poison'd. It afterwards appear'd they were not, however Monsieur Moranget's Cure prov'd difficult, because some small Vessel was cut.
The Consequences of this Misfortune, together with the Concern, most of the best Persons who had follow'd Monsieur de la Sale were under,[1] supported the Design of those who were for returning to France and forsaking him, of which Number were Monsieur Dainmaville, a Priest of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, the Sieur Minet, Engineer and some others. The common Discourses of Monsieur de la Sale's Enemies tending to discredit his Conduct, and to represent the pretended Rashness of his Enterprize, contributed considerably towards the Desertion; but his Resolution prevailing, he heard and waited all Events with Patience, and always gave his Orders, without appearing the least discompos'd.
He caus'd the Dead to be brought to our Camp, and bury'd them Honourably, the Cannon supplying the Want of Bells, and then consider'd of making some safer Settlement. He caus'd all that had been sav'd from the Shipwreck, to be brought together into one Place, threw up Intrenchments about it, to secure his Effects, and perceiving that the Water of the River, where we were, roul'd down violently into the Sea, he fancy'd that might be one of the Branches of the Missisipi, and propos'd to go up it, to see whether he could find any Tokens of it, or of the Marks he had left, when he went down by Land to the Mouth of it.
Debates between the Commanders. In the mean Time, Monsieur de Beaujeu was preparing to depart: The Chevalier de Aire had many Conferences with Monsieur de la Sale about several things, the latter demanded of Monsieur de Beaujeu, particularly the Cannon and Ball which were aboard the Joly, and had
- ↑ Fr. "jointes au dégoût qui la perte de nôtre navire avoit causé parmi la pluspart des honnestes gens qui avoient suivi M. de la Salle"—together with the anxiety which the loss of our ship had occasioned among most of the people of respectability who had followed M. de La Salle. C. C. edit.
