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EXPOSITION DE L' AFFAIRE DU LIEUT. COL. BOUCHETTE, ARPENTEUR-GJ^NIBRAL, DEVANT LA CHAMBME B'ASSEMBIEE, BAS-CANADA. QUEBECs ImprimM pur T. CiftT 9l Co. Halle d^ Fr«De>M^Mt, Eli BiMlt. 1886. EXPOSITION, &c. EXPOSITION, &c. PENDENT OPERA INTERRUPTA.— r»»«. Upwards of tweWe yean hate now elapsed since Colonel Bou- cqrrTE's Maps and Topography of the Canadas first became the topic of conversation and discussion, and to this day, his claims on the Province, arising from the publication of his work, occupy the attention of the public, and remain undetermined, though recognized by the Colonial Legislatnre,or rather, I should say, by the House of Assembly. That a mea- snre of such palpable and undeniable justice to the individual shoulQ have been suffered to linger in the Honor- able Home and its Committees for so long a series of years, is a natural cause of surprise, and awakins curio- sity. I have, therefore, taken some trouble in referring to the Journals as far back as 1814, and have collected the material Legislative proceedings connected with this matter, to which lam induced to give pnblicity, in tiM fall conviction that many of the Honorable Members, and the inhabi- taotf of the Province generally, are not aware of the iacceiiiTe measnres of the Hooie of AssemUy, from their ^prlgin, on Colonel Boachette't «pif . plicaaon ; the former ha^in^^ aonbt a Variety of other objecHdv attend to, which they concei#i^ of wmm genena intwei| and !«• ■ X LUS de douze ans se «ont ^coul^s depuis que les Cartes et la Topogra- phie des Canadas parle Colonel Bou- chette d^vinrent pour la prfemi^re fois nn sujet de conversation et de discus- sion— Et jusqu'i ce jour, ses recla- mations sur la .Province, occupent Vattention publique, ,et demeurent ind4termin4es bien que reconnues par la Legislature Coloniale, ou pour mieux dire, la Chambre d' Assemblee.- Qu'une mesure dont la justice enven rindividu est aussi evidente et irre- fragable 9it et^ souffwte, 4 languir dansTHonorable Cha^^re et ses Co- mtte* pendant une ^§f succession d*annees, est une juste oiuse de sur- prise, et reveille une curiosity jndl- 'biense. Je me sois done eccnp^ i^vec assez de soin de cette matii^e, et ai ri(M anx Jonmaux d'une date aus- si recuiee que 1814) afin de recnetl- lir les priocipales procedures Legisla- tives qui ont e« cette matidre poor objet, qne je nh porte i rendre p»» bliqnet dans U oleine perraasion qM phisienn det Honorables Membres, et let Habitant de la Province gen4« ralement ignorent let de»a#ciM(t tuc- cettitei depnit leur origine, de la Chamlb(« d*Aitembiee, tonohaotrap. ' plication dn Colonel Boncketle. Lea premiert par ce qa*ili te trantolewiti >ort ; the Utter from not bavlng free d'afidrei, q«l lenHparroUoieni pent ictess to the Journals of thellooora- dtre d*aue importaaca et d'nn lnt£- ile House. The motif e, therefore— rdt plof g^o^ral ; let demierv par c«, in H\y without any result, by a measure moment i la confirmation de lenrff ivhich all th^ friends and welUwisber* sages tUsolutions, et ne peraaettra ^f arts, science, and literature would point que le temps pr^cieaz qn*tla rejoice to see liberally disposed of. ont pour la delilMiiration toit bccupA sans i^ltat,par nne mesnre que to«» les Amis des arts, de la. science et d» la lit^ratnre, se r^oairoient da Tolr geoeremesaeat d^terasin^. Previous to undertaking the pub- Araat qmt d*entrepvendre la. pn- lication of the Maps of Canada, the blicatioit des Cartes du Canaida, author