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LOUISBURG , a See also:

TOWN

town and See also:

PORT

port of entry of Cape See also:

Breton See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, Nova See also:

SCOTIA (Gr. o'Karca, shadow or darkness)

Scotia, See also:

CANADA

Canada, on the See also:

SYDNEY

Sydney & Louisburg railway, 39 M. from Sydney. Pop. (1901) 1588. Under the See also:

French regime, Louisburg was second only to See also:

QUEBEC

Quebec. A fortress was erected at enormous expense, and the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city was the centre of the See also:

COD

cod-See also:

FISHERIES

fisheries. The fortress was, however, captured in 1745 by the See also:

AMERICAN

American colonists, under See also:

SIR

Sir See also:

William See also:

PEPPERRELL, SIR WILLIAM (1696-1759)

Pepperrell (1696-1759), assisted by the See also:

BRITISH

British See also:

FLEET

fleet, and again in 1758 by a British See also:

LAND

land and See also:

sea force under See also:

General See also:

JEFFREY, FRANCIS JEFFREY

Jeffrey See also:

Amherst (1717-1797) and See also:

ADMIRAL

Admiral See also:

BOSCAWEN, EDWARD (1711-1761)

Boscawen. The See also:

JEALOUSY (adapted from Fr. jalousie, formed from jaloux, jealous, Low Lat. zelosus, Gr. j'i os, ardour, zeal, from the root seen in '&u', to boil, ferment; cf. " yeast ")

jealousy of the British See also:

settlement of See also:

Halifax led to its almost utter destruction, and only a few See also:

case-mates now remain. Under See also:

ENGLISH

English See also:

RULE

rule a fishing See also:

VILLAGE

village See also:

GREW, NEHEMIAH (1641-1712)

grew up on the other See also:

side of the See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, and has now become the See also:

winter See also:

SHIPPING

shipping port of the Dominion See also:

COAL

Coal See also:

COMPANY

Company. The harbour is deep, spacious and open all the See also:

YEAR

year See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round, though occasionally blocked by See also:

DRIFT (from "drive ")

drift See also:

ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice in the See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

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