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be built upon in future times, when the 

 number of inhabitants will be encreafed in 

 Quebec. 



THE bifhop, whofe fee is in the city, is 

 the only bifhop in Canada. His diocefe 

 extends to Louifiana, on the Mexican gulf 

 fouthward, and to the fouth-feas weftward. 

 No bifhop, the pope excepted, ever had 

 a more extenfive diocefe. But his fpiritual 

 flock is very inconfiderable at fome dift- 

 ance from Quebec^ and his fheep are often 

 many hundred miles diftant from each 

 other. 



Quebec is the only fea-port and trading 

 town in all Canada y and from thence all 

 the produce of the country is exported. 

 The port is below the town in the river, 

 which is there about a quarter of a French 

 mile broad, twenty-five fathoms deep, and 

 its ground is very good for anchoring. The 

 fhips are fecured from all florins in this 

 port; however, the nortfr-eaft wind is the 

 worft, becaufe it can acl: more powerfully. 

 When I arrived here, I reckoned thirteen 

 great and fmall veffels, and they expedted 

 more to come in. But it is to be remark- 

 ed, that no other fhips than French ones 

 can come into the port, though they may 

 come from any place in France, and liker- 

 wife from the French poffeflions in the 



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