See CARIANS;
and ASIA MINOR;
THE GREEK COLONIES;
also, MACEDONIA: B. C. 334-330.
HALIDON HILL, Battle of (1333).
See BERWICK-UPON-TWEED: A. D. 1293-1333;
and SCOTLAND: A. D. 1332-1333.
HALIFAX: A. D. 1749.
The founding of the city.
"In the year [1749] after the peace [of Aix-la-Chapelle] the
land forces in Great Britain were reduced to little more than
18,000 men; those in Minorca, Gibraltar, and the American
plantations, to 10,000; while the sailors retained in the
Royal Navy were under 17,000. From the large number both of
soldiers and seamen suddenly discharged, it was feared that
they might be either driven to distress or tempted to
depredation. Thus, both for their own comfort and for the
quiet of the remaining community, emigration seemed to afford
a safe and excellent resource. The province of Nova Scotia was
pitched upon for this experiment, and the freehold of fifty
acres was offered to each settler, with ten acres more for
every child brought with him, besides a free passage, and an
exemption from all taxes during a term of ten years. Allured
by such advantages, above 4,000 persons, with their families,
embarked under the command of Colonel Cornwallis, and landed
at the harbour of Chebuetow. The new town which soon arose
from their labours received its name from the Earl of Halifax,
who presided at the Board of Trade, and who had the principal
share in the foundation of this colony. In the first winter
there were but 300 huts of wood, surrounded by a palisade."
_Lord Mahon (Earl Stanhope),
History of England, 1713-1783,
chapter 31 (volume 4)._
See, also,
NOVA SCOTIA: A. D. 1749-1755.