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were called to the ship and the opportunity
was lost, also for sec Iring a sketch of the
grand panoramic showings of the harbor
archipelago in its ampitheater of heights and
headlands environing the shores thereof, and
shutting out the interior main, where it
sweils to the clouds and is lost in an azure
VALE fH FH1 r.. 80 -
Daiiiarlseoye is low fiat island, the south
western end divided by wedge of waters MAX
ing small but deep andwsl .belterad bavan
1t forms the outmost south western barrier
Oh the sound waters OF Boothbay Harbor, and
was one of the initial points of English settle
ment of New England, as dependency Of
Pemaquid. Here English fishing ships ga
thered to make their fares, while the fur trade
and lumber shipments were made from Pema-
quid. 1t, was an early depot for provi-
sons and supplies in New England before
Plymouth was settled, and in the time of King
Philip, war avillage had grown up around its
little harbor, and on ''Wood End" near to
I. Pemaquid, the cellars and fortified remains of
which are still traeeable. 1t was place of
refuge for Sheepscot and Kennebec, where fil-
gltives from savage violence on the main, in
the sackings ofthe Arrowsick towns in August,
1876, gathered to escape the horrors of the
scalping knife and tomahawk. Three hun
dred souls, fragments of the landward planta-
tions, here congregated. An attempt to forti-
fy the island was then made. Forty days the
people labored at the works. But food was
scarce and there was no concert of action.
Counsels were divided; mutinous develop
ments and state of anarchy follo we'd Thus.
were defeated all plans and the purpose Of
making the island permanent and defensible
outpost against successful savage intrusion. 1t
was abandoned and the Norridgewock indians
soon invaded it, captured = shallop and ketch,
Killed two men and fired the village, which
was destroyed, and the place depopuated
Ihis Island has been the scene of many a
thrilling incident in the history of the early
days of New England, and is supposed to
bear traces Of the earlier visits of Mortimer.
The facts are yet to be ascertained, the de-
sign of which was defeated by the diversion of
the McCulloch to Pemaquid on this expe-
dition.
RETURN.
Sheepscot on her return to Wiscasset, the ren-
devious of the exploring party. The men,
bers Of the Hist Soc. held meeting in the
ships wardroom, where the proper action was
taken to secure report of the facts gathered
on the voyage for the Society's Transactions.
Chas. III. Tuttle, Esq. was invited to give
synopsis of the memoir of the Hon. John
rra
OF the society for publication, and vote was
passed requesting the standing committee to
hold special session of the society the ensu-
ing winter, if practicable; and before the
meeting had adjourned, the ship had already
reached the heights of Dogget's Castle" and
swiftly and beautifully curved her way through
the narrows, and discharged her delighted
company upon the wharves of Wscasset,
when the officers of the society and of the
ship were met by Isaac T. Hobson and Isaac
III. Coffin, Esqrs., whe, with Henry Ingalls,,
Esq, courteously representing the citizens
Wiscasset, extended to them AM invitation to
an evening entertainment in the parlors
the Hilton House, which was accepted.
The members of the society, with the Off
COis vi tnc uCCullOcIi, were Lne guests OF Tn
iezens, which, with post-prandial exercises
made the occasion instructive and delightful.
the great feature of which was the, clear and
forcible-extemporaneous detail of the eminent
services of Mr.. Poor, in his relations to the
railroad interests of the State, the city of
Portland, and to the history of Maine.
The quiet dignity and courtesy of Com
mander Treadway, the able handling of the
ship by her executive officer, Lieut.. Gardiner,
the attentive and scientific services of Lieut.
Mason, in illustration of points of nautical in
terest during the voyage, and the aid of the
sprightly and intelligent 3rd Lieut.. Rogers,
in the perilous landings and re-embarkations
to be made on the bold and surf-beaten shores
as well as the engineer, pilot and crew, receiv-
ed, as they merited, a vote of thanks from
the society,
The results of the voyage will appear in due
time in the publishea transactions of the So
ciety, when their Importance will be seen to
have most important bearing on the historical
literature of Maine, in perfecting the series of
archaeological investigations, with view to
unearth the mystery which hangs over the
paved streets and other remains at Pemaqaid,
projected and now completed by the Ne. Hist.
Soc.