History of the great fire in Saint John, June 20 and 21, 1877 . 1775. —Discovery by the French. — Fort La Tour. —Contest between La Tour and Charnisay. — Grant of Lands. — In-dian Wars. — Pirates. — Expeditious from Boston. — War be-tween the English and French. —Naval Engagements. — Captureof Fort La Tour. — Erection of a Blockhouse. TT will give the interested inquirer a more com--^ prehensive idea of the extent of the destruction,to insert here a condensed sketch of the historyof Saint John and its environs. Such a chroniclemust, however, be greatly condensed to admit of itspublication in a
History of the great fire in Saint John, June 20 and 21, 1877 . 1775. —Discovery by the French. — Fort La Tour. —Contest between La Tour and Charnisay. — Grant of Lands. — In-dian Wars. — Pirates. — Expeditious from Boston. — War be-tween the English and French. —Naval Engagements. — Captureof Fort La Tour. — Erection of a Blockhouse. TT will give the interested inquirer a more com--^ prehensive idea of the extent of the destruction,to insert here a condensed sketch of the historyof Saint John and its environs. Such a chroniclemust, however, be greatly condensed to admit of itspublication in a book of this character; and, shouldthe student desire to follow the matter into its ex-citing and romantic details, he cannot find a volumeso complete, or peruse a story more delightfully told,than The History of Acadia, by James Hannay,soon to be published. To the author of that interest-ing work we are indebted for the facts which follow,together with much useful information on othersubjects, so kindly given during our search among 80. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SAINT JOHN, 81 the ruins of his city and around the ashes of hishome. As early as the 24th of June, 1604, a little Frenchship sailed into the bay now known as the harbor ofSaint John. She was a paltry craft, measured bymodern standards, smaller than many of the coastingschooners of the present day; but she carried thegerm of an empire, for Champlain, De Monts, andPoutrincourt, the founders of New France, were onher deck. Champlains chart of the harbor showshow carefully he scanned his new discovery, andhow little the great natural features of the placehave changed in 271 years. The rugged hills aboutSaint John were then covered with pines and cedars ;and on Navy Island, which was then separated fromthe mainland on the Carleton side by a much narrowerchannel than now, was a collection of Indian wig-wams surrounded by a high palisade. The savages who then dwelt at the mouth of theSaint John were Micmacs
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