:^ %, .fvO. ^J^ ^^-«0. iMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) // 1.0 !f:lii^ IIIIIM I !f IIIIIM I.I u 2.0 18 1:25 lillU III 1.6 ^? ^i o / Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 W^ST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 873-4503 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Histcrical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques Tschnical and Bibliographic Notaa/Nof as tachniquas at bibliographiquas Tha Instituta has anampiad to obtain tha bast original copy availabia for filming. Fat^uras of this copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagas in tha raproduction, or which may significantly changa tha usual mathod of filming, ara ehackad balow. L'Institut a microfilm* la maillaur axamplaira qu'il lui a iti possibia da sa procurar. Las details da cat axamplaira qui sont paut-Atra uniquas du point da vua bibliographiqua, qui pauvant modifiar una imaga raproduita, ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dans la mAthoda normala da filmaga sont indiquAs ci-dassous. □ Colourad covars/ Couvartura da coulaur pn Covars damagad/ D D D D n Couvartura andommagia Covers rastorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura rastaur^ at/ou palliculAa □ Covar titia missing/ La titra da couvartura manqua Colourad mapa/ Cartas g^ographiquas mn coulaur □ Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or black)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noirat □ Colourad platas and/or illustrations/ Planchaa at/ou illustrations an coulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Ralii avac d'autras documants Tight binding may causa shadows or distortion along intarior margin/ La f liura sarria paut causar da I'ombra ou da la distorsion la long da la marga intAriaura Blank laavas addad during rastoration may apparr within tha taxt. Whanavar possibia. thasa hava baan omittad from filming/ II sa paut qua cartainas pagas blanchas ajoutias lors d'una rastauration apparaissant dans la taxta. mais, lorsqua cala Atait possibia, caa pagas n'ont pas iti filmias. [~~| Colourad pagas/ Pagaa da coulaur Pagas damagad/ Pagaa andommagias □ Pagas rastorad and/or laminatad/ Pagas rastaurias at/ou palliculAas PtI Pagas discolourad. stainad or foxad/ \!LJ Pagas dicoloraas. tachatAas ou piquass ry^Pnq9% datachad/ LlJ Pagas ditachias □ Showthrough/ Transparanca □ Quality of print varias/ Qualiti intgala da I'imprassion □ Includas supplamantary matarial/ Comprand du material supplimantaira D D Only aditirtn availabia/ Saula Mition disponibia Pagas wholly or partially obscurad by errata slips, tissues, etc., hava been refilmed to ensure the best possible image/ Lea pagas totalement ou partieiiemont obscurcias par un fauillet d'errata. una pelure, etc.. ont M fiimdes A nouveau de fapon h obtanir la maillaura imaga possibia. ./. Additional comments:/ ^J Commentaires suppiimantaires; [Printed ephemera] 1 sheet (verso blank) This item is filmed at tha reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est film* au taux da reduction indiqui ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X »X J_ 12X 16X aox 24X 28X 32X Th« copy film«d h«r« has b««n raproducad thanka to tha ganaroaity of: L'axamplaira film* fut raproduit grAca i la gAnAroait* da: Manuscript Division Public Archives of Canada Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha boat quality ^ poaalbia conaidaring tha condition and lagibility of tha original copy and in Icaaping with tha filming contract spacificationa. Original eopiaa in printad papar eovara ara filmad baginning with tha front covar and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa- sion, or tha bacic covar whan appropriata. All othar original eopiaa ara filmad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa- aion. and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad in*praaaion. Division des manuscrits Archives publiques dii Canada Laa imagea suivantaa ont 4t* raproduitaa avac la plup grand aoin, compta tanu da la condition at da la nattat* da l'axamplaira film*, at an conformitA avac laa conditiona du contrat da fllmaga. Laa axampiairaa originaux (font la couvartura 9n papiar aat imprimAa sont filmia an commandant par la pramiar plat at •n tarminant soit par la darniAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'Impraaaion