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.

Acadian priests, the, Shirley’s attitude 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 English rivals for, i. 193, 194; 362 Costebelle complains of the 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, 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 domestic 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,