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accuses de Villebon allowing English
to trade, 68; his petty scandals, 68.
Goyer, father, recollet: attends de
Frontenac's death-bed, preaches fun-
eral sermon, ii. 324.

Grand Agnier: Indian chief, ii. 207;
killed, 222.

Grand-fontaine, Hubert d'Aubigny de :
receives Acadia on behalf of French,
ii. 179.

Grand, Pré (modern Horton): march
of troops to, iii. 346; colonel Arthur
Noble in command, 347; attacked,
348; defeat of British garrison, 349;
their surrender, 349.
Grandville: taken prisoner by Phips,
exchanged at Quebec, ii. 245.
Grandville fort, on Junita: destroyed,

iv. 29.

Grant: ensign, at Louisbourg, iv. 126.
Grant, major: his advance upon fort
Duquesne, iv. 201; his attack of fort,
202; his defeat, 203; taken prisoner,

204.

Grants of land: laws concerning, i.
363.

Granville commands militia, de

Denonville's expedition, ii. 79.
Grassier, jesuit: at Louisiana, iii. 228.
Greason, Robert: killed by French
near fort Loyall, ii. 339.

Great Britain: style of, adopted, ii.

441.

Green bay a mission at its head, i.
215.

Griffon, le: constructed by de La Salle,

i. 457; origin of name, 458; com-
pleted May [1679], 458 ; vessel
launched, 458; taken up to Squaw
island, 458; to lake Erie, 459; her
crew, 459; proceeds on voyage, 459;
laden with furs at Green bay, 462;
founders, supposed in lake Michigan,
462.

Grinnington, captain: in command of

expedition to Hudson's bay, iii. 28.
Grollet found by Spaniards among
Indians, ii. 153; deserter from de La
Salle, 158.

Groselliers, Médart Chouart, de: mar-

riages, iii. In. [see Hudson's bay].
Guignas, père taken prisoner with
party on Mississippi, iii. 272; in-
duces his Indian captors to join the
French, 272; visits fort Chartres,
272.

Gulliver's travels: ii. 59.

Guns: first given to Indians by La
Rochelle traders, i. 61.

Guyart, Marie: [see mère de l'Incar-
nation].

H

Habitant: his mode of life, i. 440.
Haldimand, Frederick : second in com-
mand, Niagara, iv. 316; his services,
317; his character unjustly assailed,
317 his birth, 318.; left in com-
mand at Oswego, 319; attacked by
Saint Luc de la Corne, 319; his
defence, 319; called upon by John-
son to proceed to Niagara, 327;
appeals to Amherst, 327; acting
governor of Three Rivers, 447; es-
tablishes locality of law courts, 447;
his ordinances, 447; against those
pleading in bad faith, 448; expresses
opinion, there was no emigration to
France, 448; his ordinances, 449;
his proclamations, 449.

Half-King, Indian chief: present with
Washington on the Ohio, iii. 452;
joins Washington at Great Meadows,
453.

Halifax fort: constructed by Winslow,
iii. 461.

Halifax, Nova Scotia : founded, iii.419;

first population, 419; first meeting
of council, 419; character of oath
discussed, 420; should be enforced
without exemption, 420; settlements
looked upon suspiciously by Canadian
authorities, 423; saw mill attacked,
428; outrages in neighbourhood of,
439; population, 440; absence of
religious instruction, 440; difference
from foundation of New Orleans,
440.

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Halkett, Sir Peter: in command first
division Braddock's force, iii. 472.
Hamel, Mgr. iv. 420n.
Hamilton, governor of Pennsylvania :
sends Croghan to Miamis, iii. 448.
Hamilton, lieutenant: taken prisoner,
iii. 430; receives letter from Le
Loutre, 489; letter sent to Lawrence,
489.
"Hampshire": foundering of, at fort
York, Hudson's bay, iii. 35.
Handfield, captain: sent to Mines,
iii. 428.

Hannonsacha, Indian chief: killed at
Michillimackinac, ii. 43.

Hanover: treaty of, and consequences,
iii. 295.

Hanson, John: story of, iii. 189.
Hardy, admiral sir Charles, governor

of New York: not favourable to Shir-
ley, iii. 557; in command at New
York, iv. 32; escorts Loudoun's
force, 32; arrives at Halifax, 33.
Harley, Robert, earl of: in power, ii.
534; his policy, 535; his character,
562.

