1749. 



and winter, and frequently cut clothes in 

 pieces for paftime. 



THE Cockroaches (Blatta brientalis) have 

 never been found in the houfes here. 



THE ftiores of the river grow more flop- 

 ing as you come nearer to Quebec. To the 

 northward appears a high ridge of moun- 

 tains. About two French miles and a half 

 from Quebec, the river becomes very nar- 

 row, the (hores being within the reach of 

 a mufket (hot from each other. The coun- 

 try on both fides was doping, hilly, cover- 

 ed with trees, and had many fmall rocks ; 

 the fhore was ftony. About four o'clock 

 in the afternoon we happily arrived at Que- 

 bec. The city does not appear till one is 

 clofe to it, the profpedt being intercepted 

 by a high mountain on the fouth fide. How- 

 ever, a part of the fortifications appears at 

 a good diftance,. being fituate on the fame 

 mountain. As foon as the foldiers, who 

 were with u?, faw Quebec, they called out, 

 that all thofe who had never been there be- 

 fore, fhould be ducked, if they did not pay 

 fomething to releafe themfelves. This cuf- 

 tom even the governor-general of Canada 

 is obliged to fubmit to, on his firft journey 

 to Montreal. We did not care when we 

 came in fight of this town to be exempted 

 from this old cuftpm, which is very ad- 

 vantageous 



