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=Potash.= =S= Decline in production of, 107.

=Potenger, Maria.= =Bk= Niece of Sir Isaac Brock, 133.

=Potenger, Zelia.= =Bk= Niece of Sir Isaac Brock, 133.

=Pottawotomi Indians.= An Algonquian tribe, allied to the Chippewas.

They ranged over portions of what is now the state of Michigan, and in 1760, when Detroit fell into the hands of the British, occupied a village below the fort. One hundred and fifty of the tribe fought under Pontiac in 1763. In the War of 1812, they took the British side.

=Index=: =Hd= Sioux offer to attack, 148; described as fickle, credulous, and timid, 148. =Bib.=: Pilling, _Bibliography of Algonquian Languages_; Charlevoix, _History of New France_; Parkman, _Conspiracy of Pontiac_.

=Pouchot= (1712-1769). Born at Gren.o.ble, France. Entered the Engineers'

corps of the French army in 1733, and served in Flanders, Corsica, and Germany. Accompanied Montcalm to Canada and took part in the defence of Fort Niagara and Fort de Levis. Served in the campaigns against the British and Indians, until the fall of Quebec in 1759. =Index=: =WM= Quoted with reference to battle of Carillon, 58; in command at Niagara, divides his force, 122; forced to capitulate, 146. =Hd= In command of French fort at Niagara, 25; surrenders, 26; surrenders Fort de Levis, 36. =Bib.=: Doughty, _Siege of Quebec_; Parkman, _Montcalm and Wolfe_; Bradley, _Fight with France_.

=Poulariez.= =WM= Placed in command of French left (Beauport to Montmorency), 158, 174, 175; protests against idea of capitulation, 209; in battle of Ste. Foy, 262.

=Poulett.= =Sy= Maiden name of Sydenham's mother, 4.

=Poullain, Father Guillaume.= =Ch= Recollet missionary, 87; goes to Nip.i.s.sing mission, 149.

=Pouthier, Toussaint.= =Bk= Agent of the Hudson's Bay Company, a.s.sists in capture of Michilimackinac, 210.

=Poutrincourt.= _See_ Biencourt de Poutrincourt.

=Powell, Henry Watson= (1733-1814). Born in England. Entered the army; in 1756 became captain; and in 1759 served in the West Indies; in 1768 and subsequent years stationed in different parts of North America, and in 1771 promoted lieutenant-colonel. Took part in General Burgoyne's expedition in 1777, with the rank of brigadier-general; in July, 1777, in command of Fort Ticonderoga, and held it successfully against the besieging forces of New Hamps.h.i.+re and Connecticut. Returned to England at the end of the American Revolution, and in 1801 promoted general.

=Index=: =Dr= In command at Ticonderoga, discouraging messages from, 179, 180; on surrender of Burgoyne retreats to St. Johns, 180. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Powell, John.= =Mc= Shoots at Mackenzie, 364; his treachery, 365.

=Powell, Colonel Walker= (1828- ). Born in Waterford, Ontario. Educated at the county Grammar School, and at Victoria College, Cobourg. Engaged for some years in mercantile pursuits. Appointed warden of Norfolk County, 1856. Member of the Legislative a.s.sembly for Norfolk County, 1857-1861. Appointed deputy adjutant-general for the Dominion of Canada, 1862. Served during the Fenian Raid, 1866, and in the Rebellions of 1869-1870 and 1885. Adjutant-general of the Dominion, 1875-1896.

Largely responsible for the present militia system of Canada, and aided in the establishment of the Royal Military College at Kingston. =Index=: =R= Adjutant-general, graduate of Victoria College, 144. =Bib.=: Rose, _Cyc. Can. Biog._; Morgan, _Can. Men_.

=Powell, William Dummer= (1755-1834). Born in Boston. Called to the bar, 1779. Came to Montreal, and made judge of the district of Hesse with headquarters at Detroit, 1789. Promoted to chief-justices.h.i.+p, 1815.

Retired from the bench, 1825. =Index=: =S= Judge of Common Pleas in Upper Canada, 178. =Bk= On Brock's victory at Detroit, 262. =Mc= Tries and banishes Robert Gourlay, 92. =Bib.=: Read, _Lives of the Judges_.

=Power, Michael= (1804-1848). Born in Waterford, Ireland. Emigrated to Canada. Ordained a priest, and became cure of La Prairie, which position he held until 1841, when he went to Europe with Bishop Bourget. On his return to Canada appointed bishop of the western part of Kingston, when that diocese was divided. Consecrated, May 8, 1842, and adopted the t.i.tle of bishop of Toronto, from the city in which he resided. During his administration the missions which the Jesuits had formerly held in Upper Canada were restored, and others established by his aid. =Index=: =R= Chairman of the Council of Public Instruction in Ontario--favourable to public schools, 219.

=Prairie de la Madeleine.= =L= Settlement of Christian Indians at, 74.

=Precedence.= =L= Questions of, 163.

=Preferential Trade.= =B= Ended by repeal of corn laws, 31; protests from Canada, 31; _Globe_ defends free trade and urges Canada to help herself, 31-32; Elgin against Canadian dependence on Imperial tariff legislation, 32. =E= Elgin on, 58-59; debates on, in Canadian Parliament, 59.

=Presbyterian Church in Canada.= Had its beginnings early in the eighteenth century in Nova Scotia. In 1776 the Presbytery of Truro, Nova Scotia, was organized; that of Montreal in 1793; and in 1818 the Presbytery of the Canadas was formed in Montreal. In 1831 the united Presbytery became the Synod of Upper Canada; and in 1840 joined the Church of Scotland Synod. In 1844, on the disruption of the Church of Scotland, the (Free) Presbyterian Synod of Canada was organized.

Training colleges were established at Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, and other centres. In 1861 the Free and United Presbyterian synods united as the Synod of Canada Presbyterian Church; and in 1875 all Presbyterian bodies became one in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. =Index=: =E= Secures a share of Clergy Reserves, 153. =B= George Brown's att.i.tude to, 2; the _British Chronicle_ and ”disruption,” 4; the _Banner_ largely devoted to the interests of, 5, 6. =R= Claims equality with Anglicans, 39; statistics in Upper Canada, 51. =W= Represented by one in New Brunswick a.s.sembly, 69. =Bib.=: Torrance, _Origin of the Canadian Presbyterian Church_ in _Canada: An Ency._, vol. 4; Gregg, _History of the Presbyterian Church in Canada_.

=Prescott, Richard= (1725-1788). Born in England. Entered the army, and promoted major, 1756; lieutenant-colonel, 1762, and served in Europe during the Seven Years' War. In 1773 sent as colonel of the 7th Foot to Canada, and during the next two years rendered good service. In 1775, during the investment of Montreal by the Americans, surrounded while on the way to Quebec with troops and stores, and captured. In September, 1776, exchanged; and in December, third in command of the British army, until again made prisoner, July 10, 1777. Released, and the same year became major-general, and in 1782 lieutenant-general. =Index=: =Dr= Placed in charge of Montreal, 89; leaves Montreal with Carleton, 112; captured by Americans, 113. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Prescott, Sir Robert= (1725-1816). Born in Lancas.h.i.+re, England.

Educated for the army. Promoted captain of the 15th Foot, 1755; served in the expeditions against Rochefort, 1757, and Louisbourg, 1758.

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