r nc tcv^ $ mm THE CASE OF THE CANADIANS A T MONTREAL dijirejfed hy fire. w 3 ^ M S' ^ I Cf A-' I-f T \k ’t ' i’;^. r,-' afr^.:^ MOTIVES FORA SUBSCRIPTION towards the relief of the fujferers at MONTREAL IN CANADA, hy a dreadful fire on the i8/^ of May 1765, in which 108 houfes^ [containing 215 families^ chiefly Canadians,) were dejlroyed \ and the greatejl part of their inhabitants expofed to all the miferies attending fuch misfor^ tunes. The whole lofs in buildings^ mer^ chandize^ furniture^ and apparel^ amounted >^.87580 8j. lod. Jlerling ; no part of which was^ or could be infured. ft MOTIVES ForaSUBSCRIPTION fOWdrds the relief of the sufferers at Montreal in Canada. r aPQOTLTHOUGH the feveral adls A ^ of private munificence to ^ ^ french prifoners in diftrefs, during the late war, (hould be fbon forgotten by that nation, they will mark out the generofity and humanity of BRITONS, to the remoteft pofterity. If it is true, that we fall fhort of the french in external civility, it is confelTed, that fince- rity I' 1 J [ 6 ] rity and humanity conftitute our charac- teriflic. We fee this even in the moil uncivilized part of our fellow-fubjedts : their compaffion increafes with their power of revenge j and as it is the great property of freedom to teach men a quick fenfe of human mifery, we gene¬ rally find that a<3;s of benevolence to ene¬ mies keep pace with courage, as cruelty difcovers tlie footfteps of fear. ; f i The more thoughtful and intelligent a people are, the more naturally- will a foli-. citude for the prefervation of their fel¬ low-creatures arife in their minds upon every great occafion j whilfi: the celeftial fire, which warms the breaft of the true followers of Christ will cherilh the mofi: judicious as well as tender regard to thofe focial duties by which man is bound to MAN. The A I 7 1 The fufferings of the inhabitants of MONTREAL is the prcfcnt objedt. Whe¬ ther we confider them as fellow-sub¬ jects, or only as men under afflic¬ tion, their caufe muft be referred to the tribunal of humanity and religion. Such a dreadful fire, involving lb many fami¬ lies in the molt acute dillrefs, cannot be deemed an ordinary or uninterelling event. And it feems to be for our honor as well as our advantage to give them fome re¬ lief, fuchas they lhall feel and rejoice IN, though it cannot reach them till after their firll forrows are abated. They na¬ turally expedt this of us: the gover¬ nor of QUEBEC, and others his majes¬ ty's officers, have probably flattered them that fo very dreadful a calamity, which can hardly befall fuch a city in thrice the life of man, will not pafs unheeded by fo wife, humane, and politic a nation as [ 8 ] as this. The unhappy fufFerers alfo know that in our private capacities we are comparatively rich> and candidates for the reputation of the moft extenlive bene¬ volence ; whilft the bare thought of the miferies created by fire, where no fault is imputed, pleads with an angel’s voice 'in behalf of the wretched fufFerers. And we cannot but admit, that sufferers fuch as thefe, are privileged, as it were, by a mandate from heaven, to beg relief; and of whom CAN they confiftently beg it, if not of us ? The DISTRESSES of our nation (if upon the comparifon the expreffion is warrantable) do not immediately reach to individuals. The fkill, induftry, and pecuniary abilities of great numbers, dur¬ ing cmriate wars, and in time of peace alfo, have been fo well paid for, as to be ± converted [ 9 - 1 converted into fo much property due from the public : and whilft the ftate is maintained in its genuine dignity, lu- ftre, and power, it is fo much real and fubftantial riches.