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left in ignorance of the fact. Mary Pomeroy in a letter to
her lnisl)and. dated May 27"', says :
"The whole town is much moved with concern for the expedition,
how Providence will order the affair, for which religious meetings
every week in town are maintained." Under date of June 11"', Ebenezer
Pomeroy, father of Major Seth, writes : — "I would inform you
and j'our soldiers that God in his Providence has stirred up a remarkable
spirit of prayer in this city, for victory in this grand expedition and
I hear also throughout the land, for in this town the parents and some
other relatives of those gone in the expedition, have constantly set
apart some time every week to pray to God for success in this grand
affair and we have good reason to believe that it hath not been in vain ;
for God hath in a very remarkable manner smiled upon the fleet and
army."
Major Pomeroy's The Company of Major Pomeroy was
Company. crowded into the small fishing vessels, nine-
ty of which were required to transport the
troops. On the 24"' of March, the fleet set sail from Nan-
tasket roads and soon encountered a severe storm, with the
usual consequences to landsmen. But though they weathered
the storm in safety, the fleet was scattered. After
buffeting the waves for nearly two weeks, narrowly escaping
shipwreck, the little vessels containing the Hampshire
soldiers entered the harbor of Canseau, about fifty miles
from Louisburg, where they found a number of transports
belonging to the expedition, at anchor. Here in a few
days the entire fleet was concentrated, and here it was com-
pelled to remain till the last of April, waiting for the ice
to break up in the harbor of Louisburg.
The Voyage of the Concerning the voyage of Major Pomeroy
Hampshire Comj^j^(^^
;[jjg company, the commander in his
^''"^'
first home letter, dated April 6"', gives the
annexed account, by which it will be seen that the major,
whatever may have been the case with the soldiers, had a
very severe attack of seasickness : —
"Yesterday arrived safe at camp, which was the 14"' day since we
embarked and 13 of the days sea sick in the highest degree, 24 hours
often without one mouthful of meat. * * * All strong drink, the
smell of which was more than I could bear, was an abomination to me,
and if any body ever died with sea sickness I believe I should if it had
continued a little while longer. We are now in a good harbour and I