f Kent. Patterson was recalled in 1787. =Index=: =Dr= Governor of
Prince Edward Island, objects to make way for his successor, Fanning,
235. =Bib.=: Davin, _The Irishman in Canada_.

=Paul I= (1754-1801). Czar of Russia, son of Peter III and Catherine II.
Ascended the throne, 1796. =Index=: =Bk= Withdraws from British
alliance, 23; murder of, 30.

=Paul V, Pope= (1552-1621). Camillo Borghese: elected pope, 1605.
=Index=: =Ch= Grants brief to Recollets for their mission in Canada, 84.

=Payne, Captain.= =Dr= His connection with the Walker case, 19.

=Peace River.= A tributary of the Mackenzie; rises in Thutage Lake, in
northern British Columbia, its total length being 1065 miles. It is
first mentioned in the _Voyages_ of Alexander Mackenzie. Mackenzie
ascended the river, in 1792, on his way to the Pacific. He says that it
took its name from a place on its banks known as Peace Point, where the
Crees and Beaver Indians settled their disputes. Alexander Henry learned
of the river, under the same name, in 1776, from a party of Chipewyans
whom he met at Ile a la Crosse Lake. =Index=: =MS= Post built on, by
Boyer, 1788, 19, 61; its outlet, 33, 34; described, 34; Mackenzie on,
34, 62; sends party to build post on, 61; Boyer's post known as "Old
Establishment," 61; fertility of the region, 61; the falls, 62;
Mackenzie winters there, 64-66; beautiful scenery, 69; Mackenzie's
description of, 69, 71. =D= Mackenzie ascends, 54; visited by Thompson,
58; ascended by Simon Fraser, 59. =Bib.=: Bryce, _Hudson's Bay Company_;
Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.

=Peace River Pass.= The gorge cut by the Peace River through the Rocky
Mountains. The summit of the pass is 2000 feet above the sea. First
traversed and described by Alexander Mackenzie, 1793. Simon Fraser
followed in 1805, to build several trading-posts in New Caledonia, and
explore the river that bears his name.

=Pean, Mdme. Hugues, nee Davennes des Meloises.= =WM= Casemate made for,
87.

=Pearson, Lieutenant-Colonel.= =Bk= Captured at sea by United States
privateer, 224.

=Peel, Sir Robert= (1788-1850). Born in Lancaster, England. Educated at
Harrow, and Christ Church, Oxford. Entered Parliament, 1809;
under-secretary for war and the colonies, 1811-1812; chief secretary for
Ireland, 1812-1818; and home secretary, 1822; premier in 1834, but
resigned the following year; again premier, 1841-1846. =Index=: =E=
Supports Rebellion Losses Bill, 78. =B= His government misun