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Abbott, J. C. (1789-1863), Anglican missionary. His works on Canadian life and conditions, 12 542-3.Abbott, Sir John Joseph CaldweU (1821-93),prime minister of Canada (1891-92). Hispart in the Pacific Scandal, 6 56-7 ;conferswith Colonial Office on Letellier case, 15186; as prime minister, 6 119-20; importsGuernsey cattle, 7 658.Abercromby, James, major-general. At Albany. I 251; defeated at Ticonderoga, 265-7.Aberdeen, George Hamilton - Gordon, fourthEarl of (1784-1860), statesman. And theOregon boundary question, 8 862, 865 ; whyhe abated his claims in Oregon, 869 and n.offers fishing privileges to Americans in Bayof Fundy, 688-9.Aberdeen, John Campbell Hamilton - Gordon,seventh Earl of (b. 1847), governor-generalof Canada (1893-98). Refuses assent toministerial nominations, 6 300.Abnakis (Abenakis), Indian tribe. Jesuit mission to the, 2 386 ;French influence over,365, 388 ; subjugated by British, 369 ;theirsettlement destroyed by Roarers, 1 275-6.Aborigines Protection Society. PurchasesLennox Island, 5 362.Aboukir Bay. British victory at, celebratedby a Te Deum at Quebec, 15 101.Abyssinian. Canadian Navigation Company ssteamboat, 10 539.Acadia. Special Article: Settlements andEarly History, 13 15-66 ;traditions of Norseexploration, 15-16; Cabot s discovery ofCape Breton Island, 16; first explorers of, 17 ;system of government under do Monts, 2317;misconceptions as to climate and resources of,13 17 ; spheres of influence in, 49 ; British expedition against Manhattan diverted to, 51 ;soigneurial grants in, 52-4, 59 ; no land nowheld by descent from seigneurial title, 53 ;Dutch territorial claims in, 54 ; proposedhighway to Canada from, 2 488 ;Louis XIV sinterest in, 13 55 ;conflicts between officialsin, and their effect, 2 487 ;its trade withCanada, 487-8 ; grievances of officials, 1360-1 ;indifference of rival powers to, 64 ;the British claim to ownership by right ofdiscovery, 14 436 ; changes in ownership,436 ;ceded to Great Britain by Treaty ofUtrecht, 1 201, 2 364; undefined boundariesof a source of friction, 1 201, 245, 2 305. Seealso Acadians.Acadia. (1) Yarmouth brig, 10 581. (2)Sarnia-Lako Superior liner, 10 646. (3)Cunard steamship, 10 597.VOL. XXIIIGENERAL INDEXAcadia Charcoal Iron Works. Operations of inColchester County, 14 687.Acadia Coal Company, 14 678-9, 682.Acadia College. Its foundation and development, 11 351, 357, 13 288-9, 14 517 ; itssuccessive presidents, 11 357-8.Acadia Seminary for girls, 14 517.Acadian. Lakes freighter, 10 557.Acadian Magazine. Founded ( 1826), 13 244.Acadians. Special Articles: Settlements andEarly History, 13 15-66 ;Nova Scotia underEnglish Rule, 69-124. The original stock,13 41 ;at Port Royal, 14 646 ;effect ofenvironment in country of origin on, 13 41 ;migrations to Cape Breton, 1 208 ; theirreligion a bar to self-government, 13 69 ;method of election and duties of deputies,70 ; differ from French of Quebec, 71 ;theirlitigious temper, 71, 76, 77-8; industries of,72, 14 646 ; government s vacillation inrespect of, 13 73 ;oath administered to, 74 ;as neutrals refuse to renew the oath, 74,91-4, 115 ;crown attempts to collect feudaldues from, 75 ;refuse to accept Bostonmoney, 75 ;the rent-gatherers, 75 ;warnedto summon defendants, 77 ; quarrels overboundaries, 78 ; oppose government surveys,79; the Expulsion, 11 255, 13 88-90, 93-4,98 ;British influence undermined by missionary priests, 91-2 ;their equivocal position as neutrals, 92 resolution ; enjoiningdeportation, 94 ; preparations for the measure,94 their ; expatriation (1755), 1 244, 245 andn., 13 95-7 ;number deported and destinations of those who escaped, 97 ;Lawrence sdescription of thoir lands, 14 647 ; expulsionfollowed by Indian outrages, 13 98-9 ;effortsto return frustrated, 114; engage in privateering, 114-15 ; captured at Cape Sable andsent to England, 114; surrender at FortFrederick, 115 ;number taken prisoner atChaleur Bay, 115; their concentration atHalifax, 115; an attempt at deportationthat failed, 115 ;an emigration to Hayti,115-16; their deportation, 11 31, 13 116 jtheir numbers, (1671) 52, (1683)2 488, (1686)13 55 ;increase between 1714 and 1755, 72;number in New Brunswick, (1755) 128; inNova Scotia, (1763) 11 27, (1764) 13 116,(1768) 117; volunteer for service, 117, 218,252 their ; agricultural settlements in NovaScotia, 14 645-6 ;settle near Quebec andMontreal, 15 63. Prince Edward Island :migrations to, 7 655, 13 311, 312, 315, 317-319 diverse ; opinions on, 318 ; privationsand sufferings of, 319 ;the expulsion, 101,