derstands
situation in Canada, 14, 15; his distrust of French-Canadians, 16;
disapproves of Bagot's policy, 16-17; reasons for selection of Metcalfe,
18; justifies Metcalfe's action in withholding responsible government,
23. =Sy= Resigns from Cabinet, 16; returns to office as home secretary,
16; assists Duke of Wellington to form a government, 46; brief tenure of
office, 56; anxious for due representation of commercial interest in
Canada, 285; desires to give representation to Chambers of Commerce,
286; his moderation as leader of the opposition, 350. =Mc= His attitude
towards great political movements, 16; condemns Head for inducing
rebellion, 355. =W= Fails to form administration, 37. =Bib.=: _Dict.
Nat. Biog._
=Pellegrin.= =WM= Pilot of Montcalm's squadron, 81.
=Pelletier, Captain.= =WM= Takes soundings in the Traverse, 82.
=Pelletier, Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaleon= (1837- ). Born at Riviere
Ouelle, Quebec. Educated at Laval University; studied law, and called to
the bar, of Lower Canada, 1860. Represented Kamouraska in House of
Commons, 1869-1877. Appointed minister of agriculture in Mackenzie
ministry, 1877. President of the Canadian Commission at the Paris
exhibition, 1878. Called to the Senate, 1877; Speaker, 1896-1901.
Appointed lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 1908. =Index=: =C= One of the
founders of _Le Parti National_ and its organ _Le National_, 30. =Bib.=:
Dent, _Can. Por._; Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.
=Pelly River.= Rises in the Pelly Mountains about lat. 62 deg., and flows
into the Yukon after a course of 330 miles. Discovered and explored by
Robert Campbell between the years 1840-1848. Campbell reached the upper
waters of the Pelly, by way of the Liard, in 1840; built Fort Pelly
Banks, 1842; and descended the river to the junction of the Pelly and
Lewes in 1843. He built Fort Selkirk at the forks in 1848. The river was
named after Sir H. Pelly, the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
=Index=: =D= Explored by Robert Campbell, 124. =Bib.=: Campbell,
_Discovery and Exploration of the Youcon_; Dawson, _Report on the Yukon_
(_Geol. Survey_, 1887-1888); Burpee, _Search for the Western Sea_.
=Pennahouel.= =WM= Ancient Indian warrior, 38, 41, 42.
=Pennsylvania.= =Hd= Independent temper of the colony, 11.
=Pennsylvania Loyalists.= =Dr= Commanded by Allen, 202.
=Penny, Edward Goff= (1820-1881). Born in England. In 1844 came to
Canada, studied law, and in 1850 called to the bar of Lo
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