BOOK XV.-CHAPTER I.

[1763-)

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The new subjects

Population ceased with island of

Montreal

No French Canadian present in

province of Ontario

Forts on the Saint Lawrence and

in the West.

Fort Detroit

3

Fort Michillimackinac .

3

The Wabash

4

Fort Chartres

5

Foundation of St. Louis by Laclede 5

Influence of French traders .

6

Amherst's opinion of Indian tra- 6

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Sir William Johnson's report of

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CHAPTER II.

(1763.]

Attack of Sandusky

Ensign Paulli

Fort Saint Joseph attacked

Fate of Schlosser and the garrison 22

Fort Miami attacked

Murder of Holmes

Defeat of Lieut. Cuyler at Lake

Erie

23

Escape of Cuyler .

24

Arrival at Niagara

24

Fate of prisoners of Cuyler's party 25

Pontiac's character as a savage 25

Attack of fort Ouatanon on the

Wabash

26

Lieutenant Jenkins, Michillimack.

inac

26

Fort of Sault Saint Mary

26

Settlement of Ottawas,

l'Arbre

Croche

26

Alexander Henry's arrival, 1761 27

Captain Etherington

28

George III. birthday, 4th June

The game of lacrosse

29

Surprise of the fort

Losses of the garrison.

29

Etherington and Leslie prisoners . 29

Henry's escape

29

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1762 .

Conference at Detroit

Country of the Senecas

Failure to conciliate the Indians

Six Nation confederacy

Prominence of Pontiac.

His meeting with Rogers at

Cayahoga

Canadian settlers at Detroit .

Canadian Voyageurs

Development of the plot

Pontiac's character

The Pondiak MS.

Council at the River Écorce.

Major Henry Gladwin .

Pontiac's appearance

fort

Detroit .

Gladwin's precaution

The story of the young squaw

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CHAPTER IV.

(1763.]

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Colonel Henry Bouquet

50

Selected to command expedition

50

Colonial troops applied for

51

Contingent of Pennsylvania

51

Difficulties regarding it

52

Virginia sends forward troops

52

Bouquet's column.

53

Failure of Pennsylvania to furnish

men

53

Advance of the column

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The "Panis" slaves

30

Henry threatened .

31

Father de Jaunay.

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Proposal to seize the fort

31

Arrival of the Ottawas .

31

De Jaunay's journey to Detroit

32

Gladwin's embarrassment

32

Gorrell at Green Bay

33

Arrives at l'Arbre Croche

33

Descent of detachment to Montreal 33

Attack of Presqu'île

34

Lieutenant Christie

34

The block-house, Le Boeuf

35

Ensign Price

35

Destruction of Venango

35

Fort Ligonier

35

Fort Pitt

Defence by captain Ecuyer

Depulation of Delawares

Ecuyer's answer

37

Attack on frontiers of Pennsyl.

vania and Virginia

37

Dates of attack upon the forts 37

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CHAPTER V.

(1763.]

Bouquet arrives at sort Ligonier

56

Battle of Edgehill, first day . 57

Contest on the second day

58

The Indians defeated

60

Losses of the detachment

60

Bouquet's report

61

Loss of the Indians

62

Importance of the action

62

Bouquet lest without reward

62

His connection with Canadian his.

tory

63

The attack of the Senecas at the

“ Devil's Hole

Losses on the occasion .

Amherst desires to relurn to Eng.

land

Succeeded by Gage, 16th Novem-

ber

66

Loss of bateaux on lake Erie

67

Garrison at Detroit reduced .

Gage carries out policy of Amherst 67

Applies to colonies for additional

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CHAPTER III.

[1763-]

Amherst's disbelief of the danger . 39

Forms true view of the crisis

40

Sends relief to Detroit under

captain Dalyell

40

Force reaches Sandusky

Arrives at Detroit

Sally from fort Detroit.

Failure of the attack

Losses of the garrison

43

Amherst's mortification

44

Captain Campbell

44

Murdered by Pontiac

45
Continuance siege of Detroit
Proposals for peace
Letters from sort Chartres
Pontiac's submission

47
Pontiac's letter

47
Gladwin's reply

47
The fort lest unmolested

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Returns to New Orleans

70

D'Abbadie's treatment of him 70
Loftus' explanations

70

Impediments thrown in his way 71

Narrative of the attack by Indians 72

Conducted by French officers 74

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anees

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CHAPTER VI.

[1764.)

Bradstreet's column

75

French Canadian contingent 75

Its numbers.

· 76

The Three Rivers' contingent

76

Bradstreet's instructions

77

His antecedents .

78

Bouquet's column

78

Johnson arrives at Niagara to hold

congress

79

Treaty with the Hurons

79

Treaty with the Chenussios . 79

The Shawanees absent .

80

Johnson's letter to lords of trade So

Mode of treating Indians

81

Congress brought to a close . 81

Bradstreet ascends lake Erie 81

His treaty at Presqu'île with Shaw-

82

His want of judgment

82

Character of the Shawanee depu-

tation.

83

Bradstreet's letter to Gage

84

Bouquet hears of treaty

84

His indignation

Continued outrages by the Indians

on the Pennsylvanian frontier 84

Bouquet writes to Bradstreet 85

Asks that promoters of the war

should be given up

85

Gage refuses to ratify treaty · 85

Bouquet sends McKee to Brad-

street

86

Bradstreet at Sandusky

86

Morris sent to the Wabash

86

His reception ; forced to return 87

Morris proceeds to Detroit

88

Bradstreet at Detroit

88

Enters into treaty with tribes 88

Relieves the Detroit garrison 89

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CHAPTER VII.

[1764.)

Organization of Bouquet's expe-

dition

· 93

Bouquet's conduct

93

Reaches sort Pitt.

Visit of Delaware Indians

They refuse to cross to fort . 94

Bouquet sends declaration of his

purpose

94

Arrival two Indians, Six Nations. 95

Their treacherous advice

· 95

Composition of Bouquet's column 96

Execution of two deserters

· 96

Bouquet's advance

97

The order observed

Advance of column

· 99

Reached the Muskingum

100

Joined by men sent to Bradstreet . 100

Indians hear of proposal of peace . 100

Chiess arrive at Tuscarawas .

Bouquet enters into negotiations 1οι

Meeting of the chiefs

102

Bouquet's address to them

· 103

The chiess agree to deliver up

their prisoners

104

Arrival of de Hertel

104

Bouquet at the forks of the Mus.

kingum.

104

Bouquet modifies his terms · 105

Terms obtained

106

Delivery of prisoners

106

Bouquet returns to fort Pitt .

107

Honours paid Bouquet by Pennsyl-

vania

108

Promoted to brigadier .

His disappointment in love .

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CHAPTER VIII.

[1765-6.]

French influence over the Indians. 113

Contradictory language of the

Indians

114

Death of d'Abbadie

. 115

Lieutenant Ross at fort Chartres

115

Fraser arrives at the Illinois 116

Croghan descends the Ohio . 116

Attacked by the Kikapoos · 117

Croghan taken to the Wabash

· 117

A message from de Saint Ange 118

Conference at the Ouatanon . 118

Croghan starts for Detroit

119

Conference held there .

119

Peace declared

119

Meeting with Pontiac

Fort Chartres, occupied by a British

garrison

Close of the war

The British and French trader

Transfer of Louisiana to Spain

Its consequence

Unwelcome to French settler · 123

Congress held by Sir William

Johnson, July 1766

123

Pontiac accepts peace

124

Pontiac's character

124

His death

125

Influence of the Indian war .

126

The proclamation of 1763 to pro-

tect Indian lands

127

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CHAPTER II.

[1763.)

Traditions of French Canada 146

Duties of the first governor-in-chief 147

Mutiny in Quebec, September,

1763

147

Quelled by Murray

148

Want of accommodation for the

troops ·

149

William Gregory, chief-justice 150

George Suckling, attorney-general 150

Murray's first council .

· 150

Courts of justice established . 151

Other ordinances .

Quebec Gazette established

152

First quarter session grand jury 152

Their extraordinary presentment 153

Disapprobation of the justices

Protest by the French Canadian

members

Number of protestants in province 156

Lists sent by Murray to England . 156

The proceedings of grand jury con.

demned

157

The position of the governor 157

Pretensions of the few protestants 158

Murray's consideration for the

French Canadians .

Cramahé sent to London

158

Unpopularity of the British soldier 159

General disquietude

160

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The Walker affair

163

Proceeding against the prisoners . 164

Francis Masères . :: 165n.

Conduct of the grand jury

166

Major Disney tried, the evidence . 167

Walker's conduct

168

His influence in London · 169

Murray's complaint of his pro.

ceedings

169

Conflict between troops and magis.

tracy

169

Murray arrives in Montreal 170

CHAPTER V.

[1766 8.]

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Sir Guy Carleton.

· 191

Arrival at Quebec

193

Assuines government

· 194

Remonstrance of his council.

· 194

Murray's reply

· 195

Petition of the Jesuits

· 195

Carleton relinquishes his fees · 195

Murray's dissatisfaction

· 195

Irving and Mabane removed from

council .

· 196

Report of Yorke and de Grey,

14th April, 1776 .

196

Opinions of Hey and Maseres

Maseres' views

Difficulties of the position

Maurice Morgan arrives in Canada 202

Maseres' feelings against the

Roman Catholics.

His contention for English law · 203

Legal practice followed

204

English criminal law .

204

The validity of the ordinances 204

Maseres' recommendations · 205

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CHAPTER IV.

(1765-6.]

Instructions to ecclesiastics. 171

The French minister in London 172

Unsettled feeling with regard to

religion.

172

The chapter of Quebec

172

Petitions the crown

· 172

Jesuits petition the crown

173

The abbé Lacorne

Murray's opinions

174

Abbé Montgolfier

174

Mgr. Briand, consecrated bishop . 175

Mgr. Briand

· 175

Commercial relations

· 176

Prevention of smuggling

· 177

Absence of barracks in Montreal . 178

New barracks burnt down

178

Report of earthquake .

178

Emigration from Canada

179

Representations of French ambas-

sador

179

Paper money speculation

180

Amount of paper money in Ca.
nada

18ın.

Opposition to Murray's govern-

ment

182

Accusations made against him 183

Petition sent to London

184

Petition of the seigneurs

184

Murray leaves Canada .

184

His conduct in Minorca

· 186

His death

187

Text of Murray's letter to lord

Shelburne

188

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CHAPTER VI.

(1769-74.]

Carleton resolved to revive French

civil law

208

His letter to Hillsborough

209

Masères leaves Canada

Carleton's report on manufactures 210

Abuses in the law

Carleton's report upon them.

The legal ordinance, ist February,

1770

213

Objections taken against it 214n.

Disparity of the population · 215

Carleton's report on condition of

province

216

His conservative tone of mind 217

Applies for leave to return to Eng.

land

218

Hector Theophile Cramahé, lieu.

tenant-governor

219

The house of assembly considered 220

Meetings at Quebec