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tween Prince Edw ard Island and the N e w Brunswick shore, w h ic h he named G o lfe St. Lunaire. The measureless forests o f trees o f every sort w h ic h met his gaze, and w h ic h gave fragrance to the offshore breezes, excited his admiration. In the G o lfe St. Lunaire they were o f immense size, and, Cartier saw, w ould be o f inestimable value to the marine service o f France. O n J u ly 4th a haven was entered and named St. M artin, and on the 6th, w h ic h was Sunday, having said mass, he took one o f his boats and w en t to view a headland w h ic h appeared in the distance, w hen he was surprised by a host o f savages in canoes, w h o , w ith noisy demonstrations, swarmed about his boat in such numbers that he th o u gh t it prudent to frighten them away by firing a gun over their heads, w h ic h produced the desired effect. Subsequently, however, he made friends w ith the principal c ...
A Memoir of Jacques Cartier, Sieur De Limoilou, His Voyages to the St. Lawrence,
