There must have been some error in regard to the voyage of Captain
Georges. There is no printed account of a voyage at that time by any one
of this name. There are two theories on which this statement may be
explained. There may have been a voyage by a Captain Georges, which, for
some unknown reason, was never reported; or, what is more likely,
Champlain may refer to the voyage of Captain George Weymouth, undertaken
in 1602 for the East Ind. Company, which was defeated by the icebergs
which he encountered, and the mutiny of his men. It was not uncommon to
omit part of a name at that period. Of Pont Grave, the last name is
frequently omitted by Champlain and by Lescarbot. The report of
Weymouth's voyage was not printed till after Champlain wrote; and he
might easily have mistaken the date.

6. The name of New France, _Novus Francisca_, appears on a map in Ptolemy
published at Basle in 1530.

7. The controlling object of the numerous voyages to the north-east coast
of America had hitherto been to discover a shorter course to India. In
this respect, as Champlain states above, they had all proved
failures. He here intimates that the settlements of the French on this
coast were intended to facilitate this design. It is obvious that a
colonial establishment would offer great advantages as a base in
prosecuting searches for this desired passage to Cathay.

8. For some account of this disastrous expedition, see _Memoir_, Vol. I.

9. _Vide Memoir_, Vol. I.

10. It will be observed that Champlain does not mention the expedition sent
out by Commander de Chastes, probably because its object was