James II., 119, 136;
assumes protectorate over the Iroquois, 161;
puts the colonies under command of Andros, 164;
is deposed, 182.
Jesuits in Canada, 17;
Frontenac's charges, 22, 25,
39, 293;
English suspicions, 90;
protected by Denonville, 124;
excluded by Dongan, 159;
hostile to Frontenac, 191;
during the attack on Quebec, 281;
their intrigues, 331.
Joncaire, his adventures among the Indians, 441,
443.
Kinshon (the Fish),
Indian name of New England, 199.
Kondiaronk (the Rat), a Huron chief, 77;
his craft, which brings on the Iroquois invasion,
173-176,
205;
at Montreal, 442, 444;
death and burial, 445-447;
a Christian convert, 446.
La Barre, governor of Canada, 1682-1684;
finds Lower Quebec in ruins, 72;
his boasting, 79;
proposes to attack the Senecas, 83;
expedition to the Illinois; seizes Fort St. Louis,
86;
campaign against the Senecas, 99;
charges of Meules, 101;
council at Fort La Famine,
104-110;
La Barre's speech, 106;
embassy to the Upper Lakes, 111;
wrath of the Ottawas, 113;
is recalled, 115.
La Chesnaye, partner of Duchesneau, 60;
in favor with La Barre, 81;
seizes Fort Frontenac, 82;
his forest trade, 84
(see Chesnaye).
La Chine, massacre of, 178.
La Forêt, commander of Fort Frontenac, 81;
returns to France, 82.
La Grange, father-in-law of Frontenac, 5.
Lake tribes, English alliance, 97;
great gathering at Montreal,
252-255;
conciliated by Frontenac, 315;
their threatening attitude, 403;
treaty with Callières,
447-451.
Lamberville, a Jesuit missionary at Onondaga, 78,
95, 104;
correspondence with La Barre, 96,
114;
protected by Dongan, 125;
in danger among the Iroquois, 137;
escapes to Denonville, 142.
La Motte-Cadillac (see Cadillac).
La Plaque, a Christian Indian, 255,
256.
La Prairie attacked by John Schuyler, 257;
by Peter Schuvler, 289;
his retreat, 291-293.
La Salle, his relations with Frontenac, 27,
54;
at Fort St. Louis, 75;
which is seized by La Barre, 86.
Laval, bishop of Canada, 23,
38, 45,
281.
Leisler, Jacob, at Fort William, 212,
289.
Le Moyne, mission to the Onondagas, 83,
104, 106,
288.
Louis XIII., infancy of, 454.
Louis XIV. admonishes Frontenac, 49,
55, 58;
recalls La Barre, 115;
supports Denonville, 119,
135;
his reign, 184;
designs respecting the English colonies, 189,
190;
announces the treaty of Ryswick, 423.
Loyal, Fort, at Casco Bay, 229,
230;
surrenders to Portneuf, 231.
Madeleine de Verchères, her heroism,
302-308.
Madocawando, Penobscot chief, 345,
360, 363.
Mareuil interdicted for play-acting,
325-328.
Massachusetts, condition of the colony,
244, 285.
Mather, 243, 246.
McGregory, expedition to Lake Huron,
128, 147.
Meneval, governor of Port Royal, 237;
a prisoner at Boston, 240.
Meules, intendant of Canada, 72;
letter to La Barre, 99;
representations to the king, 114;
recalled, 136.
Michigan, the country claimed by the English, 122.
Michillimackinac, trouble there, 76;
French stores threatened, 83,
84, 87;
expedition of Perrot, 111;
threatened Indian hostilities, 121;
Indian muster, 145;
English traders seized, 146;
craft of the Rat, 176;
burning of an Iroquois prisoner, 205;
in command of Cadillac, 331.
Missionaries, French, among the Indians,
24, 68;
to be protected (Denonville), 124,
163 n..;
(Dongan), 126, 130,
160;
instigate Indians to torture and kill their prisoners,
205;
incite to murderous attacks, 374.
Mohawks, fear the French, 74;
their settlements, 93;
at Schenectady, 212, 215;
visit Albany, 218;
mission village at Saut St. Louis, 309;
expedition against the tribe,
310-315.
Montespan, Mme., 12.
Montpensier, Princess, 1;
at Orleans, 2;
her exile, 4;
relations with Mme. Frontenac, 10
(see 12 n.).
Montreal, condition under Perrot, 28,
65;
arrests made by Perrot, 66;
terror at the Iroquois invasion, 179,
191;
threatened attack from New York, 236;
condition of the country during the Indian invasions,
301;
great gathering of traders and Indians, 316;
great council of Indians,
443-451.
Mosquitoes, 103.
Moyne, Le, 106, 208.
Nelson, John, a prisoner at Quebec;
warns the Massachusetts colony, 358.
Nelson, Fort, on Hudson's Bay, 393.
Nesmond (Marquis), to command in attack on Boston, 382,
384.
New England colonies unfit for war, 244,
285, 394;
relations with Canada, 373;
frontier hostilities, 385.
New Netherland, colony of, 89.
New York, English colonies of;
relations with the Iroquois, 75;
claims to the western country, 117;
intrigues with the Hurons, 118;
trade with the north-west, 128;
checked by La Durantaye, 146
(see Dongan);
relations with Canada, 374.
Niagara, Fort, planned by Denonville, 125;
Indian muster at, 144;
the fort built, 155;
destroyed, 166.
Oneidas, 93.
Onondaga, 94;
council at,
196-200,
401.
Onontio, Indian name for governor of Canada, 69,
78, 92 (La Barre);
addressed by Big Mouth,
107-109.
Orleans, holds for the Fronde, 2.
Otréouati (Big Mouth), 95.
Ottawa River, its importance to the French, 298.
Ottawas, their hostility, 113;
a generic name, 145 n.;
join Denonville, 148;
their barbarities, 153;
claimed as British subjects, 158;
greet Perrot, 204;
jealous of the Hurons, 205;
their neutrality overcome,
253-255.
Ourehaoué, a Cayuga chief,
195, 200.
Oyster River, attack and massacre,
365-367.
Peace of Ryswick, 422;
celebrated in Quebec, 426.
Pemaquid, capture by French and Indians,
224, 346;
scheme of Frontenac, 357;
its defences, 358;
attack and capture,
378-382.
Pentegoet (Castine), 337;
held by Saint-Castin, 345;
attacked by Andros, 346.
Perrot, governor of Montreal, 28;
his anger at Bizard, 31;
arrested at Quebec by Frontenac, 33;
the king's opinion, 40;
is restored, 65;
his greed, 66;
his enmity to Saint-Castin, 344;
at the Montreal council, 448.
Perrot, Nicolas, the voyageur, 102 n.;
at Michillimackinac, 111;
his skill in dealing with the Indians, 112,
145, 203,
206.
Philip's (King) war, 220.
Phips, Sir William, commands the expedition to Port Royal,
236;
early life and character,
240-242;
as governor of Massachusetts, 243;
his expedition to Quebec,
262-285;
the summons to surrender, 266;
mistakes and delays, 268;
cannonade, 272;
retreat, 278;
French supply-ships, 282;
arrival at Boston, 283.
Port Royal captured,
236-240.
Prisoners (English), their treatment in Canada, 377;
restored, 423;
French, among the Indians,
421, 424.
Quebec, capital of Canada, 15;
municipal government established by Frontenac, 19;
the Lower Town burned, 72;
greeting to Frontenac, 191;
design of attack bv Massachusetts,
244-246
(see Phips, Sir W.);
the defences, 251;
arrival of Frontenac with troops, 259;
defence against Phips's attack,
261-278;
its imminent danger, 279;
construction of fortifications,
297.
Rat (the), a Huron chief,
see Kondiaronk.
Récollet friars befriended by Frontenac,
39, 71,
323, 435;
their eulogy of him, 430.
