. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. IKliM mill ISI ASh IriMicli possessions, and was finally captured diirinir the war of 1S12 l)y a party of Americans under command of one [lul)l)ard, an e,\- "ievolutionary soldier, who found this once hir!L,fe and important fortress under the immediate command of two and three invalids; , â¢: juimht an lchal)od of forts, its ^lory had tleparted. The women and invalids were valorously attacked, and aftir a slight r
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. IKliM mill ISI ASh IriMicli possessions, and was finally captured diirinir the war of 1S12 l)y a party of Americans under command of one [lul)l)ard, an e,\- "ievolutionary soldier, who found this once hir!L,fe and important fortress under the immediate command of two and three invalids; , â¢: juimht an lchal)od of forts, its ^lory had tleparted. The women and invalids were valorously attacked, and aftir a slight resistance they capitulated ; the |joor old fort, as if to accelerate its already projL^ressinjLj ruin, was fired, and the Americans with their prisoners retired to the main-land, wh<re they were received with salutes, cheers, and tho music of the Cape Vincent band,âone fife and a drum. Since that day the- fort has never been rebuilt, but has been allow(.'d gradually to crumble away into ruin, producing;, as fruit of its semi-mythical history, a rich crop of romantic stories and letjends. An anti(|uated well, duo; throuj^h the solid Trenton limestone to the level of the lake, has been converted by the vivid imatrinations of the natives into a receptacle o( the doubloons which the bVench upon evacuatinjr the fort are said to have thrown therein, with the brass cannons on top of them : thouyfh whv thev threw their doubloons 37 \ â â¢^^'J di 'li ('' :N I'll ' <r â * V. , a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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