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A HALF-CENTURY OF CONFLICT
BY FRANCIS PARKMAN
VOL. II

CONTENTS

CHAPTER XV.
1697-1741.
FRANCE IN THE FAR WEST.
French Explorers.--Le Sueur on the St. Peter's.--Canadians on the
Missouri.--Juchereau de Saint-Denis.--Bénard de la Harpe on Red
River.--Adventures of Du Tisné.--Bourgmont visits the
Comanches.--The Brothers Mallet in Colorado and New
Mexico.--Fabry de la Bruyère.

CHAPTER XVI.
1716-1761.

SEARCH FOR THE PACIFIC.
The Western Sea.--Schemes for reaching it.--Journey of
Charlevoix.--The Sioux Mission.--Varennes de la Vérendrye.--His
Enterprise.--His Disasters.--Visits the Mandans.--His Sons.--Their
Search for the Western Sea.--Their Adventures.--The Snake
Indians.--A Great War-Party.--The Rocky Mountains.--A
Panic.--Return of the Brothers.--Their Wrongs and their Fate.

CHAPTER XVII.
1700-1750.
THE CHAIN OF POSTS.
Opposing Claims.--Attitude of the Rival Nations.--America a French
Continent.--England a Usurper.--French Demands.--Magnanimous
Proposals.--Warlike Preparation.--Niagara.--Oswego.--Crown
Point.--The Passes of the West secured.

CHAPTER XVIII.
1744, 1745.
A MAD SCHEME.
War of the Austrian Succession.--The French seize Canseau and attack
Annapolis.--Plan of Reprisal.--William Vanghan.--Governor
Shirley.--He advises an Attack on Louisbourg.--The Assembly refuses,
but at last consents.--Preparation.--William Pepperrell.--George
Whitefield.--Parson Moody.--The Soldiers.--The Provincial
Navy.--Commodore Warren.--Shirley as an Amateur Soldier.--The
Fleet sails.

CHAPTER XIX.
1745.
LOUISBOURG BESIEGED.
Seth Pomeroy.--The Voyage.--Canseau.--Unexpected Succors.--Delays.
--Louisbourg.--The Landing.--The Grand Battery taken.--French
Cannon turned on the Town.--Weakness of Duchambon.--Sufferings of
the Besiegers.--Their Hardihood.--Their Irregular Proceedings.--Joseph
Sherburn.--Amateur Gunnery.--Camp Frolics.--Sectarian
Zeal.--Perplexities of Pepperrell.

CHAPTER XX.
1745.
LOUISBOURG TAKEN.
A Rash Resolution.--The Island Battery.--The Volunteers.--The
Attack.--The Repulse.--Capture of the "Vigilant."--A
Sortie.--Skirmishes.--Despondency of the French.--English Camp
threatened.--Pepperrell and Warren.--Warren's Plan.--Preparation for a
General Attack.--Flag of Truce.--Capitulation. --State of the
Fortress.--Parson Moody.--Soldiers dissatisfied.--Disorders. --Army
and Navy.--Rejoicings.--England repays Provincial Outlays.

CHAPTER XXI.
1745-1747.
DUC D'ANVILLE.

Louisbourg after the Conquest.--Mutiny.--Pestilence.--Stephen
Williams.--His Diary.--Scheme of conquering Canada.--Newcastle's
Promises.--Alarm in Canada.--Promises broken.--Plan against Crown
Point.--Startling News.--D'Anville's Fleet.--Louisbourg to be
avenged.--Disasters of D'Anville.--Storm.--Pestilence.--Famine.--Death
of D'Anville.--Suicide of the Vice-Admiral.--Ruinous Failure.--Return
Voyage.--Defeat of La Jonquière.

CHAPTER XXII.
1745-1747.
ACADIAN CONFLICTS.
Efforts of France.--Apathy of Newcastle.--Dilemma of
Acadians.--Their Character.--Danger of the Province.--Plans of
Shirley.--Acadian Priests.--Political Agitators.--Noble's
Expedition.--Ramesay at Beaubassin.--Noble at Grand-Pré.--A Winter
March.--Defeat and Death of Noble.--Grand-Pré re-occupied by the
English.--Threats of Ramesay against the Acadians.--The British
Ministry will not protect them.

CHAPTER XXIII.
1740-1747.
WAR AND POLITICS.
Governor and Assembly.--Saratoga destroyed.--William
Johnson.--Border Ravages.--Upper Ashuelot.--French "Military
Movements."--Number Four.--Niverville's Attack.--Phineas
Stevens.--The French repulsed.

CHAPTER XXIV.
1745-1748.
FORT MASSACHUSETTS.
Frontier Defence.--Northfield and its Minister.--Military Criticisms of
Rev. Benjamin Doolittle.--Rigaud de Vaudreuil.--His Great
War-Party.--He attacks Fort Massachusetts.--Sergeant Hawks and his
Garrison.--A Gallant Defence.--Capitulation.--Humanity of the
French.--Ravages.--Return to Crown Point.--Peace of Aix-la Chapelle.
APPENDIX.
A. FRANCE CLAIMS ALL NORTH AMERICA EXCEPT THE
SPANISH COLONIES.
B. FRENCH VIEWS OF THE SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG.
C. SHIRLEY'S RELATIONS WITH THE ACADIANS.

A HALF-CENTURY OF CONFLICT.

CHAPTER XV.
1697-1741.
FRANCE IN THE FAR WEST.
FRENCH EXPLORERS.--LE SUEUR ON THE ST.
PETER'S.--CANADIANS ON THE MISSOURI.--JUCHEREAU DE
SAINT-DENIS.--BÉNARD DE LA HARPE ON RED
RIVER.--ADVENTURES OF DU TISNÉ.--BOURGMONT VISITS
THE COMANCHES.--THE BROTHERS MALLET IN COLORADO
AND NEW MEXICO.--FABRY DE LA BRUYÈRE.
The occupation by France of the lower Mississippi gave a strong

impulse to the exploration of the West, by supplying a base for
discovery, stimulating enterprise by the longing to find gold mines,
open trade with New Mexico, and get a fast hold on the countries
beyond the Mississippi in anticipation of Spain; and to these motives
was soon added the hope of finding an overland way to the Pacific. It
was the Canadians, with their indomitable spirit of adventure, who led
the way in the path of discovery.
As a bold and hardy pioneer of