Richelieu, 184.
Rooseboom, a Dutch trader, 128,
146.
Runaways from Canada, sheltered by Dongan,
127.
Rupert, Fort (Hudson's Bay), seized by Canadians,
133.
Ryswick, peace of, 422,
452.
Saint-Castin, Baron de, on the Penobscot, 221;
attacks Fort Loval, 229;
at Castine, 337;
his career, 342-345;
plan to kidnap him, 359;
at the attack on Pemaquid, 380;
on the Penobscot, 385.
Sainte-Hélène, son of Le Moyne,
132, 209;
in the attack on Schenectady,
210, 214;
in the defence of Quebec,
271, 273;
is killed, 276.
Saint Louis (Saut de), mission village,
293, 309.
Saint Louis, Fort, on the Illinois,
86, 144.
Saint Sulpice, priests of,
29, 32,
35, 42.
Saint-Vallier, bishop of Canada, 116;
applauds Denonville,
169, 183;
at Quebec, 247;
during Phips's attack,
280, 281;
relations with Frontenac,
322, 326;
excess of zeal, 328;
returns to France, 332.
Salmon Falls, attack on, 220,
227.
Schenectady, destruction of,
211-216;
its effect in Canada, 233;
on the Indians, 252.
Schuyler, John, attacks La Prairie, 257;
carries the treaty of Ryswick to Quebec, 422;
Peter, mayor of Albany, 198;
leads an attack; his successful retreat,
289-293;
in the Mohawk expedition,
312-314;
convokes an Indian council, 399.
Seignelay, son of Colbert, colonial minister,
61, 101;
advices to Denonville, 170.
Senecas, the most powerful of the Iroquois,
74, 76;
prepare for hostilities, 97;
pass for cowards, 100;
their fortifications, 114;
attack the Illinois, 117;
intrigue with the Hurons, 118;
Denonville plans to attack them, 122,
136;
his campaign, 149-157;
they threaten Fort Niagara,
166.
Subercase, a French officer,
proposes to attack the Iroquois, but is overruled,
178;
in the Onondaga expedition, 412.
Talon, the intendant, 15;
declines to attend meeting of the estates,
20;
returns to France, 21;
hostile to Frontenac at the court,
40.
Theatricals at Quebec,
324-326,
333.
Thury, the priest,
225, 361;
persuades Taxous,
363, 368;
instigates hostilities,
376.
Tonty at Fort St. Louis, 144;
at Fort Niagara, 147;
in the fight with the Senecas,
150.
Toronto, 128.
Torture practised by Indians, 181,
300, 413;
instigated by the French, 305,
404, 405.
Troyes, Chevalier de, 132;
at Fort Niagara, 155.
Ursuline Convent at Quebec, 24;
during the attack,
280.
Vaillant, the Jesuit, negotiates with Dongan,
162.
Valrenne destroys Fort Frontenac, 192;
sent to defend La Prairie,
291, 294.
Vaudreuil, Chevalier de, in the Seneca campaign,
151;
in the defence against the Iroquois,
169, 179;
in the attack of the Onondagas, 410,
413, 414.
Verchères, the heroine of,
302-308.
Versailles, 1, 184.
Viele, his mission to Onondaga,
93, 98.
Villebon, governor of Acadia,
347, 378.
Villeray, a tool of the Jesuits,
47;
at Quebec, 247;
his negotiations with Frontenac,
249.
Villieu, commands the Indian allies,
361;
attacks Oyster River, 365;
nearly perishes in the Penobscot,
364;
returns to Quebec, 368;
takes Pemaquid, 381;
is captured, 385.
Waldron at Cocheco, 224.
Walley, John, in command under Phips at Quebec,
246;
commands the land attack, 271;
in camp,
274-276;
retreat, 277.
Weems at Pemaquid, 224,
225.
Wells, attacked by French and Abenakis,
353-355.
William III., 184.
Winthrop, commander at Albany, 257.