The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-13

MARIE LA TOUR DEFENDING THE FORT
them to fighting, and whichever was used
up the Plymouth folk would be the gamers.
La Tour, being on hand, received the benefit
of the decision and one April morning
sailed away to st. John with his own ship
and four thoroughly armed and equipped
allies. At the sight of the new fleet D'Aul-
nays blockaders hurried from St. John to
Port Royal. La Tour was for attacking
D'Aulnay's post, but the Puritans were for
hidden by their permit from Plymouth
council to fight except in self defense and
they returned home.
D'Aulnay checked the dangerous ALI
ance of his rival and the Purtans by aban-
doning his seizures in Maine, also flourish
ing before the Plymouth council new
royal proscript declaring La Tour rebel
and a traitor and ordering him (D'Aunay)
to live on terms of good fellowship with
the English. Meanwhile the amaZonian
Marie la Tour haunted the footsteps of
D'Aulnay, fathomed every move that
threatened her husband and used all means
to oppose it. She followed him to France,
where she was charged with crimes and for
hidden to return to Acadia under penalty
of death. While D'Auinay's envoy was in
Boston negotiating the Endicott-D' Aulnay
treaty the amazon appeared there to put
in a plea for her hunted husband She had
escaped from France and sailed to America
on an English ship. The Puritan fathers
were so impressed by the indomitable con-
sort of Acadias arch rebel that they al
| lowed her to charter three armed vessels
and sail for the St. John with cargoes of
supplies and war material. When she
reached Fort la Tour, she outvied her re
bellious husband in warlike zeal. The
Catholic friars were driven from the settle
ment by her fierce denunciations OF church
and king.
La Tour was advised to placate the Puri-
tans by going to Boston and asking that
Protestant ministers be sent to preach in
Acadia. He took the sagacious counsel
and started for Boston, leaving his wife in
command. When La Tour was we'll out of
the way, D'Aulnay sailed across to st. John
with three armed vessels bent on putting
an end to his rivals power. He planted
cannon ON the land side of the fort to bat
ter it's log and earth walls, the ships were
hauled up to within pistol range, and the
garrison, consisting of handful of men
led by a woman, was hailed to surrender
A volley of shot and the display of the red
| flag of defiance was the answer. The battle
lasted four days. At the end of the third
day D'Aulnay withdrew his ships. On the
fourth Swiss guard of the garrison played
traitor and allowed D'Aulnay's scouts to
enter Nine. la Tour saw the danger in
time to rally her soldiers. At their head
she defended the breach until D'Aulnay,
aghast at the slaughter of his men, offered
honorable terms of surrender. AS soon,
however, as he saw the meager band op.
posed to him he hanged all the male pris
oners, gave the place up to pillage and shus
the friendless Marie in cell. Three weeks
of solitude and the rage and shame that
consumed her broke her proud spirit, and
she died in the hands of enemies she had SC
valiantly opposed.
La Tour staid away from Acadia after
the loss Of his possessions and his ,aithful
Marie until D'Aulnay died, leaving the
colony without head. Then lie returned
married D'Aulnay's widow and ruled un
disturbed for decade or more. D'Aulnay's
children went to France, and his name was
Obliterated in Acadia. La Tours descend
ants may be traced through all the annals
of that tragic country, and from his blood
and that Of his compatriots came the sac
procession of eXiles driven forth with Long
fellows Gabriel and Evangeline.
GEORGE l.. KILMER.