 ... August, at Pentagroet, where their force was augmented by the junction of the Baron de Castine, with two hundred Indians, who accompanied the French fleet in their canoes. On the 14th, the fort was invested. To the summons to surrender, Chubb, the...  Collections of the Maine Historical Society - Page 290by Maine Historical Society - 1857Full view - About this book
 | John Frost - Indians of North America - 1852 - 400 pages
...invested. To the summons to surrender, Chubb, the commander of the fort, replied, " that if the sea were covered with French vessels, and the land with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort." After a few shots from the Indians, which were returned without effect from the fort, batteries were... | |
 | John Frost - Indian captivities - 1852 - 720 pages
...summons to surrender, Chubb, the commander replied, that if the sea were covered with French vess3ls and the land with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort. After the exchange of a few shots, batteries were raised, and a bombardment commenced. Castine found... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - United States - 1854 - 1012 pages
...Iberville summoned Chubb, the English commander, to surrender. He answered, " that if the sea were covered with French vessels and the land with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort." The Indians now opened a brisk fire upon the garrison, who returned it with their cannon. The next day, Iberville... | |
 | John Frost - History - 1855 - 336 pages
...invested on the 14th. To the summons to surrender, Chubb, the commander replied, that if the sea were covered with French vessels and the land with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort. After the exchange of a few shots, batteries were raised, and a bombardment commenced. Castine found... | |
 | John Frost - Indians of North America - 1857 - 494 pages
...invested. To the summons to surrender, Chubb, the commander of the fort, replied, " that if the sea were covered with French vessels, and the land with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort." After a few shots from the Indians, which were returned without effect from the fort, batteries were... | |
 | William V. Moore - Indians - 1858 - 506 pages
...invested. To the summons to surrender, Chubb, the commander of the fort, replied, " that if the sea were covered with French vessels, and the land with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort." After a few shots from the Indians, which were returned without effect from the fort, batteries were... | |
 | Adolphus Washington Greely - Biography & Autobiography - 1893 - 408 pages
...fort the next day. He summoned the commander, Colonel Chubb, to capitulate, but that officer replied that, " if the sea was covered with French vessels and the land with Indians, he would not surrender until compelled to do so." Iberville promptly landed, and used such expedition... | |
 | John Henry Cartland - Pemaquid (Me.) - 1899 - 274 pages
...the fort to surrender. Pasco Chubb, the commander, sent back word that he would not surrender even " if the sea was covered with French vessels, and the land with Indian." The fighting then began, but little was accomplished on either side that evening. During the... | |
 | Herbert Milton Sylvester - Maine - 1909 - 450 pages
...summons for an immediate surrender. Captain Chubb, the commander of the fort, replied, boastingly, "if the sea was covered with French vessels, and the...with Indians, yet he would not give up the fort." The assault was begun by the land forces under Castine, the savages opening fire, which was met by a return... | |
 | Herbert Edgar Holmes - America - 1912 - 284 pages
...Captain Chubb. The following is the account of the surrender. (Hutchinson's Mass. II. 88-90.) "Captain March, who was a good officer, had resigned the command...and return was made by the musketry and with a few cannons from the fort. This brought the first day to a close. In the night, Iberville landed his cannon... | |
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