Gabarus Bay, II. 57.
Gage, Lieutenant-Colonel, I. 212;
in Braddock's expedition, I. 214,
216;
in the battle of the Monongahela, I. 219;
rallies his troops, I. 224;
his infantry under Abercromby, II. 93;
letter from Amherst, II. 240,
241;
sent to supersede Johnson, II. 249.
Galissonière, Comte de la, governor of Canada, I.
43, 45,
53 note;
effort to have the population of Canada increased, I.
21;
his plans for uniting Canada and Louisiana, I.
36, 37;
his personal appearance, I. 36;
message given to the Indians, I. 47;
soldiers sent to protect Piquet's mission, I.
66, 68;
honorably recalled from office, I. 77;
persons induced to settle at Detroit, I.
77 note;
questions of boundary, I. 122,
123.
Ganouskie Bay, I. 490.
Gardiner, Captain,
captures the ship "Foudroyant," II. 49,
50;
mortally wounded, II. 50.
Gardner, I. 443.
Garneau, II. 443,
444.
Gasconade, II. 171,
194 note,
204.
Gaspé, I. 125,
491, II. 80,
81, 354.
Gaspereau, Fort, at Baye Verte, I. 253;
surrender of, to the English, I. 253.
Gates wounded in battle, I. 219.
General Court of Massachusetts, the, I. 26,
290, 404;
method of raising troops, I.
384-387.
General Hospital of Quebec, the, II. 441,
crowded with sick, II. 265,
304, 305;
the nuns care for the sick, II. 330,
331-335.
Genesee, I. 71.
Genesee Falls, I. 71.
George II., King of England, I. 288,
316, 320,
321, 332, II.
40, 81,
191;
society, morals, and religion during his reign, I.
5-9;
his possessions in the West, I.
53, 133,
134, 141;
the oath of allegiance to be taken by the Acadians, I.
91,
92-98,
265;
forts to be erected on the Ohio, I. 137;
plans of colonial union, I.
175, 176;
his speech concerning America, I. 181;
American regiments to be taken into his pay, I.
194;
remark concerning Governor Sharpe, I.
201, 202;
his orders to the Acadians, I. 270,
273, 274;
the Acadians disloyal to, I. 260;
the Acadians declared prisoners, I. 274;
his name given to Lake George, I.
295, 315;
the rank of provincial officers, I. 399;
the fall of Louisbourg, II. 76;
troops called for, II. 83;
secret instructions to Wolfe, II.
194 note;
the victory at Quebec, II. 323,
324, 340;
the fall of Canada, II. 360;
Louisbourg to be abandoned, II. 363;
his death, II. 390,
391.
George III., succeeds to the throne of England, II.
391;
his character and opinions, II.
391-394,
397;
growth of a peace-party, II. 391,
392;
the negotiation with France broken off, II. 396;
quarrels with Newcastle, II. 400;
desires peace with France, II. 402;
resistance of the British colonies, II.
413.
George, Fort, II. 76, 237;
erection of, I. 295;
condition of, I. 411.
George, Lake, I. 294,
296, 380,
388, 401,
421, 441,
446, 448,
452, II. 12,
14, 15,
76, 80,
115, 129;
its beauty of scenery, I. 295;
the name given to, by Johnson, I.
295, 315;
advance of Dieskau's army, I. 299;
conditions at the camp of, I.
314, 315;
its former name, 315;
winter life of the garrisons, I. 350;
scouting-party sent out, I.
427-429;
exploits of Rogers' rangers, I.
433-437;
the French camp, I. 438,
477, 478;
the English camp, I. 440,
441;
exposed condition of the forts, I. 474,
475;
position of Ticonderoga, I. 477, II.
99;
advance of Montcalm's forces upon Fort William Henry, I.
485-491;
voyage of the troops on their way to attack Ticonderoga, II.
86-88,
92, 94;
arrangement of Montcalm's troops, II. 104;
mustering-place of the armies at the head of, II.
236.
George, Lake, the battle of, I. 291 note,
304-317,
328.
Georgia, I. 33;
English possessions, I. 20;
distribution of the exiled Acadians, I. 282.
Germain, Father, efforts against the English, I. 100,
101, 103;
the fight at Beaubassin, I. 117.
German Flats, I. 321, 406;
attacked by Vaudreuil, II. 6,
7.
German States, the, II. 38,
39.
German War, the, II. 405.
Germanic Empire, the, I. 16,
17, II. 38;
decay of, I. 17;
hostile to Frederic II., II. 399.
Germans, the, II.
6, 45,
47, 132;
in Pennsylvania, I.
31, 166,
193, 339,
347, 348;
their language spoken in New York, I. 32.
Germany, II. 117;
destiny of, involved with that of Prussia, I. 17;
intrigue formed by France, concerning, I. 19;
the convention of Kloster-Zeven, II. 45;
political situation in 1761, II.
391-395;
recreation of, II. 408;
results of the Seven Year War, II. 409.
Gethan, Captain, I. 227.
Gibraltar, garrisons of, I. 9;
governorship of General Braddock, I.
189, 190,
190 note.
Gibraltar, Straits of, II. 49.
Giddings, Captain, II. 123 note.
Gilchrist, II. 435,
436.
Gilson, George, I. 227.
Girard, priest at Cobequid, I. 106, II.
427;
oath required of, I. 106,
107;
his honorable action, I. 107;
correspondence with Longueuil, I. 107;
quotation from, concerning the Acadian emigrants, I.
109, 110.
Gist, Christopher, I. 42,
133;
sent to select land for settlers, I. 53,
54-59;
his expedition to Ohio, I. 53;
his description of a feather dance, I. 58;
adventure with Indians, I. 136;
his journal, I. 136 note;
joins Washington, I. 146,
151;
his settlement, I. 151,
157;
council held by Washington, I. 153;
his buildings burned, I. 161;
reached by the retreating troops of Braddock, I.
224;
orders given by Braddock to, I. 226.
Gladwin, wounded in the battle of the Monongahela, I.
219.
Glasgow, II. 185.
Glasier, Colonel, I. 404.
Glen, Governor of South Carolina, I. 176;
correspondence with Dinwiddie, I. 176,
177.
Gnadenhütten settlement destroyed by the Indians, I.
347.
Goat Island, II. 53.
Goldsmith, his Life of Nash, I. 188.
"Goodwill," the, II. 204.
Gordon, Mr., I. 403;
engineer in Braddock's expedition, I. 215.
Gorée II. 400;
Island of, restored to France, II. 406.
Gorham, Captain, reconnoitres Louisbourg, I.
471.
Governor's Palace, the, I. 142,
163.
Governors of America, the, position of, I. 170,
171, 282;
matter of raising money for the campaigns, I. 195;
council held with Braddock, I.
191-195;
jealousies between the Assemblies and, I. 419,
420.
Gradis and Son, II. 23;
official knavery, II. 23,
24.
Graham, Rev. John of Suffield, Conn., I. 402;
his accounts of the condition of the provincial camp, I.
402-404;
his Diary quoted, I. 403,
404.
Grand Battery, the, II. 55;
abandoned by the French, II. 61.
Grand Menan, the, II. 183.
Grand Pré, the, I.
94, 106,
260, 263;
its inhabitants, I. 264,
269, 270;
meadows of, I. 268;
origin of its name, I. 269;
encampment of Winslow, I. 269;
the inhabitants summoned to hear the King's orders, I.
271,
272-276;
the removal of the Acadians, I.
277-279.
Grant, Ensign, the attack upon Louisbourg, II.
59.
Grant, Major, his expedition, II.
151-155;
surrounded and captured, II.
153-155.
Grant, Mrs. Anne, recollections of Albany, I. 320;
her "Memoirs of an American Lady," cited, I.
320, II.
91 note.
