N Newcastle, Duke of, anecdote of, 44. New England alarmed by the creation of Louisburg, 39; dreads the beginning of war, 42; war is declared, 43; menace to her commerce and fisheries, 46, 47; aroused to take Louisburg, 54, 55; extraordinary war measures in, 56, 57; quality of expeditionary army, 62, 63; enthusiasm in enlisting, 64; reimbursed for her expenses, _note_ 131. Newfoundland, French removed from, 33. New Hampshire contingent, 69; _note_ 72. New Jersey in Louisburg expedition, 57. New York contributes to Louisburg expedition, 57. Nixon, John, _note_ 125. Nova Scotia (Acadia) turned over to England, 30; invaded, 43; relieved, 95. P Pennsylvania in Louisburg expedition, 57. Pepperell, William, chosen to command, 60; his qualifications, 61, 62; impetus given by him to the project, 63, 64; his regiment, _note_ 70; hampered by instructions, 75; finds Louisburg blocked up by ice, 77; hails Warren’s arrival with joy, 78; confident of driving the enemy from Cape Breton, 79; finds Shirley’s plan impracticable, 83; finds his task greater than he had supposed, 90; his advances against the city properly made, 93; is goaded into attacking the Island Battery, 112; pushes forward preparations for a general assault, 116; grants an armistice, 118; his conduct contrasted with Warren’s, 119; made a baronet, 130. Pitts, Ebenezer, at Louisburg, _note_ 71. Pomeroy, Major Seth, at Louisburg, 89; his record, _note_ 100. Q Quebec, as the bulwark of Canada, 11. R Raudots, father and son, their scheme for putting new life into Canada, 26; it proposes a great naval mart at Cape Breton, 28. Rhode Island in Louisburg expedition, 56. Richmond, Sylvester, at Louisburg, _note_ 71. Royal Battery, situation and importance of, 23; taken, 86; attempt to retake it, 87; its importance to Americans, 88. Ryal, Captain, sent to England, 41. S St. Anne, described, 31. Saint Ovide, at Louisburg, 35. St. Peter’s, destruction of, determined on, 76; is effected, 96. Seacoast defences of Mexico, Cuba, etc., 9; of the English colonies, 10, 11; of Canada, 11. Shirley, Gov. William, saves Annapolis, 43; notifies ministry, 44; writes Commodore Warren, 44; grasps the situation, 48; his personal traits, 48, 49; determines to take Louisburg, 50; applies to legislature, 52; meets defeat, 53; arouses public sentiment, 54; carries his point, 55; sets to work, 56; hears from Warren, 69; attempts to order plan of attack, 73, 74. Straits of Canso, 31.