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continued change of objects on the basin and 

 river, where vessels under sail, bateaux, and 

 canoes are constantly passing up and down, 

 and the singular appearance of unwieldy rafts 

 descending the rapid with incredible velocity 

 will amply gratify the spectator's admiration. 



The barony of Longeuil, in the counties of 

 Huntingdon and Kent, is between the seig- 

 niories of La Prairie de la Magdelaine and 

 Chambly, bounded in the rear by the seigniory 

 of Longeuil, and in front by the Richelieu, ex- 

 tending three leagues in length by a depth of 

 one league on each side of the river, was granted 

 on the 8th July, 1710, to the Baron de Lon- 

 geuil, and is now the property of Madame Grant, 

 Baroness of Longeuil. This is a very level and 

 exceeding fertile tract of land, well settled and 

 cultivated, traversed by the great southern road 

 and several others ; watered by the Richelieu, 

 and conveniently situated for water carriage. 

 It contains the parishes of St. Luke and Blair- 

 findie, the town of Dorchester and Fort St. 

 John. Dorchester scarcely merits the name of 

 a town, containing at most not above eighty 

 houses, many of which are used as stores ; but 

 will probably in a few years rise to some im- 

 portance, from being so favourably situated as 

 to become an entrepot for merchandise in its 

 transit, either by land or water, between the 



