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We have here in unmistakable terms a royal patent 

 conveying to the Great Louis' loyal and brave Canadian 

 subject and his heirs, rights, titles, prerogatives, vast 

 enough to make even the month of a Spanish grandee 

 water. It is a little less comprehensive than the text of 

 the parchment creating Nova Scotia knights, but that 

 is all. 



The claims of the Longueuil family to the peaceable 

 enjoyment of their honor are set forth so lucidly in the 

 following document, that we shall insert the manuscript 

 in full ; — it was written in Paris by an educated English 

 gentleman, M. Falconer. 



" When I was in Canada, in 1842, a newspaper in Montreal 

 contained some weekly abuse of the Baron Grant de Lon- 

 gueuil, on account of his assuming the title of Baron de Lon- 

 gueuil. It appeared to me to be somewhat remarkable that a 

 paper which very freely abused people for being republicans, 

 and effected a wonderful reverence for monarchial institu- 

 tions, should make the possession of monarchial honors, in a 

 country professedly governed by monarchial institutions, the 

 ground of frequent personal abuse, and was certainly a very 

 inconsiderate line of conduct. 



" But it was in fact the more blameable, as the possession 

 of that honor by Baron de Longueuil is connected with some 

 historical events in which every Canadian ought to feel a 

 pride, as being part of the history of his country. 



" I can of course only give a short note of the family of 

 Longueuil. 



" In the early settlement of Canada, one of the most 

 distinguished men in the service of Government was Charles 

 Le Moyne ; he was in the war with the Iroquois, and contri- 

 buted very materially to the pacification of the country and 

 the defence of the frontier. He dad eleven sons and two 

 daughters ; the names of the sons were — 



" 1st. Sieur Charles Le Moyne, Baron de Longueuil. He 

 was Lieutenant du rot de la ville et gouvemement de Montreal. 

 He was killed at Saratoga, in a severe action. 



" 2nd. Sieur Jacques Le Moyne de Sainte-Helene. He fell 

 bravely at the siege of Quebec in 1690, was burried, in the 

 Cimetiere des Pauvres, in rear of the HotelDieu, at Quebec. 



"3rd. Pierre Le Moyne d' Iberville, who was born at Mon- 

 treal, in 1662, was the third son. He made his first voyage to 

 sea at fourteen years of age. In 1 686, he was in an expedition 

 to Hudson's Bay, under Sieur de Troyes. In the same year 