petitioned the LegiiUtura for L'Autenr soUicita Talde et Tencoura- lid and encouragement in the per« gcment de la Legislature dans Tao* formance of the onerous task of pub- complisscsaeDt d'une tiche aussi on^- ishing ; and, thereupon, iu February, reuse qu'ciit oellede publler, et IV 18l4,theSpecialCommittee,towhich dessus, en Fevrier 1814, le ConitA the petition was referred, reported. Special auquel avoit ^t^ referee hi recommending a grant of ^1500, Petition, &t rapport, reeommendaiif md subsequently the whole House un octroi de ^1500, et snbseqoem- resolved as follows : — (a) meat Is Chambre en Comite G^ne* ' u > ral, resela comma snk .*—(«) (a) The extracts are given in one lanfnaM (a) Let extraiti oe aont doan^ que daa* Diily, reference tu the Journals (where too une tanfue,en autant que la connoiSMnco ruceedint^B ara entered ia French and de« dates faciUto tar6ftra*c»««nt Jouraanr Previous to undertaking the pub« lication of the Maps of Canada, the author petitioned the LegiiUtura for aid and encouragement in the per« formance of the onerous task of pub- ishing ; and, thereupon, in February, 18l4,theSpecial Committee, to which the petition was referred, reported, recommending a grant of ^ISOO, and subsequently the whole House resolved as follows ; — (a) « HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, "Wedhmday, 23dFebruMjr, 1814. " In Committee of the whole Hoase, on the report of the Special *< Committee, to which was referred the petition <^ Joseph Boo* " ehette, Esquire, Survejor-Genecal ; •* Mr. Denschau called to the Chair, ^ ltt.-^« motion of Bfr. TMohoMfto, MeMkkid bjrw. Lee, *< Rfltotvi^— That it ii tho opinion of this Comoiittoe, thtt ■ lam ** ^fifteen ktmdnd wimdi^ eorrenef, bo emplored. under ' the diroetion of ComoiiMionero. to enootoraiaaflM>re.l»r tha aatvof hli Mil for J^tO OMNPat ha will ' r kia eredit wotild tut- tte executed these Legislatmef and that " aadiatkere- ** ton of opinion that it is just to reimburse him apart of his loss^ and <* that it is even expedient so to do for the endouraf^ment of the *' Arts and of the Dfijrsons who maj applj themselves thereto in «• this Province/' «^ The measure recon)iil9l|3ed by this La d-marche rf commandite par ce Report, which is obvidiDsljr dictated Rapport, qai paroit ^fidamment die- by a generous public spirit and feel- te par on g^nereux esprit public ing honorable to the Members of the et des sentimens fort hoaorable» aux Committee, was not proceeded upon Membres du Comit6, ne subit an- by reason of the prorofpition that cuoe procMure ulterieor, en con&4' ensued shortly after. qnence de la prorogation qui suit it , pen apres. At the ensuing Session, the anthor Pendant la Session sfjivante, rAu« of the Maps of Ginada appears again tenr des Cartes du Canada paroit de before the Profincial Parliament as nouvean derant le Parlement Pro- an humble petitioner. Ha alledges vinci^ comme qb tr^s-humble sup- that the sequestration of his. work, pliant. 11 all^e que la sequestra- after its publication for the security tion de son euvrage aprds sa publi- of the debts contracted in its pro- cation, comme oantissem^t pour ductioo, had checked its sale, and les dettes contract6es en la produi« that he had in cobsequence suffered sant, en avoit iuterrompu le debit, et a loss exceeding j^^XX) instead of qn'ik aroit par ce fackeux ^?enement, £nO\ 18 3. He goes on to state sooffert uue perte exc^daot £^tOOO, that he is encouraged to bring forth an lieu de ^1701 18 % It conti- his cUims again, nue en assurant