Harman at Norridgewock, iii. 191.
Hart, colonel: tried by court martial,
iv. 178.

Havannah taken, iv. 493.
Haverhill, on the Merrimac: massacre

at [1697], ii. 384; attacked [1704],
iii. 92; [1708], 93.
Haviland in command on lake Cham-
plain, iv. 383; advances against île
aux Noix, 396; lands east side of
lake, 397; takes shipping, 398; fort
surrenders, 399; advances to St.
John's, fort abandoned, 399; sends
colonel Darby to Chambly, 399.
Hawthorne, col. : unsuccessfully attacks
Naxouat, ii. 382.

Hazzen, lieutenant: ascends the St.
John, iv. 153.

Hay, lord Charles: his conduct at Hali-
fax, iv. 34; afterwards in London,
34n.

Hay: made prisoner at Beauséjour, iii.
497; killed, 499.

Hayes, fort, Hudson's bay: taken by

de Troyes, iii. 15; named by French
fort Saint Louis, 28.

Hearne, Samuel: his expedition, iii.
38in.
Hébert first settler, Quebec, i. 53;
cultivates land, 56.

Hendrick, Mohawk chief: killed, iii.
530.

Hennepin, Louis, recollet: his early

career, i. 450; his want of truth,
450; joins de La Salle, 450; returns
to Cataraqui for more recollets, 458;
sent by de La Salle to Upper Missis-
sippi, 469; the misrepresentations in
his volume, 479; ascends Mississippi,
480; he and his companions taken
by the Sioux, 481; first European to
record falls of St. Anthony, 481;
descends Mississippi with hunting
party, 481; released by du Luth,
482; returns to Montreal, 483.
Henrietta Maria, i. 9; her French ser-
vants sent away by Charles I., i. 10;
1061.

Henry II. of France: i. 8.
Henry III. of France: i. 9.
Henry IV. of France: i. 9; his death,
35.

Herbin attempts to force British out-
posts east of Quebec, driven back,
iv. 364.

Heron, captain Patrick: in command at
Canso, iii. 302.
Hertel, de

sends news to Montreal of
Schuyler's advance to, ii. 253; with
brother released by Indians, 301;
leaves Three Rivers on raiding expe-
dition, destroys Salmon falls, 337;
joins de Portneuf, 338.
Heu, father d' with Senecas, ii. 447.
Hiens starts with de La Salle for
Canada, ii. 153; concerned in his
murder, 156; murders Duhaut, 159.
Hill, Abigail [Mrs. Masham]: ii. 454.
Hill, General [brother of Mrs. Masham]:
ii. 454; appointed to command
Quebec expedition, 455; his early
life, 455; his appointment as colonel

opposed by Marlborough, 456; ob-
tained through influence of Mrs.
Masham, 457; Swift's account of
him, 457; his character, 458; regi-
ments constituting expedition, 459
and . ; abandons projected expedi
tion on wreck of vessels, 465; arrives
in London, 468 and ".
Hobby, sir Charles: knighted, iii. 100n.;
left in charge of fort Annapolis, III;
orders expedition to obtain timber,

112.

Hocquart, Gilles : appointed intendant
[1731], iii. 269; opposed to bishop
Dosquet in his interference with
trade, 283; investigates mines
throughout the country, 290; makes
botanical collection, 291; replaced
by Bigot, 300.

Hogarth, William : favoured by Bute,
iv. 490; his caricature, "The Times,"
490; his death, 490; supposed to
have made etching against Pitt, 491n.
Holbourne, admiral: in command of
fleet sent to America, iv. 31; arrives
at Halifax, 33; sails to Louisbourg,
35; caught in hurricane, 35; loss of
his vessels, 35.

Holdernesse, lord: resigns to make
room for Bute, receiving pension,
iv. 478.

Holmes, admiral: given duty of de-

stroying French ships above Quebec,
iv. 256; ascends river, 260.
Holmes, sir Robert: sails to New
York [1661], i. 353.

Hopital général de Quebec: founded by
de Saint Vallier, iii. 258; anniver-
sary of his ordination observed there,
258; scene at de Vallier's burial,
260; some irregularities reproved,
282.
Hopkins, lieutenant at Louisbourg,
iv. 126.

