Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-02-20

learn from the Kenne6ec Journals re-
port
An article was read from Father Ve-
tromyle, in relation to the manners and
customs of the Indians in Maine at the
time of the arrival of the French and
English
Hon, Il. L. Hamlin OF Bangor, in be-
half Of the heirs Of the late David Put
nam, presented the records of the valua-
tion and assessment of the United States
direct taxes for the year 1915 and 1916
for the County of Hancock, which then
embraced the most Of the present coun-
ties of Knox. Waldo, Penobscot, and Pis-
cataquis. Also manuscript account Of
the early settlements Of the towns Of
Brewer aal Otringtoa; also an account
of the expoditenn against Castine, dur
ing the revolutionary war, taken from per-
sons engaged in the expedition, and
Journal made by David Perham in 1907
during journey from Worcester, Mass,
to Bedford in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hamlin also made an oral commu-
nication - the Society, in re'ation to tho
several French settlements made at Mt.
Desert There have been three attempts
made by the French to make settlements
about Mt Desert.
In 1913, vessel was fitted out in
France to p lant a colony at place call
ed kade3quet On the Penobscot river
The vessel was driven by stress Of wealth
er into Frenehman's Bay on the east
side of Mt. Desert, end finding a suitable
place for settlement at the south west
harbor, the vessel stopped there. They
landed at place now called Fernald's
Point, on the west side oil Somes' Sound,
about mile from its mouth, where are
now to be seen two old cellars
In the month Of Scptembera British
vessel from Virginia, under Captain Ar
gal, came into the harbor, took the
French vessel, AMI captured the place.
There was fi9a,; three of French were
killed and several wounded. The place
was destroyed, the vesse! and fifteen of
the French were carried to Virginia, and
the balance, about thirty, were sent in
boats 10 the Bay Of Fundy and were ta-
ken to France in some French fishing
boats.
This colony consisted of 10 persons, III
clu ling four Jesuit priests and twenty
four persons who were husbandmen and
we're to remain in the country and culti-
vate the s9i. The vessel was fitted out
with provisions for a year and was to be
the next year by another vessel.
This expedition was sent by Madame
De GucreheyIio Of Paris, who held the
assignment Of grant from the King OF
France to D. Monts il 1903, Of all the
territory between latitude 10 and IS de-
trces All Gu! ed acadia.
The King OF Great Britain, in 1906,
had made a grant Of the same territory
from ~ to Is degrees north to the Coan-
ell O. Plymouth, who had made a settle
ment at Virginia proyin es priorto 1913;
and also had attempted settlement at
the mouth Of the Sag idahoe The con-
quest Of Mt. Desert grew ont OF the dis
putc about the tisl2. THIS vas the first
engagement between tae British aud
FrcacA f5s sa2Faaaey a N5r,a Anegiei,
aud was continued about one hundred
.al ittY years. with yariel success and
defeat to each party until tae capture of
.Quebee ia lIlj9, Whena'i the French pos
cssions in North America were surran-
dcred 10 tie British Government, with
Ia exception o. tarsc saealI Islands on
the west side o Ngwfo4uiiAnl, which
tae French still occupy.
Ia l6SS, the King Of Ftaaee made a
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