et his men to work erecting forts and other buildings. Here he
wintered; explored the river in the spring; and sailed back to France
with his colonists in the autumn of 1543. Despite the failure of his
colonizing venture, commissioned by the king in 1544 to rebuild the
fortifications of Senlis; and in 1548 made controller of all mines in
France. Lost sight of about the year 1560. One story has it that he was
murdered in the streets of Paris; and another that he died at sea; but
both lack confirmation. There is reason to believe that he died in 1560,
or early in 1561. =Index=: =Ch= Ravages of scurvy in his expedition, 23.
=Bib.=: Hakluyt, _Principall Navigations_; Harrisse, _Notes sur la
Nouvelle France_; Dawson, _The St. Lawrence Basin_; Dionne,
_Jean-Francois de la Roche, Seigneur de Roberval_ (R. S. C., 1899).

=Robie, Simon Bradstreet.= =H= Member of Executive Council, Nova Scotia,
1838, 56-57.

=Robineau de Becancour, Rene.= =E= His seigniory of Portneuf made a
barony, 181.

=Robineau de Portneuf, Pierre.= Son of Rene Robineau, Baron de
Becancour, a lieutenant in the regiment of Robineau de Menneval, 1690.
Served in Acadia, 1691. =Index=: =Ch= Director of Company of New France,
170.

=Robinson, Major.= =T= Makes survey for Intercolonial, 53.

=Robinson, Colonel Beverley= (1723-1792). Born in Thornbury, England.
Entered the army; took part as a major, under Wolfe, in the attack on
Quebec, 1759. Opposed the measures that led to the separation of the
American colonies from the motherland, but joined the Loyalists when
independence was declared; raised the Loyal American Regiment, of which
he was colonel, and on several occasions conducted matters on behalf of
the Loyalists. At the end of the war came to New Brunswick, and was a
member of the first Council of that colony. =Index=: =Hd= Of Royal
Regiment of New York, his negotiations with Ethan Allen of Vermont,
201-203. =Dr= Commanded Loyal Americans, 202. =W= Commands Loyal
American Regiment, 3. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Robinson, Frederick John.= _See_ Ripon.

=Robinson, F. P.= =W= Auditor of king's casual revenue, 34; resigns, 72.

=Robinson, John.= =WM= His impression of Wolfe's conversation on night
before battle, 179.

=Robinson, Sir John Beverley= (1791-1863). Educated at Dr. Strachan's
school, Kingston; studied law and became acting attorney-general in
1812, before he had been called to the bar. Played a distinguished part
as a volunteer during the W