March 1786, when the Bill *( became due, to the a7th December 1790, at the Rate of *'< per Cent, per Annum -----.--.. a;*, 154 ** for Charges of noting and proteding the Same, Sect - - lO 10 6 " One Bill, drawn hy Thomis Venture, upon William <' Roberts Efq. in London, dated ajth October 1785, payable '( to the Order of Captain John Andrews --..-- 100 o *■ for Intereft thereon, from the ai.> April 1786, when the ** fame became due, to the a7th of L\cember 1790, at the •' Rate of 5 per Cent, per Annum -------- ajSji ** for Charge* of noting and protefting the fame, Sec. ... 1140 '• in jii, by the fiid Warrant under His Majcfty's 5ign "Manuel, dated the aad, January S79i> which diicAi that "thefeSumt, amounting in the whole to a68/. iSi. ly. be ■ - ■■ charged to the Accountant --•-..-- .« ^i63 li ]i DESBARRES de Works, Accounts, Sur B not dlfputed. Afte £ture, Lord Sydney t1 fiin* ■ Secretary to i Dtpartmenti. The D THE Nature and tiKNeceflity of in:ur iherc, the Service wi pnerally go in a quart Hire, and, if fucii c Winter than in Sumn lot founded on due Cc (umftinces, wherein t ilie RecoUeftion of w bving good Roads of Iftton and the Colony THIS Surcharge te Page proceeding THEREexifteda lo London AC the Perio THE Superinten ihe Public Service, at Miterials ch.irged in t Purpofe of explaining IN the Plan ori ff Furwarding and fu| necuted : In that pal| the Expencc ofuppl] Implements and Minei bid been credited wi Stite recommended Oi The Ideas com *f a privatt AJvtntm thile, in ''* ruth, he thi Account aclcnowlc Z)r. To Expence inc Ac:ommodation!, Wa cftoing an<* working 1 Balance, or ff«» Toolj,Accommodatioi Viewing the ^ from which, after ded rtmains the Balance ol On the other I Public Service, 470/. btfides the Value of t THIS Surcharge Mijefty's Treafury, ( bim at Halifax from t lith others in Rhode VefTcl with Provifion tpon the Invoice, in into the HubouTof H in OT-*'!r to alTift in pn iuc thereon, to faid j DeiBarrea had no com THIS Surchai [a] Vide : Stat( Public Service, in tl tifu, Plans of Public M App: B. I VlApp: B. 7. 'A App: C. 4! 'fj App; A. I 73 The Audit fear, either to have h Influence of Mifrfpre State's Office, that t truily to Itiftruflions who had heard of it, Truth. The Under indubitable Fa£l \ B> hiTC been executed b did the Auditors deri* of754l.4:.8iJ. [g] That the S £uicha:gcd, will fart rr.n Ancrcwj to » Hands, (App. B ail OBSERVATIONS AND REASONS. e Recommend.ition of I.nr.! Sv tnr^ No more is, to lie altowal (j/ Stationary lot. /'"' -»'«»:/ j,4-,i ncQ to be allowed for the Siiu.n^. een paid thin 358I. i6j. loj fui I. he Voucher produced Co Lord Sydnt icate to fliew that the Articles were pptopriated to Public Pui^ofe^. opening and working Coal Mine tied for l*rocceds» as per Aciount IS 754I. 4s. 8^. As this Account hich to inveftigaie the Tranfjtti not produced any Document to riced the Cu.i| Mines, It (lands u[ therci'wic the Board cannot admit een loll in carryiogon thii Uiiiiei DESBARRES defrayed all the Eipence incurred for Stttioniry, Writing, Ac. in the feveral Colonljl bepaitment*, vli: Council, Sccre'nry, Loyaiifts, Public W obvious were very extenfnea, well ascomphc.ted ; 'I'^t: Ncce i'ty of 'he S.rv.ce, and ..» thi- cni.^a.nt r.xr.encc - • After the Accounts had been tranfmitted, and NV. Perry had come to England farther to cv ^"^^ '' '"^^1*' ^"k"' "'^'""^ rt' " uf' " ''^""'^ '\ f. '^7' ' '' '"''''■'^ ' ''■' ' e! the Service would have fuftered and a confiderably greater Exp.nce would have been mcorrcd. He could L..rc« y mnve, ba by Wat. "^Xntlt wh«in°i;"V«n°ft.°ind' WelST'lhrP^bUrServTc. m clearly a'ppca, ,0 hive b^e • „ S„k< : l„,..od. fuch In,pu,.rio„ were in.onlW.n. with •"■""■"'^ ' . . . . f i__ .11 J r__ rf—er nt.*.).. tttmnAina iin Cinvernnt Parr and wmttanceB, wnercminc.m«c,.» -»u . attending on Governor Parr and Mr. M^carm-ck— though Nova Scotia Is a r-tllcd Coiititry, SlinT/ollS rL: crJimm unicatl. <5.mS. l^.Sotf ™ "7 C^J,^.s of Co„vc,.nc= b, Ship> of W., a„a, .1.1 aU .-ublU Work, l,a. ccafe.i a. Cape hun and the Cdony, fo far from growing, h^i been ever fm« in a Comfc of Evacuation. THIS Surcharge ion evident IVliftake: The Coirnninioneti for auditing the Public Accountl having only conf.Jered the mere Coft of the Provlfioni, ;^^< .• l(«e Page proceeding tbii. THERE e,ifted a perfeft Voucher of thi. Article antecedent to the Loft thereof iBefide., Mr.Treiraine, who had received Pay rent for the S„rpli" in lucilion, wa, b, London « the Period of Lord Sydney'. Report, and might readily have given any farther requ f.te Receipt or A.teftatron, ,f the Office had notic.J the allefi.d DclcO. THE ihe Pablii kbteriaU „ .. . , , ,• Piirpofe of eipkining the Eipenditure and particular Apphcj IN the Plan originaUv formed for colonifmg Cape Breton, the Coal Mines were confidered ai a Source of Revenue to be ipplied in aid of defray-ng. and a Mear-s IN tne """ °"B'"""' ;",.,.„,„, ril The workini of them is an Objea of Hub ic Duty, which it wj! the avowed Intention of Oov.r ircnr to be '' :^ In'Jia palS irViewof the r. ert^be-BarrTfubm^ted hi. Idea, to thi Ireafury, in a pi er di.ed .ft .eftember ,784. f- .edi.in;, by that Mean=. S ^pVnce of ?up^ ng the Ganlfon! with Fu'el in North America [c]. Accordingly, among other Ope«tion^ of Duty, the neceH ,y l'ie.„n, on. were made at txpenceoi ^f'''"^)"\ . . ,1,, „„,|,|„|, of the Coal Mines was commenced and carried on fuc.efsfully : A d f jm he c.r: c! I'eioJ, Civernmcnt fflTe'n «dte?rh tre'^«d's,°«hlch r.cce|,°.d [.]. The Authority to work the Coal Min.s, wa. fo well ur.derl.ood that even the Un.cr Secretary .f It dated Z2d J... .arj lytft," [a]. Mackworth ft Co. 7715I. 13s. iJ le Treafury, dated thit Surchirge Vfanuel, dated asd' January 1791, E of the following Bills of Exchange 18 Venture upon Newport Rhode ic Order of John - - - - - 100 , when the Bill at the Rate of >". 'S 4 e, &c: . . 10 10 6 , upon William r 1785, payable - - - - - 100 1786, when the ir 1790, at the »3 8 il , &c. - . . II 4 Majciiy's Sign lichditeOi that I/. ,81. 3},/. be 063 i3 !{ , J'L^'!!^^^^b^'th?.^''•^^n^«f!lv''^m«in%d:'7h;7h;« ;ifo"Inconr,dera.ely alTerteJ that UesBaires had ftatcd a Lof„ in carrjingon the rnJvrcaking, lleHntrlrrhad' texTlifive of t'h.Cce of ysV- V- 8^) ««"! • ^ain \o Government. This is obv.oully apparent by the following Abftraft from llieAccount acknowledged to have been received into Office, vie. _ _ Q^ fJij Majiflfi Collifriet in the IJIandofCapeBreim. To Eipence incurred for Coft of Implements and Tools, " '' "' Ac ommodations, Wages and Support, of Miners employed in cf suing an<< working the Coal Mine! »43>'3 »» C: Balance, o» Gam n CtmrnmnI, hefides all the Implement! TooU, Accommodations, fcci for carrying on the Work thereafter 262 ol £.2693 14 3 By Proceeds tiifpofcd of, and applied to the difcharge of the Eipenditure ..--.. 1577 3 6 By ditto expended for fupplying Allowances of Fuel to the Troops, for the Cuftomhoufe, Lojalifts and indigent Cclonifts, for burning Lime, and Blackfmith's Forges, for the Public Ser- vice, for defraying the Pallagc of Loyalids, dlibandcd Troopi;, Aitilicers, Miners and other Settlers ._._..__--,-- 470 3 o By Amounts of Coal railed, which rcmaii ed on tlic fpot ready to be difpofed of for the Public Account --------- 546 2 A-2»93 '4 3 Viewing the Matter u a Public Objeft, DesBartes is intitled to the Reimburfement of his Advances, •mounting to - ,C.243' "3 »i tarn which, after dedufling the Proceed, applied to the Difchargetherof ....-.-.•- - - - - - - ^ 1^0-7 8 « """" On°thJ'oth«°hand' If viewed in the Li'ght'of'a Private Adventure, he is intitled to Payment for the Amount of Proceeds laid out for the Public Service, 470/. 3r.— And to the Amoujit of Coal which remained on the Spot ready to be difpofed of, 546/. 21. 91/ £-.loi5 lelide. the Value of the Implements and Tool., &c 1 [/]. THIS Surchirie evidently arofe from Inadvertency, or a Mifcoiception of the Remonftrancei, which C?ptaln John Andrews hid laid before the Lords of His fty". Treafury, (and whofe Claim their Lordlhips were pleafed to r=-ler to Comptrollerl of the Army^ Accounts )_m order 'o obt.im Redrefs^onn]ur.e^ [;."."'!;,,„'' liin at Htlifai from the 754 4 H S 9 Hijefty". Trea ury, .V'"q'J.^°^° of 'tint Oovernment whofe 'ftoceedings he teprefcnted to have bern treacherous andopprelTive. Andrews is one of the P^rf >ns, wlio. kto the Harbour of Hilifix and there, individuouDy feiied. It appear. r»a",t„iniftin orocurlnntheProviflonsin queftion. The Lords of the I reilury were pieaieo m 179". too.ucr r^yoient or ...ooi,.., w.u. ...... .b^...^ „..=.... Ltherlon, to ".id Andrews, inftead of the Indemnity claimed for the Seiaure of lii. Veffel and Cargo and the Loffc. accrued to hira ui confcquence-In a.l whico, id no concern whatever [j]. Vide Page 63 to 65. liesBane. had no concern whatever [j]. THIS Surcharge is tlfo the Refult of mere Inadvertency. I fal Vide : Statement, given into Office, of the particular ObjeOs of the Public Service, in the profecution of which the Expenditures were incurred i ilto. Plans of Public Buildings erefled, ic ; App. B. 155 and 156. "iJ Appi B. 1 to4. ^ ■fj App: B.7. ■i] App: C.459. 71 The Au'ditori, in their Report of this and the foregoing Surcharges, ap- Mr either to have laboured under Miftonception, ur been guided by the aibitrary Influence of Mifreprefentation. It was inconfiderately reported in the Secretary ol State's Office, that DejBanes had leafed out the Coal Mines at Cipe Breton con.^ tiarilv to Infttuflions and appropriated to himfelf the Proceeds thereof. A Friend, •ho had heard of it, happening to call at the Office, n aJe Inquiries to know the Truth The Under Secretary of Sute (Mr. King) "(feitcd the Report to be an indubitable Faa 1 But, retiring to the Uafes in queftion, thefe were found to hue been executed by Mr Macarmick, and not by DesBatres. Hence, probably, did the Auditors derive the fallacious Pretext for furchirjing the claimed Balance ' "ft/Tha* the Sum of 26SI. 18s. 35a. ought not to have been debited, or SoichaTeed, will farther appe.r by the lollowing /*-«"« and t.,mr from Captain - - r • I -'^ »-: — i-a ha* !'»-!« eu*" th» -anw 'nto ' ' tRarret !-un Ancrr^Ti m ^ Frim'* ••• —-i -••* r.x.i— :ypu. t"- -fl««: -av ■ .vn- Ll._l. /A... n s-afl C•>•4n^ uil. " ACCOUNT: " Newport", Pbo'leKland, j Oftober 17S^. " Sold, to Thomai Venture, for the Ufe of Government, by John Andrews, •* thef Itowing Articles: viz. ** S3 BanreU of Flour at 6c5. per Barrel 249 o o " 59 Do. - Beef 85s. Do. %$o 15 o «* 13 Do. - Pork 1155. D(\ 74 15 o •* 744 Gallons Molafles as. per Call. 74 8 o " 1272 Do. - Rum 2!. 6d. Do. 159 o o ** 10 M. - Bricks 30s. per Nf. 1500 <* 77 Bulhcla Potatoes 2s. 6d. per Bufli. 9 11 6 «* too Do. Oats 2S. 6d. Do, 11 10 o Hand., (App.B 2a«*229) via. Halifax Currency ,^.845 06- Sterling jfo 10 55 " The Sloop Hannah - - - - - - - 3'!"° f..'°7S '" 5i <■ Received in Part by the Payment of Two Bills at the Treafury •• drawn by Thomas Venture, dated 23d. and 25 Oftober 1785 200 o o £.875 "O S\ << By Intereft on 875!. Ins. ?