ieutenant of Rogers' Rangers, 360
massacred, 362

Piankishaws, 77

Pichon, Thomas, British spy, 179 and n.

Pickawillany, Miami Indian town, 57
destroyed by French, 78-79

Piquet, Abbe, French missionary, 49, 58, 71, 336, 624
his appearance and character, 65
his success as missionary to Indians, 66-72, 134
schemes to drive English from Ohio, 68, 70
plants cross in Oswego ruins, 290
joins Indian attack on British, 512

Pitt, William, 29, 430
his fierce patriotism, 31, 138, 324, 382
made Secretary of State, 381
his character and abilities, 381-382, 384
turns efforts towards America, 385-387
recalls General Loudon, 385
asks and gets men from Colonies, 408
names Wolfe commander of Quebec expedition, 477
disliked by George III, 609-610
breaks off peace conference with French, 611-612
proposes to attack Spain, 612
opposed and resigns, 613
denounces treaty of Paris, 619

Pitt, Fort, 457

Pittsburg, new name for Fort Duquesne, 457

Pococke, Admiral Sir George, takes Havana, 615-616

Pomeroy, Rev. Benjamin, watches army leave for Niagara, 508

Pomeroy, Daniel, with Crown Point expedition, 210, 219

Pomeroy, Seth, comments on Crown Point march, 213

Pompadour, Mme. de, 25, 35, 139, 610
her hatred of Frederic the Great, 251-252
her power in France, 382-383

Pontiac, Indian Chief, 157, 164

Pontleroy, French engineer, 418

Pontbriand, Bishop at Quebec, 526
administers last rites to Montcalm, 555

Portneuf, French officer, 69

Portneuf, Cure, killed and scalped, 524

Post, Frederic, Moravian envoy to Indians, 447-451
dangers of his mission, 448-449
his success, 451

Pottawattamie Indians, 107, 157, 305, 335

Pouchout, Captain, Commandant at Niagara, 360, 421
besieged by British, 512
reinforcements fail him, 513-514
surrenders, 515
made commandant of Fort Levis, 595
surrenders to Amherst, 595

Poulariez, Lieutenant-Colonel, 551, 553

Pownall, Massachusetts Governor (1758), 408-409

Preble, Major Jedediah, 200

Presentation, la, French mission, 65-66, 69, 72n.
(_See also_ Piquet, Abbe)

Prevost, Intendant at Louisbourg, 90-91

Prideaux, British Brigadier, sent to take Niagara, 507
begins siege, 511
killed in action, 513

Pringle, Captain, British volun