—But to this end it is neceflary to preferve every individual who conftitutes a part of the public, whofe misfortunes are owing to accidents be¬ yond his power to prevent. This is the trueft policy of the wifeft and freeft nations, and operates equally in pro¬ moting the TEMPORAL and eternal FELICITY of men. In THIS CASE the peculiar fituation of our fellow-fubjefts, the neighbors of thefe CANADIANS ought like wife to be taken into the account; not to hold back the hand of charity, but to open it the wider, left the negledl fhould APPEAR as an effect of refentment, B when [ lo ] when it is fo apparently the duty every fubjedt to exercife all his virtue, to co-operate with the fpirit of govern¬ ment, and fubdue every difficulty that can obllrudt the moft perfedt good-under- ftanding. In the lame proportion, as there is occafion for the exercife of can¬ dor, and the moft juft difeernment, the natural benevolence of our hearts ought likewife to be exerted j and how can we exert it fo properly as towards thofe who arc by a fatal accident in real di- ftrefs ? The confideration of diftance ought to make no difference in the minds of a people whofe empire is extended to fo many places over the earth, and who are, upon proper teftimony, as ca¬ pable of judging of fuch an event as if it had happened within a few miles. There [ M ] There are other weighty confidera*- tions: much the greater part of thefc fufferers are strangers, who, to ufe the language of liberty, the fortune of war has put under our protection: and thofe who have not feen them may form fome idea of them by report. They are STOUT, COMELY, and INTREPID, of a vigilant, laborious and obedient difpo- fition. They have given proof of their discernment, as well as of the neces* 'siTY of their fituation, by the prefe¬ rence they have Ihewn to the British sovereignty, when they were at their liberty to have gone to 01,1? fraNce, and though military government, which took place, is feldom the moll favorable to a commercial people, they had reafon to be fenlible of the advantageous change. There is now a form of civil oeco- NPf^Y ; if it is duly adminillered, and B 2 not [ 12 ] not tindured with military power. It will probably be the moll: grateful to a brave and intelligent people. It is our wifdom and our duty to Ihew them, in every inllance, that we are as willing to be THEIR friends, as they can be OURS. And let us endevor to fecure their fidelity to the crown of thefe realms, by engaging their hearts as well as their TONGUES. Theyprofefs allegiance to the KING, let US engage them by every tye to render that allegiance in¬ violable. If we confider a fine trad of land, inhabited by eighty or a hundred 'tHousAND of thefe Canadians (a), it (a) One may eafily form an idea of their numbers by the men adlually in arms at the battle of sn,- Tt RiE, and fn other polls. If thefe amounted to la 0 r i5,000, there muft be in all at leaft 45,000 males j pfid it may be prefumed nearly a$ many females, I [ 13 ] ie an objedt of fuch importance as oan hardly be over-rated. They live in a country where plenty abounds (^), and where there is a field for the enjoyment of health and itrength, fupport and conr tentment, for numbers without limit. Whilft we carry our thoughts into the contemplation of the temporal advantages of cultivating a perfedt cor- refpondency with thefe fellow-fubjedts of CANADA, we may indulge the pleafing profped: of the ftrength, felicity, and renown, which muft refult from the clofeft connedlion with our brethren of AMERICA in general,—And upon every fuch fair opportunity we Ihould fhew, how little the inhabitants pf his ma¬ jesty’s {h) Wheat was laft fummer at a price equal to 9ts. gd. a buftiel, which is cheaper than it could be Ipought any where upori the whole continent. [ 14 ] JEsty’s dominions in that quarter of the globe have to fear from