Grant's Hill, II. 140;
origin of the name, II. 151.
Granville, Earl, I. 8, II.
397;
letter from Dinwiddie to, quoted, I. 176;
angry reply given to Pitt, II.
397, 398;
remarks on his death-bed, II. 408.
Granville, Fort, attacked by the French and Indians, I.
423.
Gray, words of Wolfe concerning the Elegy, II. 285,
286.
Gray, Sergeant James, letter to his brother quoted, I.
321.
Gray, John, letter from James Gray, I. 321.
Great Carrying Place, the, I. 293,
321, 393, II.
242;
guarded by the English, I. 374;
fort rebuilt by Shirley, I. 384;
the fort burned, I. 406;
new fort to be erected, II. 129.
Great Company, the, in Canada, I. 283.
Great Cove, the settlement destroyed, I. 343.
Great Kenawha, the, I. 48;
plate buried by the French near, I. 48.
Great Lakes, the, I. 75,
124.
Great Meadows, the, I. 145;
Washington assembles his force, I. 146,
151, 153;
the fight at, I.
157-159,
161;
encampment of Dunbar, I. 226.
Great Miami, the, I. 50,
55;
neighboring country described, I. 55,
56.
Great Savage Mountain, the, I. 205.
Greeks, the, I. 407, II.
323.
Green and Russell, Messrs., II. 442.
Green, his "History of the English People" cited, II.
408,
408 note.
Green Bay, I. 84;
fraudulent trade, II. 27.
Green Mountains, I. 453.
Grenada, II. 401;
ceded by France, II. 405.
Grenadines, the, II. 405.
Grenville, Mr., II. 194 note.
Gridley, Colonel, I. 401.
Grignon, Pierre, II. 425.
Guadeloupe, II. 400;
question of its comparative value with that of Canada, II.
403;
restored by England, II. 405.
Guienne, the battalion of, I. 182, II.
104, 109,
230, 232;
advances upon Fort William Henry, I. 491;
guards Fort Frontenac, I. 376;
the capture of Oswego, I. 408;
camp of, I. 477;
ordered to encamp on the Plains of Abraham, II. 276;
encamps by the St. Charles, II. 285,
290, 292.
Guinea, the French driven from, II. 47.
Gumley, Colonel, I. 189.
Hague, I. 428.
Hainaut, I. 358.
Haldimand, Colonel, II. 242;
attacked by the French, II. 242,
243.
Hale, George S., I. 404 note.
Half-King, chief of the Indians on the Ohio, I. 130;
aids and accompanies Washington, I. 133,
145, 146,
151, 152,
160;
efforts of Saint-Pierre to entice away his Indians, I.
135;
council held with Half-King by Washington, I.
146, 147;
boast concerning the death of Jumonville, I.
151 note;
his comments on the fight at Great Meadows, I.
160.
Half-Moon, I.
384, 452, II.
119.
Haliburton, statement from, I. 277 note.
Halifax, Lord, on the Board of Trade, I. 179;
letter from Dinwiddie to, I. 229;
letter from Winslow, I. 278.
Halifax, I. 93,
101, 104,
106, 113,
115, 196,
239, 243,
255, II.
1, 277;
foundation and growth of, I.
92, 93;
meeting of deputies from Acadia with Cornwallis, I.
97, 98;
questions of ownership, I. 124;
hearing given to the Acadians, I.
260-265;
destined port of the English fleet, I.
469, 470;
fleet sails for, under Admiral Boscawen, II. 51;
departure of Boscawen's ships, II. 56;
arrival of Admiral Saunders, II. 192.
Halifax, Fort, I. 183,
184 note.
Halket, Sir Peter, attacked by the French, I.
216-219;
shot in battle, I.
219, 227;
burial of his remains, II. 160.
Halket, son of Sir Peter, shot in battle, I. 219;
his remains discovered, II. 160.
Halket, Major, II. 432;
discovers his father's body, II. 160;
letter from Tomahawk Camp, II.
161, 162.
Hamilton, James, Governor of Pennsylvania, I. 42,
54, 56;
his opinion of English traders, I. 42;
correspondence with Dinwiddie, I.
42 note, 141;
receives a message from the Miamis and Hurons, I.
57 note;
desirability of an Indian alliance, I. 59;
tries to build a trading-house on the Ohio, I.
59, 60;
result of the meeting of, with the Assembly of Pennsylvania, I.
165-168;
succeeded by Governor Morris, I. 167.
Hampton, arrival of Braddock, I. 187;
arrival of regiments at, I. 191.
Hanbury, John, I. 140;
stockholder in the Ohio Company, I. 53,
196;
extracts from his correspondence with Dinwiddie, I.
140, 141,
144;
error ascribed to, I. 196.
Hanbury, Mrs., I. 144.
Hancock, a Boston merchant, I. 245;
furnishes money for the English troops, I.
245.
Handfield, Major, in command at Annapolis, I. 267;
instructions to expel the Acadians, I. 267;
letter from, to Winslow, I. 274,
275;
letter of Winslow concerning the removal of the Acadians, I.
277,
277 note.
Hannibal, II. 209.
Hanover, I. 5,
8, 353, II.
40, 47,
49, 391,
392, 400;
possessions of England in, I. 19;
restorations made by France, II. 405.
Hardy, Major, to hold the Point of Orleans, II. 216,
217, 219.
Hardy, Sir Charles, Governor of New York, I. 383,
470;
opposition to Shirley, I. 383;
orders issued to scatter the Nova Scotia settlers, II.
80, 81.
Harris, John, sufferings of the settlers, I.
343.
Harris, Mary, story of, I. 55.
Harris, Thomas, English scout, I. 415,
416.
Harry, II. 390.
Hartwell Library, the, II. 219 note.
Hauteur-de-la-Potence, II. 66.
Havana, expedition of Pococke, II. 401;
conquered, II. 402;
returned to Spain, II. 405.
Haviland, Colonel, commander at Fort Edward, II. 11;
the fall of Canada, II.
361-382;
opens communication with Murray, II. 368;
encamped near Montreal, II. 372.
Hawke, Sir Edward, II. 50;
his character, II.
50, 51.
Hawley, Elisha, his wounds, I.
302, 311;
his last letter to his brother quoted, I.
302.
Hawley, Joseph, I. 302.
Hay, Ensign, killed at Beauséjour, I.
250.
Hay, Sir Charles, I. 471.
Hazen, Captain Moses, II. 351;
the encounter at Beauséjour, I. 249;
his courage, I. 428;
skirmish at Lorette, II. 337;
the battle between Lévis and Murray, II.
347-350.
Hebecourt, Captain, stationed at Ticonderoga, II. 11;
receives a reinforcement of Indians, II. 12;
Bourlamaque leaves him in charge, II. 238,
239.
Helots, I. 465.
Henderson, II. 296.
Hendrick, chief of the Mohawks, I. 301;
his arrival at New York, I.
171, 172;
speech made at Albany, I.
173, 174;
his advice to Johnson, I. 301;
encounter with Dieskau, I.
301, 302;
killed in battle, I. 302,
303, 309.
Henry IV., II. 9.
Hensey, Florence, a spy at London, I. 469.
Herbin, I. 486;
skirmish with Captain MacDonald, II. 336,
337.
Herkimer, Fort, II. 7.
Hermitage, the, II. 21.
"Héros," the, ship, I. 362.
Hertel, I. 486.
Highlanders, the, II. 93,
151, 185;
their bravery, II.
109, 232;
serve under Forbes, II.
132-163;
their comrades exposed on poles, II. 159;
action at Quebec, II.
232, 233,
261, 262,
286, 437;
the slogan, II. 296;
encounter with the Canadians, II. 300;
their costume insufficient in Canada, II. 334,
335;
encounter with the French, II. 336.
Hobbs, Captain, I. 270,
272.
