The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629
History
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
Ces deux nauires estoyent Maloüins, l'vn appartenant au Ieune Dupont,
duquel nous auons souuent parlé cy deuant, d'enuiron cinquante tonneaux
seulement: le Capitaine Vible Bullot commandoit à l'autre, qui estoit
de cent tonneaux, & (de bon augure) s'apelloit le Sauueur. Chacun
de ces deux print sa moitié de toute la troupe, mais ceux du petit
vaisseau patirent beaucoup: car tout leur defailloit: place, viures,
eau: & furent horriblement agitez de [257] tempestes & contrarieté
de vents: nostre meschef neantmoins arriua prosperem[~e]t pour ce
vaisseau, parce qu'il auoit perdu beaucoup de ses gens, & à peine
s'en fut-ils peu reuenir sans ce rencontre, & nouueau renfort de nos
desbandez.
These two ships were from Saint Malo, one belonging to Dupont the
Younger, whom we have frequently mentioned before, this ship being
only about fifty tons burthen; Captain Vible Bullot commanded the
other, of a hundred tons, and (a good augury) called the "Sauveur."
Each of these two took its half of the whole band, but those in the
smaller vessel suffered a great deal, being in need of everything,
room, food, and water, and being horribly shaken up by [257]
tempests and adverse winds; our disaster, however, happened very
opportunely for this vessel, because it had lost many of its crew,
and could scarcely have returned without this chance meeting and
fresh reinforcement afforded by our wanderers.
Au grand vaisseau, appellé _le Sauueur_, on fut mieux, mesmes que
les Matelots furent si charitables, que de leur propre gré ils
retrancherent leur ordinaire, & quitterent plusieurs bonnes places
pour accommoder leurs hostes. Le P. Enemond Massé fut retiré en
cestuy-cy, & le Pilote Alain Yeon luy fit beaucoup de charitez. Ils
furent accueillis pareillement de tempestes, & experimenterent estre
vray, ce qu'on dit du feu S. Elme, où Freres consolants, que quand ils
apparoissent deux à la fois, c'est bon signe. Car deux apparur[~e]t
[258] vn quart d'heure sur leurs Antemnes, & bien tost apres les
bourrasques & furies de mer s'accoiserent.
In the larger vessel, called _the Sauveur_, they fared better, as
the Sailors were so kind-hearted that, of their own free will,
they stinted themselves of their rations, and left several good
places for the accommodation of their guests. Father Enemond Massé
had taken refuge in this one; and the Pilot, Alain Yeon, showed
him great kindness. They were likewise assailed by tempests, and
experienced the truth of the saying about St. Elmo's fire, or the
consoling Brothers,--that when two appear at once, it is a good
omen. For two appeared [258] for a quarter of an hour upon the
Lateen Sailyard, and soon after, the fury of the tempest and the
sea abated.
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