any falfe ambi¬ tion on OUR part. It is, in a peculiar manner, the glory of BRITISH fubjedls to promote UNIVERSAL happinefs, to prevent real evils, and to fuccor the diftrefied in every form, by a free communication of liberty, and the bounties of providence, whilft they main¬ tain a correfpondency on principles de¬ void of every mixture but mutual INTEREST, fupported by mutual af¬ fection, And nothing furely will tend more to unite their hearts in Europe and AMERICA, than afts of real kind- nefs and generofity, and a folid regard for each other, as fubjedls of the heft of PRINCES, under the happieft of govern- ynei^its. Nor t 15 ] Nor olight it to be deemed any diml-^ nation of the mod: fubdantial virtue, Avhild we pay a religious regard to the LAWS of our country, that we hope, both in our national and private capaci¬ ty, to reap the advantages of commerce with thefe very perfons whofe misfortunes now claim a portion of our attention.-—- Our fellow-fubjedls at home, whom hea¬ ven has indulged with zeal in reli¬ gion, or PRUDENCE in POLiTicSj when they are duly informed, and maturely think of the fubjedl now laid before them, they will fee the refiftlefs force and propriety of this application. Every human being is an obje by J. Gold- frap. Deputy Secretary, and J. Potts, 2 Deputy C >9 ] Deputy Clerk of the council of the faid _ province; the account whereof dijiinguifes the names of each perfortf and in what the lofs of each conffled. In St. Francois Avtct (a) ") . , ? 54 famihes were burnt out - - 3 In St. Paul’s ftreet [b) - 87 dittos In the market-place - 2 6'dittos Hofpital ftreet - i St. Louis, ftreet - - 15 St. Eloix llreet 6 St. Sacrement ftreet - 6 St. Nicholas ftreet - i St. Ann ftreet *■ - 1 St. Ann fuburbs - - 10 Grey SifterslioifitsX, fuburbs and houfes neareft {c) In {a) St. Francis’s ftreet conflltutes a confiderable part «f the upper town, where the trading people refide. {b) St. Paul’s is a capital ftreet that interfetSls the lower and upper town. (r) This is called Les Sceurs grtfes, or general hof- C 2 pital. [ 20 ] In all 215 families ( (e) An exacSl fucvey was made on oath by mafons and carpenters. (y) It is worthy of notice that thefe people were fo tender of what they evidenced on oath, that great numbers declared, fome time after, that they found their lofs to be confiderably greater than the account they had fworn to. There were two per- fons of the council of Quebec appointed as commif- fioners to take the depofitions. [ 22 ] BRITISH government, were reduced to the moft grievous diftrefs. The fire burnt with fuch refiftlefs violence, oc- cafioned by a very high wind, that the people were hardly able to refcue any thing from the devouring flames {g). A fmall (^) This account will hardly appear credible, till it is confidered, that although their houfes are made of limeftone, they are either covered with shingles, made of white cedar, in the manner of tyles, or with boards ; and they had not at this time any fire- engines, Laft fummer two of thefe ufeful machines were fent over to them. It muft alfo be confidered, that the houfes are inclofed within the fortificati¬ ons, and fome fo near that one of the city gates was burnt, as well as the general hofpital without the gates.