A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America volume 1
A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America volume 1
Louis Hennepin
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88, note t). — Ed. 9^ A New Difcovery of I was kindly receiv'd by four Mifllonarles of my own Order that I found there, viz. Father Gabriel de la Ribourde, Luke Buijfetf Zenobe Mambre, and Milithon Watteau, all Natives of the Spanijh Netherlands. They told me that they knew how much I had fuffer'd in my MiJJion during the Winter, and chiefly from that Italian who deferted the Service of his Nat- ural Prince, that is Tonti I have already fpoken of. I [56] conceal'd part of the Difcouragements I ...had met with, becaufe I defign'd to engage Fathers Gabriel and Zenobe in our Voy- age, and alfo becaufe I knew that M.. De la Salle ^ whofe Tem- per I was acquainted with by my own Experience, made a conflant ufe of this famous Maxim, Divide &' impera, to dif- pofe with a greater facility of the Men under him to com- pafs his own Defigns : And having as great a Paffion as he to difcover fome New Countries, I thought it beft to make no Complaints, which he took very kindly, and receiv'd me in a very obliging manner.
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