CHAPTER XI.

First Journey towards the Illinois. Cenis In-

dians. La Salle taken ill of a Fever near

the Red River. Returns to the Bay of St.

Bernard. Second Journey towards the Illi-

nois. - Conspiracy against La Salle. - His

Death.

142

CHAPTER XII.

Contention between the Conspirators. — Five of

La Salle's Party proceed to the Illinois, and

thence to France. The Chevalier de Tonty.

- Error concerning a supposed Attempt of

La Salle to find the Mines of St. Barbe. -

Fate of the Colony at the Bay of St. Ber-

nard. - Conclusion.

160

APPENDIX.

.

.

No. I. — Letters Patent granted by the King

of France to the Sieur de la Salle, on the 12th

of May, 1678..

181

No. II. — Memoir concerning Louisiana, ascribed

to the Count de Vergennes.

183

No. III. - Parallel Passages from Le Clercq

and Hennepin, showing the Sources of Hen-

nepin's Account of a Voyage down the Mis-

sissippi.

186

No. IV. - Procès Verbal of the taking Posses-

sion of Louisiana, at the Mouth of the Missis-

sippi, by the Sieur de la Salle, on the 9th of

April, 1682.

194

No. V. - Petition of the Chevalier de Tonty

to the Count de Pontchartrain, Minister of

Marine.

203

LIFE OF PATRICK HENRY.

BY ALEXANDER H. EVERETT.

CHAPTER I.

Birth and Parentage.

Education, Com-

mences Business as a Merchant. — Fails, and

attempts Agriculture. - Second unsuccessful

Attempt in Trade. Marriage. Admitted

to the Bar.

209

CHAPTER II.

The Parsons' Cause. First remarkable Exhi-

:bition of Henry's Eloquence.

227

CHAPTER JII.

Elected a Member of the House of Burgesses. -

Brings forward his celebrated Resolutions on

the Stamp Act.

250

CHAPTER IV.

Repeal of the Stamp Act. - Henry elected to

the Continental Congress. –

Speech in the

Virginia Convention.

275
CHAPTER V.

Military Movements. - Henry appointed Com-

mander-in-Chief of the Virginia Forces. -

Resigns his Commission. - Elected the first

Governor under the new Constitution.

296

CHAPTER VI.

Administration as Governor. Returns to pri-

vate Life. -- Reëlected Governor. - Resigns.

-Elected to the Assembly.

324

CHAPTER VII.

Virginia Convention for considering the Plan

of the Federal Constitution.

Henry opposes

its Adoption.

348

CHAPTER VIII.

Retirement of Henry from political and pro-

fessional Life. — Domestic Occupations. —

Death and Character. .

376

NOTE.

Virginia Resolutions on the Stamp Act.

.. 391