The Backwoods of Canada Part 23

Comparative Statement of the number of Emigrants arrived at Quebec from 1829 to 1834 inclusive:--

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England and Wales 1829: 3,565 1830: 6,799 1831: 10,343 1832: 17,481 1833: 5,198 1834: 6,799

Ireland 1829: 9,614 1830: 18,300 1831: 34,133 1832: 28,204 1833: 12,013 1834: 19,206

Scotland 1829: 2,643 1830: 2,450 1831: 5,354 1832: 5,500 1833: 4,196 1834: 4,591

Hamburg & Gibraltar.

1832: 15

Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, West Indies, &c.

1829: 123 1830: 451 1831: 424 1832: 546 1833: 345 1834: 339

Totals 1829: 15,945 1830: 28,000 1831: 50,254 1832: 51,746 1833: 21,752 1834: 30,935

The total number of emigrants arrived at Quebec, from 1829 to 1834, is 198,632. It will be remarked, that the number rose high in 1831 and 1832, and fell very low in 1833.

Distribution of the 30,935 Emigrants who arrived at Quebec during 1834:-

LOWER CANADA.

City and District of Quebec: 1,500 District of Three Rivers: 350 District of St. Francis and Eastern Towns.h.i.+ps: 640 City and District of Montreal: 1,200 Ottawa District: 400 Total to Lower Canada: 4,090

UPPER CANADA.

Ottawa, Bathurst, Midland and Eastern Districts, as far as Kingston, included: 1,000 District of Newcastle, and Towns.h.i.+ps in the vicinity of the Bay of Quinte: 2,650 Toronto and the Home District, including Settlements around Lake Simco: 8,000 Hamilton, Guelph, and Huron Tracts, and situations adjacent: 2,660 Niagara Frontier and District, including the line of the Welland Ca.n.a.l, and round the head of Lake Ontario, to Hamilton: 3,300 Settlements bordering on Lake Erie, including the London District, Adelaide Settlement, and on to Lake St. Clair: 4,600 Total to Upper Canada: 22,210

Died of cholera in Upper and Lower Canada: 800 Returned to United Kingdom: 350 Went to the United States: 3,485 [Total:] 4,635 ---------------------------------------

Of the number of 30,935 Emigrants who arrived at Quebec in 1834, there were of:--

Voluntary emigrants: 29,041 a.s.sisted by parochial aid: 1,892 Number of males: 13,565 Number of females: 9,683 Number of children under fourteen years of age: 7,681

Emigrants who prefer going into Canada by way of New York will receive advice and direction by applying to the British Consul at New York (James Buchanan, Esq.) Formerly this gentleman could procure for emigrants who were positively determined to settle in the Canadas, permission to land their baggage and effects free of custom-house duty; but in a letter dated 16th March, 1835, he says:--

"In consequence of a change in the truly liberal course heretofore adopted at this port, in permitting, without unpacking or payment of duty, of the personal baggage, household, and farming utensils of emigrants landing here to pa.s.s in transit through this state to his Majesty's provinces, upon evidence being furnished of the fact, and that such packages alone contained articles of the foregoing description, I deem it my duty to make known that all articles arriving at this port accompanying emigrants in transit to Canada, will be subject to the same inspection as if to remain in the United States, and pay the duties to which the same are subjected. I think it proper to mention that all articles suited to new settlers are to be had in Canada on better terms than they can be brought out--and such as are adapted to the country."

The difference between proceeding to Upper Canada by way of Quebec and New York, consists chiefly in the circ.u.mstance that the port of New York is open all the year round, while the navigation of the St. Lawrence up to Quebec and Montreal is tedious, and the river is only open between seven and eight months of the year. The latter is, however, the cheapest route. But to those who can afford it, New York is the most comfortable as well as the most expeditious way of proceeding to Upper Canada.

The route, as given in a printed paper, distributed by the British consul at New York, is as follows:--

"Route from New York and Albany by the Erie Ca.n.a.l to all parts of Upper Canada, west of Kingston, by the way of Oswego and Buffalo:--

New York to Albany, 160 miles by steam-boat.

Albany to Utica, 110 do. by ca.n.a.l or stage.

Utica to Syracuse, 55 do. by ca.n.a.l or stage.

Syracuse to Oswego, 40 do. by ca.n.a.l or stage.

Syracuse to Rochester, 99 do. by ca.n.a.l or stage.

Rochester to Buffalo, 93 do. by ca.n.a.l or stage.

Total expense from Albany to Buffalo, by ca.n.a.l, exclusive of victuals for an adult steerage pa.s.senger--time going about 7 or 8 days--3 dollars 63 cents; ditto by packet-boats, and found, 12-1/4 dollars, 6 days going.

"Ditto do. by stage, in 3-1/2 and 4 days--13 to 15 dollars.

"Ditto do. from Albany to Oswego by ca.n.a.l, 5 days going, 2-1/2 dollars.

"Ditto do. by stage, 2 days--6-1/2 to 7 dollars.

"No extra charge for a moderate quant.i.ty of baggage.

"Route from New York to Montreal, Quebec, and all parts of Lower Canada:--

"New York to Albany, 160 miles by steam-boat, 1 to 3 dollars, exclusive of food.

"Albany to Whitehall, by ca.n.a.l, 73 miles, 1 dollar; stage 3 dollars.

"Whitehall to St. John's, by steam-boat, board included, cabin 5 dollars; deck pa.s.sage 2 dollars without board.

"St. John's to Laprairie, 16 miles per stage, 5 s.h.i.+llings to 7 s.h.i.+llings 6 pence.

"Laprairie to Montreal, per ferry steam-boat, 8 miles. 6 pence.

"Montreal to Quebec, by steam-boat, 180 miles, cabin, found, 1 pound, 5 s.h.i.+llings; deck pa.s.sage, not found, 7 s.h.i.+llings 6 pence.

"Those proceeding to the eastern towns.h.i.+ps of Lower Canada, in the vicinity of Sherbrooke, Stanstead, &c., &c., will proceed to St. John's, from whence good roads lead to all the settled towns.h.i.+ps eastward. If they are going to the Ottawa River, they will proceed from Montreal and Lachine, from whence stages, steamboats, and batteaux go daily to Grenville, Hull, and Bytown, as also to Chateauguay, Glengary, Cornwall, Prescott, and all parts below Kingston.

"Emigrants can avail themselves of the advice and a.s.sistance of the following gentlemen:--at Montreal, Carlisle Buchanan, Esq.; Prescott, John Patton, Esq."

Number of Emigrants who arrived at New York from the United Kingdom for six years, from 1829 to 1834:--

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Row 1. Headings Column 1: Year.

Column 2: England.

Column 3: Ireland.

Column 4: Scotland.