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mont, it is already a considerable stream. The fishing, 

 both above and below this picturesque place, is exceed- 

 ingly good; and trout in great numbers, and of fair size, 

 may generally be obtained when the waters are in proper 

 trim. 



Near the small town of Neufchateau, the river 

 receives the waters of the Mouzon, which is a good 

 angling tributary, and passes through a highly interest- 

 ing part of the country. This town is situated in a 

 mountainous district of a most beautiful and romantic 

 character. It is a place of considerable antiquity, and 

 bore the name of Neomagus in the days of the Romans. 



As the angler wanders down the Meuse from Neuf- 

 chateau, he will come to the little village of Domremy- 

 la-Pucelle, celebrated as the birth-place of the renowned 

 Jeanne D'Arc, who first saw the light in this secluded 

 spot in the year 1412. In the main street of the village, 

 the humble habitation in which she was born, is still 

 standing, after the lapse of four centuries, and presents a 

 most interesting object for the traveller's examination. 

 The inhabitants are naturally proud of the circumstance, 

 and are inclined to dwell with pardonable enthusiasm on 

 the traditions of that wonderful career, which forms such 

 a remarkable episode in the history of France. Near the 

 spot stands a modest monument, which was erected to 

 the memory of the heroine in the year 1820, on which 

 is the following equally modest, but most expressive 

 inscription : 



A LA MEMOIRE DE JEANNE 

 MONUMENT VOTE PAR LE DE*PARTEMENT DBS VOSGES. 



From this place to Commercy, the Meuse continues to 

 be a fine fishing stream. Near the town, which is 



