The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-29
MAINE IN rHE WAR OF 1872.

maln6 IN the war Oh 1olz was COPIED from
manuscript found among the private papers of
William D. Williamson, the historian. The
paper is a collection of facts and papers in-
cident TO the part taken by Maine in the
war and being mostly of statistical nature is
intended to be placed on file for reference.
Mr.. Williamson read some extracts from it
describing the British movements Ia the
State, the suspension of specie payment by
the banks, and the personal characteristic of
some OF the officers.
Mr.. e. H EWell then read two broadsides,
The first was issued from the Argus Office at a.
m, Feb. IA, 1916, and contained a dispatch from
Thomas Motley in Boston, and also COPY of a
nouncing the arrival of the United States messen-
ger with the treaty of peace 1t took 80 hours get
the dispatch from New York to Boston at cost of
S225and IL hours TO get it from Boston to Portland
at cost of $50.
The second broadside was issued by the select
men OF the town on February Ia, and gives direc-
tions for the firing of salutes and illumination,
together with a warning against fire and advice to
the inhabitants to keep early hours.
Mr.. Stephen Berry asked for information as
to the origin Of the custom of having bon
fires with which to celebrate Washingtons
birthday in Portland, and Mr.. VIM. Goold de-
scribed the receipt of the news of peace at his
home ten miles from the city.
Regret was expressed at the absence of Mr.
Geo. +. Talbot, and the meeting adjourned.
Evening Session.
fair audience mad the pleasure of listening
to the very entertaining papers.
Mr.. Fritz Fl, Jordan presented photograph
of the Boxer to the society with an accom-
panying interesting paper, Of which the fol-
lowing is an abstract
After giving a descrintion of the Fntarnriza and
Boxer, their tonnage, armament, etc.,-of which
many recent articles have appeared, as well as de-
scrptons of the celebrated fight and the funeral of
the dead commander in Portland-the writer says
that the Boxer was sold at marshals sale Nov. IL
1873, and was bought by Thomas Merrill Jr for
$500, as well as the carronsdes and many articles
in her inventory of which are still in the pos
session of the writer's family. The carronades are
thought to have been sold to Bryant q Sturgis of
Boston, and put on board the privateer Hyder Ali,
which was built near he foot of High street. PORT
land. When in 1914 it was feared the British
would probably make descent on the coast and at
tack Portland, the shipping was moored above
Vaughan's bridge, guns were taken from the Portu.
guese ship sSan Jose Indiano"-a prize to the YAM
kee-placed in the Boxer and the latter vessel
moored below to protect the shipping, and was
manned MAJ BY the Rihe Company. The descent was
merchant service, supplied with letters of maruue
and sailed from New York for Marseilles under the
command of Capt. VIM Mcclellan. At Marseilles
Capt. Mcclellan had the water colors made (of
which the photograph is copy and which is now
owned by ex-Mayor Mcclellan. The name of the
painter is unknown. but he must have been an ar.
list OF great merit. The painting was made from
actual measurements, and the appearance of the
hull is that OF vessel built in the north of England
70 years ago. She is represented under top sails.
topgallant sails and jib, with main-try sail scan.
dalized royal yards across, and foresal and main
tack, with the Notifications and i''A walls walls
Of Marseilles and a polacca in the distance
Her bowsprit is very long, her foremost stepped
well forward and standing nearly straight. her
mainmast rakes aft, her waist low, decks flushed
shows seven ports on side. at her peak an Amer
mas or hnn
vate signal of Thomas Merrill Jr., of blue white
and blue in three vertical stripes She had ham
when she was reftted. Her high catheads and
knightheads still show. Her top sails are single
the weather leeches being hauled fiat by fore and
maln-top boWlines, her cables are hemp, her an
chors stand well aft. Her long-boat is carried on
deck amidships, and she is apparently steered by
tiller.
In connection with the vessels repair there is a
tradition in the family Much of the material was
unit to use again and the condemned wood was
hauleu TO MI. Thomas Merrill, Jr.'s house for fuel
but an old Scotch serving woman declined to use
it because she declared, it had human blood on it,
The Boxer was sold to a Portuguese house in 1915
after her return from MarseilIes and was EMPLOYED
by them many years as mail packet between the
Cape de Verde Islandsand Lisbon. Capt. Jacob Nc
Lellan says that in Isl he second officer of
the ship John of Portland employed in the Afri-
can trade. On the outward passage they made the
Cape de Verde Islands at dusk, and on entering the
harbor of Porto Praya, after dusk, were passed by
heavy brig, outward bound. This vessel they
learned next day was the Boxer. Her end is not
known but 1t is thought she lost on the Brazil
coast
vote OF thanks wss passed to Mr. Jordan
for the photograph which he presented
the association and his valuable paper
Mr.. Edward FL. Elwell then read the paper
on Louis AnDance written by Mr.. John F.