|. from the id Nov. 1785, to the •• III May 1791, being 5 V cars and 6 Month. ----- 240 15 3 •■ By Balance due 1116 5 n ( 80 ) M' 3-3^ Capt. AnJrnui' Ltlter, it Jtbn Smlib, £/J. (App. B. " No t, London Road, St. Ctorge'i FitlHs, ii Apri', 1^91 As " you fo obligingly attended to iny Njtrjtivc wh n 1 h.ul llic Hoiuur of " inrtlinp with yoi, and promifej yi>iir AiJ inobtjinini; Compenfation lb, *' the LyfTci 1 have fultained, nprniit me to Rive you a Ihirt State of •' Fadls. " In the YeanySs, under the Provinonal Articlei ^f Peace, ai\d in " Conlotmity to the Advice of the Commiffionci! of Americin Claiini, I " wa! at Rhode llland, coUefting Dcbtj and other pctfonai Fropr-ty I had " there, and I had fo far fuccecded as to Colletl in I'loducc (Money hr'.ig " very fcatce) about One tlioufanj Pound!. At this time, .Mr. Vi-iituic " (Governor DeiBarrei' Agent) came there, fur tlie Purpole of purthafing "Supplies by Order of the Governor and for the L'fc of Government. As " I intended removing my Family anil (eiiling on the llland of C .pe " Breton, to which Hil Majefty's Loyal and fjilhful Sjhjcits had been •' invited and encouraged by the Governori Procbm.ittoni, J readily Ibid " to Mr. Venture the Produce I had thui collcclcj, which he fliipped on " Board the Sloop Hannah, configned to the Governor (liritifh .ships at this " time not being permitted to an Entry at Rhode Iflind, Mr. Venture, was ** under the necefTity of employing American Veflirls) and Mr. Venture as " the Governor's Agent, agreed with me, that, in cafe the WcM fliould " be feiaed for Breach of the Navigation AS, (he lliiold bj paid for by " Government, and I agreed with him to Infurc againit Sea Rifque. In •* confequence of thii Agreement, I became Security to rhe Ownc'S, to " pay for the Veflel, in Cafe Lofs (hould happen either Way. The Vdlcl •' failed in the Month of Novc-nber: was blown off thcCoaft (and in " Diftrefs) put into the Hand of Antigua; where Ihe was permitted to an " Entry, and the Mailer all'Wed, by the Officers of the Crown, to " difpufe of the perifliable part of the Cargo, repair the Veffel, and de- •' part without Interruption. On her Voyage from thence flte ftopt at <• Rhode Ifland, on her jray to CapeBreton, and, her Cargo being com- •• pleated agreeable to the Bill of Ladiro, I took my Pall'age in her, in. "tending, on my Return, to remove ny Family there, and Numbers of " Others who had continued Loyal Subjefts had fitted Seven Sail of Veflcls " for the purpofe of removing the.mfelvei and Families on my Return. Se- " veral Loyalifts were, at this Time, at Rhode llland (having been in the " Sta:cs to collcft Documents of theitLofles to be laid before the Commil. •« flloners then in Nova Scotia) and, there being no other mode of getting •' to Halifjx, but by means of the opportunity that thus prefentcd itfelf, " took their Paffage in this Sloop. On our Vovage vse Hopped off the " Harbour's Mouth of Halifai. 1 went on Shore with the Malt-r, waited " on Mr. Newton the Colleftor, and requefted of him to fuft'er us to laid " the PalTengers and take-in a Calk of Water. He mentioned the Cir. " cumltance to the Governor, and afterwards gave Permiflion for the " Veffel to come into the Harbour, declaring that no Advantage (liould " be taken, or any Damage whatever accrue, therefrom. The Veffel ac. . •' cordingly came into the Harbour, and the Paffengcrs, agreeable to •* Mr. Nevsrton's Permit, were landed when contrary to every Exptftation, " and the Affurances Mr. Newton had given me, he feiaed and libelled " her in the Court of Vice Admiralt;-, where llie was condemned for a «• Breach of the Nivigation Aft. After Condemnation, Mr. Newton «• promifed to me, that the Veffel and Caigo (hould be put up in One L>« "fothat I might purchafe the Whole at the Valuation ; but, again in •■ Violation of his Promife, the Cargo was put up in fmall Lots to en- " hance the Price, and the Veffel by herfclf, which he purchafed on hin ** own Account. " By means of this Seizure and the Conduftof Mr. Newton, I have •'been not only ruined i but prevented from removing my Family to •' Cape r.«ton, and the Others who intended removing there, on hearing «' this, gave up all thought, of fo doing; Whereby the SetUement hal been deprived of many ufeful Pcrfons, who, by their Wealth and Num. " bers, would have been the means of putting the Idand in a very lourilh. ■' ing Condition; And, indeed, I can with Truth declare, that the " Officers of Government, and Others, at Halifax took every Pains to " injure the Charafter of Governor DesBarrcs and prevent Emigrations to " his Government. ' To add. Sit, to the Lofs I fugained of the Goods fold ti Mr. put to the Expence of Two Voyages to England, and, fince the Month of Auguft laft, have been foliciting Payment. This, Sir, is a true " ^J"? ?^ "y '^"'«> ""I*' ' teg to affure you that your Exertions in "obtaining forme that Relief which I think myfelf imitled to, will be the Means of, doing an effimtial Service to a diftrcfftd Family and •' laying me under the mod lading Obligations. Had not Others, in " fimilar Circumftances, received Compenfation, I (liould, perhaps, not « be juftifiable in preffing my Cafe fo flronglyas 1 have done, nor in '• making fuch repeated Applications. _" J" ""ier to give to Mr. Venture a Degree of refpeftability, Governor DesBarres furnilhed him with a Letter of Credit on his own privat.- " Agent to the Amount of /;.8oo for which he drew, and his Bills were duly honoured ; But thofe, to a much larger Amount, were pio. "tefted; but have been fince paid with Intetcd and Dan ages. Two "of thefe Bills, for ,f.ifio each, I have received Payment for: I .. !"C"', "' " "y '^''™ '•" ''^yment of One Part has been thought "juft, I am equally intitled to Payment of the whoic Demand, &c. Vultalfo, Captain JOHN ANDREWS' PETITION to the Lords of theTreafury dated 14 July, 1791, (Appendix B. 1x2). via. .. J! V^'- ^""'. P""'""". ""''"g One of His Majefty's Arr,..rican Subjefls, • did during the laft War exert his Loyalty to His r,<.i|..,ly in every polTible lefpca, giving important Intelligence to the Commanders by « Sea and Land, fuftering Imprisonment, and, when he could no longer be « ufeful or fafe without the Lines, came to relldc in New V,.rk— of ,*•„.'„."' ""P'' Certificates in the Office under the Hands of Sir Robert Piggot, who commanded in Rhode llland and of Sir Henry Uinton : and your Petitioner never received Payment for his perfonal tipences 1.1 fuch Services, nor any Cratilication, but the Satiifaflioo " of having done h'l Duty to his King and Country—.-hich, " fimilar uccafions, he would not helilatt, if he weie a Subject, upon , ■ ol. !'■ '"''"^"" i7S4and iji^, there wasa Lumber of Prople in Rhode inanJ and the neighbouring Colony of Conncfticut and Njii " uckct, who, pirtly from Uncilinefs under the then unfettled State yf " the American Government, p.irlly from the Attachment to the Brituh " Government, and partly wiiha View to t.ike in a more enlarged Ipheie of Commerce, widied 10 remove into lome of the Britilh Colonies, an J " your Pc;itioncr was One of the Number. "That, in the Year 1785, (unie of Governor DesBarrcs' P'ocla:na. tions, fetting lorth the Advantages of Cape Breton, and the Intcntiun " 01 the Britilh Government to little it, finding their Way to Rhode llland, had altraftid the Attention of many of ui, and paiticularlv the •• Whalers ol Naiitu.ket, and run; of us ,.„. i,..i.ncd to tmbiaie -he ■' EncouraBemcnt. In (.'flober 1785, Mr. Veniuve came to Rhode inand with I-.fttuaions from Governor DesBarres to conftr with fuc'i a> " might wiflwo ieniove,par>iculjrlywiththe Whalers of Nantucket We " were hap,^y to fee him, as a I'erlou caoible .if giving information of 1 hings there, ind his Account gave us Sati.faaion ; for, though the Cc, " lony was didtcllcd for Provilioni, we conlidered it no more than miuht be I! "•f-^l''"' "' "'htft 'nlat'cy. Mr. Venture told ls he wus authorifed. or w.ihed to fend a Supply of Provifions to Cape Breton, as it wai aftually in a darving Condition from a Difappointment of other exretltd " bupplies; but he wus under much Difficulty, efpccially from the Law. then recently paflid in Rhode llland in Relentmcnt to the Enforcement " ot the Navigation Ljws of Great Britain. .. «V \r" ''"' ""'?■•' J'''"'='"y '" 'l": B'itili Government, confidering Mr. Venture as the Se. .„t thereof, and fuppofing ourfelves on th. point of becoming again .Subjefls to it by the prolpeflive Removal to " tape Breton, we were. One and All of us, much inclined to help him '• out, and this Inclination we realifed by our bell Advice, giving all the perfonal Aid in our power, and luinidiing him with whatever wc had os '• our own to -fpatc, as Weil as intetfoling our Credit for what he had " of others. " Upon thefe Principles, your Petitioner fold him, as afling for Cavem. ment, Pioviliuns, Molalles, Bricks, ic. to the Amount of /.gic. 01 W llanfax Cj.,yment for which, he gave Bills fo, f.ioi .. "1 '^'■l^"'^'" (Governor DcsBiirres' Agent in London) and the ReCdue ot the > ayir.ent was to be fent or remitted to your Petitioner fiaim Cape h'cton. The next Quedion was how to get a Veffel to carry thefe ' Goods Cape Breton : The Owners of the Sloop Hannah (Captain Dowen) would charter her, if they could get Security for the Freight, and lor her Salcty from Seieuie in the Ports belonging to Cape Breton but, left Mr. Venture fliould be at a lofs on this Head, your Petil •' doner bound himfclf in Security therefor. The Goods were (hipped. ' I, .'."""""j ''"''"' ''" '^-l* °'"°"' "™'"8 "«l>'"g n-ote to da • in the Matter, ihan, in due time to receive Payanent for tne Go ids and „ " '''"l"'^'' ''°'" the .Security he had goia into, he remained with ,. ■". j";'!!' '? '■'"^' '"•'"''■ '" ""i" to prepare, n Concert with other intended Lmigranls to remove in the Spring to Cape Bteton Houfehold Furniture, to: Sc nVeffels, and Twenty.three refpeft- able Families, had prepared ourfelves to remove to Cape Breton, with Property to the A..,ount of about Thirty Thoufand Pounds, and a_ great Number of others would have followed us, at it was in Contemplation to go deeply into the Whale Filhery. In the Sprinit uT- *''''^'"'h '"''y "> 'tep on Board and to fail with the fi,(t ^^ fair Wind, when Utters were received, in different Parts of th« CouD-ry, from Halifax, very abulive to Governor DesBarres, affert.. ing that he was to be recalled for Mifconduft and the Govern. ment to be broke up: A Letter was alfo received from Captain Unimmjnd, then at Cape Breton, equally unfavourable. Thia occa- ■ fioned great Embarraflment. In the height of this Perplexity (in Mar " 1786) we were farther furprifed to fee the Hannah (Captain Bowenl ■' arrive in the Harbour of Rhode Ifland. Captain Bowen reported to us, that, havlmg failed for Cape Breton, he had reached, in the Month of December, within five Uagues of Sydney Harbour, and had even handed a Ug of Mutton to poor People in a Boat belonging to the Ifland that had come .long fide ; but, it b.-iug in the Evening and th« Wind not favourabl-, before he could get hold of the Harbour, a moft violent .. n"!"!l Storm dr. - to Antigua in the Wed Indies, where, having itated the L ,h Voyage and the Circumftances of the Veffel and Cargo t i. .o, and Cudomhoufe Office , he was permitted .< K T.J°,°' L - '°^' '^"'''" = •'•"• '■•"''"8 "lone fo and refitted inevellcl, he prov.vded to Virginia to replace the Articles and return to CapeB.eron ; bu* finding himfelf dangeroi'dy ill, he had now „ r ""! " "''O^' '"''■■ '" order to be landed under the Care of hit <■ ,,""'''' ''"'' ''■" a""!"" Mader might Le appointed to proceed with ^^ th. ,eirel. Captain Bowen was veiy ill indeed, and, having appointed n.s Mate to be Mafter endorfing his Name on the Reglfter, died in left then a Week. " Meeting thus the Hannah, the intended Emigrants hid our Hcadt .< S''','J'"'' '"'' " *■" "'"'"'I •''« yo»' Petitioner and Mr. Clarke Ihould go . aflengers in her, in order to learn the exaft Truth on the Spot in Cape Breton, while the VedLls and Property we had p-epared (liould remain as they were until our Return. We embarked and faiW within Six-and.thirty Hours from the Moment die had been brought into the Harbour by Captain Bowen. 'l here went Two Paflengers, who wiflied to go to Halifax, hoping to get a Palfage there more readil, from ' tape Breton than from Rhode Iflanil or any Pait of the States. Sailinir " '"}"' ^'''^ Courfe of our Voyage along the Coaft of Nova Scotia and. being a-breall of Halifax Harbiur, the Wind being contrary at South Laft and i.ot having Two Gallons of Water on lioar.l, the Mafter took ' .'"' ««>"'' "=>« on Shore, Mr. Clarke and your Petitioner accompany, mg him, the Vefiel lying in the mean time in the Mouth of the ■' Harbour. We waited immediately on Colleaor Ncwion at Halifax and 'informed him of the Circumftances, what was c-n Board, whofe Pro •' petty It was, and for what Purpofe and Life. 'Ihe Cllcaur gave i " Permit in writing, which alfo elprcflcd the Concurrence of the Cover, nor, for the Vefl'el to come into the Harbour to take in Water, and ' while that was doing, for the Paffenger. to land, promiffing that no Injury ftiould arife and that we might peoceed on our V vage (c foon ai " Wind and Weather might permit,. The Wind having fubfided the C\ /^. i>uu.uH. lOi, -; vJJA^ ni Crtiintry--.v"liich, iifnti ■ he wtio i Sutjcd, .0 ,1, tc waia i.umhcrof Pfoplc ^y of ConnL-6>icut and Njn. ■ llie tlitn unrettlcd St.ur u( c Allachment to the Briliih e in a mi)re cnUrgcd Iphpre )l' tlicBritifliCuluniei, ani rrnor UeiBarrci' P'ocla:ni. ' Breton, and the Intcniiun indrnj their Wjy to Rl.odc of \n, and particularly tlie ..... .i.viined to tmbra.e tiic . Vcjuu c came to Uliode larres to confer with fucii at Whaletlof Nantucket. We e -f giving Information of aflioiij for, though the to- ed it no more than might be : told us he was authorifed, to Cape Breton, as it was ioinlmcnt of other eipedtcd f, cfpetially from the Laws otjDeiit to the Enforcement I Government, confiJetinj itppofing ourfelves on tlis he piofpeflive Removil t» mueh inclined to help him belt Advice, giving all the 1 with whatever wc had of r Cicdil for what he had him, as afting for Covem- Aniount of j^. 845. or. 6J. h. he gave Billj for ^.joo n London) and the ReGdue your i'etitioacr fiom Cape =t a VelTel to carry thefe le Sloop Hannah (Captain t Security for the Freight, belonging to Cape Breton, 'n this Head, your Peti. The Goods were Oiipped, aving nothing irore to do ayjnent for tne Go ads and ! into, he rem.-.ined with re, n Concert with other Cape Bieton, I loaded with Provifiont id Twenty.thrcc refpefl- love tg Cape Breton, with Thoufand Pounds, and lowed us, as it was in Fifliery. In the Spring., and to fail with the f.ilt in different Parts of the >vernor DciBarres, alTert.. mduft and the Govern- I received from Captain nfavourablc. Thi» occa- ■ this Perplexity (in Majr Hannah (Captain Bowcn) in Bowen reported to us» reached, in the Montis Harbour, and had even at belonging to the Ifland le Evening and the Wind e Harbour, a moft violent rt Indies, where, having cumltances of the VclTel "Bee . he was permitted ving done fo and refitted e the Articles and return iroi'lly ill, he had now I under the Care of hit ppointed to proceed with a, and, having appointed the Regifter, died in lefs Emigrants laid our Heads titioner and Mr. Clarke the exaa Truth on the 'roperty we had prepared We embarked and failei" nt fhe had been brought ntTwoPaOengers, who : there more readilj fnim t of the States. Sailing Jall of Nova Scotia and, being cmttary at South Boar.1, the Mafter toak ur Petitioner accompany. : in the Mouth of the r Newton at Halifax and 1 un Board, whofe Pro. 'iiie Cclltaor gave > icurtence of the Oover. to take In Water, and, nd, pramllTing that no n our V yage Ic foon as ad having fubfided the J^c /«/ W/ A« ittMHil ' ( 81 ) Hereupon, it was fignified, that, on the i6th. January 1794, the Chnncclhr of His Majejly's M^" -i^'^^'-^'-'x'" ''^"^ , Exchequer had declared the Jccouit with a Bidance, due to DesBarres frcm the Public, of the l dof}***^ in the Pipe Office, where a Quietus was to be made out, and that no time fliould be loft in applying f*.^. farther to confidcr his Claim to Allowance for the remaining Surcharges (155). He fubmitted a Statement of Arrears incurred in purfuance of His Majefty's Royal Orders, a'ld of Expenccs accrued by Law Suits, and Damages by Seizures and Devaftation of his Property, &c : together with an Account of Advances alfo incurred by him, (in the period, from 176410 1784, for carrying on Surveys of the Coafts and Harbours in North America and conftrufting Nautical Charts for the Exigencies of the Public Service. (156). The Equity of his Claim, in refpe5l to the Arrears of his Salary and Compenfation for the LoJ^es fuftained in his private Property, and for the Interefts and Ex- pences accrued in confequence of the Meafures of Government, was fully acknowledged, and he was directed to adduce more particular Elucidation on the relative Points. Having accordingly prepared fundry Statements for elucidating the whole Bufinefs of the ii/,\' . Accounts, he delivered the fame into the Hands of the Secretary of the Treafury, for being hid be- fore the Board (157), viz. No. I, J General jiccount Current, (158). ■X, An Account of thefpecific Articles of the Expenditure incurred in the Ccurfe of ejlMipAng and fupporting the Infant Colony {i^c,) inferting therein fuch remamng Arrears of Expences, as l-.ad not been included in the Accour: previouHy laid ^'.iu:? the Auditor: (160), and refpedling which he had requefted the Direftions of the Treafury (Vide Page 70). *« next Day, though ftiU not very favourable, we propofed to proceed ; •' but, when we called for the Regifter, the Colletlor lefufed to deliver " it faying he muli detain the Vell'cl, and he fent Two Tide Waiters on " Board to feite her. Your Petitioner was ftruck with Aftoniihment, " and could fcarccly perfuade himlelf that the Colleaor was ferious. He " argvied, why the Veird going with Provifions to the Relief of Cape «' Breto.i, knowing that Colony to be in the utmoft Dil^iefs, flaould b; " flopped. The Collector anfweted, that the Government of Cape Breti>r , «* wa.i going to be broke up ; but that it v.-ould be no lofs to your Peti. " tioner, as he wot, Id be paid for the Provifions. We informed the Col- " leftor, that Twenty. three refpeftable Families of confiderable Property " had agreed to fettle in the Government of Cape Breton in order to " carry on the Whale Fifhery upan the Encouragement of Governor Des «' Barres' Proclamation to Loyaliits fettling in his Government, and that " we had loaded Seven Veffels with Prooifuns, &c. Sec. and were ready " to embark and would have failed loui, -go, but for fi>me Letters which " had been fent from Halifax, which had occafioncd much Perplexity •• and Fear of Difappointment among us, and that, thereupon, it h.id " been agreed that Mr. Clarke and your Petitioner Ihould take Pall'age in " the Veiiel to Cape Breton, in order to know the Truth and that the «' Funilies in Rhode Ifland and the Veffels Ihould reg"late themfelvea " according to our Report. Colleftor Newton all'ured us that the Go- " Ternment of Cape Breton would certainly be broke up i that Governor " DesBarres was trilSing with us all j and that we had better come to fettle "atHalifai. . " The Tide Waiters remained on Board near Three Weeks, during « which Mr. Clarke and your Petitioner had much Convcrlation with *• Colleftor Newton and his Brother the Surveyor ; Th^y fail many il! ** natured Things of Gjvernjr DesBarres, that he never meant to pay us, i.v " any One ; but o^ily to get all he could in his own Hands. Davia ".M-itthcwa, the fjnr.cr Mayor of New York and Attorntjy General ot' *' o? Cape^reton, was then at Halifax, arid he allured us ti.ac iic expected " every Hour Governor DesBarres \v..ull be fent for Hoiri; and that lie ** verily believed that the Govern.ir would run away to Germany and get ** all the Property he could in tiis (twu HanJa and never pay any Man a '* a Shilling, &^ : tliat himfelf liaj wr.>te to ConntdflcuC and to all his '* Accjuain:ancc» who were coming to Cape Breton to fettle under Gtvcrnor ** DesBarres' Proclainatijn, to ftop them fr.im coming j for the Governor ** would deceive thetn r fie menti.»ned that the Nuraircr of thefe Families <« amounted to One hundred and Fifty. "Upon this. We wrote toRhoJe Illand to (lop the VelKrls and Fa. •< miliei from proceedin,^ to Cape Ureton, an.l your Petitioner, at the " fame time, employed MelUs. Applin and Sterns to put in a Plea and ** and defend the Hannah and her Cargo, in the Court of Vive Admiralty ** at Halifax. Having particularly uigcd the Circoinfiances of the Col- *' ledlor alluring uj W'th the Ciavtrnoi's Concurrence and Prom'les of " Safety into tiie Harbour to take in Water and to come on Shore, and *' then Seizing us without having committed any F .iilt, the Anfwer (in *' the Court) of the .Attorney General (Mr. Blowers) was, that, as CoU " lector Newton did not chufe to keep his Wcrd, the Vcllel and Cargo ** were fubje£l to the Law of Condemnation. She was condemned, oa '* th- Prinripte as wc undcrftood, of Mr. Venr.ire, a Britilh SubjeS, *' having ihippeJ the Provifions in her, an alien Djtcom." (153) This Balance tonfifts of the Sum [or Ja/a»«] reported by the Auditors in February 1793, as due fromthePublic to DesBarres ("age 75 ) viz 2213 '8 li- and the Amount of fuch of the Surcharges, m the Lords of His Majefty's Treafury had been pleafed in the fubfequent Month of Auguft to take into Confideration, and accordingly ordered to be allowed - - . 154+17 5} ■,^/,S. (154) App. A.gi. (155) Vide Page 78 and 79; aC-37S8 >5 H (156) Vide Addrefs to the Lords of the Treafury (App. B. 140) and the Account of Difburfements incurred, from the year 1764 to 1784, in carrying on Surveys of the Coalls and Harbours in North America, and fupplying Charts, for the Public Service (App. B. 144 to 146. Vide alfo Page 2 to 4,) Alfo Accounts, Stc : (App. B. 147 and 148). (157) App. B. 152. (158) App. B. 153. (159) App B. IJ4. {160) Vide: Abftraft of Arrears &c : Page 8z k 83. \i ; MiiffuiM-i, '^/y '-'/■v ARREARS. ( 82 > EXPLANATION. O uwl ihc- Jv :rt, cri ol (Ik IN.oIk ^V^;,. .„ Cji-cBa-Ci^n. Fur EipencM incurred in puTfuance of Hii M.ijt-lty'i Roj.(I Appointment and lo- nrtiChunik tu rrpair, as Lieu- trnant (ii>vernorandC'omman- dcr m Chief, to Cape Bieton : vir. For I rivrllmg ChirgfS, V'ojage, iranlpott of Baggage, 315 O -5 For O'. in purfiiance of His M.ijefty's R oyal Commands to repair to England, for the fxprcfs Purpofc of giving an Aiicount of the Proceedings \vh;ch had taken place in CapcBretoni &c. 7&8 For D". paid to George Smith for engraving Scalj for the Supreme Court of Judica- ture, Cuftomhoufc, and Secre- tary's Otfice, of Cape Breton 29 6 9 For D**. Surveying Inftru- ments and Implements fup- pUcd for the Fuolic Service 102 To D"*. paid to fundry Pcrfons for Writing Bufincfs performed in the leveral Co- lonial ULipartments - - 200 And for Fuel, Candles, Sta- tionary and Attendants for the Council Chambers, OHices of the Siipcrintcnd-int and Over- fccrs of the Pnlilic Works, CommiHioiiers for inquiring in- tothe Claims of Loyalirts, Ex- aminer of th<; Public Accounts, Secretary, Public School, ice. 312 Carried on C 1666 17 6 1 he finiilar Enpentcs »-c ufually dcfiayed by Co- vcrnmrnt — IXslJjnfs, havirij; rc«.uivcJ his JntlruCliiini depiiLcJ in h.iUe Jroni London on the Uthcf Odlobcr I7f!4. UcliJfi the Travellif g Etpencuto Fdlmouth with Suite and Servants, and of P.tllagc [f>fr I'.htet) to NdVi ^coli.i, he had there u pmcute j VcIIlI, and difftiy the txpence, thcni-c, toCjpcEriton. Wlcn, in the Month of December, he landed on the Si.utlurn Shdp of that Idaud, the Wintt-r had already fit in. and ht foin.l hi 1 ftlf under the NV.cl!ity, in order to re.ith the Seat of Citvcrnmtnt, to incur confidcrable Exppnce, for Aiiiilaiue to tranfjKiit Baggage and Nc- teiraiic), above One hundred Miles dillant through a di'cp Snow j all wh.vh far caccedcd the Sum charged. DcsParrcs, having received on the i^tlijuly 1787, His Majcfty's Royal Commands to repair to England, was uniler the Ntccllity of jvailing himfolf of the only means to be found in the Colony for obeying them: and that was — to pnrchafe the Biiganline Gafpey, which, and her <'utfH), Ship Stores, Profifions, Wages (f her Mailer and Crew, Sec : coft - Ucl* i o Arriving at the llle of Jcifcy, In the Month .)f P'.-cember, after a tempellojs Voyage actoi, the Atlintic, in the State of a Wreck, the faid VcHel was after- wards fold, for only --.-.- 100 o o ^708 I o The NecefTity of the Seals alluded to is evident. Tlicy upie engraved and uftd, and accordingly paid for as chargej. The Letter and Spirit of His Majcfty's Inftruftlons required that Settlements, TownHiip*, and Roads of Communica'ion be regularly furveycd and conveniently laid nut, and that the Culu.iilh be li'Cated withiut de lay in fujtable Situations. Government not having appointed Surveyors, DesBancs employed th-* fitle'* I*crfons to be found on the Spot, and, under his own Siipcrlntendance, the Service was welt and fatisfaftorily performed. Having neccflarily (upplicd his own Inflru- ments and Implements to the Public Service, he is in- titled tu Rcimburfcmcnt fur their Coll. Tpon forming the Government of Cape Breton, there were no Departments eftablifticd (ar in other Co- tnnie-.) of Loyalifts, Engineers, Surveyors, Sec: Befides the nerenary Duty of th.fc, there was, unJer the cir- cuniftances, an extraordinary Accumulation of Writ- ing Bufinefs, which required to expedited ; upon the wiio;-:, Dil'iiatcli, Rcgubrity and Perfpicuity, were in- difp^nlible. It wis abfolutcly necedary to make out dfUriptivc Lifts of the Settlers, and to keep proper Rc^ifters of their Names, Abilities, ProfeiTlonj and rel'ptiii\c Lines of Purfuit *. of the Number of Perfjns con:air;ed in tlieir Families; of their Applications re- fpeiling Lands, Afliftance and Support, &c: Recnrds were to be kept of all Orders and Wjrr^mts of Sur- vey, of Plans Defcriptions and boundaries of the Re- fciva:iuns made for the L'fe of the Cniwn, of Town. lliips and Settlements and appropriated Locations to Individuals, of Letters of Occupation and Grants un- der the Colnnial Seiil, Ac: The Department of the Loyalifts and of the Public Works and Accounts re- quired a\(o the conftmt Empfoyment of CIcrkt as W(.-II a* rhe pfpartmcnt of the Colonial Council (fair Ccpics jnd Duplicates of the Minutes, Ordinances and Doturr.cnts whereof were, in piirfuance of the Royal Inftrui.'lio' 5, to be t.aiifmittcd to His Majcfty's Se- trc.ary of State, to the L»ids of the Privy Council and to the Governor General in America )-^But it were impotfible, withuac entering into a painful Detail, to •• I'Mhc Months of Augiift and ';rpf-mbet i-.?. ' 1 wa'j ..ccali.nally at Leutenint Cn.vcin..r i\T I l^'-ic' Houk in Soho S^»are, i.ondm, wii-ie i ' had an Opportunity of feting a Number „f Mt„ ' employed in lacking a larijc Quamity of IJ „k, I pi.uvn.s, Furnilure, Sc: : which were aftci\i„j* r-nc in Cuts, fiom thence, tothe Waterfuic, j | ' ih.pi^L.I 0.1 Hoard of the Sliip Blenheim, then Kj in tiit-Thanis, bound for the IHand of Cape uj.m ami which, alone, muft have been atrended wji! great Pait of the Expence th.rgctl inrhis Arritk- 1 Ictt tlic Governor in London, and fiilcj frum il,c Downs on the 4th Odtober 1784. and 1 waj .- Svaiii-y, whm the Governor arrived (via Hal.iji) hy wav if St. IVter'i Bay, uvcr the Jce an! thrmgha deep S ow in January ivSs. which 1-d Part ot Iits Voyage, I know, muft have been very expcnfive, on account of the Num'ar of Men. anj Indians hired to get through the D-inycr an Dill-- cultici with the Baggage and People he broutl.t with him." *■ «' Ir is aFa^, that there was no other Mean* ;.i" ' ConvTvaice fmm Cape Bict^n to England, and, tliit • the Velli;! mentioned in this Articie w.is purchaltd ' and fi':ed out with Ship Stores and Provifi.n, for ' tint Purpofe at Lieutenant Governui fesBarre** ' Expense. I have fetn the Accodnis of the Moncv ' tint has been paid, and, from general Rccojjec'. ' tion, I think iliey were to that Amount." •• I know that the faid George Smith wis em- <* ployed b) Governor DesBanes 1 1 engrave the Seals *• mentioned: and, myfelf having been ar|oiiitcd " by the Chief Juftjcc, Keeper of the Seal nf th.^ •« Supreme Court, it wa? in my Cuftody until I left •' the Jftand, on my Return to England with the Go- " vernor, and laid George Smith was paid what is *' charged. '* It was g'verally underft^od at C.ipe Breton, '* that Governor DesBarres provided (he liid Suj. " vcying Inftruments for the Survcyoi*. *' There was a vaft deal of writing done, and «* many Perfons were employed therein in all the De- " partnients mentioned in this Article, and I &m ** fully convinced that the Charge thereof is not <* more than has aftually been piid. " Being employed in feveral of the Public Offices " in the lllana of Cape Breton, I had an Opportunity ** of wirncffing the Expenditure of Fuel, Candles " and Stationary, and that the fame were fupplitd " at the Expence of L'eutenant Governor Desilarrcs " and having been in the Ifland all the Time Go- ** vernor L'csBarrcB was there, and acquainted with the '* Expence of the faid Articles, I ihink the Charge is ** rcafoiable. fO^'ofTlK.m.. I'lje Quanlitx oC II „|n^ Ct &."■. which W(.Tc afirm.iKi, n thcjKc, tci the Wati-iCilt, 1 : ! the Ship DIciilicim, tliiii In niilbrthjin.iniluf Cape U.e'.riii'; niiiil have been atrendtj wi;'! u-nce eli.rgcd in rtiis Ar.idtv 1 in LinJirn, an.l fiilci )i,-iii tin 1 Oflober 1784, anil I viji j, Gonriior artivc.1 (via Halnji/ etci's Hay, oyer the Ice ani "» in January 17S5, which Ijil I know, nnift have ht-cn vcr. It of the Nuni'iir of Men, ani tlnough the Uanuer an Uiii:. "ggagc and People he btoujl.t at there was no other Mean^ cf ipe Dietnn to Eneland, and, thji :d in this Articic vv.is putcfijltd . Ship btorci and Provili.n, for icuterant Governoi DesBjrrt.' :en the Accounts of the Monev 1. and, from general Recullcc- i were to that Amount." ic fald George Smith wii tm. UesBanes to engrave the Seals lyfelf having been arioijited, e, Keeper of the Seal „f ih, »ai in my Cuftody until I left Icturn to England with the Go. torge Smith was paid what is y underftnod at Cape Breton, larres provided the laid Sui. for the Sutvevorl. ift deal of writing done, and mployed therein in all the Dc. 1 in thu Article, and I am : the Charge thereof is not y been piid, in feveral of the Public Office! B Breton, i had an Oppcrtunity xpcnditure of Fuel, Candles that the fame were fiipplied .'eutenant Governor Dcsllarrcs the Ifland all the Time Go- there, and acquainted with the \rticlei, I ihink the Charge is AR^^'ARS. ( 8j J EXPLANATION. Bnugbt on ^.tfiC^ i; 6 To D**. paid to fcreral Perfons difpatchcd on the Pub- lic Service, and in qued of Provifions, viz. Albert Rofe, to Wlndf^r md Falmouth in NuvaSc(»ia Jacob Miller with Dilpatches to Louilbourg - . . . . C. Winter, and ar. Indiin, for guiding a Party of Loyjiifts through thcWoods, fromSjd- ney toSt. Peter's Bay - Th.i. Venture, to Rhodr Iflani Richard Sweet, to HalUax Jofeph Gravois, to the Settle- merits along ihe Coafts of the Gulph of St. Lawrence - - For Equipment of, and Allow. ante to, a Party of One hun- dred Men, fcnt from Sydney in March 1786, through the Woodi and a deep Snow, to St. Peter's Bay Se Ariihat Haibour 300 3 319 33 »7 For D«. to Chief Juftlce Gibbons, fent to England, by Advice of the Colonial Coun- cil, to lay the State of the Colony before His Majefty's Mialilers - . - . 104 For D". for bringing to England the Superintendant and Paymafter and One of the Overfeeri of the Public Works « CapeBreton, to be examin- ed and minutely to explain to Government all the Circum- stances and TranCiflioiis re- fpedling the Expenditure and Accounts: and for ihcir Sup- port during their Detention above a Year for that Purpufe 300 ;C.i768 16 5 The Hardfliips, under which the Colony labour- ed, and the infupcrable Abfence of Attention to the numerous Reprefentations and Indances, fufficiently evince the Neteflity of fundinjj Chief Juftice Gibbons to England (who wjs liccnied to be better qual.fied than any other Pcrfon in the Colony for txplaining irs Aft'airs to His Majeily's Miniftry) Juftice re<]iiired that the extraordinary Expencc incurred by him on a Service of fu':h Urgency (hould be defrayed ; and Re- imburfement is due to DesBarres fur the Sum paid and charged therefor. Confidering the vague and tmfounded Imputations contained in Lord Sydney's Difpatches, and that no Reniarki on, or Cbjeftions to, the Accounts had, ac- cording to the ufual Pradtice of Office, been tranfmitt- ed to DesB;irres, he found it neccflaiy to br ng Home the Officers alluded to, in order to eluiidate all Mat< ters and Circumftances whatever relative to the Ex- penditure and Accounts, with which, confidering the Situations in which they had been employed, they were perfeiUy ac(iiiainted. The Juftice due tn the Public, as well as to DesBarres, required this Step to be taken. The Conjiinflure of Aftjirs ic;idercJ it unavoidable. It is juft thcrefiwe that the Expence accrued thereby be defiayed by Government. DKCLARATIOV. ffc convey ;iny adequate Idea of the Intricacy and Labour of the volumnious Writingioitalioncl, bcliJcj, by the firiei of vexatious Events then-. Ov,r jnd above w'w,' had been paid to Mr Perry and Ih.jfc empKyed with him in ttanf.ribmg Minntis, Ordinances ,iiid Documenls of the Cuuntil to Mid- funimer 1786, DesUams w*\ under the neie/Tiry of defraying, not only the fimilarly required Copies of the fublcqucnt Minutei, &c, up to the Ponod of his Uipirturc fror., the Colony in Autumn 1787 j uut alfo of all the other more laboiiouj and volunuiious Wiit- ingj in the oiher Departments, and accrued in the V/jy alluded to. ,--t"Vf.'l*fiiaji?')! §Jii'?.1ia-i»ni. Attendants, were alfo indifpenlibly neceiTuy, "anJ uich are ufuallv I- lowed in the fmiJlar IJepirimt-nts in the Colonies. '1 he Reimburfcmciii of the Expcjice incurred therein it juftly due. Placed, as DesBarrts was, amidfl a needy, dlf- trefTed, and clamourous, multitude, whith hjd been invited by the Royal Authority to proplu and t^jtlle a defart Country for the national Advantage and labour, ing under the Privation, even, of that Relief which C'jvernmcnt was as that Period in the Coiirfe of ad- mlniltrinj; to the Loyilids and other Oljcdl!. of the national Humanity in the otherColonies (though in an advanced State of Cul'ivaiiun ana having infernal Re- fources) it was his Duty ,0 ufe all means in his Power '■or prefersing the Lives of His Mytfty's S.ib- jcfts uniler impending Famine, and lo fupport, as well the Faith of Government, ai the Public Intcrclts : and (annoycj as he was befides by the Machinations of tl.c E, emits of the MiniUerial Mcafurc for colo- nifiiig Cape Frcl^.n) the Execution of fuch Duty wai extremely difficult, 'I he Expcnces dated and charged were obvioufly unavoidable. DesBarus is thcicfi>re intitled to Reim- burfement. *' Albert Rofe was dTpatchcJ-is n-.e.