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Report 98-14

VOLUME TWO: 

CHRONOLOGY OF ALL EVENTS (1713-1860)

1745

MAP 1745 - 05

LOUISBOURG MAP NUMBER: 1745 - 5

TITLE: (A) A Plan of the City & Harbour of LOUISBURG; shewing that part of GABARUS BAY in which the English landed,also their Encampment during the siege in 1745 (B) A MAP of the Island of CAPE BRETON

DATE: 1745

AUTHOR: [Gridley, R.]

DETAILS: No Stamp; Inset; Scale: X (English miles)

DESCRIPTION: Port Toulouse; St. Peters

ANALYSIS: General Details.⁽⁸²⁸⁾

MAP 1745 - 05A

LOUISBOURG MAP NUMBER: 1745 - 5a

TITLE: (A) A PLAN of the CITY and HARBOUR of LOUISBURG in which are pointed out the principal places mentionned in the Account of the Siege of that Fortress by the NEW ENGLANDERS in 1745. See Scot Mag. Volume VIII, pages 305-306 (B) A MAP of the Island of CAPE BRETON

DATE: 1745

AUTHOR: [Gridley, R.]

DETAILS: No Stamp; Inset; "" Scale: X (English miles)

DESCRIPTION: Port Toulouse; St. Peters

ANALYSIS: General Details. ⁽⁸²⁹⁾

1745 - MARCH 25

According to the LaCroix Journal (March 25-July 17, 1745):

Rapport du nommé Girard La Croix de ce qui s'est passé d'Intéressant à Louisbourg avant et pendant le siège de cette place qui s'est rendue au Roy d'Angleterre par Capitulation Le 28. juin 1745.

25 mars Il est arrivé du port Toulouse à Louisbourg un batteau chargé de bois apartenant au Sieur [Koller] Bourgeois de la dite ville de Louisbourg; Les matelots de ce batiment ont raporté qu'ils avoient vu des batiments par le travers du dit port Toulouse qui cotoyoient le coste depuis le 20 mars ... ⁽⁸³⁰⁾

1745 - MARCH 30

According the following orders:

March 30, 1745 (n.s.)

[March 19, 1745]

Instructions given by William Shirley, Governorof Massachusetts, to William Pepperell, Lieutenant General of the forces raised in New-England, for an expedition against the French settlements on the Island of Cape Breton

... An Captain Donahew and Captain Becket, with their vessels, to attend them; who are to have directions, to follow from time to time the commandant's orders, unless countermanded by yourself, after they have been, with an additional party of two hundred men more, and the transports they are on board of, to St. Peter's, on the island of Cape Breton, and destroyed that settlement in which place you will be pleased to note, for your government, there are about two hundred inhabitants, and a number of Indians, all in straggling houses, without any regular defence: which additional party, having completed your orders, at St. Peter's, are to follow and join the fleet at Chappeaurouge [Gabarus] bay, to which place you are to proceed, with the fleet from Canso, in order to attack the town of Louisbourg, which is has been thought may be surprized, if they have no advice of your coming .... As it is not doubted but that the party which goes to St. Peter's will be successful, you may rely on it, that a number of French and Indians, as many at least as escape here, will fly towards Louisbourg for shelter; for whom you will be pleased to order a good look out, by all parties abroad, as well as for a number of inhabitants and soldiers, who it is reasonable to expect are in the woods, cutting timber, palisadoes, &c. to the north- west of the grand battery ...⁽⁸³¹⁾

1745 - APRIL 12

According to the LaCroix Journal (March 25-July 17, 1745):

Rapport du nommé Girard La Croix de ce qui s'est passé d'Intéressant à Louisbourg avant et pendant le siège de cette place qui s'est rendue au Roy d'Angleterre par Capitulation Le 28. juin 1745.

12 avril Il arrivé du port Toulouse un petit batteau Chargé de bois apartenant a M Duvivier ...⁽⁸³²⁾

1745 - APRIL 14

According to the LaCroix Journal (March 25-July 17, 1745):

Rapport du nommé Girard La Croix de ce qui s'est passé d'Intéressant à Louisbourg avant et pendant le siège de cette place qui s'est rendue au Roy d'Angleterre par Capitulation Le 28. juin 1745.

[April] 14. Il est encor arrivé du meme port un vatteau chargé de bois apartenant au Nommé Lavigne ...⁽⁸³³⁾

1745 - APRIL 16

According to the LaCroix Journal (March 25-July 17, 1745):

Rapport du nommé Girard La Croix de ce qui s'est passé d'Intéressant à Louisbourg avant et pendant le siège de cette place qui s'est rendue au Roy d'Angleterre par Capitulation Le 28. juin 1745.

[April ] 16. ... Ce meme jour trois Batimens sont sortis de Louisbourg pour aller chercher du bois de Chauffage au Port Toulouse. ⁽⁸³⁴⁾

1745 - APRIL 22

According to the LaCroix Journal (March 25-July 17, 1745):

Rapport du nommé Girard La Croix de ce qui s'est passé d'Intéressant à Louisbourg avant et pendant le siège de cette place qui s'est rendue au Roy d'Angleterre par Capitulation Le 28. juin 1745.

[April] 22. Ces trois batiments ont été pris par Les anglois en revenant du port Toulouse a Louisbourg ...Deux de ces 3. batimens apartenoient a M^rs. Carrerot et Beaubassin ... ⁽⁸³⁵⁾

1745 - APRIL 22

[PRÉCIS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT]

... On 22 April, two men who had come overland from Port Toulouse told Duchambon of hearing cannon fire from Canso and that work was under way to restore the defences of that place. A third man told of witnessing a battle between French and English ships along the coast .... ⁽⁸³⁶⁾

1745 - APRIL 23

According to an anonymous Louisbourg siege journal, Port Toulouse was to be attacked:

April 23, 1745 (n.s.)

[Friday, April 12, 1745] ...this day a Regiment was Pitch'td upon to take St. Peter['s] ... ⁽⁸³⁷⁾

1745 - APRIL 25

According to an anonymous siege journal:

April 25, 1745 (n.s.):

[April 14, 1745] ... Donahew arrived from the Gut of canso brought in with him 3 Indian men and women and 3 children whom he took yesterday at the Gut. The 3 men being separately examined declared that the inhabitants of St. Peters were almost all drawn of Agreed unanimously in a Council of War, that the intended Attack on St. Peters should be deferred and that those Forces should attend the main body to Chappeaurouge Bay ... ⁽⁸³⁸⁾

1745 - APRIL 26

According to an anonymous siege journal:

April 26, 1745 (n.s.)

[April 15, 1745] ... Capt Colb [Sylvanus Cobb?] and B in a Whaleboat sent to St. Peters but by reason of Ice there was precented Landing. ⁽⁸³⁹⁾

1745 - APRIL 30

According to the LaCroix Journal (March 25-July 17, 1745):

Rapport du nommé Girard La Croix de ce qui s'est passé d'Intéressant à Louisbourg avant et pendant le siège de cette place qui s'est rendue au Roy d'Angleterre par Capitulation Le 28. juin 1745.

[April] 30. Le batteau de Lavigne est sorty de Louisbourg pour aller au port Toulouse; mais il n'a pu passer aux Isles a Guyon par raport aux glaces et aux vents qui sont venus au S.E. qui l'ont obligé de mettre dans Gabarus ou il resté trois jours ....⁽⁸⁴⁰⁾

1745 - MAY 02

According to an anonymous siege journal:

May 02, 1745 (n.s.)

[April 21, 1745] ... Two Sloops with 70 Men sent to St. Peters ... ⁽⁸⁴¹⁾

1745 - MAY 04

According to an anonymous siege journal:

May 04, 1745 (n.s.)

[April 23, 1745] ... The Sloops returned from St. Peters, they did nothing but only burnt a few houses and brought away a small Sloop, there being more French and Indians than was expected.⁽⁸⁴²⁾

1745 - MAY 04

According to an anonymous siege journal:

May 04, 1745 (n.s.)

[April 23, 1745] ... A Small Sloop Brought from Saint Peters Taken by the Inglish ---.⁽⁸⁴³⁾

1745 - MAY 10

According to an anonymous siege journal:

May 10, 1745 (n.s.)

[April 29, 1745] ... This Morning the Fleet sailed from Canso to Louisbourgh, Colonel [Jeremiah] Moulton with a detachment of about 400 men were ordered to St. Peters to demolish it under Convoy of Capt. [John] Furnell in the New Hampshire Sloop.⁽⁸⁴⁴⁾

1745 - [MAY 10]

According to Roger Wolcott:

[May 10], 1745 (n.s.)

[April 29, 1745] ... 400 men, under the command of Col. Moulton, were ordered to reduce St. Peters ...⁽⁸⁴⁵⁾

1745 - MAY 10

According to an anonymous siege journal:

May 10, 1745 (n.s.)

[April 29, 1745] ...And at the same time a detachment of two hundred and Seventy men under the command of a Colonel [Jeremiah Moulton], and convoy of an armed Sloop in the pay of the New Hampshire Government, were sent to St. Peters, a small French settlement on Cape breton with orders pursuant to the before-mentioned plan of Operations to take the Place burn the Houses and demolish the Fort which was accordingly effected ... ⁽⁸⁴⁶⁾

1745 - MAY 10

According to Benjamin Green:

May 10, 1745 (n.s.)

[Monday, April 29, 1745] ... 4 or 5 vessels with their comp^y. under the command of Col. [Jeremiah] Moulton order'd to attack St. Peters y^s day ... St Piere, St. Esprit & Foshee, small French settlements between Canso & Louisb. [were destroyed] ...⁽⁸⁴⁷⁾

1745 - MAY 15

According to James Gibson:

May 15, 1745 (n.s.)

[Saturday, April 04, 1745] ... for we took St. John's and St. Peter's, and burnt them ....⁽⁸⁴⁸⁾

1745 - MAY 16

According to an anonymous siege journal:

May 16, 1745 (n.s.)

[May 05, 1745] ... Col. [Jeremiah] Moulton and party returned from St. Peters they burnt the Town and demolished the Fort took a few women and children Prisoners ....⁽⁸⁴⁹⁾

1745 - MAY 17

According to Dudley Bradstreet:

May 17, 1745 (n.s.)

[May 06, 1745] ..when we Saild from Canso part of our fleet went to S^t. peters & S^t Johns. Last Night they Came To Us & Informed us that they had Taken S^t. Peters. The People Cheifly fled and made their Escape the Rest they Took Captive. They Loaded all their Vessels and Then Burned the Buildings and they Burn'd 1000 Bushels of wheat in One house. Cap^t. Jaquis was Killd & one more. The man that was wounded the 23^d. of Ap^l . Dead Several french killd att S^t. Peters. ....⁽⁸⁵⁰⁾

1745 - AUGUST 01

According to François on the capture of Louisbourg:

[PRÉCIS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT]

Environ 300 hommes des hâvres de la Colonie ne purent se rendre à Lbg. avant la descente des Anglais ⁽⁸⁵¹⁾

1745 - AUGUST 04

According to the George Mygate/Caleb Lamb siege journal:

August 04, 1745 (n.s.)

[July 24, 1745] ... about 12 I went on Board the Rose In order to go to Saint Peter for wood ... .⁽⁸⁵²⁾

1745 - AUGUST O6

According to Benjamin Green:

August 06, 1745 (n.s.)

[Friday, July 26, 1745] Many wood vessels went out to load at Chapeaurouge & S^t..Peters ... ⁽⁸⁵³⁾

1745 - AUGUST 09

According to the George Mygate/Caleb Lamb siege journal:

August 09, 1745 (n.s.)

[Monday, July 29, 1745] ... Saild all Day and got to Saint Peters aboute 3 P M Began to Load wood -- the wether Clear and fair ---.⁽⁸⁵⁴⁾

1745 - AUGUST 10

According to the George Mygate/Caleb Lamb siege journal:

August 10, 1745 (n.s.)

[Tuesday, July 30, 1745] ... to Day or this morning the Sun Rose Clear as Ever I saw it and we all most finisht loding our Boat viz Sloop ---⁽⁸⁵⁵⁾

1745 - AUGUST 11

According to the George Mygate/Caleb Lamb siege journal:

August 11, 1745 (n.s.)

[Wednesday, July 31, 1745] ... this morning the wether thick and some Rain the most of our men went a Shore I stayd on Board -- About 12 clock we finisht Loading the Sloop⁽⁸⁵⁶⁾

1745 - AUGUST 12

According to the George Mygate/Caleb Lamb siege journal:

August 12, 1745 (n.s.)

[Thursday, August 01, 1745] ... Last night I wacht aboard the sloope Rose this morning the wether thick and the wind South sou : west and I and some more went a Shore about 1 A M Rise to Hunt foxes But found none But Plentifull Signs. I Pick Roses and wild Pease and Goose Berries in a Plentifull manner ⁽⁸⁵⁷⁾

1745 - AUGUST 13

According to the George Mygate/Caleb Lamb siege journal:

August 13, 1745 (n.s.)

