A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . ... .assisting the well-affected Protestants against the tyrannical govern-ment. All the parliament party in the province rose to the aid ofhim and of Clayborne; and the governor and council, with the chiefof their supporters, were driven from the colony and forced to takerefuge in Virginia. Captain Edward Hill, a Virginian, was madegovernor ; b
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . ... .assisting the well-affected Protestants against the tyrannical govern-ment. All the parliament party in the province rose to the aid ofhim and of Clayborne; and the governor and council, with the chiefof their supporters, were driven from the colony and forced to takerefuge in Virginia. Captain Edward Hill, a Virginian, was madegovernor ; but the control of the conquered province was virtually inthe hands of the two leaders of the insurrection. Their position, however, was not strong enough to be a comfortable one. History and tradition alike speak of their rule as turbulent, though all but its mere outline is unrecorded. The Catho- Turbulent *^ i i • i • rule in the hcs, amoug whoui then* bitterest opponents were of coursepeaceful to be fouud. Still fomied a considerable part of the popu-lation ; and the hope which they doubtless nourished of aspeedy restoration of the proprietary, was fostered by the oppressiveacts of Claybornes government. It is probable, though it cannot. Chancellors Point from St. Inigoes, be fully decided by the scanty evidence tradition furnishes, that theCatholic priests, long so powerful a class at St. Marys, withdrew atthis time from the town, and established the Jesuit mission fartherfrom the stormy centre of affairs, where interference, if not confisca-tion of their lands, was daily to be feared. At the lower end of the bay of St. Ignatius (of whose name is an old and once common corruption), was a bluff much likethat at St. Marys, though lower and less picturesque. From it, look-ing to the north across the bay, could be seen the point of first landing(Chancellors Point) ; and to the south the view extended to themouth of St. Marys River. It was a commanding site ; and o
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