Monsieur _de la Sale_ had been now long gone, and we began to be in Pain for him, when about the Middle of _March 1686_, hapning to be on the Top of the House, I spied seven or eight Persons coming towards us. I presently ordered eight arm’d Men to follow me, to go meet them; and as soon as we drew near them, we knew Monsieur _de la Sale_, Monsieur _Cavelier_, his brother, Monsieur _Moranget_, his Nephew and five or six Men with them, the rest being gone another Way to find out the Bark _la Belle_, to give Notice of Monsieur _de la Sale’s_ Arrival. [Sidenote: _Monsieur_ de la Sale _returns_.] They were in a bad Condition, their Cloaths ragged, Monsieur _Cavelier’s_ short Cassock hung in Tatters; most of them had not Hats, and their Linen was no better; however the Sight of Monsieur _de la Sale_ rejoyc’d us all. The Account he gave us of his Journey reviv’d our Hopes, tho’ he had not found the fatal River, and we thought only of making ourselves as merry as we could. Only the Sight of the Sieur _Duhaut_ interrupted it for some Time. Monsieur _de la Sale_ ask’d me in an angry Manner, why I had receiv’d him, and _Duhaut_ having given his Reasons, as I and my Men did,[73] we were all satisfy’d. [Sidenote: _The Bark_ la Belle _lost_.] The next Day, the Sieurs _le Barbier_, _Bihorel_, _le Petit_, _Cavelier_, the Nephew, the Surgeon and others, whom Monsieur _de la Sale_ had sent to find out and carry Advice to the Bark _la Belle_, return’d, and said they could not find her, which was another fresh Cause of Much Uneasiness to Monsieur _de la Sale_. He had been guilty of the Fault of putting aboard her, his Cloaths, his Linen, his Papers and all his best Effects, of all which he was then in the utmost Need. Besides, that Loss broke all the Measures he had concerted during his last Expedition, because he had resolv’d to cause the said Bark to go up one of the Rivers he had discover’d, to advance towards those Nations with whom he had contracted some Friendship, and to send me in the same Bark, with his Nephew _Moranget_, to the Islands to seek for some Assistance, or else to return by Sea to look for his River. [Sidenote: _Apr. 1686_] All these Designs being disappointed, he resolv’d to set out a second Time, and travel by Land, to find out his River.[74] He staid to rest him a while, and to provide for his Departure, but having neither Linen nor Cloaths, I supply’d him with some I had; I also afforded some Linen to Monsieur _Cavelier_, his Brother and Monsieur _Moranget_, his Nephew. All I had was at their Service, and I depriv’d myself of all that was fit for them, even to ten or twelve Pounds of strings of Beads and some Knives and Nails,[75] which Monsieur _de la Sale_ took.