Ancient dominions of Maine : embracing the earliest facts, the recent discoveries, of the remains of aboriginal towns, the voyages, settlements, battle scenes, and incidents of Indian warfare, and other incidents of history, together with the religious developments of society within the ancient Sagadahoc, Sheepscot, and Pemaquid precincts and dependencies . the formswhich Religion and Law could suggest, the company re-turned to their ships. All were summoned to the work of breaking20th. ground in the erection of a town ; and on reachingtheir previously selected site, they there began toentrenc
Ancient dominions of Maine : embracing the earliest facts, the recent discoveries, of the remains of aboriginal towns, the voyages, settlements, battle scenes, and incidents of Indian warfare, and other incidents of history, together with the religious developments of society within the ancient Sagadahoc, Sheepscot, and Pemaquid precincts and dependencies . the formswhich Religion and Law could suggest, the company re-turned to their ships. All were summoned to the work of breaking20th. ground in the erection of a town ; and on reachingtheir previously selected site, they there began toentrench and make a fort and to build a store house. Forthe eight succeeding days all labored diligently in raisingthe fort; and the carpenters in stretching the keel of the firstvessel launched on the waters of New England, which wasfrom the banks of the Kennebeck, the President overseeing and directing all. EXPLORATIONS. ^ To-day Capt. Gilbert departed on a voyage of dis-covery westward, sailing by many gallant islands. night the shallop anchored under a head-land—the wynd comyng contrary—called by the Indians Semiarmis —now Cape Elizabeth— the land exceedingly goodand fertile, as appeared by the trees growing thereon beinggoodly and great. Native canoes passed, but would not comenear the shallop ; and having entered Casco Bay and sailed. SETTLEMENT. 89 through some of its magnificent sounds, on the 30th theyreturned homeward before the wynd, sayhng by many goodlyand gallant islands. To the 5th of Sept. all were engagedin erecting their new homes and completing their fortifiedworks. RETURN OF SKITWARROES. About noon, there came into the entrance of the riverSagadahock and soe unto the fort—where the people wereat work—• nine canoes with forty savages in them, men,women, and children, Skitwarroes and the Pemaquid chiefNahanada, with Sasanoa among them. They were kindlyand hospitably entertained by President Popham, and re-mained some two or three hours, when the
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