Fabius, II. 209.
Fairfax, Lord, letter from Dinwiddie, I. 139; letters from Colonel Innes, I. 226, 228.
Falmouth, I. 169, 310.
Falstaff, I. 142.
Family Compact, the, I. 396.
Faneuil Hall, II. 377.
Fare, Marquis de la, I. 358.
Feather dance, a, description of, I. 58.
Ferdinand, Price of Brunswick, appointed to command, II. 47; generalship of, II. 47; action with Clermont, II. 47.
Ferdinand VI. of Spain, death of, II. 396.
Ferguson, II. 57.
Feudalism, I. 10; in Canada and in the British colonies, I. 22, 31-33.
"Fidèle," the, number of her guns, II. 54 note.
Fiedmont, II. 314.
Fielding, I. 6, 189.
Fifty-eighth Regiment, the, II. 298 note.
Fireships, II. 201, 203; descend upon the English, II. 210-212.
First Lord of the Treasury, the, II. 400.
Fish, Jane. See Pompadour.
Fisheries, the, II. 405, 407, 410.
Fitch, Colonel, letter to Winslow, I. 388; his regiment, II. 94; encounter with Langy in the woods, II. 97.
Five Mile Point, I. 442, II. 102.
Five Nations, the, I. 38, 40, 45, 49, 67, 68, 130, II. 7, 86; dialects of, I. 44; adopt Catharine Montour, I. 54; efforts of the French to gain as allies, and to cause the destruction of the English, I. 59, 64, 78, 203, 371, 372, 466, II. 143, 144; their influence and position, I. 63-65, 125, 372, 374; power of Johnson over, I. 64, 172, 195, 287, 288, 390-393; their missionary, I. 68, 487, II. 418; their country disposed of in the treaty of Utrecht, I. 79, 125, 126 note; range of their war-parties, I. 125; orders sent from Dinwiddie, I. 139; at Fort Duquesne, I. 154; the congress at Albany, I. 173-176; Indian commissioners treated by, I. 195; Johnson made Indian superintendent, I. 287, 288, 390; homes of, I. 319; the fur trade, I. 320; conferences held with, by Shirley, I. 327; border warfare, I. 329; the spies, I. 374; council called by Montcalm, I. 485-489; join in the attack upon Fort William Henry, I. 490; Indian convention, II. 142, 143; declare their alliance with the English, II. 148, 244; the fight at Niagara, II. 247; their totems on a flag at Piquet, II. 418.
Flanders, II. 184.
Flat Point, II. 57.
Flat Point Cove, II. 61.
Flatheads, the, I. 68.
Fleurimont, I. 486.
Flogging, II. 236.
Florence, II. 323.
Florida, I. 20; ceded by Spain to England, II. 405, 406.
Foligny, M. de, his journal, II. 438, 441; matters relating to the death of Montcalm, II. 441, 442.
Folsom, Captain, I. 308, 309.
Fontbrune, aide-de-camp of General Montcalm, I. 498.
Fontenoy, battle of, I. 8, 19.
Forbes, Rev. Eli, pastor at Brookfield, II. 378, 379; his sermon on the fall of Canada, II. 378, 379.
Forbes, Brigadier John, II. 49; the reduction of Fort Duquesne, II. 49, 130-163; his early life, II. 132; his route and plan of attack, II. 133-147, 156, 157; compared with Braddock, II. 134; his relations with Washington, II. 134, 137, 138; his relations with Bouquet, II. 134, 135; letter to Pitt concerning his provincials, II. 135; his sickness, II. 135-137, 157, 161, 162; his letters to Bouquet quoted, II. 136-138, 142, 157; erects Fort Bedford, II. 141; messages of peace sent to the Indians, II. 144-151; Grant's expedition, II. 151-155; names the settlement of Pittsburg, II. 159, 244; finds Fort Duquesne evacuated, II. 159; letter to Amherst, II. 161; leaves Fort Duquesne, II. 161; the homeward march retarded by illness, II. 161, 162; effect of his expedition, II. 162; his death and burial, II. 162.
Forests in the West, the, I. 205.
Fort Hill, II. 76.
Forty-fourth Regiment, the, I. 219 note.
