312 J. G. BOURINOT 



honour to their nation, by rendering justice to, and discerning tlie merit of an enemy, far beyond what Vauijuelain 

 met with from Berryer the Secretary of the Navy, on his arrival in France " This memoir seems incoiisibteut 

 with tlie one above referring to Louisbourg, iti whicli M. Vauquelain is said to have been ill-treated by M. Boynes 

 (or de Borgnes as it is given in ' Quebec Society's Trans.'), minister of marine in 1773. Both names and dates are 

 different, in leference, however, to the memoirs, a.s copied in the "Quebec Documents (iv. 24.5-26.5) a note is 

 appended, which does not appear in the version as it is printed by the Quebec Historical Society. This note is 

 obviously appended by the author of the memoir, who speaks of Berryer as "an insolent scoundrel." It would 

 seem then that the Boynes of the first memoir is a misprint of the copyist for Berryer. Tlie Quebec Society and 

 the tiuebeo Government have obviously published their versions from the same copy deposited in the Legislative 

 Library of Quebec. Berryer was, in fact, minister of marine from 1758 to Oct. 1761, when Vauquelain was in 

 France. (See Extraits des Archives du Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, " Quebec Doc." 1890, p. S). 



M. Faucher de Saint Maurice, in a paper read in 1885 before the Roy. Soc. of Can. (Trans, iii. sec. 1) on " Un 

 des Oubliés de Notre Histoire" gives an account of Vauquelain's career, derived from authentic sources. It 

 appears that Berryer treated him with neglect when he returned to France in 17G0 because he was not a noble, 

 but subsequently M. de Praslin, while minister of marine, gave him an important mission to India, and it was on 

 his return that he v/as thrown into prison when a new minister whose name is not given was in office. He 

 was only detained for four montlis; and immediately on his release, while on his way to Versailles to give an 

 account of his visit to India, he was shot by some unknown person. He was then only 37 years of age. His 

 name is spelt in various ways both in French and English works and documents, but the writer just named states 

 that the correct spelling is Vau(iuelain. Parkman, " Montcalm and Wolfe," gives it as Vauquelin. 



.Tames Hannay in ' Stewart's Quarterly ' for Jnly 1868, (St. John, N. B.) reproduces the Chevalier's account of 

 the siege, of the authorship of whicli he appeared to be ignorant, though it had been in the same year printed by 

 tlie Quebec Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. 



The Quebec collection also contains the following documents, with respect to tlie second siege of Louisliourg: — 



7. Memoir of M. Chevalier de Drucour on Louisbourg from 1 754 to 1758 ; iv. 145-149. Tliis is a brief account of 

 the work done on the fortifications and outposts from 1754, and of the principal details of tlie siege of 175S. The 

 complete narrative and journal of the siege by M. Drucour mentioned by Parkman and other authors, and in the 

 "Can. Archives " (1887, cccxci) as " exceedingly interesting," is not given in the Quebec collection. 



8. Letters from M. de St. Julien, who commanded the French troops at Kennington Cove (Corinorandiéro in the 

 French plans) on the occasion of the English landing in 1758 ; iv. 159-161, 174-176, 193-195. 



9. Letter of M. de la Houliùre, king's lieutenant to the minister, 22nd June, 1758, referring briefly to the state 

 of affairs at that date. Another from the same, 611i August, giving further details of the siege; iv. 162, 163, 176-186. 



10. Number and condition of the ollicers and men of the French navy at Louisbourg, 30th July, 1758 ; iv. 196. 

 These persons belonged to the vessels captured or destroyed during the siege. 



11. Letter of M. Chevalier Desgouttes, brother of the officer commanding the French fleet in 1758; iv. 215- 

 222. This letter was written on board the transport which carried the sick and wounded French officers and a 

 number of other persons to France under instructions from Admiral Boscawen. It refers to the disposition of the 

 inhabitants of Louisbourg, and of the officers and sailors of the fleet. 



The annual reports on Canadian historical archives show what a large number of valuable documents bearing 

 on the history of Cape Breton, and chiefly of Louisbourg, necessarily remain unknown in the Paris arcliives. M. 

 Marmette, F.K.S.C, in the volume for 1887, gives an analysis of " La Correspondence Générale," which relates to 

 Isle Royale and He St. Jean, and consists of forty-seven volumes in the Archives Coloniales de la Marine at Paris. 

 This analysis takes up 110 pages of the volume, and extends from 1712 to 1758 inclusive. If Mr. Marmette's sug- 

 gestions are carried out, and the Canadian Government grants a sum of money sufficient to copy all or the most 

 valuable documents, much light will be thrown on the material and social condition of the residents of Louisbourg, 

 and the principal settlements like Port Toulouse and Port Dauphin. We shall have to quote the Canadian 

 archivist's vvords : "The details of the daily life of the stirring population — officials, officers, soldiers, fishermen 

 and seamen — placed as sentinels at the entrance to the great river, between Canada and their distant motherland 

 of France, a mother liut too forgetful of her children beyond the seas." A few of these documents have boon 

 already printed in the collection of documents recently published by the Quebec Government, but the great bulk is 

 unknown to the historical student The following list will illustrate the value of these archives : — 



1. Memorandum and plan indispensable in order to begin the fortifications of Louisbourg, 1714. 



2. Memorandum about He Royale, with a sketch of the people and the establishments erected there, 1714. 



3. Order on a memorandum by M. de Costebelle (governor), respecting disorders caused by the excessive num- 

 ber of taverns, 1716. 



4. Order respecting the administration of justice in He Royale, 1717. 



