. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . remainedbehind; and while some of these withdrew to Canada, IsleSt. Jean and other 4i^tant retreats, the rest lurked in the woods,or returned to their old haunts, whence they waged for severalyears a guerilla warfare against the English. Of their exiledcountrymen one party overpowered the crew of the vessel thatcarried them, ran her ashore at the mouth of the St. John, andescaped. The rest were distributed among the colonies fromMassachusetts to Georgia. Many of the exiles eventuallyre
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . remainedbehind; and while some of these withdrew to Canada, IsleSt. Jean and other 4i^tant retreats, the rest lurked in the woods,or returned to their old haunts, whence they waged for severalyears a guerilla warfare against the English. Of their exiledcountrymen one party overpowered the crew of the vessel thatcarried them, ran her ashore at the mouth of the St. John, andescaped. The rest were distributed among the colonies fromMassachusetts to Georgia. Many of the exiles eventuallyreached Louisiana where their descendants now form a numerous. ..\i;i:ii-i I 1. IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. 53 and distinct population. Some, after incredible hardships, madetheir way back to Acadia, where, after the peace, they remainedunmolested, and with those who had escaped seizure becamethe progenitors of the present Acadians now settled in variousparts of the Maritime provinces, notably at Madawaska on theupper St. John and at Clare in Nova Scotia. It is not unlikely that the first of the Acadians who madetheir homes upon the St. John river were the deported companywhich, in Dr. Parkmans narrative, overpowered the crew ofthe vessel that was taking them away, and made their escape atthis rivers mouth. What is certainly known is that the firstAcadian settlements on the river were at St. John and Frederic-ton, the principal one being at the last named point. Here theimmigrants lived in peace until, during the war of the Revolu-tion, many of the loyalists banished b}^ the patriots of therevolted colonies, came to New Brunswick and settled aboutPVederic
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