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mands there. When the governor^geaerai 

 dies, or goes to France^ before a new one 

 is come in his ftead, the governor of Mon- 

 treal goes to Quebec to command in the 

 rhean white, leaving the major to com- 

 mand at Montreal. 



ONE or two of the king's {hips are an-> 

 nually fern from France to Canada, carrying 

 recruits to fupply the places of thofe fol- 

 diers, who either died in the fervice, or 

 have got leave to fettle in the country a and 

 turn farmers, or to return to France. AI-* 

 moft every year they fend a hundred, or a 

 hundred arid fifty people over in this man* 

 ner. With thefe people they likewife fend 

 over a great number of perfons, who have 

 been found guilty of frrtuggling in France. 

 They were formerly condemned to the gal- 

 lie's, but at prefent they fend them to the 

 colonies, where they are free as foon as they 

 arrive, and can choofe what manner of life 

 they pleafe, but are never allowed to -go out 

 of the country, without the king's fpecial 

 licence. The king's {hips likewife bring a 

 great quantity of merchandizes which the 

 king has bought, in order to be distributed 

 among the Indians on certain occafions. The 

 inhabitant's of Canada pay very little to the 

 king* in- the year' 1748, a beginning was, 

 U 2 however* 



