72 Augiift 1749." 



mountain fo, on his arrival in this ifland^ 

 in the year 1535^ when he vifited the moun- 

 taiDj and the Indian town KoJJjelaga near 

 it. The priefis who, according to the Ro^: 

 man catholic way, would call every place in 

 this country after fome faint or other, cz\\- 

 td Montreal, Ville Marie, hut they have not 

 been able to make this name general, for 

 it has alvj/'sys kept its firft name. It is 

 pretty well fortified, and furrounded with 

 a high and thick wail. On the eaft fide it 

 has the river St. Lawrence, and on all the 

 other fides a deep ditch filled with water, 

 which fecures the inhabitants againft all 

 danger from the fudden incurfions of the 

 enemy's troops. Hovv'ever, it cannot long 

 fl:and a regular fiege, becaufe it requires a 

 great garrifon, on account of its extent; 

 and becaufe it confifts chiefly of wooden 

 houfes. Here are feveral churches, of 

 which I fiiall only mention that belong- 

 ing to the friars of the order of St. Sulpi^ 

 tins, that of the Jefuits, that of the Fran- 

 cifcan friars, that belonging to the nunne- 

 ry, and that of the hofpital ; of v/hich the 

 firft is however by far the fineft, both, in 

 regard to its outward and inward orna- 

 ments, not only in this place, but in all 

 Canada. The priefts of the fern i nary of 

 St. Siilpitius have a fine large houfe, where 



they 



