Bay of Fundy is the New Brunswick city of Saint John. Saint John is the port city of the Bay of Fundy. The port is Canada's third largest port by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada. During the reign of George III, the municipality was created by royal charter in 1785 by a union between the former towns on each side of the harbour, Parrtown and Carleton. The New Brunswick towns of St. Andrews, Blacks Harbour, St. Martins and Sackville as well as the
Bay of Fundy the English villages along the shores of the Bay of Fundy, such as the Raid on St. John (1775), the Battle off Cape Split and the Raid on Annapolis Royal (1781). After the War, the boundary between the United States and the newly created province of New Brunswick remained uncertain, resulting in a thriving smuggling trade in the region, especially on the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay. The War of 1812 resulted in actions on the Bay of Fundy, mostly in the form of privateering and small patrol ships. After the War of 1812, the smuggling resumed and culminated in the