North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-18

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1hasssehs'eiis, carrying with him his
'plunder. The poor Aesdians saw their
buildings levelled to the ground and their
property plundered and one hundred and
thIrty-three years after this, many OF their
children were again to see the same scenes
OF desolation enacted in Lover Cana1s,
where great number had taken shelte-.
In ITO, Port Royal was reduced by the
British. and capitulated on honorable tcrms
TO Gen. Nicholson, by which the french
settlers were allowed two ycars to retire
with their effects from the province.
BY the treaty Of Utrecht, in IT'S, Aea-
dia, which wac called by the British Nsvo
Ssoiia,w formally coded by the crown Of
France to Great Britain. At this period
and for many years after, as late a. ITO,
the province was resorted to. only by ira
ding adventures, there being no residen'
inhabitants but the French Aeadisns.
This brave and generous people, although
abandoned by the Crown Of France. still
withheld their fidelity and kept the provin-
cial government in constant uneasiuess.
In i749, sgreeably to recommend
Of the board OF trade, a plan for settling
the province OF Nova Scotia was decided
upon, and at the head Of 1000 adventures,
Governor CORVALLIS arrived at Chebusto
harbor, on the west side of which he found
ed town, which, in honor oil the then
president OF the board of trade, he called
Halvas.
Suspicious not only OF the Aborglnes,
but also of the Acadians, the new settlers,
after having fortified their position. could
not remain contented. Having suffered
from the Indians, they despatched a de-
tachmsnt against the poor unofcnding
Acadians, whom they suspected TO DO
leagued with the Iudians against them
The Acadians fed TO the woods for the nj. s
ment, but on the departure OF the English
soldiers, returned to their plundered homes.
Major Lawrence succeeded CORVALLIS
in the administration OF the government,
in 1854. Under pretence of securing tho
peace OF the province and Of depriving the
Acadians Of the power OF assisting the
French, or encouraging the Indians, but
with the ultimate view of possessing him
self. by force, Of the fourishing farms of
these harmless people, determined to re-
move them from their native land, unless
they su bscribed to the oath 81 allegiance
in the fullest manner; which they willingly
consented 10 do, provided they were ex-
empted from bearing arms against their
countrymen. and tho Indians who had al
ways been kind TO them.
The religious and fanatieal spirit OF
member of the proud and selfsh church of
England, was too disirustful to allow this.
even under the sanction OF an oath, to the
followers of the Roman Church, who were
then 30 prosecuted in England and Ireland.
The Acadians were, therefore, without
any intimation as to the object OF calling
them together, commanded to appear be-
fore Col. Winslow, at Grand Pre- and,
in consequence Of this summons, 400 men
assembled. They were then shut up in
the church, which was now turned into o
garrison. and told that they were immedi-
ately to be removed from that province.
distributed among the Colonies, and their
cattle and lands forfeited to the crown.
No one can conceive the horror, the IN
dignation, and at the same time, the con-
sternation of the unfortunate and too
much abused .4eadians. But what was to
be done 7 they had been accustomed to
put an unbounded and implicit confidence
in their priests and professional men these
were already sold TO, and bought by, Brit
ish gold, as, nowadays, the great mass OF
the priests of Upper and Lower Canada
are. Thus Acadia wa forced into pas
siye submission to the most cruel, arbitra-
~ and tyrannical orders, and that too by
the influence Of corrupted and unprin-
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