Kingston records (regionally related)

kinds - of congratulation, censure, and warning for the future.

And first, to the more grateful task of congratulation. We congratulate the gallant A.D.C. on the workmanlike manner in which he piloted his team of six through the adventures of the day, then as ever showing us poor people in Kingston with what spirit the war is carried on by the 71st Highland Light Infantry a corps, the officer of which, as our Canadian members will know, cleared the streets of Montreal Toronto and Kingston with the same pluck, energy, and success as the heroes of whom they are no unworthy descendents, cleared those of [Fuentes d'Onor?]. True it may be that cabmen and wood sleighs are not so serious obstacles as were Polish Lancers and the Young Guard but the energy which overcomes the one can never quail before the other. We congratulate a young member and ambitious whip, who benevolently furnished the last President with materials for a few well pointed [Clauses?], on his having arrived home without the upset or other calamity, always excepting the slight and with him daily occurence of

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last parliament as the number for the Bytown District where he resides on his own estate, and works on the Ottawa river the finest flour mills in Canada - Mrs. McKay had just returned from Paris where she had left her two daughters finishing their education, and where they are at present sighing to return to the snows of Canada. Mr. Lamb was returning to Montreal from London, he was a fellow passenger on board the Packet. He had acquired a fortune by keeping a store at Montreal. There was an other young man from the vicinity of London, where he superintended his father's grass farm to visit his brother's farm, and after a survey and short residence in the country if he liked it he would give him a sum to purchase one. A young Scotchmen from Glasgow, who had been in the country before, and who was sent out by a house to establish a store in Montreal Lieutenant Symonds and myself. This we called our party together with a young woman going to Concord which made eight, the poor young woman never spoke a word the whole way, we left her at Concord.

Keene. The first night we slept at a place called Keene 78 miles from Boston, there we had beef steaks for supper, minced pies, apple sauce, roasted Potatoes and tea, precisely what we had at Grotton for dinner six hours before; We had travelled the last 45 miles in a sleigh the roads commencing at that place to be encumbered with snow. From this place nothing was to be seen but the continued plain of snow the average depth of which

[newspaper clipping CANADIAN FLOUR.-The Liverpool Journal states that the importation of wheat and flour from Canada into Great Britain last year was 278,761 barrels of flour and 141,931 minots of wheat, each minot being equal to three bushels. Those engaged in the trade expect that the importation of the present year will reach 700,000 barrels of flour and wheat in proportion.]

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settlement of the boundary line of the river St. Lawrence The Yankee Commissioners thought the name too aristocratic for the democratic notions of the commonwealth, and changed the name in the charts to the cognominal of Wells' Island. Here after completing the required quantity of wood with the intention of proceeding on her voyage at daylight, the passengers and crew had retired early to rest.

At midnight when all was hushed in sleep Johnson with his infernal gang rushed from his concealment boarded the vessel with the loudest imprecations seized the crew, captured and made prisoners the gentlemen passengers, turned the ladies into the forest to shift for themselves and then plundered and set fire to the vessel. conducting the passengers as prisoners to his station at Fort Wallace where they were compelled to pay a ransom before they could be released from the captivity of this lawless vagabond.

Six months afte the destruction of this vessel it was he who concocted and directed the expedition to Prescot, which was to terminate in the total and entire subjugation of Canada of which I have already spoken in the account of my voyage from Montreal to Kingston.

When the rebels surrendered themselves as prisoners of war on that occasion immediate search and every enquiry was made by the British for Johnson but he was no where to be found. It was subsequently ascertained that he had no sooner landed Shultz with his body of sympathizers, and seen them firmly established as he termed it in a proper position to erect

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Kingston the Capital of Canada.

Kingston selected by Lord Lydenham as the seal of government of Canada under the reunion act is situated on the St. Lawrence, about a thousand miles from the eastern boundary of the Province four hundred from Quebec and two hundred from Montreal, and about six hundred miles from the Westernmost settlements of the late Province of Upper Canada it is in Lat: 44.° 8' North. & Long 76.° 40' West from Greenwich

The Town is nine miles from the United States side of the St. Lawrence, but the American territory is not visible from Kingston the shore being low and concealed by Wolf or Long Island. (Grand Isle)

The town occupies a point of little elevation formed by the bay of the Cataraqui Stream to the north east, and an indenture of the shore to the South West

Point Frederick is a low point on the other side of the Cataraqui bay, on which stands Her Majesty's Dock Yard upon a long low and narrow peninsula extending about a mile into the Lake in a south east direction - This peninsula forms the west side of a narrow and deep inlet called Navy Bay from its being our chief naval depôt on Lake Ontario

The eastern shore of the inlet called Navy Bay runs out to a point called Point Henry the extremity of another peninsula rising about a hundred feet above the level of the water crowned by a Fort and Military works consisting of

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which has been dammed up at a place called Kingston Mills - Here are four Locks rising 46 1/2 feet, they are 33 feet wide all of excellent workmanship - the Depth of water is five feet - Small Steam Boats leave Kingston by the Canal daily and get down to the Lachine in two three and four days according to circumstances - The daily Steam boats from Kingston downwards to the head of the Long Soult about one hundred miles are principly for the conveyance of passengers and the mail - Many Boats go down by the St. Lawrence and come up by the Rideau Canal - The whole distance from Kingston to Montreal is - to Bytown 126 miles - Bytown to Montreal 120 = 246 By the river it is about 41. miles less.

Kingston has seven churches well attended viz. Church of England, Scotland, Catholic Methodist &c. - Temperance has been making good progress - The Court House and Jail are under the same roof forming a very respectable building with a Cupola, - There are four Banking establishments in the place - five Newspapers and seven printing presses, Mechanics are getting from 6°/3°. to 10°/ currency per day at present Labourers about 3°/6° a day finding themselves Servants wages, rents, provisions and board are high and have risen in consequence of the place becoming the seat of Government.

About one mile westward of the town on the margin of the Lake is situated the Penitentiary or State Prison of the Province. The most remarkable