▁met ▁them ▁and ▁directed ▁them ▁up ▁stream , ▁where ▁they ▁joined ▁an ▁expand ing ▁Ac ad ian ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁Mal ise et ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Charles ▁D esch amps ▁de ▁Bo ish é bert ▁et ▁de ▁R aff et ot ' s ▁refuge e ▁cam ps ▁for ▁the ▁fle eing ▁Ac ad ians , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁Be a ub ears ▁Island . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 7 5 7 , ▁while ▁cutting ▁fire wood ▁near ▁Fort ▁Anne , ▁John ▁We athers po on ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁Indians ▁( pres umably ▁Mi ' k ma q ) ▁and ▁carried ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Mir am ichi ▁River . ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁was ▁eventually ▁sold ▁or ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁Quebec , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁of ▁Abraham , ▁when ▁General ▁Wol fe ' s ▁forces ▁pre va iled . ▁ ▁American ▁Revolution ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁ 8 4 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁( Ro yal ▁High land ▁Em igr ants ) ▁were ▁station ed ▁at ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁to ▁guard ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁against ▁American ▁Private ers . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁the ▁ 8 4 th ▁Regiment ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁private er ▁at ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal . ▁Captain ▁Mac Donald ▁sa iled ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁large ▁private er