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HISTORY OF TEXAS.
Ainable, a ship of some three hundred tons' burden; and a
small vessel, the St. Francis, carrying munitions. Beaujeu,
who commanded the Joli, was also commander of the squad-
ron, but was to be under the direction of La Salle, except in
the business of navigating the ships at sea, till they arrived in
America: Beaujeu was also to assist him in making prepara-
tions for the voyage. The whole number of persons who em-
barked in the expedition was more than three hundred, of
whom one hundred were soldiers, thirty volunteers, and the
rest workmen, girls, and seamen. The missionary force con-
sisted of seven persons, viz.: four Recollect fathers, Zenobe
Membre, Anastase Douay, Maxime Leclercq, and Denis Mar-
quet ; three priests of St. Sulpitius, Cavalier, brother of La
Salle, Chedeville his relation, and Majulte. Among the volun-
teers were several gentlemen of distinction, among whom may
be mentioned Joutel, the historian of the expedition ; Morag-
net and young Cavalier, nephews of La Salle ; Planterose,
Thibault, and Ory, from Rouen, the native town of La Salle ;
also M. Talon, a gentleman of Canada, with his family.*
On the 24th of July, 1684, the squadron set sail from Ro-
chelle. La Salle was on board of Beaujeu's ship, the Joli. An
utter want of confidence existed between those two persons.
-This was caused to some extent by the anomalous position they
occupied, the authority of each not having been defined by the
marine department ; but still more by the pride of Beaujeu and
the obstinacy of La Salle. The former had been a captain for
thirteen years in the French navy, and took to himself great
credit for consenting to obey the orders of the Sieur de la Salle,
who had never served in war, except against savages, and who
had no military rank.t And when Beaujeu would propose to
* Bossu, i., 1; Life of La Salle, 114.
" See his letter to the minister of the marine, as quoted by Dr. Sparks; May
30, 16"4. Ib., p. 116.iy 1 ,
Jill 11-1
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Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856. History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1, book, 1855; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2385/m1/24/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.