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.