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Villejoin, Sr. de-Continued.

troops at Ile Royale, 315; to command detach-
ments arriving at Rochefort from Canada, 316;
marriage of his son to Dlle De Sort, 325; his
appointment as Governor of La Desirade, 350;
destitute condition of detachment under his
command, 499; sends detachment of Acadians
commanded by his son, to Ile St. Jean, 499;
given command of colonial troops at Rochefort,
509; appointed major at Ile Royale, 509.

Villejoin, Sr. de., junior. Granted 6,000 livres
indemnity for loss on Le Maillard, 365.
Villejouin, Sr. Rousseau de. Appointed cadet à
l'aiguillette, 94; promoted for services at Ile
Royale and in naval battle of M. de la Jon-
quiere, 395; to confer Cross of St. Louis on Sr.
Pottier de Pommeroy of Ile Royale and
Cayenne, 403; signs the recommendation to
capitulate Louisbourg, 490.

Villement, Sr. de. Captain of troops in Louisiana;
permitted to serve in Canada, 314.

Villemond, Sr. de. Given passage to St. Domingo,
en route to Louisiana, 347.

Villemonde, M. de. Given his company, 152, 153;
letter to, re his promotion, 153.
Villemonde, Sr. Beaujeu de. Given the Cross of
St. Louis, 283.

Villemont, Sr. de.

Going to Canada; to be paid
1,200 livres, 309; his ante mortem declaration,
478.

Villemouble, Beaujeu de. Given his lieutenancy,

30

Villeneuve, M. de Fromont de. His orders revoked;
not to separate from Chev. de Conflans, 80.
Villéon, Sr. de. To assume command of L'Orignal.

132; to proceed to Quebec on L'Anglesea, to
take cominand of L'Orignal, 146; instructions,
146; instructions re expedition to Quebec, 189.
Villepatoud, Sr. de. Appointed to command of
artillery at Ile Royale, 509.

Villeneau, Sr. To be tried by court martial; one
of the officers of Beauséjour, 225.
Villeray, Benjamin. Promoted, 141.

Villeray, Sr. de. Judgment of court martial to be
awarded before disposing of his company, 226;
sent back by Vaudreuil, 257; Cross of St. Louis
received for; death of, 316; pensions to his
mother and sister, 408; Frontenac's abuse of
authority against, 506; his banishment, 507.
Villeroy, Mde de. Death of her husband; her
serious position, 316.

Villers, M. Fraussure de, le ter re child of brother's
widow, 11.

Villerval dit Sans Quartier, Louis Etienne de.

Soldier of the company of Duplessis Faber ;
granted his discharge, 130.

Villevault. M. de. Letter to, re silverware of Sr.
Bigot, 354; articles he selected from Sr. Bigot's
silverware, to be delivered to him, 356.
Villevault, M. de. To be applied to by M. Clement

for leave to act as Sr. Cadet's solicitor, 382;
answer of M. de Vaudreuil, re supplies Sr. Cha-
bert Joncaire alleges he furnished, forwarded to,
395; letter to, re demand of heirs of M. de
Drucourt, 403; re debts of Sr. Reynach to
estate of Sr. Bigot, his uncle, 403.

Villers, Sr. de. Officer chosen to serve in Canada,

235; appointed councillor provisionally, 236; to
sail for Canada, 247; pension for his widow, 255.
Villiers, Sr. Coulon de. Given a company, 29; re-
warded for distinguished services, 96; re promo-
tion, 106; cannot obtain a new gratuity for him;
re majority of Quebec, 127; passage granted to
his family, 128; appointed a lieutenant, 510;
health of, 152; letter from re massacre on the
Quabache, 460.

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Villiers, Sr. de. Promoted, 48; his expedition causes
excitement in England, 205; sent to Canada as
chief clerk; his special qualifications, 221; host-
ages given to, 223; details of his adventure
wanted, 232; his embarkation for Canada await-
ed, 233; letter to, re his appointment as coun-
cillor, 236; granted Cross of St. Louis, 237, 249;
M. de la Serre to confer the Cross of St. Louis
upon him, 320; will take the place of Sr. Mar-
tel, 325; engaged in the campaign against the
Chicachas, 461.

