ii. 201;

blamed by Shirley for not protecting the Acadians, ii. 204; Clinton complains to, ii. 209; letter to Shirley from, ii. 348.

Newcastle, island of, ii. 73, 74.

New England, loose use of the name, i. 5; French plans for the destruction of, i. 5; the whole burden of war falls upon, i. 16; the Abenakis spurred on by the French against, i. 48; Vaudreuil sends a large war-party against, i. 55; another expedition against, i. 96; contribution to the sufferers of the Island of St. Christopher from, i. 100; has a lion’s share in the Acadian fisheries, i. 111; disappointment in the delay of the British fleet, i. 145; barred out from the fur-trade by New York, i. 272.

Newfoundland, divided between two conflicting powers, i. 131;