46. The distance across the bay at this point, as here stated, is nearly
accurate.

47. This is clearly a mistake; the true latitude at the Petit Passage is
44 deg. 23'. It may here be remarked that Champlain's latitudes are very
inaccurate, often varying more than half a degree; doubtless owing to
the imperfection of the instruments which were employed in taking them.

48. They had been occupied in this exploration about three weeks, Lescarbot
says a month, but this is an overstatement. By a careful examination of
the text, it will appear that they departed from Port Mouton on the
19th of May, and that several days after their return, not less than
nine, they were again in St. Mary's Bay, on the 16th of June. They had
been absent, therefore, about twenty-one days. The latitude of Port
Mouton, stated a little below to be 44 deg., is in fact 43 deg. 57'.

49. This bay, still retaining its ancient appellation, was so named by
Champlain on his first visit. "Ceste baye fut nommee la baye Saincte
Marie."--_Champlain's Voyages_, 1632, Quebec ed., Vol. V. p. 716.

50. Nicholas Aubry, a young Parisian of good family, "vn certain homme
d'Eglise," as Lescarbot says, probably not long in holy orders, had
undertaken this voyage with De Monts to gratify his desire to see the
New World, though quite against the wishes of his friends, who had sent
in vain to Honfleur to prevent his embarkation. After the search made
by De Monts, with the sounding of trumpets and the discharge of cannon,
they left St. Mary's Bay, having given up all expectation of his
recovery. Some two weeks afterward, an expedition was Sent out to
St. Mary's Bay, conducted by De Champdore, an experienced pilot, with a