la Ghambre^i|ii*il est )';^ encourag6 a reiKip«|kr ses ini^taQcea '. .. ,C-5^>;/ et reclamations, ;:^4-y{:;a,. ^:^;^i J'fe ^ aiid«r the nnction «f i(&0 favorable teatimonialt cooiainedl io tiie ^ proceeding of the Honorable Houae ip this behalf, and he ven- ** turea to add, bj the^triotiam by nrli^clLiie hat been guided, and ** Dieted a work that cat but lead to |ive to hia Sovereign, hia iel- '■^ low citiient and tl" iha irhnin iniiw' aaiitin more uatiurutm infbr ** nuition on« and of •Ijrhole w enable . ..ral reao. e more accurate infbr* ^reciate more ad«qua- of tlia port of the Brltiah _^^rai reaoiirtea ot tma port oi me DnMsn ^ Dominiona^ sm waMaa the loyal and patriotic devotion of iu in- J^ babitanti. Socb Wfia the principal and of 14 jeara tnceiaant la- ut «oat bia laboar and tiaii^ to ftttate U wilhoit bia beiiif miueiii|lirHii^tiity oftoliciUni( "^^Hc aaiilillii it ia tkifefore the moal Impenoua nooeaaity t aloii dir^doce bin to m ■■■(■ flu ■ml ImriilJiii ^^iMteatitioD. ' 1! 1 jys^jMp r. i ^ lowed to contain Htrong aiul equit- able claims on the House of A Mem- biy, was referred to a Special Com- mittee, which, on the 16th Januai*y, 1818, reported to the Honse^sub* •tantially to the same effect as the Committee toirhich the same matter had been referred during the preced- ing Session, . with this additkKial clause : — contr«die, d'^quitabtef et foriM rt clamatioos sur la Chaipbre d'Aaaeai blee, fut referee k un Cpmit4 Sp^ial qui fit rapport i ta Chtfmbre le 1 JatArier 1818, substantielKment a mdme eSet que U Comit^'anqMl 1 ndme mati^ f?oit ^ aommis* l*a n^ prik^deute, avec cettt «Um« oatKf--^ I " That these Maps have bean seized by the pereoQs who adsif t <* him in the publication : the pecuniary means of the .petitiooej ** bein^ inadequate to the advances necessary to the un)ep|ii|nnf ^ he relied much on the HberaUtu cfike LegjukUttre, the ffo^tie lur ' << tng til a Committee of the zDhole, so eartu a$ the 24dh Fthruw ^ 1814, resotcedthat he should be mided mthtJte Mm ^£m»,\ ** encourage the pubiicatioH ;** ; , , uv Aod after reporting their exam ination' Et apr^ avoir mpport^ i'Mamfo ; pf John McNider, Esq, whose evi- John Macnider, Ecq. doat le t(M dence was strongly corroborative of gaage se troove fortemeiit isoinoi ihe facts uttered in the i>etitioo, the ratif des faits articol^t jbf|r kilU to be their opinion, that it were just eomme sen o^loioo, qu'il teroU jfitrt' to reimburse the tosses suffered by de rembourter ks ferUs aoQffcfie Mr^ Boochette, to the amount of one par M r. Bouchette, au montant d thousand pounds. , £lOOO. On the 35th MaMrh, the HouM Le 26 Mtti,UChaaibre«e«iaol« went into a Committee, to consider ea Comil4, p«ar cooii<|6fer,|i|e|U^ this report ; but several Members port, mms ptusiefirs Jjfembres sUtsu having retired, the House vous adt> retirSs, Us Chtu^.M.,.-,'' ' joumedforwatUttfaQuorum^:^ Jiute d^un (hsorffM^; /'f^'l On the 37th the JQoote ^g^n re- Le 37 Mart) la Chfittt)fe ^ n^\ jiolved itself into » Committee, but vea^^, se risolot en Cemit^, malt M Mr. Viger havin»8hortly after put in V)ger, piHi apH^, ajrapt TgM Me mc 1^'iitotion for adjeomnent, the tt«ijji^ii|« rajMffMaiMt,^^ metoieiWf^ ""Ipre was lost fbr that Session* ^:j^f"- poorcetteSsaflon. 'y^^ \ \ -f tVe soceetsiVeMures, freitt mHi Dees «v«ttemeni WUMb || ^li«se^ to briBK^^^ subject under eette natere qui emp^^ fcAf e f fat^OB. fNl««l iMeo ^tte «X|Msi| ii quel hnidiMiiM* Mais' tf. t Hsniia Jiifatle, le eketlMHlsMiis ' House, to the petltfooed tHf cbne, with the ttdlitiM bf a tender ment feit, eteo oe tmMnAt qiCil tskU t» the Proviecei^f theoopfMrPleeet soe offre 4 ht Province^ 4et. PUnchat ofhisMftps.- de set Cartel. , TJie Speciril Conmittee to which I^ Comit^ Sp4dal aaqael cette the Utter petition wai referred, «n demi^re Petition fut r£ll(6i^e, fit son the 15th March, 181 9> reported ai rapport le 15 Man 1810^ eR lif foUowi I termes suiTant X , , *^ Yoor Committee liave mtleiifrvely eiamtned the allegations tff *^ the Mid petition «tld find them generally tuppofted hf the evi-> '** dence on the Journals of the House, and tne examinattcAi of- ** witnesses, repotted by Special Committees on the 4th March, . « 1817 and 16(h January, 1818. " Your Committee is of opinion that although the resolution ofth^ <* Committee of the whole Mouse of the 23d February, 1814, was not ** acted upoh during that Session^ which terminated on the 17 fH ** March JoUowinfr ; yd the said resoh^tion may hctve induced Mr* '< Bouehette to expect assistance from the Lepstature to thai amovntt **Jbr the publication of his Map&, and contributed to hts proceeding 2^ persottiUy to England in the enhuing summer^ ti«>nea liience, ihat Ae *tu %^^ adudly been a loter hy the |ii^lieation of htsM^te and f6« «^ pographical accoi^^fc^^E^da.---Your €omwi^^^ V-.^ win not tilM upmNHllr'l<» pronounce that anflimrpecu- ::■'** niary eohipeniatioa ooght to be made to Mn Boiiehette, out ** of the public money ; il is howeyerlkf opinion, that it would be t weii ti^iiliP^worthf ^■liilHtte WwhiAJHIr'ppllliiiied, better j&> 1 ti^# tnetiMiflt, and ittost iHmmmi ilitiiorities in GrtatBiilAiOi %ta |>oiBi*^1"^^^ *° ^^^^''^ ^^ "wfts^i^^.' I^Sn^'; ^i^our Committee if of opinion, cootideriof the preaiteey t '* pable advantages which moft result to the Crown m well ai t ** this Province, from the attention which Mr. Boochette'e wor ** will^ naiurallj draw to the vast extent of waste lands therein << that it would be eipedient to address His Grace the Govemor- ** in-Chief, prajing that he would be pleased to recommend Mr* ** Boochette for a grant of the Waste Lands of the Crown/' It is foreign to the object of this II est Stranger an but de ce papier, paper, to comment at length any of de commenter an long aiicuni des the proceedings of the Honse of As-, proc^d^ de la Chambre d^Assembl^e sembly, upon the matter in question ; sar Im matidre en qnettioo, mals je but 1 cannot refrain noticing in tratt' ne puis m*empAcher de remarquerl silu, this first effort to transfer, in tratuitu ce premier effort, poor from the House of Assembly to the transferer de la Chambre k la UoU« Crown, the oniM of remunerating and ronne l*ofiiM de r^num^rer et Indem- indemnifying the Author of the Maps nifler TAuteur des Cartes dn Canada of Canada for his losses. I feel in- pour ses pertes. Je suis n^anmoins timately convinced, however, that intimement convaincu, que les amis the friends of that Gentleman on the de ce MoUsieur qni ce troovoient du Committee resorted to this measure, Comit6, eurent receurs 4 cette de- of commuting the proposed indem- marche de changer rindemnit^ pro- ' nity from £ s< d. to acres, from pos^e du poids de Tor, 4 la mesure a conviction that it would, as it superficielie d*aprds une conviction, really was readily acceded to by the qu'elle seroit, comme elle le fut en House; — for, on the 17th April, 1819, rerit^ ids^ment accueillloi par la In a Cojnmittee of the whgfe House, Chambre, car le 17 Avril 1810, en it i^as Comit^ de toute la Chambre, il' fat resolu ; 'j \ * " Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Grace *< the Governor-in-Chief, representing the impdrldif^ce of the Greo- *^ graphical and Topographical Maps of Joseph Botichette, £s- << quire, Surveyor General, and the lossts he has susitaimed in *< publishing them, representing also the importance ofthcise Maptf «* both to his Majesty's Government and to the Province*^ iorge^ ** and praying His Girace would be pleased to take the whole inta <* consideration, and would also be pleased to indemnify hxmk for " \\i9 services and losses, by such grant of the Lands of the Crowo, *' as His G^acein his wisdom may think 6t ;'* in which resolution the House una" en laquelle R^solntion la Chambre nimously concurred^ but owing to the concourot unanimement; mais la molt unfortunate and lamented death of penible et inattendoe de sa Gr&ce le the Duke of Richmond, the Address Due de Richmond fit laisser TAdresse was not acted upon. '\vio years after. His Eicellency long-terns snr le carrean. Deux ans apr^, Sou^ Excellence the^arl of Dalhousie sent down to le Comte Dalhoosie, sonmlt k la the House the following Message : — Chambre le Message snivant. « DlilbdQtie, Oof Mner, << The QorwnoT'in'Chwf etllf tl« attention ctf the Hoom of ** AtMnblr to the iroporlnnee of the Geographical and Topogra- « pfaicftl' .... " who states to : " them. ** The Go? ernor-in<^lef VTbf opfnion, Mr. Bouehette's claim '* to remuneration isjfiiJ^ and reoionable^ but does not approve of ** the mode of remunerating him bjr a grant of land as was pro« « posed bj the Address of the Assembly of the 17th April, 1819. << will enable him to meet thai claim,* "Castle of St. Lewis," > <^ Quebec, S8th Feb. 1821. ) o. On the 7th March, the Special Le 7 Mart, le Comlle Special's*. Committee, to which was referred qael atoit k\A t^fixk le sasdit Met- ' the foregoing Message, reported as sage, fit rapport comme suit • foUowt: — « Your Committee, afler full consideration of the matters re* « ferred, are of opinion on the former, that Joseph Bouohette, '< Esq. Surveyor General, bath made and published Geograpbi- « cal Maps of the ProTince, which are of important utility to His *< Majestj^s Government and to the Province, and that in the « publication of those Maps^ he hath incurred ami tustained eon- <' siderable losses, and taking into consideration the recommenda- *< tion made by the House of Assembly of this Provifice, to His ** Grace the Duke of Richmond, Governor-in-Chief, ^1819, and *< the sentiments expressed at the time by the House, relative to *< the services and losses of the said Joseph Boucbette. Your « Committee are of opinion^ that there aught to be granted unto ** him a sum of £1000, as well to indemnify him for the losses *< he hath sustained by the publication of his Maps, as to encou- " rage talent and useful undertaking in this Province." It does not appear by the Journals that the Hoose ever took this ile- poft into consideration during that Session. On the 7th Feb* 1823, the con- sideration of the Report on the Go- vernor-in-Chiers Message ivas mov- ed, and the House accordingly re- solred itself into a Committee,— bat ^^ several members having retired, the names of those present were II ne paroit pas par les Jovmaox^v que la Chambre se soit occop^e de la consideration de ce rapport pen- dant cette Session. Le 7 Furrier 1823, la considera- tion du Rapport sur le Message du GouTerneur en Chef, fat agUee, et la Chambre, k cet effet, se r^solut en Comite, mais, phuiemrt M^nbres s'itanl retirhy Pon prit les noms de ceoz pr^seos, « el i 8 heura et f lakM down,**— <* Mid at hair.pMt 8 •*elock A nigfct Mr. Speaker ad* jovnied the Ho«se/or mamiofaqttdm On th^th Feb., two dayi after- Irardi, Im order of the da? for the General Committee of the Uooae be- OTf fow^y M^ rOfwItur i^f^mt^i^ m Ing read, <* On motion of Mr. JU. Lagueui, the order of the day wai o*c1b<:k ttt nigtft, was again *< lid- joiirtled^ waiH of a quorum.