Oeuvres de Champlain
Chapitre XXII
A note of all suche things as the Company hath in Canada and the nomber
of men.
Imprimis they have above 200 persons in the fort and habytation of Kebec
and gone up som 400 leages in the country for further discoverys.
In the fort there is 16 peeces of ordnance and 8 murderers. 75 musketts and
25 sowlinge peeces and 10 arkebusses a Croake and 30 pistolls 8 dozen of
pikes and 24 holbeards and 40 Corseletts and 10 armors of prooffe and 6
Targetts.
In the sayd fort there is 2000 of powder for the ordnance 300 of musketts
powder, and one hundred and halfe of sowlinge powder, Rownd shott burd
shott Langer shott and chrossbar shott enough for the use of there powder
and 10 barrells more which the Maye have of the store of 3 pinaces which
are there furnished with 6 peeces of ordinance a peece and 6 murderers a
peece and 5 barills a powder a peece and all thinges convenyent for their
Rigginge and Munition of war.
The sayd 200 persons vittled accordinge to his Majesties allowance att sea
for 18 monthes besides what they fownd upon the ground which is able to
find them 6 months more soe that the are very well vittled for 2 years and
within towe yeers if they worke as the have beegon the wilbee able to
subsift of themselves.
There is goods for to Trade with the natives of the Contrey more then wee
are able to vent in 2 yeeres which goods are no wheare vendable butt in that
contry and which goods stands use in 6000 £. starlinge besides charges
which doth amount to 6000 £. more.
All fort of tooles for smithes millers masones plasterers Carpendars Joyners
bricklers whillons bakers bruers ship-carpenters shoomakers and taylors.
10 Shallops fitted with bases for the head and all other furniture.
All fort of tooles beelonginge to the fortyfication.
The abovesayde fort is soe well situated that the are able to withstand 10000
men and will not care for them, for whatsoever the can doe, for in winter
they cannot staye in the countrey soe that whoesoever goes to beesidge
them the cannott staye there above 3 monthes in all in which time the
muskett will soe torment them that noe man is able to bee abroad in centry
or threnches day nor night without loosinge there sightes for att least eyght
dayes.
Soe that if please his Majestie to keepe it wee doe not care what French or
any other can doe thoe the have a 100 sayle of shipps and 10000 men as
above sayde.
(Sur le dos est écrit.)
Note of all such thinges as the Company hath in Canada and the number of
men.
(State Paper Office, Colonial Papers, vol. VI, n. 38.)