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France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of ConflictParkman, Francis

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France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

Name: France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict
Author: Parkman, Francis

Parkman, Francis

Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

On Monday, the twenty-second, a clear, cold, windy day, a large ship,
under British colors, sailed into the harbor, and proved to be the
frigate “Eltham,” escort to the annual mast fleet from New England. On
orders from Commander Warren she had left her charge in waiting, and
sailed for Canseau to join the expedition, bringing the unexpected and
welcome news that Warren himself would soon follow. On the next day,
to the delight of all, he appeared in the ship “Superbe,” of sixty
guns, accompanied by the “Launceston” and the “Mermaid,” of forty guns
each. Here was force enough to oppose any ships likely to come to the
aid of Louisbourg; and Warren, after communicating with Pepperrell,
sailed to blockade the port, along with the provincial cruisers,
which, by order of Shirley, were placed under his command.

The transports lay at Canseau nearly three weeks, waiting for the ice
to break up. The time was passed in drilling the raw soldiers and
forming them into divisions of four and six hundred each, according to
the directions of Shirley. At length, on Friday, the twenty-seventh,
they heard that Gabarus Bay was free from ice, and on the morning of
the twenty-ninth, with the first fair wind, they sailed out of Canseau
harbor, expecting to reach Louisbourg at nine in the evening, as           94
prescribed in the governor’s receipt for taking Louisbourg “while the
enemy were asleep.”[91] But a lull in the wind defeated this plan; and
after sailing all day, they found themselves becalmed towards night.
It was not till the next morning that they could see the town,--no
very imposing spectacle, for the buildings, with a few exceptions,
were small, and the massive ramparts that belted them round rose to no
conspicuous height.

                 [Illustration: SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG
                                       1745.

                        References:

                        _A. Landing of New England Men._
                        _B. Camp of Burr’s Regiment._
                        _C.   ”  ” Pepperrell’s ”  ”_
                        _D.   ”  ” Willard’s ”  ”_
                        _E.   ”  ” Moulton’s ”  ”_
                        _F.   ”  ” Moore’s   ”  ”_
                        _G. First or, Green Hill Battery._
                        _H. Second Battery._
                        _I. Third Battery._
                        _J. Fourth, or Advanced Battery._
                        _K. Fifth, or Titcomb’s Battery._
                        _L. Lighthouse Battery._
                        _M. Island Battery (French)._
                        _N. Grand, or Royal Battery (French)._
                        _O. Burying Ground._
                        _P. King’s Bastion, or Citadel._
                        _Q. Barachois._
                        _R. West Gate._
                        _S. South Gate._
                        _T. Maurepas Gate._]

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France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of ConflictParkman, Francis

History

France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

Parkman, Francis

Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

On Monday, the twenty-second, a clear, cold, windy day, a large ship,
under British colors, sailed into the harbor, and proved to be the
frigate “Eltham,” escort to the annual mast fleet from New England. On
orders from Commander Warren she had left her charge in waiting, and
sailed for Canseau to join the expedition, bringing the unexpected and
welcome news that Warren himself would soon follow. On the next day,
to the delight of all, he appeared in the ship “Superbe,” of sixty
guns, accompanied by the “Launceston” and the “Mermaid,” of forty guns
each. Here was force enough to oppose any ships likely to come to the
aid of Louisbourg; and Warren, after communicating with Pepperrell,
sailed to blockade the port, along with the provincial cruisers,
which, by order of Shirley, were placed under his command.

The transports lay at Canseau nearly three weeks, waiting for the ice
to break up. The time was passed in drilling the raw soldiers and
forming them into divisions of four and six hundred each, according to
the directions of Shirley. At length, on Friday, the twenty-seventh,
they heard that Gabarus Bay was free from ice, and on the morning of
the twenty-ninth, with the first fair wind, they sailed out of Canseau
harbor, expecting to reach Louisbourg at nine in the evening, as           94
prescribed in the governor’s receipt for taking Louisbourg “while the
enemy were asleep.”[91] But a lull in the wind defeated this plan; and
after sailing all day, they found themselves becalmed towards night.
It was not till the next morning that they could see the town,--no
very imposing spectacle, for the buildings, with a few exceptions,
were small, and the massive ramparts that belted them round rose to no
conspicuous height.

                 [Illustration: SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG
                                       1745.

                        References:

                        _A. Landing of New England Men._
                        _B. Camp of Burr’s Regiment._
                        _C.   ”  ” Pepperrell’s ”  ”_
                        _D.   ”  ” Willard’s ”  ”_
                        _E.   ”  ” Moulton’s ”  ”_
                        _F.   ”  ” Moore’s   ”  ”_
                        _G. First or, Green Hill Battery._
                        _H. Second Battery._
                        _I. Third Battery._
                        _J. Fourth, or Advanced Battery._
                        _K. Fifth, or Titcomb’s Battery._
                        _L. Lighthouse Battery._
                        _M. Island Battery (French)._
                        _N. Grand, or Royal Battery (French)._
                        _O. Burying Ground._
                        _P. King’s Bastion, or Citadel._
                        _Q. Barachois._
                        _R. West Gate._
                        _S. South Gate._
                        _T. Maurepas Gate._]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

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