^ In the ensuing Session, on the S8th Feb., the consideration of the GoTernor-in.'Chiers Message wai re- tired, and the Report thereon refer- red to a Committee of the whole Home dn the fbllowing Monday. The order of the day was suflfered to lapse, and, in conseqnence, on the 1%C^' ' " - •** A metnber htning reiiredy" *< at 8 oVl6ck at night Mr. Spealier adjourned the House /or aani of a quorum /'* * Session after Session the consider- ation of Colonel fiouchette*s well- grounded claitns on the House hav- ing been in this manner shuffled off, bis credit suffered, his difficulties daily increased, and he found him- self ui^ed to tender his plates more I'believe, hare be6n satisfied with a moderate compensation for them, owing to the awkward dilemma in which he was j^foced by this aggra- rating disappdrntinent. On the 24th Feb. 1834, Hts Ex- cellency the G6teitior-in-Cbief, whd certainly l^nfs to hate been prompt- ed to tills ftep tend Che former byn L^ • Firrief) dwik JMn t^ Tordre dm jour poor le comiiik fknkrA ayantit^ ln^«2 lar motion de Mr. Lafnera, Tordre do jonr fat raaUa,** et la Oiambre & 7 kenret du soir, ifut mm,* BMm lif SeMlon prMbalntt le %% F^vrter, U conBld^ration dn Mestago dn Goniemeur en Chef fat reneureU l^e, et le Rapport sar le Mesuge, li^ f6r6 k on Gomit^ de toate la Charabre le landi inbant ;. l*on soaffrit qoe Pordre do jour ae paita, et en ooni^ quence le 18 Mars, Mr. Stnart, M» Mr. Oldham, fit nne mo* . le r^tablir; mats, « ins Membre t'Stant reHi-i" « 4 8 henrea da soir, Mr. TOratear ajoaif]|a la Chambre/att/« d'un Quorum,*' \ Les deliberations touchantlesjni- tes droits et pretentidns da Colonel Bouchette soHa Chambre, ayant ^t^ ainsi contkiaeil«nent remises et6Ioi< gnees de Session en Session, son cr^ dit souffroit dans l*intenral, et set difficult^s croissoient jeurnellemeht ; nemens, 4 proposer an Goureme- ment, plus forme Uemtrnt, quMl n< Tavoit fait, Tachat de ses Planche G^bgraphiqaet et Topogrftphiqaes, poor lesquelles j*ai tonte ralioa d< croire, il se seroit satisfalt d'one ai scz modique compensation, ta 1< facbeax dilemme eii il se trodToi plac6 par an contretemps avMi ag grarant et inattendn. Le 34 Fitrier 1834, Son Bxcellenc le GouTernenr en Chef, q«i |Mur e< d^nfarcheane paibtt avoir M uin dNm lettable d6iir de itownoltre I tiM OMrito 9( IM Gtatl#. 4ef r, fit m«ttre Mn^ l^si^f^lfftt A down tq tU H»Bi« thf V» iM^ i|t U )t#<)^ $fs^H^m 'towlog MeiMge m4 Letter : -^^ Mm>^^. ■ ^^^■^ v: 'r;^j;:Mii .^ .4«v,^-- ^' ^#'^ , « from the Sttrrejor Qtiienil of tli^PrQn««<9« tqt ib^ Qov«ri^m^oC, « of the Pl»tei of hif Map« of CguMlf : «l|a he reeojraipat^^ th« ^ ipne to the favormbU ooiu|ydwMpi#« M>e 4#^wb)/* . ^^^ ^^ The Litter penlionediatheaboTe ':p^;fe •■fe%;'i . '/•.^^ ;.■• .:•'^.,i'•^,tf ; ;. '.yMtoMMe Is M ibUoweth :-^ . k'^wSfS-^ ' ''^'^ ' " '''^'^' m ■' »'^ Quebec, 5th Fell, im*' m <^ Sir— The peciilier oircamitaiHi ia whteh I an at preeent :p^ placedi with reepect to my pobication of the Maps of Uaiia4e, li* pvblished uadew' the immediate patronage of tiis Msjestj-s ;f' Government, and the Le^slature of this i'rovtitce, have wr^d ' ^^ me to a determination of disposing' of the Plates there<^. / *' At the same time I conceive it mj dutjr to make a tej^der of - .