1 6 July 1749. 



forward by rowing, but by paddling \ by 

 which method not half the ftrength tan be 

 applied ; which is made ufe <pf in rowing; 

 and a iingle man might, I think, row as fafi 

 as two of them could paddle. 3. The 

 third kind of boats are Bateaux. They 

 are always made very large here, and em- 

 ployed for large cargoes. They are flat 

 bottomed, and the bottom is made of the 

 red, but more commonly of the white oak, 

 which refifts better, when it runs againft a 

 ftone, than other wood. The fides are 

 made of the white fir, becaufe oak would 

 make the Bateau too heavy. They make 

 plenty of tar and pitch here. 



THE foldiery enjoy fuch advantages here, 

 as they are not allowed in every part of 

 the w r orld. Thcfe who formed the gar- 

 rifon of this place, had a very plentiful al- 

 lowance from their government. They get 

 everyday a pound and a half of wheat bread, 

 which is almoft more than they can eat. 

 They likewife get peafe, bacon, and fait 

 meat in plenty. Sometimes they kill oxen 

 and other cattle, the flefh of which is dif- 

 tributed among the foldiers. All the offi- 

 cers kept cows, at the expence of the king, 

 and the milk they gave was more than fuf* 

 ficient to fupply them. The foldiers had 

 each a fmall garden without the fort, which 



they 



