Washington sentinel., 1853-10-08

one hundred and eighty miles from MontreaE
the finest river | ever saw, the banks on each
side entirely cleared from Montreal to Quebec;
as thickly built to appearance as the sides OF
the Thames from London to Richmond
The north side of the river looks like one
struggling village for upward of one hundred
miles.
i Eighteen leagues from Montreal is broad
part Of the river St. Lawrence, which is called
lake st. Pierre. This lake is nine leagues long,
and in some parts three, four, and five leagues
broad.
/ There are seven hundred houses and two
nunneries in Quebec; one about two miles from
the town, called the General Hospital. The
nuns here are chiefly employed in curing the
sick. Each nunnery has between thirty or
forty nuns.
| Saw the famous plains of Abraham, where
| General Wolfe was killed, 18th September,
| 1859. Inspired with courage by riding over
the field of battle; wished to be q soldier At
night grew prudent, and altered my opinion by
thinking of Fallstaf7s honor.
Wolfe's body buried in Westminster Abbey.
No monument or obelisk to his memory here
Scandalousl
| Rode eight miles by the banks of the ST.
Lawrence to the Falls of Montmoreney, one
| hundred and fifty feet perpendicular, twenty
yards broad; very curious.
Remains of the French entertainments all
along the side of the river; fine scene for
contemplative military man. Saw the Falls of
the Chaudiere River, about eighty feet high.
| Nine miles from Quebec Went to the Isle
of Orleans, where the English first landed in
Canada Went to Point Levy The Island Of
Orleans is fifteen leagues long; the river ST..
Lawrence on each side of it. Great civilities
received from Major Brown, of the twenty
eighth regiment The officers of the twenty
eighth and forty-fourth regiments very civil to us
The cold is so intense at Quebec, that all the
meat and poultry which is used during the
winter is killed in the beginning of December,
and kept frozen till the beginning of April. If
the. meat is frozen Immediately after it is
killed, it will be as tough when thawed at the
end of three or four months as the day it was
killed. If 1T is kept four or five days, till it is
grown tender before it is frozen, it will be in
the same state when thawed, and suffers not
the least degree of putrefacton by being kept
any length of time frozen Frozen meat is
cut with an axe; will fly into chips, like a
block of ice. The neatest and most frugal
method of cutting frozen meat is with saw
the saw-dust makes excellent soup. Milk is
brought to market frozen in bags
j Quebec was terribly shattered during the
siege BY the English batteries on Point Levy
which is on the other side of the river, oppo-
i site to the town; the river is eleven hundred
yards across here.
There are about seven hundred houses in
Quebec. Met Lord Adam Gordon here, Just
come from Niagara. 8 haftss
Went to Lorette, an Indian village about
eight miles from Quebec. Saw the Indians at
mass, and heard them sing Psalms tolerably
well. dance. Got well acquainted with
Athanase, who was commander-in-chief of the
! Indians who defeated General Braddock in
1865. A very sensible fellow About one
hundred fighting men in this town.
Left Quebec. Next day got TO Trois Ri
, vieres; spent day with Col. Massey. Fine
fields of wheat and other grain between Quebec
and Montreal.
i, The stages between these towns are: st
Folk, Carrouge, st. Augustin, Point aux Trem-
bles, Jackquatier, Cape Sante, De Chambault,
Bas Grondines, Haut Grondines, st. Ann, Ba7
tiscan, Champlan, Champlain Haut Cape
Madelain, Trois Rivieres, Point du Lac Ma
shish Riviere Deloup, Maskenonge, Bertie,
i Doutray Valetree, st. Sulpice, Arpentini,
Long Point, Point aux Trembles, and then to
Montreal; altogether about one hundred and
eighty miles.
/, Rode ten miles up the river st. Lawrence,
and crossed over to Cocknewaga, an Indian
village. About two hundred fighting men
here; fine, strengthening fellows.
Went with General Burton to the top OF
Mount Royal, about four miles from Montreal
which takes Its name from the mountain. 81.
Frequent tea drinking and dancing with the
! French ladies; some of them pretty, others try
to make themselves so by paint. In the time
of the French government of Canada no ladies
but such as were of the noblesse were suffered
to wear ribbands or aigrettes in their hair; this
custom is abolished now, and it is as common
here to see woraen of all sorts bedecked with
flowers and ribbands in their hair as in South
Carolina the country of pompoons. Noblesse
does not imply being related to nobeman
only, but likewise to an officer. If womans
fourth or fifth cousin happened to be married
to an officer, she became Immediately ennobied,
and was suffered to decorate herself with rib
! band. 1t is great modification to these
ladies that now every creature may ornament
her hair as she pleases.
Among the men, none but those of the no
J blesse were allowedsto ride with saddles.
experienced the bad effects of this, having been
thumped upon blanket. a.
Went with Lord Adam, General Burton, and
! several officers to Seneville, the end of the
! island of Montreal, thirty miles from the town
crossed the 0ttowa river about seven miles to
Canisadaga, an Indian town. About three
, hundred warriors in it, very formidable looking
t fellows Saw them in chapel at prayers, KEEP
in the greatest order; the chapel a very goot
e building, ornamented within with scriptur,
$ pictures. A fine altar-pece, gilt. m sr.
$ All these Indians educated in the Roman
Catholic religion, some Of them great bigots
Had very elegant supper given us by Mon
sieur Montgolphie, the head Of the St, Sulpi
? clan priests here, who have the management
of these Indians.
Monsieur St. Luke La Corne a Croix de S
Louis, the French partisan, was with us.
Next morning walked about three miles I
J the top of Mount Calvere -Four little chapel
upon the ascent of the hill, about five hundred
e yards from each other, and three at the TOP
7 Paintings in each of the sufferings of Christ
Fine prospect here, of the Island OF Mon
d treal and of the rivers Ottowa and St. Law
q renee.
3, The st. Lawrence is navigable for large yes
sells, up to Montreal, one hundred and sevent.
y leaeues from Anticosti, an island in its mouth
n Great plenty of fish in il, particularly salmon