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cfteemed one of the greatcft curiofities in the 
World. When I came laft year from .Quebec, 
you enquir’d of me feveral particulars' concern- 
ing this fall ; and f told you what I heard of 
it in Canada , from feveral French gentlemen 
who had been there : but this was flill all 
hearfay ; I could not affufe you of the 
truth of it, becaufe I had not then feen it 
myfeif, and fo it could not fatisfy my own, 
much lets your curiofity. Now, fince I have 
been on the Ipot,' it is in my power to give 
you a more perfect and fatisfactory defeription 
of it. 
After a fatiguing travel, firft on horleback 
thro’ the country of the Six Indian Nairn, 
to Qfwego, and from thence in a Canoe upon 
lake Ontario, I came on the i ath of Av.ad 
m the evening to Niagara fort. The trench 
there teemed much perplexed at my firft coni, 
ing, imagining I was an Englijh officer, 
who under pretext of feeing Niagara Falls, 
came with lomc other view j but as loon as I 
flrcw d them my palTports, they chang’d their 
-behaviour, and recewed me with the greatcft 
civility. Niagara Fall is fix French leagues 
hona Niagara Fort, you firft go three leagues 
by water up Niagara river, and then three 
leagues over the carrying place. As it was late 
ai 1 * v d at, the Fort, I could not the 
lameuay go to. the Fall, bur I prei ’d 
• o o i L tuv. next morning. The commandant 
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