hias, came into the harbour, took possession of the brig, and two
days after, carried her off to Machias; but the first night after her
arrival, the enemy made the small party in the Fort prisoners,
plundered them of every thing in it, and set fire to all the Barracks:
but at that time they did not molest any of the inhabitants, on the
opposite side of the river. Early next spring an armed brig from
Machias entered the harbour after having taken a vessel from the
West-Indies, belonging to Portland, which they immediately sent to
Boston. The two armed vessels continued more than a week in the harbour
and sent an officer with a boat full of men to Maugerville: They did no
material injury to the settlers. In 1776 and 1777 large parties of
armed men came into the river Saint John, in whale boats from Machias
and passed through the falls in their boats, and took possession of
several empty buildings on the west shore of the river against the
present settlements called the Indian House, and occupied them for
Barracks, whence they came over every day to Portland shore, and
marched along the tongue of land, between the harbour and the water
above the falls; in order to capture any vessels that might enter the
river and to prevent the landing of marines, or seamen from any British
ship. In 1777, the Vulture sloop of war, was stationed in the Bay,
between Annapolis and Saint John for the protection of these places,
and to prevent the enemy from venturing further up the Bay to plunder
the Towns of Horton, Cornwallis and other settlements at the water side
in different places, but it was soon found that these towns could not
be secured from depredations, as the enemy would pass by all large
ships of war in the night and in fogs.

Early in the summer of 1777 the Vulture came into the harbour of Saint
John while the Machias party were at their Head-Quarters, above the
falls.

SOME NOTES REGARDING

PETER FISHER

THE FIRST HISTORIAN OF NEW-BRUNSWICK.

BY REV. W. O. RAYMOND, LL.D.

Peter Fisher's claim to be the first of our historians rests upon two
little books, both printed by a well known publishing firm in Market
Square, in the City of St. John, in the early years of the last
century. The first of these books appeared in 1825. It comprises 110
pages, written in excellent literary style and, considering Mr.
Fisher's limited sources of information, is remarkably accurate. In the
preface he observes: "This work, howeve