72 Augujl 1749. 



mountain fo, on his arrival in this ifland, 

 in the year 15^5? when he vifited the moun- 

 tain, and the Indian town Hofhelaga near 

 it. The priefts who, according to the Ko- 

 rean catholic way, would'call every place in 

 this country after fome faint or other, call- 

 ed Montreal, Vi lie Marie, but they have not 

 been able to make this name genera), for 

 it has always kept its firft name. It is 

 pretty well fortified, and furrounded with 

 a high and thick wall. On the eaft fide it 

 has the river St. Lawrence, and on all the 

 other fides a deep ditch filled with water, 

 which fecures the inhabitants againft all 

 danger from the fudden incurfions of the 

 enemy's troops. However, it cannot long 

 ftand a regular fiege, becaufe it requires a 

 great garrifon, on account of its extent; 

 and becaufe it confifts chiefly of wooden 

 houfes. Here are feveral churches, of 

 which I fhall only mention that belong- 

 ing to the friars of the order of St. Sulpi- 

 this, that of the Jefuits, that of the Fran- 

 cifcan friars, that belonging to the nunne- 

 ry, and that of the hofpital ; of which the 

 firft is however by far the fin eft, both in 

 regard to its outward and inward orna- 

 ments, not only in this place, but in all 

 Canada. The priefts of the ferninary of 

 St. Sulpitius have a fine large houfe, where 



they 



