New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-07

they fell in many ripple The beard on the trees,
scrbed in " Evangeline," was quickly noticeable.
Rocks in large masses of Jagged form often
crossed the streams. l was reminded of the land
In Upper Minnesota. Small knees and elbows of
timber for vessels and small saw-logs and ties APP
peared along the water margins Single in some
instances made the sides and ends Of the dwellings,
Inc forests at distance surrounding the cearings
had white look as their tall trunks made pail
SADIE beneath the green tops The railroad followed
down considerable stream with RATS upon it here
and there waiting for high water and the country
began to open wider and natter. A stage road ac-
companled the rall with only two telegraph wires
strung to the low poles As we came to a large bay
or inlet. long bridge built cribs of horizontal
timber so as to leave many archways, extended
across the head of it. Beyond the bav was u largo
island with hills of light green and nearly bare
above, and dark woods around their tanks. It
seemed to me that such green cold country at the
first of August must be OF a short for agri-
culture. Its people aud heritage as we advanced
seemed a blending OF Scotland and New-England
Suddenly the country opened into harbor, farm and
hill the fog seemed rising from crash and hollow
we passed some rock cuttings, and were at Carlton
opposite ST. John. A locomotive called La Tour
represented all that was tangible of $50 years of
French rule hereabout La Tour was one of the
French courtier-adventurers who plundered the
English and each other, either rival propretors
or contentious scctarians. from about The time of
the settlement at Jamestown, Va. to tho anneXa-
ton OF everything by the English in 1868. La
Tour built fort at the mouth of the ST. John, at
Carlton in 1855, which in measure took the place
of Port Royal, now Annapolis, on the opposite side
of the Bay of Fundy. Nothing much remained of
it when, in 1854 the Pilgrim Fathers of New
Brunswick sailed from the harbor of New-York to
settle ST. John. We walked down steep plank
float between high pile wharves-the long float or
sir md
and got dirty little ferry steamer which soon
passed the river and landed us at the foot of
similar slip. For 80 cents carriage fare we were
taken to a neat hotel and fed nan haddes fine
mutton salmon and lobster out of the harbor and
Strawberries just ripened on the first of August.
THE TORY PILGRIM FATHERS.
The poem of Longfeow bewaling the deporta-
ton of the French Acadians in 1913 might have
been turned upon the more significant exile thirty
years later of the American loyalists. or royasts
TO New-Bruuswck There were. according to the
native historian of Acadia, James Hanwav, little
about 5000 souls sent from Acadia, while to Acadia
our unreienting forcfathers sent 5000 of the gem
TEST people in the Northern States Those from
the Southern States settled j he Bahamas Ber-
mudas and West Indies, and during lato civil
war their descendants gave the encoura cement
to blockade-runners and privateers as the Eastern
provinces The English settled the claims of these
Tories with Sl5,OOO,00O many civil and military
pensions, and the gift of maritime empire.
that Government had spe mt
upon the war. All the French Aca-
dams amounted to only 5000 souls; there were
10000 Tories carrying arms for the King besides
Quakers Methodists, the clergy, the lawyers and
other non-combatants. What a sight it was TO see
all these assembled in New-York and the conclusion
OF peace suspended until vessels enough could be
procured To transport them at the brink of winter
the stone heaps and fogs of ST. John! A little
would have saved us the ablest pro-
fessional talent in the country. Here are some of
the Tory tombstones in st. John:
Sacred TO The memory of the
honorable Christopher Billopp.
A member of his majestys council in this province.
tons as Lieut. Colonel in the Royal cause during
contest to abandon without compensation his hereditary
properly on staten Island and retire with his family
He Died March IS 1927, in the Doth year of his age
Honorable James Putnam, esq,
died 1889, aged "a
VINO was appointed member OF his majesty's council
the Government of his prnyince Al orna fannd oI
ton in 1854 He had been for many years before the
states OF America. eminent barrster law the
last Attorney under his majesty in the late prov
lnce OF Massachusetts Bay.
Thomas Heavside, d. 1913, aged 81
but that believe verify to SEQ
the goodness of the Lord
IN the laud of the living
BENJAMIN Aycrisg, esq, late the city of New-York
drowned on his passage TO Fredericton, 1918
Robert Parker Esquire who, first settlement
OF TINS province, held the office storekecper of his
toms at this place. N'' ~
Catharine Beck. 1755-ls2O
Affections short time boar
Insitians ald was vain
Till death did
And God did pleas 10 cas- her pain.
.Conradt Hendricks. son of Mr. John Hendricks, near
v. d nge "A
David Dennison Leggett.
Pause stranger
drOpone tributary tear
for know that Worth and
Genius slumbers here.
Honorable John Robinson late Mayor of this city and
me member Of his majesys council in this province d.
During the Revolutionary warm America he served as
Loyal American Regiment
Colonel Beverly Robinson,
son OF the
Honorable John Robinson
President Of the Province OF Virginia
he married in 1877 Elizabeth daughter OF the Honorable
Of principie enlightened ineieepee and rocae
est for this city,
Frances. daughter Francis Dunstan relict OF the
Province Died 1925, aged 81, Resurgam - '"''
Ann Peel, wife of Humphrey Peel
Now | am dead and in my grave,
And al my bones be rotten,
Those lines you may see, remember me,
When am quite forgotten.
Relct OF Latham Clark, of Newport. Rhode Island |
NED IN lsol age Sl,sxy years old at the Loyal
Newport the then British Colony of Rhode Island ana
1fterwaTd one OF his mesys justices the peace Tor
County of ST. Johu, d. 1927. N''' '''''
Rebeeca MeKay.who came 30 this Province from Penn
3yyana, in the United states of America, A. D. I7ss !
lied 1889 age 81. -'0''