. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... his ships just as Rob-erval arrived with a large reinforce-ment, prepared to render aid. Roberval was unable to accom-plish more than Cartier. His newsubjects had been largely drawnfrom the prisons, and they gave him con-siderable trouble, if we may judge from theefforts resorted to to keep them quiet. Oneof them was hanged for theft during thewinter, several were put in irons, and a num-ber of men and women were whipped. Afterremaining in Canada for a year,
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... his ships just as Rob-erval arrived with a large reinforce-ment, prepared to render aid. Roberval was unable to accom-plish more than Cartier. His newsubjects had been largely drawnfrom the prisons, and they gave him con-siderable trouble, if we may judge from theefforts resorted to to keep them quiet. Oneof them was hanged for theft during thewinter, several were put in irons, and a num-ber of men and women were whipped. Afterremaining in Canada for a year, Robervalbecame disheartened, and re-embarked hissubjects and returned to France. Thusended the attempt to colonize Canada. Nearly thirty years passed away, duringwhich the French made no effort to secureto themselves the region of the St. Law-rence. Their fishermen, however, continuecto frequent the American waters. By theclose of the sixteenth century one hundredand fifty vessels were engaged in the fisheriesof Newfoundland, and voyages for the pur-pose of trading with the Indians had becomecommon. In 1598 the Marquis de la Roche. £J[ONjhT SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN. a nobleman of Brittany, attempted to planta colony on the Isle of Sable. The colonistsconsisted of criminals from the prisons ofFrance, and the effort proved a failure, asmight have been expected from the outsetIn 160O; Chauvin obtained a patent fromthe crown, conferring upon him a monopolyof the fur trade, and Pontgrave, a merchantof St. Malo, became his partner in the enter*prise. Two successful voyages were made 48 DISCOVERY OF THE WESTERN CONTINENT. to Canada, and Chauvin intended founding acolony there. His death, in 1602, preventedthe execution of this plan. In 1603, a company of merchants of Rouenwas organized, and Samuel Champlain, anable and experienced officer of the Frenchnavy, was placed in charge of an expedition,
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