Xll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



1675-1682. 



FRONTENAC AND DUCHESNEATJ. 



Frontenac receives a Colleague. — He opposes the Clergy. — Dis- 

 putes in the Council. — Royal Intervention. — Frontenac re- 

 buked. — Fresh Outbreaks. — Charges and Countercharges. — 

 The Dispute grows hot. — Duchesneau condemned and Fronte- 

 nac warned. — The Quarrel continues. — The King loses Pa- 

 tience. — More Accusations. — Factions and Feuds. — A Side 

 Quarrel. — The King threatens. — Frontenac denounces the 

 Priests. — The Governor and the Intendant recalled. — Quali- 

 ties of Frontenac 44 



CHAPTER V. 



1682-1684. 



LE FEBVRE DE LA BARRE. 



His Arrival at Quebec— The Great Fire. — A Coming Storm. — 

 Iroquois Policy. — The Danger imminent. — Indian Allies of 

 France. — Frontenac and the Iroquois. — Boasts of La Barre. — 

 His Past Life. — His Speculations. — He takes Alarm. — His 

 Dealings with the Iroquois. — His Illegal Trade. — His Col- 

 league denounces him. — Fruits of his Schemes. — His Anger 

 and his Fears 72 



CHAPTER VI. 

 1684. 



LA BARRE AND THE IROQUOIS. 



Dongan. — New York and its Indian Neighbors. — The Rival Gov- 

 ernors. — Dongan and the Iroquois. — Mission to Onondaga. — 

 An Iroquois Politician. — Warnings of Lamberville. — Iroquois 

 Boldness. —La Barre takes the Field.— His Motives. — The 

 March. — Pestilence. — Council at La Famine. — The Iroquois 

 defiant. — Humiliation of La Barre. — The Indian Allies. — 

 Their Rage and Disappointment. — Recall of La Barre ... 80 



