Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Aug. 1688 We stay'd in that Monastery till the 21st of August, when we imbark'd on a large Boat, eighteen Persons of us, to go down the River or St. Laurence, a Board a Ship, that was taking in and fistiing of Cod. We went a Board it the 30th of the same Month, and after hearing Mass, made ready and sail'd for our dear Country, arriv'd sase at Rocbelle on Saturday the 9th of October 1688, whence, setting out by Land, the 15th, the same Providence, which had protected and conducted us, brought us without any Misfortune to Roan, the 7th of October, the same Year. Tbe End os tbe JOURNAL. The Remainder of the LETTER, written by him who revis'd this J o u Rnai, the other Part whereof is at the Beginning of it, this being the Sequel to the said Journal. Note 'H R E E several Authors have given an That these I Account of this Voyage; First, Father have writ le Clerk, upon the Relations he had from the of those Fathers Zenobius and Anastafius, Recolets, as Parts, but ne was himself and both of themEye-Witnesses: "thispar- Secondly, The Chevalier Tonty, who was also a ticular Witness to a considerable Part of those Adven Voyage. tures: And, Lastly, Father Hennepin, a Flemming, of the same Order of the Recolets, has done it more largely, he seems to be well acquainted with the Country, and had a great Share in those Discoveries; but the Truth of his Relations is much controverted. It was he who went to the Northward, and towards the Source of the Mijfijipi, v/hich he calls Mechasipi, and who printed, at Paris, an Account of the Country about the River, giving it the Name of Louisiana. He ought to have stopp'd there, and not to have gone, as he did, into Holland, to set forth another Edition, very much enlarg'd, and perhaps not so true, which he dedicated to William the Third...