described by Laval as the country of miracles, 301;
Carignan-Salières Regiment sent out,
;
some of the officers settle in Canada and become seigneurs, 57
Carion, officer at Montreal, refuses to recognize Frontenac's order for arrest of
coureurs de bois
,
Cartier, Jacques, voyages of,
Cataraqui, expedition of Courcelles to,
;
of Frontenac, 76-84;
fort, known afterwards as Fort Frontenac, erected at, 83
Census of 1666,
Chambly, fort erected at,
Chambly, M. de, appointed governor of Acadia,
,
;
taken prisoner to Boston and there set at liberty, 269;
again governor, 270;
governor of Grenada (W.I.), 270
Champigny, Jean Bochart de, intendant,
;
captures peaceful Indians for king's galleys, 215;
on sufferings of expeditionary force sent against Mohawks, 322;
complains of Frontenac's treatment of him, 336;
opposes restoration of Fort Frontenac, 341
Champlain, Samuel de, early career of,
;
sails for St. Lawrence and explores river to Lachine rapids, 4;
explores Baie des Chaleurs, returns to France, 5;
accompanies de Monts to Acadia, 7;
founder of Quebec, 8;
plot against his life, 8;
expedition against Iroquois, 9;
returns to France and sails again for Canada, 10;
returns to France, marries, and sails again for Canada, 11;
prospects Island of Montreal, 12;
returns to France (1611), sails for Canada (1613), again to France, again to Canada (1615), 13;
brings out Récollet missionaries, 13;
heads another expedition against Iroquois, 14;
begins construction of Château St. Louis, 15;
surrenders Quebec to English under Kirke, 20;
landed in England, 21;
urges restitution of Canada, 22;
sails for Quebec (1633), 24;
death of, 26
Chapais, M. Thos., his work on Talon referred to,
(note)
Charlevoix, Père, on bravery of Canadians and indifferent conduct of French troops,
;
on old age of François Hertel, 235 (note);
his account of "flag" incident in siege of Quebec, 295;
on character and conduct of Frontenac, 333-6
Charny-Lauson, temporary governor,
Chastes, M. de, trading patent granted to,
;
death of, 5
Châteaufort, M. de, interim governor after death of Champlain,
Château St. Louis, Quebec, construction begun,
Chauvin, obtains patent for exclusive trade in Canada,
;
sails to St. Lawrence, 3
Chedabucto (Guysborough, N.S.), Frontenac arrives at,
Chubb, commandant of Fort Pemaquid, fires on Indians while under flag of truce,
;
killed, 332
Clarke, Captain, killed at Fort Loyal, two daughters taken to Quebec,
Clément, Pierre (author of
Vie de Colbert
), on causes of failure of West India Company,
;
on galley service, 215
Clermont, Chevalier de, killed in skirmish on Beaufort flats,
Colbert, creates West India Company,
;
disapproves Frontenac's action in summoning "three estates," 67;
anti-clerical tendencies, 73;
Madame Maintenon's opinion of, 74;
advice to Courcelles in relation to ecclesiastical power, 115;
asks for particulars as regards effects of liquor traffic, 118;
speaks of bishop as aiming at too much power, 119;
overthrow of his commercial policy, 151
Company of New France, or of Hundred Associates, created by Cardinal Richelieu,
;
colonists sent out by, 28;
cedes some of its rights to colonists, 36;
new arrangement works badly, 37;
surrenders all its powers to the king (1663), 49;
its failure to fulfil its engagements, 55
Condé, Duke of, lieutenant-general for New France,
Congrégation de Notre Dame, Montreal, established,
Connecticut, takes part in expedition against Montreal,
Corlaer, Indian name of Schenectady, which see.
Also Indian name for governors of New York, 253 (note)
Council, created (1647) at Quebec,
.
See also Sovereign Council.
Courcelles, M. de, governor of Canada,
;
arrives at Quebec, 51;
moves against Iroquois (Mohawks), 52;
character, 54;
expedition to Cataraqui, 59;
recalled, 60
Coureurs de bois
,
;
two classes of, 88;
Frontenac instructed to repress, 89;
twelve captured, 99;
one hanged, 100;
king's decisions respecting, 125;
difficulty in enforcing the law, 127;
amnesty granted on certain conditions, 127;
punishments prescribed for offenders, 128
Courtemanche, M. de, sent to Michilimackinac,
Crèvecoeur, fort, built by La Salle,
Crisafy, Marquis of, conducts expedition for restoration of Fort Frontenac,
Curacies, permanent (
cures fixes
), question of,
,
D
D'Ailleboust, see
Ailleboust
Damours, Mathieu, member of Sovereign Council,
;
arrested by Frontenac, 139
Dauversière, M. Royer de la, one of founders of Montreal colony,
Davis, Captain Sylvanus, captured at Fort Loyal,
;
a prisoner in Quebec during siege by Phipps, 294
De Monts, see
Monts
Denonville, Marquis de, succeeds M. de la Barre as governor,
;
comes out in same ship as M. de Saint Vallier, 191;
gives unfavourable account of Canadian people, 192;
his piety, 197;
asks for more troops, 198;
corresponds with Dongan, governor of New York, 198;
desirous of constructing a fort at Niagara, 199;
proposes to French king to buy colony of New York, 202;
instructed to cultivate peaceful relations with English neighbours, 203;
sends expedition to Hudson's Bay, 205;
receives reinforcements, 206;
determines to march against Iroquois, 207;
crafty policy, 208;
complains of French troops, 212;
erects fort at Niagara, 213;
asks for more troops, 217;
receives visit from Big Mouth, 221;
in attack by Iroquois on Lachine orders troops to remain on defensive, 225;
recalled, 228;
orders Fort Frontenac to be blown up, 228;
stimulated Abenaquis to attack New England settlements, 249
Désquérat, Captain, killed at Lapraire,
Dollier de Casson, Sulpician, his history of Montreal,