[The Rivals of Acadia by Harriet Vaughan Cheney]@TWC D-Link bookThe Rivals of Acadia CHAPTER I 8/9
La Tour also held possession in right of a purchase, confirmed by the king's patent; and, on the death of Razilly, which happened at an early period of the settlement, he claimed the supreme command.
His pretensions were violently disputed by D'Aulney; and, from that time, each had constantly sought to dispossess the other; and the most bitter enmity kept them continually at strife.
Both had repeatedly endeavoured to obtain assistance from the New-England colonists; but, as yet, they had prudently declined to decide in favor of either, lest the other should prove a dangerous, or at least an annoying enemy.
La Tour was, or pretended to be, a Hugonot,--which gave him a preference with the rulers of the Massachusetts; they had shewn a friendly disposition towards him, and permitted any persons, who chose, to engage in commerce with him.
He had just returned from France, in a ship well laden with supplies for his fort at St.John's, and a stout crew, who were mostly protestants of Rochelle.
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