During the twenty-seven years following the foundation of Quebec, the history of the colony consists almost exclusively of the personal history of
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He formed three war-parties of picked men, one at Montreal, one at Three Rivers, and one at Quebec; the first to strike at Albany, the second at the
Cruel Policy of the French
The fate of the Iroquois prisoner now became the point at issue. The French hoped that the Indians in their excitement could be induced to put him to
The Iroquois in Council
"Ourehaoué sends you this," continued Cut Nose, presenting another belt of wampum: "by it he advises you to listen to Onontio, if you wish to
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Count Frontenac stood before him. Since his recall, he had lived at court, needy and no longer in favor; but he had influential friends, and an
Denonville Recalled
Concealed by the tempest and the darkness, fifteen hundred warriors landed at La Chine, and silently posted themselves about the houses of the
Hurons Thwart Peace Treaty
For them peace between the French and the Iroquois would be a signal of destruction, since Denonville could not or would not protect his
Canada in Distress
The state of Canada was deplorable, and the position of its governor as mortifying as it was painful.Our special project presenting the
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James II. at length consented to own the Iroquois as his subjects, ordering Dongan to protect them, and repel the French by force of arms,Our