History of Colonization: The Colonies 3.12 PBEM Game

[Patient English]

General Sir George Monk writes...

The Frenchies have been spotted cruising in the English Channel. Just let them try to attack our ships! Our dockyards are churning out more warships every month. And with the newly-concluded peace treaty with the Dutch, we can concentrate our naval power against the one enemy. Whilst France's army is renowned, her navy is less so. I look forward to famous naval victories - and much plunder! After the phony war with the Dutch, our sailors are thirsting for enemy blood.

To the north, I fear the Scots are gathering the clans for an assault on the Border Country. We are massing our northern army to repel them, but will be unable to take the war to them for some while yet.

The cavalry recruits are beginning to flood in - adding to the steady ranks of our English infantry. All over England, the church bells are being melted down to make more cannon. The nation is responding magnificently to the French threat...

In New England, the work of developing our colonies goes on steadily - if unspectacularly. The Caribbean has gone ominously quiet...

[Chris 62]

Another year...

1662. Piter Devreis , historian of the court of the Stadholder, will now record another year of our nation's history.
The most Importantant event is that in an unprovoked manner, the Frech have declared war on the provinces! We do not wish this war, but we will defend our selves.
To counter the threat of France, we have allied with the Iroquois, and have delivered unto them the knowledge of Firearms.
Our fleet has been busy, and a great victory has been won over the Spanish fleet near the city of Amsterdam. Our privateers also destroyed a Spanish force near Caracas.
On land, our horsemen destroyed a Spanish army in Belgium, and will soon put Liege under seige.
The court of the United Provinces.<>File sent to Henrik(France)

[Henrik]

Re: Another year...

Originally posted by cpoulos
The most Importantant event is that in an unprovoked manner, the Frech have declared war on the provinces! We do not wish this war, but we will defend our selves.

I did?
I had no idea

[Henrik]

Personal log of Henri de Lohmander First Minister of Louis XIV:
Many great things has been achieved this year, the strange phony war whit Holland was ended, and our collonies in the americas prosper, we will soon begin to destribute our gold to the savages something which I think will make them more open to agreements

[Patient English]

General Sir George Monk writes...

Now that peaceful relations have been established between ourselves and our Dutch brothers-in-Christ, I instructed tentative feelers to be put forward in case an Alliance could be established. Unfortunately, the Dutch - engaged in a life-and-death struggle with their erstwhile Spanish masters - would only consider this if we, too, delared war on the Spanish. For reasons of Grand Policy, we do not feel ourslves able to yet do this, particularly as the Spanish report themselves to be at peace now with our allies of the Iroqouis Confederation. Negotiations have therefore been suspended on this matter until a more appropriate time. I have been advised to share our naval and other intelligence with the Dutch, and when their Stadtholder is next prepared to grant an audience, we will put this forward...

The New World Gold and Silver flooding into the Spanish empire is definitely leading to much pro-Spanish feeling throughout Europe.

I am pleased to report the establishment of a Royal Courthouse in Kingston. The reckless lawlessness of these semi-pirate places is at last being brought under control.

Many reports are coming in from frightened colonists in our settlements around Hudson's Bay of roving Huron War-Bands. So far, these have stayed beyond musket-shot of our Stockades, but hardship will soon be felt if our people are prevented from farming and hunting in the Forest.

At last we seen to be taking the war to those unruly Scots. No less than three separate raids have been sucessfully mounted agaist the miscreants from Newcastle. Scottish settlements as far north as Inverness have been left in flames!

Finally, the pirate stronghold of New Providence has been captured by forces commissioned by the King.

Long live King Charles!

[Chris 62]

1663

1663. Piter Devries historian of the court of the Stadholder, will now record another year of our nation's history.

In the city of Antwerp, a new Stokade has been constructed to aid in the defense of that city from the hated Spanish.
New slaves have been procured in New Amsterdam.

Our explorers have begun the exploration of the dark continent.

And lastly, a fleet has been dispatched to defend our holdings in the new world.
The court of the United Provinces.
<>File sent to Henrik(France).

[Henrik]

France 1664:

Collonial news:
Tales of a french merchant man running into an english trader in the middle of the Atlantic has reached us, the two vesssels couldn't harm eachother and being the gentlemen the french are, the french and english captain peacefully discussed the things merchants discuss about.
Continental news:
Lots of churchbells and relics has been sold/melted to finance the war whit england.

*File sent to Jay Bee.*

[Patient English]

Quote:

being the gentlemen the french are, the french and english captain peacefully discussed the things merchants discuss about.



Ha!

Nice one, Henrik...Of course, the English must have been feeling gentlemanly too, that day. Unusual, of course. Normally they like to drink French blood!



John

[Henrik]

Originally posted by Patient English
Ha!

Nice one, Henrik...Of course, the English must have been feeling gentlemanly too, that day. Unusual, of course. Normally they like to drink French blood!



John

Don't take it personally
I wish I new a good name to call the english in english, I mean spanish="dons" French="frogs" but english=?????

I had to write something

[Chris 62]

Try this...

Originally posted by Henrik

I wish I new a good name to call the english in english, I mean spanish="dons" French="frogs" but english=?????

It wouldn't become relavent until the 1790s, but try "Limeys".

[Patient English]

Or it could be "bifsteaks"

That's what the French called us then, and still do, I understand.

If that's not rude enough, "pasty-faced, snobbish, shopkeeping bastards" might do....



John

[Patient English]

JB,

Any problems at your end? Henrik has posted the file, but I haven't heard from you for ages....

[Henrik]

Well I even sent the file a one day before posting it here...
Strange

[Shaka Naldur]

hey,

any of you want to join us in our pbem game about the Time of Thunder scn???

[Jay Bee]

File *finally* sent to John