Hocquart, Captain, fate of the "Alcide," I.
185, 186;
encounter with Captain Howe, I. 186.
Hocquart, Intendant, financial condition of Canada, II.
32.
Hodges, Captain, I. 429.
Hogarth, I. 6.
Holbourne, Admiral Francis,
ordered to intercept the French fleet, I.
184, 185;
commands the English fleet to sail for America, I.
469, 470;
his arrival at Halifax, I. 470;
approaches Louisbourg, I. 471;
his fleet wrecked, I. 472.
Holdernesse, Earl of, I. 310, II.
358;
letter laid before the Assembly of Pennsylvania, I.
165;
letter from Wolfe concerning Quebec, II. 271,
272;
visited by Walpole, II. 358;
supplanted by the Earl of Bute, II. 393.
Holdernesse, Lady Emily, II. 358.
Holland, Lieutenant, his report of Duquesne's war-party, I.
88, 89.
Holland, II. 286;
her rank in maritime enterprise, II. 411.
Holmes, Admiral, sails for New York, II. 192;
his squadron, II. 263,
273;
attacked by the French, II. 264;
the ships carefully watched by the French, II.
274-276;
his fleet prepares for service, II.
278-282;
feint to deceive Bougainville, II.
279, 280;
the final attack on Quebec, II. 281.
Hopkins, Lieutenant, the attack on Louisbourg, II.
59-61.
Hopson, Governor of Acadia, I.
104, 112,
113, 257;
succeeded by Lawrence, I. 113.
Horseflesh eaten at Montreal, II. 10.
Hospital battery, the, II. 208.
"Hot Stuff," II. 234 note.
Hôtel-Dieu, II. 265;
its condition after the siege, II. 328;
care of the sick, II. 331.
Houllière, commander of French regulars, II.
71.
House of Burgesses, the, I.
137, 138.
House of Commons, the, II. 41,
410;
influence of the Duke of Newcastle in, I. 179;
debate concerning the peace between France and England, II.
406, 407.
Howard the philanthropist, I. 7.
Howe, Captain, II. 127;
the encounter with Hocquart, I. 185,
186.
Howe, Captain,
the Heights of Abraham scaled by his men, II. 282,
283, 290.
Howe, Brigadier-Lord, II. 48;
effort made to assist the settlement at German Flats, II.
7;
united with Abercromby in command, II.
48;
the expedition against Ticonderoga, II.
89-97;
his leadership, II.
89, 90;
reforms introduced into the army by, II. 90;
his characteristics, II.
90, 91;
tablet erected to, in Westminster Abbey, II. 91;
passage of the expedition across Lake George, II.
92-94;
reconnoitres the landing, II. 94;
the meeting of the forces in the woods, II. 96;
effect of his death on the army, II. 97,
103.
Howe, Captain Edward, an English officer, I. 118;
treacherously murdered, I. 118,
119.
Hubbard, Thomas, II. 429.
Hubertsburg, the treaty of, II. 407.
Hudson Bay, English possessions near, I. 20.
Hudson River, the, I.
28, 32,
193, 289,
319, 321,
384, 387,
391, 452, II.
2, 116,
119, 165;
Dutch proprietors on the, I.
32, 33;
parties sent to explore, II. 241.
Huguenots, the, persecution of, I. 14,
21, 22;
the language of, spoken in New York, I. 32.
Hugues, plan of defence proposed by, II.
99, 100.
Hungary, appeal made to the nobles of, by Maria Theresa, I.
19;
action of the nobles, I. 19.
Hungary, the Queen of, II. 389.
"Hunter," the, II. 286.
Hurons, the, I. 125,
154, 209;
their Christianity, I. 41;
assist the French, I. 371, II.
142;
called to a council by Montcalm, I.
485-489;
their savagery, II. 145 note.
Huske, map of North America, I. 126 note.
Hutchins, Ensign, II. 250,
272.
Hutchinson, Indian cruelties, II. 5 note.