CHAPTER I

THE EXODUS FROM MONTREAL

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“THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH, GIVING PLACE TO NEW”

AMHERST’S LETTER REVIEWING EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPITULATION--THE SURRENDER OF ARMS--THE REVIEW OF BRITISH TROOPS--THE DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS--END OF THE PECULATORS--VAUDREUIL’S CAPITULATION CENSURED--DEPARTURE OF THE PROVINCIAL TROOPS--ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COLONY--DEPARTURE OF AMHERST--THE TWO RACES LEFT BEHIND. NOTES: (1) THE EXODUS AND THE REMNANT.--(2) THE POPULATION OF CANADA AT THE FALL 3