Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-07

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the chains of fubje zion which were pre-
pared to bind all the wandering tribes
of North America, 20 the government
Of France.
Thefe lchemes are not forgotten, and
man is now in the place of the Bour
bons, who, if he had equal refources,
would be capable OF executing plans, of
equal magnitude and importance.
The fpirit of colonization, which had
been for many years relaxed, began TO
revive at the ciole of the 10Th century.
From 1898 to 1910, various voyag S
were profecuted to that part Of North
America now called Nova Scotia, and
the iettlements of Acadia and Osebec
were made, which laid the foundation
OF the fubiequent power of the French
IN Canada. The country was called
New France, aud new commercial
company was formed, under the direc-
ton of the Cardinal de Richlieu and
Others, for carrying on the trade and
managing its icternal concerns
New France had been increaGng in
population and arength for many years,
When, in 1879, under the government
or the Count de Frontenac, and the in
tendance of M. Talon, fome Frenchmen
undertook To make difcoveries to the
weltward. Thefe adventures learned
from tie natives, that there was great
river to the welt, called by fome Michaf-
fppi, and by Others Mififippi, and
which, wherever it might empty itfelf,
did not run 10 the north or TO the eat.
From this Information it was concluded
that this river either flowed fouth and
emplied itlelf into the Gulf of Mexico,
or, taking weaern direction was diff
charged into the South Sea.
| Conceiving The advantages which
might relult from the navigation of this
river. NJ. Talon determined before his
return to France, TO afcertain point
OF 70 much Importance. He accor dinghy
dipaJched Farther Marquette, ieluir,
who had travelled as miaionary thro'
Canada, and a citizen Of Quebec named
| Joylet, on this enterprise.
From the foulhwea bay of lake
Michigan they failed up the river Des
Ranards, almoG 10 les lource, then
quitting this river, after fome days
march, they embarked on the river
Ouilconfing, and continued their courIe
wet, they found thlnfelyes on the I7th
June, 1913, entering the Mi1i6ppi, in
about AZ IL degrees north latitude. -
Yielding TO the current, they paaed
down this great river to the sgd degree
Of Ia itude, the country of the Akanfas,
but fndiog their proviGons fail, and
their numbers too few to encounter The
IPerils of unknown regions they relolv
ed 10 return, not however without hav
ling been fr1 fAtistie4 that The river
emPtied itieif into the Gulf of Mexico.
Father Marquette Rayed among the
Mianis, and Joylct returned TO Que
bee.
The death Of the former in i67s,
and the departure of NJ. Talon for
France, prevented any further prolecu-
ton Of the dilcovery for time.
Robert Cavalier, Sieur de Ia Sale,
educated in the College of the Jeiuits,
was man of bold and enteEprizing
chara9er He conceived the proiea OF
penetrating TO Japan or China by a
north or weaerly courle from Canada,
and though dellitute of all the means
requilite for 70 great an undertaking,
his mind was deeply occupied with this
deiign, when the return of Jolyet TO
Montreal, with the account of the diff
covery Of the Milliippi, engaged his
attention He then went to France
where be was received with great favor
by the chief perions of the Court, who
lpatroniled bis fcheme. On his return
to Quebec, he began bis voyage. with
| Chevaier de Tonti, to whom he con-
| hded the care OF erecting fort at Ma.
CARA, which he had marked out.
| InI6Sz he defended the river Illinos,
and in FEBRUARY Of the fame year enter
&c the MiGiGppi, and arrived at its
mouth on the 9th of April.
! Having taken poiIellion, in the name
of Louis t4th, Of this important terrific
Try, and the adjacent coun.ry, with thofe
cuttomary fcrmalities. deemed requiG, G
10 fecure the right Of the French Mon.
arch, he returned by the Miliitippi and
Illinois TO Canada, and from thence
went TO France TO give an account Of
his voyage.
! A frnall fquadron was fitted our at