Babiole, I. 354.
Baby, a Canadian officer, I. 330 note.
Babylon, II. 89, 378, 384.
Bagley, Colonel Jonathan, II. 76, 77, 115, 117; commands at Fort William Henry, I. 388; preparations for attacking Ticonderoga, I. 388, 389; extracts from his letters, I. 389.
Bahama Islands, the, I. 421.
Baker, a soldier, I. 424.
Bald Mountain, I. 477.
Ball, a dog, II. 189.
Ballads, II. 233 note.
Barachois, II. 63, 67; approach of the English, II. 64.
Barbadoes, Island of, II. 190.
Barnsley, Thomas, II. 124 note.
Barré, II. 46, 268.
Barrington, Viscount, II. 398, 432; replaces Chancellor Legge, II. 393.
Bassignac, De, curious incident in the attack on Montcalm, at Ticonderoga, II. 107.
Bastille, the, I. 15, II. 385.
Bath, Lady, I. 189.
Bath, Lord, II. 404 note.
Bath, England, I. 7, 188, 311, II. 190.
Batiscan, I. 371, II. 332.
Bavaria, the Elector of, I. 19.
Béarn, the battalion of, I. 374, II. 104, 109, 230; ordered to America, I. 182; uniform of the battalion of, I. 368 note; encamped before Niagara, I. 376; capture of Oswego, I. 408; preparations to attack Fort William Henry, I. 477; advance of Montcalm upon Fort William Henry, I. 491; mutiny at Montreal, II. 10; attack upon Quebec, II. 292.
Beaubassin, Madame de, suppers given by, I. 458.
Beaubassin, I. 94; English occupation of, I. 115, 116-120; the parish fired by Le Loutre, I. 116; departure of Major Lawrence from, and return of, I. 116, 117.
Beauce, I. 76.
Beauchamp, merchant, I. 271.
Beaucour, La Roche, I. 457, II. 428.
Beaujeu, Captain, at Fort Duquesne, I. 208, II. 423; encounter of the French with the English, I. 210-227; death of, I. 215.
Beaumont, II. 225.
Beauport, the village of, II. 200, 212, 228, 265, 274, 303; Montcalm stations his camp here at the siege of Quebec, II. 200, 201, 208, 209, 292, 298 note, 305; attack of Wolfe on the French camp, II. 230-233; approach of Wolfe's fleet, II. 282, 288; flight of the French army, II. 300-302, 307; the French supplies plundered, II. 311; return of the army to Quebec, II. 313.
Beauport, River of, II. 201, 208, 209.
Beauséjour, Fort, I. 122, II. 181; erected by the French, I. 119, 120, 235; an attack upon, planned by the English, I. 192-194, 196, 236, 239, 241, 245; strength of the fort, I. 238, 241; M. Vergor commandant of, I. 239, 241, 242; official corruption at, I. 242, 243, 245, 250, 251; encounter of the French with the English, I. 247-253, 260; capitulation offered by the French, I. 251; escape of Le Loutre, I. 252; capture of, I. 253, 256, II. 193, 278; became Fort Cumberland, I. 253; encampment of Monckton, I. 254; the declaration of Monckton, I. 254; inhabitants removed from, I. 255; departure of Winslow from, I. 267.
Beauséjour, hill, I. 116, 118.
Beaver, King, Indian chief, II. 145.
Beaver. See Fur-trade.
Beaver Creek, II. 145.
Becancour, M. de, I. 71.
Becancour, I. 485.
Bedford, Duke of, II. 393; sent to Paris to negotiate for peace, II. 403.
Bedford, Fort, erection of, II. 141.
Bedford, town of, II. 133.
Belcher, Governor of New Jersey, I. 392; declares war against the Indians, I. 392; postpones his action, I. 393.
Belêtre conducts a war-party, I. 74; the attack at German Flats, II. 6, 7.
Belknap, his "History of New Hampshire" cited, I. 510 note.
Bellamy, George Anne, story of Braddock in regard to, I. 190, 190 note.
Bellaston, Lady, I. 6.
Belleisle, Maréchal de, minister of war, 1758-1761, II. 35, 176; double-dealing and boasting of Vaudreuil, II. 171-173, 198; his letter to Montcalm, II. 176, 177; plans of war enjoined upon Montcalm, II. 177, 178; letter from Vaudreuil to, II. 319.
Belleisle, II. 401, 405.
Bellona, I. 480.
Bengal, II. 406.
Bennington, I. 291.
Benoît, II. 28.
Berkeley, Sir William, his opinion of education for the people, I. 29.
Berks, I. 347.
Berlin, II. 388.
Bernard, Governor of Massachusetts, II. 376, 377.
Bernès, II. 99.
Berniers, commissary-general, II. 259, 260, 438; the state of Quebec described after the siege, II. 328.
Bernis, Abbé de, minister of foreign affairs, II. 393.
Berry, battalion of, II. 87, 88, 99, 100, 104, 105.
Berryer, minister of marine and colonies, 1758-1761, II. 175; official corruption in Canada, II. 31-33; ministerial rebukes sent to officials in Canada, II. 31-37; letters from Vaudreuil, II. 141, 142, 173, 318, 319; boasting and jealousy of Vaudreuil, II. 164, 171; prepossessed against Bouganville, II. 173, 175; reproof given to Vaudreuil, II. 375.
Biddle, Edward, letter from Reading, I. 344.
"Biche" number of her guns, II. 54 note.
"Bienfaisant," II. 67; number of her guns, II. 54 note; seized by the English, II. 68, 69.
Bienville, Céloron de. See Céloron.
Bigot, François, Intendant of Canada, I. 65 note, 67, 67 note, 77 note, 80, 81, 242, II. 9, 17; his official corruption, I. 80, 81, 87, 88, 242, 462, II. 22-38; his plans against the English, I. 101; the Indians encouraged to butcher the English, I. 103; sails for Europe, I. 242; returns to Canada, I. 253; defends Vergor, I. 253, II. 278; his character and office, I. 376, II. 17, 18, 32, 33; his popularity, I. 466; relates the cruelties of the Indians, II. 4, 5; his relations with Vaudreuil, II. 18, 319, 323; his birth, II. 18; his official journeys and pleasure-excursions, II. 18-21; his manner of life, II. 18-22, 28-30, 203; his houses and palace, II. 21, 22; his gambling, and frauds in trade, II. 21, 22-28; his circle of friends, II. 22-30; the lover of Madame Péan, II. 28; receives ministerial rebukes, II. 31-37; promissory notes issued, II. 32; revelations of his stealings, II. 34-37, 37 note; breaks with Cadet, II. 36; statistics concerning the rations at Fort Duquesne, II. 152 note; the dissensions between Montcalm and Vaudreuil, II. 167; the siege and reduction of Quebec, II. 202, 234, 259, 326 note; Vaudreuil holds a council of war, II. 218, 219, 305, 306; forces at Quebec, II. 298 note, 437; French troops available after the battle, II. 305 note; returns with the army to Quebec, II. 313, 314; arrested, and thrown into the Bastille, II. 385; his trial, II. 385, 386; his sentence, II. 386; his letters, II. 438.
"Billy" assists Surgeon Williams, I. 306; sickness in the army, II. 120.
"Bizarre," number of her guns, II. 54 note.
Black Hole of Calcutta, the, II. 45.
Black Hunter, the, I. 204.
Black Mountain, I. 430.
Black Point, II. 53.
Black Rifle, the, I. 204.
Blanchard, Colonel, defends Fort Lyman, I. 294; a letter of warning sent to, I. 296.
Blodget, Samuel, I. 301 note; his view of the battle at Lake George, I. 306; prospective plan, etc., of the battle near Lake George, etc., I. 316 note, 317 note.
Blomedon, Cape, I. 268, 269.
"Bloody morning scout," the, I. 303.
Bloody Pond, origin of its name, I. 309.
Blue Ridge, panic among the settlers, I. 331.
Bœufs, Rivière aux, I. 128.
Boishébert, a French officer, I. 265, 266, 420, 436; to induce the Acadians to leave their home, I. 99; troops sent to watch the English frontier, I. 116; letter to Manach quoted, I. 266; leads the attack at Peticodiac, I. 276; forces of, I. 276 note; approaches Louisbourg, II. 66; tried for peculation, II. 170; his dealings with the Acadians, II. 170.
Bolling, a Virginia gentleman, I. 226, 226 note.
Bolton, I. 492 note.
Bonaventure, I. 125.
Bond, Dr., I. 228.
Bonhomme, Michel, II. 309.
Bonnecamp, Father, a Jesuit priest, I. 52, 53; extract from his journal, I. 39, 45, 62 note; his map, I. 62 note; at Detroit, I. 76; his opinion of Céloron, I. 77.
Bordeaux, I. 457, II. 18, 23.
Boscawen, Admiral, ordered to intercept the French fleet, I. 184-186; takes charge of the fleet sent against Louisbourg, II. 49, 51, 56-74; at Halifax, II. 56, 57; siege and capitulation of Louisbourg, II. 57-75; the correspondence with Drucour, II. 71, 72, 74, 81 note; unwilling to follow Amherst's wishes, II. 79.
Boston, I. 239, 245, 317 note, II. 77, 79; relative size of, I. 31; rules laid down for the soldiers on the Sabbath Day, I. 246; departure of the English troops for Nova Scotia, I. 247; transport-vessels to be hired to convey the Acadians from Nova Scotia, I. 266, 276; treatment received by the Acadian exiles, I. 282; winter-quarters found for the troops, I. 439, 440; rejoicing at the fall of Louisbourg, II. 78; taxes levied to pay the war-debt, II. 85; news of the fall of Canada, II. 377.
