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.
Going to Canada; to be paid 1,200 livres, 309; his ante mortem declaration, 478.
Villemouble, Beaujeu de. Given his lieutenancy,
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.
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.
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.
JOURNAL OF "LE FORMIDABLE," IN 1757
COPY SUPPLIED BY M. DE LA ROGERIE
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