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From Luneville to Nancy, the Meurthe runs clear and 

 pebbly, and the gushes are excellent for the fly; at the 

 same time, streams of a deeper but still rapid character, 

 admirably suited for the minnow, repeatedly present 

 themselves. Nancy is a fine French country town, and 

 deserves a passing inspection. Its situation is beautiful; 

 embosomed as it were in the vine-covered hills which 

 surround it. The cathedral churches library and 

 other public buildings, are worth notice ; and the contrast 

 between the old and new towns is very striking. The latter 

 is said to be one of the most beautiful places in Europe. 



At the town of Metz, which is a most important military 

 station, and boasts of one of the finest cathedrals in the 

 world, the Moselle receives the Seille which has a run of 

 thirty or forty miles, and is a good stream for fishing. 

 Here the Moselle becomes navigable to its junction with 

 the Rhine, and of course loses some of its best attributes 

 as an angling stream. About twelve miles below Metz, 

 it leaves the French territory altogether. 



The tributaries of the Rhine, from the French side, are 

 neither large nor numerous; but they abound with trout; 

 and if the angler should determine to try any of them, 

 he may fairly expect plenty of sport. The following are 

 the names of the principal streams, the Moder, the Zorn, 

 the Bruche, and the 111. 



The SAMBKE, which rises near St. Quentin, and joins 

 the Meuse in Belgium, is not celebrated as a fishing river, 

 but its tributaries, especially in the vicinity of its head- 

 waters, are said to yield respectable sport. Indeed it 

 may be laid down as a general principal, that the tribu- 

 taries and they are almost innumerable of all the 

 French rivers, are infinitely better adapted to the pur- 

 suits of the angler, than the waters of their parent streams. 



