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account of the fand-banks, which ly here 

 near the projedling points of land, and on 

 account of the fhallownefs of the water, 

 the rocks, and ftones at the bottom. The 

 fhores on both fides ftill kept the fame 

 appearance as before. On the weft fide, 

 or on the continent, the hills near the river 

 confift throughout of black lime-Hate, and 

 the houfes of the peafants are made of 

 this kind of ftone, white-wafhed on the 

 outfide. Some few houfes are of different 

 kinds of ftone; ,The row of ten moun- 

 tains, which is on the weft fide of the 

 river, and runs nearly from fouth to north, 

 gradually comes nearer to the river : for 

 at ^ebec they are near two Frejich miles 

 diftant from the ftiore j but nine French 

 miles lower down the river, they are al- 

 moft clofe to the ftiore. Thefe mountains 

 are generally covered with woods, but in 

 fome places the woods have been deftroyed 

 by accidental fires. About eight French 

 miles and a half from ^lebec, on the weft- 

 fide of the river, is a church, called St. 

 Anne, clofe to the fliore. This church is 

 remarkable, becaufe the ftiips from France 

 and other parts, as foon as they are got 

 fo far up the river St. Lawrence, as to get 

 fight of it, give a general difcharge of their 

 artillery, as a fign of joy, that they have 

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