R.
Race, Cape, I. 185.
"Racehorse," the, II. 343,
358.
Rameau, his estimate concerning Canadian population, I.
20 note;
Acadian emigrants, I. 235 note.
Ramesay, Chevalier de, II. 202;
his battery refused to Montcalm, II. 292,
293, 346;
his field-pieces in action, II. 294;
his last interview with Montcalm, II. 308;
at Montcalm's funeral, II.
309, 310;
left in charge at Quebec, without supplies, I.
310-314;
calls a council of war, II.
311, 312;
the capitulation of Quebec, II.
315-318;
his sister, II. 331.
Ranelagh Gardens, the, I. 7.
Rapide Plat, the, II. 370.
Rascal, Fort, I. 398,
411, 415.
Raymond, Comte de, commandant at the post on the Maumee, I.
52, 82;
command taken at Louisbourg, I. 102;
royal instructions given to,
with regard to the Indians and Acadians, I.
102, II.
420, 421.
Raynal, Abbé, his ideal picture of the Acadians, I.
258.
Raystown, II.
133, 135,
137, 141,
154, 156.
Rea, Dr. Caleb, his religious views, II.
116-118.
Reading, I. 344.
Recollets, the, II. 208,
328.
Redstone Creek, I. 145,
155;
English storehouse on, I. 144;
the storehouse burned, I. 161.
Rehoboam, II. 115.
Rennes, I. 362.
Repentigny, II. 28,
218, 316.
Restoration, the, I. 5.
Revolution, the, in America, I. 3,
4, 34,
164 note, 219,
319, II.
119, 351.
Revolution, the French, I. 14.
Reynolds, Sir Joshua, I. 202.
Rhine, the, I. 16, II.
400.
Rhode Island, I. 382 note, II.
93;
the colony compared with others, I. 25;
men voted for the expedition against Crown Point, I.
286;
character of the troops from, I. 292.
Richelieu, I. 10, II. 47;
power given to, by Louis XIII., I. 15.
Richelieu River, the, I. 289,
378, 428,
453, II.
249, 332.
"Richmond," the, frigate, II. 205.
Rickson, Lieutenant-Colonel, II. 190.
Rigaud de Vaudreuil, brother of Governor Vaudreuil, I.
408, 463,
485, II. 86;
capture of Oswego, I.
408-420;
his party attacks Fort William Henry, I.
448-451,
456;
festivities given to his officers, I. 457;
seeks to gain Indian allies, I. 475;
his command, I. 458,
459, 477;
frauds in trade, II. 27.
Rigaud, Madame de, II. 20.
Rimouski, country of, I. 125.
Roanoke, return of Gist, I. 58.
Robison, Professor John, II. 285.
Robinson, Sir Thomas, I.
201, 241;
in the House of Commons, I. 179;
correspondence of, I. 183,
239, 240.
Roche, Lieutenant, II.
12, 13;
his adventures, and escape from death, II.
14-16.
Rochbeaucourt, stationed at Pointe-aux-Trembles, II.
361.
Rochefort, I. 182,
183, 184, II.
48-51;
the expedition against, II. 189.
Rochester, I. 71.
Rocky Mountains, the, I. 20,
129, 130.
Rodney, Admiral, sails for Martinique, II. 401.
Rogers, Richard, I. 432;
his corpse outraged, II. 5 note.
Rogers, Robert, I. 389,
390, II. 5 note;
exploits of his rangers, I.
431, 432,
437-446,
471, II.
11-16,
90-94,
97,
121-124,
165, 221,
251-258
note,
261, 347,
362, 368;
his portrait, I. 431;
his character and bravery, I.
431-433, II.
254, 257;
sent to destroy the Abenakis town, II.
251-258;
suffers from hunger, II.
254-257.
Rogers Rock, I.
429, 441,
478, 490, II.
12, 15,
94, 95.
Rollo, Lord, II. 78;
follows Murray, II. 363.
Roma, quotation from, I. 96,
97.
Roman Empire, the, I. 16,
17.
Roman politique,
disquisition entitled, I. 126.
Romans, II. 323.
Rome, I. 321.
Roquemaure, I. 298;
joined by Bougainville, II. 367,
368;
at Montreal, II. 372.
Rose, Captain, I. 227.
Rossbach, II. 39,
46, 408.
Rostaing killed, I. 186.
Roubaud, Jesuit missionary, I. 480,
487;
his description of an Indian war-feast, I.
480-482;
Indian cruelty described, I. 482,
483, 493,
505, 506;
statements in relation to the massacre at Fort William Henry, I.
512, 514 note;
the dishonesty in Canada, II. 321,
322;
papers given to, by Montcalm, II. 321,
322,
325 note, 326 note.
Rouillé, De, colonial minister at Versailles, I.
105 note;
instructions given to La Jonquière injurious to the English, I.
78-81,
84, 105 note;
instructions to Duquesne, I. 86,
87;
official documents relating to the Acadians, I.
95, 96;
aids the French to destroy the English, I. 101,
102, II. 418;
treachery and double-dealings of, I.
105 note, 106 note.
Rous, Captain, fires on the "St., François," I.
115;
in the expedition sent against Nova Scotia, I.
247-250,
253.
Rousseau, I. 16;
philosophy of, I. 126.
Roussillon, Royal, battalion of, I. 363, II.
104, 107,
230;
sent to defend Ticonderoga, I.
377, 378;
advance of the French upon Fort William Henry, I.
477, 491;
the fall of Quebec, II. 292.
Royal Americans, the, II.
93, 132,
133, 232;
serve in the expedition of Forbes, II.
132-163;
in Grant's expedition, II. 151;
at the siege of Quebec, II.
230-233,
290.
Royal battery, the, II. 208.
Royal William, the, II. 317.
Royale, l'Isle, I. 109.
Ruggles, the battle at Lake George, I. 307;
his regiment, II. 378.
Russell, II. 442.
Russia, influence of Peter the Great, I. 17,
18;
political outlook of, I. 353,
354, II.
38-40,
386, 387,
393;
peace with Prussia and Sweden, II. 399,
400.
Ryswick, the treaty of, I. 43.