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France and England in North America (7); Montcalm and Wolfe
France and England in North America Montcalm and Wolfe - 7 Author:Francis Parkman Volume: 7 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1884 Original Publisher: Little, Brown Subjects: Canada History / Canada / General History / Military / Canada Travel / Canada / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing te... more »xt. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER H. 1749-1752. CELORON DE BIENVILLE. La Galissoniere. -- English Encroachment. -- Mission Op Celo- Bon, -- The Great West. -- Tts European Claimants. -- Its Indian Population. -- English Fur-traders. -- Celoron On The Alleghany. -- His Reception. -- His Difficulties. -- Descent Of The Ohio. -- Cotert Hostility. -- Ascent Of The Mlami. - La Demoiselle. -- Dark Prospects For France. -- Christopher Gist. -- George Croghan. -- Their Western Mission. -- Pick- Awillany. -- English Ascendency. -- English Dissension And Rivalry. -- The Key Of The Great West. the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed, the Marquis de la Galissoniere ruled over Canada. Like all the later Canadian governors, he was a naval officer ; and, a few years after, he made himself famous by a victory, near Minorca, over the English admiral Byng, -- an achievement now remembered chiefly by the fate of the defeated commander, judicially murdered as the scapegoat of an imbecile ministry. Galissoniere was a humpback ; but his deformed person was animated by a bold spirit and a strong and penetrating intellect. He was the chief representative of the American policy of France. He felt that, cost what it might, she must hold fast to Canada, and link her to Louisiana by chains of forts strong enough to hold back the British colonies, and cramp their growth 1749-1752.] ERRAND OF CfiLORON. 37 by confinement within narrow limits; while French settlers, sent from the mother-country, should spread an...« less