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' have a good opportunity in the Morning to deftroy fome 

 ' of thofe our Enemies, (we were informed by the faid 

 ' French Woman as above,) with the ufe of his Boats, as 

 ' I had given direction. Ordering alfo Maj. Hiltmt, to pafs 

 ' over to the next Ifland, that lay Eaft of us 309 (with a fmall 

 ' Party of Men and Boats) to furprize & deftroy any of the 

 ' Enemy, that in their Canoo's might go here or there, 

 ' from any place, to make their flight from us, and as he 

 ' had opportunity to take any French Prifoners. We then 

 ' immediately moved up the River in the dark Night thro' 

 4 great difficulty, by reafon of the Eddys and Whirlpools, 

 ' made with the fiercenefs of the current. 310 And here it 

 ' may be hinted that we had information that Lotviel had 

 < loft fome of his Family palling over to the next Ifland, 

 ' falling into one of thefe Eddys were drowned; which the 

 i two Pilots told to difcourage me. But I faid nothing of 

 ' that nature mail do it; for I was refolved to venture up, 

 ' and therefore forthwith Paddling our Boats, as privately 

 ' as we could, and with as much expedition as we could 

 i make with our Paddles, and the help of a ftrong Tide, we 

 ' came up to Monfieur Gourdans, a little before day; where 

 ' taking notice of the Shoar, and finding it fomewhat open 

 ' and clear, I ordered Capt. Mirick and Capt. Cole, (having 

 ' Englifli Companies) to tarry with feveral of the Boats to 

 ' be ready, that if any of the Enemy fliould come down 



309 £) e er ifland ? thefe narrow inlets from the Schoodic 



310 The tide riles here from 24 to 2S or St. Croix river makes " eddys," 

 feet, and, except at favorable hours, the "whirlpools," and "a fierce current," 

 rufli of waters coming down through as Church defcribes it. 



