rs into the St. John, by a stream called the
Poquihouk, which is an Indian name, signifying a dreadful place, and a
dreadful place it certainly is. The water just before its exit into the
St. John, appears to have been originally pent up by the high bank
along the river. Through this it has forced a passage, and tumbles down
the rocks and precipices with dreadful impetuosity. The passage through
which it passes is very narrow and nearly seventy feet perpendicular,
composed of large stones, which appear as if they had been laid by
Masons; the whole forming a sublime and terrific appearance. There is a
Chapel belonging to the Baptists in this Parish.

Several of the officers and men of the King's American Dragoons were
formerly settled here, very few of whom are at present alive. Some of
their descendants are occupying their lands and doing well.

The Parish of Kingsclear, which adjoins Prince William, has nothing
peculiar, the soil being much the same as the latter. The face of the
country is hilly, interspersed with several streams well adapted for
mill seats. Many individuals of the reduced Battalion of the New Jersey
Volunteers settled in this Parish, some of whom are still living and
doing well. A Baptist Chapel has lately been erected here, in which
worship is occasionally performed. Opposite this Parish on the eastern
side of the river is the Parish of Douglas, so called in honor of the
present Lieutenant-Governor of the Province. It adjoins Queensbury, and
extends down nearly to the Nashwaack. The Madam Keswick, a considerable
stream, intersects this Parish. This is an extensive settlement, and
was formed by the York Volunteers and some of the Royal Guides and
Pioneers. The settlements on the Keswick Ridge and Mactuquask lie
between this stream and the main river, and are in a flourishing state.
It has a back settlement on the Nashwacksis and another one still
farther in the wilderness, called Cardigan, formed by a number of Welsh
families from Cardigan in Wales, who came to this Province in 1819, and
were located here by Government. Being very destitute, they were
enabled to commence settling by a subscription of the inhabitants of
Fredericton, aided by the Emigrant Society. This Parish has a Church
near the mouth of the Madam Keswick, and two Chapels belonging to the
Methodists and Baptists.

The Parish of St. Mary's, which formerly included the Parish just
mentioned, extends to the County line, and joins Maug