Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-26

master IN the expedition against Crown
Point, in 1875. While resident at Fort
Pownal be was commissioned as justice
Of the peace, and solemnised the first
marriages on the river. He was also
Judge Of the Court of Common Pleas,
and Commander of the second militia
regiment in Lincoln County. In l77o
he was superseded by John Preble, son
Of the General, the first commander of
the Fort. But Gov. Hutchinson, yea
lous royalist, coming into power the
following year, renstated Goldthwai.e
into his former Office. In 1875 he per-
mitted Capt. Mowet, of the British
sloop. Canseau, to dismantle the Fort,
and take away its defences. He was
soon after removed from office, and the
Superintendent of its remains given to
Col. Buck of Bueksport. The next
year all his commissions were revoked,
and Goldthwait Joined the British in the
terrible conflict then raging between the
colonies, and the mother country. But
he did not live long to oppose the cause
of freedom. He was drowned during
the revolutionary war by the shipwreck
of the vessel in which he had taken
passage for Nova Scotia.
Goldthwaite was bad man. The In
dians. in their traffic with him complain
ed of his extortions. They said he was
not fair, in his dealings, like Preblc. -
Nor was he kind to the early settlers -
About the year l775 or l776 the in
habitants of Belfast suffered for want of
provisions. One occasion of the scarci-
ty was that they were short of ammuni-
tion and could take but little wild game
Goldthwaite at the Fort, had ammun-
ton entrusted to him for supply; he
treated them roughly. and sent them
away empty. But as hunger is most
imperious In its demand, they not long
after made another application, deter
mined they would not be denied, -
| Taking what ammunition they had, and
/ their guns in good order. a number Cf
men made a second visit after this wise.
Drawing near the Fort they dnputed
two of their members, Messrs. Nichols
and Davidson, to 60 IN advance of the
company, and make appicatil They
were coldly repulsed, and cruelty de-
MED. The narrator of The story SAYS,
1--WE told him we were determined to
have 1.-THE ammunition, and would
take II by force Of arms if we could not
H,e4t without. by this time our CON-
pany was in sight. We sail here comes
| tat, I'D .hap,
We are determined not to be treated as
the two men who came to you on this
business before. He cooled down, and
gave TO each man pound Of power and
ball and flint. and we returned to Bel
fast in good spirits"
Another anecdote shows the baseness
! of the man. He was on visit to one
Mr.. Stinson-a poor man. Towards
night the cattle came about the house;
he went out to see them. Fixing his
eye upon a young COW. he said. 'tha,
hefsr is NINE and the next morning
sent two men and took her away. and
kept her. and refused to pay his poor
neighbor."
"Goldthwai,e however sometimes re-
ceived pay in his own coin. At the
launching of brig he had built he made
a great feast. He hired an Indian or
two to procure fresh moose meat for the
occasion. The Indians were not long iI
hunting before they returned with ex-
cellent, fat moose meat. All the cooks
in the garrison were put in requisition
to furnish the greatest variety of the
dainty dish. The guests We're loud in
their praises of the excellent moose
They had merry, sumptuous FEAST
But a few days after, it was discovered
that the roguish Indians had made the
Colonel feast upon his own fayorite 3
years old colt.
Soon after the British came to Baga,
ducc IN 1879. "Col. Cargill came from
New Castle. and burnt the block house;
and subsequently by order of Govern,
ment, he appeared at the head of p rt,;
and labored indetatigably till almost
exhausted with toll and hunger,in filhn.
the bitches and levellins the breas,
work" That he but very partially
] SucCeeueu Is cflueut nom Sic ciuDaHk-
ments and bitches which now remain,
after the lapse ESQ years. No garrison
was maintained here after that time.
From the Journal of Gov. Pownal It
appears that. chaplain accompanied the
expedition which came to establish the
Fort How long he remained does not
appear But it is evident that the gar.
rison was subsequently, destitute OF a
religious teacher; for in 1868, "Gov
Bernard told the House that chaplain
ought to be under constant pay at Fort
Pownal, who might preach to the settlers,
ia the audience of the Indians; for, said
he, there is no minister of the Gospel
within the circle of 100 miles diameter.
The General Court appropriated "a pc,
month for the support of chaplain.
No mention is made of the appoint
ment Of any one to this office. But it is
known that the physician of the Fort,
DR.. VIM. Crawford, father of the late
James Crawford, a resi- ectable and
wealthy merchant of Castine, also off
ciated as chaplain. He preached in
a small brick chapel, just back of the
Fort, built by Col. Golthwaite, and
Francis Bernard, in the fulfllment OF
an engagement with the Waldo proprie-
tors. In consideration of grant OF
270O acres in the region of the Fort,
they had engaged to settle 80 families,
and an Episcopal minister. and 70 build