Sprague.
LOUIS ANNANeE.
For more than 40 years there laid at Greenyille
village at the foot Of Moosehead Lake, in Pscata-
quis county, an Indian named Louis Annance who
at one period of his life chief of the St. Francis
tribe OF Indians which tribe was one of the most
vigorous and powerful of the aboriginal tribes of
North America. Re was man of somewhat re-
markable character, possessing decided natural
ability and superior intelligence, kind and
generous dspos ton, genial manners, strict in
tegrity and unimpeachable morality. but retained
the instincts of his people, loved the hunt and de-
voted many autums and winters to the chase. His
person was we'll known to ALL who visited the lake
I4r many summers; He was daring but humane
cheftain Of his tribe, and had two sons, Noel and
Louis, the latter the subject Of this sketch.
Louis was born August 25th 1894 at where is
now the town of st. Francis Yamaska county,
Canada East. He was educated by the Jesuits, and
was prepared for college at Hanover N. H.. but the
war of 1912 broke out and he was ordered to
Canada by the British government, to serve with
his tribe, and did serve for three years. His
brother Noel commanded all the Indians in that
war and both he and Louis were noted for their
bravery in battle. All Of Louis tribe were
priesthood and church stood in the way of the in
tellectual and moral advancement of his race
pupnciy renowned Cathoilclsm in 1917 and Joined
the Congregationalists. About this time he be-
came by the death of his father chief of the tribe
but owing to his protestancy and the annoyance to
which II subjected him, he removed to Hanover N,
H., in 1878 connected himself with tho Methodists
was member of that sect at the time of his death
and master mason of North Star Lodge, Lancas.
Ter, N. h. In 1887, and some of the older Masons
Of that place in 1876, could remember sitting in
the lodge with him.
About 1886 Annance visited Moosehead Lake
and was SO charmed with its surroundings he ever
afterwards abided among its shadowy surroundings.
he died at his home in GreenyiIe, December 25th
1875, and his funeral services were conducted bv
Masonic Lodges, and his last days made happy by
the kind hand Of fraternal fellowship. His remains
are inferred in Greenville Cemetery and their rest
ing place marked by monument erected by the
brethren of the mystic tie belonging to the Piscata
quis county lodges. October 4. 1876. participated
by Doric Lodge of Monson, under dispensation
from Albert Moore, Grand Master and Hon. Sum-
ner A. Patten, then of Monson, now of Skowhegan,
delivered an eloquent Grafton.
In the month of August, 1874 the writer of this
sketch had an interview with Annance at Moose
head Lake. The chief said that his brother Noel
at one time collected records of all the various da
lects OF the numerous tribes east of the Rocky
Mountains. He, Louis, devoted much time to the
study of these languages, which led him to the be-
ilef That they originally sprang from one source.
dis theory was that there once lived OH this con-
tinent much different and more advanced race Of
people than those whom Columbus discovered and
that the arts once h0urished among his ancestors
His idea was that they became corrupt and de
moralzed and lost their power in much the same
manner as the nations in other ages and considered
TINS warning to the white mems governments on
every shore
FORT HAMMOND.
The Rev. o. f. Thayer then read an inter-
esting paper on tina location of Fort Ham
mond.
This was the fortified home of Mr. Richard Ham
mond, a fur trader, and is made notable from the
fact that here the first blow struck against the
residents along the Kennebec in King Phillips Indi-
dan war. Tradition has ascribed the situation to
three different places. 1t is to Williamson that the
honor OF placing the location at the end of Long
Reach on the Kennebec is due. The other plans
were taken from the records of tradition only but
an examination of history settles upon the Wool
Wlch site. The wording of the ancient histories is
such that the fort must have been the east bank
OF The river and moreover lawsuit in which Rich
ard Hammond who married the wife of one VIM.
Smith is mentioned living at this place seems to
afford additional proof. The land originally be-
longed to Smith, and when Hammond married the
widow it is but reasonable to suppose that he man
who owned no land settled on this spot rich farm
and here met his death.
Certain papers from the Indians addressed to the
Governor of Boston and setting forth the injustice
used by the whites toward the red men, were intro
duced as supplement- TO the paper.
a vote of thanks was passed to Mr.. Thayer
for his paper.
INDIAN GRAVES.
Mr.. Horatio Hight, who yesterday visited
the spot where Mr. Alvin b. Plummer recent