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
Ceste Croix portoit le nom graué du Roy de la grande Bretaigne. Ils
pendirent aussi vn de leurs hommes, pour cause d'vne conspiration
au mesme endroict, où huict iours au parauant ils auoyent abbatu la
premiere de nos Croix.
This Cross had carved upon it the name of the King of great
Britain. Also, on account of a conspiracy, they hanged one of their
men in the very place where, eight days before, they had torn down
the first of our Crosses.
De sainct Sauueur ils addresserent à S. Croix, ancienne habitation du
sieur de Monts, & parce qu'ils auoyent sceu, que le P. Biard y auoit
esté, Argal vouloit qu'il les y conduisit, mais ledit Pere ne le voulut
point, ce qui le mit entierement en la disgrace dudit [264 i.e., 266]
Argal, & en grand danger de sa vie. Ce neantmoins Argal roda tant en
haut qu'en bas, & rechercha tant tous leurs endroits, les confrontans
auec les cartes, qu'il nous auoit prinses, qu'en fin il la trouua de
soy-mesme; il en enleua vn bon monceau de sel, qu'il y trouua, brusla
l'habitation, & destruisit toutes les marques du nõ & droict de France,
ainsi qu'il auoit eu commandement.
From saint Sauveur they sailed for Ste. Croix, sieur de Monts's old
settlement; and, as they knew that Father Biard had been there,
Argal wished him to conduct them thither; but the Father would
not consent to do so. This caused him to be in complete disgrace
with [264 i.e., 266] Argal, and in great danger of his life.
Notwithstanding this, Argal wandered about, up and down, and, by
dint of searching all places thoroughly and comparing them with
the maps which he had taken from us, he at last found the place
himself. He took away a good pile of salt, which he found there,
burned the settlement, and destroyed all traces of the name and
claims of France, as he had been commanded to do.
CHAPITRE XXXII. [i.e., xxix.]
LA PRINSE, & INCENDIE DE PORT ROYAL, DEUX GRANDS DANGERS DU P. BIARD.
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