...eated, for it was lucrative. The death of Chauvin prevented his settling a colony. A firmer hope of success was entertained, when a company of merchants of Rouen was formed by the governor of Dieppe ; and Samuel Champlain, of Brouage, an able marine officer and a man of science, was appointed to direct the expedition. By his natural disposition, delighting marvellously in these enterprises, Cha...