Surveyor- General of the former province. By 

 more recent surveys that have been made in 

 laying out the several townships now established 

 along this line, its course is accurately ascer- 

 tained, and clearly demonstrated to be irregular 

 in the field, at some places inclining towards 

 the north, and at others diverging to the south. 

 These points of aberration will be readily dis- 

 covered by inspecting the dehneations upon 

 my Topographical Map. The correctness of its 

 position at St. Regis is unimpeachable ; but it 

 deviates widely from its true latitude at the 

 monument on the Connecticut, which spot is 

 nearly on the meridian of Quebec. The exact 

 latitude and longitude of that city has been so 

 repeatedly corroborated by eminent astrono- 

 mers, that it may be assumed with safety as a 

 correct point of departure. Proceeding upon 

 that datum, which w^ill hardly be controverted, 

 the boundary line, fixed as it now is, proves to 

 be at the Connecticut, an encroachment upon 

 the province of Lower Canada exceeding three 

 geographical miles. An assertion, however, has 

 been made to the contrary ; for in a report made 

 in the year 1806 to the government of the state 

 of Vermont by Dr. Williams, it is stated to be 

 no less than fourteen miles too far south at the 

 monument, and seven miles too far south where 

 it intersects Lake Memphremagog ; and the 



