Aimable

The third, called the Aimable, was a merchant-ship of about three hundred tons.

The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago 1841

He knew that the gun was a signal of disaster, and, looking back, he saw the "Aimable" furling her sails.

French Pathfinders in North America William Henry Johnson

December, a sailor at the mast-head of the "Aimable" saw land.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

D'Aire, his lieutenant, on board the "Aimable," to charge La Salle with having deserted him.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

Denonville, just arrived from France, of the landing of La Salle, and the loss of the "Aimable," as recounted by Beaujeu on his return.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

The wreck of the "Aimable" itself was not pregnant with consequences so disastrous.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

January, the "Aimable" seems to have been very near it; but his attempts to reconnoitre the shore were frustrated by the objections of the pilot of the vessel, to which, with a fatal facility, very unusual with him, he suffered himself to yield.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

Looking back, he saw the "Aimable" furling her sails, and his heart sank with the conviction that she had struck upon the reef.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

Yet he could not refrain from turning a moment to watch the "Aimable," as she neared the shoals; and he remarked with deep anxiety to Joutel, who was with him, that if she held that course she would soon be aground.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858

The "Aimable" lay careened over on the reef, hopelessly aground.

France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858