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L'axamplaira f!lm4 fut raproduit grflca i la giniroait* da: Siminaira da Qu aignif la "A 8UIVRE", la aymbola ▼ aignifia "FIN". Mapa. plataa. charta. ate., may ba filmad at diffarant raductlon ratloa. Thoaa too larga to ba antlraly Includad In ona axpoaura ara filmad baginning In tha uppar laft hand comar. laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raqulrad. Tha following diagrama illuatrata tha mathod: Laa cartaa. planchaa, tablaaux. ate. pauvant Atra fllmta A daa taux da rMuction dlffArant*. Loroqua la document aat trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un aaui cllchA. il aat fllmA A partir da I'angia aupArlaur gaucha. da gaucha A drolta. at da haut an baa, an pranant la nombra d'Imagaa nAcaaaalra. Laa diagrammaa auivanta llluatrant la mAthoda. rata lalura, A 3 nx 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 b^ • V v"* ; ^-i /'\«5 ,-if^ V--::^/ THE C A S OF THE ^IHUlf rut * MONT R i Afe *#: .! ,.,^>- f^: J £, '■■'^W' f^^*< r%, •« I li"^^ o T I V E S F OR A ^ SUBSCRIPTION^!^. towards the rtUef of the fujferm at ^ ^ "^ ^ MONTREAL in CANAD^^©^ fy a dreadpd fin m the \%th of May 1765, in vatm ^'^ J^ btufis^ (toHtaimng 215 famiUeSy chiefly Canadians,) were dejireyedi and the greateft part of the iahabi- tants expofed to all the mferies attending futh misfortums. The whole lofs in iuildings^ merchandisu, fttrnittire, and apparel^ armnnted to £.B J i^So, Ss. lod, Jierlingi no part of which was or could be injured. 'I V MO T I V E 3 .:nsm ^'imn ■'t'/H O FOR A suBiciftifibil^ THE.Ci^v^r^ ?wgts,pf, private intt^i^^fjr cence to French prifoners during the late war, how ibon foever ^vf may be fosgottea by that natioiH will maris out the genefoiity ai^d hiunanit^' of^.MrmfK. ionsp^ to the remoteft pofterity. ff, we fall ihort of the French in external ci?ility^ it is confefled, that fincerity and hum i ^xty coar* fiitute our charadteriftic. This is iliicover-* able even in the moflundvUizedpart of our fdlow-fubjedb : their conijpa0ion increaie^ wid> their power of revenge i and as it is the great proper^ of freedom to teach men a quick fenfe of human mifery, we gene- rally find that adts of benevolence to enemies keep t 6 ] keep pwct wit^ courage, as cruelty mar^ out the footfleps of fear. A iblicitude for the prefervation of fel- low-creatures, naturally arifes in the minds of a thoughtful intelligent people, upofi every great Occafion; Mrhilft the celeilial fire, which warms the bread of the true followers of Chrifi, cherifhes the moft judicious as well as tender regard to thoie fbcial duties by which man is bound to man^ The fufFerings of the inhabitants of Montreal, by fire, is the prefent objedt"^ Whether we confider them as fellow-fub- jeAs, or only as men under affliction, their caufe mud be referred to the tribunal of hti« manity and religion. Such a dreadful fire^ involving £o many families in the moft acute diilrefs, cannot be deemed an ordinary or uninterefting event. It is furely rig6t to give, thefe people fome relief, fuch as ihey ihall fee/ and rejoice in, though it cannot reach them till after their firfl forrows are abated. V aliated. They naturally expedk this oC vis. The Governor of Quebec