Forty-seventh Regiment, the, II. 298 note.
Forty-third Regiment, the, II. 182, 298 note.
"Foudroyant," the, captured by the English, II. 49, 50.
Fox, Henry, I. 8, 179.
Foxcroft, Thomas, pastor of the "Old Church" in Boston, II. 377; his sermon on the occasion of the fall of Canada, II. 377.
Foxes, the, called to a council by Montcalm, I. 486-489.
France, I. 9, 67, 148, 243, 353, 365, 377, 456, 486, 491, II. 29, 43, 49, 286, 401, 402; alliance with Austria, I. 2; her possessions in America, I. 1-3, 20, 24, 25, 37, 40, 41, 43, 45, 59, 62-67, 76, 79 note, 122-128, 318, II. 403, 404, 410; influence of the Seven Years War upon, I. 3, 4, II. 410; condition of, under Louis XV., I. 9-16; her commanders, I. 10; her army and navy, I. 10, 180, 181, 368-373, 461, 462, II. 380, 381, 401, 410; the persecution of the Huguenots, I. 14, 21, 22; growing disrespect for the clergy and ministry, I. 15; takes part with Bavaria, I. 19; French and English populations in America in 1754 compared, I. 20, 21; rule established by, in Canada, I. 22; forts held by, in America, I. 40, 41, 75, 76, 318; leaden plates given to Céloron to bury in America, I. 43, 45, 48, 62 note; missions established by, among the Indians, I. 64-67; the treaty of Utrecht, I. 79; cession of Acadia to England, I. 90, 93, 94; French maxims of duty to the King, I. 106; the Acadians ordered to swear allegiance to, I. 120, 121; balance of power, I. 127; the marine and colonial department, I. 179; conditions of rule in, I. 179, 180; diplomatic representatives of, I. 179, 180, 183; expedition of war ordered to America, I. 182; her naval and military plans, I. 183-186; the Acadians French at heart, I. 235-237; questions of policy for the French and English in Acadia, I. 236-241; corruption among the officials, I. 242, II. 22-28, 44, 385, 386; conditions leading to the expulsion of the Acadians from their home, I. 253-266 (see Acadians); expedition fitted out against Crown Point, I. 285, 286; expedition sent to America under Dieskau, I. 288; results of the campaign, I. 328, 329; attitude of Pennsylvania towards, I. 339; war declared between England and, I. 352, 353; political combinations in Europe, I. 353-356; alliance sought by Maria Theresa, I. 354; Montcalm to succeed Dieskau, I. 356; paucity of troops sent to America, I. 363; troops sent against Austria, I. 363; attitude of Governor Vaudreuil towards, I. 366-368; growth of political parties in Canada, I. 367, 368; Indian allies, I. 372, 466, 467, II. 142-145, 162, 381; her communication with the West, I. 415; causes of the English losses, I. 417-419; information from England obtained through Florence Hensey, I. 469; the war with England subordinate to personal politics, I. 469; prospects at the time of Pitt, II. 45; loss of Louisbourg, II. 71-75; inhabitants of Louisbourg sent to, II. 76; victory of Montcalm at Ticonderoga, II. 111, 112; appeals made in behalf of Canada, II. 173-176; promotions of Montcalm and others, II. 174; scant assistance given to Canada, II. 175; the loss of Quebec, II. 195-234, 259-326 note; funeral of Montcalm, II. 309, 310; Lévis sends for aid, II. 354; loss of Montreal and Canada, II. 373, 374; return of the troops, II. 374, 383, 384; end of the war in America, II. 379-382; her victories, II. 381; trial of those accused of peculation in Canada, II. 385, 386; political situation in 1761, II. 393-395; terms of peace offered to England, II. 395; the negotiations of Choiseul, II. 395, 396; provisions of the Family Compact, II. 396; her enemies in Europe, II. 399, 400; her financial condition in 1762, II. 402, 403; negotiations with England for peace, II. 403-407; possessions ceded by, II. 405; privileges of fishing, II. 405, 407; the fortress of Dunkirk to be destroyed, II. 406; a secret agreement made with Spain, II. 406; the treaty of peace signed at Paris, II. 407; her influence in the East, II. 410; under Colbert, II. 410; her power on the continent of Europe, II. 410, 411.
