a successful raid on the French in Arcadia,
captured Port Royal, and conquered the province. Among the English
state papers in the Public Record office is his own account of this
feat of arms of his expedition against Quebec. "In March, 1690," he
wrote, "I sailed with seven ships and seven hundred men, raised by the
people of New England, reduced Arcadia in three weeks and returned to
Boston. It was then thought well to prosecute a further expedition.
2300 men were raised, with whom and with about thirty ships I sailed
from New England on the 10th, August, 1690, but by bad weather and
contrary winds did not reach Quebec till October. The frost was
already so sharp that it made two inches of ice in a night.

"After summoning Count de Frontenac and receiving a reviling answer, I
brought my ships up within musket shot of their cannon and fired with
such success that I dismounted several of their largest cannon and beat
them from their works in less than twenty-four hours. At the same time
1400 men, who had been landed, defeated a great part of the enemy, and
by the account of the prisoners, the city must have been taken in two
or three days, but the small-pox and fever increased so fast as to
delay the pushing of the siege till the weather became too severe to
permit it. On my leaving Quebec, I received several messages from
French merchants of the best reputation, saying how uneasy they were
under French administration, and how willing they were to be under
their Majesties."

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[Illustration: Permit issued by Sir William Phips as royal governor in
which he uses the title "Vice Admiral" which involved him in disastrous
quarrels.]

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In a "Narrative of the Expedition against Quebec," written at the time,
is this passage:

"Whilst these things were doing on shore, Sir Wm. Phips with his men of
war came close up to ye City. He did acquit himself with ye greatest
bravery. I have diligently enquired of those that know it who affirm
there was nothing wanting in his Part, either as to Conduct or Courage.
He ventured within Pistol shot of their cannon, and soon beat them from
thence, and battered ye Town very much. He was for some Hours warmly
entertained with their great Guns. The Vessel wherein Sir William
commanded had 200 men. It was shot through in a hundred places with