to make it his home. De Monts made him a grant
of the lands about Annapolis Basin, which the king confirmed. Went back
to France and brought out his family to the new settlement. Accompanied
Champlain in his exploration of the Bay of Fundy. Jesuit missionaries
were sent out to Port Royal, whom Poutrincourt, although a good Roman
Catholic, found far from congenial. Their relations became more and more
strained, and when Poutrincourt sailed to France in 1613, the Jesuits
succeeded in having him thrown into prison. Regained his liberty and
returned to Acadia, but found Port Royal in ashes. Returned to France
and fell in the attack on Mery. =Index=: =Ch= Goes with De Monts to
Acadia, 19; lieutenant of De Monts at Port Royal, 34; joins Champlain in
exploration and erects crosses on coast (Massachusetts), 35; returns to
France, 37. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Old Regime_. _See also_ Lescarbot;
Champlain; De Monts.

=Bienville, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de= (1680-1768). Son of
Charles Le Moyne, and brother of Iberville. Accompanied Iberville to
Hudson Bay in 1697, and took part in the capture of Fort Nelson and the
defeat of the English fleet. The following year sailed with his brother
to the mouth of the Mississippi, where they laid the foundations of the
colony of Louisiana. After the death of Iberville, became governor of
the colony, and remained there for thirty-five years. Founded the city
of New Orleans, and laboured unceasingly to advance the interests of
Louisiana. =Index=: =F= Joins war party against Schenectady, 235.
=Bib.=: King, _Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville_; Reed, _The
First Great Canadian_; Margry, _Decouvertes des Francais_. _See also_
Iberville.

=Bierce.= =Mc= Plans attack on Windsor, 446; lands at Windsor, 447;
retreats, 447.

=Big Mouth (Grande Gueule).= =F= Onondaga orator, 184, 221.

=Biggar, James L.= =R= Graduate of Victoria College, 144.

=Bignon.= =Ch= Crown lawyer in proceedings _re_ Champlain's will, 265.

=Bigot, Francois.= Born at Bordeaux, Jan. 30, 1703; son of Louis-Amable
Bigot. Through his influence at court, obtained several lucrative
offices in New France, which he turned to his own personal advantage.
Arrived at Louisbourg in 1739. After the capture of Louisbourg in 1745,
returned to France, where serious charges of misappropriating public
funds had been brought against him, but his influence at court was still
powerful enough to extricate him from this scrape, and to secure