has proba- bly flattered them that fo very dreadful^ a calamity, which can hardly befall iueh a city in treble the life of man, will not pafs unheeded by fo wife, humane, and po-> litic a nation as this. The unhappy fuf- ferers know that in our private capacities we are rich, and candidates for the reputa- tion of the mofl extenfive benevolence ; ^nd we cannot but admit the propriety of thi& < opinion. It is likewife obvious thoit/ufferers, iuch as th^le, are privileged, as it were by an exprefs mandate from heaven, to Seg relief; and of whom can thev beg it, if not ot us? ■ The difireffh of our nation (if upon the. comparifon this expreilion is warrantable) do not immediately reach to individuals. On the contrary, the fkill, induilry, and labor of great numbers during our wai^ and in time of peace alfo, have been fo well paid for, as to be converted into fo much 4 . pro- 'l « 1 .'^n/io via-!.?/..- ''vO/TT .bj1t£,>i& propjcxty, : i^^ifyGg^ ib^ pHblk r and wUIA i, ^l^f , A^tevi^, mnintiAiKd in its geauin^ digiU-i f\%^i^ii^y^tM ti ^ (o much real and fulM tofta^iiial fl^s.tn-And wrhatii^an we doii^«ra ..(^$r#i^ttallo.maiiitaiiiitthQt^ tbto to preienre jflfe^,4ndifiriduiArwho;cpnftiiiiile8 a part of , jjEb^ipHblicj, whofe naisfortuaies «re owing |o .H^ctdcnts beyond his power to pfevcnt? j.Xbis is the trueft pdicy of the wifeft na-» lions* ai¥l operates equally in promotiDg temporal and ttemalfeUckfs In th

e* dicnt children ^ of men, in encUeft ages of felicity, wh^n thci whole earth fliall be diflblvcd by ^r^ / Nor ought we, whilft we draw the vital m, to forget in what manner it plcafed divine Providence to blcfs his Majofty's arms, and to give him the pofleflion of $he country of which the city in queftion is in feveral refpe&s the principal. - It is impof- fible to look back on thofe laborious marches and hidden dangers, the lofty mountains and rapid ftreams, the flratagems of war, the fkill of our leaders, the valor of. our troops, and all the arduous efforts of the enemy, this cannot be thought of without the moft awfu/ gratitude ! And how can we ex- prefs our acknowledgments fo well as by our munificence on this occalion, in the firm perfuafion that we (hall be inflrumental in reftoring many of our fellow-fi]fbjc(5ts to a po^T ins rar, Dur the he X- ur m in 1^^ the fopner and better, and by fvtidQciQg them happy, return fourfold advantage into the |)ofoin pf. our common parent* .^urictmttry. I Jn thde fevoid views wo {ireient llie caufe of the fufFerera at Canada, that no circumftance which r^igtont humanity, or frue poiuy can fugged, may he omitted, to conciliate their miads to thcBritilh govern- ment, or to render the civil oeconomy.of it, in that quarter of the world,, fo much tha Ji^er in proportion to the encouragement afforded for the promotion of the moft mfeful indufiry txAhbor, ... ' ' .' ^k. ' ", By fuch means we fhall alio (hew them what wr proteftantifm infpires, in the moil eflential part of chriftianity : we {hall ihew them that the Britijh nation is not more to be dreaded for their valor znd intrepidity, than beloved for the exercife of the focial virtues : and that thefe qualities, diiplayed pi^ this occafion, may, .in iome meafure, j promote t « J promote ihatibarffiofiy, on