106 Relation of the Rest of the Voyage [1672 
two o’clock in the morning for fear of running on shore 
during the night. 
The next day, 13th January 1673, ten o’clock in the 
morning, we discover’d France, & recognis’d the Sands of 
Ollonne, opposite to which we tarry’d. We continu’d our 
route as far as the Palisse near la Rochelle , where we cast 
anchor the same day at nine o’clock in the evening; & 
’twas well we arriv’d that day, for the following day, 14th, 
the bad weather recommencing by strong winds, we should 
have miss’d finding the Port. All the Vessels which were 
anchored in this roadstead drift’d as well as ours, & we 
barely miss’d colliding two Ships, of which one was the 
Tigre , commanded by Monsieur de la Barre. This gale of 
wind lasted five whole days, meantime those who remain’d 
in the Ship, of whom I was of the number, labour’d day 
& night to save ourselves & the Vessel also. 
The igth , the Boat of the Tigre & its crew having come 
on board of us to clear their Main Cable, which was foul’d 
in ours, having done what they had to do, I embark’d in 
this Boat and went on board the Tigre , where I found 
some Officers who regal’d me well, of which I stood in 
need. I slept in this ship, & the next day, 20th, I 
embark’d in the Boat of this Vessel, which carry’d me on 
shore to the place nam’d VArpenti , near la Rochelle: 
I went immediately to la Rochelle, where having arriv’d I 
enter’d into a Church, & return’d thanks to God for having 
preserv’d me from so many perils, sicknesses, & other 
dangers through which I had pass’d. 
END 
Permitted to be printed , this 20th July 1673. 
DE LA REYNIE. 
