CHAPTER VII.
_A French governor--At church--Visitors--On shore--Prisoners released--Coaling difficulties--Sympathy for the South--A glass of grog!--St.Pierre--Curiosity--The Iroquois--An attempt to intimidate--L'Acheron--Yankee notion of neutrality--Masquerading -- Preparations for a fight--The marine league--The Trent outrage--On the watch--Violation of rights--A bold attempt--Success_.
_Saturday, Nov.

9th_ .-- Weather fine during the morning.

At daylight, got up steam and stood in for the land northward of Fort St.Louis' Bay, running down the coast as we approached.

The coast, all the way into the anchorage, is bold and clear.

Ran within three hundred yards of Point Negro, passing a passenger steamer bound to St.Pierre, and anchored in six fathoms water, with the south end of the fort bearing E.1/4 S., and the wharf about N.by E.A pilot soon after came on board, and we got up anchor and went in to the anchorage E.of the fort, the health officer visiting us in the meantime, and giving us _pratique_.
Sent a lieutenant to call on the Governor, and afterwards visited him myself.