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State of Starvation. Captain Hall’s Description of his Landing was 
very affecting. 
At about 11 Mr. McGillivray, 8. Gillivray, Norman McCloud, Mac- 
kenzie, Richardson, the Partners of the North West Company called 
upon me. Dined with Mr. McGillivray; his Family consists of a Sister 
and two Daughters. Judge Reed and Lady, the different Partners of 
the N.W. [Company were of the party]. 
‘Tuesday the 29th [May]. Dined with Mr. Auldjo. Mrs. A. Daughter 
of Mr. Richardson—His Sister very pleasing—Mr. Gillespie, Mr. G. 
Robertson and his Niece, Mr. McCloud. 
Wednesday 30th [May]. At the Inn. In the Evening at the 
Moffatts. 
Thursday 31st [May]. At Mr. N. McCloud’s. Dr. Selby, Reed and 
Lady—Garden—Auldjo—2 McGillivrays. 
Friday 1st June. At Mr. McGillivrays. Mr. Hughes, Cameron, 
Dean. 
Saturday 2nd June. Dined with Judge Reed, Col. Macgregor and 
Lady—70th Regt. 
Sunday 3rd June. With Mr. McGillivray. 
Monday 4th June. Mr. Moffatt—Mrs. Moffatt a pleasing Woman. 
Tuesday 5th June. Dined at Home alone. 
Wednesday 6th [June]. Dined with Mr. Garden. Mrs. Garden 
the Daughter of Mr. Forbes of Aberdeen. Met Mrs. Mackay married 
to Captn. Mackay of the 70th. This Lady is the Sister of Captn. 
McInnes of the | illegible]. 
Thursday the 7th [June]. Went to La Chine in company with 
Mr. Wm. McGillivray. La Chine is about 9 miles from Montreal. It 
takes its Name from having been the Point of Departure of Mr. de la 
Sallis’ Expedition to discover a North West Passage to China. It is a 
small Village and contains only a few Houses. On the other side of the 
St. Lawrence which is here about 6 miles broad is the Indian Village of 
the Illinois. 
The St. Lawrence runs from Kingston on the Lake Ontario taking 
a course almost due N. to Montreal, 170 miles to Quebec, to the Gulf 
of 8. Lawrence on the Atlantic a [total] Distance of 700 miles. Its 
mouth is 96 miles wide. It is navigable to Montreal but beyond it is 
full of Shoals, Rocks, Rapids, &e. We saw several Indians; the men are 
fine, tall robust—the Women disgusting in their Appearance: we met 
several on the Roads carrying immense Burthens whilst the Husband 
had nothing to carry but his Pipe. The Village [La Chine] consists 
in about 500 Families. They have a Church and an Establishment 
of Priests of the Roman Catholic Religion. It is a melancholy Reflection 
