▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁present - day ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁Bas in . ▁This ▁initial ▁settlement ▁was ▁abandoned ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁being ▁destroyed ▁by ▁British - American ▁attack ers ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 3 , ▁but ▁was ▁significantly ▁the ▁first ▁year - round ▁European ▁settlement ▁in ▁Canada . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁app les ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 9 ▁Scottish ▁sett lers , ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Alexander , ▁established ▁their ▁settlement , ▁known ▁as ▁Charles fort , ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁River ▁( present ▁site ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ). ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁abandoned ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Saint - G erm ain - en - L aye ▁( 1 6 3 2 ). ▁A ▁second ▁French ▁settlement ▁replaced ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Charles fort ▁at ▁present - day ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁Port ▁Royal ▁and ▁it ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁col ony ▁of ▁Ac ad ia . ▁Port - Ro yal ▁under ▁the ▁French ▁soon ▁became ▁self - su fficient ▁and ▁grew ▁mod est ly ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁century , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁frequent ▁attacks ▁and ▁capture ▁by ▁British ▁military ▁forces ▁or ▁those ▁of ▁its ▁New ▁England ▁colon ists , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁restored