;
depicts evils of liquor traffic, 335
Domergue, Lieutenant, killed at Laprairie,
Dongan, Colonel, governor of New York, correspondence with La Barre,
;
policy with Iroquois, 183;
correspondence with Denonville, 199, 200;
claims right to trade with Lake tribes, 203;
demands destruction of Fort Niagara, 218;
Duchesneau, Jacques, intendant,
;
claims to rank above bishop, 115;
causes king's prohibition of trading licences to be registered in Frontenac's absence, 117;
asked to furnish particulars as to ill effects of liquor traffic, 118;
censured for interfering in matters beyond his sphere, 120;
his recommendations on the coureurs de bois question, 127;
dispute with Frontenac as to presidency of Sovereign Council, 133-40;
severely censured in despatch from minister, 134;
accuses Frontenac of manufacturing the news he sends to the minister, 142;
his son imprisoned for disrespect to Frontenac, 143;
makes report on Acadia, 271
Dudley, Joseph, provisional governor of Massachusetts,
Dudouyt, Jean, grand-vicar of bishop of Quebec,
;
sent to France by bishop in connection with liquor question, 118;
Dugas, Du Gua, or Du Guast, sieur de Monts, see
Monts
Du Lhut, Daniel Greseylon, explorer, discoveries of,
;
imprisoned on return to Quebec, 163;
appointed post commander among north-western tribes, 164;
diverts trade from English posts on Hudson's Bay to Montreal, 164;
under orders from La Barre confiscates goods in La Salle's fort of St. Louis, 179;
instructed to rendezvous at Niagara, 181, 186, 187;
fortifies post at outlet of Lake Huron, 202
Dupont, Nicolas, member of Sovereign Council,
Duval, Jean, executed for conspiracy against Champlain,
E
Earthquake of 1662,
,
Eau, Chevalier d', goes on embassy to Iroquois and is badly used,
English colonies, goods cheap in,
;
paid better price for furs, 154, 175, 201;
political confusion prevailing in, after downfall of James II, 263
F
Faillon, abbé, quoted,
,
;
his description of conduct of Perrot, governor of Montreal, 96, 97
Fénelon, abbé de, intermediary between Frontenac and Perrot,
;
indignant at Perrot's arrest, 93;
preaches sermon against Frontenac, 93;
carries round memorial in Perrot's favour, 96;
his conduct before the council, 101;
sent to France, censured, and not allowed to return to Canada, 102, 103
"Flag" incident in siege of Quebec,
France, condition of, in 1675-6,
,
Frontenac, Louis de Buade, Comte de Palluau et, particulars respecting his early life scanty,
;
enters army under Prince of Orange at age of fifteen, 62;
promoted to rank of maréchal de camp, 62;
peace of Westphalia (1648) releases him from military life, 63;
marriage and birth of son, 63;
his wife separates from him, 63;
commands Venetian troops in defence of Crete against Turks, 64;
leaves France for Canada midsummer of 1672, 65;
endeavours to constitute "three estates," and summons an assembly, 67;
action disapproved by king, 67;
his instructions regarding the ecclesiastical power, 69;
friendly to Sulpicians and Récollets, 74;
plans a visit to Cataraqui, 74;
conducts an expedition to Cataraqui, 76-84;
invites Iroquois to conference at that place, 79;
harangues them and distributes presents, 81, 82;
expedition not approved by minister, 84;
Frontenac defends it, 85;
difficulties with Perrot, governor of Montreal, and the Abbé Fénelon, 90-104;
captures twelve coureurs de bois, 99;
sends Perrot and Fénelon to France with report on case, 102;
honour paid to him in church curtailed by Laval, 112;
attitude towards ecclesiastical powers, 113;
difficulty with bishop over issue of trading permits, involving carrying of liquor to Indians, 116;
king prohibits permits, 116;
visits Cataraqui (Fort Frontenac), 117;
appeals against king's decision, 117;
instructed not to meddle with questions of finance, etc., 120;
authorized to grant hunting permits, 125;
number to be issued restricted, 128;
dispute with intendant Duchesneau as to presidency of Sovereign Council, 133-40;
censured by minister for his contentious spirit, 135;
again cautioned by king and minister, 136;
asks home government for soldiers, 145;
summons conference on Indian question, 146;
arranges peace between Senecas and Ottawas, 146;
orders strengthening of fortifications of Montreal, 147;
relations with Du Lhut, 162;
has Récollet confessor, Father Maupassant, 165;
alleged disorders in his household, 165;
commends Sulpicians, 168;
his recall a triumph for clerical opponents, 171;
on return to France makes light of La Barre's demand for troops, 173;
reappointed governor of Canada, 229;
arrives at Chedabucto, 232;
exaggerates number of killed in Lachine massacre, 227 (note);
tries to arrest destruction of Fort Frontenac, 233;
organizes raiding parties against English colonies, 234-6;
brings out with him from France survivors of Indians captured for the galleys, 237;
sends deputation to Iroquois, 237;
sends reinforcements to La Durantaye, 241;
his address to the Lake tribes, 242;
result of his raids on English settlements, 253;
improves fortifications of Quebec, 254;
his relations with the Sovereign Council, 254-7;
goes to Montreal where anxiety prevails, 257;
his expedition to Lake Indians successful, 258;
protests to Massachusetts authorities against attack on Pentagouet, 270;
gets news at Montreal of approach of expedition against Quebec, 282;
replies to Phipps's demand for surrender, 288, 289;
recommends attack on Boston by sea, 316;
describes ravages of Abenaquis, 317;
estimate of military losses in Canada, 318;
expresses himself as opposed to large expeditions, 320;
orders M. de Louvigny at Michilimackinac to send down Indians with their furs, 323;
firm in negotiations with Iroquois, 325, 338;
complaints made against, 333-6;
gives theatrical representations at Quebec, 336;
question of Tartuffe, 337;
restores Fort Frontenac against instructions of minister, 341;
directs campaign against Iroquois, 350-3;
reports his victory to the king, and asks for recognition, 353;
receives cross of St. Louis, 354;