he perished, together with fifty natives whom he had captured. The other
vessel returned, and reported the incidents of the expedition. The next
year, Michael Cortereal, the brother of Gaspar, obtained a commission,
and went in search of his brother; but he did not return, and no tidings
were ever heard of him.

3. Jacques Cartier made three voyages in 1534, 1535, and 1540,
respectively, in which he effected very important discoveries; and
Charlevoix justly remarks that Cartier's Memoirs long served as a guide
to those who after him navigated the gulf and river of St. Lawrence. For
Cartier's commission, see _Hazard's State Papers_, Vol. I. p. 19.

4. Roberval's voyage was made in 1542, and is reported by Jean Alfonse.--
_Vide Hakluyt_, 1600, London, ed. 1810, Vol. III. p. 291. On an old map,
drawn about the middle of the sixteenth century, Roberval is represented
in a full-length portrait, clad in mail, with sword and spear, at the
head of a band of armed soldiers, penetrating into the wilds of Canada,
near the head-waters of the Saguenay. The name, "Monsr. de Roberual," is
inserted near his feet,--_Vide Monuments de la Geographie_, XIX., par
M. Jomard, Paris.

5. For the narrative of the voyages of Frobisher, Gilbert, and Davis, _vide
Hakluyt_, Vol. III. Of the fleet of five vessels commanded by Sir
Humphrey Gilbert, in 1583, the Ralegh put back to England, on account of
sickness on board; the Golden Hinde returned safely to port; the
_Swallow_ was left at Newfoundland, to bring home the sick; the
_Delight_ was lost near Sable Island; and the _Squirrel_ went down on
its way to England, some days after leaving Sable Island. Thus two only
were lost, while a third was left.