New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-02

.,a thu mouth of the river the day We we're up.
Whether his blowing had anything TO do with me
could blow harder and if each of passergers hal
swallow ed a quart of bus msjeetys oil, II would no.
have made Q sis ker company than me two hunofea
passengers on board the steamer Saeuenay.
In consequence Of a scarcity OF provisions at dinner
time very bouptiful supper had been provided; but
there was 10 pushing for seats at the table, and those
who ed the savory smell OF the roast meas, soon
fell of; and then, said CsP'. cmAio, morping,
a. was very liberal with my supper ask thus lady
"to take one leetel more cup OF tes-there IL very
plenty; then beg another one that she will allow
me give her nice piece OF roset peei win some
fat in IT. but she say, No sar and Jump up and run
rieit sway Then I ask one gentleman 70 please
take OF cup OF cafe, ese he may be SEX be SIT
very stiff and say Yes Sir, shall drink some cafe;
bu. before the servant can get II Tor nun nc Is gone
" and so can get nobody TO help me eat mine very
good supper. All run away, but nobody say, am
Yet thew were sick-hepleesly, hopeessy sick; and
there sickness equal 20 that made BY such breeze
a. tlis.
Az there vss no harbor, and in fact no danger, the
boat kept on "a best she could making about three
miles an hour and bringog us into Quebec at late
breakfast hour of clear, bright morning, and the
WING having had its blow out, our company came out
as bright and happy though the night had bsen
calm, and have no doubt far more healthy.
There is ore fact worth notice about the st. Law
rerce s'eamers-taat although this is wooded coU-
Try, they burn LiyeIpCcl coal for economy. e;eye
yesels or these, the present year there appears 10
be very unusualy small number, and the price of
lumber very low; and this affects all classes OF ousi-
ress or lsbOing people at Quebec and has suse1 Mr.
Price the greatest lumber merchant IN Quebec 10
stop pay ment.
A DAY AT QUEBEC.
Every tourist should spend one day az Quebec, and
usually he will be satisfied with day, though he
is fond Of curoses Re can find something new every
day for week, without counting the hsckneyed ones
of the Falls OF Monimorenci, Woifes Pillar which
is very plsin, cheap affair, said to stand upon the
Identical spot where that brave man fell. gentle
man of our party, while looking az this monument re-
marked that he did not think the whole City OF Quebec
even at the present day. worth the single Inc OF one
such MAD much more all that fell with HMM which
opinion heartily coincide. Yet 70 prevent the place
being taken again the British Government have ex-
pended untold millions of dollars, inclosDg all the
high part Of the point within the walls OF what may be
termed @ great foIt with citadel overlooking the
whole that does really appear impregna5e. A visit
10 the citadel is worthy the attention of every ntefi-
gent traveller. Ii is not only curiosity in itself, but
it affords food for reflection, not only TO it's strength
and ability, with seven years provisions and mate
Iia TO resist sie ,e but the reflection of what all as
expense is for. In the present reduced numbers
here are inc hundred men duty nigh, and day
guarding what Sure enough, what
Wlo is The foe that might come like Wolfe or q
Montgomery in the night and steal into this fold; aud
if be did get in what would ne gain Simply the
pryeee of standing sentry these towering stone
walls and keeping thousand men busy to prevent all
these guns from getting rusty and having The ooysh
satisfaction OF saying We possess the strongest forti-
fcaton on the Continent. II is true we have no.
" foe in the land and never can hsve except the Yam
~ ees and if they were our foes ard felt disposed
to dispossess US why they would do il if they had
A." TO tunnel the ST Lawrence 70 blow US up Sad
refe, tons would crowd upon the mind that Knows
the condition OF Canadian agriculture acd manuiac-
lures and the state of educ4tion among the people,
while looking at this fortress which has cost such an
immense sum to build, and requires the labor of such
On army Of to support those who guard its sores
and stand sentry a, lis gates OF iron TO prevent the
slaves who are within from escaping, while they Keep
GU, all that cannot give the proper cCun'ersign.
Altogether Quebec is unique as compared with any
other town in America and is well worth thu attention
of Summer tourists, and since the completion of the
ter provided Natures icy bridge across the 81. Law
renee lie in good order the terminus of the railroad
is at Point Levi, on the opposite or southern shoe
from the CITY. :. r.