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The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de Lasalle (Volume 2)

The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de Lasalle (Volume 2)

Cox, Isaac Joslin

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ISBN10: 1154034577
ISBN13: 9781154034578
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 52
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.11 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Some of those who were in M. de la Salle's boat, and the foremost, went ashore and saw a spacious plain country of much pasture ground, but had not the leisure to make any particular discovery, because, the wind freshening, they were obliged to return to their boat to come aboard again, which was the reason why we did not go quite up to the shore, but returned with them to our ship. All that could be taken notice of was a great quantity of wood along the coast. We took an observation and found 29 10' of north latitude. The 2d there arose a fog, which made us lose sight of the Joly. The next day, the weather clearing up, we fired some cannon shot, and the Joly answered, and towards the evening we perceived her to the windward of us. We held on our course, making several trips, till the 4th, in the evening, when, being in sight and within two leagues of the land, we came to an anchor to expect the Joly, for which we were in pain. CHAPTER II. [THE LANDING IN TEXAS AND THE DEPARTURE OF BEAUJEU.] The 5th we set sail, and held on our course, W. S. W., keeping along the shore till about six in the evening, when we stood away to the southward and anchored at night in six fathom water. The 6th we would have made ready to sail, but the pilot perceiving that the sea broke astern of us, and that there were some shoals, it was thought proper to continue at anchor till the wind changed, and we accordingly stayed there the 6th and all the 7th. The 8th, the wind veering about, we stood out a little to sea, to avoid those shoals, which are very dangerous, and anchored again a league from thence. Upon advice that the bark La Belle had discovered a small island, which appeared between the two points of a bay, M. de la Salle sent a man up to the round-top, from whence both t...

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