zh An Hijiôtical Journal of 



I have already faid that they reckon fcarceîy at Shiehec (tttn 

 Of the Inhahi ^^^^^^^^^ Souls but we And here a little 

 y ' ^ ^- ci^Qfen World, which wants nothing to make 



an agreeable Society. A Governor Ge- 

 neral [a) with his Attendants, Nobility, CfBcers of the Armyj, 

 and Troops : An Intendant {b) with an upper Council, and the 

 inferior Jurifdi£lions : A Commiffary of the Marine (f) : A 

 Grand Provoft i^d) : AGrand Surveyor of Highways, and a Grand 

 Mailer of the Waters and Forefls {e) whofe Jurifdidion is cer- 

 tainly the moftextenfive in the World: Rich Merchants, or who 

 live as if they wer@ fuch : A Bilhop and a numerous Seminary : 

 Recollets Miàjefuits : Three Societies of Maidens, well compofed : 

 Circles as brilliant as in any other Place, at the Governor's,, and 

 the Intendant's Ladies. Here feems to me to be every Thing 

 for all Sorts of People to pafs their Time very agreeably. 

 And fo they do in Reality, and every one endeavours to con- 

 tribute v^hat they can towards it. They play, they make Parties 

 of Pleafure, in Summer, in Chariots, or Canoes ; in Winter, 

 in Sledges on the Snow, or fkeating on the Ice, Shooting 

 is m.uch followed ; Gentlemen f nd this their only Refource to 

 live plentifully. The News current is but little, becaufe the 

 Country furnifhes fcarce any, and the 'News from Europe comes 

 all together; but this affords Converfation for great Part of 

 the Year ; They m.ake political Remarks on Things paft, 

 and raife Conjeâures on future Events : The Sciences and the 

 £ne Arts have their Turn, and Converfation never grows dull. 

 The Can A Di ANS, that is to fay, the Creoles of Canada, breath at 

 their Birth an Air of Liberty, v/hich makes them very agreeable 

 in the Commerce of Life ; and our Language is no where fpoken 

 with greater Purity. 



There is nobody rich here, and 'tis Pity, for they love to live 

 generoufly, and no one thinks of laying up Riches. They keep 

 good Tables, if their Fortunes Vv/ ill afford it, as well as to 

 drefs handfomely ; if not, they retrench the Expence of their 

 Table to beftow it on Drefs ; and indeed we maift allow that 

 our Creoles become their Drefs. They are all of good Stature, 

 and the beft Complexion in the World in both Sexes. A plea-^ 

 fant Humour, and agreeable and polite Manners are common to 

 all ; and Clownifhnefs, either in Language or Behaviour, is not 

 known among: them. 



{à) The Marquis de VaiidremL {b) M. Begon* {c) M. Ckrambaut d'Aigre- 

 mnh CdJ M, Dg^ijs de St, Simn, (e) M, le Baron dsMekançQurt, 



