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travelled over the territory which formerly constituted 

 New France — from Cape Breton to Pittsburgh, old fort 

 Duquesne ; from the extreme . end of Acadia to Lake 

 George, so as to understand the localities to which the 

 incidents refer. The portrait of de Montcalm, which 

 prefaces the first volume, was engraved from the original 

 belonging to the present representative of the family, 

 the Marquis Victor de Montcalm. That of de Levis, 

 prefacing the second volume, was executed from a 

 photograph taken from the portrait of Marechal de 

 Levis, owned by Count de Mcolai. The plans of Oswego, 

 William Henry, Carillon and of the battle of Ste. Foye, 

 were engraved from the originals in the collection of 

 Marechal de Levis." 



The two bulky volumes, " Guerre du Canada, 1756- 

 1760," just published by the Province of Quebec, under 

 the supervision of Abbe Casgrain, are not, let it be 

 understood, a mere compilation of letters, etc. They 

 also embody the thoughts and theories of a brillant 

 litterateur, and of a learned historian. 



To the Abbe's friends who are acquainted with the 

 painful ailment — partial loss of sight — which he has 

 laboured under for years, compelling him to dictate to a 

 secretary, it is a mystery how he could have achieved 

 such a splendid monument of learning, research and 

 industry. Eev. Abbe H. E. Casgrain is again spending 

 the winter in Paris, prosecutiug researches in Canadian 

 annals. (The Week.) 



Quebec, Feb., 1892. 



