2 2 Ân Hijîorîcaî Journal of 



is well done, and with all the Conveniencies necefiary în this, 

 Country. This is the third Time of building this Houfe. It 

 was burnt entirely in 1703. And in O^cber, 1705, when it was 

 juil rebuilt, it was almoft totally deilroyed by Fire. From the 

 (harden there is a Frofpedl of the Road, and the River St> Charles^ 

 as far as the Eye can reach. 



The Fort is a fine Building, v/liich is to be ilanked with two 

 cfi -p 7 advanced Pavillions. There is but one 

 i /oe^ort an^ ^^jj^ prefent. They fay the other is to be 

 i.ape iiiamona, ^^-^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ r^^^ Entrance is a large 

 and regular Court ; but it has no Garden, beçaufe the Fort is 

 built upon the Edge of the Rock. A fine Gallery, with a Bal- 

 cony that runs the Vv^hole Length of the Building, makes fome 

 Amends for this Defeél. It commands the Road ; to the Mid- 

 dle of v/hich one m-ay eafily make onefelf heard with a fpeaking 

 Trumpet^ and the lower City appears under your Feet. Coming 

 out of the Fort, and palling to the Left, we enter into a pretty 

 large Efplanade ; and, by a gentle Afcent, we arrive at the 

 Top of Diamo?îd Cape, which is a very fine Platform. Befides 

 the Fleafore of the Profped, we breathe in this Place the pureft 

 Air^ Vv-e fee Numbers of Porpoifes, v/hite as Snov/, play on the 

 Surface of the Wafer, and fometimes pick up Stones which are 

 more beautiful than thofe of Alencon, or BriJicL I have feen fome 

 as well formed as if they came out of the Hands of the beft 

 Workman, Formerly they were common, and this gave the 



Nam.e to the Cape. At prefent they are very fcarce. The 



Defccnt to the Country here is more gentle than on the Side of 

 the Efplanade. 



The RecoIIetsh^t a large i fine Church, v/hich would be an 

 The R^r-^ll^ts Honoia- to them at Fer/ailles, It is neatly 

 jIj Ti"f^-i-^ ' roofed, adorned Vv^ith a larr^e Gallery (fome- 

 thing neîivy) of W ood, well wrought, which 

 goes all round ; in which are made the ConfeiHonals. In Ihort^, 

 it v/ants nothing ; but they iliould take away fome Pidures that 

 are very poorly painted- Father Luke has placed fome her^ that 

 do no Credit to the Place. The Houfe is anfwerable to the 

 Church : It is great, ^lidly built^, and convenient, accompa- 

 nied with a large Garden well cultivated. The Vrfuline Nuns 

 have fulFered twice by Fire, as well as the Seminary : And withal 

 thev have fuch a fiender Provifion, and the Portions they receive 

 with the Maids of this Country are fo fmall, that the firil Time 

 their Houfe was burnt, they had Thoughts of fending them 

 back to France : Hov/ever, they have made a Shift to re-ellablilh 

 themfeives both Times, and their Church is quite finiilied. 



(a) It is now fini/lie^. 



They 



