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under date 1764 in Lord Colville’s Journal (pp: 67—68 in the MS. a photographic copy of which is in the Canadian Archives) as follows: “The Coasts of Nova Scotia are hitherto very little known and our ships have sometimes been run into great danger, by following the directions of ignorant Fishermen, and of imperfect or erroneous Draught; therefore the necessity of having new Draughts made from actual Surveys, is obvious; and it was with great pleasure I undertook to direct the performance of this Service; having brought with me a proper Authority from the Lerds of the Admiralty, for defraying' all necessary expenses. Mr. J. F. W. Desbarres, a german Gentleman, and an ofiicer in the Royal American Regiment quartered somewhere in the back country from New York, was generally looked upon as a good mathematician and well qualified for executing this Survey. As such he had been recommended to the Lords of the Admiralty by Commodore Spry; and I knew he was desirous of undertaking the Work. My own sentiments from the acquaintance I had with Mr. Desbarres concurring with the general opinion; I forthwith applied to General Gage, Commander in Chief of the Land Forces in North America, then residing at New York, for leave to Mr. Desbarres to be absent from his regimental Duty, whilst he should be employed in surveying the Coasts and Harbours of Nova Scotia. In the meantime I hired a large Sloop and had her fitted with Boats and other Conveniences for the Survey, and supplied with a sufficient number of Officers and Men from the Romney. Mr. Desbarres arrived early enough in the spring for beginning his Work; and during the Summer made a very particular Survey of about twenty Leagues of the Coast from Halifax eastward.” In 1784 DesBarres was made governor and com- mander in chief of the island of Cape Breton. In 1804, at the age of 82, he was appointed lieutenant governor of Prince Edward’s Island. At ninety-five DesBarres found himself for the first time with a little leisure. He was still full of life and energy, and made up his mind to spend two years in England, and the three subsequent ones in making a tour of Europe. Whether he executed his idea or was cut off before he could carry it out does not appear. He died at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the age of 102, on October 24, 1824. DesBarres wrote an autobiographical pamphlet of which a copy is in the New York Public Library. It is a very elaborate affair relating to his administration of his offices in Nova Scotia sub-

sequent to the survey, but is disappointingly brief in regard to the latter matter. Diligent; pond, lot 47. Diligent pond on plan, 1808. H.M. brig Diligent was stationed at Charlottetown during the summer of 1776 for the protection of the island.

Dingwell; settlement, lot 56. At census, 1798, Wm. Dingwell was head of a family in this lot. He was a son of James Dingwell, who came to St. Peters from Dumfries, Scotland,

with his five sons. Dirty; creek, lot 61. Chart. Mea cham, 1880, has Dirty river.

Dock; creek, tributary to Dock river, lot 4. Dock river on chart, 1851, Wright and Cundall, 1874, and Meacham, 1880. Dock river is Ilchester creek of Holland, 1765, and Julia’s river

of Hill map, 1821. Dock creek is Eliza river of Hill map, 1821. Doctors; point, Brudenell river, lot 53. Chart, 1850. Dog; cove and creek, lot 9. Dog creek on Wright and Cundall, 1874. Sand cove on Holland,

1765. Donagh; school district, lot 35. Name in use, 1862. Donaldston; settlement, lot 35. Name in use, 1860. Post office May 1, 1900, to June 14,

1913. Douse; point, north of Muttock point, lot 57. There is a Marine Department light here.

Double Hill; settlement, lot 63.

Douglas; brook, Pisquid river, lot 38. Wm. Douglas (1750-1835) of Dumfries, Scotland who came to the island about 1772, owned land in lot 38. He was also agent for the Greenwich

estate of the Duke of Cambridge. Doirants; creek, lot 23. Meacham, 1880. Doiron’s Creek is the school district name.

Dover; school district, lot 63. Name adopted about April, 1885. After Dover, Maine, the first “civilized place” struck by a member of the Board of Trustees on coming out of the lumber woods of Maine.

Dowden; point and creek, lot- 64. Chart, 1849. Dowden was one of Cambridge’s men. Refer to Cambridge Road.

Doyle; cove, lot 24. Doyle’s in Meacham, 1880, which shows Andrew D0} le, settler here.

Dromore; settlement, lot 37. Named about 1850 by Father Brady, after Dromore, county Down, Ireland. Earlier known as “Little Hill Road,” sometimes as “Little Hell Road”

on account of the inhabitants always being at law with one another.

Duchess; point, Charlottetown. Chart, 1738, 1846. The name may be a reference to Queen Charlotte as George pomt near may refer to George III.

Dunblane; school district, lor 8.

Dundas; settlement, lots 54 and 55. Name in use 1861 and on Lake, 1863. . After George Dundas, lieutenant governor 1859-68.

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