Assiniboins, the, ii. 10; offer to join the French against the Sioux, ii. 13; mislead La Véren- drye concerning the Pacific, ii. 15; ii. 34, 40; attack Saint- Pierre, ii. 41. Atkinson, Mr., sent to Montreal as envoy from New Hampshire, i. 252; received by Vaudreuil, i. 252; the interview with the Indians, i. 253.
Atlantic coast, the, usurped from the French, ii. 48. Auchmuty, Robert, ii. 64. Augusta, i. 222.
'Auguste," the, wreck of, ii. 42.
Auneau, the Jesuit, murdered by
the English for John Williams i. 88.
Barachois, the, ii. 106, 109, 279, 293, 294.
Barbadoes, the, i. 182. Barnard, Rev. John, i. 126; his experiences in the expedition against Port Royal, i. 128, 130, 131.
Barrett, Ensign John, house of, i.
Barron, Elias, killed by the Pe- quawkets, i. 265.
Barrot, surgeon of Louisiana, i. 308. Bart, Jean, of Canada, see Iberville, Le Moyne ď.
Bartlett, J. R., on the Mohawk chiefs in England, i. 147.
Austrian Succession, the War of, Basin of Mines, the, i. 110, 196.
Auteuil, D', i. 331; ii. 247.
Bastide, the English engineer, ii.
Avery, John, at Number Four, ii. " Bastonnais,” the, monopolize the
Avon, the river, ii. 189. Ayllon, Vasquez de, ii. 48. Azores, the, ii. 159.
BACON, Captain Daniel, at Louis- bourg, ii. 120. Bacouel, ii. 187. "Badine," the, i. 300.
Baker, escapes from Indian cap- tivity, i. 87.
Baker, C. Alice, i. 89, 90. Baker, Lieutenant, killed at Grand Pré, i. 123.
Bancroft, Robert Hale, ii. 89. Bangor, i. 244, 254.
Bank, Capt. Louis, i. 302; his in- terview with Bienville, i. 303. Banks, Lieutenant, i. 52, 53. Banlieue, the, Acadians of, i. 191, 195, 199.
Baptiste, Captain, captured by the English, i. 81; exchanged by
Acadian fisheries, i. 111; their trade with the Acadians, i. 115; i. 156, 157; La Ronde Denys sent to treat with, i. 159; take Denys prisoner, i. 160; exas- perated by the attacks on Can- seau and Annapolis, ii. 64; at Louisbourg, ii. 130, 134.
Batten Kill River, the, ii. 210, 238,
Batterie de Francœur, the, at Louisbourg, ii. 130, 297, 298, 301, 306. Baxter, Rev. Joseph, i. 225; among the Norridgewocks, i. 228-230; his controversy with Rale, i.
Bayagoula Indians, the, i. 301. Baye Verte, i. 196, 206; Ramesay
builds a fort at, ii. 175; ii. 184, 185, 195, 326, 344, 345, 350, 351. Bean, Lieutenant, sent out against Norridgewock, i. 245.
Beauséjour, Acadian post of, ii. 42.
Beaver-trade, the, proposed restric- tion to Detroit of, i. 23. Becancour, the Abenaki mission of, i. 217, 233. Bedford, Duke of, ii. 176. Bégon, the intendant, praises the zeal of the Acadian mission- aries, i. 204; i. 231, 331; on the scheme for reaching the Pacific Ocean, ii. 6; ii. 52.
Beaubassin, Acadian settlement of, | Beaurain, Chevalier de, i. 353, 354, i. 123; ii. 184, 185, 198, 200, 202, 203, 260. Beaubassin, Sieur de, attacks Fal-"Beaux Hommes," les, ii. 25. mouth, i. 46; letter from Pon- chartrain to, i. 102; ii. 124, 239, 298, 299, 300. Beaubois, Père de, i. 368. Beaucour, commands an unsuc- cessful attack on the Connec- ticut settlements, i. 95. Beauharnois, Charles de, the in- tendant, on the treachery of the Abenakis, i. 37; on the French expedition against New Eng- land, i. 56; on Beaucour's un- successful expedition against Connecticut, i. 95; i. 232; averse to violent measures against the Indians, i. 337; slandered by Dupuy, i. 338; on Lignery's ex- pedition against the Outagamies, i. 339; on the scheme to reach the Pacific Ocean, ii. 6; ii. 7, 8; tries to obtain aid from the court for La Vérendrye, ii. 13; on the Mandans, ii. 21; demands the demolition of Oswego, ii. 54; on the establishment of Crown Point, ii. 56; on the cap- ture of Louisbourg by the Eng- lish, ii. 140; ii. 171, 172. Beauharnois, Fort, ii. 7; aban- doned, ii. 7.
Beaujeu, journal of, ii. 170, 184; the hero of the Monongahela, ii. 185; ii. 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196; on the losses at Grand Pré, ii. 198; on the courtesies exchanged be- tween the French and the Eng- lish at Grand Pré, ii. 199; his account of the French victory at Mines, ii. 200. Beauport, seigniory of, i. 25.
