The remaining portion of this introductory chapter will narrate some events in connection with the early life of the officer, his coming to Quebec with his regiment, his short stay there, and his return to his native country:-- On board the transport _Pitt_, in the year 1765, at Cork, embarked Captain Godfrey with his regiment, the 52nd foot, for Quebec, North America.
On the passage the _Pitt_ was wrecked in the Gulf of St.Lawrence, where Captain Godfrey with his regiment suffered many hardships.
The ship ran ashore in a dense fog, which had prevailed for several days.

The Captain remaining by the wreck for eleven days, assisted in saving the lives of the soldiers wives and children, and in landing the King's stores.

The transport struck well up the gulf on the Nova Scotian coast (now New Brunswick).

The exact locality is not stated.

The night of the disaster was densely dark, and soon after striking the ship began to pound and leak badly.