-.tioncJ, and * has been pa d. «' Jacob Miller was fent with Dilpiichcs to the ' n-T, in Oftober 17S6, when thi; Gj-t-rnor * H. . -ying out FiJhiig beitk-rrcnts m the Dilhic^ yf * Lou'lbuurg, and he w s paid. " Chrillopher Miller and the Indir.n mcnti.ined * were hired, to guide the I*)ydlins in Mauh 17S6, " to St. Peter's Bay, and were puid." " 1 have (ccn Mr. VenlurrS Account cf his De- ' mand for the Article niLTiii. red, wh ch has been ' paid to him. " Mr. Sweet was fent to Halifax In 1785 to * pro;uie Provfions for the Settlers, and returned to * the Ifland with a Car^o of Fl ur and pjtk, arid ' he received the Sum charged in :hii Article for * his Expe !ces. '* 1 recotlcdl that Governor Dc^Eirifs fent Jo- ' fcph Cr.voi., in tin month of Mcpic-nLer 1735, * to ihe Settlements in the Gulph of St. L-'Wirnce, ' and that Capt lin Gnvuis returned in *i ivember * wiih a Schooner loa-led with ProVifiuns, Llted Sal- ' mop, Pot.it.;ei, Sc< I (wm tlie Cay vt' Chaleur*, * which were '.iVued to the Pe pie. '* I remcmlcrpe:feaiy well, that in the Month * of March 1786, when the Inhabitants of Sydney * .T.d in the N'elt^hbjurhood were ned:ly ftarving * for want of Viaualj, Governor DesBarres ffnt hi* ' Son with a Paiiy of t-nc Hundred cf the ftouteft ' men In the Settlement to Ardhat Haibour, to get as ' mucli Provifions ai they could bring out of the * Cargo of the firiij Rathael, whi.h had been pur- ' v,hafed, and laid taere fio^en in the ice, and that ' the Patty of Men were fupplied with Cloathing ' againfl the Severity of the ColJ, and with Sledges, ' Snow Shot:, Sec: at the Covcrno.'. Expence, there ' being then from Six to Seven Feet of Snow on the ' Ground! alio, that the d.d Men w>re paid, at ' the Rate of, f,om Thiiiy Shilli igs w Three ' Pounds, each, fjr their Trouble." ** I know that Mr. Chief Juftl.-e Glbbani was in. " debtej the Su n n entioned in this Article for Money " advance! him by Governor DesBarres, having had " Mr. Gibbons Accou- 1 thereof in my PolTeffion, ** and, that the Governor has declared he would wave " demanding Payment of Mr. Gibbons until Co- «' vcrnment fliall make an allowance to Mr. Gibbons <• for his Expences, when he was fent oy advice " of Council to England in June 1786, to explain " the St tc of Af}.i.is at Cape Brecon to His Ma- *• jcfty's Miniftrj. " Having been One of the Overfecrs of the *' Public Works anJ alf, employed in the Ol?icc of " the Exam" er of the Public Accounts In Cape " Breton, upon Lieutenant Governor DesBarres's '* Return to England, it was thought expdient that " myfclf and the Superincendant and Paymafter fhould " atcompiny the Governor, which we did, and we " were detained at his Expence, fcr the Purpoi; and *' Time mentioned io th.s Article. " Sahfhury Street % " 4/6 fttmarj 1795. " T. ASHFEILD." ,<;,../,,.„- /; .^?/. i.'jM *-{ >,','.t«HU_- n.. s. /6.S --/' Al hS' ( «4 ) 3, /iSla/emtiit of the- OhjdJs of the Public Service, in th^ Prcfjcution of which the Extendi- tures bad been incurred {^dx). 4, Explanatory Plans of Settlements laid out, and R.iildings creeled for /'v Public Vfe ( ifi:). 5, An Account of Law Charges, Damages and Lojfes,^ ijc:{\ry^) to which a Declaration .i.:> ,>.;/> 'V .'.V .w :bt :if/^ (i6i) App: B. 155. (161) App. B. 1/). (163) Vide: Slaitmint >/ Uf„, D.imaga, ic. the principal Heads of which arc i n/.. ON E.prn« incu„ed lor £,„i,,m.nt an.l .h. ....vij:-; of Slo.c, »nj Rc,,„imc., o,,„„ |,ci„go-l -J in, 7X4 ,0 procwj ., Lltu. ..-.nt Co^rnor to Ope ll.c.on, , ,„„r,dcral,lc Pa,, of which, ,.. ,he IVKkI a„a uodcr the Ci,cm.,ftin.„ of hi. R.t„,„ ,„ En,b„d b purhnnct of Hi. Majcdy's Royil Command, ».tc ui.jvoidjbly let: then- ami hj,c fmcc btrn abllt.dUJ or fall.i, i,, into .l.cw („) above ON the Sale (at AiiOion) of his Houfc aii2tU25 Upland 141030 441050 20 Co 24 How many, for One Bullu-I. Dyked I5t0i9 Upland II tot] 9tOTI lltoij l6toa3 t4to i6 " UfJjr,! Ilaj, it mowed, from ift to 20th of July. " ij,'; M^rjh Do , from the latter End of Auguft to November. " There are many Inftances of a greater Produce from Lands in Nova " Scotia, than what is fct down in the above Table. 1 will only mentivn " to you, that myUnde Jihn Burbidge, Efq. (» Native of the Weft of "England, who has been carrying on a very extenfive Farming Bufmeff " ever frnce the Year 1761 in Nova Scotia) /««/, on the iSlh of April, " TbriiBuJhth mJ a Half ij in;at nn foinething Icfs, than TuvAtr,,,/ " Nna dj/hJ Mar/I, and r,a/,d, „n the id of September (which was a " Fortnight too lite owing to bad Weather) Sixty Seven Shock of Twelve " Sheaves each eftimated a; Five Pecks, which yielded Eigbly U^fols and " fomething more. ** The Soil of Menaudie is undoubtedly as giod as any in our Pro- *' vince, and the Situ ition, being acceflible to Shipping, makes it very " convenient for exporting the Produce to any Market. Lar^e Bodies of " Land, I mull obferve to you, are feldom cultivated entirely for Crain, " and it is found dure fuitable and profitable to lay down a confideiable Hti'JkHf. bkb the Exfcfidi- kh a Declaration eed as Lieu. o En^lind in ii) abuve . lOOO o o iCGi vi hii I 50 3 O O had eagii([ed • ■ • . izco o o )tsOjrreBha(l nenti (d) for iiJcd abuve 3C00 o a iu^lilicl fur. tliercfure on ■ . . , ycco o o latLouri uid attention and r of divoting . . . aooo o o 1 thf Sum of in copying ■ • . . 1000 o g 1C.15.700 ^ o link youtfclf free tode- J. F. W. DESHARRES." t 1795» viz. — IN conlf^^- 1 that Judge Drftliampk, of the full Cliiridtti in urmjtions and Opinions of reftom have comp.fcd a many of the Farm Houfcj I'roaiKcpcrAcrt ill ll.il.ds. How many, fori One Bulhrl. B UykcJ Maidi. Upland njkcd Ma; 111. I'pljcJ 251030 iitoJ5 iitoaS 14 to 30 44 to 50 10 to 24 I5t0i9 litor] 9I011 12t0IJ l6t0 32 14(016 Illy. if Auguft to Novembei. >duce from Lands in Nova ible. I win only mention (a Native of the Weft of ixtenfive Farming Biifinert /, on the iSih of Apiil, ng lefi, thin T1V0 ^ret if September (which was a y Seven Shock of Twelve yicUed Eiibty B<*p}th and giod as any in our Pro- Shipping, makes it very Mjtket. Lartjc Bodies of ivatcd entirely for Urain, Co lay down a coniiderable ( 85 ) ! on Oath before the Barons of tlie Exchequer and otiier cliiciJatory Papers were fubjoined (164.) I While DcsBarrcs- Cafe was confcmd to be- extremely hard, and that it's peculiar Nature and ^M 71. Uh >c^^ that fiverjl of ti;« f^w HjoiIi fiilifctibi'<|| it were forged, &'c. " ""'^' W. 'M" '< J. r. D E S B A R U t S." (l66)App. iB. ijt,, viz. "nrtn Grace th Duki of P>ril««J, W.-, Wr. Uc. The Memorial of Licuten.int Govtrnrr " DesB.irrcs— /«y7 humbly praying : That your Grace may be plcal'ed to give the tifual DircaUms for Paynent nf the Mcmo- •' rialiftj' Salary, (from the Time to which it hu been paid) to the laft Quarter, ending the itth December 1701, ic lo/A "Januaryi 1-9;." * The State of the Account/or Salar)i ftood as foDows, viz. Dr. Government— in Account for Salary with— Lieutenant Governor DesBarres. • 794. Dec. IS, Sjiary li Lieutenant Cnvernnr cf Hit Ma- '■« Ifl'nd of Cape Bt^tnn, fiiim the 15th of To Salary June 17D4, tothe ijlh i.f December 1794 at the Rate of 5C0I, per Annum ..... . 5150 £s^io Nov 15. By nesltarrei' Draft on (the Culo. 17S&, nial Agent) K. Spiller > . Sept. i. Do. ...-..-. 1788, Do Jin, 13 Do. ........ Mar. I. Do. ---.->._ U 1 5. Do Apr 19. Uj. ........ Aug. 30. Do. ........ Dec. 12. Vo. ........ 1794. "5 SCO 175 lao 50 30 ao 90 40 4° 0. t. 2 5. Balance due to DtiBariM ..... 37 •490 4 59 '5 /".jiso o o 5(P (167) App. ,B. 162. viz: " 71 Hli Grati ihi Duh if Portland, Uc : tlfc: (sfc : The Memorial of Lieutenant Go- •• vcmor DesBarres, Lieutenant Colonel in His Majefty's Service, moji humbly jkt'Meth "THAI the Memorialift ii able and •■ anlioully deliroua to be uCeful [a] but it depends folely on the Operation of Mii lerial Jul* ce to brraii the Fctterl of hii Ab l.tiea, by londuf, en. <• ding to confidcr hi> Cafe and tcrtlfying the gricvoui Points thereof— That ie feived ever Imce the Commencement of the Wat of 1756, during the " Coutfe of which, in every Cimp.iign, his Zeal gained him Reputation: and, at the Inllance of General Viilfe, was honoured with a Letter, by the Uic •' Earl of Chatham, fignifying the Appr-.bation of His Majelty's Royal Grand Father, and a C.rioiiiftant^al Mark of the Royal Confidence in his Ability "• and Ccind .ft. That up.in the clofe of that gi.iiious war He was ordered to carry on ."Purveys of the Coait and HaTboiiri in North America, and to con. " ftnia Charts thereof f 11 the Service of the Royal Navy and the Commerce of theic Ningd,ims : and his unienmtiig Eiertoni aad Labuur^ during «' a Period of Twenly Years in that Profcculion were acknowledged to have efTenlially beneii.ed ihe Service of his Gracious Sovereign and the '■ Public in general : Whrrror on the Lords of tlie Privy Council and of the Adm^Mlty weie plcaled lolemnly to declare to His Majcfty that they thought « him to be deferviig of f-me Ma.kof the Royal Favour, for his Diligence, Pcifevetance, and Abil ty, intheaocomplWiment of iht difficult anj «< arduous Server— Thjt, in the Courie, (in order to obviate Difappoimment, from the infupetab c Uela)s in the lITues if Payment for the fuppoit of the <■ IJnJertaking, »n.l afce^tain to the Public Setv ce the Bencfi! of his Exertions ind Labour),.he necelfa.ily advanced hi. private Fortune, as well in «• Reliance on the Encourigemcnts held out to him and the Faith of the Primifes of Reimbutfement and Remuneia ion, as i.i the View of acquiring " farther Reputati >n. That fjth Pnimifcj rem.iin u .performed ; and, although, in fipphcatiig the iXeimburf'nient of his Advances and the Reward of " his Labour, he has nj-t (liewn the llmilar Ardour whi h inipelled him i 1 the Prufecution of the Service j Vet he trulls that the Sacrifice thereof could <• not be defuahle, confillently with Hit Majeily'i Royal Mignificence and the liberal Juftiie of the generous Nation, to whofe Fleets and Commerce hia •* Exertions ani Labours have alToided Sccuri y and Benefit in the Amount of Millions. " That the declared Mo'ive of his Appiinlment in 1784 (it the Peri»J of the A loption of the Meafute for the colonifing the Idand of Cape Bre. <* ton) wa< t > afiift ai Officer who had fervcd well and had not been rtcompenfed for his Services, and who was I'lcely to render farther Services In the *« particular Diftr'fl of H s Maji-fty'. Dominions to which he wis to be fent. That accordi gly, inthe Profecutiim of the ObjeCt of his MilBon which « ws to — iff' d an Afylu- to the Liyali!