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and Indians, who could eafily have burnt it. The 

 Chevalier de Callieres, brother to him who was ple- 

 nipotentiary at Ryfwick, was he who firft inclofed 

 it, whilft he was governor of it. There has been 

 fome years fince a project for walling it round $ ; 

 but it will be no eafy matter to bring the inhabitants 

 to contribute to it. They are brave, but far from 

 rich ; they have been already found very hard to be 

 perfwaded to the neceffity of this expence, and are 

 fully perfnaded that their own courage is more than 

 fufficient to defend their city againft all invaders. 

 Our Canadians in general have a good opinion of 

 themfelves in this particular, and we muft acknow- 

 lege, not without good grounds. But by a natural 

 confequence of this felf-fufHciency it is much eafier 

 to furprife than to defeat them. 



Montreal is of a quadrangular form, fituated on 

 the bank of the river, which rifing gently, divides 

 the city lengthwife into the upper and lower towns, 

 though you can fcarce perceive the afcent from the 

 one to the other the hofpitai, royal- magazines, 

 and place of arms, are in the lower town, which is 

 alfo the quarter in which the merchants for the mod 

 part have their houfes. The feminary and parifh- 

 church, the convent of the Recollets, the jefuits, 

 the daughters of the congregation, the governor, 

 and moft of the officers dwell in the high- town. 

 Beyond a fmall ftream coming from the north-weft, 

 and which terminates the city on this fide, you come 

 to a few houfes and the hofpitai general ; and turn- 

 ing towards the right beyond the Recollets, whole 

 convent is at the extremity of the city, on the fame 

 fide, there is a kind of fuburb beginning t6 be 

 built, which will in time be a very fine quarter. 



* This projett has been fmce put in execution. 



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