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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. textit{{Naval Expedition under Phips against Quebec textit{{Its Failure. textit{{Disasters to a Part of the Fleet on its Return. The complete success of the first considerable attempt against the French, encouraged the colonists to prosecute the design, which had been previously entertained, of an expedition against Lower Canada. The annoyance which they continued to experience from the Indians and their allies, proved that nothing could secure them entirely, but the capture of this last strong-hold of the enemy. The want of pecuniary means had hitherto proved an insurmountable obstacle, but the reduction of Acadia had shown that a war might b made to support itself. A number of men could be easily levied, and the want of arms and ammunition could be supplied by an application to the government of the mother country. Could some English frigates also be obtained, to attack Quebec and Montreal by water, while the colonists should undertake an expedition over land, success seemed highly probable. Count Frontenac, it was true, still commanded at Quobee; and, though advanced in years, proofs had been received of his enterprising disposition and military talent. But the number of French, capable of bearing arms, was known to be relatively small; and, in the defence of a fortified town, little use could be made of their Indian allies. Despatch was all-important, both to prevent the French taking the alarm from the capture of Port Royal, and to protect the frontier settlements. The first hint of the design is contained in a letter, dated April 1st, 1690, from Deputy-Governor Danforth to textit{{Sir H. Ashurst, the agent of the colonies in England, requesting him to obtain an immediate supply of powder and muskets. On the 28th of May, two days before the return of ...
| ISBN-13 | 9781458805225 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1458805220 |
| Weight | 0.34 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $14.41 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 96 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-07-01 |
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