Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02

-Iberville. Sainte Helene and Maricourt.
In shooting some rapids the canoe in
which Iberville was seated capsized. Two
OF his companions were drowned and he
narrowly escaped death. After suffering
almost incredible privations the company
arrived at Fort Monsipi. at the southern
extremity of Hudson bay. 1t took three
months to make the trip. A midnight at
tack was made on the fort. Two picked
parties. one led by De Troyes and the
other by Iberville scaled the palisade
and sought to batter in the doors OF the
fort. The door which Iberville's COM
panions were ramming gave way in one
of it's hinges and was opened partly. He
forced his way through the opening. but
just as he got inside the defenders man.
aged to close the door again He was
alone with the besieged garrison and
there was no light. Sword in hand he
cut and slashed in the darkness. finding
a target at nearly every move of his
blade. man from above, lamp in hand.
approached the head of the stairs leading
to the room in which Iberville was bat
Ting, but before he reached the stairs
1berville shot him. Outside the men with
the battering ram were using every eff
fort to break down the door. while within
the panic-stricken defenders. not know
ing how many they were struggling
against. struck out blindly with their
swords. When at last the door gave way
the garrison. which had made itself al
most helpless by the fight in the dark.
surrendered.
From Monsipi the victors went 1oO miles
overland to capture Fort Rupert. Near
the fort was a small warship. Again a
midnight attack was the order and her
Vile was intrusted with the task of SELF
ing the ship. With his brother Mari
court and nine men they approached the
warship in canoes and crept stealthily on
hoo d It'll, l11 t1A inhf
watch was doing in a hammock. As the
man sprang up to give the alarm he was
struck dead Then Iberville stationed
men at the companionway and the for
ward hatchway and pounded on the deck
to summon those below. AS officer or
sailor ventured deck he was killed.
This was kept up until Iberville consid-
cred his party numerous enough to cope
with the rest. Then he summoned the
others to surrender. They had no re-
course One of the prisoners in the cabin
was the Governor of Hudson Bay. Mean
while the Chevalier de Troyes was break
ing into the fort. So much havoc was
done by hand grenades that the garrison
soon surrendered. From Fort Rupert the
party proceeded to attack Fort kichich-
QUINN. They had difficulty in finding 1t.
but when about to give up the search
they heard its guns firing a salute. 1t
surrendered after little more than one
hour of fighting.
brltlsn cOntFol OF tne Day ana us tTduo
had been broken. Not only that. but
peltries valued at $4,000, together with a
large quantity of war material and other
supplies, had been captured. Iberville
sent the captured warship to Quebec and
took the peltries to France. He changed
the name of Fort Kichichouimi to Fort
st. Anne and left his brother Maricourt
in charge. When he returned to Canada
he was made naval commander Of New
France. An attempt was made a few
years later by the English to retake Fort
ST. Anne, but the two men-of-war sent
for the purpose were captured by her
Vile, who took the largest one ~ Quebec
and retained the other for service in the
bay.