Excerpt from Life, Letters and Travels of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, S. J. 1801-1873, Vol. 2 of 4: Missionary Labors and Adventures Among the Wild Tribes of the North American Indians, Embracing Minute Description of Their Manners, Customs, Games, and Modes of Warfare and Torture, Legends, Tradition, Etc;, All From Personal Observations Made During Man
Then left St. Louis for Europe Embarked at New York (fourth voyage across the Atlantic) In twenty-one days landed in Ireland Visited Cork and Dublin Crossed to Liverpool and London Continued on to Antwerp Visited the principal cities in Belgium, France, Italy and Holland Embarked at Antwerp with a father and a brother from Belgium, three Italian fathers, and six Sisters of N otre Dame de Namur Descended the Scheld to Flush ing, where he was detained twenty-eight days by contrary winds.
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