near where Governor Villebon is known to have been interred, In ' this connection the old French cannon on Queen Square is believed to have been taken from the French fortifications, and it is altogether likely to have been one of those to which W'hittier referred in his poem, “St. John,” on Charles La Tour and the noble Lady La Tour :

”Half-veiled in the smoke-cloud, Her hand grasped thy pennon, While her dark tresses swayed In the hot breath of cannon l”

Fort Frederick, built by the British, and now generally known as the HOld Fort,” stands on the site of the former Fort La Tour. On the Carle- ton Heights stands a Martello Tower erected by the British about one hun~ dred years ago. It is well worth a Visit, and the caretaker has an inter- esting collection on View inside. There is an excellent View from the top of the tower. At Jemseg up the river an old French fort was occupied by Villebon, before he aban— doned it for the fort he built on the Nashwaak, opposite Fredericton.

The harbor of St. John is deep and large, and shipping from all parts of the world may regularly be seen at its wharves. Its waters have been the scene of many a naval engagement in times long gone by. The famous ”Reversing Falls,” the only phenomenon of the kind in all the world, may be seen at the huge rocky pass where the St. John pours out its great flood into the harbor. An immense body of water passes through this channel, representing the natural river drainage of over 25,000 square miles of collfllry. It is not a fall as ordinarily understood, nor a sheer drop from high to low level. The outlet, though wide, is not sufficiently large to admit the inflow of the tidal water. The tide packs up, therefore, and falls into the river. In the same way the tide recedes in the harbor much faster than it can escape from the river channel, and at such time the fall is outward. Apart from the curiosity of such a strange sight, there is much beauty in the View from the Suspension Bridge. The View of the river from the Fairville side is very good, and the general scene from Prospect Point is also excellent.

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