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er of Canada_. =St. Andre.= =L= Brings out a number of colonists and ecclesiastics, 31. =St. Andrews.= Seaport of New Brunswick, and the chief town of Charlotte County. Founded by American Loyalists in 1783, and was for some time only an outbay of St. John, but in 1822 became a separate and free port. =Index=: =W= Grammar school at, 85. =Bib.=: Lovell, _Gazetteer of Canada_. =St. Augustine.= =WM= Retreating army halts at, 218; Levis hears news of surrender of Quebec at, 234. =Hd= Haldimand's headquarters for a time, 78-80. =St.-Castin, Jean de l'Abadie, Baron de= (1650-1712). Native of Bearn; came to Canada, 1665, with the Carignan-Salieres Regiment, as an ensign in the company of Chambly. Took part in the expedition of De Courcelles, and when his regiment was disbanded in 1668, removed to Acadia, established a trading house at Pentegoet (now Castine), and roamed far and wide through the woods with the natives, over whom he gained an extraordinary ascendency. The post at Pentegoet was raided by parties of New Englanders in 1686 and 1687, who stripped the stores of everything portable. In 1696, with a party of Indians, assisted Iberville in the capture of Pemaquid. In 1702 drew up a plan for attacking Boston, which, however, was never acted on. =Index=: =F= His life in New France, 329; leads Indians against Fort Pemaquid, 331. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Frontenac_; Charlevoix, _History of New France_. =St.-Cirque.= =WM= Killed at Laprairie, 232. =St. Clair, Arthur= (1734-1818). Born in Scotland. Entered the army, 1757, and came to America, serving under Amherst at Louisbourg, 1758, and Wolfe at Quebec, 1759. Settled in America, and on the breaking out of the Revolution took the colonial side; given command of a Pennsylvania regiment, and served with Sullivan in Canada. Promoted brigadier-general, 1777. In command at Ticonderoga, 1777, and compelled to retreat by Burgoyne. Court-martialled, but acquitted. =Index=: =Dr= Sent as governor to the Indian territory, 233. =S= Expedition under, crushingly defeated by Indians, 121. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._ =St. Domingo.= Island in the West Indies. =Bk= Revolution in, 39-41. =St. Etienne.= =Ch= Vessel in which Recollet missionaries came to Canada, 85. =St. Francis Xavier College.= Located at Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Diocesan institution, known as Arichat College, opened at Arichat, 1853. Transferred to Antigonish and established as St. Francis Xavier College, 1855. Unive
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