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were to pafs through. They were very 

 defirous of feeing us, becaufe they were in- 

 formed that fome Swedes were to come to 

 town ', people of whom .they had heard 

 fomething, but whom they had never feen 5 

 and we were aflured by every body, that 

 we were the firft Swedes that ever came to 

 Montreal. As foon as we were landed, the 

 governor of the town fent a captain to me, 

 who defired I would follow him to the 

 governor's houfe, where he introduced me 

 to him. The Baron Longueuil was as yet 

 vice-governor, but he daily exped:ed his 

 promotion from France. He received me 

 more civilly and generoully than I can well 

 defcribe, and (hewed me letters from the 

 governor-general at ^ebec, the Marquis 

 de la Galfffoniere, which mentioned that he 

 had received orders from the French court 

 to fupply me with whatever I ftiould want, 

 as I was to travel in this country at the ex- 

 pence of his moft Chriftian majefty. In 

 fhort governor Longueuil loaded me with 

 greater favours than I could expe(ft or even 

 imagine, both during my prefent flay and 

 on my return from ^lebec. 



The difference between the manners and 



cuftoms of the French in Montreal and 



Canada, and thofe of the Fnglifh in the 



j^merkan colonies, is as great as that be- 



D 4 tween 



