Collision. Capture of
the "Alcide" and the "Lis."
CHAPTER 7
1755
Braddock
Arrival of Braddock. His Character. Council at Alexandria. Plan of the
Campaign. Apathy of the Colonists. Rage of Braddock. Franklin. Fort
Cumberland. Composition of the Army. Offended Friends. The March. The
French Fort. Savage Allies. The Captive. Beaujeu. He goes to meet the
English. Passage of the Monongahela. The Surprise. The Battle. Rout of
Braddock. His Death. Indian Ferocity. Reception of the Ill News.
Weakness of Dunbar. The Frontier abandoned.
CHAPTER 8
1755-1763
Removal of the Acadians
State of Acadia. Threatened Invasion. Peril of the English. Their Plans.
French Forts to be attacked. Beausejour and its Occupants. French
Treatment of the Acadians. John Winslow. Siege and Capture of
Beausejour. Attitude of Acadians. Influence of their Priests. They
refuse the Oath of Allegiance. Their Condition and Character. Pretended
Neutrals. Moderation of English Authorities. The Acadians persist in
their Refusal. Enemies or Subjects? Choice of the Acadians. The
Consequence. Their Removal determined. Winslow at Grand Pre. Conference
with Murray. Summons to the Inhabitants. Their Seizure. Their
Embarkation. Their Fate. Their Treatment in Canada. Misapprehension
concerning them.
CHAPTER 9
1755
Dieskau
Expedition against Crown Point. William Johnson. Vaudreuil. Dieskau.
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