8 TRAVELS THROUGH 



not find a fale for larger quantities of corn 



than they raife. 



It was noon of the nth, before I reached 

 Metz, a place famous in hiftory for feveral 

 extraordinary circumftances; but as the ob- 

 ject of my travels is not cities and towns, 

 fieges and fortifications, &c. but the coun- 

 try, I fhall omit what is to be found in fo 

 many books of travels, and purfue my en- 

 quiries into thofe points which have hitherto 

 been fo much neglected. I had a letter of 

 recommendation to M. de Montigny Roche, 

 a member of the Societe des Sciences & des 

 Outs, eftablimed at this city by Letters Pa- 

 tent. He received me with politenefs, and 

 being informed of the object of my enqui- 

 ries, was very liberal of his aflurances of 

 procuring me the beft intelligence. He 

 prefently enlarged with many patriotic ex- 

 preffions in commendation of the above- 

 mentioned Society, of which he gave me 

 the following account : The Duke de Belle- 

 ifle was the founder, in 1760; the annual 

 revenue is aboin aool. fterling : they ex- 

 pend this income in giving a rriedal of gold 

 of the Duke, as premiums, the value about 

 fifteen guineas. The object of their encou- 

 ragement 



