The situation of Malbaie.--The physical features of Malbaie.--Jacques Cartier at Malbaie.--Champlain at Malbaie.--The first seigneur of Malbaie.--A new policy for settling Canada.--The Sieur de Comporte, seigneur of Malbaie, sentenced to death in France.--His career in Canada.--His plans for Malbaie.--Hazeur, Seigneur of Malbaie.--Malbaie becomes a King's Post.--A Jesuit's description of Malbaie in 1750.--The burning of Malbaie by the British in 1759. 1 CHAPTER II THE TWO HIGHLAND SEIGNEURS AT MALBAIE Pitt's use of Highlanders in the Seven Years' War.--The origin of Fraser's Highlanders.--The career of Lord Lovat.--Lovat's son Simon Fraser and other Frasers at Quebec.--Malcolm Fraser and John Nairne future seigneurs of Malbaie.--The Highlanders and Wolfe's victory.--The Highlanders in the winter of 1759-60.--Malcolm Fraser on Murray's defeat in April, 1760.--The return of Canadian seigneurs to France.--General Murray buys Canadian seigniories.--Nairne and Fraser at Malbaie.--Their grants from Murray. 22 CHAPTER III JOHN NAIRNE, SEIGNEUR OF MURRAY BAY Colonel Nairne's portrait.--His letters.--The first Scottish settlers at Malbaie.--Nairne's finance.--His tasks.--The cure's work.--The Scottish settlers and their French wives.--The Church and Education.--Nairne's efforts to make Malbaie Protestant.--His war on idleness.--The character of the habitant.--Fishing at Malbaie.--Trade at Malbaie.--Farming at Malbaie.--Nairne's marriage,--Career and death in India of Robert Nairne.--The Quebec Act and its consequences for the habitant. 40 CHAPTER IV JOHN NAIRNE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Nairne's work among the French Canadians.--He becomes Major of the Royal Highland Emigrants.--Arnold's march through the wilderness to Quebec.--Quebec during the Siege, 1775-76.--The habitants and the Americans.--Montgomery's plans.--The assault on December 31st, 1775.--Malcolm Fraser gives the alarm in Quebec.--Montgomery's death.--Arnold's attack.--Nairne's heroism.--Arnold's failure.--The American fire-ship.--The arrival of a British fleet.--The retreat of the Americans.--Nairne's later service in the War.--Isle aux Noix and Carleton Island.--Sir John Johnson and the desolation of New York.--Nairne and the American prisoners at Murray Bay.--Their escape and capture.--Nairne and the Loyalists.--The end of the War.--Nairne's retirement to Murray Bay. 62 CHAPTER V THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN NAIRNE