—The two capital ftreets being on fire on both fides, there was no fecurity : the flames and flakes of fire were blown with fuch impetuous violence, that many of the goods which were carried to rafts or floats upon the river, and prefumed to be in fafety, were notwithftanding deftroyed by the fire., Add to this, during the general confufion that reign¬ ed. I 23 1 A fmall number of them were laborers, more were mechanics, and many let lodg¬ ings : ed, there were numerous thefts committed, of which the delinquents could not be eafily difcovered. This cataftrophe was fo dreadful, that though it happened in the fummer, at two in the afternoon, feveral per- fons loft their lives, as the Canadians fet forth in their petition to General Murray. This account is corroborated by a genuine letter, written the loth of May from the city, two days after the lire, of which the following is an extract: The fire began in the garret of Mr. Levingjlorty* {aperfon of reputation) occafioned by hot alhes, ‘‘ carried thither to make foap. It broke out at the ‘‘ roof, and in an inftant the whole was in a flame, which communicated to the neighboring houfes on both fides of St. Francis’s ftreeu The confuCon and diftrefs of the inhabitants is not to be expccft. ‘‘ Many of them were in the country, and thofe who were prefent had not time to fave any part of their merchandize or houlhold goods. Others loft all, “ even to their books, papers, plate, and money. This misfortune has fallen on thericheft and moft ^ trading part of the city, where the buildings were the [ 24 ] ings : being thus deprived of their dniy property, their habitations, furniture, and apparel, they were reduced to fo much the greater mifery. The ftreets above- mentioned conftituting the chief part of the trading divifion of the town, many merchants and Ihopkeepers were involved in “ the heft and moft filled with merchandize. But the far greater part of the fufFerers have now only “ the deaths on their backs. Many who had the “ fortune to fave a few goods out of their houfes, and “ lay them on rafts, or by the river fide, loft them “ again either by the flames or by theft. The fire “ was ftopt by uncovering Monf. Landrieve's houfe, “ one end of the hofpital *, and two fmall houfes “ between Monf. St. Germain's and the corner oppo- “ fite Monf. Reaume's, The wind, which when the « fire began was at N. N. W, turned fuddenly to N. E. which, with thefe precautions, and the' " united effbrts of the foldiers and the inhabitants,' faved • The horpital of Let Seurs ie V Hofpital in St. Paul’s ftreet. Thefe fillers are as in a nnnery, but they devote themfelves to attendance on the fiefc and wounded, and they accordingly attended the Britilh, French, and Canadians, C ^5 ] m the misfortime, and fbme of thojfe whom the french u^d to call voia** geurs, or itinerant traders, who como to this city to buy commodities, which tiiey carry into the country, and after two or three months bring back the re¬ turns in FURS. There was fome relief fent from Que¬ bec (^), on this mournful occafion, and fome “ faved the reft of the town. For had it gone up « that ftreet which leads to the parifli-church, or “ fired the hofpital des Saeun, it would have been « very difficult, if not impoffible, to have faved any “ part of the town. There are i lo principal houfes “ burnt.” The accounts differ only in the number of houfes, fdme call it io8, fome no, which feems to be a very immaterial circumftance, for two houfes being hurt, not deftroyed, may not be reckoned. {h) The fum fent from quebjec amounted to about £. 380 fterling, which was laid out in pro- vifions and clothes for the immediate relief of the fufferers. D t 26 ] Ibme affiftance given, as may be eafily conceived, by the other inhabitants of MONTREAL, to their relations and friends, but it was only a teniporary fupport; and in the circumftances of the infant Hate of thefe colonies, fince the conqueft of them, more could not be expedted. Of all the calamities incident to hu¬ man life, none are more dreadful than FIRE, when it gets the command. Earthquakes, when they do not throw down houfes, and bury the inhabi¬ tants in the ruins : Inundations that reach not the lives of men: Epidemical difeafes which do not rage with