ade by Napoleon; sequestered all American
vessels arriving in France as British property or under British
protection, 122.

=Bearn Regiment.= Established 1595, and served with distinction in a
number of European campaigns. Landed at Quebec, June, 1755, with the
regiment of Guienne and a portion of the Languedoc battalion, and added
to its laurels at Fort Frontenac, Niagara, Oswego, Carillon, Fort
William Henry, and Ticonderoga. In 1759, on the Plains of Abraham, it
occupied the place of honour, having been placed by Montcalm in the
centre of his line. =Index=: =WM= Regular French troops, 29; in battle
of the Plains, 192; in battle of Ste. Foy, 258. =Bib.=: Doughty, _Siege
of Quebec_; Wood, _The Fight for Canada_.

=Beauchesne.= =Ch= Clerk, received gifts from Indians, 115.

=Beaucour, de.= =F= Brave conduct of, in command of party against
Iroquois, 319; superintends improvements in fortifications of Quebec,
326.

=Beaudoncourt, Jacques de.= =L= On the brandy question, 39; his account
of escape of Gannentaha mission, 66.

=Beauharnois, Charles, Marquis de= (1670-1749). Entered French navy,
1686, and rose to the rank of admiral in 1748. In 1726 appointed
governor of New France, which position he held until 1747. Took a deep
interest in Western exploration, and was a firm friend of La Verendrye.
=Bib.=: Parkman, _Half Century of Conflict_; Roy, _Intendants de la
Nouvelle-France_ (R. S. C., 1903).

[Illustration: Monument to Laura Secord, Lundy's Lane]

=Beauharnois, Francois de= (1665-1746). Born in France. Became
intendant of New France in 1702 and held the position until 1705. In
1707 granted the barony of Beauville. Appointed intendant de l'armee
navale, 1706; intendant of marines, 1710; intendant generale des armees
navales, 1739. =Bib.=: Roy, _Intendants de la Nouvelle-France_ (R. S.
C., 1903).

=Beaumont.= A village in Bellechasse County, on the St. Lawrence.
=Index=: =WM= Troops landed at, 100; proclamation affixed to church
door, 101.

=Beauport.= A village two miles below Quebec. =Index=: =WM= Defended by
entrenched camp, 80; headquarters of intendant and commissary of stores,
88; hasty abandonment of camp at, with all its stores, 228.

=Beaupre, Seigniory of.= =L= Acquired for Seminary of Quebec, 58;
chapels and churches erected to Ste. Anne at, 101, 102; pilgrimages to,
102, 103.

=Beausejour.= A fort built by the French in 1750-1751, on Chignecto Bay,
three miles from the British Fort Lawrence. A