45 (p. 249).--Now called Gaspé, and sometimes Gaspesia; the peninsula occupying the southeastern extremity of the province of Quebec, extending from the St. Lawrence to the Bay of Chaleurs and Restigouche River. Cartier, on his first voyage, landed on this coast, and took possession of the country in the name of France. From 1636 to 1685, it was governed by Nicholas Denys, Sieur de Fronsac (for whom the strait of Canso was named; see vol. i., _note_ 40); for an account of him, see Murdoch's _Nova Scotia_, vol. i., pp. 124-131. For descriptive and statistical account of this region, see Langelier's _Sketch of Gaspesia_ (Quebec, 1884). Laverdière (_Champlain_, p. 68, _note_ 2) cites Abbé Maurault as deriving the name Gaspé from the Abenaqui word _Katsepioui_, "that which is separated," referring to Cape Forillon (known to Cartier as Honguedo)--a remarkable mountainous headland, 700 feet high, extending into the sea between Cape Rosier and the Bay of Gaspé; it is the most eastern point in the Shickshock Mountains (described in vol. ii., _note_ 40). The Récollet, Christian Le Clercq, was a missionary in Gaspé from 1675 to 1687, and wrote an account of his work there--_Relation de la Gaspésie_ (Paris, 1691). He is noted as the inventor of a system of hieroglyphics, by which he taught the Micmacs to read and write, and which those tribes still use. In 1866, a volume of catechism, hymns, prayers, etc., was printed in these characters, by the Leopold Society of Vienna, Austria. 46 (p. 259).--See vol. ii., _notes_ 35, 77. 47] (p. 263).--See vol. ii., _note_ 81. 48 (p. 263).--_Menauo_; probably a misprint for Menano (as it appears _post_): is now known as Grand Manan Island, a favorite summer resort. 49 (p. 265).--See vol. i., _note_ 61. 50 (p. 275).--See vol. ii., _note_ 85. 51 (p. 279).--_Pavesade_; a sort of screen made of canvas, extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to prevent the enemy from seeing what is done on board. Transcriber's Note. Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. Corrections. The first line indicates the original, the second the correction. p. 54: ceste oppiate nous à beaucoup serui. ceste oppiate nous a beaucoup serui. p. 146: Acosta à tres bien remarqué la faute Acosta a tres bien remarqué la faute p. 186: vn appartenãt au au sieur de Monts, vn appartenãt au sieur de Monts, p. 190: a là sollicitation instante dudit P. Biard, à la sollicitation instante dudit P. Biard, p. 252: qui estoyent passeés qui estoyent passées p. 256: Parce que le chemins de ce païs là sont les riuieres Parce que les chemins de ce païs là sont les riuieres p. 274: bien quatre vintgs lieües bien quatre vingts lieües p. 276: Aussi ne saisoyent-ils Aussi ne faisoyent-ils Errata. The first line indicates the original, the second how it should read. p. 34: