spe, returns with news of English
depredations, 181; returns to France, 209.

=Deseille, Father.= =L= Companion of Father Marquette, 62.

=Desertions.= =S= Very prevalent, 72; punishments for, 72; causes of,
73. =WM= From ranks of Canadian militia frequent, 152. =Bk= Followed by
capture, 60; three shot, 63; two shot, 134; from United States regiments
of the line to the Canadian side, 281.

=Des Groseilliers.= _See_ Chouart.

=Des Marets, Claude Godet, Sieur de.= =Ch= Son-in-law of Pont-Grave,
arrives at Quebec, 47; accompanies Champlain in expedition against
Iroquois, 52; at Cap de la Victoire, 139.

=De Soyres, Rev. John.= =T= Conducts funeral service of Sir Leonard
Tilley, 146.

=Desportes, Pierre.= =Ch= An early settler in Quebec, 145, 146; goes to
Gaspe, 181; remains in Quebec during English occupation, 196, 208.

=Desquerat, Captain.= =F= Killed at Laprairie, 313.

=Des Rivieres, Captain.= =WM= Accompanies captured British officers to
Quebec, 90.

=Dessaules, Louis A.= Born 1819. Member of Legislative Council,
1856-1863. Edited _Le Pays_ at Montreal. =Index=: =E= Member of _Parti
Rouge_, 108. =C= One of Liberal leaders in Quebec, 25; protests against
Dorion entering Cartier's ministry, 106-107. =Bib.=: Works: _Rouge et
Noir_; _Lectures sur l'Annexion du Canada aux Etats-Unis_; _Galilee, Ses
Travaux Scientifiques et sa Condamnation_; _La Guerre Americaine_. For
biog., _see_ Morgan, _Bib. Can._

=Destouches.= =Ch= Clerk, appointed by Champlain as his second
lieutenant, 155; returns to France, 209.

=Detroit.= Founded by Antoine de la Motte Cadillac (_q.v._) in 1701. The
fort remained under Cadillac's command until 1710. A census taken that
year shows six settlers cultivating the land, and twenty-nine soldiers,
traders, etc., occupying houses within the fort. De la Forest succeeded
Cadillac at the fort, 1710. Fort surrendered to the British, 1760.
Pontiac laid siege to the fort, 1763, but failed to capture it.
Transferred to United States, 1796. Captured by Brock, in War of 1812;
restored by treaty of Ghent. =Index=: =S= The most important of western
fortified posts, 51; Great Britain retains possession of, pending
settlement of certain questions, 55, 119; threatened by army under
Wayne, 133; handed over to United States, 142; River aux Raisins the
boundary of territory dependent on, during British occupation, 145. =Dr=
Defence of by Major Gladwin, 5; retained with other western posts as
security for pro