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Two or three more , who were in the same awkward position as Lecorbeau , proceeded to follow his example . The rest , considering that for them there was now no danger , the fighting being done , stayed to see the end , and to pick up what they could in the way of spoils . As for Le Loutre , realizing that his cause was lost and his neck in the utmost jeopardy , he hid himself in a skillful disguise and fled in haste for Quebec . The same evening , at seven o'clock , the garrison marched out of Beauséjour with the honors of war ; whereupon a body of New Englanders marched in , hoisted the flag of England , and fired a royal salute from the ramparts of the fort . By the terms of the capitulation the garrison was to be sent at once to Louisburg , and those Acadians who in taking part in the defense had violated their oath of allegiance to King George were to be pardoned as having done it under compulsion . All such matters of detail having been arranged satisfactorily , Vergor gave a grand dinner to the English and French officers in the stronghold of which his cowardice had robbed his country . The fort was rechristened `` Fort Cumberland , '' and the curiously assorted guests all joined most cordially in drinking to the new title .