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Anne's, and that he was appointed Major of the militia on the river by order of the Marquis de la Galissonniere, April 10, 1749, and always performed his duties with fidelity until made a prisoner by the enemy. At the time of the mid-winter raid on St.
Immediately after the declaration of peace, Captain Gorham, with his rangers and a detachment of auxiliaries, proceeded in two ships to the River St. John and ordered the French inhabitants to send deputies to Annapolis to give an account of their conduct during the war. Count de la Galissonniere strongly protested against Gorham's interference with the Acadians on the St.
Gorham, who had been sent by the Governor of Nova Scotia to make the inhabitants renew the oath of allegiance to the English sovereign, which de la Galissonniere says "they ought never to have taken." The Count expresses his views on the situation with terseness and vigor: "The River St. John is not the only place the English wish to invade.
De Galissonnière gazed at the three faces, peering at him over the brink, and then drew himself together jauntily. His position, perched on the face of the cliff, was picturesque, and he made the most of it. "I am glad to see you again Mr. Willet, Mr. Lennox and Tayoga, the brave Onondaga," he said.
Perhaps you didn't think so earlier, but you see we're willing to fight, no matter how great the odds." "I admit it. The Marquis de Montcalm has his courage perhaps too much." De Galissonnière glanced at the strong works, and his smile was confident, but he merely said: "It is for the future to tell."
"Frankly, I don't know, but I learned long since that he was a most chivalrous foe. I suppose I am to be sent into Canada along with the other prisoners?" "I suppose so, but there is no way for you to go just now." "Why can't I go with your army?" "With our army?" "It retreats, of course, before our overwhelming force." De Galissonnière laughed. "You are disposed to be facetious," he said.
"But it is for you to decide what you wish to do. Farewell." "Farewell, Captain de Galissonnière," said Robert, with the utmost sincerity. "I hope no bullet of ours will touch you." The captain made a courteous gesture of good-by and slowly descended the slope, disappearing among the bushes in the gorge, whence came a fierce and joyous shout.
And surrendered it was a few days later, but the victors soon found that the city they had won with so much daring would have to be defended with the utmost courage and pertinacity. St. Luc, fast recovering from his wound, was sent a prisoner to New York, together with De Galissonnière, who had been taken unhurt, but Robert did not get away as soon as he had expected.
De Galissonnière looked up in astonishment at the young face that gazed down at him. The answer he had expected was quite the reverse. "You mean that you refuse?" he exclaimed. "It is just what I meant." "May I ask why, when you are in such a hopeless position?" "Tayoga, Mr. Willet and I wish to see how long we can endure the pangs of thirst without total collapse.
It is evident, moreover, that the Marquis de la Galissonniere and his aides were particularly anxious to retain the services of Germain. He had been twelve or fourteen years in charge of his mission on the St. John, and during most of that time had labored single handed.
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