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to them. The next morning Sausage
emerged from his hiding place in the woods
and surrendered himself to the conqucror.
Du Thet was buried beneath the broken
mission cross, aud the hearts of his surviv-
ing country,nen we're filed with sadness at
his loss, and mt the death Of the others who
bravcly dared to die with him. The cap
tors demolished the half-built dwellings
and destroyed the other buildings which
had bee,, commenced. The prisoners were
disposed Of thus: Sausage, Masse and
thirteen others were turned adrft in a
boat and making their perilous way east
ward. fortunately they fell in with two
French trading vessels which bore them
safe to Wales. Father Biard and thirteen
others We're carried to Virginia, and after
passing through many strange vicssitudes.
they ultimately arrived in France. Port
Royal and st. Croix were likewise visited
and destroyed by Argall, and Poutrincourt
entertained the opinion that the spite Bi
ard had towards lsienc0urt, induced the
willy Jesuit to instiyste. through ArgaIl.
the extinguishment Of those two settlements
France, at this time. had SO much to en-
gross her attention at hone. as not to care
about seeking to redress the grievances Of
her distant American colonies, and hence
the unjnstiiabe conduct of Argall was not
by France made cas3S bells.
A few years since gentleman named
DcPeyster. Of New York, was accustomed
to make summer visits to South West Har-
Dor. His chief place Of resart was the site
Of the ancient settlement between Bass
IIarbor and S. w. HarbOr. On his final
visit, he made several excavations in the
aforesaid locality, and then he forthwith
left the Island. and has not since returned.
Shortly afterwards, on examining the ex-
cavations. citizens who dwdlt near by
thought they saw appearances which went
to show that something which had been
burisd there had been removed. Rumor
was current that De Peystcr had unearthc,l
a treasure trore but nothing further came
to light concerning it. The question at
once arises did De Peystcr actually cxhume
anything worth mentioning at the place
noted II so, may it not have been secret
ed there by the French cOlon.ts Gf 1913 tn
save it irsin the grasp Of ArgaIl Here is
IL theme for the curious, and if further
light is ever thrown upon it. it may set at
rest some of the disputed points of antigua
rians concerning the place where the cs-
cutche0n of Mdme. Guereheville was set up
by her Jesuit coollists. Ir is supposed by
some writers that Il remnant of the French
colony remained at Mt. Desert, and this
might be inferred from the renans of an
eient inhabitants that are still to he seen
in several localities. JUDGED. we know
that the Island became quite a place of re-
sort for fishermen and others, from the
time of the expulsion to the revolution.*
The history of the desert Isle" from
the period above glanced at. down to re-
cent times. involves some striking incidents
which are worthy of recital. but the unex-
pectcd length OF this communication pre-
iudcs the idea Of touching upon it now
Should the opportunity present itself,
NAV 1T another time furnish for the A &c
deiniation of that portion of the history
of this remarkable island, which is suLsc-
qucnt to the foregoing account,
Ellsworth. Aug. %, 1850. j. l.. l..