violence, ftrike not the imagination with fo much HORROR, nor call forth the compaffion which the great author of nature hath implanted in the human breaft, with fo much ENERGY, as when we fee our fel¬ low- f 27 ]• low-creatures diftrefled by the mercUefs fury of this element. To behold amidft the flames, the sick or MAIMED, the INFIRM oLii woman, or more decrepid man, drooping under the refiftlefs ftrokes of mortality, yet ea- gorly flying from the firy darts of death : the tender husband anxious to preferve his wife, and the more ’TENDER MOTHER Iceking for her chil¬ dren, dearer to her than the blood that animates her frame!—This is a fcene too INTERESTING for defcription! —_Yet this is but the beginning of the sor¬ row that many experience on thefe oc- cafions. We have too often feen, that many efcape from Are who have no food to fatisfy their hunger; no raiment to cover their nakednefs j no houfe to guard ^hem from the inclemency of the Iky. D 2 Many [ 28 ] Many were thus expofed on this fad oc- cafion, and muft have perifhed but for the mercy of their fellow-creatures. Scarce Was the fword well flieath’d, and the widow’s tears dried up, when this conflagration happened. Under their former governors, grown defperate by repeated defeats, thefe people had expe¬ rienced the numerous calamities of war, not with us only, but alfo with the fa- vage INDIANS. They had likewife felt the affliction of famine, the interruption of their trade, and the fufpenfion of their paper money. They dreaded the fame hard fate from us, but they were agreeably furprized by a different rule of conduct. The remains of their fub- ftance was improving when this melan¬ choly event fuddenly fell upon them. — Shall we not take a share in their mif- A fortunes ? [ 29 3 fortunes ? Shall not the various reafons which concern the fituation of thefe brave Canadians, our new fellow- fubjedls, move our compaffion ? Let us not think they have no claim on us j but ftretch forth our arms to that diftant re¬ gion, in hopes one day to receive the mercy which the great Parent of man¬ kind will extend to all his obedient chil¬ dren, in endlefs ages of felicity, when the WHOLE EARTH will be diflblved by FIRE ! Nor ought we, whilft we draw the vital air, to forget in what manner it pleafed divine providence to blefs HIS majesty’s arms, and to give him the polTeffion of the country of which the CITY in queftion is infeveral refpedls the principal. Let us look back on the laborious marches and hidden dangers, the r 30 ] the lofty mountains and rapid ftreams j the ikill of our leaders, the llratagems of war, the valor of our troops, and all the arduous efforts of the enemy ! Can we think of thefe circumffances without the moft AWFUL GRATITUDE ! Or CAN we exprefs our acknowledgments fo well as by our munificence on this occafion, in the firm perfuafion that we Ihall be in- ffrumental in reftoring many of our fel- low-fubjedls to a condition of fupporting themfelves, fo much the fooner, and fo much the better; and by rendering them happy, return fourfold advantage into the bofom of our common parent, our COUNTRY. In thefe feveral views we prefent the caufe of the fufferers at Montreal. It is meant that no circumffance which re- hgion, humanity, or true policy can fuggeft, ■mium J fuggeft, fhall be omitted. Thus fliall we conciliate their minds to the British go¬ vernment, and render the oeconomy of it, in that quarter of the world, fo much the SAFER. In proportion to the en¬ couragement afforded for the promotion of ufeful INDUSTRY and labor, it is to be prefumed their attachment to this country will increafe. By fuch means we lhall alfo fhew them what our Protestantism in- fpires, in the moft effential part of chri- ftianity: we fhall fhew them that