[Friday, August 02, 1745] ... about 6 this morning went to sea under a norwest gale we left a 12 Sail in the harbour there was one Before us -- and a Board her there was a Josiah dwight of Northampton and L. Hoar of Brinfiels ---⁽⁸⁵⁸⁾

1745 - AUGUST 13

According to Benjamin Green::

August 13, 1745 (n.s.)

[Friday, August 02, 1745] ...A number of boats with wood from S^t. Peters in the morning ... ⁽⁸⁵⁹⁾

1745 - AUGUST 20

According to Benjamin Green:

August 20, 1745 (n.s.)

[Friday, August 09, 1745] ... Several sloops from S^t. Peters ...⁽⁸⁶⁰⁾

1745 - AUGUST 20

According to the journal of the ship Union:

August 20, 1745 (n.s.)

[August 09, 1745] ... This Day Seven of ourr men ware on Board Cap^t Sheaborn in a scouner bound to Sant Peters for wood and the wind being N.E.&E. and they Drove on Shore and Stove and our men Lost their Guns & Blankets & Coats ...⁽⁸⁶¹⁾

1745 - AUGUST 29

According to Hiriard:

[PRÉCIS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT]

Il a été dépêché par MM Duchambon et Bigot pour chercher du secours à l'Acadie, et faire venir M. Marin commandant un détachement de milice et sauvages de Québec.

Mais cette expédition n'a pas eu de suite étant arrivés trop tard au Port Toulouse.⁽⁸⁶²⁾

1745 - SEPTEMBER 23

According to DuChambon writing to the minister:

... Le S Benoit Lieutenant de la Compagnie de Duhaget Commandant au port toulouse a eté Repoussé par les Ennemis qui Entresent aud. lieu avec 3. ou 4. Batteaux et plusieures Barges Remplis de monde. il a été obligé de se retirer á la Brador avec Ses trouppes les Ennemis ont brulles les Magasins du Roy, et ceux des habitans, le d. S. Benoit est Entré malade á Louisbourg, vers la fin du Siege avec Sa troupes, Et il n'a été relevé de Sa maladie que peu de jours avant la Reddition de la place dont il a fait le Service á Sa Compagnie ... ⁽⁸⁶³⁾

1745 - REQUIRED FUNDS ÉTAT

According to the "Estat des fonds necessaires" for 1745:

... Appointments des officiers majors, et autres Entrenûs

... au S^r Barbudau Chirurgien Entretenû au port toulouse, pour id[pour ses appointmenents de lad^t] année, 1745] quatre cents Cinquante Livres Cy ... 450

... aux P. Recolets Servant d'aumonier a Louisbourg, au port dauphin, et au port toulouze, pour Leur Entretien pendant L'année 1745, La Somme de mil Livres cy ... 1000 ... ⁽⁸⁶⁴⁾

1745 - PAYMENTS ÉTAT 01

According to the "Estat des Payments" :

... Appointments des Officiers Majors et autres Entrenus

... a un autre Chirurgien Entretenu au port toulouze a 37^# 10^s ... 450 ...

... aux P. Recolets servant d'aumoniers a Louisbourg, au Port Dauphin et au Port Toulouze, pour leur Entretien pendant Lad année 1745 la Somme de mil livres ... 1000 ... ⁽⁸⁶⁵⁾

1745 - BORDEREAU 01

According to the "Bordereau des fonds a ordonner":

... Appointments des Officiers Majors et autres entretenus dans la Colonies

... aux R. P. Recolets Servant d'aumoniers a Louisbourg, au port d'auphin, et au port Toulouze, pour Leur pen^t lad^t année la Service de 1000^# Employe Seulement pour Memoire attendu [quels?] touchent a paris cy ... p. memoire ... ⁽⁸⁶⁶⁾

1745 - BORDEREAU 02

According to the "Bordereau" of actual expenses for 1745:

... Appointemens des officiers, majors dans la Colonie

... aux R P Recollets Servant daumoniers a Louisbourg, au port dauphin et au port Toulouse pour leurs Entretiens pend^t La d.^te année La Somme de 1000^# Employée Seulement pour memoire attandu quils tous [?] a Paris cy ... p. memoire ... ⁽⁸⁶⁷⁾

1745 - PAYMENTS ÉTAT 02

According to another "Estat des Payments" :