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Hopson, Peregrine Thomas: assumes
government Nova Scotia, iii. 441;
enforces proper treatment of Aca-
dians, 441; makes peace with Mic-
macs, 442; his description of Acadia,

443; in command of land forces,
iv. 32.
Horchouasse Iroquois chief, sent to
France a prisoner, ii. 80.

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Horse the French-Canadian love of,
ii. 483; restrictions in possession
of, 484.

Horse-flesh served out as rations, iv. 76;
conduct of women, 79; difficulty
with troops, 77; behaviour of de
Lévis, 76.

Horses. none in Canada at an early

date, i. 156; first imported, 329.
Hospital, nuns, Montreal: established
i. 368.

Hosta, d', French officer killed in
Schuyler's attack on Laprairie, ii.
254.

Howe, a member of Halifax council:
murdered by order of Le Loutre, iii.
437.

Howe, admiral: takes "l'Alcide" and
"le Lys," iii. 461.
Howe, Brigadier, lord: advances to
Palatine settlement, iv. 71 ; at
Schenectady, 71; at Half-way brook,
159; killed, 165; his character,
165.; his death without influence
on the result of that day, 165; not
sent out to control Abercrombie, 166.
Houel, Louis, of Brouage: i. 47.
Hudson's bay: supposed to be great
sea reported to Champlain, i. 33;
Talon's expedition, 390; letter of
Louis XVI. to de la Barre, ii. 46;
two Frenchmen reach river Ottawa
from, 70; expedition to, 70; first
mention of, iii. I; conference in Lon.
don, I; forts established, 2; first
overland expedition, 3; no authority
for reported expedition of des Grosel-
liers and Radisson, 5.; stated in
[1660], all known of Hudson's bay
through Indians, 5; routes from
shores of lake Superior, 6; impossi-
bility of land journey from lake Su-
perior to port Nelson, 6; des Grosel-
liers and Radisson dismissed from
English service, 9; de Troyes' ex-

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pedition [1686], 14; forts re-named
by French, 28; in possession of
French [1695], 32; forts retaken by
English [1696], 32; ceded to Great
Britain treaty of Utrecht, 43; present
character of, 44.

Hudson's bay Co.: unable to obtain
aid to recover forts, ii. 230; petition
king, iii. 21; importance of text of
petition, 21; influence of, 21; peti.
tion queen Anne, 39; their only pos-
session fort Albany, 41; pretensions
of the company at this date, 42;
claim only to east and south of bay,
42.

Hudson River, New York: as means

of communication, iv. 157; above
Albany, 157".

Hudson, valley of: i. 349, discovery
in [1609], 351; traditions concerning
it, 351.

Huet, recollet father: i. 55.
Huguenot sailors: not allowed to sing
psalms on the St. Lawrence, i. 80;
form two-thirds of the crew, 80;
continue to sing psalms, 8o.
Huguenots leave Holland and Eng-
land for south Carolina, iii. 220.
Hull, Mr. John T. of Portland: ii.

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338n.; 341n.; 353".

Hunter, Robert, governor of New
York: ii. 446; sends Schuyler to
pull down block-house, erected by
Joncaire, 470; establishes settlement
of Palatines on the Mohawk, 471;
describes feeling in New York, 472;
detains three officers as spies, 472.
Huron dictionary: first compiled by
recollets, i. 72.

Huron missions: commencement of,

i. 149.
Hurons complain of difficulty experi
enced in passing through Algonquin
country, i. 70; 127; at Quebec, 128;
refuse to carry back jesuit fathers,
128; attacked by Iroquois, 148; ill-
judged policy towards them, 154;
lose their warlike instincts, 204;
seized with terror, proceed to Chris-

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tian islands, 208; their privations,
209; attacked by Iroquois, fate of
survivors, 212; some established at
Three Rivers, 228; proceed to Mont-
real to be incorporated with Onon-
dagas, 239.

Hurons of Detroit: appeal for aid to
Indians of Two Mountains, iii. 275;
proceed to Montreal, 393.
Hussey, commandant of fort Lawrence:
meets Le Loutre, iii. 489.
Hutchinson, Thomas, lieut.-governor,
Massachusetts: iv. 238; raises pion-
eers for Wolfe, 238; his history of
Massachusetts, ii. 235; iv. 239n.