Villiers, M. Magan de, mentioned for appointment
as Governor of Louisiana; cannot be spared from
Illinois, 468.

Villiers, M. Chev. Noyon de. Promotion of, 104;
given Cross of St. Louis, 363.

Villers, Sr. de Noyon de, re appointment in regi-
ment at Guadeloupe, 406.

Villers, Chev. de. Service of, with de Bienville
in Louisiana, 459.

Vincennes, Fief of. One of the boundaries of lands
granted to Sr. Péan de Livaudière, 40.
Vincennes, M. de, burned by the Chicachas, 457;
458.

Vincennes Post. Defeat of Indians coming to, 460.
Vincent, Sr. Adrien Demarest. Given a grant of
land, 114.

Vincent, Sr. de. Gratuity to widow of, 114.

Viceroy of Mexico. Answer from awaited, 462;
tries to persuade Canadians to settle in his coun-
try, 463.

Vital, Sr. Knight of St. Louis, wishes to go to
St. Pierre et Miquelon, 370.

Vital Statistics. Copies of registers to be sent to
Rochefort, 376.

Vitray fief of, referred to as boundary of certain
land grants, 135.

Vitré, Sr. lieutenant to Sr. Salaberry on La Marie,
66.

Virginia. Excitement caused by advance of an

English detachment towards, 193; reinforce-
ment sent to, 205; protest against conduct of
the British Governor in, 213; English fleet
destined for, 421; Governor of, violates the
terms of capitulation, 223; English settlers
leave, 523.

Vizon, Fournerie de. Officer chosen to serve in
Canada, 235.

Volant, Sr. May enjoy commission sent him by
Beauharnois, 40; may be given commission as
captain, 116; expenses for care of prisoners at
Mingan, 195; grant from King's privy purse,
195; order to, re effects taken from Le Tezel,
470.

Voltaire, M. de, letter to, re interests of nephew of
Sr. Valentin, 424.

Volunteers, with D'Artagnette in the Chicachas
campaign, 457.

Vouchers, re expenditure and receipts of King's
Domain on vessel captured and taken to Cork;
deposited in Dublin, 342.

Voutron, M., de, in command of La Seyne, a trans-
port, 180.

Voyage, of La Salle, 460; of M. d'Iberville, 460;
of the Sr. Fabry, 463; to Sante Fé, 463.
Voyageurs, list of those with D'Artagnette in
campaign against the Chicachas, 457.
Voyer, M. le Marquis de, his plan for the settle-
inent of German families, 389.

Wabash, The. English settlers travel by way of
523.

Wampum. Belt of, presented to M. d'Abadie,
472.

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War. Measures for defense in case of, 8; Indian
tribes that will probably remain quiet in case
of, trouble with the English, 8; important to
reconcile the Indians of Sault St. Louis, and of
the Lake of Two Mountains, 24; anticipation of
and preparations for, 30; no declaration of, 209;
declared against England, 225.

Ward, The, carries troops, 304.

Warrant granting M. Hocquart land at Lake
Champlain, 7.

Warrant of lieutenant in the navy for the brother
of M. Bart, 78.

Warrant, of ratification for Sieur Péan, 179; to
Sieur Danneau de Muy, at Rivière aux Loutres,
179; to Sieur Bidon, member of the Superior
Council, 179; to Sieur Dumont, 179; for grant
to Sieur de Beaujeau, 179.

Warren, M., re payment of bill of exchange, 81.
Warren, M. le Baron de, commandant at Belleisle;
should show more consideration towards Aca-
dians, 373; passports issued by; instructed to
grant no more passports to Acadians, 409.
Warren, Commodore, proposed plan of attack on
Canada, 94; in command of English squadron,
97; not to be governor of Louisbourg, 101.
Warren, M., letter of, re charges of cruelty by
French and Indians on English soldiers, 488;
will attack the band of Indians near Louis-
bourg, if they remain there, 491; re information
as to Indians seen near Louisbourg, 491; takes
possession of Louisbourg, 493.
Warren and Pepperell, MM. Proposals for sur-
render of Louisbourg made to, 490; letter to, re
proposed general attack on Louisbourg, 490;
re acceptance of certain terms of surrender of
Louisbourg, 490; re refusal to accept modifica-
tion of terms of surrender of Louisbourg, 490 ;
re infringement of one clause of articles of
capitulation, 491; letter of M. Duchambon to,
urging haste in sending ships from Boston to
Rochefort, 491; letter to, re arms taken from
French sailors contrary to terms of capitula-
tion; re pillage of Ile Royale inhabitants by
Boston troops; re robbery of MM. de Beau-
bassin, Rodrique, Sautoux, Sanson, Dufourc
and Médoux, and Mme. Prévost; request that
Le Lainceston, on which are officers, be held
till inhabitants have sailed, 491.

