StJohn, New Brunswick : what to see in the city and vicinity and how to see it . n fort, a dozen years later, was the theatre of stirringevents in the fierce feud between Charles La Tour, itscommander, and his rival, Charnisay, who was establishedjust across the bay, at Port Royal (now called Annapolis).The seiges of Fort La Tour; the part played in the fataldrama by men and ships from Boston, who came to aidLa Tour; the final capture of the fort by Charnisay, withits tragic sequence; the heroism of Lady La Tour, whodied heart-broken, the victim of the treachery of a pitilessfoe, are
StJohn, New Brunswick : what to see in the city and vicinity and how to see it . n fort, a dozen years later, was the theatre of stirringevents in the fierce feud between Charles La Tour, itscommander, and his rival, Charnisay, who was establishedjust across the bay, at Port Royal (now called Annapolis).The seiges of Fort La Tour; the part played in the fataldrama by men and ships from Boston, who came to aidLa Tour; the final capture of the fort by Charnisay, withits tragic sequence; the heroism of Lady La Tour, whodied heart-broken, the victim of the treachery of a pitilessfoe, are incidents in the most thrilling tragedy in the earlyhistory of Acadia. When, in 1758, the British completed 4 the conquest of this part of Acadia, Fort Frederick waserected on the site of Fort La Tour. The Old Fort, asthis place is now called, is only a short distance fromlanding of Carleton Ferry. The Electric Light Stationstands on the site of the Old French Burial Ground, inwhich were interred Governor Villebon, and not impro-bably the heroine of Acadia, the Lady La MARTELLO TOWER. Crowning the summit of Carleton Heights, and com-manding a most expansive view of Bay, Harbor and City,stands the Martello Tower, built in 1812 by the RoyalEngineers, then stationed at St. John, with the assistanceof the 104th Regiment of Foot — recruited in the Provincefor the Imperial service. The walls of the Tower are sixfeet thick, and all the stone used in the construction wasconveyed by the troops in handbarrows from the shore farbelow. The building is in an excellent state of preserva-tion, and has invariably proved to be an object of greatinterest to strangers. The Caretaker has a fine collection of souvenirs andantiquities on exhibition inside the Tower, which is openfrom 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m. Tickets 10 Children under 12 years of age free when with olderpeople. School children free when accompanied byteachers. Buckboards call at the Tower. The view
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