Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-02-02

nf barley us well as 4 gold smith 80
Thus bv n striking ILLUSTRATION ,t,es
John vindicate his claim To general in
formation.
Ii would be impossible here 10 dis.
entangIc the conflicting claims to the
coast of Maine. au / the different grants
covering the same latitude under which
different persons and companies claim
cd the territories and fisheries. We
come directly TO the grant of Henry ~
To Nicur dc Monts. Il gentleman of his
hed-chamher rs being tic most inpor.
tant Ia tins connection. and the one
which resulted in hat may bc callc,l,
perhaps the FIRST christian settlement
of Mount Desert. The grant included
territory between the forticth aud for
tN-sixth degree of latitude, and was
called .fcddjd. n name which was hy a
small vote rejected when our state was
christened Maine. This WAS in leG5 |.
aud on the oh Of Nav l6Gi the two
vessels at D. Monts arrived at har-
hur OF the south East side Of Acadia,
where they found one of their country
men tradln. with ;hc Indians without
license. Not Ia follow the yicissi-
tuicS ni DE Mpnts. It viii bc sufficient
10 rcmara. that the patent g.antcI by
. Henry ".ts cNtinguI>hcd. because OF a
complaint Tn masters of fishermen
that their business would bc iuincd.
j ID Mont, qHlilcI Acadia. Puutrin-
a 10
\ cate tine colonization of the coast. and
/ io ma~e permanent The establishment
Y al ioit Royal. (sgH Annapolis y. 81
/ sent Bigucour'. Ia, son - France
I -oNl Tor supply "f ucu AID pu'-
Visions lhc h'n. itHt his a'd 10 the
7 enterprise 60" condlii"A That. attempts
should he ms.ic % convert the natives
I b. lhc Catholic faith" rnc J,snits
undertook tats work. ami Falhrl,
! Bauic and Ml>sr c,nhark,t with Blen-
cvaft. Ou the Arrival uf Bicuc ,urt hi.
i.tucr returned L. t'lAncr. lr4tIu-. The
SO" "' command al F"rt R1tai.
l"'s ps.ets assumed aiiss either
''' WiDd HltI't.'N Ia tAc temporal
.''i"i'' "i 'iH 'ci lvncHi u suit the
"''''h "t"J "" b1e"C 'urt- ilc t1'd
'''"A il "'.~ .ir p''t 4" I"'e tAen on
We '"''i "n' h-'tr - pHn. out ~
l".H tie reAl T. j. lNcn. Idcy on
'"c'I pant t.t-atcne. han with Ia, an
"rih"s 81 lhe taihohc church, u
"'"c ne >atIi.Ie"h>it replied by
tuIc1ien NJ 10 give them sound
h'-Sins. 50 The priests left and
tHa 'e.their WAY !" VI Desrrt IA l6Os
Nti'iatns"n' History OF Maine SAYS.
And our ob>er' alton cpnlirns It. 1t
y Supposed thc place selected bS the
I>,ipn'rtrs "a, on tAc Wcslgsa. siic
II thc Prpi.-a part ui the S1ha.i
"hich -Aet,iig, fon tlsc Soatnrrfy sife
T." 80 "''.''l "F ia. -4aiii III - ,..-s-
constructed and .ostiiieti h'ni,at'o :
i'A''''i -A'aen, and d"c't h'e years.
-'"l''t'e Win great z'al at'd p.tse-
N'T"ncc upon The "orA OF converting
the hNifcs u christianity.
1t is doubtful II there we're any local
residents but savages. Here. then.
crall.-l in the roar of the Atlantic
with the bold mountains looking down
uDou th m. ami shielded h, , ,.s,ur,.
OF priests. these followers Of III. order
nf jesus. l., thctr way promul,,,ed Ia
the Indian that rcIi s,nn wu,cl, ,h..
great M. slouary plll declared mt,
the philo.npher ,,r Athens fr,in lin.
Areopasus. ciyht.en hundred wear.
AGO.
About 1912 Madane GurcheyilIe. n
devout lady. whose piety. a, i, c.tn.
mon. found its objects Of reward at a
distance. with an cve ,o lie conver.
sion Of the Indians oh,a;n.l the re-
maiuiug RIGHTS of D. N,n,s sa,t o.,.r
one S,ussaxc her ,.,a,, vii, orr;v.,l
NJ Port R,y.l dniin1, ,bere ,ntv sv..
p.rsons two mis.;onar;e. sunn,..J ~
be Biard snd Mass. wh, w.r,. ,h.rc
nroh,hiv ,.mn,r,r,i, .rha,. Oh .a,
.aiI FAR MN, n,..r, Ii. ~,
landed with tuen,y.6y. c,Jo,;s,-
rl,e sbin's crew hoinnd ,h.,, ~ q,
h.bita,ions. They set mn , rrnss cel.
ebr.,tcd b;yh mas, ,,'i ,,It,.d IN.
| Mace .Sa7n, S,uyc,r" rnor. :.
doub, a. 10 the nc,uol lncaI;,v nr rh,.
locality.
But the prosDeritv Of this colony WAS
shor, lived Cant s,mu.l Arg.d .,
V,ryin,a bcing an 6sI,;na nrn,sa -
p.nob,co. Bty was c,s, W.. ,h.ra
II. WIS filled win wr,,b ~ l.,,n ~.
d,inys ofthe G ,,h,,l;,., a, I'M 81
yeur. He returucd to vir,inia ,nd
raised an expsd tiun 10 cx1al ,ha...
worsl,i,,,ers or,hc ...carJ., ,rn,a,n" :,
K,i,,I,,,, ,o I,'.;,n ;,,s''I>.,
North and so1,h Virginia n,,sn,
El.yen fi.hing ve...Is 49,. mn a',I
f,nr,,.,, ,,;,.I..'. =, ~ '' So w
prised the force Of Commodore Ar.aI.
The Frenc,l were nnf nr.,,,r,l =, r..