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are remarkable for their extent ; those of Trinity and 

 Conception. ^Near the latter is the harbour of St. 

 John, which is secure and well fortified, bordered by 

 dark and gloomy rocks which exhibit a barren inhos- 

 pitable appearance : the country, on a nearer view of 

 its soil, belies not the character of its rude uninterest- 

 ing features, which, amid their nakedness, display 

 neither grandeur nor sublimity." Page 38. 



In describing the country on the north side of the 

 river St. Lawrence, in the vicinity of the river Moisa, 

 he observes, " no country can exhibit a more wild as- 

 pect, than that which here extends on either side of 

 the river. Stunted trees, rocks and sand, compose 

 these inhospitable and desolate territories, which cannot 

 bou*t of an acre of soil capable of yielding any useful 

 production." 



The same traveller, in speaking of the vicinity of 

 Camourasca, observes, " the sulphurous springs found 

 here, and the immense masses of broken rocks which 

 appear to have been thrown together by some violent, 

 and uncommon effort of nature, afford grounds for sup- 

 posing that this part of the country has undergone ma- 

 terial changes." Page 70. 



In Mr. Hearn's Journey to the Arctic sea, and in 

 his description of Marble island, on which Messrs. 

 Knight and Barlow were lost, together with the whole 

 ship's crew, when on a voyage of discovery, we find 

 the following ; " The figure head of the ship, and also 

 the guns, &c. were sent home (England) to the compa- 

 ny, and are certain proofs that Messrs Knight and 



