CONTENTS. 
Exertion requisite.—Canadians addicted to 
smoaking.—How they measure Distances * 
Description of Lake St. Louis.—Clouds of 
Insects over Reed Banks.—Party encamps on 
VIsle Perot.—Passage of Rapids called Les 
Cascades—Their tremendous Appearance.—* 
Description of the Village of the Hill of Ce¬ 
dars.—Rapids du Coteau du Lac.-— Wonder - 
fid Rapidity of the Current.—Party encamps. 
~lake St Francis. —Point an Baudot 
II Isle aux Raisins.—Islands in the River 
still the Property of the Indians.—Hot deter¬ 
mined yet whether in the British Territory or 
that of the States.—Party encamps .— Storm . 
Unpleasant situation of the Party .—Relieved, 
Continue sthe Voyage— Account of more Ra- 
- pids.—Canals and Locks at different Places 
on the River St. Lawrence.—Immense Flight 
of Pigeons.—Emigration of Squirrels and 
Bears.—Oswegatchee River and Fort la Ga- 
\ lette describeAdvantageous Position of the 
latter.—Current above this gentle.—Bateaux 
sail on all Night.—Songs of the Canadians , 
—Good Ear for Music .— Lake of a Thou¬ 
sand Isles.-—Arrival at Kingston on Lake 
Ontario.—Observations on the Navigation of 
the St. Lawrence.—•The St. Lawrence com¬ 
pared with the Mississippi.—A view of 
the different Rivers which open a Water 
Communication between the Great Lakes and 
the Atlantic.—Great Superiority of the St. 
Lawrence over all the rest.—Of the Lake 
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LETTER XXX. 
Description of the Town of Kingston.—For¬ 
merly called Fort Cadaraqua. — Extensive' 
Trade carried on here.—Nature of it—In- 
