The Abbé Fénelon.—He attacks the Governor.—The Enemies of La
Salle.—Aims of the Jesuits.—Their Hostility to La Salle.
CHAPTER VIII. 1678. PARTY STRIFE.
La Salle and his Reporter.—Jesuit Ascendancy.—The Missions and the
Fur-Trade.—Female Inquisitors.—Plots against La Salle.—His
Brother the Priest.—Intrigues of the Jesuits.—La Salle poisoned.—
He exculpates the Jesuits.—Renewed Intrigues.
CHAPTER IX. 1677-1678. THE GRAND ENTERPRISE.
La Salle at Fort Frontenac.—La Salle at Court.—His Plans approved.—
Henri de Tonty.—Preparation for Departure.
CHAPTER X. 1678-1679. LA SALLE AT NIAGARA.
Father Louis Hennepin.—His Past Life; His Character.—Embarkation.
—Niagara Falls.—Indian Jealousy.—La Motte and the Senecas.—
A Disaster.—La Salle and his Followers.
CHAPTER XI. 1679. THE LAUNCH OF THE "GRIFFIN."
The Niagara Portage.—A Vessel on the Stocks.—Suffering and
Discontent.—La Salle's Winter Journey.—The Vessel launched.—Fresh
Disasters.