Louisbourg yielded to the bravery of New England troops, and finally Canada itself was lost.

The garrison was withdrawn from Louisbourg and soon arrived at Halifax, with a vast quantity of stores.

The little party was gathered on the deck of a small transport which they had picked up at Louisbourg.

In Louisbourg, as elsewhere in Canada, peculation was rife, and officers and commissaries made profit at the privates' expense.