MONTREAL, July 9, 1804.
DIED,
On Friday last the 6th inst, SIMON McTAVISH, Esq. at his Country Seat near the Mountain—His talents and exertions had secured him fortune, which none deserved more nor could use better than himself. He was hospitable to strangers, befriended the poor, relieved the destressed, was a warm and steady friend, and in every respect a man of a generous and dignified character.—His spirit of enterprize distinguished him beyond most men, in which he persevered with a laudable zeal productive of advantage to himself and his connections, and of great benefit to the Public.—His death will be considered as a loss to Society, and will be long and much regretted by his family and friends.