Excerpt from Travels Through Lower Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806, 1807 and 1808, Vol. 2 of 3: To Which Are Added, Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States, And of Those Who Have, at Various Periods, Borne a Conspicuous Part in the Politics of That CountryBaron de Becancour. Lake St. Peter. Machiclie. River du Loup. Richlieu Islands. Town of Sorel. Horrid l\iurders. Captain Sorel. Chambly. Boucherville. Eagle Island. Island ofimontreal. Rapids. Incredible Anecdote. Island of St. Helen. Cityofmontreal. Ignoranceof a Pilot. Interior of Montreal. Dillon's Hotel. Parade. M'tavish's Monument. Convents. Franciscan Friars. Paul-street. Notre Dame Street. View/of Montreal. Theatre: Public Amusements. Hospitality. Ship-building. Advice to Gen tlemen respecting European Servants. Useful Hints. Mar kets. Turnpike Road. Visit to La Chine. Indian De partment. Visit to the Indians at Cachenonaga. Indian Doll. Chevalier Lorimier. Distressing Event. Providen tial Deliverance. Adventures of Captain John. His Eaughter. Love and Revenge. Roman Catholic Funerals.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.