Montreal. 30't 



mands there. When the governor-general 

 dies, or goes to France^ before a new one 

 is come in his ftead, the governor of Mon- 

 treai goes to ^ebec to command in the 

 mean while, leaving the major to com- 

 mand at Montreal. 



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

 nually lent 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, and 

 turn farmers, or to return to France. Al- 

 mofl: every year they fend a hundred, or a 

 hundred and fifty people over in this man- 

 ner. With thefe people they likev^'ife fend 

 over a great number of perfons, who have 

 been found guilty of fmuggling in France. 

 They were formerly condemned to the gal- 

 lles, but at prefent they fend them to the 

 colonies, where they are free as foon as they 

 arrive, andean 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 ihips likewife bring a 

 great quantity of merchandizes w^hich the 

 king has bought, in order to be diftributed 

 among the hidians on certain occafions. The 

 inhabitants of Canada pay very little to the 

 king. In the year 1748, a beginning was, 

 U 2 hov/ever, 



