The Great Secret of Kebec
ChÂteau Saint-Louis
Description
The elevator takes us down to the Château Saint-Louis. You can get to the harbor by walking along the buttresses.
Château Saint-Louis
Located on the present site of the Dufferin Terrace, beside the Château Frontenac, the Château Saint-Louis served as the colony’s administrative, political and military headquarters. With its surrounding gardens and outbuildings, it was central to the cultural and social life of Québec City, and it was there that governors received their visitors and guests.
General store/post office and THE QUEBEC Gazette building
Description
You arrive near the harbor, where the general store/post office and the Quebec Gazette building are. Hugh Finlay greets you in front of the Quebec Gazette building.
Dialogue
Hugh Finlay
"So here you are at last... a few centuries late! Take these letters to the Governor at the Château Saint-Louis, and be quick about it!"
Hugh Finlay gives you a number of letters to give to Guy Carleton at the Château Saint-Louis.
Shelf
"To buy a cooking pot, you need money. Go and see Guy Carleton at the Château Saint-Louis. He’ll certainly give you some."
General store/post office
After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which required France to cede Canada to Great Britain, Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft, joint deputy postmasters general, appointed Hugh Finlay the first postmaster general of Québec on June 10.
Hugh Finlay
Hugh Finlay was born in Scotland in about 1730, and died in Québec City on December 26, 1801. One of his first tasks as postmaster general of Québec was to establish a weekly mail service between Québec City and Montreal with a stop in Trois-Rivières, and a monthly service to New York City, which would connect with the mail packet from England. In 1774, Finlay replaced Franklin as deputy postmaster general. In 1784, he became deputy postmaster general of the province of Québec, the first to live in Canada.
ChÂteau Saint-Louis
Description
You go back to the Château Saint-Louis and find a distraught Guy Carleton. You give him the letters.
Dialogue
Guy Carleton
"We have won the Seven Years War, but with rumbles of rebellion to the south, the situation is not yet peaceful. With all these burning issues, my desk is in such chaos that I cannot find my glasses. My servant has left me this list of errands that I cannot read. Can you read it for me?
I see! Thank you. One very fresh fish, and a cooking pot. My servant is sick. If you help me with these purchases, I shall help you with your quest.
Take these coins and go quickly to the market. Meet me in the newsroom of The Québec Gazette; that must be where I left my glasses. I was there earlier to read important papers."
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 to 1808)
A British military officer and Governor of Québec from 1760 to 1778 and from 1785 to 1795. He served under General Wolfe at the time of the conquest of Québec City and subsequently became Governor of the province. Dorchester was sympathetic to the French-Canadians and supported their efforts to restore French civil law and eliminate the obstacles faced by Catholics. He successfully defended Québec during the American War of Independence.
THE PORT
Description
Ships carrying goods and passengers are docked in the port of Quebec. There is fresh fish available among the goods.
Dialogue
Fish
"Here at this time there are many eddies, and the currents are strong! The port is a hub of trade and immigration. We stand at the crossroads between Europe and the New World. The Act just signed marks a key turning point for all who live in Canada. Today’s Gazette bears the date of this new constitution."
You buy some fish and the first password is revealed: 1774.
The Port
Beginning in 1763, the population of Québec City began to change with the arrival of British immigrants—Scottish, Welsh and English—and the disbanding of military regiments that led to the settlement of former soldiers. Institutions reflected the growing English presence. New buildings, like the Château Haldimand, sprang up around the Place d’Armes, where the Château Frontenac now stands.
General store/post office and The quebec Gazette building
Description
You return to the general store/post office, where Hugh Finlay greets you by his shelf.
Dialogue
Hugh Finlay
"Twice in the same day! Aha! I see from this note that you did go to see Governor Carleton. Take this cooking pot; his people can make him a nice fish soup."
You buy the pot and the second password is revealed: Québec.
You have both passwords and can now enter the drafting room at the Quebec Gazette.
Drafting room at the QuEbec Gazette
Description
You find yourself inside the drafting room at the Quebec Gazette. The room is full of documents and printing tools. On the table you find Guy Carleton’s glasses and a document: the Quebec Act of 1774.
The Quebec Gazette
The first edition of The Quebec Gazette was published on June 21, 1764. The paper was the first periodical in Québec and sought to provide the public with impartial information. Publication was suspended, however, during the American invasion of 1775-1776.
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act extended the boundaries of the province, re-established the rights of the nobility and French civil law, and simplified the Test Oath to allow French-speaking Catholics access to public office.
End OF phase 4
Congratulations! You have completed the fourth phase of your noble quest.
Seal: Joy will be seen
To review the historical facts you have learned so far, don’t forget to check the book.
To find out more about "The Great Secret of Kebec", go to phase 5.