Warren. See Watson.

Warwick, The. Capture of, 234.
Washington, Major. Hostages given as surety for
surrender, 223.

Watson, Commodore, in command of squadron, 108.
Watters, John, letter to, re bill of exchange drawn
by Baron de Dieskau, 232.

Weaving. Looms to be purchased for inhabitants
of lle St. Jean at Havre, 296.

Weis, Sr., in command of Swiss soldiers, 113.
Weling, Capt., entrusted with expedition down
the Mississippi to fight the English, 480.
West, Le, is too small for purposes of M. D'Iber-
ville, 524.

West Florida, return of expedition from, 480.
West Indies, market for Indian slaves in, 117;
position of colonies of, 523.

Western sea, discovery of, by Sr. de la Véranderye,
84, 462; voyage to, 194; overland expedition
to, 115.

Whale fishery, failure of the Srs. D'Arragorry to
carry out their enterprise on the St. Lawrence;
success of the Srs. Pascaud in their privilege at
the Magdalen Islands, 24; of the Srs. Darra-
gorry in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 36; to be
encouraged, 115; re-establishment of, on the St.
Lawrence, 123, 190.

Whale fishery. See Hary & Co.

Wheat, loan of 100 bushels to Superior of Hotel
Dieu, 10; shipment of seed, from Dunkerque,
258; M. Provost requests Arinorican variety, for
seeding purposes, 270; purchase of, for troops,
372.

William, Robert, sentenced to pay fine, 486.
William and Anne. The, carries refugees from Ile
Royale, 303.

Winchelsea. La, capture of a French vessel by, 426.
Windsor, The, arrival in France of, 315.
Windward Islands, proposal to carry on trade be-

tween Canada and, 14; satisfactory trade of, with
Ile Royale, 33; exemptions, re coast trade, 138:
coasting at, 197; shipment of sugar to St.
Domingo from, 340; Marquis de Beauharnois
appointed Governor of, 508; military officers of,
514.

Wine, decree regulating sale of, 483; ordinance for-
forbidding sale to soldiers, 485;

Wolfe, General, siege of Quebec to be undertaken
by; arrangements for leaving England; to be
joined at Halifax by other troops, 287.
Wolff, Sr., increase in emoluments of, 288.
Works, begun on the road leading to the Chicachas,
461.

Wright, John, antecedents of; offers his services as
spy on English, 272.

Ymatabatchitou, an Indian Chief, has deserted the
French, 463.

York, Colonel, package sent to, by the Chev. de
Tourville, 126.

Youville, Mde de. She and her companions offer
to pay debts of Montreal General Hospital, 154;
letters patent sent to, for execution of agreement
re Montreal General Hospital, 179.
Youville, Dlle, proposal of, re union of the Mont-
real and Quebec General Hospitals, 136.
Ystre, Surgeon, returns from Louisiana, 460.
Yturbide, subsistence for his family, 432.
Zephir, Le. Report on operations of, 104; M. Hoc-
quart may return to France on, 108; to leave for
Canada, with orders from King, 108; return of
218; voyage from Brest to Newfoundland, fitted
out as storeship, 327; could be made good use
of in defending St. Jean, 327; Sr. de Courval
appointed commander of, 333; voyage to Ile
St. Jean; fitting out and lading of, 334; fitting
out of, 335; voyage to Newfoundland; passen-
gers on, 336.

PART VII

JOURNAL OF "LE FORMIDABLE," IN 1757

FROM

COPY SUPPLIED BY M. DE LA ROGERIE

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