Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 5 (of 8) The English and French in North America 1689-1763

CHAPTER VII.

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THE WARS ON THE SEABOARD: ACADIA AND CAPE BRETON. _Charles C. Smith_ 407

ILLUSTRATION: A French Frigate, 412.

CRITICAL ESSAY 418

AUTHORITIES ON THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS OF NEW ENGLAND AND ACADIA, 1688-1763. _The Editor_ 420

ILLUSTRATIONS: Autographs of John Gyles, 421; of Francis Nicholson and Samuel Vetch, 422; View of Annapolis Royal, 423; Autographs of Vaudreuil, 424; of the Signers of the Conference, January 16, 1713-14 (J. Dudley, Francis Nicholson, William Tailer, W. Winthrop, Elisha Hutchinson, Samuel Sewall, J. Addington, Em. Hutchinson, Penn Townsend, Andrew Belcher, Edw. Bromfield, Ichabod Plaisted), 425; Fac-simile of the Title of Penhallow’s _History_ (1726), 426; of Church’s _Entertaining Passages_ (1716), 427; Bellin’s Map of Port Royal, 428; View of Gut of Annapolis, 429; Autograph of Thomas Westbrook, 430; of John Lovewell, 431; Plan of Lovewell’s Fight, 433; Autographs of R. Auchmuty and W. Vaughan, 434; Portrait of Sir William Pepperrell, with Autograph, 435; his Arms, 436; Autographs of Edward Tyng and John Rous, 437; Gibson’s Picture of the Siege of Louisbourg, fac-simile, _opp_. 437; Autograph of Peter Warren, 439; of Richard Gridley, 440; Bellin’s Map of Cape Breton (1746), 440; Gridley’s Plan of Louisbourg (1745), 441, 442, 443; Plan of Attack on Louisbourg (1745), 444; Map of the Siege (1745), 445; Pepperrell’s Plan of the Siege (1745), 446; View of Louisbourg, 447; Plan of Island Battery, 448; View of the Entrance of Mines Basin, 449; View of Cape Baptist, 449; Autograph of Paul Mascarene, 450; Plan of Forts Beauséjour and Gaspereau, 451; Autograph of Charles Lawrence, 452; Map of Fort Beauséjour and Adjacent Country, 453; Colonel Monckton, with Autograph, 454; Autograph of John Winslow, 455; his Portrait, 456; Autograph of Colonel Murray, 460; Admiral Boscawen, with Autograph, 464; Map of Siege of Louisbourg (1758), 465; Views of Louisbourg and Harbor, 466; Portrait of General Wolfe, 467; Plan of Siege of Louisbourg (1758), 468, 469; Plan of the Attack, 470.

MAPS AND BOUNDS OF ACADIA. _The Editor_ 472

ILLUSTRATIONS: Lahontan’s Map of Acadia, 473; Map of the French Claim (1755), 478; of the English Claim (1755), 479; Jefferys’ Map of Nova Scotia, 480-481.