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Jlgonqum^ call it ^elibec^ which fignifies fomething fûut up ; be^ 

 caufe, at the Entrance of thç little River Chaudière^ by which 

 the Savages came to ^ehec from the Neighbourhood of Acadia^ 

 the Point of Le'vi which advances upon the Ifle of Orleans y en- 

 tirely hides the South Channel, and the Jlle of Orleans hides the 

 North ; fo that the Port of ^ebec appears only like a great Bay. 

 The firft Thing that appears upon entering the Road, is a fine 

 cTL V 11 ^ Sheet of Water, about thirty Feet wide, and 

 Ihe fall oj ^ p^^^ y V ^ direaiyatthe En- 



Montmorenci. ^j^^ Q\^nv.^\ of the We of Or- 



leans^ and it is feen from a long Point of the South Coall of the 

 River ; which, as I faid before, feems to bend upon the Ille of 

 Orleans. This Cafcade is called the Fall of Montmorendy and 

 the Point bears the Name of Le^ui ; for Ne-iv France h^-d fuccef- 

 fively for Viceroys, the Admiral Montmorend, and the Duke de 

 Ventadour his Nephew. Every Body would judge that fuch a 

 large Fall of. Water, which runs continually, was the Difcharge 

 of fome fine River, but it is only derived from an inconiiderable 

 Current which in fome Places is not Ancle deep ; but it runs 

 continually, and has its Rife from a Lake about twelve Leagues 

 from the Fall. 



The City is a League higher, and on the fame Side, in the 

 rr-T o' ' ^ very Place v/here the River is narrov/ eft ; but 

 oSec between the City and the Ifle of OrW, 



* there is a Bafon a full League in Extent every 



Way, into which the River 6"/. Charles difcharges itfelf, which 

 comes from the North-Weft, ^ebec is between the Mouth of 

 this River and Dia7nond Cape, which advances a little into the 

 River St, Laurence. The Moorings are over-againft the City. 

 There is twenty-five Fathom Water, and good Anchorage ; yet^ 

 Vvhen the North-Eaft blows hard. Ships fometimes drive upon 

 their Anchors, but without Danger. 



When Samtéel de Champlain founded this City in 1608, the 

 r Tide rofe fometimes • to the Foot of the 



OiSbec ^"""^^ ^'^"""-^ ^^^^ '^'"'^ 



^ ' tired by Degrees, and left a great Space dry, 



where they have built the lower City, which is at prefent high 



enough above the Shore to fecure the Inhabitants againft the 



Inundations of the River. The firft Thing we find at landing, 



is a pretty large . Spot of an irregular Figure, which has in 



Front a Row of Houfes pretty well built, their Backfide clofe tq 



the Rock, fo that they have but little Depth : They make a 



pretty long Street, which takes up the whole Breadth of the 



Place, and extends from Right to Left to two Ways, v^hichlead 



to the upper City. The Place is bounded on the Left by a 



fmaU Church, and on the Pvight by two Rows of Houfes built on 



' I> 2 - a Parallel. 



