as well as of the
exploration and settlement of the colony. Unfortunately for Champlain,
his protector died shortly after the commission was issued. Succeeded as
viceroy by Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Conde. =Index=: =Ch= Assumes
direction of colony, and makes Champlain his lieutenant, 73. =Bib.=:
Parkman, _Pioneers of France_.

=Soleil d'Afrique.= =L= French vessel, 219. =F= French frigate, brings
supplies, 319

=Somerset, Edward Adolphus Seymour, twelfth Duke of= (1804-1885). Sat in
House of Commons, 1830-1855; first commissioner of works, 1851-1852;
first lord of Admiralty, 1859-1866. =Index=: =B= On committee on
Confederation of Canada and defence scheme, 186. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat.
Biog._

=Somerville, Alexander= (1811-1885). Born in Scotland. Served in the
regular army. Came to Canada, 1858. Took up newspaper work; for a time
editor of the _Canadian Illustrated News_. Present as a volunteer at the
battle of Ridgeway. =Bib.=: Works: _Diligent Life_; _Narrative of the
Fenian Invasion of Canada_. For biog., _see_ Rattray, _The Scot in
British North America_.

=Sorel.= A city of Quebec, at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Named
after Pierre de Sorel. A fort was built here by Montmagny in 1642, of
which Senneterre was commandant in 1645. It was abandoned in 1647, and a
new fort built by Sorel in 1665. Haldimand fortified the place in 1778,
in view of another possible American invasion. =Index=: =WM= Two French
frigates load stores at, 243. =Dr= Name of, changed to William Henry,
240. =L= Fort erected at, 53. =Hd= Situation of, 125; Haldimand at, 132,
259, 298; made depot for stores, 134, 183; inhabitants of, praised for
their courage and loyalty, 135; Haldimand's proposition for purchase of
seigniory of, 135, 183; lands allotted to Loyalists in district of, 255;
Protestant mission at, 256; hospital at, closed, 269; dispute over
wood-cutting at, 274; Riedesel stationed at, 296. =Bib.=: Lovell,
_Gazetteer of Canada_.

=Souart, De.= =F= Physician of the Seminary at Montreal, 91; presents
bell to Bonsecours Chapel, 177.

=Souel, Father.= =L= Dies a martyr, 62.

=Sovereign Council.= =F= Created, 1647, at Quebec, 37, 49; reorganized,
105-106; resembles a Parliament in French sense, 131; Frontenac claims
to be styled president of, 133-140; fixes prices of goods, 153. =L=
Creation of, 41; expresses preference for settlers from north of France,
78; makes decrees respecting sale of liquor, 113; members of, 158, 166;
dea