the BRITISH nation is not more to be dread¬ ed for their VALOR and intrepidity, than beloved for the exercife of the SOCIAL VIRTUES : and thefe quali¬ ties, difplayedon this occafion, will, in their natural tendency, promote that HARMONY, on which the profperity of the Hate depends. Thus [ 32 ] Thus fliall we behold commerce and navigation fixed on the secitrest ba¬ sis j benevolence cheriflied; the hearts of all the fubjeas of the British em¬ pire united by a concordance of fenti- ment,. a j uft difcernment of what is r i g h t and FIT for tlie common- good j and a. refolution to adhere to fuch right- And being thu« bound by a fmcere and mutual affeaion, even the moft adverfe events may, in the iffue, contribute to give permanency to the date, and unin¬ terrupted happinefs to the king and his- people. Thofe who fee the cafe in any point of view, to induce them to contribute, may be affured, that as all due attention has been employed in obtaining the moft exaft information of the true ftate of the cafe,, the fame care will be taken in the ' diftri- . [ 33 ] diftributlon of their munificence with the utmoft propriety. We who have accept¬ ed the charge of this bufinefs, as a com¬ mittee feledled, at a general meeting of the fublcribers, will do every thing in our power to anfwer the end in view, in re¬ lieving the SUFFERERS in the befi: man¬ ner. And in due time the subscribers a fhall be informed, to whom, and in what proportions the money has been di- ftributed, lb as to be of the mofi: lervice to the OBJECTS of their bounty. ^ It is prefumed that nothing more need be added, as to information of real fabls or fubfiantial reafoning, but that the time is drawing near when the river of sT.. LAWRENCE will be open, and the corref- pondence free; and the better news we can communicate to our Canadian FELLOW-SUBJECTS, the morc happy WE lhall efieem ourfelves. E The [ 3 + ] TIT" The Committee or Trustees, meet at the New-York Coffee-Houfe every Thurfday at 11 o’clock, and will be glad to be favored with the afliftance of any fubfcriber. John Thornton, Efq. Treafurer. Sir Samuel Fludyer., Bt. William Burke, Efq. John Pownall, Efq, Fere: Cuft, Efq. Robert Allen, Efq> Samuel Smith, Efq. John Marlar, Efq. Robert Macky, Efq. William Neate, Efq. Fowler Walker, Efq. Richard Neave, Efq. Edward G Edward Paine, Efq. Andrew Devifme, Efq. Mr, Daniel Vialars. Mr. IJidore Lynch. Mr. John Strettell. Mr. Robert Hunter. Mr. Francis Rybot. Mr. Robert Grant. Mr. Gregory Olive. Mr. Benjamin Price. Jonas Hanway, Efq. EEN, Secretary. 4 Sub [ 35 ] Subscriptions are taken in by Sir Char. JJgilly Nightingale, andJVickenden,' Mejfrs. Cliffe, fValpole, and Clarke, Mejfrs. Roffey, Neale, James, and Fordyce, Mejfrs. Henton, Brown, and Son, Mejfrs. Bland, and Barnet, Mejfrs. Batfon, Stephenfon, and Hoggart, Mejfrs. Boldero, Carter, Burnjion, and Smith, Mejfrs. Brajfey, Lee, and Ayton, Mejfrs. George and William Gines, Mejfrs. Fuller and Cope, ^ ~i Mejfrs. Vere, Glyty., and Halifax, S Sir George Amyand, Staples, and Mercer, Cornhill. Sir George Colebrooke, and Co. Threadneedle-Jlreet. Sir Jofeph Hankey, and Partners, Fencburch-Jlreet. Mejfrs. Henry^ Richard, and Richard Hoare, Fleet- Jlreet. Sir Francis GoJling, Gojling and Clive, Ditto. Mejfrs. Robert Child, and Co. Femple Bar. MeJJrs. James and ’Thomas Coutts, Strand. Mejfrs, And. Drummond, and Co. Charing-crofs. Mejfrs. Back well, Hart, Darell, and Croft, Pall- mall. Birchin-lane. Dona- Lombard-Jlreet. [ 36 j 29th Jan. 1766. Donations in behalf of the fufferers by fire at Montreal. A. Ifaac Adamfon, Efq; . L 5 s. 5 0 A - — — I I 0 R. A. — — 5 5 0 Robert Allen, Efq*, — 10 10 0 Mr. Latham Arnold — 5 5 0 Mrs. Sarah Aynworth - I I 0 Mr. Adderley —— 1 I 0 Henry Archer, Efqj — 5 5 0 E. A. and A. B. — 0 10 6 B. Meflrs. Beckman and Company - 0 10 6 MeflTrs Bland and Barnett *—« 10 10 0 William Burke, Efq; —— T» 10 15 10 0 0 0 M. B. - - 5 5 0 J. B. * '■■■ ■ “ • I I 0 C. The Right Hon. Secretary Conway 50 o © Meflrs. 