Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . they were obligedto depend upon the rations issued to them by the Englishcommissary. This compelled a majority of them to laborin the English service, as none others could draw English, also, from time to time, issued orders tothem to bring in wood, lumber, and vegetables. Orderswere, on the other hand, issued to the troops, strictlyprohibiting any digging of potatoes or other vegetablesbelonging to the inhabitants, or plundering of any and setting fire to the houses of the inhabi-ta
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . they were obligedto depend upon the rations issued to them by the Englishcommissary. This compelled a majority of them to laborin the English service, as none others could draw English, also, from time to time, issued orders tothem to bring in wood, lumber, and vegetables. Orderswere, on the other hand, issued to the troops, strictlyprohibiting any digging of potatoes or other vegetablesbelonging to the inhabitants, or plundering of any and setting fire to the houses of the inhabi-tants were also forbidden by special orders. All stran-gers upon their arrival in town were ordered to report toDr. Calef, a surgeon and an acting chaplain. Those notcomplying were to be fined or corporally punished. Thisorder was sent to all the neighboring towns. It is saidthat Nathaniel Carson and a Mr. Williams, of LongIsland, were severely whipped, probably for non-com-pliance with this order. The inhabitants were also com-manded to be always in readiness for military service,. VIEW IN WITHERLE PARK. Period of the Revolution. 39 and to be mustered and inspected once a week. At onetime small change became so scarce that the British com-mander ordered all silver dollars to be cut into five pieces,and each piece to pass current for one shilling. Thispractice, however, gave such an opportunity for fraudthat it was soon found necessary to call them in andrescind the order. Certain episodes in regard to occurrences happeningduring the period of the Eevolutionary War may not beout of place in this connection. Sometime in 1779 Captain Little, of the American sloop-of-war Winthrop, captured a sloop in the bay, fromthe crew of which he learned the position of an armedBritish brig, which, having previously taken the sloop, hadsent her out after coasting vessels. Captain Little deter-mined to take this brig by surprise. The Winthrop accordingly bore down in the night, having forty men,
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