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regular stone building, two stories highj^of con- 

 siderable extent, surrounded by fine gardens ; 

 it includes a parochial church and hospital, 

 with all the apartments and offices requisite 

 both for the dwellings and carrying on the dif- 

 ferent functions of the establishment. As the 

 Ursulines were held in great estimation for the 

 general utihty and the charitable nature of their 

 institution, public subscriptions were opened 

 immediately after the accident that deprived 

 them of their residence, from the proceeds of 

 which, with a little pecuniary aid from the le- 

 gislature, they were able to rebuild their con- 

 vent in its present improved and substantial 

 manner, and which, though not quite finished, 

 they took possession of in 1808. The old mo- 

 nastery of the Recollets, a stone building, is 

 now delapidated ; near it is a powder maga- 

 zine. The protestant and catholic churches 

 are good plain buildings, but neither of them 

 sufficiently remarkable to attract particular at- 

 tention. The court-house and gaol are handsome 

 modern stone edifices, both in good situations, 

 and well designed for their respective purposes. 

 The building now occupied as barracks is so- 

 lidly constructed of stone, situated on the north 

 side of Notre Dame Street, and on the highest 

 ground about the town. It was originally 

 erected as a residence for the French governor. 



