"In Order To Afford Mr. Audubon Every Facility In The Pursuit Of His Arduous And Interesting Undertaking, The President Of The United States And The Commander-In-Chief, General Winfield Scott, Have Furnished Him The Necessary Documents To Ensure Him A Cordial Reception Throughout The Union.

"Mr. Audubon thus speaks of his meeting on the coast of Labrador, a British officer well known to us

All in Quebec - "But few days had elapsed, when one morning we saw a vessel making towards our anchorage, with the gallant flag of England waving in the breeze and as she was moored within a cable's length of the Ripley, I soon paid my respects to her commander, Captain Bayfield, of the Royal Navy. The politeness of British naval officers is proverbial, and from the truly frank and cordial reception of this gentleman and his brave companions in arms, I felt more than ever assured of the truth of this opinion. On the Gulnare there was an amiable and talented surgeon, who was a proficient in botany. We afterwards met the vessel in several other harbors.'

"The name of John James Audubon, we should hope, is quote sufficient to ensure him a cordial welcome throughout the British dominions in America, and we sincerely hope that his visit to Quebec may hereafter be a source of pleasing remembrance to him.

"H.

"Quebec, Sept. 23, 1842."

(From the Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal.)

MY VISIT TO SPENCER GRANGE, QUEBEC, IN 1856, THE COUNTRY SEAT OF J. M. LEMOINE.

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