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in his Travels in Arkansas, Appendix, 247—267; Pickett's History of Alabama; and T. Irving's Conquest of Florida. Such is the history of the first voyage of Europeans on the Mississippi; the honor of the discovery belongs, without a doubt, to the Spaniards. There were not wanting adventurers, who, in 1544, desired to make 1544. one more attempt to possess the country by force of arms; their request was refused. Religious zeal was more persevering; in December, 1547, Louis Can- 1547. Dec. 28. cello, a missionary of the Dominican order, gained, through Philip, then heir apparent in Spain, permission to visit Florida, and attempt the peaceful conversion of the natives. Christianity was to conquer the land against which so many experienced warriors had failed. The Spanish governors were directed to Chap. II.} favor the design; all slaves, that had been taken from the northern shore of the Gulf of Mexico, were to be manumitted and restored to their country. In 1549, 1549. a s