tic bay of Samana
opened before them.

It still required a sail of five days before they reached the Port de
Paix, on the northwestern extremity of the island. Here there was a
very fine harbor, and here the French governor of the neighboring isle
of Tortue had his residence. La Salle had letters to this governor, M.
de Cussy, directing him to supply the fleet with everything it might
need, and which it was in his power to give. For some unexplained
reason Beaujeu silently declined obeying these orders. In the night he
sailed directly by the Port de Paix, and doubling Cape St. Nicholas, a
hundred miles distant at the western extremity of the island, circled
around to the southern shore, and on the 27th cast anchor in a small
harbor called the Petit Guave. The voyage thus far, from Rochelle, had
occupied fifty-eight days.

This unaccountable change of place for the rendezvous of the scattered
vessels caused much embarrassment. We do not know what were the
remonstrances of La Salle, or what was the defence of Beaujeu. The Joli
had scarcely cast anchor in this remote and silent bay, when a large
sail-boat, containing twenty men, who had caught sight of the ship,
entered the port, and informed La Salle that not only Governor Cussy
was at the Port de Paix, but also the Marquis of Laurent, who was
governor-general of all the French West India Islands. This greatly
increased the chagrin of La Salle for an interview with them would have
greatly facilitated his operations.

Religious ceremonies were, in a remarkable degree, blended with all
these explorations. The next day after the Joli cast anchor, all the
ship's company was assembled for divine worship, to return thanks to
God for their prosperous voyage. La Salle, being convalescent, went
ashore with a boat's crew to obtain some refreshments, and to send
intelligence across the island, to the governor, of his arrival at Port
de Paix. In this message he expressed intense regret that he had not
been able to stop at Port de Paix, and entreated the governor, if it
were in his power, to visit his ship at Guave.

In consequence of the number of sick on board, they were all landed,
shelters were reared for them, and they were refreshed with fresh
vegetables, fruit, and exercise in the open air. La Salle was still
very feeble. A slow fever was consuming him. The conduct of Beaujeu
caused him the greatest embarrassment. We should infer from the
narrative of M. Joutel that there