The picturesque StLawrence . nd thither and made to clamber over all sortsof obstructions. A noisy crowd surrounded himin this progress, hustling him and laughing at hisdiscomfort. Finally he was brought into the ChateauSt. Louis, the bandages were removed from hiseyes, and he found himself in a large hall facingthe stern and haughty Frontenac and his officersin glittering uniforms. He delivered his letter,which demanded the surrender of all Canada andgave one hour for the preparation of an reply was an immediate the messenger asked that the answer beput in writ
The picturesque StLawrence . nd thither and made to clamber over all sortsof obstructions. A noisy crowd surrounded himin this progress, hustling him and laughing at hisdiscomfort. Finally he was brought into the ChateauSt. Louis, the bandages were removed from hiseyes, and he found himself in a large hall facingthe stern and haughty Frontenac and his officersin glittering uniforms. He delivered his letter,which demanded the surrender of all Canada andgave one hour for the preparation of an reply was an immediate the messenger asked that the answer beput in writing Frontenac said: I will answeronly by the mouths of my cannon. The envoy was then blindfolded and sent backas he came. In the days that followed, the shipsengaged in a tremendous bombardment thatwasted a great deal of ammunition and did nodamage worth mentioning. Much was hopedfrom the efforts of a force of thirteen hundred menthat landed east of the St. Charles, and some des-perate fighting ensued. They suffered A hyivax luljonnno the Bust/ten Quebecs Eventful History 169 One night while they were on shore ice formedan inch thick, they were scantily supplied withfood, many became sick, and at the end of fourdays they were withdrawn. Phips now called a council of officers, and itwas resolved that the men should rest a day ortwo, that there should be a meeting for prayer,and then, if there was sufficient ammunition,another landing should be attempted. Butrough weather interfered with the prayer-meet-ing, and the disheartened New Englandershauled up their anchors and sailed away. Quebechad meanwhile been awaiting its fate with agita-tion and alarm. The pinch of famine had begunto be felt, and in another week the place wouldhave been helpless. Now it breathed freelyagain. The English were gone, but their allies, theIroquois, continued to devastate the upper valley,and in 1692 Frontenac, in reprisal for theirbarbarities, ordered that two Iroquois prisonerswho had been
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