ABENAKI Indians, the, i. 36; vil- lages of, i. 36; their treacherous conference with Governor Dud- ley, i. 36-38; Queen Anne's War due more to the French than to, i. 46, 47; spurred on by the French against New England, i. 48, 56; join an ex- pedition against New England, i. 96; claimed as subjects by both the French and the Eng- lish, i. 185; Father Rale among, i. 217; their conference with Governor Dudley at Portsmouth, i. 220; Vaudreuil proclaims them his allies, i. 250; ratify the Boston treaty, i. 255; sent from Montreal against the Eng- lish border, ii. 217; ii. 236; urge an attack on Fort Massa- chusetts, ii. 237.
Abenaki lands, the, i. 236. Abenaki missions, the, i. 217, 236. Abenakis of the Androscoggin, the, i. 224.
119; friction between the tem poral and spiritual powers in, i. 118; forced to make atonement for the sins of Canada, i. 120; changes hands, i. 120-155; the capture of Port Royal means the conquest of, i. 155; claimed by England, i. 184; France tries to hold, i. 184-186; England re- fuses to resign, i. 186; creed and politics in, i. 193; let alone by the British government, i. 199; documents relating to, i. 211; ceded to England, ii. 49, 50, 173; ii. 154; strong desire of France to recover, ii. 169; Shirley re- solved to keep, ii. 170; the key to the British American colo- nies, ii. 170; left by Newcastle to drift with the tide, ii. 180; ii. 260, 262, 266, 267, 270, 272, 320, 326, 336, 338, 341, 345, 353. Acadian Church, the, friction of the temporal power with, i. 118. Acadian peninsula, the, ii. 60, 184.
Abenakis of the Kennebec, the, i. Acadian priests, the, Shirley's at-
Abenakis of the Saco, the, i. 224. Abercrombie, Captain, i. 153. Acadia, i. 7; French claims re- garding the extent of its terri- tory, i. 47; its government, i. 110; the old régime in, i. 110-
titude towards, ii. 178. Acadians, the, trade of Boston
merchants with, i. 7, 115; take the oath of allegiance to Queen Anne, i. 191; break their oath, i. 191; apply to Vaudreuil for aid, i. 192; the French and the
Aillebout, Captain d', command- ant at the Island Battery, ii. 120, 284; ii. 303. Aix-la-Chapelle, the Peace of, signing of, ii. 256.
English rivals for, i. 193, 194; | Adams, town of, ii. 231. Costebelle complains of the Addison, i. 147. apathy of, i. 197; increase in the population of the, i. 199; Governor Phillips undertakes to force them to take the oath of allegiance, i. 206; Governor Phillips' so-called success, i. 208, | Akins, Mr., i. 211. 209; totally devoid of natural leaders, i. 210; refuse to join Duvivier against Annapolis, ii. | 62; addicted to hoarding, ii. 172; characteristics of, ii. 172; Mascarene's treatment of, ii. 172; between two fires, ii. 172, 173; known as the Neutral French," ii. 173; illiteracy of, ii. 173; incompetent to meet the crisis, ii. 173; their pleasures, ii. 174; social equality of, ii. 174; their commendable domes- tic morals, ii. 174; population of, ii. 174; greatly excited by the appearance of D'Anville's fleet, ii. 175; Shirreff urges that they are a standing menace to the colony, ii. 175; Shirley's plan for securing the allegiance of, ii. 177; Shirley's plan to convert them to Protestantism, ii. 180; Ramesay tries to per- suade them to join his expedi- | tion against Annapolis, ii. 182; again placed between two dan- gers, ii. 201; their letters to Ramesay and to Mascarene, ii. 201, 202; Ramesay's peremp- tory orders to, ii. 203; deplor- able position of, ii. 203; England fails to do its duty by, ii. 203; Shirley and, ii. 312–357. Acadian seas, the, i. 104, 120. Acadian village, the, life at, i. 113. Adams, i. 195.
