. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . e Vigilante, a 74-gun «hip,with 500 men, money, and military stores. To reach the fort,cannon had to be dragged on sledges across the marsh, and,on the 21st of May, the siege was commenced. Other shipssoon afterwards arrived, and it was then decided to attack the * General William Shirley, an English lawyer, emigrated to Maswichu-setts in 1733. Uo was appointed royal governor in 1741, and remaineduntil 1756, when ho was succeeded in that olTice by General 17-i5 ho took part in the expedition against Niag
. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . e Vigilante, a 74-gun «hip,with 500 men, money, and military stores. To reach the fort,cannon had to be dragged on sledges across the marsh, and,on the 21st of May, the siege was commenced. Other shipssoon afterwards arrived, and it was then decided to attack the * General William Shirley, an English lawyer, emigrated to Maswichu-setts in 1733. Uo was appointed royal governor in 1741, and remaineduntil 1756, when ho was succeeded in that olTice by General 17-i5 ho took part in the expedition against Niagara; and in 17^ pro-jected the scheme for the capture of Louisbourg. lie was .^ent to Parisas a boundary commissioner under the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle. ine wasa most aule officer. He died in Massachusetta in 1771. Questions.—Give a sketch of Gen, William Shirley. What is »<4id otSir William Pepperell; Whitfield; Sir P. Warren; Col. Vanghan. Givean account of the eicgo oi Louisbourg. Mention how it was coud ot«dr Chap. XXVIH—1748.] HISTORY OP NOVA SCOTIA. 247. place. But, despairing of a saccessfulresistance, Duchambeau, the Frenchgovernor, capitulated on the 16th ofJune, 1745, and the troops in the gar- jrison were allowed tomarch out with all thehonours of war. Thestores and prizes cap-tured amounted to$5,000,000island ofSt. Jean(nowPrinceEdward) was also ^^ ^j^Q Capture of Louisbourg in 1745.» same time claimed by the victors. To mark his sense of theimportance of the capture, the Kmg rewarded Admiral War-ren, Governors Shirley and Wentworth, and conferred uponGen. Pepperrell a baronetcy. In 1746, the Duke dAnvillewas sent with a French fleet to retake the island, as well asAtinapolis, Boston, and other New England cities. De Ramzaywith French Indians and Canadians, was prepared to co-operatewith him against Annapolis. When it was known thatdAnville was upon the coasts, the English colonists assembledin the churches, and prayed fervently that the impending * Exp
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