The Journeys of Réné Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: As Related by His Faithful Lieutenant, Henri de Tonty; His Missionary Colleagues, Fathers Zenobius Membré, Louis Hennepin and Anastasius Douay; His Early Biographer, Father Christian LeClercq; His Trusted Subordinate, Henri Joutel; and His Brother, Jean Cavelier; Together with Memoirs, Commissions, Etc, Band 1Isaac Joslin Cox Allerton book Company, 1905 |
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Anastasius Arkansas arms arrived banks bark boat brother brought cabin calumet of peace camp Canada canoes carried chief Cœnis colony cross discovery distance embarked enemies expedition Father Gabriel Father Zenobius fifty five Fort Frontenac Fort St forty leagues four France French Frenchmen Frontenac gave Gulf of Mexico guns Hennepin HENRY DE TONTY horses hundred leagues Illinois Indian corn Iroquois join journey Joutel killed kind Koroa la Salle Lake land Louis Louis Hennepin Louisiana Majesty MARGRY Membré Miamis mission missionaries Mississippi Monseigneur Monsieur Moranget mouth nation Niagara night obliged party passed periagua Petit Goave prairies presents provisions Quinipissa reached received Recollet River Colbert route sailed Salle Salle's savages Seignelay sent side Sieur de la Sieur de Tonty six leagues Spaniards Taencas thirty leagues tion told took trees tribes vessel village voyage Zenobius
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Seite 146 - April, one thousand six hundred and eighty-two, in virtue of the commission of his Majesty, which I hold in my hand, and which may be seen by all whom it may concern, have taken, and do now take, in the name of his Majesty and of his successors to the crown, possession of this...
Seite 133 - The sieur de la Salle divided his party the next day into three bands, to go and explore them. He took the western, the sieur Dautray the southern, the sieur Tonty, whom I accompanied, the middle one. These three channels are beautiful and deep. The water is brackish ; after advancing two leagues it became perfectly salt, and advancing on, we discovered the open sea, so that on the ninth of April, with all possible solemnity, we performed the ceremony of planting the cross and raising the arms of...
Seite 155 - Palms ; upon the assurance which we have received from all these nations, that we are the first Europeans who have descended or ascended the said river Colbert ; hereby protesting against all those who may in future undertake to invade any or all of these countries, people, or lands above described, to the prejudice of the right of his Majesty, acquired by the consent of the nations herein named. Of which, and of all that can le needed, I hereby take to witness those who hear me, and demand an act...
Seite 153 - The whole party, under arms, chanted the Te Deum, the Exaudiat, the Domine salvum fac Regem; and then, after a salute of firearms and cries of Vive le Roi, the column was erected by M. de la Salle, who, standing near it, said, with a loud voice, in French: 'In the name of the most high, mighty, invincible and victorious Prince, Louis...
Seite 19 - The temple is .surrounded with strong mud walls, in which are fixed spikes, on which they place the heads of their enemies whom they sacrifice to the sun. At the door of the temple is a block of wood, on which is a great shell...
Seite 133 - The Sieur de la Salle, who always carried an astrolabe, took the latitude of the mouth. Although he kept to himself the exact point, we have learned that the river falls into the Gulf of Mexico, between 27° and 28° north, and, as is thought, at the point where maps lay down the Rio Escondido.
Seite 154 - Koroas, which are the most considerable nations dwelling therein, with whom also we have made alliance, either by ourselves or by others in our behalf;* as far as its mouth at the sea...
Seite 5 - The term cache, meaning a place of concealment, was originally used by the Canadian French trappers and traders. It is made by digging a hole in the ground, somewhat in the shape of a jug, which is lined with dry sticks, grass, or anything else that will protect its contents from the dampness of the earth. In this place the goods to be concealed are carefully stowed away ; and the aperture is then so effectually closed as to protect them from the rains.
Seite 125 - On their side they gave us some slaves, and the most important chief invited us to go to the village to refresh ourselves, which we readily did. All those of the village, except the women, who had at first taken flight, came to the bank of the river to receive us. Here they built us cabins, brought us wood to burn and provisions in abundance. For three days they feasted us constantly. The women now returned, brought us Indian corn, beans, flour and various kinds of fruits; and we, in return, made...
Seite 123 - We found it in a good state, and La Salle left his orders here. As from this spot navigation is open at all seasons, and free from ice, we embarked in our canoes, and on the 6th of February, reached the mouth of the river Seignelay, at 38° north.