[189] The temple for Catholic worship, erected at Pointe a Puizeau about
1854, is very picturesquely located; its stained glass windows, its
graceful new spire, frescoed ceilings, add much to its beauty. The Rev'd
Messire George Drolet has succeeded to the Rev. Father Harkin, who had
been in charge ever since the late Abbe Ferland was appointed secretary to
the Archbishop of Quebec and Military Chaplain to the Forces. For some
time in 1877, St. Columba Church was in the spiritual charge of
Monseigneur de Persico.
[190] From the noise it makes before easterly gales.
[191] The Jesuits in North America, Parkman - pages 282-3. Vimont,
Relation, 1645, 2-22.
[192] Breweries, however, and other manufactories had been in operation in
the colony as early as 1668, as we glean from the following entry in the
Jesuits' Journal: -
"Et parce qu'un pais ne peut pas se former entierement sans l'assistance
des manufactures, nous voyons deja celle des souliers et des chapeaux
commencee, celle des toiles et des cuirs projetee, et on attend que la
multiplication qui se fait des moutons, produise suffisement des laines
pour introduire celle des draps, et c'est ce que nous esperons dans peu
puisque les bestiaux se peuplent assez abondamment, entr-autres les
chevaux qui commencent a distribuer dans tout le pais. La brasserie que
Monsieur Talon fait construire, ne servira pas peu aussi pour la commodite
publique, soit pour l'epargne des boissons enivrantes, qui causent ici de
grands desordres, auxquels on pourra obvier par cette antre boisson qui
est tres saine et non malfaisante, soit pour conserver l'argent dans le
pais qui s'en divertit par l'achat qu'on fait en France de tant de
boissons, soit enfin pour consumer le surabondant des bleds qui si sont
trouves quelquefois en telle quantite que les laboureurs n'en pouuaient
avoir le debit." - Relations des Jesuites, 166, p. 3. On the site of
Talon's brewery, was built the Intendant's Palace, in the rear of
Boswell's Brewery.
[193] Heriot's Travels, 1806, p. 98.
The Jesuit, Father Ennemond Masse died at Sillery, 12th May, 1646, aged
seventy-two.
[194] Histoire de la Colonie Francaise en Canada, vol. II, p. 115.
[195] Faillon, vol. III, p. 318.
[196] In 1684, at the review of French troops at Fort Fontenac, appear
among others Captaines de la Cote; the Captain de la Cote de Beauport,
Duchesnay, Laferte and Meseray, of Cap. Rouge. (Paris Documents, vol. IX,
p 234.)
[197] "Along this road was the favorite drive of the Canadian belle." -
Hawkins' Picture of Quebec.
[198] Madame Pean's house in St. Louis street stood where the Officers
Barracks have been since built. We take her to have been that pretty Ang.
De Meloises, a pupil of the Ursuline Nuns, mentioned in the Historie
des Ursulines de Quebec.
[199] Quebec, Past and Present; Maple Leaves - 1865.
[200] The monument erected by the inhabitants of Sillery, to the memory of
the Revd. Pere Ennemond Masse, S. J., first Missionary to Canada, was
inaugurated on Saturday afternoon, the 26th June, 1870, in presence of the
inhabitants of Sillery, and of several literary gentlemen of the environs.
Revd. G. V. Cazeau, addressed those present, and was followed by the Abbes
Laverdiere and Casgrain, and by Hon'l P. C. A. Chauveau and Mr. R. R.
Dobell.
Mr. Dobell delivered a lengthy and able address on the worth of the good
missionary but dwelt chiefly on the career of the benevolent Commander
Brulart de Sillery:
At our suggestion, the monument was made by its inscriptions to
commemorate the merit of both:
The speakers all paid a high tribute to the researches of the Revd. Abbes
Laverdiere and Casgrain, through whose labors the resting place of the
Revd. Pere Masse were discovered, and with whom originated the idea of
erecting this monument.
The ground upon which the monument stands was given by Mr. Henry
Lemesurier: and Mr. R. R. Dobell has nobly assisted Messrs. Laverdiere and
Casgrain in carrying out the project.
The monument is plain but elegant, and altogether about 20 feet high. It
is of cut-stone, with four marble tablets surmounted by a marble cross.
One of the tablets bears the following inscription:
The Inhabitants of Sillery
Have erected this Monument to the Memory of
PERE ENNEMOND MASSE, S.J.,
First Missionary in Canada,
Buried in 1646,
In the Church of Saint Michel,
On the Domain of Saint Joseph of Sillery.
On another tablet was inscribed:
The Church of Saint Michel,
Which formerly stood on this spot,
Was built by
The Commander of Sillery,
Founder (in 1637) of the St. Joseph Domain.
The ceremony throughout was of a most interesting character, serving to
mark an important event in the history of Canada.
[201] The Plains of Abraham. Notes, original and selected, by Lt. Col.
Beatson, Royal Engineers - Gibraltar: Printed at the Garrison Library
Press, 1858. This volume is very rare.
[202] Donation du 10 Octobre, 1648, et du 1er Fevrier, 1652, par Adrien
Duchesne a Abraham Martin, de 30 arpents de terre.
Concession du 16 Mai, 1650, par la Compagnie de la Nouvelle France, de 12
arpents de terre a Abraham Martin.
Vente du 1er Juillet, 1667, aux Dames Ursuline de Quebec, par les
heritiers d'Abraham Martin, d'un terrain contenant 32 arpents en
superficie.
[203] A creature of Bigot, Capt. DeVergor, on the 13th of September, 1759,
after allowing his militia men to return home on leave, was in charge of
the post at Wolfefield, where Wolfe ascended after taking the Captain
prisoner; this was the key to the position. Ferland and other writers have
imputed treason to DeVergor.
[204] "MONTCALM EN CANADA."
In a work published at Tournai, in 1861, par un ancien missionnaire, at
page 193, Pere Martin notices the discrepancies between the various
writers whom he had consulted. "It is difficult at the present day, to
decide with certainty as to the numbers of the two armies who met on the
Plains of Abraham; ancient writers are no more in accord than modern.
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[187] Notes on the Environs of Quebec, 1855.
[188] Occupied by Michael Stevenson, Esq.
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