An historical sketch of the Acadians, their deportation and wanderings, together with a consideration of the histotical basis for Longfellow'a poem Evangeline; . ners. Thus ended thestruggles between Charnisay and La Tour, one of theromances of the early days of Acadia. Erom 1656 until 1668 Acadia was under the con-trol of the English, when it was ceded to Erance with undefined limits, a phrase fruitful of much trou-ble. Erom 1668 until 1713, when Acadia passedfinally into the possession of the English, it changedno less than ten times from one power to the the treaty of Utrecht it wa
An historical sketch of the Acadians, their deportation and wanderings, together with a consideration of the histotical basis for Longfellow'a poem Evangeline; . ners. Thus ended thestruggles between Charnisay and La Tour, one of theromances of the early days of Acadia. Erom 1656 until 1668 Acadia was under the con-trol of the English, when it was ceded to Erance with undefined limits, a phrase fruitful of much trou-ble. Erom 1668 until 1713, when Acadia passedfinally into the possession of the English, it changedno less than ten times from one power to the the treaty of Utrecht it was finally relinquishedto the English. In 1690, hostilities being again renewed betweenthe mother countries, an expedition was fitted out atBoston under the supervision of Sir William Phipps,and sent to destroy the settlements at Port Royal andSt. John. With a frigate of forty guns, two sloopswith twenty-four guns, five smaller vessels, and trans-ports for seven hundred men, he reduced St. Johnand Port Royal, and secured booty enough to pay theentire expense of the expedition. Phipps was ap-pointed Governor of Massachusetts, which nominallyincluded Their Deportation and ]yanderi7igs. 39 The treaty of Kyswick seven years later gave thecountry back to France. With each transfer of theAcadians they were plundered by their Englishneighbors; they were so much easier to reach than theFrench Canadian. France, after the treaty of Eyswick, sent Villebonin the ship Union with supplies and recruits for thegarrison, and presents for the Indians. On hisarrival at Port Royal he Avas told of the hardshipsthe people had recently suffered, and that the Eng-lish were probably yet in the waters of the Bay ofFundy. After consultation Villebon decided toleave the Union at Port Royal, cross the bay andoccupy Fort Jemseg on the St. John River. Scarcely had he reached St. John before therearrived in the harbor of Port Royal two ships mannedby English and colonial pirates. They landed andpillag
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