Belknap, on the Indian attack on Wells, i. 46; on the loss of life in Queen Anne's War, i. 47; on Major Church at Port Royal, i. 124; on March's failure against. Port Royal, i. 131; on the coun- cil at Georgetown, i. 235; on Lovewell's expeditions against the Indians, i. 262; on the plan to attack Louisbourg, ii. 64, 78, 112. Belknap Papers, the, ii. 144. Belleisle, Madame de, i. 117. Bellemont, Ensign, ii. 293. Bellin, ii. 14.
Bellomont, Lord, governor of Mas- sachusetts, letter from Brouillan to, i. 7; his reports to the Lords of Trade, i. 9; on the ministers among the Indians, i. 12; tries to influence the Indians against the Jesuits, i. 12. Bennett, Captain, i. 202. Benoit, M., ii. 288. Berkshire, il. 230. Berwick, village of, Indian at- tacks on, i. 48, 99, 266. Biddeford, village of, i. 46, 266; ii. 80.
Bienville, Jean Baptiste de, re- solves to find a better way to Santa Fé, i. 368.
Bienville, Le Moyne de, i. 301; at | Bleeker, visits Onondaga, i. 12. Biloxi, i. 302; explores the Mis- Blenheim, i. 163.
sissippi, i. 302; his meeting with Capt. Louis Bank, i. 303; accu- sations against, i. 307; De Muys
"Blockhouse," loose use of the term, ii. 241. Blue Earth River, i. 351.
sent to succeed, i. 307; Arta-"Bobasser," see Beaubassin, Sieur guette reports favorably upon the charges against, i. 307; La Mothe-Cadillac succeeds, i. 309; La Mothe-Cadillac's quarrel with, i. 313; reappointed gov- ernor of Louisiana, i. 318; re- newed accusations against, i. 320; Perier takes his place, i. 320; again made governor of Louisiana, i. 322; resigns, i. | Bolingbroke, Lord, i. 163.
Bobé, Father, sets forth the claims of France, ii. 46-50, 257-274. Bodmer, Charles, the artist, among the Mandans, i. 345; ii. 20. Boisbriant, Major Pierre Dugué de, i. 307; in command of "the Illinois," i. 329; i. 360. Boishébert, ii. 185, 188, 189, 194.
bursement for Massachusetts from England for expenditures on the Louisbourg expedition, ii. 142, 143; letters of, ii. 143; ii. 315.
323; the "Father of Louisi- Bollan, William, secures reim. ana," i. 323; i. 360. Bighorn Mountains, the, ii. 31. Bighorn Range, the, ii. 29, 31. Bigot, François, the intendant, i. 38; ii. 37, 97, 98, 108; on the English attack on Louisbourg, ii. 111; on the English attack on the Island Battery, ii. 121; 122; on the weak condition of the Louisbourg garrison, ii. 131; on the siege of Louisbourg, ii. 144; ii. 273, 274, 290, 293, 311. Billaine, Louis, ii. 261. Billerica, village of, i. 259. Biloxi, the harbor of, French es-
tablishment at, i. 302, 305, 312.
Biscay, Bay of, ii. 158.
Blackfeet Indians, the, ii. 34.
Bomazeen, Captain, i. 37; cap- tures Elisha Plaisted, i. 53, 54. Bonaventure, Captain, on the trade between Boston and the French of Acadia, i. 108, 115; his relations with Madame de Freneuse, i. 116; attacked by De Goutin, i. 117; on the fric- tion between the temporal and spiritual powers in Acadia, i. 118; ii. 132, 286, 308. Bonaventure, Madame de, i. 154. Bonaventure, the priest, i. 194.
Blackhawk, the famous chief, i. Bonavista, i. 132.
Black Hills, the, i. 353; ii. 23.
Bonner, Captain, makes a plan of Boston, i. 170.
Black Point, Indian attack on, i. Bonner, John, i. 88.
Black River, the, ii. 221.
Blake, Nathan, captured by the Indians, ii. 215.
Blancs Barbus, see Mandans, the. Blastrick, Jean, ii. 311.
Boston, French plans for the de- struction of, i. 5, 6; i. 55; trade between the French of Acadia and, i. 108; French scheme to ruin, i. 161; make plans for the
Brattleboro', town of, i. 73. Brazil, ii. 270.
Canadian expedition, i. 164, 165; | Brandy, traffic in, i. 20. distrusts the English troops, i. 166; Bonner's plan of, i. 170; ii. 47, 60; rumored attack of the French on, ii. 156; ii. 261, 309, 310, 312, 318, 327. Boston Harbor, i. 143. "Boston Packet," the, ii. 83. "Boston Post Boy," the, ii. 200. Boston Treaty, the, i. 255. Boucher, Marie, marriage of, ii.
Brébeuf, Jean de, at Matchedash Bay, i. 18; i. 139, 215. Breda, treaty of, ii. 270. Brest, ii. 127, 158.
Boucher, Pierre, governor of Three Rivers, ii. 8. Boucherville, i. 90. Bougainville, ii. 14.
Boularderie, killed at Louisbourg, ii. 98.