ou d'llluatration. soit par la sacond plat, salon la eas. Toua las autraa oxamplairas originaux sont filmte an commandant par la pramiAra paga qui comporta una amprainta dimpraaaion ou d'llluatration at an tarminant par la darniAra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. Tha laat racordad frama on aach mieroficha shall contain tha symbol ^^ (moaning "CON* T1NUED"). or tha symbol ▼ (moaning "END"), whichavar appiiaa. Un daa symbolaa suivants apparaitra sur la domiira imaga da chaqua mieroficha. salon la caa: la symboia — »• signifia "A SUIVRE". la symbola ▼ sionifla "FIN". Mapa. plataa, charts, ate. may ba filmad at diffargnt raduction ratioa. Thoaa too larga to ba antiraly includad in ona axpoaura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand comar. laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama illuatrata tha mathod: Laa cartaa, planchaa, tablaaux. ate, pauvant dtra filmAa A daa taux da reduction diff Grants. Lorsqua la documant aat trop grand pour dtra raproduit an un saul cllchA. il aat fiS.^A A parttr do i'angia supAriaur gaucha, da gaucha h droita. at da haut an baa. an pranant la nombra d'imagaa nAcaasaira. Laa diagrammaa suivants illuatrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 736V1 J] ADJUTANT" GENERAL'S OFFICE, Quebec, It/i Juncy 1815. CENEBAL. OMBEMS, N°' 1. \^1TII ipfercncc to the General Order of the 6th December, J814, communicaliuf^- the Gracious intentions of His lloyal Highness the Prince Regent, of grantin*^ to disbanded Soldiers locations of Waste Lands and Crown Reserves in the Canadas ; His Kxcellency Lieut.-Gcncra! Sir Gordon Drummond, Commanding the Forces, directs that the following Regulations be published for the information and guidance of all such claimants who may be desirous of settling in Lower-Canada. Each Soldier is to be allowed One Hundred Acres of Land, and is to receive his Location from the Superintendant, upon his being satisfied that the claimant is of the description and of the character to become an useful settler. He is to be placed on his Land ; the Boundaries of which, and the conditions of his Grant, are to be expressed in the Ticket of Location. It is to be clearly understood, that the Lands held under these Grants, cannot be alienated or disposed of until the grantee shall have resided upon and cultivated a reasonable proportion of the same, for the space of three years. Officers will be entitled to a Ticket of Location, in tht; first instance, for 200 acres of Land, upon condition that they cause a reasonable proportion of the same to be cultivated, and do not dispose of it until three years after the date of the Ticket. Officers and men are to receive Provisions for themselves and Families, in such proportions as shall be hereafter specified, for one year. Implements of Husbandry and Tools, will also be supplied to them in sufficient quantities, and other comforts, according to the necessities of the indiviiluals. With a view to carry into full effect the intentions of His Majesty's Government on this head, His Excellency has been pleased to make the following appointments : Major Frederick George Heriot, of the Canadian Voltigeurs, to be Superin- tendant. Lieut.-Colonel De Boucheuville, (Militia) Deputy Superintendant. Lieut. Stean, 49th Foot, Secretary and Storekeeper. His Excellency has also been pleased to make the following temporary appoint- ments of Officers, to be stationed at the Depot at William Henry, to receive and take charge of the Settlers : Captain Adiiemar, Canadian Voltigeurs, at bf. Army Stg. per day. Lieut. Smith, 41st Regt. Lieutenants Hebden and Prenuergast, Canadian Vol- tigeurs, at 2/6 Army Stg. per day, in additi<m to the full pay of their respective Commissions. These appointments to take place from the 25th ultimo. These Officers will proceed immediately to the Depot at Sorel, and place them- selves under the orders of the Superintendant. All applications on the part of claimants for Lands in Lower-Canada, are to be made, until further notice, to the Officer in charge of the Depot at VV' illiam Henry. Passages to the Depot will be ordered on application at the Office of the Adjutant General, for such of these Men (and their families) as may have received their Dis- charges at Quebec. J. HARVEY, Dep. Adj. Geu.