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countermanded the leave I had to go for Franci s 

 and has offered me a free accefs to hisPockctand his 

 Table. All the Arguments I offer'd, have no In- 

 fluence upon him, and fo I am bound to obey. 



This new Governour arriv'd at Quebec the ij^of 

 Oftober. He came on fhoar at eight a Clock at 

 Night, and was received by the Supreme Council, 

 and all the Inhabitants in Arms, with Flambeau's 

 both in the City, and upon the Harbour, with a 

 triple Pifcharge of the great and fmall Guns, and 

 Illuminations in all the Windows of the City. That 

 fame Night he was complimented by all the Com- 

 panies of the Town, and above all, by the Jefuits, 

 who upon that occafion made a very pathetick Speech^ 

 though the Heart had lefs hand in it, than the 

 Mouth. The next day he was vifited by all the La- 

 dies, whofe inward joy appeared in their Counte- 

 nances, as much as in their Words. Several Per- 

 fons made Fire- works, while the Governour and his 

 Retinue fung Te Deum in the great Church. Thefe 

 folemn Demonftrations of Joy, increas'd from day 

 fo day, till the new Governour fet out for MonreaJ; 

 and the Condud of the People upon this Head^ af- 

 forded fignal proofs of the fatisfadion they had in 

 his return, and of their refting aflur'd, that his wife 

 Conduft, and noble Spirit, would preferve the Re- 

 pofe and Tranquility that he always kept up, du- 

 ring hi* firft ten years Government. All the World 

 ador 3 d him^ndftyrd him Redemftor V atria ; to which 

 Title he had a jjuft claim, for all the Inhabitants of 

 thefe Colonies agree, that when he came firft to 

 Canada^ he found all things in Confufion and Di- 

 ftrefs. At that time the Iroqueje had burnt all the 

 Plantations, and cut the Throats of fome thoufands 

 pf the French ; the Farmer was knock'd on^the Head 

 in his Field \ the Traveller was murder'd upon the 

 Jload, and the Merchant ruin'd for want of Com- 

 i All thv planters w^e pin^h'd wUh fanzine, 