Bourbon, Fort, on Lake Winni- peg, ii. 14.
Bourgmont, Sieur de, i. 360; builds Fort Orléans, i. 361; sets out for the Comanche villages, i. 361; his journey, i. 361-366. Bourke, Captain John G., ii. 43. Bourne, Edward E., i. 40, 42; on the Indian attack on Wells, i. 46; on the capture of Elisha Plaisted, i. 54; ii. 81. Bouton, on Lovewell's Expedition, i. 270.
Bow Indians, the, ii. 26; make an attack on the Snake Indians, ii. 30-33.
Boxford, village of, i. 269. Bradford, village of, i. 269.
Brest Squadron, the, ii. 327. Breton, Cape, i. 185; Raudot urges
the occupation by the French of, i. 186; ii. 42, 60, 85, 104, 114, 256, 314, 315, 318, 321, 322, 333, 342. Bridgman, Jonathan, wounded at Fort Massachusetts, ii. 246. Brissonnet, the Plain of, at Louis- bourg, ii. 279.
British America, early maps of, ii. 44.
British colonies, the, i. 3. British provinces, the, ii. 45; growing power of, ii. 45. Brittany, ii. 166.
Brookfield, attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99.
Brooks, Commander, at Louis- bourg, ii. 120, 121.
Brouillan, Jacques François de, urges peace between England and France, i. 6; his letter to Governor Bellomont, i. 7; in command of Acadia, i. 110; paucity of his fighting resources, i. 111; characteristics of, i. 113; death of, i. 114; accusations against, i. 114.
Bradley, Joseph, attacked by In- Brown, ii. 95. dians, i. 49.
Bradstreet, Colonel John, ii. 64,
65; at Louisbourg, ii. 100. "Brahmin caste" of New Eng- land, the, i. 269.
Brandon, Arthur, i. 48.
Brown, Captain, sent out against Norridgewock, i. 245.
Brown, John, wounded at Number Four, ii. 228.
Brown, John Carter, i. 147. Brulé Indians, the, ii. 34.
Brandon, Mrs. Arthur, killed by Brunswick, i. 218; burned by the
Bruyas, the Jesuit, i. 11. Brymner, on the journal of La Vérendrye, ii. 17. Buade, Fort, i. 18. Buffalo, the, i. 351.
Bullard, John, killed by the In-
Bunker Hill, battle of, ii. 90, 123. Burchett, Secretary of the Admi- ralty, i. 165.
Burlington, city of, i. 77. Burnet, Governor, of New York, plans to build a fortified trad- ing-house at Oswego, ii. 53. Burr's regiment, at Louisbourg,
ii. 103.
Bute, i. 183.
Butler, Captain, i. 177.
CABOT, John, ii. 47, 49, 79. Cabot, Sebastian, ii. 47, 49, 79. Caches, ii. 16.
Caddoes, the, i. 356.
Cadenaret, an Abenaki chief, ii. 237, 238.
Cadillac, Seigneur, de, see La Mothe, Jean de.
66 Caesar," the, ii. 83. Cahokia, village of, i. 328. Cahouet, i. 191.
257; New York her only rival for the control of the West, i. 273; jealous of Louisiana, i. 324; plans of the chiefs of, i. 325; divided between two opposing influences, i. 347; approaching her last agony, ii. 42; Shirley's scheme for capturing, ii. 151; in alarm at the hostile prepara- tions of the English, ii. 153; preparations for defence, ii. 154; the attack abandoned, ii. 155. Canadian Church, the, influence of, i. 347.
Canadian missions, the, converts of, i. 96, 99.
Canadians, the, brave, hardy, and well trained, i. 5; join the expe- dition against New England, i. 56; led the way in the path of discovery, i. 346.
Cannon-ball River, the, ii. 18. Canseau, fishing-station of, ii. 60;
Duquesnel sends a force against, ii. 60; surrenders to the French and is burned, ii. 61; Commo- dore Warren at, ii. 84; ii. 86; Pomeroy at, ii. 91; passes into the hands of the English, ii. 91, 92, 93; ii. 267, 273, 288, 289, 290, 311.
Callières, the governor, i. 26, 28. Cambridge, i. 150; ii. 90. Canada, prepares for defence against England, i. 4; a virtual truce between New York and, i. 16; divided by two opposing policies, i. 21; a country of cabals and intrigues, i. 27; al- most inaccessible to New Eng- land, i. 120; plan of Samuel Vetch for the conquest of, i. 133; the English ministry plan an attack on, i. 163; the Iro- quois cease to be a danger to, i. 216; Abenaki settlements in, i. | Capuchin Friars, the, i. 118.
Canseau, blockhouse at, i. 198; the Micmacs attack, i. 244; ii. 334, 344, 345. Canseau, Strait of, i. 186; ii. 60. Canso, see Canseau. Canso, Strait of, see Canseau, Strait of. Canterbury, Archbishop of, i. 147. Cap Noir, ii. 301.
Cape Breton, Island of, i. 177. Cape Cod, the Indians of, i. 121; ii. 47, 260, 261. Cape Sable Indians, ii. 354.
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