Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . een the reasons on the part of thegovernor, his indisposition to make any attempt to regainthe place caused him to be very unpopular, not only inportions of his own State, but pretty generally through-out the country. He was dubbed The Hero of Cas-tine, and according to the National Advocate it wasproposed by the inhabitants of the district of Maine topresent him with a sword, as a mark of their estima-tion of his patriotic and gallant defence of Castine, andthe prompt and efficient protection he afforded that
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . een the reasons on the part of thegovernor, his indisposition to make any attempt to regainthe place caused him to be very unpopular, not only inportions of his own State, but pretty generally through-out the country. He was dubbed The Hero of Cas-tine, and according to the National Advocate it wasproposed by the inhabitants of the district of Maine topresent him with a sword, as a mark of their estima-tion of his patriotic and gallant defence of Castine, andthe prompt and efficient protection he afforded that Dis-trict when invaded by the enemy. The sword was tobe constructed of the best white pine, and to be orna-mented with appropriate emblems ! During this time ourcitizens had, naturally, to endure very many inconven-iences and annoyances, especially from officers like Barrie,captain of the Dragon, a rough sailor, who was atotal stranger to literature, to every generous sentiment,and even to good-breeding. Notwithstanding these in-conveniences, however, there was much in the rapid. A BLOCK-HOUSE OF THE PERIOD. British Occupation of 1815. 55 growth of business, in the social amenities observed bysome high-minded and generous-dispositioned officers,both of superior and inferior rank, and in the amuse-ments afforded by the mere presence of so large a numberof people as was at that time here, to render the periodone of some considerable gayety. No regret was experi-enced, however, by the majority of the inhabitants whenat length, April 15, 1815, the garrison was evacuated,and the town resumed its usual intercourse with itsneighbors. After the British departed, our forces took possessionof Fort George, and a company was sent here to garrisonit. About the year 1818 a Board of Engineers was ap-pointed by the United States government to survey thecoast of Maine, with a view to fortifying it. This Boardreported in favor of abandoning Castine and fortifyingat Bucksport Narrows. According
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