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The Canada to which Frontenac came in 1672 was no longer the infant colony it had been when Richelieu founded the Company of One Hundred Associates. Through the efforts of Louis XIV and Colbert it had assumed the form of an organized province.[1] Though its inhabitants numbered less than seven thousand, the institutions under which they lived could not have been more elaborate or precise. In short, the divine right of the king to rule over his people was proclaimed as loudly in the colony as in the motherland. It was inevitable that this should be so, for the whole course of French history since. | The Fighting Governor by Charles W. Colby 1 The Fighting Governor by Charles W. Colby The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Fighting Governor by Charles W. Colby This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title The Fighting Governor A Chronicle of Frontenac Author Charles W. Colby Release Date October 15 2009 EBook 30258 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FIGHTING GOVERNOR Produced by Al Haines Frontispiece FRONTENAC ANSWERING PHIPS S MESSENGER 1690. From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys THE FIGHTING GOVERNOR The Fighting Governor by Charles W. Colby 2 A Chronicle of Frontenac BY CHARLES W. COLBY TORONTO GLASGOW BROOK COMPANY 1915 Copyright in all Countries subscribing to the Berne Convention v CONTENTS Page I. CANADA IN 1672 . 1 II. LOUIS DE BUADE COMTE DE FRONTENAC. . . . . . . 17 III. FRONTENAC S FIRST YEARS IN CANADA . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 IV. GOVERNOR BISHOP AND INTENDANT .51 V. FRONTENAC S PUBLIC POLICY .71 VI. THE LURID INTERVAL.87 VII. THE GREAT STRUGGLE. 113 VIII. FRONTENAC S LAST DAYS.135 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. . . .162 INDEX.164 vii ILLUSTRATIONS FRONTENAC ANSWERING PHIPS S MESSENGER 1690 . . . . Frontispiece From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys. LADY FRONTENAC.Facing page 22 From a painting in the Versailles Gallery. JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT . 26 From an engraving in the Château de Ramezay. ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE . 40 From an engraving by Waltner Paris. FIGURE OF FRONTENAC. 80 From the Hébert Statue at Quebec. PIERRE LE MOYNE SIEUR D IBERVILLE. 118 From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection Toronto Public Library. 1 CHAPTER I 3 CHAPTER I CANADA IN 1672 The Canada to which Frontenac came in 1672 was no longer the infant colony it had been when Richelieu founded the Company of .
