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A half-century of conflict. France and England in North America. Part ...

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1745.] DETENTION AT CANSEAU. 93observes, "a smart ship." She carried despatches tothe governor <strong>of</strong> Louisbourg, <strong>and</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g unable todeliver them, sailed back for <strong>France</strong> toreport whatshe had seen.On Monday, the twenty-second, a clear, cold,w<strong>in</strong>dy day, a large ship, under British colors, sailed<strong>in</strong>to the harbor, <strong>and</strong> proved to be the frigate"Eltham," escort to the annual mast fleet from NewEngl<strong>and</strong>.On orders from Comm<strong>and</strong>er Warren shehad left her charge <strong>in</strong> wait<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> sailed forCanseau to jo<strong>in</strong> the expedition, br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g the unexpected<strong>and</strong> welcome news that Warren himself wouldsoon follow. On the next day, to the delight <strong>of</strong> all,he appeared <strong>in</strong> the ship "Superbe," <strong>of</strong> sixty guns,accompanied by the " Launceston " <strong>and</strong> the " Mermaid,"<strong>of</strong> forty guns each. Here was force enoughto oppose any ships likely to come to the aid <strong>of</strong>Louisbourg; <strong>and</strong> Warren, aftercommunicat<strong>in</strong>g withPepperrell, sailed to blockade the port, along withthe prov<strong>in</strong>cial cruisers, which, by order <strong>of</strong> Shirley,were placed under his comm<strong>and</strong>.The transports lay at Canseau nearly three weeks,wait<strong>in</strong>g for the ice to break up. The time wasthe raw soldiers <strong>and</strong> form<strong>in</strong>g thempassed <strong>in</strong> drill<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>to divisions <strong>of</strong> four <strong>and</strong> six hundred each, accord<strong>in</strong>gto the directions <strong>of</strong> Shirley. At length, on Friday,the twenty-seventh, they heard that Gabarus Baywas free from ice,<strong>and</strong> on the morn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the twentyn<strong>in</strong>th,with the first fair w<strong>in</strong>d, they sailed out <strong>of</strong>Canseau harbor, expect<strong>in</strong>g to reach Louisbourg at

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