▁members ▁by ▁Gor ham . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁P ote ▁witness ed ▁another ▁act ▁of ▁reven ge ▁when ▁the ▁Mi ' k ma q ▁tort ured ▁a ▁Moh awk ▁r anger ▁from ▁Gor ham ' s ▁company ▁at ▁Med uct ic . ▁▁ 1 7 4 6 ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁▁ ▁Led ▁by ▁R ames ay , ▁the ▁French ▁land ▁forces ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁for ▁twenty - three ▁days , ▁await ing ▁naval ▁rein for c ements . ▁ ▁They ▁never ▁received ▁the ▁assistance ▁they ▁required ▁from ▁the ▁Duc ▁d ' An ville ▁Ex ped ition ▁and ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at . ▁ ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁Deport ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ac ad ians ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁Ac ad ians , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 7 5 5 , ▁ 3 2 ▁Ac ad ian ▁families , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 2 5 , ▁were ▁deport ed ▁from ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁ship ▁P embro ke . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁head ed ▁for ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁During ▁the ▁voyage , ▁the ▁Ac ad ians ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁vessel . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁the ▁Ac ad ians ▁sa iled ▁up ▁the ▁Saint - John ▁River ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁they ▁could . ▁ ▁They ▁there ▁dis emb ark ed ▁and ▁burn ed ▁their ▁ship . ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁Mal ise et