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L'exemplaire film* fut reproduit grAce A la gAnArosit* de I'Atablissement prAteur suivant : La bibliothique det Archives publiques du Canada Las cartes ou las planches trop grandes pour Atre reproduites en un seul clichA sont filmAes A partir de Tangle supArieure gauche, de gaurhe A droite et de haut en bas. en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Le diagramme suivant illustre la mfthode : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 6 6 i -' - oral i B QaoKKcrrrcrraaaoanzxaaacn nrf" . zxT^cozsj TllK Ibtjjrijf ©itrisiiM AT its ANNxiPOLIS ROYAL Some of its Early History, as told by on© of its Defendsrs. coMPJLKD ny J. HERBERT RUM CI MAN. ANNAPOLIS, N S^ W . 1 1 . ti A N « s , J " r. Printer. 1886. ^fluOBBHEKID I ffpifffTT^'ifiwrrr'''^"'''''**"''!''''*****''***'*"**"*''***^'^^**" i ■> * .2^* H \ '» ♦ !^ w; f |HE gISTORIC f ARRISON AT ANNAPOLIS HOYAL. HEN I arrived 'here in i83r, the Garrison at Anna- polis Royal was as pretty a place as you ^yould wish to see. Piles of ammunition and guns ; in fact, you could hardly walk without looking into a cannon's mouth, the same, no doubt, which had many a ti-ne poured forth its deadly missile into the ranks of the enemy. I was stationed here four times in succession. The first time I marched into this Fort, I belonged to the Twenty-third Royal Welsh Fusiliers. The Regiment stationed here before we arrived was the Second Battalion Rifles, (Rifle Brigade.) Lieutenant Pratt commanded the Fort at that time, with Dr. Leslie as sur- geon. Part of the Barracks was burnt down, bac f where Hall's house now stands, and the French Barracks, which stood in front of the bomb-proof Magazine, was torn down by the order of Colonel Savage of the Royal Engineers. Many of the old places of interest have been taken down, even our old Blockhouse, and many of the embankments have been levelled with the ground. Its beauty all is gone, Dismantled and tlisrobed. And with the ravages of time The scene of many aflray Is sinking fast to slow decay. In taking down the bomb-proof, a man by the name of Cartier was killed. A large number of the bricks were bought by Patter- c J^o/0 l»»Hiiiii jijli i[| nn SOD, a brick-maker, who took many a ship-load to St. John. Sentries were posted near the graveyard, at the gate, and on the front battery. Annapolis was quite a different place then to what it is now. I could count all the houses between here and Windsor, which only consisted of a few lojr huts. The last ves.scl that took a cargo of shot and guns was com- manded by Capt. Dunn, of Granville. They were transported to Halifax. ^, He took eight big guns, eighteeh piles of shot, and two mortars. -.\,--' During one of my stays here, I made prisoner of an officer who failed to give the password, and put him in the box. I .was after- ward told that if I had not done my duty I would have been shot. The General's Bridge was called that because the Indians thercf rebelled, and used to steal from persons in town. The soldiers at the Garrison went out and drove them back, and called it Gener- al's Bridge. Ah was government property from the old academy up to the corner; but it was sold off gradually, until it was all dis- posed of. Major Norman, Barrack-master, was sent from the Horse Guards by the Duke of Wellington. He it was who planted all the trees in front of the Garrison and Graveyard. The Duke of Kent, the Queen's father, thought a great deal of the old Fort. I came here first with the left wing of a Regiment ; second, with a Company; third, with fifty men; and fourth, with fifteen men. The last Regiment that lay here was the Seventy-sixth. The old French Barrack was taken down the last time I was here. Each room held from, thirty to fc^rty men, and was all bomb-proof. Perhaps a brief description of a bomb-proof may not be out of place. The rooms were all cone shaped, with an outside roof of shingles ; but under that a covering of solid stone, making it im- pregnable for shot or shell. In the inside of this building, seats or beds for the soldiers were in a circle round the room, near the wail, the centre being clear for tables, etc. Two wells of beautiful water were also in the old Fort, and many of the inhabitants availed themselves of this opportunity to obtain t^-^OI^ the elixir of life. No doubt, the old well that still remains, has, in years gone by, slaked the thirst of some of our forefathers. A passage under ground, the mouth of which can still be seen, used to lead to the old French wharf. The English used it mere- ly as a store-room for lumber and shot. On one occasion^ I re- member, moved by an adventurous motive, I explored part of this subterranean passage, and found an old wrenching-pin belonging to the French. I disposed of it to some lover of historical relics for the sum of two dollars. To show how much antiquity was then Sought? after, I might add, that while under ground I managed to kill a large animal, the tail of which brought one dollar, almost as much, no doubt, as it would have brought during the Siege of Derry. Some call the passage I have just been speaking about, the Black Hole. This is a mistake. What was the Black Hole was nearer the graveyard. It was built of logs, and consisted of four apartments, u.sed as cells. It has been down for some years. Firewood, I understand, was its fate — the same death which robbed us of our Blockhouse, some few years ago. I must not forget to mention the old Arch, This venerable structure is composed of massive stone, and is still in a fair state of preservation. If we were to read some old French records re- lating to the Garrison during the time v/hen it changed hands so often, when the English and the French were striving for the mas- tery, we would, no doubt, And some mention made of it. Indeed, so many of our country's brave defenders have, in "jc olden times, '^ passed beneath this stately relic, that it is a wonder that the stones themselves had not turned red, instead of remaining gray. Several names of officers who served i. re in the old Fort at dif- ferent times, can still be deciphered on ihe Magazine ; while can- non balls and other articles dug up on the old battle-field, serve to remind us of the fierce struggles that once ensued. Much of the wood comprising the Blockhouse was eagerly sought after, especially by American visitors, who, in the warmer months, wander over the old battlements, and gather information as well as recfeation. C9v^^ . ^m m .- t- pw w wn i i » i i» i Myi.vij]yj |» w«w. > i ii ;''J! ! !l >i:iuy^SCmt»Ji.r.<"*-: •*;? --Vir^ .•t. i-.i.— -.WA,. ■» ^-. The old building that was burnt down in 1880, on George St., was used, on the lower fiat, as a provision store, and the upper, ' as an armory room for the militia. The old French wharf was farther down the river than the one that now stands. It was located near the Point at the entrance to Allen Creek. Stones comprising the old foundation can still be seen. It was not a straight wharf, but the shape of a triangle, hating three sides. The wharf (if it may be so called) that we see to-day, was built by the English. A man by the name of Huestis came from St. John and put the T on. It is now fast go- ing to ruin. The Government House, which stood opposite the Union Bank^^ has long been burnt down, but I hope, before long, to see a largt Post Office and Custom House rise iti its place. Sir Fenwick Williams, the heroic defender of Kars, waf born here. We had not a Flying Yankee (?) in oiden time to carry the mails between here and Halifax, but were all carried on men's backs, and occupied a fortaight to go through. ' On one occasion I was absent seven years, and when I returned the only building that had been erected was one iam. We are glad to add that Annapolis has gone ahead a great deal since then, and only hope that it has not finished growing. The old Blockhouse, which was destroyed so lately, has had, indeed, a checkered history ; and if it only could have spoken, it would have told a far more interesting talc than this feeble attempt of mine. , Its sacred ground is now trampled by cattle, and in this way it reminds me of Jerusalem, which was made a pasture for sheep and cattle. It is now, however, being inhabited again by the Jews, and some of its former magnificence restored. So I hope our Old Fort will notJbe destroyed, but will be preseryed, if not restored t(» its ongi«\al beau^. ay It and ews. Old :orcd Hi