* them to the Government of this Province, -in "^ T :^ . << Permit me therefore to request of jo^, tosulmiit forHif Cjt- ^ cellency the GovernorChief*8 most flrracious con8i46^tlon. , << Ipp^n fi,ich e^U|i|iat|pii as inaj.be deemed reasonable. .^ I have the honor to be, ; "Sir, <(Yourmoitcibedient <* Homhie servant, 0ifDed) << JoaEPs fiouoi|x,TTB,,8.G«^* On the 5th March, 1834, m" te 5 Han 1834; la CfiaiU^ n<>f9- Committee on the ScttlemeDt of the m^ pour s'enqoerir de I'^tabU^sefQIftlit Crown Lands, to which this Message des terres de la Coarpnoe, et auqael and Tender were referred, at in some a^Qit ^t^ r^ferds le Message et Toffre aaeasiire connected with the sabject tnsdits, cqi^^e a3rant qaelqc|e f^la- already before it, caused to be laid tipn a.a sujet d^nt U s*occupoit i^j^y before them the Map aiJaproved se fit soumettre la Csrte am^liqree by L4eat.>CoI. BoncbQtte, and the par le Celonel Bouchette, ainsi q|ie original documents referred to in his lesdocameps originaux doot faitmt^p* examination, apd than proceeded to tion son examen, puis il poursuiyit je report as follows :^ . Rappoit c^n ces teripes r f* Your Committee satisfied, thft the improvements already ^ .ipade, and those contemplated by Lt. Col. Couchette, would be ** of great utility, deliberated upon his proposal to assign aver to ^ ^< f the Mo^e cost hia, and to compete in the course of the next ** tiz Dontbi, Ills improved larse M«p of Loiv«r''Canada, receiving ** Si a remuneration for his labour and trouble, a sum, Making "with the before mentioned cost of the said Plates, the «um of ** jgI500— orthat he would be willing to assign over to the Pro- << vince, the said improved Map, en^ging to complete the same << as before, upon receiving the said cost of the Plates, and as a ^ " remuneration for hio said trouble, one half of the impression " free from the expense of the dngrkving. Printing and Stationerj." The Committee recommended the Le Conit^ ne recommande ancane adoption of neither of these alterna- des altematires propose, oomnw tiTe«, at attended with inconveaience ^tant toutes deux sujettes i plosiears in the execution, and by their desire, incon'viiDiehs dans lenr ex^ation, et '' another project was submitted, bj i sa requisition, no autre ptojet lul which Col. Bottchette undertook to fat loumis, par leqoel. le GeloMl republish his Topographical Map, Boucbette flfitreprenoit de pCffec- and furnish each branch of the Le- tionneiy et publierde noufeao, sa upon his receiving £450 Sterling, as a remuneration for his labour and re- search In the improvement of this part of his work, aad an equal sum to meet the expenses of publishing the same. . . Upon this latter jpteposition this Committee is silent, and proceeds to report on the chief ofa|ect of its no- mination, and— with the lecture of the Report this branch of its subject* matter dropped for that Session. : This long. winded proerastinatllK strengthened Col. Boachette*s ela' ~ in the same ratio that It dimlnis.. his prospects of aa eventnd sucee^. He took, I believe, occulOMUejnbeir- tnaities of intiaiatiaf his WM to several of the Members of thfUKlM^, one of whom, aj^fiarently roused to a proper sense of tiM Irrlsiitible ibrte Assembly, o«T«^19ti llBlJlt,^lli9, cune des Branches de la l^gidalme, deux copies de la Carte, le tout mo- ^ennaat la recette de-^450 Steilingy c^mme une r^on^ratioo pour ses travaaxetrecherchesdans ram^Ioca* tbn de son ouvrage, et ime sem- blable somnie poor defrayer 1m d^- penses d^une telle publication. Mm Comili passe cette derail ]^positioii^Nnis silence, et continue de faire rap]^ort jnr l*objet principal de sa nomtnatloii,pnis aveo la lectare i^estioii incidentii mpmt pear otttB Session. '?