"Boston Evening Post," article upon provincial soldiery, II. 118, 119.
Botwood, Edward, killed, II. 233 note; "Hot Stuff," II. 234 note.
Bougainville, I. 376, 407, 454; aide-de-camp to Montcalm, I. 282, 361; his description of the Acadian exiles, I. 282, 283; his youth, I. 363; friendly relations with Montcalm, I. 363, 456, 465; terms of capitulation proposed to the English, at Oswego, I. 413; joins the war-party of Perière, I. 429-431; his description of the Indians and their cruelties, I. 430, 431, 465, 478, 479, 483, 484, 506, 507, II. 4, 5, 10, 11, 145 note; perplexity at finding the boats of Rogers, I. 437; praised by Bourlamaque, I. 455; life during Lent, I. 458; the ships-of-war at Louisbourg, I. 473 note; seeks to gain Indian allies, I. 475, 476; sings the war-song, I. 476; the "St. Bartholomew of the oxen," I. 479; his diary quoted, I. 503, 513 note; sent as a messenger to Montreal from Fort William Henry, I. 508; evidence concerning the massacre at Fort William Henry, I. 514 note; official knavery commented upon, II. 27; double-dealing of Vaudreuil, II. 173; extract from, concerning Vaudreuil's plans, II. 86, 87; slightly wounded, II. 110; expedition of, to France, II. 173-176; his efforts to gain aid for Canada, II. 173-175; his promotion, II. 174; to negotiate the marriages of the children of Montcalm, II. 176; return to Canada, II. 176, 177, 197, 198; sad news brought to Montcalm, II. 179; his opinion of the strength of Quebec, II. 209; sent from Beauport to oppose the English, II. 263; precautions taken to watch the shore of Quebec, II. 275, 276; at Cap-Rouge, II. 276; Holmes's vessels sail up the river, II. 278, 279; deceived by a feint of Wolfe, II. 279, 280; deceived by the movement of Holmes's vessels, II. 283; supply-boats to be sent to Montcalm, II. 283, 286; neglects to follow Holmes's vessels, II. 285; danger of Wolfe's position, II. 288, 289; attacks the light infantry, II. 290; repulsed, II. 290; statistics of the forces at Quebec, II. 298 note; the fall of his friends, II. 304; council of war held, II. 305; his forces, II. 305, 305 note; question of capitulation for Quebec, II. 305-307; remains at Cap-Rouge, II. 313, 314; follows the army to Quebec, II. 314; the fall of Canada, II. 360-382; at Isle-aux-Noix, II. 361; ordered to stop Haviland's progress, II. 367; at Montreal, II. 372; articles of capitulation carried to Amherst, II. 372-373; Montreal capitulates, II. 372-374.
Boundary, questions of, I. 37, 61, 79, 122, 123-128, 168, 184, 236-238, 259; the matter discussed at Paris, I. 86.
Bouquet, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry, II. 133; serves in reducing Fort Duquesne, II. 133, 163; interview with Washington, II. 133; his soldiers, II. 133; the expedition against Fort Duquesne, II. 133-163; justice of his opinion of Washington, II. 134; relations with Forbes, II. 134, 135; extracts from his correspondence with Forbes, II. 136-138, 142, 154, 155; his tact with the Indians, II. 139, 140; forward movement of, II. 141; the road over Alleghanies, II. 141; Grant's expedition, II. 151-155; retreat of Major Grant, II. 154; sufferings of Forbes's troops, II. 157; letter to Chief Justice Allen quoted, II. 161, 161 note.
Bourbon, house of, I. 9, 41, 42, 76, 453, II. 397, 408; triumphs of, I. 10; the Family Compact, II. 396.
Bourbon, Island of, I. 10.
Bourgogne, battalion of, I. 368, II. 54; ordered to America, I. 182.
Bourlamaque, Chevalier de, I. 373, II. 96, 212, 308; named as the third officer of Montcalm, I. 360, II. 87; embarks for America, I. 363, 364; extracts from his correspondence with Montcalm, I. 454, 455, 457-459, 466, II. 7, 8, 167-169, 275, 427, 428, 438; encampment of, I. 477; preparations to attack Fort William Henry, I. 477; his efforts to save the English, I. 510; Montcalm's position near Ticonderoga, II. 99; the battle of Ticonderoga, II. 104; wounded, II. 110; his promotion, II. 174; ordered to hold Ticonderoga, II. 195; troops ordered to Quebec, II. 198; letter from Vaudreuil, II. 233; Amherst attacks him, II. 237, 238; retires before Amherst, II. 238; at Isle-aux-Noix, II. 238, 239, 249, 265; letter from Lévis quoted, II. 252; retreat of, II. 265; letter from Vaudreuil, II. 275; his troops advance upon Montreal, II. 364, 365; his troops thinning out, II. 365, 366; joined by the French, II. 368; movements of Amherst, II.