360 An Hljîorïcal Jmrnal of 



found ourfeîves ; but the Mifchief was done, and required an- 

 other Remedy, than Murmuring. Since our Departure from 

 Louifiana, I could not prevail with the greateft Part to come to 

 the Sacraments, very few had even performed the Duties of Eafter. 

 I took Advantage of this Occafion to engage every Body to pro- 

 mife to confefs themfelves, and to communicate as foon as we 

 fhould come again to Land : The Promife was fcarcely made, 

 when the Land appeared. 



We fleered direâly for it, and we arrived there before Noon. 



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fth' C fl ^i^^^^s Latitude. We had always the main 



^ ^ ' Land in Sight, without being able to ap- 



proach it, becaufe it was bordered with Illands and Peninfula's, 

 the greatefl Part of which are low and barren, and between 

 which there is fcarce a PaiTage for a Canoe of Bark. What we 

 fufFered the moft from was, that we found no Water in them. 

 The next Day we were often ftopt by contrary Winds, but we 

 found Shelter every where, and we got a fmall Matter by Ihoot- - 

 îng and fifhing. We wanted nothing but Water : I took the Ad- 

 vantage of this Delay to make every Body keep the Promife 

 they had made of coming to the Sacrament. 



It appears that there are few Savages in all this Country. 



Our Prû^i/io s ^"^^ ^'^^^ ^^Y^ came to- 



r tû^zjions yj2ivàs us in a Pettiaugre : We waited for 



* them ; but when they had reconnoitred us, 



fhey did not dare to approach, and m.ade all the Hafte they 

 could back to Shore. The loth, we were obliged to retrench 

 the Allowance of Brandy, which we had hitherto diHributed 

 every Day to each Man, as there was but little left, which we 

 judged neceffary to preferve for more prelling Occalions. We 

 began alfo to be fparing of our Provifions, efpecially the Bif- 

 tet. Part of which had been fpoiled : So that we were reduced 

 to great Extremities, having often at a Meal only a Hand- 

 ful of Rice, which we were obliged to boil in brackilh Wa- 

 ter. 



But this Coafl is the Kingdom of Oyfters, as the great Bank 

 of Nenjj found! and, and the Gulf and the River St. Laurence 

 are that of the Cod-Fifh. All thefe low Lands, which we 

 coailed as near as pofTihle, are bordered with Trees, to which 

 there are faftened a prodigious Quantity of little Oyfters, of 

 an exquifite Taftë : Others, much larger and lefs dainty, are 

 found in the Sea in fuch Numbers, that they form Banks in it, 

 which v»^e take at £rll for P.ocks on a Level with the Surface of 

 the Water. As we did not dare to leave the Shore, Vv^e often 

 entered into pretty deep Bays, which we were obliged to go 



round. 



