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far distant, when the two nations will understand their 

 true interests, and " not learn war any more." 



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Having descended the Planquette, and pursued his 

 course down the Canche, the angler will arrive at the 

 town of Montreuil, a place of considerable antiquity. In 

 the year 845, the Normans destroyed it; but its walls 

 were rebuilt not long after, by Hergot, count of Tervanne. 

 This fortress resisted the attacks of the Normans, in the 

 year 918. The town suffered much during the reign of 

 Francis I., and was taken and burned by the Spaniards 

 in the year 1537. It is beautifully situated on the right 

 bank of the river, and commands a splendid view of the 

 valley, through which the stream winds along in its 

 progress to the sea. 



The angling all about Montreuil is good; but on the 

 whole, the waters are better adapted for the minnow than 

 the fly. In following the course of the river, the angler 

 will find the small stream called the Etrelle which runs 

 into the Canche opposite a village called La Madeleine. 

 This pretty running water holds a course of nearly fifteen 

 miles, and abounds with capital trout. A little lower 

 down, another stream called La Dodoigne effects a 

 junction with the Canche, and also deserves the angler's 

 attention. 



Staples. 



Near Etaples, another tributary, called 1'Hintrepan, 

 helps to swell the volume of the Canche; and the angler 

 who has time to try its water will not be disappointed. 



Etaples is a small fishing town, situated near the 

 mouth of the Canche. Under the Romans it was called 



