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of a fort of this name, that had been built at its 

 mouth. This fort having been demolished, M. de 

 Sorel, captain in the regiment of Carignan Salieres, 

 caufed build another, to which his name was given ; 

 this name has been fince extended to the river, 

 which ftill retains it, though the fort has long 

 ceafed to exift. After failing up this river about 

 feventeen leagues, always itretching towards the 

 fouth, and a little towards to the fouth-weft, you 

 come to a rapide^ and oppofite to it, a little lake 

 formed by the fame river. On the banks of this 

 rapide, and oppofite to the lake, the fort is placed. 

 This was ac firft built of wood by M. de Chambly, 

 captain in the above-mentioned regiment, and at the 

 time when M. de Sorel built the other. But it 

 has fince been built of (tone, and flanked with four 

 baftions, and has always a ftrong garrifon. The 

 lands round it are excellent, they begin to make 

 plantations, and many are of opinion that in time 

 a city will be built here. 



From Chambly to lake Champlain there are only 

 eight leagues ; the river Sorel croifes this lake, and 

 there is not perhaps a canton in all New France, 

 which it would be more proper to people. The 

 climate here is milder than in any part of the co- 

 lony, and the inhabitants will have for neighbours, 

 the Iroquois, who are, at bottom, a good fort of 

 people enough, who will, probably, never think of 

 coming to a rupture with us, after they fhall fee 

 us in fuch a condition as not to fear them, and who, 

 ip my opinion would like us much better for neigh- 

 bours than the people of New York. There are 

 many other reafons to induce us to make this fet- 

 tlement , but were I to mention all, I mould leave 

 myfelf nothing to tell you when I have the honour 

 %q fee ypLj. I aip going to make ufe of the leifure 



