France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of ConflictParkman, Francis
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France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict
Parkman, Francis
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Queen Anne’s War, i. 3, 17, 34-54;
the attack on Wells, i. 42;
on the Falls of the Saco, i. 44;
on Spurwink, i. 44;
on Cape Porpoise, i. 44;
on Winter Harbor, i. 44;
on Scarborough, i. 44;
on Purpooduck Point, i. 45;
on Falmouth, i. 45;
due less to the Abenakis than to the French, i. 46;
the loss of life, i. 47;
the essential purpose of, i. 47;
attack on Hampton, i. 48;
on Black Point, i. 48;
on York, i. 48;
on Berwick, i. 48;
on Haverhill, i. 49.
Queen’s Bastion, the, at Louisbourg, ii. 301.
Quesnel, i. 363, 364.
Quinipissas, the, see _Bayagoulas, the_.
Rainy Lake, ii. 12;
Fort St. Pierre at, ii. 14.
Rale, Father Sebastien, the Jesuit,
at Norridgewock, i. 37;
the most conspicuous and interesting figure among the later
French-American Jesuits, i. 214;
early life of, i. 217;
among the Abenakis, i. 217;
his work at Norridgewock, i. 218-220;
his knowledge of the Indian languages, i. 220;
on the treaty between Governor Dudley and the Abenakis, i. 221;
on the land trades between the English and the Indians, i. 222;
foments the irritation of the Norridgewocks, i. 224;
his controversy with Baxter, i. 229;
his correspondence with the New England ministers, i. 230;
urges the Norridgewocks to war, i. 231;
prevents peace being made at Georgetown, i. 233, 234;
price placed on his head by the English, i. 237;
Colonel Westbrook tries to arrest, i. 238;
his papers secured by the English, i. 238;
killed by Benjamin Jaques, i. 247;
estimate of his character, i. 248, 249;
his commission from Vaudreuil, i. 250;
at Fort St. Louis, i. 327.
Ralle, Rallé, Rallee, see _Rale_.
Rameau, i. 209, 327. 403
Ramesay, governor of Montreal,
on the attack of Deerfield, i. 70;
on Beaucour’s unsuccessful expedition against Connecticut,
i. 96;
sent out against Nicholson’s expedition, i. 140;
accomplishes nothing, i. 141;
on the number of Nicholson’s force, i. 142;
complains of English instigation, i. 331;
sent to Acadia, ii. 169;
advances upon Port Royal, ii. 169;
ii. 172, 175, 176;
tries to persuade the Acadians to join his expedition against
Annapolis, ii. 181;
retreats from Grand Pré to Chignecto, ii. 182, 183, 184;
plans to surprise Noble, ii. 184;
accident to, ii. 185;
makes good use of the victory over the English at Grand Pré,
ii. 200;
letter from the Acadians to, ii. 201;
his peremptory orders to the Acadians, ii. 203;
ii. 343, 347, 349, 351.
Ramillies, i. 163.
Ramsay, R. A., on the Gill family, i. 93.
Rasle, Rasles, see _Rale_.
Rasser, ii. 293.
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