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Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d', third son
of Charles Le Moyne: receives letter
written by Tonty to de La Salle, ii.
160; expedition against Schenectady,
205; returns to Montreal, 209; expe-
dition of, to Hudson's bay, 299; expe.
dition to Pemaquid, 364; takes Eng-
lish frigate, 376; in Louisiana, 395 ;
in de Troyes' expedition, iii. 14;
placed in charge fort Albany, Hud-
son's bay, 18; sent with naval expe-
dition to Hudson's bay, 28; does not
carry out expedition of [1693], 30;
commands expedition of [1694]
against fort Nelson, takes fort, 31;
winters in Hudson's bay, 32; retakes
forts, James' bay; his expedition of
[1697], 33; naval action before fort,
34; his account of action, 35; his
expedition to Newfoundland [1696-
1697], 50-58; sails for Louisiana,
212; reaches Chandeleur islands,
213; ascends Mississippi, 214: his
doubts until receives livre de prières,
214; obtains Tonty's letter to de La
Salle, 214; constructs fort at Biloxi,
215; sails for France, 215; returns
to Louisiana, 216; ascends Missis-
sippi to Natchez, 216; returns to
Biloxi, 216; visited by Canadian
courcurs de bois, 217; establishes

fort Rosalie, 218; his report on
trade, returns to Louisiana, 221;
establishes Mobile, 221; his death,

222.

Île aux Coudres : described, iv. 232n.
Île aux Noix: attacked by Haviland,
iv. 397; surrenders, 398.
Île aux Oies: attacked, i. 231.
Île Saint Jean. [See Prince Edward
island.]

Immigrants arrival of [1665], i. 332.
Indian trade: the several posts, iv.
455; made free by Amherst, 457;
at Three Rivers, 457; British rule
distinguished by its justice with re-
gard to, 458.

Indians, the described by Lalemant,

i. 76; condition of, in [1682], ii. 31;
dissatisfied with the attempt of the
British colonists to obtain possession
of land, iv. 188.

Invasion fears of, in England, iv. 102
and n.

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Ireland struggle of [1688] prevents
troops being sent to America, iii. 28.
Irish brigade at Fontenoy: iii. 326n.
Iroquois in [1604], at Tadousac, spoken
of as enemies, i. 22; two ambassa-
dors come to Quebec [1622], 68;
first attack on Canada, in [1641], 74;
on the war path, 84; threaten Three
Rivers, 175; retreat, 176; roam up
and down the Saint Lawrence, 185;
threaten Quebec, 187; assault mis-
sions, 204; seized with panic, re-
treat, 207; burn captives, 207;
threaten Three Rivers [1652], 218;
no Huron to be spared, 220; plot to
surprise Three Rivers, 221; offer
peace, 222; make peace [1653], 224;
offer to make peace [1658], 246;
suffer from war [1663], 312; send
deputation to Quebec, 313; aggres
sions of, ii. 39; unsuccessfully attack
fort on the Illinois, 44; treaty at
Albany with, 48; at Montreal, 87;
peace signed with de Denonville, 96;
note on, 166; their policy against
French, 214; sign peace with de

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James' bay: forts re-taken [1693], iii. 28.
James II. his passiveness with regard
to America, iii. 19; orders English
governors to live in good intelligence
with the French, 19; subservience
to France, 22; ready to sacrifice
American possessions, 27.

Jeannin, president : i. 44.
Jeffreys, lord: signs treaty of [1686],
iii. 19.

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Jeremie: his narrative of French settle-
ment river Nelson, iii. 8; account of
d'Iberville's naval action, 35-
Jesuits name mentioned in edition
[1632] at the expense of recollets,
i. 18; their policy, 30; all powerful
under Mary of Medicis, 35; first sent
to Canada [1625], 72; their ar-
rival at Quebec, 73; received by
recollets, 73; the relations commen-
ced in [1626], 75; missions com-
menced [1626], 81; regard Canada
as a field for missions, 102; re-estab-
lish themselves in Quebec [1632],
III; influence of the published re-
lations, 160; their political aspira-
tions, 179; devotion of early mission-
aries, 180; their missions, 198;
disadvantages to be overcome, 200;
looked upon as magicians, 200; pro.
gress made slowly, 201; exposed to
hostility of Iroquois, 202; send

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