Part 21 (1/2)

=Desertions.= =S= Very prevalent, 72; punishments for, 72; causes of, 73. =WM= From ranks of Canadian militia frequent, 152. =Bk= Followed by capture, 60; three shot, 63; two shot, 134; from United States regiments of the line to the Canadian side, 281.

=Des Groseilliers.= _See_ Chouart.

=Des Marets, Claude G.o.det, Sieur de.= =Ch= Son-in-law of Pont-Grave, arrives at Quebec, 47; accompanies Champlain in expedition against Iroquois, 52; at Cap de la Victoire, 139.

=De Soyres, Rev. John.= =T= Conducts funeral service of Sir Leonard Tilley, 146.

=Desportes, Pierre.= =Ch= An early settler in Quebec, 145, 146; goes to Gaspe, 181; remains in Quebec during English occupation, 196, 208.

=Desquerat, Captain.= =F= Killed at Laprairie, 313.

=Des Rivieres, Captain.= =WM= Accompanies captured British officers to Quebec, 90.

=Dessaules, Louis A.= Born 1819. Member of Legislative Council, 1856-1863. Edited _Le Pays_ at Montreal. =Index=: =E= Member of _Parti Rouge_, 108. =C= One of Liberal leaders in Quebec, 25; protests against Dorion entering Cartier's ministry, 106-107. =Bib.=: Works: _Rouge et Noir_; _Lectures sur l'Annexion du Canada aux etats-Unis_; _Galilee, Ses Travaux Scientifiques et sa Cond.a.m.nation_; _La Guerre Americaine_. For biog., _see_ Morgan, _Bib. Can._

=Destouches.= =Ch= Clerk, appointed by Champlain as his second lieutenant, 155; returns to France, 209.

=Detroit.= Founded by Antoine de la Motte Cadillac (_q.v._) in 1701. The fort remained under Cadillac's command until 1710. A census taken that year shows six settlers cultivating the land, and twenty-nine soldiers, traders, etc., occupying houses within the fort. De la Forest succeeded Cadillac at the fort, 1710. Fort surrendered to the British, 1760.

Pontiac laid siege to the fort, 1763, but failed to capture it.

Transferred to United States, 1796. Captured by Brock, in War of 1812; restored by treaty of Ghent. =Index=: =S= The most important of western fortified posts, 51; Great Britain retains possession of, pending settlement of certain questions, 55, 119; threatened by army under Wayne, 133; handed over to United States, 142; River aux Raisins the boundary of territory dependent on, during British occupation, 145. =Dr= Defence of by Major Gladwin, 5; retained with other western posts as security for proper treatment of loyalists, 231; handed over to United States, 291. =Bk= Founded by La Motte Cadillac, its exciting history, 54; Brock determines to attack, 248; its strength and garrison, 249, 250; attacked, 251, 254; Hull surrenders with his whole army, 255; important results of capture, 256. =MS= Under French regime, 11; in days of North West Company, 12. =Hd= Company of 8th Regiment sent to, 137; a source of anxiety, 145; De Peyster in command at, 146, 158; reinforcements sent to, 153; Jehu Hay, lieutenant-governor of, in 1784, 158; doubtful subjects settle round, 161; difficulty of navigation to, 163; Haldimand's letter to Henry Hamilton, lieutenant-governor at, on means for recovery of Illinois country, 167; unfortunate expedition from, 168; Haldimand's letter to De Peyster on importance of, 260; boat built at by North West Company, 262; Major Mathews, lieutenant-governor at, in 1787, 332. =Bib.=: _Cadillac Papers_ (Mich. Pion. & Hist.

_Coll._, vol. 33 _et seq._); Parkman, _Conspiracy of Pontiac_; Lucas, _Canadian War of 1812_.

=Detroit.= Brig. _See_ Adams.

=Devil's Hole.= =Bk= Near Fort Niagara, ma.s.sacre of British troops at, 55.

=Devos, Frederick.= =Hd= Great-nephew of Haldimand, 312.

=Dewart, Edward Hartley= (1828-1903). Born in Ireland. Came to Canada with his parents at age of six. Educated at local schools and at the Toronto Normal School. Taught school for a time; entered the ministry of the Methodist Church, 1851; editor of _The Christian Guardian_, 1869-1894. =Bib.=: Works: _Selections from Canadian Poets_; _Songs of Life: A Collection of Poems_; _Essays for the Times_. For biog., _see_ Morgan, _Can. Men_.

=Dewdney, Edgar= (1835- ). Born in Devons.h.i.+re, England. Came to British Columbia, 1859. Had charge of survey of site of New Westminster, and other engineering works. First elected to provincial Legislature, 1869; returned to Dominion House, 1872. Appointed Indian commissioner for North-West Territories, 1879; and lieutenant-governor of North-West Territories, 1881. Member of Dominion Cabinet as minister of interior, 1888-1892. Appointed lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, 1892.

=Index=: =D= Builds Dewdney trail, from Hope to Similkameen, 252-253.

=Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_.

=d.i.c.key, Robert Barry= (1811-1903). Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

Studied law, and called to the bar of Nova Scotia, and of New Brunswick, 1834. Sat in Legislative Council, Nova Scotia, 1858-1867. Appointed to the Senate, 1867. Took an active part in the negotiations leading up to the building of the Intercolonial Railway, and the Confederation of the provinces. =Index=: =H= Delegate from Nova Scotia to Charlottetown Conference, 177. =T= Delegate to Charlottetown Conference, 73; and to Quebec Conference, 77. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; Campbell, _History of Nova Scotia_.

=d.i.c.kson, Walter Hamilton= (1806-1884). Born in Niagara. Called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1830. Served during the Rebellion of 1837 as a cavalry officer. Represented Niagara in the a.s.sembly, 1841-1851; sat in the Legislative Council of Canada, 1855-1867; appointed to the Dominion Senate, 1867.

=Dieskau, Jean Armand, Baron de= (1701-1777). Of German descent; served with distinction under Marshal Saxe. When it was made known to the court at Versailles that the British had sent two regiments to America under Braddock, the French decided to fit out an expedition on a larger scale, and six regiments embarked for Canada under Dieskau, who was given the rank of general. Immediately after a.s.suming command, prepared to attack the British and marched at the head of a body of men against Johnson.

Although his plans appear to have been well laid, his position was betrayed through the action of the Indians. Severely wounded, made prisoner and well cared for by the British. Taken to England, ruined in health and fortune. Liberated at the conclusion of the war in 1763; and returned to France. =Index=: =WM= Defeated and taken prisoner at Lake George, 22. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Montcalm and Wolfe_; Bradley, _Fight with France_.

=Digby, Robert= (1732-1815). Commanded the _Dunkirk_ at Quiberon Bay, 1759; second in command in Rodney's expedition for relief of Gibraltar, 1779; commander-in-chief in North America, 1781. =Index=: =Dr= Appointed to chief naval command in America, 194. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Disney, Captain.= =Dr= Accused in connection with Walker affair, 36; tried and acquitted, 38.

=Dissenters.= =S= Preponderance of, in Upper Canada, 159, 160. _See also_ Presbyterian; Methodist.

=District Courts.= =Sy= Establishment of in Lower Canada, 255.