Page 166 - Transcriptions d'actes notariés - Tome 20 - 1682-1686

The group was then conducied to the house of Xlr. Thomas Walker, the
beet house in ~c,wn.'~~)
The Curnrnissionerj hatl nok heen in 3lontreal s day befure it \vas
evideni 10 ihem thai ther had eome on a u,-eless errand. Extensive puwers
had been granted to [hem hy Cungress, -- full jnrisdietion over ~iiilitary
aflairs. authorily to seltle disputes and administer diseipljne within the
army. authority to ne~otiale rvith the Indians anrl to sit and %oie in the
eonneils of war, - but, Congress had iailed to supply thern with aiiy
more monejV thnn wtiat wna neee_c>ary ior ilieir own expenseS. It beaine
immediately evident that the wliule situation rrsied on money. The
first lettsr of the Comrnisioners to Conpress stressed the need of muney:
"Ir is irnpcis~ililr ID &ive yûu a just ide:* o[ the Iriwnr~ ilie
C(iniinrnt~1 credil here. from ihc want ol hitJ monev, . . . Tlierrforc,
iill I~P arriva1 of 1nuIirI. it PI:C~I~ impropet in prulh*e thc Federal
iinion of ~Iiis Proiince wili~ rhr otliers, s< ilie fe~r irier!d+ Ive liait
liere ail1 scarrc yeiirurr: Io exrrt 11iernc;eli~cs in ~ironiotiiig il, lill ihey
see iiÿr credit rccoirrtd, and a sufIicit.ni arnly arrived tu secure the
pucaession ci1 ihc ~ounfq.''i.?~i
hloney was needed to irnpre~s the Canndians. to pav drhts nlrearlv
eontraeted. tu buy snpplies for the poorlv eqnippeil Ameiiean troops.
Without money the Cornmissioners were diseretliied in the eue5 of ihe
Canadian people wtio tind expeted them in hring rnoney with thern.
When ihey were found tn hare none, the Caiiadinns enncluded lhat they
had none beeause the Congi.ess had none LO gi~e.[~~'
Barren, too, sas tlie hope rif the Ciingress lhat Charles Carroil,
A rneiiea's leading Ca tholic layrnnn, m,ould be received IiIy the leaders
of the Amrriean party in Cnnarla as persnnn grole, speakiriz thcir
langnnpe. lielonpiiig to their religion and kialdiii~ similni paliiienl vieii.;.
Vain. tuii. ws~ the ~ipeetation thai Father Carroll. former Jrbiuit, wonlrl
tie reeeived hv Bishop Briand and ihe Canarlian clergy as one of thrir
oivn and ~Iiat he could irnpress tlie Canadian clergy with thc tolerant
attitude tif the C~ngress.(~"l
The elergr in Montreal received Fnther Carroll \t.ith yreat erinlness.
Bishrip Briand had iirrleretl that nu eouriesy wa5 to lie shoiin i\ie
Arni.rieaii prieat. Father Carroll hnd brou~hi a Irttei. of introductioa
fratn Father Farmer of Philadelyhia to Falher FLiquet, a Jeiuit, the
last superior of the Canadian tni*sion. Fathcr Carroll was permi~ed to
sa? Rlaw iu Floquet's house, ihough the latter was in di~~iaee iritli
Bishop Briand hecauce of his iavourable attitude toivard the Aincrirnn
eausc. After John Carroll's departure, Father Floquet ivas susprnded
frorn his priestly fuuetians ty ~he Rishop nii areount of his L'Bostouiiair
heart". Wheu he had beeti ~ummtsiied to Quebee. Fnther Floquet declarerI
that he "wae ecimplaieani to the Ameriran out of huniau respect" fur ha:i
he been "as violent against thern as many uthers werr, the irdhole brurit

137' IhX, 1). 75.
(3.' Petet Fnrce, rdiior, Afnen'cnn Archii,es [ Wasliinston: IR,101. Y, p. 1166
("1 hith, Chos. Corro/l. pp. 1QCi-148.
r401 (;uililiy, John Carroi!. p. 98.