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a field, at the mercy of the first tramp who may take 

 in his head, to set fire to it. 



There is a portion in this improperly styled chateau, 

 which could easily be set in a blaze. I cannot under- 

 stand how the people could remain quiet, under such a 



state of things 



I must crave forgiveness, sir, for erecting a magazine 

 as per subjoined model, without having apprized you of 

 it and obtained your consent : a thing I will not repeat, 

 unless a similar danger should arise. It will cost the 

 King a trifle over twelve hundred crowns. The Inten- 

 dant accepted the lowest tender, according to specifica- 

 tions prepared by Villeneuve, the Engineer you gave 

 me : attention will be paid that the masonry be solid; 

 I think you will approve of the site selected, which is 

 covered by the fort, itself a poor defence. I would have 

 placed it within the fort walls, to save the King's money 

 had there been room. You wih perceive that I intend 

 to divide it into two compartments, so that the citizens 

 can deposit their powder without communicating with 

 the King's ammunition." 



When, in 1693, count Frontenac ordered Fort St. 

 Louis to be enlarged and re-built, the new walls were 

 prolonged beyond the " powder magazine," w T hich thus 

 became enclosed within the interior of the fort, as 

 appears by a despatch to the minister, sent by Frontenac 

 and Chainpigny, dated 4th November, 1693. 



" As for the interior of the fort, it had been com- 

 menced the previous autumn, on the supposition, that 

 this was the place, where funds destined to -the forti- 

 fications, ought to be applied, not only to secure the 

 powder magazine, erected outside of the fort, in an 

 exposed situation, but also because the whole walls 

 were going to decay, &c. 



When (Haldimand Castle was built 1784-87), the 

 " powder magazine " became an outhouse, of the new 

 building and it was used for different purposes, accord- 



