IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I !i iiiM \: m 1.8 1.25 i.4 1 A * : 6" ► V] <^ /2 '^■ '<&; % y ^ /a '^ y /^ Photographic Sciences Coipumtion ^ »^' \ ^ '^<\ V -^ % v ^^1>^^ «^ > '"q.^ 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (7)6) 872-4503 , signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbcle V signifie "FIN". ii/laps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre filmds d des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est filmd d partir de I'angle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite. et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 I TO KIS EXCELLENCY SIR JAMES HENRY CRAIG, Xiiight of the Mofl: Honorable Order of the Bath, Captain Genei*al and Governor in ' liief in.and over the Province of 'Lower-Canada, Upper Canada, > ova-Scotia, New Brunf- •wick, and their feveral Dependencies, Vice Admiral. of the fame, General and Comm mder of all His Majefty's Forces in the faid Provinces of Lower- anada and Upper-Canada, Nova- Scotia and New Brunfwick, and their feveral Depen- ► dencies, and. in the Illand of Newfoundland, &c. 5cc. &c. "WT^ the,' Inhabitants of the City and Distrirt of Quebec, have the honor to pre- VV sent ourselves before your Excellency to express our sincere regret .at the ap- proaching departure of your Excellency from this. Province. Your' Excellency's constant attention to the various and complicated duties of .His : Majesty's ;Governn.ent in this Pravince, and .your paternal solicitude to promote the prosperity and happiness of every class of its inhabitants., have distinguished the short period of your Excellency's administration, by a muhitude of Acts,. whcrebv our com- mon condition has been in every respect ameliorated, while, in private Hte, by your Excellency's numerous acts of extensive benevolence, the condition of individuals has :t>een equally benefited and happiness abundantly promoted. The hour of separation between the. Ruler and the governed is ever the hour of truth, -.and commands the confidence of all, being free from every suspicion of interested. mo- tives ; w^edo not therefore hesitate to express our highest respect and admiration of the superior taleiits, the energy, impartiality and integrity of conduct by which your Ex- .cellency's administration has been uniformly and eminently distinguished. To the sincerest gratitude for the protection, the tranquility, the prosperity and hap- piness which we have enjoyed under that administradon, to deep regret for the depar- ture of your Excell£)ncy, and to hearfelt wishes for the restalDlishment of your Excel- lency's health, and all that can constitute or increase your happiness, we beg permission to add, Qur fervent hopes that yorr Excellency may reach England in safety; and j. in the . approbation of our revered Sovereign, receive the recompence of a life profitably spent in the maintenance of the glory and the advancement of the best interest of his Ma- jesty's Empire. •Wa respectfully take leave of your Excellency. ^/ A SON' EXCELLENCE SIR JAMES HENRY CRAIG, JChevaller da Tres- Honorable Ordredu Bain, Capitains Gini- ral et Gouverneuren Chef des Provinces du Bas-Canada^ .Haut-Canada, Nouvelle-Ecosse, Nouveau -Brunswick, et leurs diiKrentes Dependances, Vice Amir a 1 d'icelles. General et Commandant de toutes les Forces de Sa Majefte dans Ics elites Provinces du Bas Canada, Haut-Canada, Nouvelle- Ecosse, Nouveau-Brunswick et leurs diiFercntes Depen- • dances, et dans I'lle de Terre-Neuve, &c. &G. 6cc. NOUS, les Habitans-delaVille et Distnct de Oucbec, a'vons riionncur de nous presenter devant Votre Excellence pour exprimer le regret sincere que nous res- sentons a Tapproche du depart de Votre Excellence