The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 1 Page: 300 of 330
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JOURNEYS OF
CHAPTER XII.
I.
CAVELIER'S ACCOUNT OF LA SALLE'S VOYAGE
TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
HIS LANDING IN TEXAS AND MARCH TO
THE MISSISSIPPI.
[PART I. TO APRIL, I686.]
RELATION OF M. CAVELIER.
MONSEIGNEUR:
July, 1684.-You have here the relation
of the voyage undertaken by my brother to
discover in the Gulf of Mexico the mouth of
the Mississipy. An unexpected and tragical
death having prevented his completing it
and reporting to your lordship, you will, I
trust, approve of my taking his place.
In the month of July, 1684, we left La
Rochelle in four vessels, with very fine
weather. The season seemed to promise us
a continuance thereof, and should not, in all
probability, lead us to fear either a calm or
great heats. Nevertheless, the close of the
month brought a storm, which dismasted
the vessel my brother was in and compelled
us all to put back to the port from which
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 1, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6104/m1/300/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.