Beyond _Cape de Rocher_ lies the brave Harbor _Beauport_, which is secur’d from all Winds by an Isle which lies in the midst of it. The Countrey Manur’d in most places, and Fruitful, feeds store of Men and Cattel. The Haven of _Malabar_ is surrounded in a manner with little Huts, cover’d with Mats, which in the Middle of the Room have a hole for the Smoke to go out at. The Southern shore is Sandy, and very dangerous. For the more full exemplification of what concerns this part of _Nova Francia_, we shall conclude with an account of all Material Passages relating to the _French_, from their own Narrations as followeth. [Sidenote: _Quartier_’s Expedition.] [Sidenote: Scurvy, when known.] [Sidenote: Exploit of _de la Roque_.] The first discoverer of this Coast was _Jaques Quartier_, sent out _Anno 1534._ by the _French_ King, _Francis_ the First, in which Expedition he spent five Months; and going from thence to St. _Male_, discover’d the Inlet _Lawrence_, _Terreneuf_, and _Natiscotec_. The following year prosecuting his Voyage, he Sail’d into the great River _Canada_, and Winter’d near St. _Croix_, where he lost divers of his Men by the Scurvy, a Distemper till that time altogether unknown; and such was his condition, that none of his Men had escap’d with life, had not the Inhabitants taught him to cure the same with the Bark and Leaves of the Tree _Annedda_; with which many recovering, _Quartier_ Weigh’d Anchor, and treacherously carry’d the King _Donnacona_ with many of his Nobles, Prisoners to _France_; but most of them dying, _Quartier_ brought only a few of them back with him in his third Voyage, six years after the first, when arriving in the Haven St. _Croix_, he cast up a strong Fort, which he nam’d _Charlesbourg Royal_, where he staid a whole Winter. _Joan de la Roque_, whom the _French_ King had made Governor of _Quartier_’s new-discover’d Countries, Sailing thither with three Ships, met with _Quartier_’s Fleet near _Terreneuf_; from whence he was then going home, because he saw no hopes of subduing the Salvages with so small a Force as he had brought with him from _France_. But _de la Roque_ endeavoring to make a further discovery of _Canada_, Sail’d up the River _Saguenay_, where spending both time and Money, he was Commanded home by the _French_ King, and the fruitless Expeditions lay dead till about 1604. [Sidenote: Of _de Monts_.] [Sidenote: Of _Poutrincourt_.]