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them the river is no more than one thousand six 

 hundred yards broad ; during hostilities shot 

 were repeatedly exchanged between them, par- 

 ticularly on the passing of brigades of boats up 

 the river. The town of Kingston, the largest and 

 most populous of the Upper Province, is very 

 advantageously seated on the north side of the 

 River St. Lawrence, or rather at the eastern 

 extremity of Lake Ontario ; it is in lat. 44°. 8'. 

 north, and in long. 76\ 40'. west from Green- 

 wich. On the ground upon which it is built 

 formerly stood Fort Frontenac, an old French 

 post. Its foundation took place in 1784, and 

 by gradual increase it now presents a front of 

 nearly three quarters of a mile, and extending 

 in depth about six hundred yards. The streets 

 are regularly planned, running at right angles 

 with each other, but not paved : the number of 

 houses may be estimated at about three hun-» 

 dred and seventy ; some of them are well 

 built of stone, but the greater number are of 

 wood; many of them spacious and commo- 

 dious. The public buildings are a govern- 

 ment-house, a court-house, a Protestant and a 

 Catholic church, a market-house, a gaol, and 

 hospital, besides the garrison, block-houses, 

 government magazines and stores. For the 

 last fifteen years the town has obtained consi-^ 



