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

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1746.] THE FLEET AT CHIBUCTO. 161they calledhim a traitor to his country, on which heretracted his promise. D'Anville was sorely perplexed;but Duperrier, capta<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> the " <strong>North</strong>umberl<strong>and</strong>,"less considerate <strong>of</strong> the prisoner's feel<strong>in</strong>gs,toldhim that unless he kept his word he should be thrown<strong>in</strong>to the sea, with a pair <strong>of</strong> cannon-balls made fast tohis feet. At this his scruples gave way, <strong>and</strong> beforenight the "<strong>North</strong>umberl<strong>and</strong>" was safe <strong>in</strong> ChibuctoBay. D'Anville had hoped to f<strong>in</strong>d here the fourships <strong>of</strong> Conflans, which were to have met him fromthe West Indies at this, the appo<strong>in</strong>ted rendezvous;but he saw only a solitary transport <strong>of</strong> his own fleet.Hills covered with forests stood lonely <strong>and</strong> savageround what is now the harbor <strong>of</strong> Halifax. Conflans<strong>and</strong> his four ships had arrived early <strong>in</strong> the month,<strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g nobody, though it was nearly threemonths s<strong>in</strong>ce D'Anville left Rochelle, he cruisedamong the fogs for a while, <strong>and</strong> then sailed for<strong>France</strong> a few days beforethe admiral's arrival.D'Anville was ignorant <strong>of</strong> the fate <strong>of</strong> his fleet; buthe knew that the two ships which had reachedChibucto with him were full <strong>of</strong> sick men, that theirprovisions were nearly spent, <strong>and</strong> that there wasevery reason to believe such <strong>of</strong> the fleet as the stormmight have spared to be <strong>in</strong> no better case. An <strong>of</strong>ficer<strong>of</strong> the expedition describes D'Anville as a man"made to comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> worthy to be loved," <strong>and</strong>says that he had borne the disasters <strong>of</strong> the voyagewith the utmost fortitude <strong>and</strong> serenity.^ Yet sus-VOL. II. — 111 Journal historique du Voyage.

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