Franklin, Benjamin, I. 27; his plan of union for the colonies, I. 175; his relations with Braddock, I. 188, 198, 199; his position in the Assembly of Pennsylvania, I. 198, 199, 338; account of Braddock's death, I. 225, 226; the defeat of the English, I. 228; bill drawn by, I. 348 note; his policy, I. 349; his opinion of Shirley and of Loudon, I. 421, 470; remark of, concerning the union of the British colonies, II. 404.
Franquet, II. 70, 71; sent to strengthen Louisbourg, II. 18; his journal, II. 18; his account of a travelling party in Canada, II. 18-21.
Fraser, his trading-house, I. 133 note, 213; Washington at his house, I. 136.
Fraser, Colonel, his Highlanders serve under Wolfe, II. 59, 231, 298 note, 443; Canadian prisoners, II. 226.
Fraser, Hon. Malcolm, anecdote of Montcalm, II. 297 note.
Frederic William of Prussia, I. 17.
Frederic II. of Prussia, I. 2, 17, II. 38; his youth and training, I. 17; seizes the province of Silesia, I. 19; political conditions in his realm, I. 353, 354; combination against, I. 355, 356, II. 38-40; the Seven Years War, II. 38-40, 409; the battle of Prague, II. 39; confidence felt in Pitt, II. 46; his glory in 1758, II. 386; his reverses and trials, II. 387-389, 398, 399; his letters to D'Argens, II. 387-389, 390; the campaigns of 1760 and 1761, II. 387-390; letter to Voltaire, II. 388; Russia becomes the ally of, II. 399; the treaty of Hubertsburg, II. 407; his dominions intact, II. 409; numbers lost in the Seven Years War, II. 409.
Frederic, Fort, I. 24, 378.
French, the, I. 28; effect of the Seven Years War upon, I. 1, 3, II. 40, 409; their efforts to gain and retain Indian allies, I. 28, 41, 42, 47, 48, 57, 63, 65, 130, 135, 161, 171, 175, 328-330, 374, 423, 425, 467, 478, 479, 484-487, II. 4, 5, 143, 149-151; attacks made on New England, I. 28, 168; fur-trade, the, I. 37; New France connected by forts, I. 40, 41; desire to control the West, I. 16, 53, 72, 73, 86-88, 169, 170, 176, 197, 233, II. 146; missions among the Indians, I. 41, 42, 64, 65-67; matters relating to trade, I. 64, 65, 69-73, 86, 399; methods of warfare and organization, I. 73, 143, 144, 409, 472; the attack at Pickawillany, I. 84, 85; conditions of residence of, in Acadia, I. 90, 91; injurious influence of, upon the Acadians, I. 91, 96, 97, 99-108, 109, 121, 235-238, 243-245, 248, 257, 258, 265, 266, 266 note; officials and priests aid the Indians to destroy the English, I. 98-108, 113, 114, 168, 236, 329-350, II. 248, 374, 421; double-dealing, I. 103, 104, 105 note, 106 note, 115; relations with Cornwallis, I. 107, 108; occupation of Beaubassin by the English, I. 115-120; the murder of Captain Howe, I. 118, 119; questions of boundary, I. 122-127, 184, 236-238; forts erected by, I. 128, 130, 143; expedition of Duquesne to the Ohio, I. 128-135, 143-161; efforts of Dinwiddie to repel, in the West, I. 132-161; prepare for war, I. 143, 144, 150, 154, 155, 169; alleged causes of Jumonville's expedition, I. 147-149; fight between Washington and Villiers, I. 153-161; opinions expressed by the Indians concerning, I. 173, 174; aid to be expected from the Catholics, I. 193; try to interrupt Braddock's march, I. 205, 206; the encounter with Braddock's forces, I. 210-227; their method of warfare, I. 215-219; death of Braddock, I. 220, 225, 226; return of the troops, I. 221; treatment of their prisoners, I. 222, 223; losses of, in the battle of the Monongahela, I. 223; their standard planted on Beauséjour, I. 235, 247; matters pertaining to the army, I. 238, 241, 247,