ON CAPE BEETON. 337 



comtuaiiils, been referred to tlio judicial committee of the Privy Council, the hearing was brouglit on on the 1st 

 April, and was coutinned to tlie -ikI, (ith and Ttli ol'tliat month, wjion counsel were heard on behalf of the peti- 

 tioners ; and the attorney and solicitor-general were lilcewise heai'd on behalf of the Crown. A report lias since 

 been made, which her Majesty was please'l to approve on the I'Jth May, by and with the advice of the Frivy 

 Council, stating that ' the inhabitants of Cape Breton arc. not bylaw encitled to the constitution purported to be 

 granted to them by the letter.s-patent of 17S4, mentioned in the above petition.' I have to request that you should 

 make known this decision to the inhabitants of the colony under your charge. 



" I have the, etc., etc., 



" W. E. GL.U3ST0NB. 



" Lt.-Goveruor Viscount Falkland." 



XVII. An Official Fkbncii SrAiiisiENr of the MiLrrARV Establisument at Louisbourg in 1753. 



The following statement is copied from the " Archives Coloniales de la Marine," Paris, and is mentioned in M. 

 Marmette's summary (" Can. Arch.," 1887, p. 371) as "an important document " : — 



" Colonies — Isle Royale — General correspondence — 1753 — M. de Raymond, governor. Vol. 33, c. 11, folio 221." 



LOUISBOUKG, 1753. 



" General enumeration of olBcers' quarters (pavilions), barracks, guardhouses, powdor magazines, and all 

 other buildings except provision stores in this place." 



'■ Officers' Quarters : 



" In this place there is only one building,' a pavilion, for the accommodation of officers, that generally known 

 as the English quarters, situated on the platform (terre-plein) of the Queen's bastion. It has a length of 21 toises,- 

 14 ft. G in., and a breadth of 5 toisos, i ft. 4 in. It was built entirely of wood — double thickness— by the English, 

 with one story and a garret. It is covered with shingles and divided into 32 rooms of Hi ft. (J in. in length and 

 13 ft. G in. in width each. 



" (Ji)posite the foregoing officers' quarters is a building with a length of 22 ft. 8 in. and width of 18 toises 5 ft, 

 including a projection in front of 40 ft,, in length and 3 ft. 10 in. in width. It was constructed in wood by the Eng- 

 lish, for the purposes of an hospital, and is covered with shingles. At the present time it is of no use, and in fact 

 is not completed in all essential respects for the object contemplated. 



" Barracks : 



" In this place there are three .separate barracks for the accommodation of tiie soldiers. The two first, gener- 

 ally known as the English barracks, have a length of 32 toises 2 ft. G in., and a breadth of 5 toises 3 ft. G in. each. 

 They stand at the entrance of the Queen's bastion, and are built uniform with one story and a garret, entirely of 

 wood and co\ered with sliingles. Tliey are divide-I each into 32 rooms of 20 ft. 7 in. in length and IG ft. 3 in. in 

 width. Total, G4 rooms. 



" The third block of barracks of the fort is situated at the entrance of the king's bastion, and has a length of 

 42 toises 2 ft. and a width of 7 toises. It is built entirely of masonry with one story and a garret, covered with 

 shingles, and divided into 3G rooms, of which 2G are IS ft. Scjuare, and 10 are 12 ft. x IS ft. 



" Connected «ith the barracks are two pavilions, the one known as the government pavilion and the other as 

 the old commissariat or intendancy. 



" The first pavilion has been always used liy the government, and stands at the right end of the barracks. It 

 is constructed of masonry, 8 toises 1 ft. in length and 7 toises in width, with subterraneous cellar.-i, kitchens on 

 the ground floor, and two stories for living rooms. It is covered witii slate and is divided up as follows : On the 

 ground floor are the kitchens and two apartments for the council. 



" The first story comprises an olfice, a large ante-chamber or waiting room, a sleeping aparlment, a dressing 

 room, wardrobe and a private entrance for the master of the house. The second story is divided into three large 

 rooms for tlie use of the servants. From this statement it is easy to judge that the accommodation is roomy and 

 convenient in every respect. 



" The second pavilion, known as the old intendancy, is situated at tlio other end of the barracks in question, 

 and is of the same size as the one just mentioned. Like that it is built with a ground floor, l)ut it has only a story 

 and a garret above. It is covered with shingles and divided into eight rooms, of which four are low and four high. 



" Two blocks of buildings, generally known as the Queen's gate barracks, wore also built by the English, with 

 a length of 15 toises '> ft. and a width of 3 toises 4 ft. 8 in. Tl.ey are situated, one to the right and the other to the 

 left, on this side of the guardhouse of the gate in question. They are slightly built of wood with a garret only, 

 covered with shingleS: and divided each into five rooms of 18 ft. square. 



" It is noticeable that these barracks were built on a bottom of stono masonry, in a very flimsy manner and 

 entirely in wood. It is then easy to understand that they are very cold and only suited for lodging the soldiers 

 temporarily during the summer, and thirty-six men could not live in one of these rooms without suffering many 

 inconveniences. 



" At the entrance of each of these rooms is a front {avanl-corps) 6 feet in length and of as many in width, raised 

 about 2 feet above the level of the street, and intended to modify the severity of the cold. 



' All these buildings are here referred to .is numbered on an offîcial plan in the government office. I liave not been able to obtain this 

 plan, but their location can be as a rule fixed by reference to the general plan of the town at the end of this work. 



' A toise was an old long measure in France, containing French feet or 6 ft. 4.73 English measurement. ' 



Sec. II, 1891. 43. 



