Labat’s memoirs describe an instance when Captain Daniels and his crew kidnapped and ransomed a group of settlers, including Pere Lucien, a cure of Saints (i.e. a person of spiritual faith). Daniels did not wish harm to his captives. He only ransomed them in order to obtain food for him and his men. Once he obtained food and drink for his vessel, Daniels requested the cure to say Mass for them. The request of Mass alone illustrates Daniels’ religious nature, yet what happened after Mass continues to confirm the importance of Christ to the captain.