... Appointments des Officiers Majors et autres Entrenus

... a un autre Chirurgien Entretenu au port Toulouze pour id a 37^# 10^s par mois, ... 450

... aux R. P. Recolets servant d'aumoniers à Loüisbourg au Port Dauphin et au Port Toulouze, pour leur entretien pend^t Lad année 1745 ... 1000

... Autres Depenses

... aux P. Recolets pour l'entretien des cghapelles, de Louisbourg, Port Dauphin et port Toulouze ... 1200 ... ⁽⁸⁶⁸⁾

ENDNOTES

828. United States, John Carter Brown Library; Canada, National Archives of Canada holds a copy - H3-240).

829. United States, John Carter Brown Library (Providence, RI) (Canada: University College of Cape Breton (Sydney) holds a copy.)

830. France, Archives Nationales, Dépôt des Fortifications, No. d'ordre 216, July 17, 1745.

831. Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, Series 1, Volume 1 (1806), pp. 05-11, March 19, 1744-1745 (o.s.).

832. France, Archives Nationales, Dépôt des Fortifications, No. d'ordre 216, July 17, 1745.

833. France, Archives Nationales, Dépôt des Fortifications, No. d'ordre 216, July 17, 1745.

834. France, Archives Nationales, Dépôt des Fortifications, No. d'ordre 216, July 17, 1745.

835. France, Archives Nationales, Dépôt des Fortifications, No. d'ordre 216, July 17, 1745.

836. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, F3, Volume 50, [1745], f. 273v.

837. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "First Journal," pp. 06-07.

838. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Fifth Journal," p. 73.

839. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Fifth Journal," p. 73.

840. France, Archives Nationales, Dépôt des Fortifications, No. d'ordre 216, July 17, 1745.

841. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Fifth Journal," p. 74.

842. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Fifth Journal," p. 74.

843. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Sixth Journal," p. 83.

844. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Fifth Journal," p. 74.

845. "Journal of Roger Wolcott At The Siege of Louisbourg 1745" in Connecticut Historical Society Collections (1860), p. 150 . The entry was made after July 13, 1745 (n.s.).

846. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Eighth Journal," p. 112.

847. "Benjamin Green's Journal" in American Antiquarian Society Proceedings (October, 1909), p. 148.

848. James Gibson, A Journal of the Late Siege by the Troops from North America against the French at Cape Breton, the City of Louisburg, and the Territories Thereunto belonging. Surrendered to the English, on the 17th of June, 1745, after a Siege of Forty-Eight Days (London: J. Newbury, 1745), pp. 43-44.

849. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Fifth Journal," p. 75.

850. Dudley Bradstreet's Diary/Journal 1745 (Massachuests. Historical. Society. Proceedings, June, 1897), p. 427.

851. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, F3, Volume 50, August 01, 1745, ff. 368-381.

852. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Seventh Journal," p. 99.

853. "Benjamin Green's Journal" in American Antiquarian Society Proceedings (October, 1909), p. 172.

854. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Seventh Journal," p. 100.

855. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Seventh Journal," p. 100.

856. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Seventh Journal," p. 100.

857. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Seventh Journal," p. 100.

858. Louis Effingham De Forest, editor, Louisbourg Journals 1745 (New York, Society of Colonial Wars, 1932), "Seventh Journal," p. 100.

859. "Benjamin Green's Journal" in American Antiquarian Society Proceedings (October, 1909), pp. 173-174.

860. "Benjamin Green's Journal" in American Antiquarian Society Proceedings (October, 1909), p. 174.

861. Elisha Mayhew and Howard Chapin, A journal of the voige in the sloop Union, Elisha Mahew, master, in an expedition against Cape Briton, 1745 (Providence: E.A. Johnson co., printers, 1929), p. 25.

862. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11B, Volume 33, August 29, 1745, ff. 505-508v.

863. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11C, Volume 16, Pièce 26 (2nd Part), September 23, 1745.

864. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11C, Volume 12, [1745], ff. 173-175v.

865. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11C, Volume 12, April 25, 1745, ff. 177-180v.

866. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11C, Volume 12, August 27, 1746, ff. 181-186.

867. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11B, Volume 27, August 27, 1746, ff. 236-240v (See also: France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11B, Volume 27, August 27, 1746, ff. 230-235).

868. France, Archives Nationales, Colonies, C11C, Volume 12, February 25, 1748, ff. 187-195.