(s and other drftitute Obje.ls at the Condulion of the War in America and revive the Advantages wtiich *< France firmerly en; yej fr im thit valuable Iflaid, fjr the benefit of this Cou ;try, he didhisbeft: and fo far had the Difficulties been furmountcd and i I'nrtlar.d, th^C l>« Lord, and, thitMr. Dunilli w^vii'l 1(1 CuiiipUint wh itcvir in thit 1 ttiit he cuuM not rujfurt r. DEsnARKIS." f Lieutenant Gove^n^r aynent nf the Memo- ember 1 79+. ic. ij/A Cr. 1500 CO 75 20 50 30 10 ^ 90 40 40 4 » — — — «490 4 9 ■ • 37S9 •5 3 /■•5»50 iat of Lieutenant Go- MemorUUd is able and Ab )itie», by (ondcTcn- : Wat of 1756, during the with a Lettrr, hy the late it Cor^fideticc in hit Ability uTth Amctica, and tu con- rrtoni a:id Libuurt, during racioui Sovereign and the Mjjcdy th«t they thonghc ment of ih't difficult anti rufnt fur ihe Tuppnit of the irivate FortiinCf as well in i.i the View of actjulring ilvancei and the Reward of he Sacrifice thereof could c Fleets and Commerce hit ( 87 ) rfcf iviiiR any Anfwtr for .1 long Time, hf fubmitted for tlic Confidcration of hii Craciouj «;ovc- rcign a Statement of the Zeal ami Utility of his Services and entreatrii that His Majefly's Secretary of State would be pleafed r_ficifil,'y to lay the fame before His Majcfty, for the Royal JufVice ( 168). Whereupon it was fignified, that, IJii Mtip-Jiy har.i,ig l/een plenfed, by a Commifion tearing Date the 26tb of February 1787, to appoint William Macarmit':, Efq. to be Lieutenant Governor of Capt Breton, the Salary thereof bad bun paid to him from that Period. (169). Ifpon Receipt, from His Majcfty's Secretary of State, of this Intelligence, fo inconfiflenf with the Tenour of prececding Official Informations, Declarations antl Fads (170), DesBarres again, rcmonftrated and repeated to the Duke of Portland his Inttancf j for officially laying his <• ptrty b«om€ iheir Priy. That, in thit Conjunflure of TMnji, ht ttoind « Oirpatch Ciom HIa Majefty'i Secretary of Stats (r^,d Si'ln-y) (!.. •' nifjrini Hii Mnjrlly'a Royal Commanda foi hi- Cuming ^,i KnjlmJ, to give an Account of the Procf -dingiuhich iiaH taken flue and anfwfr Coinl •' pUinti, alleJgrd to have bean eihihited agalnft him. That, immediately iipiin hii Anival in Umdun, in Spring i;8», he ijrntlll •• fiirnilhed with Official Copiei of the Complainli, and dem-nded a Trial i Juftice, and the Public Inler.ftl commuted tn hi, Charge,' re' ilirrd'l'liat •' he llioiild be trial without Delay 1 If f.und guilty, he wna to be puniftied i If metll„iinui, the unj.,11 Stijma of Cjlumny wai inllanll tn be «' moved I hii Advancei for the Public Service were to be juftly confiJeted and paid, and the Embatrairmemi bruugbt on him, whether by OmiU'n nf «< Suppoit, adopted Miiinformjliona, or Departure (.om the OIH-ial Rulci and Pratlice, wrietobe compenfated. That, in the I'rinuon of that I ft' •• to which, by the Conllitulion, he wai entitled at a Biililli Subjeft and an accufed Officer, and which wnuM have platrd in thri " the alledged Cotnplai' .a, a> well aa the Merita of hia Conduft in the arduoua and intricate Circumftancea i! hia Duty— a confidtratiun i.f uhij <• well might have i.ilpired a libeial Spirit of Imp.tii.il.ry in the Inveftigation of hii Cbim to Reimburfcment and Compenfalign, infti-aj of the Viaalioui •' Comfe to which he hai been fubjefted. In the Scrutiny of the Aicuunt of hii Dilhurfementl for the Public Service, which, allhoiu-h it nr J d •' uniiualilied Acknowledgment of hii Heilitude and Honour j yet, in other Refpttti, hai been a Meani, by iti long Duration, nf aeiiravatin h' •' Injuriei, in the Accumulation of Eipence ajid in the mortiiying and irreparable Wafte of hia Time and Talenti and Difappjinlmc'nt of liii PtofpcOi I'r! " Uft." "That, having been adviTeJ at the Treafury to make Application to your Crice, for the ufual Official Drrefliona for the Payment of hii <■ Sa'ary, he addrefled, on the lijih L'llimo, a Mcmotial to your Orace, to which he now humbly takei 1 ave to fubjoln the following Fafti amt " Reafoniin Support of hia Claim therein, vil. Th.it ai the Appointment of Lieutenant Governor waa fpecifically gven to your Mcmorialirt for Servicei " performed and not rewarded, he trufti that ilie Jjfticeof Hii Mjjcft/l Minifteri will allow him to believe, tliat a Reward fo obtained could nut iiunour- " ably be taken from him, wiihout an eciuivalent.— . hat ynur Menioeialill hai been ordered to repair to Ergljnd fur the fpecific Purnofc of oivin •• Accoimt of Ptocecdingl and toanfwer Complainti, and haa been detained in painful and eapenfiTe Attendance on the Public Officei ever fmce Til t «< Hi> Majefty'l Secretary of State officially fignified, that Colonel Macarmick wai fenl cut to aft, only duiiiig your Memotialid', Abfence, ai Lieutenant •' Governor of Cape Breton, which Colonel Macarmick, uprn hia Arrival confirmed and farther evinced by Dating the Circumftancei and Condition! on •' which he h id been fent thither — that alt ihli wji farther confirmed to your Memorialill in the Secretary of Statc'i Office, after hii Return to Eniland " where it wai folemnly declared that he had not been fuperfejed i but continued ftill to be ibl Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton, and that he would '* not be fui'erfeded, ai he had rec-ived the Appointment in Reward for Public Servicei. " Your Memorialift, m„ft humbly and fervently impl tr, ihe lnterpof.iion of Your OnM'l Ju»ie« to promote hii Relief, and enable him to devotl " his Facultiei to the Service of hit Orftcloul Sovereign and Country, tci. " c),t Fd'H^ry 1795. „j F. w. DESBARRE3." tingulffied Military Talent', Scle-ce and Eipcrlence, and Relativei to Sovereign Houfci in Germany [in the View of fecurlng Refoiirces for keeping up the conllant Completion of the Rank and File] were to com. pofe the Officerl of thii Corpi. Lor I Aniherft readily indu'ged the Hope of hia Lotdiliip'l Rccommcndalion of the Matter to Hii Mijelly, fo foon as DesBarrea* Affuirl (hould be fettled at the Treafury^-which he then had been led to expc£t would immediately take place. [tf] Dei Banes humbly prefumes, that ( rta v&aA/ «//Jf. /it^-^ U. u >^, <•"'/ wu^ ^ ^wv n. l->^ck 'CiJu fMUiG. 4L< aMtif< Aiu w _ ( 88 ) Memorial bfforf the Kinn; and for rrrfiving Min Majfrty'i Rny.il Plcafiirc tlirrrnn (171) : Proof* which DcbBarrcs hail witticflcd, of His Majcfty'» gracious Dil'pofition, to revile atul gciicroully to lh«r»of would ht furnifti»d((). By uncommon E«ertioni, the Infint Colony wai fprnlity brought Into a prnfpcrnui Courf* (^) — noiwiihft»ni' iij; the DirappiiiniMifnt of the requiAlc fupi )rt <>(' (iovrrnmcnt, ami ihe murt unnoying Knihar- ralTmenl) I'rnm frllinterclUd and infatuated Individual), fuperadded to the OilHcultiei neccllittily ttlcndant on cuininencing Ihe Settlement of * Country in a State o( Nature (r), DeiRarrcs had faithfully reportt'd the Circuinftancei, F.KiRi-ncii?), and Progrefi nf Aftairi (/) Having ufed all the Care and Cirtumf|)c Majilty't uiiquiliiiid Apprulution, While lhu> intent and Ind Zealoui.y endi^arouring to promote the OhjeAi of his Duty, clandjlUnc Mattctt were received into the Public Office) and circulated under the San^lion of ')fhcial Authority, to the Prejudice uf the Natiunal luleiclUcuinmittcd lohi:n, a> wvll aaofhis perfonal Reputation and Credit (/). By meaniof fuch Delufion, Hi) Majclly'i natural Benerdence and Rnvil Juflice were mifguici J, inc ^ /ithout, ev(n> giving him any Information of the Particulars, or affording him the Jullii.^' uf an Opportunity, according to the Kulei and ind invariable PraiUce, of JuftiAcation) Meifurei were precipitantly adiipted, founded on wild Kepurti and Fabrication', the Abfurdity of fome of which wai obvioui, ind Proofi of th« Falfity oi (i) the KefiJue were in Hit Majelfy'i Secretary of Sute't Office. Accordingly, among fundry Difpatches from Lard Sydney (1) which De&Barrei received on the 19th of July, 178T There wai one in which hi) Lordlhip, after premifing that " Hii Majijly, ctnjlamlj initimJ it vitw ihi Centtuil of Un Ser- " vault in ihi mofl favcuratli Lijrhl, alwaji Jitli gnat concirn nuhtn iktir Prmniiiigi do kH apfiat It Him It mtrii Ccmminda- " tin, was pleafed to obfrrvc that, /run //^< Mmjurii •which hadhtin purjutd, and tit ttmplainii •which had hiin in ctnJiqniMci " txhiiilid afain/l him mcny Pauhii had inn tnlirlunid t/ :ht Hi^liiudt tf hit CtnduJ, and that, uftn il:ijt Acttunii Hii Majify " bad ihiught iljit ihal hii Loriljhif fi:oiild fignify It him /In koial Cammandi for kit Kiiurn It England, ai foon ai ftJJibU it " givt an Jcctuni of hit Prtciidingi, leaving ihi IJIana in ibt Charge -/' iht fiaitr CiunciUtr unlil /uch ififlir ai hi might rilnrii " thilhir, orlhat Hii Majrfly might diiirmini upon namin; a Sntctjir it i>/« " Thi) Difpatch was forwarded from the Secrcury of State") Office in the Month of April 1787, aloui Thui flhnihi afur thi al'eJgiil Daii ofihi mentionid CommiJJitn It Mr. Macarmict, as appears by a fubfcquent Difpitch from Lord Sydney, bearinir Date Whitelwill 5th April 1787, which accompanied the fame and confirmed the Tenour thereof (/(). By the fame Conveyance DesBarres likcwife received the following Letter (/) forwarded alfo at the f.ime Time, viz: '• Whitehall ^th. Mril \jij. / " havt rtciivid ihi King'i Ctmmandi to acquaint you ih.ii Hii MajiJIy hai inn plit.Jtd It appoint Liiut. Ctlonil Matarmick It '' ail ai LieulenanI Gtvtrntr tflhilJlanJtfCaprBrilon, during your Ahfinct; That OJicer -will viry Jhcrlly prtctid thilhir in " erdtr It ril'rve ihi Pirfon into ■whoje handi thi Charge of the Ijland may fall, uftnjiur Departnri /rtm iheiici. ff .•" " 7h Lieutenant Coverno" DeiHarrrs," a SfDI^Sf" Mr. Macarniick, arriving at Cipe Breton in the Month of Oflober 1787, pirftnally /lated the Cendiiicn, cf In temporary Appointment and MilTion, and of his Expeftations, on DesBarres Return to his Government, of being p.ovided for elfe. where (m). In Summer 17S8, DeiRarret war, it ihimtflfoUmn and official manner, ajfuredtbat he hai not heen fuprrfeifed and -wculd nol hef'PtrfeJclhavingrieeivr,! the Appoinimen! ai a Reward for Servicei, and he was referred to Lord Sydney s Difpatci.es, at evincing the Truth of the Intentions and circumfpeft Proceedings of His Majeliy's Secretary of State towards him (»). (n the month of March 1789, One of the Under Secretaries of State (Mr. Nepean), in the Prefenceof tlie other Under Secretary of State and of DesDarres, moved to Lord Sydney's Rccollettion the Orders he had received, and had complied with, in rcfpeft to the Stipulation with Mr. Macarmick : Namely, it apDrif, Air. Alacarmick that be -wai ntt ttexped it remain in the Situation in niihich he luai to iefeni It Cape Breltn, ai DeiBarrei might return thither (o). In November 1791, at the Cfice of the Commiffioners for auditing the Public Account) and in the Prefence of theln- fpe ftor General of the Public Accounts, One of the Under Secretaries of State (Mr. Nepean) declared to DesBarrcs. that it was the Intention of Miniftry, upon fending Mr. Macarmick to Cape Breton, to have divided the Salary of Lieutenant Governor thereof between Mr. Macarmick and DesBarres, but, upon ttnf.dcring that the f aid Salary -wa, cnl, £.^00. per Annum, il -wai rcfi.mdlhat , n, of ihemfituld receive the •whole of it, and thai an adequate Provifon Jituld te allowed it ihe Other A \'i^t rVf"' ^*^f "''T"" "^ ""'""''''' "'■P'«''''""y (^l-o >>»<1 been informed of many Points of the Onpreffion! under which the Colony of Cape Breton, as well as DesBarres, laboured, and had frequently urged to His Majefty'/Minifter. thenece.T,ty of the.r Attention thereto, in order to promote a juft Arrangement and Redrefs) called at the Secretary ofSute-. Office, for the purpofe of fatisfying himfelf with refpeft to the Circnmltance of the Appointment of Lieuten.nnt Governor of Cape Breton: The Books in the Office were examined, and the Under Secretary of State (Mr. King) decl^red, that. // did ■Ml appear that Mr. Macarmick had been appointed It that SitualioH, • {A Vide I Pige 6, and App. B. i to 4. («) Vidc! Fjge4. (t)Viilc; 6I08, and App 1 to 11. (.0 VjdeiPjgr I0,fti:! (') ViJl:!•.^^.e i.Occurrcncei, &;: 3' '0 3Si 37> 39 to 46, 48 to 62. (i) Vide: H»j« J J and 54. Report) from the Secretary of State") Office to the Trtafnry, mi Reference) from the Treifury to the Comp- Itollrriofthe Army Account), App. C. 458, 48010488. (i) A].;.. C. 366 to 368. (i) Vide i Lord Sydney'. Letters and Remarlci thereon, Pjge 50 & jl. (*) App. A. 46, (/) App. A. 45. („) Vide Page jj. (n) Vide Page 51 anj S3' (0 V.de Pa. April 1787. / Cthnil Alaiurmiti it ■llj frocetJ Ihilbir, in ■I. Cc." • SrONEK" ilini cf l.„ itmporary ng piovided for elfe» prrfiifiil aiiil wculj nol dney t DifpatcI.e], at vards idm (»). e of the other Under d, and had complied nel It ixpiH It rimain e Prefence of the In- I to DesBarres, that Salary of Lieutenant •wai mlf £.