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aboard Afhore againſt alfo alſo arriv'd Bark la Belle becauſe beſt Boat Bullocks call'd Canoe carry'd caus'd cauſe Cenis Ceremony Chief Coaſt Cottage Courſe Cuſtom Deſign diſcover'd Diſcoveries dry'd Dubaut faid faid Country faid Sieur fame Father Anaftafius fent feve feveral fhall fieur firſt Fiſh Fleſh fome foon Fort Lewis France French fuch gave Hiens himſelf Horſes Houſe Indians Iſland Journey kill'd la Sale Land Leagues loft Miffifipi Monfieur Cavelier Monfieur de Beaujeu Monfieur de la Monfr Moranget moſt muſt Natives Number oblig'd Occafion order'd pafs'd Perfons Place Preſents Proviſions Purpoſe Reaſon refolv'd reft reſt return'd River ſaid Sale Sale's ſame Savages ſaw ſee ſeen ſet ſeven ſeveral ſhall Ship ſhould Sieur Crozat ſmall ſome Sort ſpent ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtood themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe told Tonty took Trees underſtand uſe Veffel Veracruz Village Voyage Water whereof wild Goats Women
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Page xi - Oh ! the depth of the riches, both of the wifdom and knowledge of God ! How unfearchable are his judgments, and his ways paft finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been hiscounfellor?
Page 195 - Engagements with other Colonies, which they have been obliged to follow : And whereas upon the Information we have received concerning the Disposition and Situation of the said Countries known at present by the Name of the Province of Louisiana, we are of Opinion that there may be established...
Page 113 - This last Nation borders upon the Cenis, at the Entrance into whose first Village I left my Reader, to give an Account of the Inhabitants, and thither I return, to proceed with my Relation and our Journey to the Village, the French Man who liv'd among the Natives was to conduct us to.
Page 108 - ... as the men, not only with the streak they have like them down their face, but by other figures they make on it, at the corners of their eyes, and on other parts of their bodies, whereof they make more particular show on their bosom, and those who have the most are reckoned the handsomest, though that pricking in that part be extremely painful to them.
Page 195 - Colonies, we did in the year 1683 give our orders to undertake a discovery of the countries and lands which are situated in the Northern part of America, between New France and New Mexico...
Page 196 - Ouabache, with all the countries, territories, lakes within land, and the rivers which fall directly or indirectly into that part of the river St. Louis.
Page 198 - We permit him to search for, open, and dig, all sorts of mines, veins, and minerals, throughout the whole extent of the said country of Louisiana, and to transport the profits thereof into any port of France, during the said fifteen years; and we grant, in perpetuity, to him, his heirs, and others, claiming under him or them, the property of, in, and to, the mines, veins, and minerals, which he shall bring to bear, paying us, in lieu of all claim, the fifth part of the gold and silver which the said...
Page 105 - ... old men. Being come up to us in that manner, he that conducted us made a sign for us to halt, which, when we had done, all the old men lifted up their right hands above their heads, crying out in a most ridiculous manner ; but it behoved us to have a care of laughing.