Chapter M

Meserve, Lieutenant-Colonel, his services at Louisburg, 94.
Micmacs of Cape Breton, 37.
Mira River, settlements on, 16.
Moody, Rev. Samuel, his pithy prayer, 124.
Moore, Samuel, at Louisburg, _note_ 72.
Moulton, Jeremiah, at Louisburg, _note_ 71;
destroys St. Peter’s, 96.

N
Newcastle, Duke of, anecdote of, 44.
New England alarmed by the creation of Louisburg, 39;
dreads the beginning of war, 42;
war is declared, 43;
menace to her commerce and fisheries, 46, 47;
aroused to take Louisburg, 54, 55;
extraordinary war measures in, 56, 57;
quality of expeditionary army, 62, 63;
enthusiasm in enlisting, 64;
reimbursed for her expenses, _note_ 131.
Newfoundland, French removed from, 33.
New Hampshire contingent, 69; _note_ 72.
New Jersey in Louisburg expedition, 57.
New York contributes to Louisburg expedition, 57.
Nixon, John, _note_ 125.
Nova Scotia (Acadia) turned over to England, 30;
invaded, 43;
relieved, 95.

P
Pennsylvania in Louisburg expedition, 57.
Pepperell, William, chosen to command, 60;
his qualifications, 61, 62;
impetus given by him to the project, 63, 64;
his regiment, _note_ 70;
hampered by instructions, 75;
finds Louisburg blocked up by ice, 77;
hails Warren’s arrival with joy, 78;
confident of driving the enemy from Cape Breton, 79;
finds Shirley’s plan impracticable, 83;
finds his task greater than he had supposed, 90;
his advances against the city properly made, 93;
is goaded into attacking the Island Battery, 112;
pushes forward preparations for a general assault, 116;
grants an armistice, 118;
his conduct contrasted with Warren’s, 119;
made a baronet, 130.
Pitts, Ebenezer, at Louisburg, _note_ 71.
Pomeroy, Major Seth, at Louisburg, 89;
his record, _note_ 100.

Q
Quebec, as the bulwark of Canada, 11.

R
Raudots, father and son, their scheme for putting new life into
Canada, 26;
it proposes a great naval mart at Cape Breton, 28.
Rhode Island in Louisburg expedition, 56.
Richmond, Sylvester, at Louisburg, _note_ 71.
Royal Battery, situation and importance of, 23;
taken, 86;
attempt to retake it, 87;
its importance to Americans, 88.
Ryal, Captain, sent to England, 41.

S
St. Anne, described, 31.
Saint Ovide, at Louisburg, 35.
St. Peter’s, destruction of, determined on, 76;
is effected, 96.
Seacoast defences of Mexico, Cuba, etc., 9;
of the English colonies, 10, 11;
of Canada, 11.
Shirley, Gov. William, saves Annapolis, 43;
notifies ministry, 44;
writes Commodore Warren, 44;
grasps the situation, 48;
his personal traits, 48, 49;
determines to take Louisburg, 50;
applies to legislature, 52;
meets defeat, 53;
arouses public sentiment, 54;
carries his point, 55;
sets to work, 56;
hears from Warren, 69;
attempts to order plan of attack, 73, 74.
Straits of Canso, 31.

T
Tournay, invested, 41.
Tufts, William, his bravery, 113.
Tyng, Commodore Edward, commands colonial fleet, 67; _note_ 72.

U
Utrecht, how the Peace of, affects the colonies, 30.