LOUISBURG—PAST AND PRESENT.—HONEYMAN. 201 
This was probably erected when the British were engaged forti- 
fying Halifax harbour. 
The battery is on the point of the tongue of land on which 
Louisburg is built. Between it and the city is the burying 
ground and a “ Lime Kiln.” It is semicircular, commanding the 
harbour and its entrance as well as the outside, between the 
tongue of land and Black Cape. The latter lies between the 
latter and the former. 
At Black Cape there is “ A battery (c.) erected by the French 
to oppose the English landing.” 
At White Point, S. W. of Black Cape, and east of Gabarus 
Bay are “ Lines B. B.” erected for the same purpose. 
At Flat Point, 14 miles (W.) in the bay where the “ British 
fleet and the transports anchored in 1745” are also “ Lines B. B.” 
Here is Artillery Cove, or Fresh Water Cove, into which flows 
Fresh Water Brook. In the cove, farther west, (subsequently 
called Kennington Cove) “ where the New England forces landed 
in 1745,” are “Lines B. B. to oppose the English landing.” In 
the harbour, north of the city,are anchored “French Ships,” 
President, 74; Entreprenant, 74; Capricieux, 64; Celebre, 64; 
Bunfaisart, 64; Diana, 36; Echo, 26; Apollon, 50; Chevre, Biche 
and Fidele. In the mouth of the harbour the Island battery, and 
the English battery at the Light House. The land forces are 24 
companies of Marines, 2 companies of Artillery, 2nd battalion 
Voluntaires Etrangers, 2nd battalion reg. de Canbere, 2nd battal- 
ion de Reg. d’Artois, 2nd battalion de Reg. de Bourgogne, 3000 
soldiers and 700 cavaliers. By comparison. it will be observed 
that now the British odds was overwhelming. On May 28th, 
Admiral Boscawen sailed for Halifax, fleet and troops. He was 
joined by General Amherst and General Bragg. 
On June 2nd the fleet with about a third of the troops an- 
chored in Gabarus Bay. They were then arranged as follows, 
off White Point: “The White Division, Detachments of the 
Right Wing. Brigadier General Whitmore; Colonels Burton 
and Foster; Majors Prevost and Darby. In front (right) the 
Squirrel, frigate; left, the ship Sutherland, 50 guns. About } 
of a mile to the right, a detachment of the Right Wing.” 
