SCENERY. 
great expansion of the water at the lake, and 
the strong current which sets out from it, pre¬ 
vents its action higher. 
From Montreal as far as the town of Trois 
Rivieres, which stands about four leagues 
below Lee St. Pierre,, the shores on each side 
of the St, Lawrence are very flat; the land, 
then begins to rise, and on the south-east side 
it continues lofty the whole way down to 
Quebec. .On the opposite side, however, be¬ 
low Trois Rivieres, the banks vary consider¬ 
ably; in some places they,are high, in others 
very low, until you approach within a few 
leagues of Quebec, when they assume a bold 
and grand appearance on each side. The sce¬ 
nery along various parts of the river is very 
fine : it is impossible, indeed, but that there 
must be a variety of pleasing views along a 
noble river like the St. Lawrence, winding for 
hundreds of miles through a rich country, di¬ 
versified with rising grounds, woodlands, and 
cultivated plains. ■ What particularly attracts 
the attention, however, in going down this 
river, is, the beautiful disposition of the towns 
and villages on its banks. Nearly all the set¬ 
tlements in Lower Canada are situated close 
upon the borders of the rivers, and from this 
circumstance the scenery along the St. Law- 
rance and others differs materially from that 
along the- rivers in the United States. The 