which the profpe^ tit J of the ftate depends. ■ Thus (hall we behold commerce and na*- vigation fupported on the fecurefi bqfis', benevolence cheriflied ; the hearts of all the fubjedls of the Briti/h empire united by a concordance of fentiment, a juft difcern- ment of what is right zndjit for the com- mon goods and a refolution to adhere to fuch right. And being thus bound by ft £ncere and mutual affedtion, even the moft adverfe events, properly directed, may, in the iiTue, contribute to give permanency to the ftatei and uninterrupted happinef$ to ihe King and his people. '^Thofe who fee the cafe in any point of view, to induce them to contribute, may be aflured that all poflible attention will be employed in the didribution of their muni-* ficence with the utmoft propriety, and that we who have accepted the charge of this |>ufinefs, as a committee feledted, at a general meeting^ t meeting of the fubicribers, will do eveiy thing in our power to anfwer the end in view, in relieving the y^^^/ in the beft manner. And in due time the Jubfcrihert will be informed, to whom» and in what proportions the money has been diAributed, fb as to do them the moft honor, and be of the moft (ervice to the objeAs of their bounty. • . Nothing more need be added as to. in- formation of fadt, or reafoning, but that the time is drawing on when the river of St* Lawrence will be open ; and the correfpon" dence free ; and the better news we can communicate to our Canadian Jelkw-fidjeBs^ the more happy we (hall eileem ourfelves* The [ 24 1 The Committee or Trustees, who meet at the New- York CofFee-Houfc every Thurfday at it o'clock (where they will he glad to be ftivored with the ailiflance of any fubfcriber) are John Thornton, Efq. Trcafurer. Sir Samuel Fludyer, Barf, William Burke, Efq, ycbtt PetmaUy Efq, Pere: Cufty Efq^ Robert Men^ Efq. Samuel Smitbf Efq, JohnMarlar, Efq* Robert Machy, Efq* William Neate, Efq. Fowler Walkery Efq. Richard Neave, Efq. Edward Paine, Efq. Andrew Devifme, Efq. Mr, Darnel Vialars, Mr. Ifidore Lynch, Mr. John StrettelL Mr, Robert Hunter, Mr. Francis Rybot. Mr. Robert Grant, Mr. Gregory Olive. Mr. Benjamin Price, Jonas Hanway, Efq, Edward Green, Secretary. Sub- t ?5 ] lie B ^ Subscriptions are taken in by Sir Char. JfgUl, Nigbtingale, andmckendtn, Mtffrs. Cliffe, fValpoU, and Clarke, Mejfrs. Roffey^ Neale^ James^ and Fcrdyce, Afejfrs* Hentott, Brown, and Sen^ Mejfrs. Biand, and Barnet^ Mejfrs. Baffin^ Stepbenfon, and HoggarU Mefrs. Boldero, Carter, Burnfion, and Smith, Mejfrs. Brajfey, Lie, and Ayton, Mejfrs. George and JVilliam Gines, Mejfrs. Fuller and Cope, 1 Mejfrs. Vere, Gfyn, and Halifax, 5 Sir George Anrfand, Staples, and Mercer, Cornbill, Sir George Cotebrooke, and Co. Tbreadneedle-ftreet, Sir Jofepb Hankey, and Partners, Fencburcb-Jlreet, Mejfrs. Henry, Ricbard, and Ricbard Hoare, Fleets Jireet. Sir Francis GoJling, GeJling and Clive, Ditto, Mejfrs. Robert Cbild, and Co. Temple Bar. Mejj'rs. James and Tbomas Coutts, Strand. Mejfrs. And. Drummond, and Co. Cbaring-crofs, MeJfrs»BackweU, Hart, Darell, and Croft, Pall* mall. Bircbin-lani, POST- [ 26 J P O S T S C R I P T. Tt muji be obfervfd, tbaf the inhabitants of Mort" "* treat bad been alfo dijirejed by their wars