^00, pir I allmitJ It li't Olhtr. its of the Oppreflion, is Majefty's Minillcri le Secretary of Sute's rutenant Governor of declared, chat, it did It Trtafury to the Comp. So to 481). :i thereon, Pjge 50 tt 51, Vide Pa, »e 51. 169), vii. ( 8y ) reftify Official Profff.!inR«, l.owfvr formal and folcin anJ even to recall Appointment, pad umlcr Ills Koyal Seal ami Si^n Minimi, upon ilifcoverinfr their Inconf.ftcncy with llin MaielW, Rt.yai Jufticc or Humanity. IrCt n.. Dot.l.t, that, when 1 l,s Majelly, Attention (houkl be n.oved the injuriou. .'oints of hit uncxaiTiplci! Cilc woiihl of tdurll be rcdifietl ( 17 j). ' An Umbrage in the mean time arofe from > Circumftance which took place— Sir William Dolben, who. on Information of Matters. h.itl. from humane ami gcn.ro,., Motives ami "from . Rt-Kar. to the Honour of (iovcrnmrnt ami of the National Interells, frequently urned to the Mutillry. the Necefflty of taking up the Confuleration of the deplorable State of Mi» Maiellv', Colony o( Cape Breton, and of invelligating the CatilL- of the extreme OppreOlon under whi'cli PesBarre,, laboured-hrnhng his Applications unavailing, .it laft, hatl pledged himfeK in Parliament to move f„r a general In.piiry therein. The Motion, being brought on, was oppolld by the Chan, cellorof H„ Ma|efty's Kxchetpter-he faid that, <« all the jult Claims of DesBarres were nearly ix t.shed," ami. m lupport of his Anirtion, read a Report from the Commiirioners for auditinR the Public Accounts, which Hated that " DesBarre, Accounts were unvouched and unattelhd • fo much •■ fo, as tn warrant a Sufpicion that a greater Demand was made by hii.i, than he was intitled to- " and. particularly fo, as he had brought forward his Account for Four Years during i,is Govern' "menr .dl which had been reg.ibrly letrled, &c;" that "he thought it neceflary to ft-,tc thefe <• I-a6ts to the Houle,"— " he was wiilin.r to lay before it tlu Papers relative to the Accounts, bur " objcdcd to going into any farther Inquiry." DesBarres had declared on Oath, in the Court of Fx' chequer the Truth of the Claim contained in his Accounts, and the authenticatetl Declaration had been given by him into the Trealury. He recurred to that OfKce and requclled a Communication of in order to refute, hat injuriou. U. port and the AlFcrtions founded thereon. The Communication of It was retufcd to hi.^. v^-""!! ..^ „ . . ' '""'"''""'l"'"-!""'"'""^ '"•''« Stt'tt^y of Soic'i Office that Air Micirmlrth.Jk r Cape nre,o„ und. ,he ,„.icula,S„p,la.i,„ „f , ..ai„, ,h„. a. Licu,.o.« Governor .,/, ..H., «, L>«., and. that , . c R.^fc™ a„ d , , " Memwal, 1 wa. not fuperredej. Wi.h ,.f,K-a to ,l,c Sjl, ,;. l wa, inf„™. i !,„ ,1,. /.i , ,, i c •'""• '"'"^ «'•'"« alluded to In my ..conr,d.,ed..r«,f™all to b. di.ided Ketw.'en Mr, M,ca™ . Jd: J L ,'h . o h"' ! b' '"""^^ »'- t^'" "'P""'. .'-. it b.Ini •■ to be maa. to the Other. Your Cace will natutall, ,V.n ,o h clTa M , 1 T \ ." '" "" ""' '"' '" """«''"• ^''-■"« «" :::="::,rr::.rr-;.:'r--"" " r« Wii Crjf« tbt Bait tj PtfllaJ, C/t. Cf, Ctc "J. F. W. DESBARRES.- (172) Vide : the following Letters from Hi, Majefty', Secrctnry at War. (App. A. 14 and 36) viz ..:::.r;:^:r'r:;^t:^:::-t:;:;r:rLtr:"" ' ^-^^ "- - ----- -Hi.Mi;;a':cr:: " Lituaml Coviriur Dtt&ura, Caft Brim:' .. co^ :^r r ^;:!^'- ™ :r ^L'^i^r^::!: "^ztL '- \" -' r ''' -' '^^ "-^ --^- .- .■ former Appointment to be One of the M.j.t, of Bti^.de . hTpor e ^trth Am^ a aT ",, ' T ^'r"""'"'" """"'"« "' """"'"f^' -been fubjefled. by being named to . Si-Lion in ^pe Breto . w U h "0™ „! 1 l " " «"« '— "i-ie. to which h. ha. lately " Jam.. Campbell of the,. dR.,im.n,. who a. prcfen? a«, « «=; o BV^r „ r 1 ; Comr,n7T t" ' ""'"'^ ' "'' ""'""•• .- ha. thought .hi.. he mo«fa.oun.bleOpp„„uni,, to provide for Mr Mon-rtff b. „ I . I ". "■ """'"P'"!' 1">" '" Europe, Hi. Majeft, .' MajeOy. Pleafur. that Mr. Moncrieft/ be cot.f.dered ., mI, of B i." tT he F :' " "''"'' ^PP"'"'"-"'- " '' --'Singly HI. .. he will be ordered immediately to repair) or upon cll C heir?', , ha?p " " Tl "' '' "'"" "' '"""' '" '"'" ^""« ('^""n .. crieftV. again l.a.in, Americ , hi, Appoin.menr , M^ of B i. d r""'"? " "" "'"" "'" '"''"'■ ""' '" "''' ■" ""J" Mon- ■■ of th. .;,h June .,83, the Employee „ i, tl , „ ^ h Id b ot" '1\ '"""'' '" '" """ '"" '°^" '' '"' '"''"<'"•' "-"" '• .0 be. *c. "" '" "" '"''' °"'i' '■'' °'^'" "'I""*'"* " "«= R'Si">«nt. on th. Spot. I have ,h. Honou, '• Mijir Cmril Ctmpiill, Ihtlf.n, Krtj Hc-,^. I v'tr N/i/il "OBO. 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Ni Paid tod fleets and Mefihoufe lera of th< Stone for i a. — f(om ift 3, — from III *• I -iin Dec I'homas Ve Provifions p of Liiyalifti for lie pairs ( 5. John Oniel 6. J. Wilfon.l 7. John Ubrii 8. Benjamin I 9. John R' yr a Jofeph Gu John Will John Jodri |ohn Wilk XI. Ift. M ABSTRACT of Accounts rendered, for Money paid, by Lieutenant Governor DesBarres, for His Majefty's Service in the Settlement of the Iflind of Cape Breton. t^ Th . wuchers, whith wrre |tfriodit;illy tranfmitted with the Accounts, arc marked and n>imbered is per Margin. * DcnotL Arcivlcl, tlie I'.iynicnt ot which ia dirputed. ^Wr Kcafcint all ged Jild Ublcrvjliitni ihcieiipun. Pupit -^fjitd "jn. From tgth A'avemifr 1784 Is yilh Jum 178;. Al. Nl. Paid to Thoni.ii Alhfield, \.U\. fur li> n.u^ti paid out by him .to iundry Fcrfons employed in butlJing Magazines for Proviftoiia, and Stores, &c. — — - • 119 3 o %. — for fitting out Sheds for the Reception of Settlei! on their Arrival in the (.olony ■ — — ^— 98 19 o 3. ^lor cutting down the Wrnds and clearing an' Area fur a 'I own Hlat — — — ^ 61 19 3 4. — and opening Roads of Communication thro' the Wood* 59 17 3 5. John Wolfiinjton, for repairing Bo its •— 694 6. Sundry Perfons, for Boards. Bticki, Lime, &c. — 134 I 11 7. Capt. Kitfon, for fitting up Births lor 119 I'aflTengcri in the Ship Blenheim, hired of him by (jovcrnment, and for Demumge of faid Ship ^— • ^^ 314 1^ ^ g. William Bahhs, for Stationary Ware — — *39 iS 7 Bu'Ltft^ Multrialifr Aoy^/j/?i. Bl. No I. Paid Eprahaim F.irnham, *— . — 305 5 4] 1. Elijha Ho^ikins, — — _- — ..^-^ — i;6 7 6 3. Martin Me ighcr, ^ __ _ 138 11 J 4. Kjnne:h Reach, ^~-^ — . .m .^_ ^.-. — — la ft 9 5. James, Elm^ie, — — — .^^ » — .._. — 158 9 i 6. At>raham Knawlton — ... 1S6 fi 1 103 18 II 8a 14 II Amounting to i^aooa. 3. i. Halifax Currency ..equal, in Jitrling Momyfto From \Jt Jtt'y to 30/A Siplemtir 1785. A1.N0I. Paid to David Taitt, Efq. for 1,, much paid out Uy hioi to Artificers and Latipurers employed in buldini; Birracks, Officers Quarters. Hofpital icj— frum ift to 3J|> July — . jo8 7 6 a.-~from id to 31ft Au^ulV .— .^ ._— 329 n 9 3. — from III to 3.«h September — — ^— 340 16 4. John Foi, Adjutant of the 33d Regiment, for Work, ing Parties in July and Augtifl ..— — .. -^ 5.— 'in September — — • — ~ ~— -^ — ^.^ 6. JameJ Cfiham, Matter of tlie Government Brigantine St. Peter, for Repairs and Outfits, and for Wages to himlelf and Crew from 15th Cftober 1784 to ift Auguft 1785. — 357 6 II 7, Archibald Campbell, for 5 Blls Pitch — — -.^ 500 5. Jofeph Macnamara, for Hire of Schooner Kitty, em. ployed in carrying Building Materials, &c. from 17th July to lath September ._ 33 6 8 9. William Lloyd, for Hire of Schooner Sufannah, em- ployed in bringing Artificers, Labourers, and Miners, into the Colony, from 20 July to la Sept. .— <— 61 5 o 10. Hugh Cordon, for purrhafe of Two Boats, and Wages ofthe Crews from the loth June, to 30th September •173 5 8 11. William Plar.t, for a Scow to cany Stone and Lime 35 o o la to 19. Sundry Perfons, for Building Materials, — * ~— — . ifio; ix i to to 23. Archibald Campbell, for Oxen and Forrage .— -.... 444 o 4 14 IS 19. Sundry Perfons, for Provifiani for the Support of Loy. aliftl. Artificers and Labourets, employed in PublicWorksli34 a 9} 30. J. E. BoifTeau, for Eipences incurred byhimonaMif. fionto St.PierreMicjuelon for reclaiming the Schooner Har. riot, belonging to E.Ka?aoaugh of Cape Breton, and appre- hending the Pirates who ran away with the faid Schooner 17 is » 31. H. W. Perry, for engrofling Minutes of Council, Ordi. nances and DiKume ts, tranfmitted, according to Inltruc- tiunt, to His Majeft;'s Secretary of State and to the Lords of the Comtnitiee of Privy Cotincil for Trade and Plan- tations .jj ( 8 JJ. Sundry Perfon>, employed as Afliftant Surveyors in lav- ing out the Town of Sydney, Allotments of Land to Settlers, *c. 314 7 4 Amouniing 10,^5369. 11. 8{. Halifax Currency— equal in Stirling Maniy to From \fl OHoher to ■^ift Datmier 1 78;. A3. Nl. Paid loCeo. Rodgeri, Efq. for fo much paid out by him to fundry Art! ficers and Labourers employed in building Barracks, (officers Quartera, Mefshoufe, Provifions Stores, Offices for the ColleOot andComptrol. letlof the Cuftoms, Goal, School, tc. hewing Timber and (juarrying 1801 Stone for the Public Buildings, from ift to ill Oftoher 540 5 — f^om Ift to 30th November — —~- — e^o 1 — from iftto 31II December 553 9 I L'^1. Yorke, for Working Parties in Oflober and Novem. 9316 J —.in December '— — _ g ij Thomas Venture, for Bills drawn on W. Roberts to pay for Provifions purcliafed by him at Rhode Ifland for the Supp.^.rt of Loyaliltl and Others employed in the Public Works, and for Repairs of the Government Brifantine St. Peter — 888 17 John Oniel. for Working Oxen — _— 45 J. Wilfon, Hire of Schooner Sviney,from a i Aug. ton OO41 11 JohnObrian, for sJCwt. Bifcuit 7 3 Benjamin Daviel, for a Battcau fiir carrying l.ime, &c. i3 n iohK Reynolds, for Boards and Shingles — _ 1,1 i ,.r..k n.. . r__n_:.i.. ^ 10. Jofaph Guyon, for Bricks 3a 8 o II. John Wilkinfon and Others, for furveying damaged Stores 4., It. John Jodrit, for 9558 Rations of Pnivifions »6c io IJ. John WilkinfoK.forNaih and Planks 146 o •A- .^ftSj; ArSinfvnja arni Whtaion, fiir L-ibgur • 1} a o Canlcil on 4830 9l From igth Nov. 1784 It iOih jfuiu 17^$. 6631 From \ft July to Joih Seflimitr, 1785. 4"* From \ft Oaoitr It 3 1 Dteemitr 1785, CutitJsn Deb' GO VER NMENT. Crcd'. i6. 4" l)ri)u^)it I'll Maililox and Co. fiiT hiiini' g I.iijir .— . ^_ __ Hcnty While, fur (l„»r> li.r iht I'ublic (,|Hcm 17 J W ll.n, fur Hire (iCSthminrr Syiinry. Oom nth Ot- tuber to jdth Uei.enitirr '— -», ^^ q 18. Samuel Sjurrow, fjr ico Bll. Flour and 60 BII. Fork 'ill 1 19, Aliiandc. Macdonjid, f.,r tirinnler. Vr'oik 10 o ao. Major Thomji Mon.rjetti:, for All.wjnct ol Loigng Money, &c, to the Dfficril of the Mil tary Stjff, Iron) 14th November 17*5 to 14 November 17II5 jtj le Jl. H. W Terry, for Copying Clnki, *c. •16818 Jl. Abraham Cuylet, fur Conlingenciei — — M H aj. John Storey, for Hour, *c. ,8, ,j 14. Jiifepht.iavoii, frr a :4s Ration! (fProvifiom 111 17 B3N01. John WMkinfon, for Bo.rdi and Shnglei for Loyalift. jo6 13 Amounting 10^5 1 18. 17. 9}. Hal.fai Cunencj— i^ual, in i/.r% /Mi.fy.to F'liin Ij! yanuary Ic ipt /yiarct 1-?S6. A4.N1. Paid G, Rodgeti, Efi, for faid by him to Ariificeri and Uboureri 6631 4607 385 18 485 9 444 '9 >4I II 6] 6 •69 I 141 18 45" 5 10 371 7 1 1" 9 4 .76 '4 1 409 10 empliiyed in thel'ubl.t Wnrks— Com i\ to 14 J.in. 1.— From 25tli Jantiary (o a4th February -— — — -.• 3. —From 15th t-rbrn-ryto 14th *«iarch ^^ —^ ~^ 4 William Bowen, i.r Blatkfmiths* Work — — 5. Atiguflin Mcrceau,f>r 3; BarreU Flour — ^-. — * 6. U. W. Perry, fur Minltltand '1 hrfc Cletki 7. George Ro ge ri, for Cuuringenf Expenccs -^ — . B4. N. 1. FraicisHnuchet, forPurchalc of Bugjniine Ruthael and Cargoe of I'n V fmni _ __ ,j5j ^ ,| Amoiintiinj to JC3169. li, 3. Hali.'ax Currcriwy— p.iiJ by him to Atiific^r. and U- bourtri employed in the Public Worki— from 15 Mjrch to 24rh. April — — _— — __ «__ a. — From asth April to 14th May — — — . . 