^2 -An Hijlorical Journal of 



Cape Rcfars is properly the Entrance of the River St. Laureifce^ 

 and from hence we muft meafure the Width of its Mouth, which 

 is about 30 Leagues. A little on this Side, more to the Southj, 

 are the Bay and Point of Gafpe, or Gachepe, Thofe who pre- 

 tend that the River St. Laurence is 40 Leagues wide at its Mouthy 

 meafure it probably from the Eaitern Point of Gafpe, Below 

 the Bay we perceive a Kind of Mand, which is only a fteep 

 Rock, about 30 Fathoms long, lo high, and 4 in Breadth : It 

 looks like Part of an Old Wall, and they fay it joined formerly to 

 Mount Joli, which is over againll it on the Continent, This 

 Rock has in the midil of it an Opening like an Arch, under 

 which a Boat of Bifcay may pafs with "its Sail up, and this has 

 given it the Name of the pierced Wand : Sailors know they are 

 near it, when they perceive a flat Mountain Hand above others, 

 and which is called Roujland'^s Table ^ The Ifland of Bona^enture is 

 a League diftant from the pierced Ifland \ about the fame Dillance 

 is the Ifland Mi/cou, Vv^hich is eight Leagues in Compafs, and has 

 a very good Haven. Not far from this Ifland, there rifcs out of 

 the Sea a Spring of Frefli Water, which bubbles up, and makes a 

 Jet like a Fountain pretty high. 



All thefe Coafts are excellent for their Fifliery, and the An- 

 chorage is good every v/here. It v/ould be eafy alfo to eilablifli 

 Magazines here for the Ufe of ^ehec. But we have loll a great 

 deal of Time in purfuing the Fur Trade, which we fliould have 

 employed in the Fifliery for Cod and many other Sorts of Fifii^ 

 with which this Sea abounds, and in fortifying ourfelves in 

 thofe Ports, the Importance of which v/e have difcovered too 

 late. 



But to return to our Voyage : It was natural upon having 

 near us fuch fafe and convenient Retreats, that we fliould have 

 made Ufe of them, to wait for the Return of a fair Wind ; but 

 they hoped ~it would return every Minute, and they wanted to 

 take Advantage of it immediately. 



At length, on Thurfday the ioth of Septemher, the North 

 Weft Wind dropt about Noon, when finding we could not ad- 

 vance, or fcarcely work the Ship, v/e amufed ourfelves with 

 fifliing, and this Amuefment was again hurtful to us ; for the 

 Steeriinan .minding his fifliing more than his Helm, let the 

 Wind come upon his Sails : During the Calm, we had driven 

 much upon the lile of Jnticojle, and this Negled of the Steerf- 

 iiian brought us fo near, becaufe the Currents carried us that 

 Way, that w^e faw plainly all the Breakers with which the Ifland 

 is bordered. To compleat ourMisfortune, the little Wind which 

 ¥/as juil rifen failed us in our Neceffity. 



Had this Calm continued but a fliort Time, we had been loll- 

 A Moment after' our Sails fwcllçd a little, and we endeavoured 



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