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at Mclntire's at the N.E. end of the Lake where we got a little refreshment and thenproceeded on our way down the River, - aboutone pass'd the Rapids of the Cedars, andat 4 arrived at La Chine, where we tookup our Quarters at Grants Tavern, &; tarriedall Night 3rd. Sent on two Carts with our Baggageand about 9 A.M., in three Calathes, setoff for Montreal, where we arrived inabout an hour &; a half. - Distance from Kingston to Montreal 200 miles - In theafternoon that we left Kingston we runabout 30 miles before dark, and in all thatdistance saw but very few settlements, theLand appearing very rough and poor - thenext morning at day light, when we wereabout 60 60 miles from Kingston, we foundthe N.W. side of the River thickly inhabited, which continued to be the case all the waydown to Lake St. Francis, the improvementsare new, and the inhabitants mostly Loyalists