Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7Joutel, Henri
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Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7
Joutel, Henri
La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687; Louisiana -- History -- To 1803; Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration
At _Montreal_ we found the Marques _d’ Hennonville_, Monsieur _de
Noroy_ the Intendant and other Gentlemen, to whom we gave an Account
of our long and painful Travels, with the Particulars of what we had
seen, which they listned to with Satisfaction, but without mentioning
Monsieur _de la Sale’s_ Death. We told them the Occasion of our going
over into _France_, and they approv’d of it, being of Opinion with us,
that we ought to hasten our Departure as much as possible.
We made us some Cloaths, whereof we stood in Need. The Sieur
_Teissier_, who came along with us, and was of the Reform’d Religion,
knowing the Exercise of it was forbid in _France_, abjur’d it in the
great Church of _Montreal_.
[Sidenote: _Arrival at_ Quebec.]
The 27th, we went aboard a Bark to go down the River to _Quebec_, where
we arriv’d the 29th, Father _Anastasius_ carry’d us to the Monastery
of the Fathers of his Order, seated half a League from the Town, on a
little River, where we were most kindly receiv’d by the Father Guardian
and the other Religious Men, who express’d much Joy to see us, and we
still more for being in a Place of Safety, after so many Perils and
Toils, for which we return’d our humble Thanks to Almighty God, our
Protector.
We chose rather to take up our Lodging there than in the Town, to
avoid the Visits and troublesome Questions every one would be putting
to us with much Importunity, which we must have been oblig’d to bear
patiently. Monsieur _Cavelier_ and his Nephew, whom we had left
at _Montreal_, arriv’d some Days after us, and were lodg’d in the
Seminary.
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 of St.
_Lawrence_, a Board a Ship, that was taking in and fishing of Cod, in
order to reach _France_. 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 safe at _Rochelle_ on _Saturday_ the 9th of _October_ 1688,
whence, setting out by Land, _Friday_ the 15th, the same Providence,
which had protected and conducted us, brought us without any Misfortune
to _Roan_, the 17th of _October_, the same Year.
_The End of the_ JOURNAL.[125]
_The Remainder of the_ LETTER, _written by him who revis’d
this_ JOURNAL, _the other Part whereof is at the Beginning
of it, this being the_ Sequel _to the said_ JOURNAL.
[Sidenote: Note, _That these have writ of those Parts, but none of this
particular Voyage_.]
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