RENE LAUDONNIERE ad. 



1564. 



for the Indians which had either taken or killed our 

 man, or whether hee should go directly to their 

 dwellings to know the trueth. I sent unto him after 

 good deliberation hereupon, that he should not attempt 

 any thing, and that for divers occasions : but contrari- 

 wise that he should embarke himself with al diligence, 

 & consequently al they that were on land : which he 

 did with speed. But as he sayled towards our ships 

 he perceived along the shore a great number of 

 Indians which began to charge them with their 

 arrowes : hee for his part discharged store of shot 

 against them, yet was not able to hurt them, or by 

 any meanes to surprise them : for which cause he quite 

 forsooke them, and came unto our ship. Where 

 staying untill the next day morning we set sayle fol- 

 lowing our wonted course, and keeping the same, we 

 discovered diverse Isles conquered by the Spaniards, 

 as the Isles of S. Christopher, and of the Saintes, of 

 Monserrate, and La Redonda : Afterward we passed 

 between Anguilla and Anegada, sayling toward New 

 France. Where we arrived 1 5 dayes after, to witte, f^^ arrival 

 on Thurseday the 22 of June about 3 of the clocke '''' ^Y'/"" '^' 



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in the afternoone, and landed neere a litle river which ^^^ 



is 30 degrees distant from the Equator, and 10 lagues Cape Francois 



above Cape Fran9ois drawing toward the South, and being between 



about thirtie leagues above the River of May. After ^^/^^^'^'£^ 



wee had strooken sayle and cast anker athwart the i^f river of 



River, I determined to goe on shore to discover the Ma^, maketh 



same. Therefore being accompanied with Monsieur the distance ^o 



Ottigni, with Monsieur de Arlac mine Ensigne, & leagues about, 



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a certame numoer or Cjentlemen and souidiers, 1 ^^ i^^^ues 

 embarked my selfe about 3 or 4 of the clocke in Q-^er land. 

 the evening. And being arrived at the mouth of 

 the river, I caused the chanell to be sounded, which 

 was found to be very shallow, although that farther 

 within the same the water was there found reasonable 

 deepe, which separateth it selfe into two great armes, 

 whereof one runneth toward the South, and the other 



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