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of the world it resulted, by reason of a series of fortunate accidents, in a triumphant success. Six hundred and fifteen men in all went from New Hampshire. Massachusetts and Maine sent about 3,300, and Connecticut about 450.

There was hardly a town in New England that was not represented. Andover, Massachusetts, had at least two captains (Captain James Stevens and Captain James Frye), who took part in the siege with the soldiers under them. At least fifteen who went from this town laid down their lives in the King's service. The survivors from Andover and vicinity, with the representatives of those who perished, were granted a township in York County, Maine, as recompense for their services in the expedition against Cape Breton.

For the "famous victory" which cost so much loss of life, great rejoicings were had in New England. In the Old South church in Boston the Rev. Mr. Prince preached a sermon, entitled, "Extraordinary Events in the Doings of God and Marvellous in Pious Eyes."

Now that Boston is largely lighted with gas manufactured from Cape Breton coal, shipped from the harbor of Louisburg, another sermon with the same title would not be out of place in the Old South church in Boston.

The acquaintance of Andover and Andover men with Acadia, which began at Louisburg in 1745, did not end there. When ten years later, in 1755, Major General John Winslow built Fort Halifax and expelled the hapless Acadians from Nova Scotia, he was ably assisted by Major Joseph Frye, of Andover.

The neutrality of the Acadians was viewed with suspicion, being bound, as they were, by ties of blood and religion to the cause of the enemy. Therefore, to prevent all trouble from them, they were taken from their homes, put on board vessels and sent off to all parts of the States to spend in exile a wretched existence. Families were sundered,