I. FIRST comes the statement, written on the back of the map, of a certain "M. MALLET"--supposed to be a Canadian French gentleman--who simply makes the memorandum in question, without signing it, or mentioning his own name, but heading it, "_Lyons_, 4th August 1706." He states that in the year 1702 he was residing in Acadia [Nova Scotia.] "His curiosity had been excited by what he was told of an '_ancient_' charter, preserved in the archives of that province--it is the charter of confirmation, _De Novo Damus_, of date 9th December 1639." He says, "My friend Lacroix gave me _a copy_ of it, which _I took the precaution of having duly attested_. From this authentic document I am about to present some extracts, in order that every person who opens this map [the one in question] of our American possessions, may form an idea of the vast extent of territory which was granted by the King of _England_ to one of his subjects. _If the fate of war, or any other event, should replace New France and Acadia under the dominion of the English, the family of Stirling would possess these two provinces, as well as New England_, as well as--" and then he quotes the "passages," as from the original charter. He proceeds, "_The order of succession!_ to this inheritance is as follows:" and gives the entire of the new limitations of the alleged charter _in extenso_!--concluding, "Thus the King of England has given to the Earl, and has secured to his descendants in perpetuity, enough of land to found a powerful empire in America." So much for M. Mallet. Opposite his important memorandum was the following autograph memorandum, forming No.-- VIII. in our series, of LOUIS XV! "This note is worthy of some attention, under present circumstances; but let THE COPY of the original charter be sent to me." Subjoined to M. Mallet's memorandum was another--