friends in Canada, & strange as it may appear to those who do not knew him he looks back to the time he spent here with recollections in which pleasure greatly predominates[.] When I have answered his letter which I purpose doing in a few days, I will sent it to you[.] It will be a great satisfaction to him to hear of M^r Gales appointment. I believe the present Governor is as fully convinced of the impossibility of satisfying the ruling faction that curses this country, by any measures of justice or conciliation as Lord D. ever was; and perhaps his feelings towards them go farther than ever Lord D.'s did[.] It is natural at any rate that it should be do, for they have repaid his earnest desire and attempts at conciliation, with a double portion of violence & abuse[.] I do not think there is any chance of his either asking leave to go home or of his being called to England[.]

You will see by the papers in what way our poor friend Montizambert's seat in the Sec^y's office has been filled. I believe the young man is clever, & respectable in his character, but not of in that standing in Society which I think would have been desirable for so honourable & confidential an office. At any rate, however, he is better than a Canadian, for that office[.] His father was an officer in the Newfoundland Reg^t — a native born Frenchman, who was formerly in the French marine during the Revolution, & brought in (I am told) the frigate Junon which he commanded, with all her crew, into an English Port which and surrendered her; for which he was rewarded with employment in our service[.] Our worthy friend Douglass was a loss to that department[.] He was succeeded by young Montizambert who was before a Clerk in the Department, but he did not come in for Douglass's full Salary of ₤200, a part of it having been cut off to increase the Salary of the next Junior Clerk[.] I am sorry that in M^r M.'s death, his Son was not advanced to his place, for which he is more competent than the young man who is put in[.]

Lord A. has been here since Wednesday; He seems in high

spirits

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