New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

,s ~, o,d this was particularly the
case with a certain NJ. Dugoe, VINO hau ''iiue
many promises in times OF peace III INC
lcees near Annapolis there was every sis" "
rejoicing over Che capture OF the E"s"'"
sells II soon came out that tho lorce was -
tended for the asst stance OF Loulsburs' INC W.
trail French Joined it in considerable huiiioo'
,,Itb tber wagons to carry it's baggage ana
shouod IN many WAYS their loyalty to the french
,,sa Tbev wore admc >shed by the COM
dar 40 IN what he called their duty IN sew
eral RESPECTS, Wiz to be always READY anu "'i''"e
70 assist an army at any time that came "s'ii'S'
Annapos in II that lay In their power, whlch 'h7S
seemed TO signify they would always ei''c"No.
IN conform to whenever opportunity presence"
ON the other hand, when Pote had peeh s''e" a.
n prize 20 certain indians. an Ncadlah 1'ieH ''!"
estly to free him. Offering the savases wv p's'o'e'
rs ransom His conduct was IL hippf c'H'''''
with that of another Neutral FrcnchN"i' VIM
wondered at the Indians for Keeping '"ei' pa
orers his EXPRESSED opinion being that 1T would
have been more commendable IN the'" ~ ".'
,of, ,ho,r ca .casses and brought their ekins'
CAPTAIN Pote was an eyewitness OF the "'o'
hattie bctyeen the French and Indians in canoes
supported by four small war vessels anu w.
,otn n,vid Donahew in consort with Captain
~ ,hose lucky accidents for the English that
characterized the whole Lodisourg cahlpd'e"
Il COMPLETELY upset the plans Of the French ior
ro,,o,,ro rho fortress. and changed Poe's route
- ouohac When he arrived In that city he was
,,len from the Indians and kept for many
,rortbe IN prison Day by day he set down In
his handbook every incident that came 10 MS
ottontion There are two other records OF the
some kind in existence but they relate only %
= nortion Of the time which is covered by Io'e
narrative The hardahips OF the pr.Soher' INC
favors they received from the French, the deaths
rs they occurred (and these were many al H"u
q Mace in his recital Long before ne r.ac"'"
Quebec. he had assured himself. by piecihB 10
gethsr bits of information that ne op'aih'"' "a
the fall Of Loulsburg. But the coming OF every
new prisoner brought the knowledge Oh nsh's'
surnrise,, or ma"sacrcs along the frontier ohe
gets the most curious gmpses sometimes Tue'
o,,on distorted Of life as seen from the military
nrlson and In fragments that have 10 relation
with each other
Tho hook WAS evidently dear 10 Captain Pote
When he and other prise nerS wer' released
woman hid ii for him inside her dress ana car
ricd II safely u I.ousburg Captain Pote' upon
receiving it back. added few ines. IN 'H' "''''
.,r,i, between Cape Breton and ScattcrIe Islands
A
unon the ship containing The prisoners Ihfh ne
and certain Others were sent on board IFS
Maicsty's ship the Comet Bomb and his sieh'n-
cant remark is LAS to the transactions t"e'
nosacd the time | was on board the comet
Uomb I shall omit. But am under oo"s'''""'
~ accord with the old provcrb. VIZ The t'nd'r
r,o-.ies - the wicked are cruel Then WIN an
.obarot. FINS" he signed the book, B!Nlib NE
nam. and the wear In both English ana t'..'..
lie appears To have pr. s"nied l@e 200" u M
Engineer B.-tide as tho latt'r Wivt' ms S'f''H
turc Tn one uf the iisl0aVcs OF IN inter MN'r
ms - the manuscript Mr. Hurst can ma u"
Re-. rl. lut d. SUPPOSED That II remained IN ,h'
r,es.s.!on OF tl- Rastidc family down To thr 'hs
,,.b., IL fa sscd into tho hands ~ GvI"Nan n'oN-
seller Tn, book In hand has n facslInli' 90 '"s
Two closing pages " the manuscript ana "'S' "-
Uasilda's payhill 10 lotr Tor u" 'Im' me 'd.''
49,. u prisoner Tn" other Illustrations are ~ "4
historic value and in al accompanying N''ui"r
"a the REPRODUCTION 81 "A map made i"r '''' l"-'
William Shirley hy Charles Norris IN" pfI"
ing vas done with pen and gave VIEW OF '''
M. northern colonic-, 80 they We're u - lr'."
Western Newfoundland and tn st LiWT.h-'
Rivsr down - Staten Island. Ii Is sali th"' ~
ot,.rnpt has been made before - copy thl' Hhp'
v,hlcn is one ~ the Treasures OF me i."pN
Library The book was printed 10y the p' ,n"'
Pross which ccriin"s that the edition on li'l-
land handsome paper is limited - 80" copies
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