La Tour Charles Amador De

Son of Claude de la Tour. Came to Acadia

in 1610 with his father. Driven out of Port Royal by the English; built

a post near Cape Sable, on what is now known as Port Latour. In 1632,

when Acadia was restored to France, Razilly came out with Charnisay to

strengthen the colony. Razilly died in 1636, and a bitter conflict

followed between Charnisay and La Tour, both of whom claimed to

represent the king in Acadia. Charnis y had rebuilt Port Royal, and La

Tour occupied a fort at the mouth of the St. John. The outcome of the

quarrel was an order for the arrest of La Tour. Charnisay attacked La

Tour's fort, but was driven off. When he blockaded the harbour, La Tour

escaped to Boston, returned with English ships, and drove Charnisay to

the shelter of Port Royal. The latter's opportunity came, however,

later. He attacked the fort during La Tour's absence. La Tour's wife

made a gallant defence, and Charnisay succeeded in the end only by

resorting to treachery. He carried Madame La Tour to Port Royal, where

she died in 1645. Some years later, after the death of Charnisay, La

Tour brought this curious drama to a conclusion by marrying the widow of

his rival. He had already obtained restitution from the king, who made

him governor of Acadia; and some years later showed his powers of

persuasion by obtaining a generous grant of land from Cromwell, who had,

in 1654, taken possession of the colony. Died about 1666. =Bib.=:

Parkman, Old Regime; Hannay, History of Acadia; Kirke, The First

English Conquest of Canada.