The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . island, which was reached August 8. In all probability the colonists, who had wearily watched forde Monts return, experienced no disappointment on receiving thereport the exploring party brought. The horrors of the preced-ing winter still hung heavily upon them, and something must be mouth of the Kennebec (making mention of Seguin under the name Tor-toise Island), Champlain and his companions reached a bay where therewere a great many islands (Casco bay), and from which large mountainswere seen to the west (White Mountains). Richmonds island Champl
The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . island, which was reached August 8. In all probability the colonists, who had wearily watched forde Monts return, experienced no disappointment on receiving thereport the exploring party brought. The horrors of the preced-ing winter still hung heavily upon them, and something must be mouth of the Kennebec (making mention of Seguin under the name Tor-toise Island), Champlain and his companions reached a bay where therewere a great many islands (Casco bay), and from which large mountainswere seen to the west (White Mountains). Richmonds island Champlainnamed Isle de Bacchus, because of its beautiful grapes. Champlains Voy-ages, II, 55. ^Champlains Voyages, II, 91. Champlain says, we named the islandwhere they were La Nef [the ship] for, at a distance, it had the appearanceof a ship. The reference was to Monhegan, it is inferred; but if Anasouwas rightly understood, he was in error, as he was with reference to the fiveIndians, who were captured not at Monhegan, but at St. Georges THB DE MONTS COLONY. 35 done. De Monts purposes had no suggestion of anything morethan a withdrawal to Port Royal. The settlement at St. Croixisland was abandoned, and the proposed change of base wasmade. Ill fortune, however, still followed the colonists. Soon aftertheir arrival at Port Royal, de Monts, having established there hisdepleted company, set sail for France, still having the interests ofthe colony in view. The loss of one so prominent in its affairsmust have had a depressing effect upon those left behind. Thelong, cold, dreary and inactive winter months only deepened thegloom of the situation. Indeed to such an extent did the colo-nists become disheartened amid their lonely surroundings, thathome-longings were strengthened day by day; and, when theopportunity at length offered, the remaining colonists, unwilling toendure the experience of another winter under such hard circum-stances, followed de Monts back to France, arriving
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