i. 178;

his mandate from the King, i. 189; in command at Louisbourg, i. 194; complains of the apathy of the Acadians, i. 197.

Côte de Beaupré, the, i. 348.

Coulon, see _Villiers, Coulon de_.

County courts, the, i. 41.

_Coureurs de bois_, the, at Michilimackinac, i. 17; at Detroit, i. 279; at “the Illinois,” i. 328.

Courtemanche, falls ill at Boston, i. 87; ii. 185.

Covenanters, the, i. 193. 372

Coxe, i. 303.

Crafts, Benjamin, diary of, ii. 148; death of, ii. 148.

Craggs, Secretary, i. 198, 203, 206.

Cranston, Governor, i. 181.

Crawford Notch, i. 256.

Creeks, the, i. 324.

Crespel, Père Emanuel, i. 339.

Cristineaux, the, ii. 10; offer to join the French against the Sioux, ii. 13; mislead La Vérendrye concerning the Pacific, ii. 15.

Croisil, on the Kennebec, i. 234.

Crow Indians, the, ii. 25.

Crown Point, i. 141; ii. 55; the French intrenched at, ii. 55, 56; La Corne urges the fortifying of, ii. 56; fort built at, ii. 56; Shirley plans to attack, ii. 156, 207, 234; Rigaud at, ii. 254; description of, ii. 254, 255; demolished by Amherst, ii. 255; ii. 350.

Crozat, Antoine, Louisiana farmed out to, i. 310; extent of his monopoly, i. 311; his disappointments, i. 315; gives up his charter, i. 315.

Cummings, William, wounded in Lovewell’s expeditions against the Indians, i. 260.

Cushnoc, stone fort at, i. 222.

Cutter, Captain Ammi, at Canseau, ii. 92.

Daccarrette, Sieur, ii. 290, 291, 304.

Daguenet, at Louisbourg, ii. 280.

D’Aillebout, Captain, see _Aillebout, Captain d’_.

Dakota Indians, the, ii. 34.

Damariscotta River, the, ii. 65.

D’Anville, Duc, see _Anville, Duc d’_.

D’Argenson, see _Argenson, D’_.

Darien Scheme, the, i. 134.

Dartmouth College, i. 91.

Dartmouth, Earl of, i. 192.

Daulnay, Jean, marriage of, i. 89.

Dauphin, the lost, son of Louis XVI., i. 91.

Dauphin Battery, the, at Louisbourg, ii. 111.

Dauphin, Fort, on Lake Manitoba, ii. 14.

Dauphin Island, French establishment at, i. 306, 309, 312.

Dauphin’s Bastion, the, at Louisbourg, ii. 130, 279, 286, 297, 298, 301, 302, 303, 305.

D’Auteuil, see _Auteuil, D’_.

Davis, in the defence of Haverhill against the French and Indians, i. 97.

Davis, Eleazer, wounded by the Pequawkets, i. 265, 266.

Deas, D., ii. 162, 164.

Debeline, General, ii. 223.

Deerfield, village of, i. 56; location of, i. 57; reinforced with a garrison, i. 59; attacked by the French and Indians, i. 59-66; the captives, i. 67; loss suffered by the French, i. 68; not abandoned, i. 69; again attacked by the French and Indians, i. 95; ii. 148, 242, 245, 249, 250, 254.

Deerfield River, ii. 250, 251.

De Gannes, see _Gannes, De_.

Degonner, the Jesuit, his theory concerning the Pacific, ii. 10.

De Goutin, see _Goutin, M. de_.

De Lancey, James, see _Lancey, James de_.

De Léry, see _Léry, De_.

De l’Isle, see _L’Isle, De_.

De Muys, see _Muys, De_.

Denis, ii. 259, 262. 373

Denonville, Marquis de, recognizes the importance of possessing Detroit, i. 22; ii. 53.

Denys, M. de la Ronde, i. 157; sent to treat with the “Bastonnais,” i. 159; taken prisoner, i. 160; on the losses of the English expedition against Canada, i. 181; sent to Annapolis, i. 194; in the Acadian settlements, i. 196.

“Deptford,” the, i. 125.

Derniers, Moïse des, on the illiteracy of the Acadians, ii. 173.

Deruisseau, i. 141.

Des Chaillons, Saint-Ours, commands an expedition against New England, i. 96.

Deschenaux, ii. 274.

Des Enclaves, Père, i. 202.

Desliettes, in command in the Illinois country, i. 336; proposes to exterminate the Outagamies, i. 336; joins Lignery’s expedition, i. 338.

Desligneris, ii. 185, 190.

“Despatch,” the, i. 173.

Destonnel, Mr., ii. 330.

D’Estournel, Vice-Admiral, see _Estournel, Vice Admiral d’_.

Destrahoudal, M., ii. 166, 167.

Des Ursins, La Loire, i. 329.

Detroit, important location of, i. 22; ii. 57; occupied by Du Lhut, i. 22; Livingston urges the occupation of, i. 22; its rivalry with Michilimackinac, i. 23; Cadillac’s plans for, i. 23; proposed restriction of the beaver-trade to, i. 23; Cadillac lays the foundations for, i. 28; in the hands of the company of the Colony of Canada, i. 29; is given over to Cadillac, i. 32; the Indian population at, i. 275; Dubuisson in command at, i. 279; its loss of strength in the departure of La Mothe-Cadillac, i. 327.

Detroit, fort, i. 279.

Detroit River, the, i. 29.

Dièreville, i. 131.

Dieskau, Baron, flotilla of, ii. 237.

Dion, ii. 289, 291.

Doddridge, i. 51.

Dominique, Father, i. 190.

Doolittle, Rev. Benjamin, ii. 222; on the defence of Number Four, ii. 229; sketch of, ii. 232; his sudden death, ii. 233; his famous narrative, ii. 233, 234.

Dorchester, joins the expedition against Port Royal, i. 126; i. 150.

Dorman, Ephraim, ii. 215.

Doty, ii. 249.

Doucette, at Annapolis, i. 196.

Douglas, Dr., on the plan to attack Louisbourg, ii. 64, 86, 112, 118; on the attack on the Island Battery, ii. 122; on the life at Louisbourg after the conquest, ii. 149.

Dover, attacked by French and Indians, i. 95, 99.

Downing, Joshua, killed by Indians, i. 52.

“Dragon,” the, i. 136, 147, 151.

Dragonades, the, i. 4.

Drake, S. G., ii. 234.

Drowned Lands, the, ii. 237.

Dubuisson, Sieur, in command at Detroit, i. 279; dangerous visitors, i. 280; timely succor, i. 282; attacks the camp of the Outagamies, i. 285; the siege, i. 286; overtures from the enemy, i. 287; renewed hostilities, i. 290; wavering allies, i. 291; the enemy begs for mercy, i. 293; 374 they surrender, i. 295; his report to Vaudreuil, i. 296; i. 344.

Duchambon, Chevalier, governor of Canada, ii. 96; deficient in capacity, ii. 96; at Louisbourg, ii. 97; on the capture of the Grand Battery, ii. 100, 101, 102; his serious blunder, ii. 103, 107; on the English attack on Louisbourg, ii. 111; summoned to surrender, but refuses, ii. 117; on the English attack on the Island Battery, ii. 121, 122, 124; letter from La Maisonfort to, ii. 125; his reply, ii. 126; on the effect of the English fire, ii. 130; asked by his troops to capitulate, ii. 131; surrenders to the English, ii. 133; on the number of English at Louisbourg, ii. 134; his report on the siege of Louisbourg, ii. 144, 287-312.

Ducking-stool, the, i. 41.

Duclos, i. 313, 314.

Dudley, Captain, i. 173.

Dudley, Joseph, governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, i. 36; his conference with the Abenakis, i. 37, 38; takes the offensive against the Indians, i. 50; on the French loss at Deerfield, i. 69; refuses to buy the release of prisoners, i. 86; his correspondence with Vaudreuil concerning the exchange of prisoners, i. 90; refuses to allow a raid into Canada, i. 100; urges the capture of Quebec, i. 103; proposes a treaty of neutrality to Vaudreuil, i. 103; characteristics of, i. 105; sent as prisoner to England, i. 105; made lieutenant-governor of the Isle of Wight, i. 105; sent back to Massachusetts as governor, i. 105; opposition of the Puritan party to, i. 105; his abilities, i. 106; accusations against, i. 107; sustained by the Queen, i. 109; approves of Major Church’s plan for retaliation against the French, i. 121; refuses to allow an attack on Port Royal, i. 121; on Mayor Church at Port Royal, i. 124; plans to assist in the conquest of Canada, i. 136; his letters to Lord Sunderland, i. 145; joins in the Canadian expedition, i. 165-168; his conference with the Abenakis at Portsmouth, i. 220.

Dudley, Thomas, governor of Massachusetts, i. 105.

Dudley, William, i. 87, 103; secretary of the expedition against Port Royal, i. 126, 130; sent by Governor Dummer as envoy to Montreal, i. 252; received by Vaudreuil, i. 252; the interview with the Indians, i. 253.

Dufoure, Sieur Janson, ii. 289.

Dugué, Lieutenant, joins Cadillac, i. 28.

Du Laurent, ii. 274.

Du Lhut, Greysolon, occupies Detroit, i. 22.

Dummer, Fort, Massachusetts and New Hampshire dispute ownership of, ii. 217; left without a garrison, ii. 217; the New Hampshire Assembly refuses to support, ii. 218; ii. 221.

Dummer, Jeremiah, i. 108; on the French attack on St. John, i. 132; agent of Massachusetts in England, i. 162.

Dummer, William, lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, i. 240; 375 his first meeting with the council, i. 241; his difficulties with the Assembly, i. 242; sends a force against Norridgewock, i. 245; accuses Vaudreuil of instigating the Indians, i. 250; correspondence between Vaudreuil and, i. 250-252.

Dumont, i. 321.

Dumontel, Jean, marriage of, i. 90.

Dunkirk, the American, ii. 64.

Dunstable, town of, i. 257, 259. attacked by the Indians, i. 258.

Duperrier, Captain, ii. 161.

Du Pratz, Le Page, i. 333, 355, 366.

Dupuy, the intendant, slanders Beauharnois, i. 338; on the scheme to reach the Pacific Ocean, ii. 6; ii. 54.

Dupuy, Paul, i. 180.

Duquesne, governor of Canada, ii. 42.

Duquesnel, the French military governor, ii. 60; sketch of, ii. 60; sends a force against Canseau, ii. 60; his plans against Annapolis, ii. 61; death of, ii. 96; ii. 311.

Dutch, the, do little to protect the Indians, i. 11.

Dutch traders of Albany, the, i. 15, 16, 275, 276; ii. 212.

Du Tisné, expedition of, i. 359, 360.

Duvivier, Captain, i. 118; sent against Canseau, ii. 60; sent against Annapolis, ii. 61-63; failure of his expedition, ii. 63; again lays siege to Annapolis, ii. 126, 171; ii. 312, 316.

Duxbury, i 121.

East Bay, ii. 237.

East Boston, i. 166.

East Hoosac, town of, ii. 231.

East Indies, the, ii. 256.

East Jersey, i. 8.

Eastern Indians, the, English declare war against, i. 239.

Eastern missions, the, cultivated with diligence by the Jesuits, i. 216.

“Edgar,” the, Walker’s flagship, i. 171, 172; blown up in the Thames, i. 181.

Edward, Fort, i. 140.

Eliot, John, attacked by the Indians, i. 244.

“Eltham,” the, ii. 93.

Ely, Joseph, wounded at Number Four, ii. 228.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, ii. 79.

Emery, Samuel, minister at Wells, i. 41.

Endicott, Hon. William C., ii. 42.

Engelran, Father, i. 30.

England, the War of the Spanish Succession, i. 3; insulted by Louis XIV., i. 4; declares war against France, i. 4; her object in delaying promised aid to New England, i. 156; critical questions between France and, i. 185; refuses to resign Acadia, i. 186; her policy of inaction towards her colonies, i. 199; division of the contest between France and, ii. 44; receives the news of the victory at Louisbourg with joy and astonishment, ii. 142; repays provincial outlays on the Louisbourg expedition, ii. 143; fails to do her duty by the Acadians, ii. 203; Bobé’s claim that she has no rightful titles to North America except those France may grant her, ii. 257-274. 376

English, the, do little to protect the Indians, i. 11; rumors spread by the French against, i. 11; wish to spur the Five Nations to active hostility, i. 13; their interest in the “Far Indians,” i. 14; importance of Detroit to, i. 22; send envoys to Montreal, i. 252; their conference with the Penobscots at the St. George, i. 254; the Boston treaty ratified, i. 255.

English colonies, the, ii. 46.

English Revolution, the, i. 192.

English traders, the, i. 275, 276; had one powerful attraction for the Indians, i. 277; ii. 212.

English Turn, i. 302.

Éraque, D’, i. 353.

Erie, Lake, i. 22; ii. 57.

Escatary, ii. 288, 300.

Essex, village of, ii. 157.

Estournel, Vice-Admiral d’, ii. 162; suicide of, ii. 163.

Ethier, Dr., on the attack on Deerfield, i. 70.

Eugene, Prince, i. 119.

Exeter, town of, attacked by the French and Indians, i. 99.

Fabry, Sieur, see _La Bruyère, Fabry de_.

Falmouth, hamlet of, Indian attack on, i. 45; rises from its ashes, i. 222.

“Falmouth,” the, i. 151.

“Far Indians,” the, i. 13; opposing interests of the French, the English, and the Five Iroquois Nations in, i. 14, 15.

Farmer, on the death of Cadillac, i. 19.

Farnsworth, David, at Number Four, ii. 218.

Farnsworth, Samuel, at Number Four, ii. 218, 219.

Farnsworth, Stephen, at Number Four, ii. 218.

Farrar, Jacob, mortally wounded by the Pequawkets, i. 264.

Farwell, Josiah, escapes from the Indians, i. 258; raises a company to hunt Indians, i. 259; wounded, i. 262; death of, i. 266.

Featherstonhaugh, the geologist, i. 353.

Félix, Père, i. 118.

Ferland, i. 341; ii. 107.

Ferryland, destroyed by the French, i. 132.

Feudalism, Canadian, develops good partisan leaders, i. 126.

“Feversham,” the, i. 151.

Field, Ensign, ii. 232.

Fight Brook, i. 268.

Filles de la Congrégation, i. 188.

Fisheries, the Acadian, i. 111; New England has a lion’s share of, i. 111, 146; the Newfoundland, i. 186; at Matinicus, ii. 65.

Fish Kill River, the, ii. 210.

Five Nations of the Iroquois, the, receives poor treatment from New York, i. 9, 10; suffered greatly from war, i. 10; the Dutch and English do little to protect, i. 11; French agents, among, i. 11; Protestant clergymen among, i. 12; the French try to preserve neutrality among, i. 12; the English try to spur them on to active hostility, i. 13; their interest in the “Far Indians,” i. 14; appeal to King William for protection against the French,