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The Inhabitants & Chiefly the Peasantry seem very happy in the Change of their Masters. They are protected in the free Exercise of their Religion; they begin to feel that they are no longer Slaves, but that they do Enjoy the Full Benefit of that Indulgent & Benign Government which Constitute the peculiar felicity of all, who are Subjects to the British. Empire.

None have hitherto, to my knowledge emigrated from this Government; And at present there seems no grounds to fear the emigration of any of them. The Gentry are the only People, who may perhaps Intend to Remove, if the Country should Remain Under the Government of Great Britain. In general, they Chuse not to Speak upon the Subject, as they still flatter themselves with tacit & Distant hopes of the Country being Returned to its former Masters.

R. BURTON.

N^o 1.

A Return of the British Forces Quartered in the Government of Trois Rivieres April the 5^th 1762.

key: A Place where Quartered; B Regiments; C Companies; D Officers Present; E Commission'd; F Non Commission'd; G Captains; H Lieutenants; I Ensigns; J Serjeants; K Drummers; L Effective Rank & File

			D
			E	F
A	B	C	G	H	I	J	K	L
Trois Rivieres	44th	Captain Hervey.	....	2	1	2	1	73
		Captain Treby.	1	2	1	2	2	69
Masquinonge and Machiche	46th	Captain Legge.	1	1	1	2	1	60
St Anne & Champlain	46th	Captain Arnot.	1	1	1	2	2	59
St François	46th	Capt. Johnston	....	1	1	3	2	59
		Total	3	7	5	12	8	320

44^th Regiment — Captain William Hervey Major of Brigade; one Serjeant recommended; one Serj^t one Drummer on Party.

46. Regiment — Captain Alexander Johnstone at Quebec, with leave of General Amherst, one Serjeant on Party.

R. BURTON

Colonel —

N^o 2.

Return of the Canadian Inhabitants settled in the Town & Government of Trois Rivieres in April 1762 —

key: A Names of Parishes; B House Keepers; C Married women & widows; D Males unmarried & children; E Females unmarried & children; F Male Servants; G Female Servants; H Men able to Bear Arms; I Total of the People.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
Les Trois Rivieres	114	130	148	168	59	53	136	672
Point du Lac	46	44	66	73	2	1	53	232
Machiche	106	110	176	164	9	2	153	567
Riviere du Loup	104	97	152	141	22	4	88	500
Masquinongé	65	62	112	94	2	3	62	338
Yamasca	110	117	161	153	20	12	149	573
St François	57	52	90	111	16	14	70	340
Baye St Antoine	57	51	94	67	5	5	67	279
Nicolette	95	84	122	123	12	10	111	446
Bécancour	63	60	65	84	1	6	66	279
Jentilly	27	30	41	44	1	2	35	148
St Pierre	33	33	70	69	14	0	53	219
Ste Anne	58	44	110	85	17	12	60	326
Ste Marie	58	49	80	85	3	8	64	283
Riviere Batiscant	98	95	153	154	6	7	65	513
Batiscant	35	35	60	79	6	8	54	223
Champlain	48	49	72	71	30	18	65	288
Cape Magdaleine	32	29	45	35	15	18	40	174
Forges St Maurice	11	11	18	28	3	1	0	72
Total	1217	1182	1838	1948	243	184	1391	6.472

N.B. There are besides in this Government Three Indian Villages, one at Bécancour; Another at S^t François both of Abenakis; and the last at Pointe du Lac of Algonquins, Containing about 500 Men Women & Children — Besides Forty Five Families of Acadians, amounting to very near Two Hundred people hutted in different places of this Government — .

From the Registers of the Secretary's Office at Trois Rivieres, the 5^th of April 1762.

J. BRUYERE. Sec^ry

N^o 3.

Return of the Lands granted by the Seigneurs, those under Cultivation, their Natural property, & the Number of Cattle upon them, throughout the Town & Government of Trois Rivieres, in April 1762 —

Key: A Names of Parishes; B Acres of Land Granted; C Acres under Cultivation; D Property of the same; E Horses; F Horned Cattle; G Sheep.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
La Trois Rivieres	5830	1339	All sorts of grains	80	210	50
Pointe du Lac	2780	280	Wheat & Oats	20	50	12
Machiche	9800	1800	Wheat	90	250	70
Riviere du Loup	6200	1200	Wheat & Oats	90	160	20
Maskinongé	4250	550	Wheat Oats & Pease	50	150	25
Yamaska	9300	1300	All sorts	120	380	150
St François	2600	1100	Wheat & Indian Corn	60	180	40
Baye St Antoine	6000	1000	Wheat & Pease	50	200	80
Nicolette	9200	1200	All sorts	60	210	80
Bécancour	3400	400	All sorts	40	200	20
Jentilly	5800	200	All sorts	24	60	7
St Pierre	3900	400	Wheat & Oats	35	120	30
Ste Anne	3850	850	Wheat & Oats	64	110	75
Ste Marie	4637	1100	Wheat & Oats	66	142	133
Riviere Batiscant	3500	500	Wheat Oats & Tobacco	107	240	25
Batiscant	4033	1482	Wheat Tobacco	46	127	38
Champlain	5660	1400	Wheat Oats & Tobacco	80	175	10
Cap Magdaleine	2100	600	Oats & Tobacco	41	142	19
	92840	16701		1123	3106	884

N.B. There is in this Government great plenty of Hogs, Poultry, Wild Fowl, especially wood Pidgeons: Abundance of Fish in Lake S^t Pierre And such an amazing quantity of small fish Crouding up the River S^t Maurice about Christmas, that it is sufficient to maintain several poor families, during great part of the Winter — They even feed their Hogs with them.

From the Registers of the Secretary's Office at Trois Rivieres April 5^th 1762

J. BRUYERE.

Sec^ry

N^o 4.

Return of the Number of Christenings, Marriages, & Burials in the Government of Trois Rivieres from September 1760, to April 1762.

Names of Parishes	Christenings	Mar-	Burials
	Male	Female	riages	Male	Female
Les Trois Rivieres	38	36	19	27	34
Pointe du Lac	8	10	4	7	5
Machiche	35	30	12	31	13
Riviere du Loup	19	23	18	7	5
Masquinongé	11	13	11	7	3
Yamasca	24	32	26	11	20
St François	21	20	7	18	17
Bay St Antoine	13	16	14	7	8
Nicollette	16	19	19	5	7
Bécancour	18	14	21	2	4
St Pierre	18	8	8	3	5
Ste Anne	38	33	19	25	21
Batiscant et Riviere Batiscant	38	32	21	20	12
Champlain et Jentilly	16	18	12	8	14
Cap Magdaleine	8	3	4	4	3
Total	321	307	215	182	171

Thus the Number of Births in this Government have during the above mentioned time, Exceeded that of Burials by 275 —

From the Registers of the Secretary's Office at Trois Rivieres — April the 6^th 1762 —

J. BRUYERE. Sec^ry

Endorsed: — Colonel Burton

Report

of the State of the Government of Trois

Rivieres in Canada

April. 1762:

in S^r J. Amherst's of June 15, 1762.

No 20.

[12]	See note p. 47.