The country of the Etchemins, or Maliseets, included eastern Maine, and the western part of New Brunswick.
Cadillac seems to have so termed Villebon’s fort because the Micmacs of eastern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia often made it a rendezvous; perhaps also it was a fanciful distinction by way of comparison with the Maliseet fort at Medoctec.
It would be interesting to know the exact location of the “portage” referred to above. Was it the rocky neck between Marble Cove at Indiantown and the Straight Shore? Or was it the comparatively slight obstruction at Drury’s Cove that prevents the river finding an outlet by way of the Marsh Creek into Courtenay Bay? See on this head Dr. George F. Matthew’s interesting paper on “The Outlets of the St. John River:” Nat. Hist. Society bulletin No. xii., p. 42.
Capt. John Rous in his early career commanded a Boston privateer. Having distinguished himself in several minor expeditions, he commanded the Massachusetts galley “Shirley,” of 24 guns, at the first seige of Louisbourg, and bore the news of the surrender to England, where as a reward for his gallant services he was made a captain in the Royal Navy. He commanded the Sutherland of 50 guns, at the second seige of Louisbourg, and was with Wolfe in 1759 at the seige of Quebec. It was from his ship Wolfe issued his last order before storming the heights. Capt. Rous died at
See under “Nid d’Aigle,” Ganong’s Place-Nomenclature of New Brunswick, p. 257. D’Anville’s map of 1755 shows here “Etabliss’t. Francois,” signifying French Post or Settlement. See observations already made at page 91.