CoBIQUID 



66 L'ABBE H.-E. CASGEAIN 



Pizaquid is a settlement South Easterly of Minas. They are scattered in many small 

 izAQUiD yjjjj^ggg ^jjg principal of which are those settled on the river Pizaquid above the con- 

 fluence of the river S' Croix with it, on the river S' Croix. These are situated between Fort Edwai-d 

 & the district of Minas, and southerly towards the road leading to Halifax. A few small villages 

 belonging to this district are to the East & Northward of Fort Edward, and a few families at Cape 

 Fondu^ which makes the east head of the great river of Pizaquid. These have all communication by 

 water with the Bason of Minas, & are in the whole upwards of 150 families. 



Cobiquid, it is at present uncertain as to the number of inhabitants, as some have 

 quitted that settlement and gone over to the north shore but the several settlements in 

 1148 were as follows — on the south side of Coopegate Bason, Petit Eiviere 4 families, Vil" Noel 7 

 families, Village Eobere 4 families — these are west of the Subnaccada ; upon the river Subnaccada, 

 two small A^illages, one near the mouth, on the west side, the other on the East side near the con- 

 fluence of the >SiA«iarac^ ' Eiver 14 families : East of the Subnaccada, Vill'' Perce Burke 8 flirailes, 

 VHP Condé 1 families (in a later copy 10 families) Vill" Michael Oquin 10 families. These are all 

 the families south of the Bason in an extent of seven leagues. On the north side of the Bason 

 Vill" Jean Domet (Doucet?) 4 families behind Isle Gross; 4 families at Point Conomée; from thence 

 to Vill' ' Jean Burke, 3 leagues east called VilP Burke 12 ftimilies ; thence one league to Cove d'Eglise 

 where is 7 families, ^ league fui-ther is the river Chaganois where are 15 families : — by this river is 

 one passage by which they go to Tatmagoush, which is a port on the Guljih of S' Lawrence distant 

 from these houses SO miles, 12 miles of which they go by water on the river Chaganois, between this 

 & the head of Coopegate Bason, which is 2 leagues, dwell about 20 families more. The extent of 

 these north settlements is near 12 leagues : all these have a communication with the Bason of Minas. 

 To this district belonged two small settlements at Tatmagoush 12 families and 3 miles westward at 

 Eamsheek 6 families. The whole number of families in Coopegate district 142 families. 



The district of Annapolis contains about 200 families : the^' live on both sides of the 

 river from Goat Island to the distance of 24 miles according to the course of the 

 river, in small villages, the biggest of which is Bell Isle 10 miles above Annapolis where are about 

 25 families. All these Inhabitants live near the banks of the river & have no settlement back. 



The passages^ by which they may desert the Colony, and the means of blocking them up. 

 Inhabitants op The Inhabitants of Annapolis have but two ways : 1" bj- water through the Gut 

 Annapolis of Annapolis to the North shore ; 2 by land. — But if they attempt it by land, they 

 HAVE 2 WATS inust first come to Canard, Minas, or Pizaquid. — One of the Sloops in the Govern- 

 ment service with whale boats anchored at the mouth of the Bason of Annapolis would effectually 

 prevent their escape by water. ^ 



Canard From the Bason of Minas they must pass either thro' the Gut or pass over to the 



Pizaquid river Cheignecto on the other side of the Bason near the Gut, where is a communi- 

 MiNAs & cation by water by two rivers, & a small carrying place unto the Bason of Ciiei- 

 CoBEQUiD gnecto. 



Another Vessel anchored in Cove Sabelist would prevent their going either out of the Gut or 

 into that river, because they must pass near them. '' 



The other passages by water must be into Cobequid Bason to the river Cheganois, a plain beaten 

 road to the Inhabitants on one of the rivers of Tatmagoush, & thence to Tatmagoush & from that 

 village by a road cut by M' Le Corn 1746 to the Bason of Cheignecto, distant from thence about 40 



Annapolis 



' Fondu (Note de la main du Dr Brown). ^ Stevmck (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 



' Village (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 

 * Passages for escape. (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 



5 & the road by land is almost if not altogether impracticable for families, Cattle, & Effects. (Note de la main 

 du Dr Bro'w n). 



" & could easily be prevented. (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 