4 vn [ 37 1 1 - s. Meffrs. Clay and Augutter — 10 10 John Carter, Efq; —— - . 2 2 C. C. - - 2 10 2 10 M. C. - - I I Mr. Edward Clark — ■ 5 5 Edward Coke, Efq; Canterbury 30 0 Solomon da Cofta, Efq; — 20 0 Meffrs. Coleman and Lucas — 10 10 C# • • *■ 2 2 Charles Crockar, Efq; —— 20 0 Pere: Cull, Efq; ~ — 10 10 o o o o o o o o o o o o D. C. D. - John Darker, Efq; P. D. — John Dewes, Elq; J.D. - A. D. - 50 o o 2 2 o 053 I I o I I o 20 O O E. Henry Ellis, Efq; 550 Do(flor r [ 38 ] F. s. 5 5 0 j. F. -; — 5 5 0 Sir Samuel and Sir Thomas Fludjrer 25 0 0 G. Mrs Sarah Gibbins • —- I i 0 Mr. Edward Green — 5 5 0 Meflrs. Grant and Co. - — to 10 0 Lowe GrifEn, Efq; — — 10 10 0 Mr. John Goode, of Kenftngton — I I 0 Lady Eliz. Germain, a lottery ticket, No. 39,896, Blank, produced 5 5 0 H Mr. William Higginfon I I 0 Meflrs. Humphrys and Harris 5 5 0 Mr. Robert Hunter —- 10 10 0 Mr. Leonard Hammond — I I 0 5 5 0 Thomas Hanway, Efq; — 5 5 0 G. H. I I 0 2 Mr. [ 39 ] I. s. d. Mr. John Irifli — — 1 I o Mr, John Jones, of Hackney — • 2 2 o Mrs. Deborah Jennings . I I o By the Rev. Mr. Jacob JefFerfon. 2 o L. A Lady — — . —— 4 4 o L. M. B. - o 10 6 Mr. Lowe, of St. Mary le Bone 7 9 o Mr. Thomas Lever. —— 5 o o Mr. Ifidore Lynch —— 10 o 0 M. Mr. James Mather ■■ ■ ■ 3 3 o Mr. Moore —■ ■ I I 0 E. M. — — I o o John Marlar, Efq; *— 10 o o Robert Macky, Efq; ' 10 o o Francis Meferes, Efq; — 5 5 o Meflrs. Maudit, Wright, and Co. 10 10 o N. T. N. -- 1 I o H. N. 1 [ 40 ] H. N. -- R. Nettleton, Efq; — James Norman, Efq; William Neate, Elq; Richard Neave, Efq; O. Mr. Edward Ommanney Z. O. - - Overplus of the fire-colleftionfor Ro- therhithc » '■■■ — -■ Mrs. Okenden » P. L s. d. o lo 6 I 1 o 20 O O 210 0 lO lO O o lo 6 I I o 7 026 W. P. — — — 2 2 0 W. P. — 2 2 0 Mr. Wm. Pocock - 5 5 0 Meflrs. Benjamin Price, and Son 10 10 0 Edward Paine, Efq; 10 10 0 A. P. — — - I I 0 John Pownall, Efq; 5 5 0 R. Meflrs.Roffey,Neale, James,Fofdyce 21 0 0 • Mr. 1 [ 3 » ] s. d. Mr. Francis Rybot - — ■ 21 o o Samuel Rickards, Efq; —— JO 10 0 1 I o S. Samuel Smith, Efqj — 5 5 o S. - 1 7 o Mr. John Strettell, • . 21 o o Sir William Stephenibn — lO lO o W.S. — O 10 6 Mrs. Mary Sneyd —i — 5 5 o Mr. Spiller — — t I o W. S. by Meffrs. Hoares —- 6 0 o S. S. S. —- — 5 5 Q Mr. Suckland —- 2 2 o Sundry perfons, by the hands of Mr. 57 10 o T. Mr. S. Towers —— t t o John Thornton, Efqj — 50 o 0 The Hon. Dr. George Talbot 5 5 o R. T. --- 5 5 o U. A pcrfon unknown, by Mr. Blackman ' 5 5 o F A I 1 J J [ 42 ] A perfon unknown " ■ ' ■'— Ditto — ■' —— A gentleman unknown —— A perfon unknown — A perfon unknown —• A perfon unknown A perfon unknown — A perfon unknown, by Mr. Geo. Box 3 A perfon unknown —— o A. B. a lady unknown —=—- 3 A gentleman unknown, by Mr. Lane 5 50 21 c o o o o o 2 O J.v. Mr. Daniel Vialars » •— W. Fowler Walker, Elqj *— 5 Sweet Wood, Efq; , —— 10 Meflrs. Watfon and Olive — 10 J. W. - — 5 A. W. —- — 2 Mr. John Whifton . 5 Robert Ward, Efq; — 5 $. W, — l j.- o 5 o 10 o 10 o 5 o 2 o .5 o o o I o [ 43 ] Mr. Henry Young — X YZ i- — A. Z. - — Z. — — - £■ at the rooms of their houfes at Mon¬ treal are floored with clay^ and flones laid on them^ in order to prevent fire: hut as the French in Europe are much behind us in the mechanic arts, which con¬ tribute to the fafety and conveniency of life, they are ftill more fo in their colonies ; to which caufe we may attribute thefe Canadians having been with¬ out fire engines on this occaflon. This misfortune will be remedied hereafter, and it may be hoped every other conveniency will be introduced among them, and efpecially the conveyance of water to refer- voirs, which is much wanted there. This defeat 4 indeed [ 44 ] indeed is the more pardonable^ when it is CQnfider-‘ edy that in Jo vajl and opulent city as London^ it is but the other day it was attended with very fatal confequences. Thefe Canadians Jhould alfo ufe tyles properly glazed injlead of JhingleSi ^hich willy as far as human prudence can go, efedlually pre¬ vent fuch misfortunes for the future. It is evi¬ dent from the cujlom of the RuJfianSy that fuch tyles will ft and the melting offncw and the feverity of frojly tho^ the Canadians have received a vulgar notion to the contrary. It is true indeed, that thin iron plates painted or timid over, as ufed among the Ruffians for their heft houfes, will in the iffue prove the cheapeft way of building, feeing that flames or flakes of fire cannot eafily make an imprefjion on them. It is hoped every expedient that reafon and expert, ence can fuggeft will hereafter be brought into ufe, now that they have fuch able inftruRors as ottrfelves. - - * .‘j ci TN relation' to the fafe methods of co^ A vering houfes to prevent the cornmunl-' cation of fire, fome. perfons' now bound for Canada, intend to try' if flate will ftand ihe froll. ^ Iron-plate coverings are certainly the beft. .As to turning the edges of the plates one within another, “this method is pradifed in Sweden, as well hs Rulfia, but it is fubjedl' to feme inconveniences, as being apt to break the edges. ' * There is another method lefs coftly as jto the labor; aiid which will probably anfwer much better, to cover the boards which compofe the Houle with two layers of brpwn paper, dipt in hot tar ; then lay on two, iron plates, eveiy ^other one, fo that the third may,over-lap about; an inch on each of two: brown paper dipt in tar muft be under the third, as well as the two firfi: plates, and'extended fo far as to come un¬ der‘the faftenings of the plates, to con- folidatc [ 46 3 folidatc them, Thefe ^plates' fhould::be previoufly punched with a ,proper ifteel puncher, and fitted to each other. The plates* being cut of equal lengths, the holes, jnay be niade'^'lo'-ahfwey T^^ othef!. Fallen the wyrk‘^with*‘-'f^(^ier‘'n'ail?,''ydii^ will'not full like'irbni^'‘A'puhcher ufe(i to prepare' the way through'the^ papery and the gimblet to follow, othe'fwife the cbpi per nails may be eafily refilled, ' Tfie plates being paihfedy bf tirih^i^^^aiid faSfiened a? abdvd, will Hand all weathef,^ahd'alfd refill: wind better, than in the method,of turning* edges, .:r -. ,3 •iy *■■■ V -'O C * Q I T Q P, (S', March 20 , 1766 . The conmiitee. having thought it moll advifeable,to luf- pend the application for the relief of the" Canadian, poor fufferers, for fome weeks pall, have now the pleafiire to inform the, public, that Mr, Thornton and* Mr, Han?^ way having been deputed 30 .wait on,.th'p King, with this cafe, his Majefty received, them moll gracioufly, and with his ufual clemency and benignity, \yas pleafed to give yitr. V [47] 500/. .'towards:£tiie Tclief of thofb who are lu real diftreis* - : r- JwiT iiojco , * is hoped^,..when our fellow fubjeds are fully informed of the real ftate of this cafe, they will think^jt a very proper ob- jeft .for the- exercife of their humanity, as mem their charity as chrijliansy and their policy as members: of the community, ^&'br In. addition to the lift. C:^G. t-y:') iC-oq pi'. JR-ichard Rufrell': v, ,; ?; ' 20 -^b '*0 Qeorge- ^nfmey-BCfy ^ POVJE.U': -hisM .U. -.pj! w X5;'i.u , y;I..'uiOS~'':: \ jr- ^ « ' \i h;|r V*5^::p.rp -The R. H. Marquis of Rock/^^^’ ^^?1ngham has^given ?: i ^q' The R. H.' Earl of Dartmouth c'q b o T..Afkell - , . , o 10 6 Rev|•vMr:^Bftch-^?^■^ -, f ”• P;:P,:' item,. TvS.'"- 4 /#