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THE FRENCH BLOOD IN AMERICA 



the survivors were driven frantic with joy at the sight 

 of the coast of France. 



Laudonniere's 

 Expedition 



April, 1564 



Account by 

 Laudonniere 



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Coligny knew nothing of the fate which had befallen 

 his second attempt at colonization, and when the first 

 civil war was ended by the peace of Amboise, which 

 brought the Protestants peace for a time, he obtained 

 permission of the King to fit out three ships to go to 

 the rescue of the Florida expedition. Laudonniere was 

 placed in command, and a number of noblemen together 

 with experienced officers and sailors joined his jiarty. 

 This expedition sailed April 22, 1564, and safely reached 

 the mouth of the St. John's. A graphic idea of what 

 took place thereafter may be had from the following 

 account, written by Laudonniere himself : 



Afterwards, we passed between Anquilla and Ane- 

 garda, sailing towards New France, where we arrived 

 fifteen days after, to wit : on Thursday, the 22d of June, 

 about three of the clock in the afternoon. 



. . . The next day, the 23d of this month, I gave 

 commandment to weigh anchor, and to hoist our sails to 

 sail towards the River of May, where we arrived two 

 days after, and cast anchor. Afterwards, going on land 

 with some number of gentlemen and soldiers, to know for 

 a certainty the singularities of this place, we espied the 

 paracoussy (chief) of the country which came towards us, 

 which, having espied us, cried, very far off, Antipola ! 

 Antipola ! and, being so joyful that he could not contain 

 himself, he came to meet us, accompanied with two of 

 his sons, as fair and mighty j)ersous as might be found in 

 all the world, which had nothing in their mouths but this 

 word — amy, amy ; that is to say, friend, friend ; yea, and 

 knowing those which were there in the first voyage, they 

 went principally to them to use this speech unto them. 

 There was in their train a great number of meu and 

 women, which still made very much of us, and, by evi- 



