DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER. VOL. I. Chart of the Atlantic and part of Europe and America, to face the Titlepage of Vol. I. Map of Newfoundland, to face page 123. Map of Nova Scotia, to face page 259. Map of Halifax Harbour and Shubenacady Canal, to face page 323. Map of Pictou, and Position of the Coal Mines, to face page 376. Map of Cape Breton, to face page 428. Plan of Louisburg, to face page 436. Map of Sydney and Lingan, with the Mines, to face page 442. Map of Prince Edward Island, to face page 485. VOL. II. Map of the British Colonies, to face the Titlepage of Vol. II. Map of New Brunswick, to face page 1. Map of the River St. Lawrence, to face page 103. Plan of St. James's Street, &c., Montreal, to face page 190. Map of Quebec and Environs, to face page 265. Map of Montreal and Environs, to face page 300. BRITISH AMERICA. BOOK VI. NEW BRUNSWICK. CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES. - MINERALS. - WILD ANIMALS. - FISHES, ETC. - CLIMATE, ETC. HISTORICAL SKETCH. - SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTRY. GOVERNOR CARLETON. SUFFERINGS OF EARLY SETTLERS. QUIT RENTS. LAS. - CONSTITU- LAWS. THE province of New Brunswick extends from the River St. Croix, which is considered the boundary line of the United States, to the Bay de Chaleur and the River Restigouche, which divide it from Canada. The greater part of this colony is yet in a wilderness state, although its soil, with the exception of a few rocky districts, principally on the Bay of Fundy coast, and several but not extensive swampy tracts, is rich and fertile. The River St. John, with its lakes and myriads of |