3. — Ftoma5chM»y toi4ih June — 4 From 15th June to i ith July — — 5. Robert Rofs, for Provlfion' — 6. Outfits of Government Brigantine RLlief, and Four Months P y for her Crew — — — j^y |q a 7. P R. Nugent, fur veying— from lA October 1785 to 14th March 1786 — — 104 ij o 8. N. Robertfon, for Pruvifioni md Suppl.es furniftied to Loyaliftj, &c ! ,8^ , ^ Amouming to j^ai48. 12. 8. Halifax Currency— equal, in tttoiing Monty, to From i2th July to 24 Deamfier 1786, A 6. Hi. Paid to W. Bowen, for Hire of a Shalloop employed in landing Pro vifioni and Stores — ^ — — — — — — 7 10 o 2, to 4. Sundry Perfon*, for quarrying Stone, burning Lime, Arc. 144 7 4 5- Ceorge Rodgerj, for contingent Difburfements — 313 16 a 6. to IJ. Sundry Perfoni, Jur rehying 16 Floors in the Barracks, fcrting up Births and Accommo.iationi, cafing Windows, furring and Uthing, platllering. &c. — -~~ ^— 105 15 7 13. Joleph Gravois. for Purchafc of Schooner Refource and Wjgas to the Crew from ift March to 13th Oftober — 333 3 4 14. C orge Rodgers, Adting Secrelary from nth July to 24th December, at 6j. per Diem — — •^^ 16 o 15. W. Plant, Ifl'uerof Provifions, from Do. to Do. at 31. per Diem — — - — ^— ^— — »— — _ .». l6* W, Brown» Maftcr Carpenter from Do. to Do. at 5t. per Diem — — - —^ — — ■ — B 5. N^l. Williim Lloyd, for a Boat, to repi ice One ftaved in the Service of the Officers of His Majcfty's Revenue — — — B 6. N 1. Samuel Sparrow, for Provifiuns . — — -^ — ^ \ ft. P. 9.. Nugent — Surveying account to the 3oih September 3. Sjnhiel Sparrow tor Boards, Nails, &c 2876 24 18 o 37 • o 21 6 547 x8 135 10 40 17 1691 4l Amounting to ^^1878. 18. 2. Halifax Curtenc,/— equal, in Suilmg Momy, to From 25/A December 1786 to l^th Oaoher 1787, 87. Nio. Paid to fundry Perfoni, for Provifioni '— >—. 471 ^ it. Mathew Murray, for Cordage and Lanvai for the Go- verniiicnt Craft ^— — - — — ^ -^ — *7 11 12. Kenneth Reach, for drawing Anidei r.f Agreement with tabourcrj employed in the Public Worki — — * » e 13 to t6. John Lees, for Provifions, &c ^— ^— ^- ^— n8 « 17. Jrtmaine and Stcut, for ProvifioDs and fimdries fupplied foi the Public works — — — —— — •36 16 A 8^ N I. —Isr furveying Lumber ^— ^^ . ■ — — ^^ ^— 10 11 William RufTel, for blocks for the Government Craft •* 14 8 Gr>l»temeyer £r Morrii, for Timber and Scai.tling »_ 21 17 8 Thcmai Pitt, for Writing — — — — •15 o £. Oillon for Hirs of a ShalliKip to carry Bricks ^— 318 9 Do. to land Storei, Set. ^— ^— — — » ^^ — ^ 2 lo o Thomas Lloyd, for repairing Boats ^— — *— ~— 'lo 00 Allowance to the McfTenger of the Colonial Council, from ift January to 31 December 1786 ^— — -^ 10 o o 9. I)'j. tothe Drummers of the 33d Regiment for calling Working Parties — ^— — ^ ^— — — — —— 215 ;o 17. Cirpeniers' Work, to fuodry Perfons ^^ ^^ — 16 o ij 18. William Babbt, for Stationary Wire — — * -«- *^^ ji A 19. Allowance to the MeM'cnger of Council, up to 30th June, 1787 — — . — .— — — _ 10 o o * '^. Do. to George Rodgert, as AAiiig Secretary, 6i. per ''. Diem* from 25 Dec 1786 to 13 OO. 1787 •— *%j 18 f^'lfr. Parthafe and Oatfits, of Sydney Tender and Speedwell ' ■*'' S alkH)p, and Wages of the Crews — -^ — 346 4 11 23. Fttriajje, of Aitiiicuti, &c. aciufs Miiay ^— — 46 2 3 Carried oa - • - i774oli8l 9I '933 firaught I Frcm ly? January to t^tb Mare/. 1786. By Bill drawn, up n Aicotmt of current Eitpendi- tures, oil theUriH i,f Hii Mjjeft»-'i Tieafi.ry and pan in purfu;ince of Warrants datrd gth and a6:h January By Do p4id in purfuance of HisMajelty*i Warrant, datea 30th Jjnuaiy --•....• 4j n-ow 2i;/A March to itih fuly 178^, By Bill drawn on the Lordi i f liii M^j jl'% Trca- fury paid in April ..--_..'._ By Do. Uo. ......... . From \2lh July to nth DtemStr 1786. ByBilli, drawn on the Lords of His Majefty's 'IVea. fury, piid in September, vil. £n)0, /39S, agd £7%' •9'- 4i'- JCOO 96c 176 ixa6 I From 2$tb Deeemhri7$6 to i^b Oa, 1787. Carried on • • a4., H. W I vitf. I'll h 25. .u/Kr:. men, from 26. R'chard pipers anit 27. C. Sh rp 9 8. Nails. Bl ^ to 4. ftc. to fund ,'5 to 9. Surveying 10. MoU(le> } ployed In t 1 11.. 43304 F' i 12. 3950 Bui i Amounting to fide Ac- ■. £xpen( diunt offMinerit [^e Coal f TheProc jlines. ''was cip< the Troo| rd on the I vernnient i defiaying ■ 1 Didua butet) by indigent pcrfftrmii of, or re ^'lit 'be taiirr t.ffi -. BulU ._ ufual Artificers — Buildir andClain —Pay of borrowed individual — SixWi in the Pi were difpc ; Amounting to InCi For packir and NeceH'ari London to C ment and Ord mander In Ch Engraving 1 Cuftomb'nife Surveying 1 Writing Bi Depart ments- bers, the Off Works, of th •lifts and did Examiner of School, Sec, » ExprclTes ai vation of the in Nova Scol Chriftopher \ Rhode Ifljnd, Jofeph Gravo r27._and fa Men to Arifh Allowed tc on • Voyige before His Maj Piirchafe ar Ship Stores am lo His M4jeft; Account of thi Voyage Ex Paymafter an Brttu-:, forth Government i dituics and Ac detained. — 5547 i6| Dch\ GO y Eli N ME NT, Cred' TrfiTuT^ «4., H. W Prnv, dirpatclie I Td Engl^n j on the Public Ser viic I'd h'» Kx)'cn(.fi — ^— • ^~- — ■— — ^ ^^ *88 .i.^h f DrVin. (...xlwiiii. tor V/,igcs ti) himftlfand Bfii.frs and i,abourera em- ployed In the I'ublic Worki — — — — ^ — —— — — go > yi II.. 43304 Feet CI )pb'>ard» and 143^8 . dths — *%u^ 9 \\\ 11. 3y50 Buiiicls Lime — — — ^— 'igl 10 o Amountinij to ^%^Ti. /. o. HaLfax Cuir.ncy—- equal|in S'trlLg M.ntyf to Ifide A< l^unC of It^e CtMl ll|linci. ^ Expence for Tooh, Lumber, kc. and for the Pay of '(Minim. ArtificiTi and Lab tire r» in the Coal Mines 1431 I The Procefdianiou.nted to ^2693. 14. 3.— part of which ^wai expended in fap;Wying thr Allowances of Fuel to th« Tfitop., itc. ind ohet Public Serviccb-^patt remain- ed on the Spot to he difpuft^d -. f for the A. count of Go- vtrnoicnt— md rhc Rtliitiic ii accordinijly credited towardi dvfiA^ingthefaid lixpente — — • — — - — ~ 1677 '3 «i 8 6 •754 4 «i xjiS 678 Dttft'^ f'tm the ftrfgviiig Amourtf t For ProvifiDni djftru buted by Orders of LicHtcnant Governor Destiarres among indigent bcttlrri, and iilueii to Cithers on Condition of performing Lab 5 *9 101 511 697 104 708 300 4i ^4J "t .toiuu^tit Ull • C- tia66 5547 In 1788 and 1789. By Bill drawn on the Lords of His Majefty's Trea- fury paid in January 1788 -..'.- By Do. |)aid in Augiift, 17U9 . - • - III 94 In 1792 and 1793. By Amount of Bills and Demands for £o tJ/iice, Xc] v,z. Lime, Bricks, limber, Planks, Boards, Clapbuatd.. Shinelci, Laths, Nails, Ironwork, GUIs, Paint, &c. Ac 4188 15 li WAGES of Overfeers, Artificers and Labourers jo6a 14 1 PURCHASE, Hire, and Outfits, of VESSELS and CRAFT employed in the Exipencic, Provi- ioniai\d Wages of Crews, &c: 1467 i SURVEYORS, employed in bluing out Settlement! and Locationj of Lands to Individuals, and for • . Inllruments and Implements ufed therein. .:. » r ■........,, 6(j , g SECRETARY, Clerks, Sutionary Ware, Fuel, Candle!, Attendants, Stc. in -the feveral Colonial Offices and Departments .... l th< Rt 1 ' ; I. 4947 )llicej fpital, IMam, igs m nglc9» • • 4188 '5 ■f • 5061 •4 I Provi- • a*^?, •r f,i na fot • , . 61a 1 < lonial • 964 •3 • 678 16 3 c. to ifion). 1 lay •ublic endv, der to • • 3344 1 6 i- 13165 4 4i ABSTRACT of advances. Inc„r«d by li II , Colond EXiBarrei. Ift thf Proftcution of the following Services committed to him.— PAYMENTS receivred upon Arcount thtrtof— and ARREARS remaining due at the Ertd of each Year. SERVICES ind OBJECTS of EXPENDITURE. Carrying on x Survey and t.iking the Sound- ingJ of the CoAlK and Harbours of Nova Sco- tia— fonlrfrayini! Contingencies, viz. furvey- '«"§«"'' *"f<"'<"nical Inftrmiients, Implements, AOiftanu, Pilou, Guides, f;c, employed therein. Con(lru«inB nautical Charts of the Coafls ind Habours "f North America— for Contin- gencies viz. Implements, Materials Draftsmen, HoufeRent, Fuel, &c, employed therein. Infpeaing the Publication of the Atlantic Neptune— for Jefraying the Exprnce of en- graving J57 Plates, contained therein [chargcl M the Rate <.f 3^ Uuineas for each Plate, bung the Allowance IcttleJ by Government therefor] begun and completed, in the Period, from the Ve.ir 1774101784, /.,;44.^ ,0. and f.,r the fcxpincc of Materials and preparng Impredions for the Supply of the Public Service 1771. EftjhliH-ing a Colony in His Majclly', Inand of Cape Breton— for Expence inc;irrcd in the Purcliafe of Provifions and BuiMlng Materials for the Supply of Loyalifts, in p * fuance f Inftruftions— Coll of Matcri.ih and Waffes to Artificers and Labourers employed in the Ere^ion of Buildings, for carrying on the Public Bufinefs in the feveral Coloniaf De- partments, .Magazines, Barracks and Accom- moditions for the Military, ic, and incidental Exp.'nccs, fptcified in the /jccounts periodi- cally tronfmitted. r "763 1764 1765 1766 1767 ' 1768 1769 i,-;o 17/-" '7;» '773 AnvaNciis incurred and charged. '774 17-6 ""77 1,-78 1779 1780 17H1 1782 '783 1784 178; 1786 '7«7 1788 1789 1790 '79' 1792 '793 '794 '795 L '7y6 131 10 o 33' " 6 4»3 '3 1 4'o 5 o 64J 9 J 384 « o 447 4 « 43' '6 J 398 10 4 39; 10 10 384 3 I Pa VMS NTS received on Account. 458 10 483 960 853 779 666 343 3'3 308 310 I- '• o o o o o o o o o o o o o 166 J Aiiait Aas of Advances. 11215 i; o 116S6 I 5j 7303 I J 9A 2976 10 1^ 300 o Total I J 10.) 16 o o 5671 19 o o 121 18 94 5 o o o o c. >. 131 10 464 1 887 IS 1298 o '94' 9 10 2324 17 10 J77» 1 6 3037 13 5 3436 3 9 3«3i '4 7 421J 17 8 In rUBiTS accrued on Ar rears { per C ,ier Ann. 43339 7'7i 16 II 3689 8 o 000 000 000 4674 7 5'S7 '3 6117 13 6970 13 7749 '7 8415 17 8759 1 9072 7 9380 17 9690 17 8801 16 20487 17 21119 II I25096 I 25274 2 15'79 «7 25'79 '7 25'79 '7 18008 o 14318 11 I43'8 12 I43'8 12 I43'8 12 £. *. i. 000 6 la 6 19 16 7 74 4 4 '39 1 4 236 a 10 35» 7 8 470 19 9 64a 17 5 8'4 '3 7 906 5 3 1117 I I '34° '5 5 1598 13 I 1904 10 9 2253 I 5 2640 1 1 3 306' 7 ' 3499 6 3 3951 '8 3 4416 19 I Sum of Arrears, with Interelli accrued. c- /. d% '31 10 470 'S 9'7 11 '37» J 2079 11 2561 3'i4 10 3518 'J 4079 1 4645 8 4901 9 II 534' " 8 6365 19 747' '9 8726 15 9990 9 11249 9 13508 8 10 15767 8 8 16667 16 8 '7383 '5 3 18099 '3 '0 2^ 18815 ■' 5 29020 10 4 14318 12 a| •8815 la 5 5iaa a u 579" 8 9 6498 8 7 7716 6 3 8875 3 'I loooa 19 I 1 1056 8 II 11820 9 9 ■257' '3 II '3333 '5 «« 14107 16 9 '3703 6 25829 9 28485 10 32568 o 35000 17 35170 6 36419 6 38683 5 33775 8 io| 30976 8 loi 3'70i 7 5I 32418 6 oi 33'34 4 7i 33"34 4 7i LOSSES, DEVASTATION of Property, DAMAGES on pfotefted Bills, &c. Vide Page a. No. iiand Pages %4,is! ?>s- SALARY remaining unpaid— at the Rate of 4oj. per Diem, from the Year 1781, to the 24th of June 1784, his Exertions having in Purfuance of His Majefty's Royal Orders been unremittingly and beneficially applied during that Period— and from the i8th of June 1787 (to which Time he has been pail) as Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton at the Rate of ;{;.5oo pef Annum, to this Day. This Situation having avowedly been given to him in Compenfation for arduous and unrequitted Services : if under fuch Circumftances it has been found expedient or con- venient for the Objca of any particular Arrangement or Meafure of Government to diveft him thereof, he may equitably be entitled to claim an equivalent Allowance in lieu. GENERAL AMOUNT, ^,'\^D«'r.°'*°^f''"^??'"""'^''' '•'■Co'' ""B»«' In the ProfKution of Ser»I«. committed to hini ^J4„8 la al» IN I LRES rs accrued on faid Arrears igl f , in conftquence of tbe Proceeding! which have taken plKefin«'lheVearii«V[pJx« 84 » 85] eftimatej« ^5^ % % \ SALARV,ore,.i».lentAllowonc.inli;u,atth Rateof>oi.perDiemfit.mlftofJin I78:t0l41hlunei78* ri»70 oof •nd, at the R«. of ^500. per Annum, from the l8.h June 1787 tothc Jill Decemberi796 . , . ... ..... 4*^, 1° 3 I ■nd 33134 4 Ti 11700 e e