LOUISBURG—PAST AND PRESENT.—HONEYMAN, 199 
goes back to France this summer. He has behaved with great 
honour and sincerity.” (July 1750). 
Desheblier’s successor was the Count de Raymond, a man of 
a different spirit. We find him complaining to Cornwallis that 
the New England fishermen dried their codfish on the islands of 
Canceaux. He claims these islands as French territory. Corn- 
wallis in reply complains of Frenchmen fishing at the isles of 
Canceaux, and even at Whitehead, both undoubtedly in the 
territory of the king of England. These letters were very 
courteous, still they express a difference of opinion which might 
cause antagonism of a different kind. In July 1750, Col. Pen- 
grine Thomas Hopson, the Governor of Louisburg at the time of 
its cession to France, was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia, 
successor to Cornwallis, 1753. On the Ist of November, Hopson, 
the Governor of Nova Scotia, sailed for England, and Hon. 
Charles Laurence became administrator of the government. In 
1755 Drucourt was commandant at Louisburg. In the month 
of March the schooner La Marguerite, Capt. Lesonne, was sent 
from Louisburg laden with provisions for the French port at 
the river St. John. Besides provisions she had cannon and ball. 
She was captured by H. M. Sloop of War, the Vulture, Capt. 
Kenzie, commander. Being brought into Halifax she was tried 
and condemned by the Vice-Admiralty Court. Governor Dru- 
court wrote to Governor Laurence asking explanations. In 
reply he was informed that the Captains of the English Navy 
have their instructions from the English Government, and are 
not under the orders of the Governor. That the vessel was con- 
demned for contraband trading. The Assembly of Massachusetts. 
now passed a law prohibiting all correspondence with the French. 
at Louisburg. 
These and similar proceedings were occurring while England 
and France were under treaty of peace, we are therefore in some 
measure prepared for the following. On the 18th of May, 1756, 
war was declared by England against France, and on the 9th of 
June, France declared war against England. (This was the 
beginning of the seven years war in Europe.) In the English 
declaration charges were made against the French of usurpations 