with the mtive favage Indians \ by the interruption of their trade, and the fufpenfion of their paper money, as well as by their war with us : fo that this mif fortune of the fire falls fo heavily on them as to ren- der their cafe moft truly deplorable* ^his fire was fo uncommonly rapd, that the fur* niturcy apparel, and merchandize brought out oftht houfes into thejlreets, or put on floats in the river, were for the moft part burnt by the difperfton of the flames and flakes of flre, or pillaged. 'the Canadians were in no kind of fault, for the fire broke out at the houfe of an Englijh fubjeSl, by name Levingfton, occafmed by a black fervant carry » ing of hot aflies into a garret, with a view to make foap. the floorings are all made of clay, andco^jer- ed with flat flones, but the roofs are covered with fliingles or boards, as already mentioned. As the French in Europe are much behind us in the mechanic arts, which contribute to the fafety and convmency of life, they are ftill more fo in their colonies j to which caufe we may attribute thefe Ca- nadians ,*. C 87 ] fia£ans having been without fre engines on this occa' /ton. This misfortune will be remedied hereafter^ and it may be hoped every other conveniency will be introduced among them^ and efpecially the convey- ance of water to refervoirs, which is much wanted there. This defeU indeed is the more pardonable^ when it is conftdered, that info vaft and opulent a city as "London^ it is but the other day it was at- tended with very fatal confequences. Thefe Cana- dians flwuld alfo ufe tyles properly glazed infiead of /hingles^ which will^ as far as human prudence can go, efie^ually prevent fuch misfcr tunes for the fu- ture. It is evident from the cufiom of the Ruf- fians, that fuch tyles will Jland the melting of fnow and the fevejrity of frojl, tho* the Canadians have received a vulgar notion to the contrary. It is true indeed, that thin iron plates painted or tinned over, as ufed among the Ruffians for their bejl hcufes, will in the iffue prove the cheapeji way of buildings feeing that flames or flakes of fire cannot eafily make an impreffton on them. It is hoped every expedient that reafon and experience can fuggefl will hereafter he brought into ufe, now dat they have fuch able tnftruSlors as curfelves ; and the more, as zve may with great propriety recommend, if not require, hoiv part of the money given them may be difpcfed of D 2 Do N A- [ 28 ] 29th Jan. 1766. Donations in behalf of the fuftercrs by fire at Montreal. A. Ifaac Adamlbn, Efq; R. A. — - Robert Allen, Efq; Mr. Latham Arnold Mrs. Sarah Aynworch Mr. Adderlcy — Henry Archer, Efq; £. A. and A. B. 550 I I 5 5 10 lO 5 5 I I I I 5 5 o 10 B. Mcflrs. Bcckman and Company - MefTrs Bland and Barnetc — "William Burke, Efq; — M. B. — M. B. C. The Right Hon. Secretary Conway Mcflis. Clay and Augutter — John Carter, Efqt — C. C. Mrs. Margaret Chitty — — M. C. — Mr. Edward Clark — Edward Coke, Efq*, Canterbury Solomon da Cofta, Efq^ -* o 10 10 10 10 10 15 o 5 5 X X 50 o 10 10 Z Z 2 2 10 10 I I 5 5 30 o 20 o o o o o o o o 6 6 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Mcflrs, Meflrs. Coleman and Lucas — lo lo o C. — — — 220 €har!es Crockat, Efq*, ■ — 20 o o Pcre : Cuft, Efqj — — 10 10 o D. C. D. 50 o ,0 John Darker, Efq; — — 220 P. D. 053 John Dewes, Efq*, — — i i o J.D. — — — 110 A. D. — — 20 o o E. Henry Ellis, Efq-, ■ 5 5 o F. Dofbor Fothergill ■ 5 J. F. 5 i>ir Samuel and Sir Thomas Fludyer 25 G. Mrs Sarah Gibbins — i Mr. Edward Green — 5 Mcffrs. Grant and Co. ^— 10 Lowe Griffin, Efq; — — 10 Mr. John Goode, of Ken/mgton — 1 Lady Eliz. Germain, a lottery ticket. No. 39189^1 Blank, produced 5 Mr. William Higginfon — i MefTrs. Humphrys and Harris - 5 Mr. Robert Hunter — 10 Mr. Leonard Hammond ■ i Jonas Hanway, Efo) —i— 5 Thomas Hanway, Efq^ -- — 5 G. H. . I 5 o 5 o o o. I 5 o o 10 o 10 o I o 5 o I 5 10 I 5 5 I o o o o o o o Mr. [ 30 ] I. Mr. John Irifh — — Mr /john Jonts, of Hackney — Mrs. Deborah Jennings By the Rev. Mr. Jacob JefFerfon. Lit A Lady — — L. M. B. Mr. Lowe, of St. Mary le Bone Mr. Thomas Lever * Mr. Ifidorc Lynch • M. Mr. James Mather • Mr. Moore ' E. M. — John Marlar, Efqi *— Robert Macky, Efq-, — — Francis Meferes, Efqi — Meffrs. Maudit, Wright, and Co. N. T. Ni H. N. R. Nettleton, Efq; — — James Norman, Efqj — William Neatc, Efq-, — Richard Ncave, Elqj O. Mr. Edward Ommanncy Overplus of the fire-colledlionfor Ro- thcrhiihe *— — - Mrs. Okenden ^— {,. J. d, I I o 220 I I o 220 440. o 10 6 790 500 10 o o 3 I I 10 10 3 I o o o 5 5 10 10 I I 10 1 I 20 o 21 O 10 10 O O O O o o o o 6 o o o o o 10 6 lie 5^ 7 l 026 W. P. [ 3i ] P. W. P. — — — W. P. — — Mr. Wm. Pocock -— • MefTrs. BenjaniKi Price, and Son Edward Paine* Efqj — • A. P. — — — John Pownall, Efq> R. Mer.RoiFey,Neale, James, & Fordyce 2 1 Mr. Francis Ryboc Samuel Rickards, Efq*, Mr. John Rogers S. Samuel Smith, Efqi Mr. John Strettell, ■ Sir William Scephenibn — - W.S. — Mrs, Mary Sneyd — - Mr. Spillcr — — W. S. by Meffrs. Hoares — Mr. Suckland Sundry perfons, by the hands of Mr. Strettell T. Mr. S. Towers — . John Thornton, Efqj — The Hon. Dr. George Talbot R. T. - |2 1^ I- 5, d. 2 2 2 % o 5 5 o lO lO o lO lO o I I o 5 5 o 21 o 21 o o lO 10 o I I o 5 5 o I 7 o 21 o o lO lO o O 10 6 5 5 o I I o 6 o o 5 5 o 2 2 o ^S1 10 a I I o 50 o o 5 5 o 5 5 o It'-- [ 3* 1 V. £■ A peribn unknown, by Mr. Blackman 5 A perfon unknown ■ ' o Ditto — ' — — o A gentleman unknown . * o A peribn unknown * *— p A perfon unknown - — * - o A perfon unknown - — — < « A perfon unknown — o A perfon unknown, by Mr. Geo. Box 3 A perfon unknown - " o A. B. a lady unknown — ^ 3 A gentleman unknown, by Mr. Lane 5 J.V. Mr. Daniel Viakirs W. Fowler Walker, Eliji Sweet Wood, Efq-, Meflrs. Watfon and Olive J. W. Mr. John Whifton Robert Ward, Efq; - S. W. — — Y. Mr. Henry Young — * 50 21 5 10 10 5 2 •5 5 1 S .5 10 10 10 2 J. o 3 6 6 6 6 2.. o, 5 3 3 10 3 5 o o 5 10 10 5 2 5 o I o 6 o o o o o o o o o o — 2 2.0. XYZ A. Z. Z. 10 5 2 10 O 5 o 2 o *h f ss J IN relation to the fafe methods of co>- vering houfes to prevent the conMnuni<- cation of fire, ibme persons, now bound for Canada, intend to try if (late will iland the froft. Iron-plate coverings are certainly the bed. As to turning the edges of the plates one within another, this method is pradifed in Sweden, as well as Ruflia, but it is iubje .. . . « , Dr. Richard Ruffell - - - A. B. . - - . - pcorge Anfrere, Efqj loo 5^ o t I o • I 2 20 5 o o o lo 6 1 o I 5 r 2 O o o o o 5 o