The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-22
NO. XIV.

cy, it was determined that Cartier should proceed ,
while the Kings Lieutenant should remain to pre-
pare ship TWO at Houileur, whittier he thought
his things had come. This arrangement concluded
La R0che invested Cartier with full power act
until hIs arrival and the latter set sail with five
ships, well furnished and victualled for years, on
the 23d OF May 1910, he reached the little haven
OF St. Croix the 23d IF August aud immediately
resumed intercourse with the Indians, who manies-
ted no III feeling at the OF the death OF their
chiefs. Exploring with the boats for more suia-
Die halboT aud landing, wCil ioY tho location Of
lott and colony, Calti@r fixed the present ste
OF Quebec, where he bU, font, and settled his
people, calling the place ChailesbouIg Royal. 1 his
accomplished Cartier lost no time III despatcing on
the u Ot September two of his vesses to France
/ der command of Mace Ta0b.it and Stephen Noel,
his brot',erIu-i1w and ncwhew, with eiisfs 10 the
hing, containing an account of his voyage and pro-
ccedines. accompanied with specimens Of the miner
al treasures he supposed himself to have discovered
and taking care TO add how Mons Roteival had 10:
Yet coio and thai he feared that hy OCCASION cf contra
ry wind and ,enrests, he was driven back ain Ia
to France. These were no sooner despatched than
Cartier proceeded 10 exp lore the above, as lar
as the upper rapids and then returned to Charles
boutg Royal, whore he learned that the natives aai
ned by the formidable tci5nccs going on, had inter
nted then customary visits, and cvinced signs f
hostility. This inference being confirmed " his
! owr observations Oh his downward passage. he d
ternincd 10 the utmost diligence and precaution
70 sustain himself III his new Iost;on. How weli OF
Ill he did So, W. know uot ior t},c c this vow
age Is wanting; HacA.uyt preserves TWO I,tters tf
Tacqres Noel, Certier's relative, written at s.. Ma
10 IN 1857, with the obseNatoH Of latitude courses
and distances, made by John 4 phonso Of XaLloignc
La Roche, Lord OF Koberweli, to Canada in 1912,
and fragment ct kCtegwoi'- narrative, hich midi
Gates the sequel # Ca;ters Il md and last VOYAGE
From the latter il appears. that Eohe,uel entered
the harbor # Belle lse IN ew lcundland, on the san
of June i042; on his way 70 Canada. and while
there, Cartier unexpectedly entered the sane haibor
on ms return to France. He reported that he wa5
unable with his small company, maintain a foot
ng in the county owing to the incessaa, hostility
oi the natives, and had resolved 10 return home -
He spoke highk however of the advantages the
county presented for sccncnt IN point # fertility
Dlsobeyin ing kobcIwels order to go back 10 IT, both
he and his company secretly left the harllo, and
made the hest Of their way France, heing moved
says the writer, with ambition because ther would
have all the glory OF the discovery OF those parts 20
themselves.
Il appears that The Lord of Roicrvel proceeded
To the 81. Lawrence. and sailed up II A. far as the
Saguenay river whereby means II a Polteauese he
.ndeaVorcd tut in vain to hnd nortiiwe ST tas-
sage 10 the Last Indies after which he rotuincd 10
France for further aid. The expeditions and cantiy
ny oi Francis for some tnc diverted the French
from improving their settlement: hut in 1910 R,Lc
wei and has brother Of whom have a great char
actcr, with humorous t'.in II adventulcrs embark
ed fqr the river ST. Ltwrance, and ncycr were heard
Of moro.
Discouraged iy these failures, a,,d distracted b.
ihe religious ~ars Of France for fifty years no IN, as
uros were taken 10 thrr coioui1c on the ST Law
renee. The fur trade however, first COMMENCED nv
Cartier in the Bay O. Chalnur, appears to have still
gone on. The merchants Of Dieppc Rouen. ST.
Aialo, and Rochelle opened Communications and
oven established posts ior its prosecutions thai Of
Canada beng chiefly carried on at Tadou,sac nca,
the mouth Of the river sacsuenay. Mcanv hie. in
ihis pause q halt 4 century, Wi. turn 10 the
events inch led u tho discovery OF the other great
river which has its head springs and ,art Of rs
course III Minnesota.