The border wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars . ENTRANCE TO MOUNT DESEIIT IIAKBOK. of the enemj-s war - parties who might be comingwestward on one of their destructive raids, and forwhom Church was now so sharply on the lookout. Fail-ing to make any discoveries of this nature. Churchsflotilla rowed on into wliat is now the Southwest Harborof Mount Desert, a primeval solitude of wild sublimity,suddenly turned into a scene of unwonted activity bythe presence of the ships-of-war and transports, lyingthere at anchor. V.)S TUE nORDER WARS OV NKW ENGLAND [1704
The border wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars . ENTRANCE TO MOUNT DESEIIT IIAKBOK. of the enemj-s war - parties who might be comingwestward on one of their destructive raids, and forwhom Church was now so sharply on the lookout. Fail-ing to make any discoveries of this nature. Churchsflotilla rowed on into wliat is now the Southwest Harborof Mount Desert, a primeval solitude of wild sublimity,suddenly turned into a scene of unwonted activity bythe presence of the ships-of-war and transports, lyingthere at anchor. V.)S TUE nORDER WARS OV NKW ENGLAND [1704 Tbo exi)tHliti()n had now tiaviTseil sometliiiig likefifty leagues of coast without ctlcoting auything of con-sequence, while the labor involved in making these. AT MOUNT DESERT ISLAND. night excursions was excessively arduous, the men beingeither constantly at the oars or kept scrambling overrocks and through thickets, loaded down with theirarms and packs. Still Church would not be disheart- 1704] CHURCHS LAST EXPEDITION 199 ened. After taking some provisions out of the trans-ports, be once more set bis face eastward, leaving tbesbips to follow bim later, wbile be resumed bis carefulexaminations along sbore, as one wild beadland openedui)on anotber before bim. Macbias Bay was tbusreacbed and explored from top to bottom, but even intins noted rendezvous of tbe redskins neither tracks norbres were discovered. Tbe place was wholly again, Church pushed on into Passamaquoddy Bay,where he bad been constantly told be would find plentyof Indians; so that here, at least, be had hopes of ef-fecting something that should redound to tbe credit oftbe expedition. Tbe hrst landing in this line bay was made upon theisland where Eastport stands to
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