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vantageous to the rowers, as it enables them 

 to fpend a merry evening on their arrival 

 at ^ebecy after their troublefome labour. 



Immediately after my arrival, the of- 

 ficer who had accompanied me from Mont-^ 

 real, led me to the palace of the then vice- 

 govenor-general of Canada^ the marquis la 

 Galijfonniere, a nobleman of uncommon 

 qualities, who behaved towards me with 

 extraordinary goodnefs, during the time 

 he ftaid in this country. He had already 

 ordered fome apartments to be got ready 

 for me, and took care to provide me with 

 every thing I wanted; befides honouring 

 me fo far to invite me to his table, almoft 

 every day I was in town. 



Auguji the 6th. ^lebec, the chief city 

 in Canada^ lies on the weftern fhore of the 

 river St. ttawrencey clofe to the water's 

 edge, on a neck of land, bounded by that 

 river on the eaft fide, and by the river St, 

 Charles on the north fide; the mountain, on 

 which the town is built, rifes flill higher 

 on the fouth fide, and behind it begin great 

 paftures ; and the fame mountain likewife 

 extends a good way wefbward. The city 

 is diftinguifhed into the lower and the up-» 

 per*. The lower lies on the river, eail« 



* La haute Villc ^ la bajfe Ville, 



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