An historical sketch of the Acadians, their deportation and wanderings, together with a consideration of the histotical basis for Longfellow'a poem Evangeline; . epeninsula. The Biver St. John, by which name the settle-ment at its mouth was known in early days, was theoldest of all the Acadian settlements, but by nomeans the most thriving. Indeed, it was so small andinsignificant as to escape for several years the ravagesof the English and colonial soldiery. The ancientSeigneurie of Jemseg, or Jemsek, was forty leaguesup the river. It had been conceded to the Damourfamily, who were already set
An historical sketch of the Acadians, their deportation and wanderings, together with a consideration of the histotical basis for Longfellow'a poem Evangeline; . epeninsula. The Biver St. John, by which name the settle-ment at its mouth was known in early days, was theoldest of all the Acadian settlements, but by nomeans the most thriving. Indeed, it was so small andinsignificant as to escape for several years the ravagesof the English and colonial soldiery. The ancientSeigneurie of Jemseg, or Jemsek, was forty leaguesup the river. It had been conceded to the Damourfamily, who were already settled there in 1686. In1693 there were twenty-one inhabitants; in 1698,fifty; in 1739, one hundred and sixteen. At themouth of the St. John some of Charnisays colonistswere found, protected by a smallfort; this settlementwas broken up at the time of the Acadian dispersion. To the settlement on the St. John, near GrandLake, came the fugitives from the various hiding-places in the ISTortheast, and some from South Caro-lina; at one time there were between twelve andfourteen hundred Acadians gathered at this became scarce, and the people were forced. Their Deportation and Wanderings. 121 t© migrate. A large number went to Quebec; somecontinued on up the river to Three Rivera; othersbecame pirates and harassed British commerce. In1758 those who remained were surprised by a partyunder Monckton and driven up the river. The larger part of those who remained in ISTewBrunswick went up the River St. John, and a shortdistance above the site of Fredericton founded thevillage of St. Anne. Early in 1759 this village wasattacked by some New England Rangers underHazen; six women and children were killed, twenty-three prisoners were taken, and the village wasburned. Perley, a local historian, states that in 1762 hisgrandfather, with an exploring party, found theblackened ruins of their buildings. In 1761 Gov-ernor Bulkley reported that there were fortyAcadians at this place who had no
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