Alabama River, the, ii. 51. Alabama, State of, i. 301. Albany, fort at, i. 9; efforts of the English to draw the fur-trade to, i. 14; ii. 51, 154, 156, 206, 207; left uncovered, ii. 210; ii. 212, 213, 235, 245, 254, 273. Albany traders, the, opposed to the proposed conquest of Can- ada, i. 137. Aldrich, John, wounded at Fort Massachusetts, ii. 246, 251, 253. Alexander VI., Pope, i. 305. Alexander, Deacon Ebenezer, blockhouse of, ii. 231. Alexander, Joseph, escapes from the French and Indians, i. 71. Alford, John, ii. 115. Algonquins of the Ottawa, the, sent from Montreal against the English border, ii. 217. Algonquins, the, i. 223. Alleghanies, the, i. 296; ii. 45, 48. Allein, i. 117.
Adams, Mr., of Medfield, i. 230.
Allen, Caleb, escapes from the In- dians, ii. 250.
Allen, Eunice, escapes from the Indians, ii. 250.
Allen, Mr., killed by the Indians, ii. 250.
Allen, Samuel, captured by the Indians, ii. 250. Allen's River, i. 112, 127, Allison, Widow, i. 60. Allouez, the Jesuit, at Fort St. Louis, i. 327. Alton Bay, i. 96.
" Amazone," the, ii. 159.
Amesbury, attacked by the French Anville, Duc d', ii. 157, 158; dis-
and Indians, i. 99.
Amherst, General, at Louisbourg,
ii. 104, 105; demolishes Crown Point, ii. 255.
asters of, ii. 159-162; death of, ii. 162; burial of, ii. 162; chief aim of his expedition, ii. 169; ii. 175, 235, 330, 346.
Amsden, killed by the Indians, ii. Appleton, Lieutenant-Colonel Sam-
Andover, i. 260. Andros, i. 105.
Androscoggin Indians, the, i. 37. Androscoggin River, the, i. 222. Anjou, Duc d', i. 305.
uel, i. 88; in the expedition against Port Royal, i. 127; the "nonsensical malice" of, i. 130 Apsaroka Indians, the, ii. 25. Archives de la Marine, the, i. 16. Archives Nationales, the, i. 16. "Ardent," the, ii. 62.
Annapolis, i. 112, 170, 190; pesti-"Argonaut," the, ii. 160. lence at, i. 191; i. 194; almost | Arickaras, the, i. 360. totally neglected, i. 198; Du- quesnel's plans against, ii. 61; its condition, ii. 61; failure of Duvivier's attack on, ii. 63; Duvivier again lays siege to, ii. 126; the French plan to at- tack, ii. 162, 164; crumbling little fort of, ii. 175; Ramesay tries to persuade the Acadians to join his expedition against, ii. 181; Shirley's plans for the defence of, ii. 182; ii. 312, 316, 317, 318, 319, 322, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 333, 344, 347, 350, 351, 352.
Annapolis Basin, ii. 165. Annapolis, Council of, i. 199, 201, 204, 205.
Annapolis River, the, i. 112, 127. Annapolis Royal, see Port Royal, and Annapolis. Anne, Fort, i. 140.
Anne, Queen, i. 105; sustains Gov- ernor Dudley, i. 109; receives the five Mohawk chiefs, i. 147.
Arkansas Indians, the, i. 356. Arkansas River, the, i. 319, 350, 359, 364, 367; the Canadian Fork of, i. 368. Armstrong, Lieutenant-Colonel, at Annapolis, i. 198; governor of Acadia, i. 201, 202; on the polit- ical work of the Acadian mis- sionaries, i. 203, 204; succeeds Governor Phillips, i. 208; un. dertakes to force the Acadians to take the oath of allegiance, i. 208; ii. 312, 338. Arnold, Benedict, i. 213. Arrowsick Island, i. 224, 231, 237. Artaguette, Lieutenant Diron d', reports on the charges against Bienville, i. 307; i. 309, 322. Artaguette, Pierre d', captured and burned alive by the Chicka- saws, i. 329.
Ash, Thomas, killed at Louisbourg, ii. 109.
Ashuelot, fort at, ii. 215; Indian attack on, ii. 215.
Anse de la Cormorandière Bay, | Ashuelot River, the, ii. 214.
Anson, Admiral, ii. 168.
Anticosti, the Island of, i. 171.
Assagunticooks, the, attend the
council at Georgetown, i. 224. Assiniboin River, the, ii. 14, 15, 20.
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