^Gesd«lais iiH^rmtaables mmm' -^"^Pl droilt^|»%blonel Boa. ,gans^le gl i i ie 1%rt qtt*Hsa^ foiMtesoiaat ses esp^Wbices 4*03 saoc^ ^veirtiialt Je crois) ^a*il e«t pttttiears foit occasloa di dsmimnnf- quer ses craintes 4 quelifMi una dts Membres de la Chambte, tin dfesqudi fNippAifeiallMC^Inlrittible, et dt la justice de ses prAtentlaM, le 10 Majit I9t5, no fMoAi, soaaslt4la ^ ^^'^ }^\f^^^S^^^'^^ ImU took ^Iftco. which It If {Mtlnfol , l» racollect and vnneeesMry to re- tall. After obtaining a reference of the Montage and Report, read fronu the Jonmals to a Committee of the irhole fiottse, tbia efaneicent mea- •ure wai again made nyiteriously to clnde « final inTestigation and decU* •ion. ,^. £tere the natter resti^ no >tepa bhti ddnt II ett pinible de ae rtMli« ▼enii^, et qn'il eft nnliement n^cef« saire- de rappeler. A jant obtena une rif^'rence des Message et Rap- port Ins des JoamanZ) k un Comiti de toote la Chambre, cette niesare magique ^loda mjrsteriensement de noufeau tuie investigation et d^cisioa finales* En eet ^tat reste cette mati^re^ bring it again under tha ooniideni- marchc subs^qoente pour la sou- t|oa of the AssembljR* The fhets to be <$i^eeted and fn* raettre de nouTeau k la Chambra -d'Assembl^..;,.^*;;-; ..-'i. ..-■; !.r!x4 ■^.- Lea faits i retHtillif, et lei e&lkti* ^^JMence to be drawn from the resolre qnences qui peuvent Atre d^duitea of the whole Hoaae on the 2Sd Feb. de la Riisolution de toute la Chambro 1814; the Reporta of the Special leS3 Furrier 1814, lea Rapports des Committee, in constant unison with Comit^Sp^ciaax,coustammentd'ac- tlie spirit thereof; the Address of cord avec son esprit^ TAdresse de la tile House to the late Duke of Rich- Chambre an feu Due de Richmond^ .IMHid ; the Governor in Chiefs Mas* ,le» wgaiagai du Goovemeuren Chef^ Mge; and the ulterior proceieiUogi et lea prooMiire* nlt^rieures adopt^s adopted thereon, must be'obvioos m^, 4ie«r ^gw4i doivent^tre 4vidents i everirpersonwho will take the tfOf»obation, a work of acknowledg- ed elegance, utility and importance, and which every Canadian must feel proud of, if ipriogiBf from hil aatlve ••ilf EQUITAS. Qvnie, M JD«c. 18M. fuHntimemMi Hi€9 i k Ju^fctt blimey doivent nicesstlremettt a sonffeit par de si fr^ticns chanjt--^ mens, et Ton povrroit peut>£lre tTltl pr^ de tetles raisotts, expttqttrr \*$i tat singtiUero4 se trottte pliic6e cf (li aifairp. J*ai done, afin de it>tuidi# aux difficult £s qa'offrent de tels €^ nemenK, amass^ en c^tte forme let prpcedures, pins que jamais conTaift* o« de r^vidence du tout ensembtey qa*aprj^s une consid^rtflion altirleurOi, TAssiemblee fera d'amples d^domina* gemens, pour sei facheeseilonguenrfi^ ct ne frappera pas le ginie ^t lei t^ lents d^ leur naissance d'nn ""■^^'' fuoeste qui ponrrott bien let ] de la Colouie, et les coDtraindrt) 4 rechercher un Ciel qui leur sen^t plus prosp^re, mais que tout an coiio traire la Chambre representative di Bas-Canada, confirmera par nn opp0 efficaee^ Tapprdbation qo'elle a l4» moign6 coi^intement avec le mondft entier d*un tfpvnige, d*nne 6l6gaDc^^ d'one utility «t;d'ane importance re« connues, et doat tent Canadien df^ £tre orgneillieax oomme ori|ina|t d*> •\ :.■'}■■ -^' ^^ :'^0:W- ■f> 't*:*