| Preface to Volume V | [1] | |
| Documents:— | ||
| XX. | Brieve Relation dv voyage de la NovvelleFrance, fait au mois d'Aurildernier. Paul le Ieune; Kebec, August28, 1632 | [5] |
| XXI. | Relation de ce qui s'est passé en LaNovvelle France, en l'année 1633.Paul le Ieune (first installment) | [77] |
| Bibliographical Data:Volume V | [269] | |
| Notes | [275] | |
ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. V
| I. | Portrait of Paul le Jeune, S.J. Photo-engraving from oil painting by Donald Guthrie McNab | [Frontispiece] |
| II. | Photographic facsimile of title-page, Le Jeune's Relation of 1632 | [8] |
| III. | Photographic facsimile of title-page, Le Jeune's Relation of 1633 | [80] |
| IV. | R. C. Church at Penetanguishene, Ont., built in memory of the Jesuit Martyrs in the Huron country; now in course of construction. (From a recent photograph.) | [295] |
PREFACE TO VOL. V
Following is a synopsis of the documents contained in the present volume:
XX. This document (dated Quebec, August 28, 1632) is Le Jeune's famous Relation of 1632, the first of the Cramoisy series, which were thereafter annually issued until 1672. In this document, Le Jeune, the new superior of the Canada mission, relates to the French provincial of his order, in Paris, the particulars of the stormy passage recently made by the two missionaries to the New World, in De Caen's ship. Le Jeune gives his impressions of the country, and of the natives. He describes the tortures inflicted by some of them, upon three Iroquois captives. Schools should be established for the youth, if the adults are to be properly influenced. Mosquitoes greatly torment the missionaries. The circumstances are related of the landing of De Caen's party at Quebec, which is found in ruins; mass is celebrated in the house of Mme. Hébert, and the condition of that pioneer family is described. Quebec being surrendered to De Caen by the English garrison, the Jesuits return to their old habitation on the St. Charles, only the walls of which have withstood the shock of war. Le Jeune then reverts, in his story, to the condition of the savages, telling of their simplicity and their entire confidence in the missionaries. The Jesuits baptize an Iroquois lad, and a native child has been left in their charge. The successful garden of the mission is described, and the relator tells how he almost lost his life by drowning.
XXI. Le Jeune's Relation for 1633 is addressed from Quebec to the French provincial of the order, Barthelemy Jacquinot, in Paris. In the first installment of the document, given in the present volume, Le Jeune, as superior of his order in Canada, mentions the kindness shown the mission by the Company of New France, and the good behavior of the French at Quebec, during the preceding winter. A description is given of a visit he made to the savages in the vicinity of that settlement, and his attempts to learn their language; he tells how the Montagnais sought shelter near the fort, from the Iroquois; mentions an eclipse of the moon (October 27); records, as they happened, whatever events of interest occurred in the colony, giving, in this connection, considerable information about the traits, customs, and religious ideas of the Indians.