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liien' OF that province, on the subject of an In


uidn petlton, Which is curious for the accornt
; gives OF settlement of the Miss;sson,,. r.


olans On tract of land called the Crsd;t no


%, Daoly on the river Mississagua Or Miss,ssaane


L helr number is about wo hundred and H.


~, settled in little village, and increasInp hv


the addition of savages from The woods VIII


are attracted by the obvious comfort and nu;at


OF their condition to share their mode oflifa


!fey reside on tract of land situated on


the river, three miles and half in length and
two miles wide. They live in cottages diyid-


ed into two apartments, with a garret. and


sometimes with the addition of kitchen. In


them are chairs, tables. bedsteads, beds with
curtains, and the kitchen utensils common q
mong the whites. There is garden of haitian
acre allotted to each house, in some instances
tbey have private enclosures of from two to
iour acres, and the village cultivate a field of
sixty acles In common. They raise corn. po-
tatoes, some wheat and abundance ofgarden
vegetables. According to the report of Mr..
Ryerson they live together in great socialitv
and harmony, are kinder to each other than
the whites, and civil and hospitable TO st, an
gers. lhey are sober too-ardent spirits bv
solemn agreement are not permitted TO be
drunk In the village; and he who offends a.
galnst this rule is looked upon as having vlota-
TED the ageement, and is expelled from lhe vii
lage. There are two schools, one for the
males and the other for the females, fifty chill
dren In each. There they a'e taught reading,
writing and arithmetic, and out Of school the
children instruct the adults to read. Thus they
are daily improving in civilization. The OBJ
ect of the petition is to secure them from the
intrusion of the whites, who fish in their
streams and endeavor teach the Young In
1isns to swear, krnk wiskey, profane the
LORDS Day, and similar mplishments.