. The northern coasts of America and the Hudson's Bay territories [microform]. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 86 CARTIER S SECOND VOYAGE. [1535. ous, he determined to reserve a more complete examination of this unknown country for a second voyage, and returned safely to France, coming to anchor in the port of St. Malo upon the 5th of September 1534.* Having been received with favour and distinction, Car- tier, after a short interval, embarked upon a second voyage. His squadron consisted of three ships—the Great Hermina, of whic
. The northern coasts of America and the Hudson's Bay territories [microform]. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 86 CARTIER S SECOND VOYAGE. [1535. ous, he determined to reserve a more complete examination of this unknown country for a second voyage, and returned safely to France, coming to anchor in the port of St. Malo upon the 5th of September 1534.* Having been received with favour and distinction, Car- tier, after a short interval, embarked upon a second voyage. His squadron consisted of three ships—the Great Hermina, of which Cartier himself was master, being a vessel of about 120 tons; the Little Hermina, of 60 tons; and the Hermi- rillon, of 40 tons burden. The crews solemnly prepared themselves for their voyage by confession and the reception of the sacrament; after which they entered in a body into the choir of the cathedral, and stood before the bishop, who was clothed in his canonicals, and devoutly gave them his benediction. Having fulfilled these rites, the fleet weighed anchor on the 15th of May 1535, and the admiral steered direct for Newfoundland. His ships, however, were soon after separated in a storm, and did not again join company till the 26th of June; after which they proceeded to explore the large gulf which he had already entered. " It was," to use the words of the navigator himself, " a very fair gulf, full of islands, passages,^ and entrances to what wind soever you pleased to bend, having a great island like a cape of land stretching somewhat farther forth than ^^he ; This island is evidently that named by the English Anticosti, being merely a corruption of Natiscotec, the appellation at this day given it by the nati\'es. To the channel between it and the opposite coast of Labrador, Cartier gave the name of St. Lawrence, which has since been extended to the whole gulf. On reaching the eastern point of the island of Anticosti, the French, who had a
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