De la Chesnaye, summoned to appear before the intendant,
maintained that the company had no right to this trade, . . . that the
enterprise involved so many risks that he could not consent to divide
the profits, if he had any. The partners having been heard, M. de
Meulles orders that the boats from Hudson Bay be anchored at Quebec.
[13] Archives, October 25, 1683: M. de la Barre grants Benjamin Gillam
of Boston clearance for the ship _Le Garcon_, now in port at Quebec,
although he had no license from his Britannic Majesty permitting him to
enter Hudson Bay.
[14] Such foundationless accusations have been written against Radisson
by historians who ought to have known better, about these furs, that I
quote the final orders of the government on the subject: November 5,
1683, M. de la Barre forbids Chalons, agent of La Ferme du Canada,
confiscating the furs brought from Hudson Bay; November 8 M. de la
Chesnaye is to be paid for the furs seized.
CHAPTER VII
1684-1710
THE LAST VOYAGE OF RADISSON TO HUDSON BAY
France refuses to restore the Confiscated Furs and Radisson tries to
redeem his Fortune--Reengaged by England, he captures back Fort Nelson,
but comes to Want in his Old Age--his Character
Radisson was now near his fiftieth year. He had spent his entire life
exploring the wilds. He had saved New France from bankruptcy with
cargoes of furs that in four years amounted to half a million of modern
money. In ten years he had brought half a million dollars worth of
furs to the English company.
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