Page:Richard - Acadie, reconstitution d'un chapitre perdu de l'histoire d'Amérique, Tome 2, 1916.djvu/71

Le texte de cette page a été corrigé et est conforme au fac-similé.

des habitants de ce district ne voulut le quitter avant d’avoir obtenu une réponse définitive du gouverneur ou sans sa permission^[1]. Quelques jours après, les sauvages, voyant l’inutilité de leurs tentatives contre le fort, se retirèrent du côté de Chinecto, emmenant avec eux le notaire LeBlanc, le capitaine Hamilton et dix-huit soldats qui avaient été cernés et faits prisonniers dans une sortie. Évidemment, l’attaque dont nous venons de parler n’avait d’autre but que de favoriser le départ des Acadiens, car personne ne fut tué.

Sur la déposition assermentée, faite devant Hugh Davidson, « membre du Conseil de Sa Majesté Britannique pour la Nouvelle-Écosse ou Acadie », par un nommé Honoré Gauterot, un mandat d’arrestation fut émis contre Joseph Clément, Charles Hébert, François le Prince, Claude le Prince,

↑ Le MS. original, aussi bien que l’édition anglaise, place cet événement en octobre, tandis qu’il se passa du 27 novembre au 4 décembre, v. s. — « In december, 300 Micmacs and St. John Indians, suddenly appeared at Mines, and captured lieutenant Hamilton and 18 men, whom tliey surprised outside the fort… The author and instigator of all these attacks was well known to Gov. Cornwallis to be Le Loutre… » — Hannay, Hist. of Acadia, ch. XX, p. 360-1.
« On 27 nov. v. s. (8 dec. n. s.) the Micmacs and S^t. John Indians united, about 300 in number, surprised lieutenant Hamilton and 18 men, who had besn detached by Capt. Handfield from his fort in Mines, and made the whole party prisoners ; and after several attempts on the fort, they retired towards Chignecto, 4-15 december… on the 13-24 december, information on oath was given to the government at Halifax, that certain persons named were with the Indians when they attacked the fort at Mines, commanded by captain Handfield, that they bore arms, and assisted the Indians… » — {Murdoch, II, XII, 166-7)

Cf. aussi Kingsford, Hist. of Can., vol. <span title="Nombre III écrit en chiffres romains" style="text-transform:uppercase;">III. Book XI, c. III, p. 429. Cf. A. C. 1894. Nova Scotia, p. 149. — December 10. Halifax, Cornwallis to Secretary of State. « Learns from capt. Handfield, that about 300 Micmacs and St. John Indians had, on the 27th nov., attacked a detachnient from his fort and taken them all prisoners. They withdrew to Chineeto on the 4th with their prisoners after several attempts on the fort. » — A. & W. I., vol. 31, p. 121.

[1] Le MS. original, aussi bien que l’édition anglaise, place cet événement en octobre, tandis qu’il se passa du 27 novembre au 4 décembre, v. s. — « In december, 300 Micmacs and St. John Indians, suddenly appeared at Mines, and captured lieutenant Hamilton and 18 men, whom tliey surprised outside the fort… The author and instigator of all these attacks was well known to Gov. Cornwallis to be Le Loutre… » — Hannay, Hist. of Acadia, ch. XX, p. 360-1.
« On 27 nov. v. s. (8 dec. n. s.) the Micmacs and S^t. John Indians united, about 300 in number, surprised lieutenant Hamilton and 18 men, who had besn detached by Capt. Handfield from his fort in Mines, and made the whole party prisoners ; and after several attempts on the fort, they retired towards Chignecto, 4-15 december… on the 13-24 december, information on oath was given to the government at Halifax, that certain persons named were with the Indians when they attacked the fort at Mines, commanded by captain Handfield, that they bore arms, and assisted the Indians… » — {Murdoch, II, XII, 166-7)

Cf. aussi Kingsford, Hist. of Can., vol. <span title="Nombre III écrit en chiffres romains" style="text-transform:uppercase;">III. Book XI, c. III, p. 429. Cf. A. C. 1894. Nova Scotia, p. 149. — December 10. Halifax, Cornwallis to Secretary of State. « Learns from capt. Handfield, that about 300 Micmacs and St. John Indians had, on the 27th nov., attacked a detachnient from his fort and taken them all prisoners. They withdrew to Chineeto on the 4th with their prisoners after several attempts on the fort. » — A. & W. I., vol. 31, p. 121.

[1]