The former established himself on the River St. John where the city of St. John now stands, and the latter at Castine, on the eastern shore of Penobscot Bay. Shortly after his appointment, La Tour attacked and drove away a small party of Plymouth men who had set up a trading-post at Machias; and in 1635 D’Aulnay treated another party of the Plymouth colonists in a similar way.[412] [Illustration: MAP OF ABOUT 1610. [This follows a fac-simile in the _Massachusetts Archives; Documents Collected in France_, i. 345, where it is called “Carte pour servir à l’intelligence du mémoire sur la Pesche de moluës, par Jean Michel, en 1510. Copie de l’original (Dépôt des Cartes).” The date is clearly wrong, as copied. It cannot be earlier than Champlain’s time, a hundred years later than the date given.—ED.]] In retaliation for this attack, Plymouth hired and despatched a vessel commanded by one Girling, in company with their own barque, with twenty men under Miles Standish, to dispossess the French; but the expedition failed to accomplish anything. [Illustration: PORT ROYAL. [This is Champlain’s drawing in his edition of 1613. Key: _A_, House of artisans. _B_, Platform for cannon. _C_, Storehouse. _D_, Pontgravé and Champlain. _E_, Blacksmith. _F_, Palisade. _G_, Bakery. _H_, Kitchen. _I_, Gardens. _K_, Burial-place. _L_, River. _M_, Moat. _N_, Dwelling, probably of De Monts and others. _O_, Storehouse for ships’ equipments, rebuilt and used as a dwelling by Boulay later. _P_, Gate. These buildings were at the present Lower Granville.—ED.]] Subsequently the two French commanders quarrelled, and, engaging in active hostilities, made efforts (not altogether unsuccessful) to enlist Massachusetts in their quarrel. For this purpose La Tour visited Boston in person in the summer of 1643, and was hospitably entertained.[413] He was not able to secure the direct co-operation of Massachusetts, but he was permitted to hire four vessels and a pinnace to aid him in his attack on D’Aulnay.[414] The expedition was so far successful as to destroy a mill and some standing corn, belonging to his rival. In the following year La Tour made a second visit to Boston for further help; but he was able only to procure the writing of threatening letters from the Massachusetts authorities to D’Aulnay. Not long after La Tour’s departure from Boston, envoys from D’Aulnay arrived here; and after considerable delay a treaty was signed pledging the colonists to neutrality, which was ratified by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in the following year; but it was not until two years later that it was ratified by new envoys from the crafty Frenchman.[415]