CH AVP TOE OR XT V 
     
    
   
   
    
     Social Life and Institutions 
     
    
   
   
    
     FROM the beginning Isle Saint Jean was a depend- 
     
     ency of Ile Royale: both its government and its in- 
     
     terests were subordinated to those of the fortress of 
     
     Louisburg. During the twenty-eight years, 1730- 
     
     1758, when the island was part of the Royal domain, 
     
     with the exception of the three years when it was in 
     
     the hands of the English, there was a garrison at 
     
     Port La Joye, varying from thirty to sixty men. At 
     
     intervals additional soldiers were taken over from 
     
     Louisburg for clearig or construction purposes; 
     
     but in no case was there ever more than 100 men, and 
     
     that rarely. The commander of the garrison was also 
     
     the head of the colony, except during the interval of 
     
     eleven years when de Pensens and Duchambon bore 
     
     the title Lieutenant de Roi. This title was not revived 
     
     after the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, except in the 
     
     case of du Vivier; but he did not repair to his post; 
     
     and, owing to suspicious dealings with the English 
     
     Commissioners on Acadian boundaries, he was sup- 
     
     planted by de Bonnaventure. Both de Bonnaventure 
     
     and de Villejouin held the title of Commandant only. 
     
    

    
     The duties of the Commandant as gathered from 
     
     the instructions that have survived were by no means 
     
     slight. He was the responsible head of the colony, 
     
     accountable for defence, good order, and the general 
     
     welfare of the settlers. He was the force behind the 
     
     Sub-delegate of the Intendant in the administration