Chapter 10

HIGHLAND SETTLEMENT IN PICTOU, NOVA SCOTIA.

Emigration to Nova Scotia--Ship Hector--Sails from Lochbroom--Great Sufferings and Pestilence--Landing of Highlanders--Frightening of Indians--Bitter Disappointment--Danger of Starvation--False Reports--Action of Captain Archibald--Truro Migration--Hardships--Incidents of Suffering--Conditions of Grants of Land--Hector's Passengers--Interesting Facts Relative to Emigrants--Industries--Plague of Mice--American Revolution--Divided Sentiment--Persecution of American Sympathizers Highlanders Loyal to Great Britain--Americans Capture a Vessel--Privateers--Wreck of the Malignant Man-of-War--Indian Alarm--Itinerant Preachers--Arrival of Reverend James McGregor 235