| Author: | Consul Willshire Butterfield | ISBN: | 1230002092126 |
| Publisher: | Gbooks | Publication: | January 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Consul Willshire Butterfield |
| ISBN: | 1230002092126 |
| Publisher: | Gbooks |
| Publication: | January 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In 1578, there were three hundred and fifty fishing vessels at Newfoundland belonging to the French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English; besides these were a number—twenty or more—of Biscayan whalers. The Marquis de la Roche, a Catholic nobleman of Brittany, encouraged by Henry IV., undertook the colonization of New France, in 1598. But the ill-starred attempt resulted only in his leaving forty convicts to their fate on Sable island, off the coast of Nova Scotia.
In 1578, there were three hundred and fifty fishing vessels at Newfoundland belonging to the French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English; besides these were a number—twenty or more—of Biscayan whalers. The Marquis de la Roche, a Catholic nobleman of Brittany, encouraged by Henry IV., undertook the colonization of New France, in 1598. But the ill-starred attempt resulted only in his leaving forty convicts to their fate on Sable island, off the coast of Nova Scotia.
