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account of the fand-banks, which ly here 

 near the projecting points of land, and on 

 account of the (hallownefs of the water, 

 the rocks^ and ftones at the bottom. The 

 ihores on both fides ftill kept the fame 

 appearance as before. On the weft fide, 

 or on the continent, the .hills near the river 

 con,fift throughout of black lime-Hate, and 

 the houfes of the peafants are made of 

 this kind of Hone, white- wafhed on the 

 outfide. Some few houfes are of different 

 kinds of ftone; The row of ten moun* 

 tains* which is on the weft fide of the 

 river* and runs nearly from fouth to north, 

 gradually comes nearer to the river : for 

 at Quebec they are near two French miles 

 diftant from the fhore $ but nine French 

 miles lower down the river, they are al- 

 rnoft clofe to the fhore. Thefe mountains 

 are generally covered with woods, but in 

 fome places the woods have been deftroyed 

 by accidental fires. About eight French 

 miles and a half from Quebec, on the weft 

 fide of the river, is a church, called St. 

 Anne, clofe to the fhore. This church is 

 remarkable, becaufe the mips from France 

 and other parts, as foon as they are got 

 fo far up the river St. Lawrence, as to get 

 fight of it, give a general difcharge of their 

 artillery, as a iiga of joy, that they have 

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