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diversity of species, being for the most part 

 beecl;, maple, and pine; there is, however, 

 wood of inferior descriptions. The Rivers Ste. 

 Anne crossing the rear. La Chevrotiere, .Belle- 

 isle, and a few smaller streams, contribute to 

 the luxuriant fertility of the soil. The Point of 

 Deschambaulthas a considerable elevation, and 

 stretches boldly into the river to the Richelieu 

 rapid ; the face of it appears a firm clay and 

 sand, without any interposition of rock or 

 stone. On this Point the church of Descham- 

 bault is built, and on the summit of the salient 

 extremity is a very beautiful grove of pine-trees, 

 remarkable rather for the regularity and equa- 

 lity of size than for their individual magnitude : 

 a little below the church, on the sloping side of 

 the Point, is the manor-house of Monsr. de la 

 Gorgendiere. The River St. Lawrence forms a 

 large curve between Cap Sante and Point Des- 

 chambault, and either in ascending or descend- 

 ing the combination of objects that it presents 

 is highly interesting and agreeable. The Point 

 was formerly a sort of military post, as the 

 French, in the year 1759> had a battery upon it, 

 for the purpose of defending this pass of the 

 river against any force that might have been 

 sent upwards ; indeed, this situation, and the 

 superior height of Platon on the opposite side, 

 might easily be fortified so as completely to 



