CONTENTS 



j^benaqul Village of Beckancourt, lyZ, 

 Birds, various Kinds of, 88. The Fly 

 Bird, 89. How it differs from the 

 Humming- Bird of the Iflands^ 90. 

 Buffaloe, Hunting the Buffaloe in Ca- 

 r.ada, 68. Dsfcription of this Ani- 

 mal, 68. 



Bidl-mujk, Defcription of this Animal^ 

 69. 



Bahama, Paffage thro' the Channel, 

 375. Route we muft take to go 

 from thence to St. Domingo, 376. 

 Old Channel of Bahama, '^j6, 



B^y of St. Bernard, 343. 



Bay of MatariTca, defcribed, 375. 



Ballfe, Ifle of, or Thouloufe, Salt Springs 

 here, 335. 



Bayagoulas, a Savage Nation, 330. 



Bt^an Tree, of Canada, 225. 



Bellona, a Velfei.of the Company, the 

 Author embarks in it, 371. The Go- 

 vernor of the Ha-vannah refufes to 

 let this VefTel enter his Port, 374. 

 Miftake of the Pilots in their Reck- 

 oning, 377. Difficulties they are un- 

 der on difcovering Land, the Refo- 

 lution they take, 377. Unexpeâ:ed 

 Succefs of their Attempt, 378. Ar- 

 rival at Cape Francois, 379. 



Biloxi, Arrr/al at, "340. Defcription of 

 the Coaft & Road of Bikxi, whence 

 it had this Name, 340, 341. Climate 

 of Biloxi, Departure from thence, 

 . 344. Obfervations on this Coait, 

 345. Return of the Author and Part 

 •of the Crew of the Adour to Biloxi, 

 367. Second Departure from this 

 Place, 371. 



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Cdimet, of the Calumet of the Saya- 

 ges, and its Ufe, 133, 134. Of ' its 

 Origin 134,13 5. Defcripticn of the 

 Dance of the Calumet, 207. Trea- 

 ties made by Means of this D^nce, 



Canada, falfe Notions People had of it 

 ■ m France, 31. Miliakes that were 

 made at the firft Settlement, 31,32. 

 Ill Condua in Refpeft to the Skin 

 Trade, 33. Of Licences, and their 

 Abufes, 34, 35. Various Changes 

 in the Money, 36, 37, &c. The 

 Difference of tiie Beaver of Canada 



from that of Europe, 38. Of the 

 Lordfhips of Canada, 49. The righ£ 

 of Patronage not attached to^themy 

 Gentlemen are allowed to trade, 50. 

 Canada not known in France but by 

 its worft Side ; exceffive Cold there, 

 96. The happy Condition of its In- 

 habitants, 102. Its Extent, 109. 

 Of the Vines of this Country, 128, 

 Why the Trees have no Leaves in 

 the Month of May, 130. 



Canadi.ms^ Creoles of Canada, their hap- 

 py Condition, 102. Many know not 

 bow to make Advantage of it, 102. 

 Good and bad Qualities of the Cre- 

 eled, 103, 104, &c.' 



Canoes, Defcription of the Canoes of 

 Bark, ii8. 



Carcajou, or ^.inquajou, how it hunts 

 the Orignal, 65, 67. 



Cardinal Bird ^ in Canada, '^g. 



Caribou, Defcription of this Creature, 



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Cafconchiagon, River, its Defcription, * 

 144. 



Cafor, of the Ifles, and the Nation of 

 the Caftor, (Beaver) 195. 



Cafioreum, what.it is, 41. 



Cafaracoui, Reflexions on the Fort of 

 Cataracoui, and on the Way they 

 take to go to it, 117. Defcription 

 of this Fort, 120. Route from this 

 Place to Famine Bay 5 a Defcription 

 of the Country, 128, 129. 



Cedars, of tvs^o Species in Canada, 93, 

 Cedars white and red, 171. 



Chambly Fort, its Situation, 83, 84. 



Charlevoix, Author of thefe Letters, 

 fets fail, 2. Efcapes a Storm, 4» 

 How he is received by the Poute- 

 miatarnies, 175. ilis Departure from 

 Detroit to go to MichilVmakinac, 

 390. An Adventure that hap- 

 pened to him in the River St. Jo~ 

 jeph,i%'i^. His Departure from Fort 

 St. Jofeph, 272. Th$ News ihe hears 

 at Pimiteouy, he finds himfelf be- 

 tween four Parties of Enemies,284. 

 His Difiiculties, 285. The Care of 

 the Chief for his Safety, 287. He 

 baptizes the Daughter of this Chief, 

 288. His Departu re from the Nat- 

 chez, 326. He embarks in tlie Ar- 

 dour, 345. He arrives at Ha^vrc de • 

 Karace, 3 S 4, 



