Russian Explorations
(Sir James Douglas era) Stimulated by fur trade, 38; America reached
by way of Siberia, 38; Vitus Bering's expeditions, 39-40; explorations
between 1764 and 1769, 42; discoveries and colonies along the coast,
44-45; Baranof, Wrangell and Etoline, 44-46; explorations of
Krusenstern, Lisiansky, and others, 1787-1822, 46. =Bib.=: Muller,
Voyages from Asia to America; Coxe, Discoveries of the Russians
between Asia and America; Lauridsen, Vitus Bering, trans. by Olson;
Kotzebue, Voyages, trans. by Lloyd; Krusenstern, Voyage; Lutke,
Voyage; Bancroft, History of Alaska; Laut, Vikings of the Pacific.
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Royal Joseph 1837- Born At Repentigny Quebec Educated At St
Mary's College, Montreal. Entered into newspaper work; established L'Ordre, Le Nouveau Monde, and assisted in founding La Revue Canadien. Called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1864. Removed to Manitoba, 1870; founded there Le Metis. Elected to the first ... Royal Military College Kingston
Established by Act of Parliament in 1874; opened 1875. =Bib.=: Mayne, The Royal Military College in Canada: An Ency., vol. 4. ... Royal North-west Mounted Police
Organized in 1873 by the Dominion government, for the preservation of law and order in the new settlements west of Lake Superior. The force at first numbered only 190 men, subsequently increased to nearly 1000. The police patrol the frontier, and pre... Royal Regiment Of New York
(Lord Dorchester era) Raised by Sir John Johnson, 151, 173. ... Royal Roussillon Regiment
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) One battalion of, sent to Canada, 12; deserters from, give information to Wolfe, 171, 184; in retreat from Jacques Cartier, alone kept in good order, 217; in battle of Ste. Foy, 257; 262. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec. ... Royal Society Of Canada
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Built at Quebec in the year 1830; launched in the spring of 1831. On Aug. 5, 1833, she sailed from Quebec for London, stopping at Pictou for coal. She arrived at Gravesend in twenty-five days from Pictou--the first vessel to cross the Atlantic wholly ... Royal William H M S
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(Bishop Laval era) Crown prosecutor, 167; temporarily banished from Quebec, 168. (Count Frontenac era) Attorney-general, 106; death of, 138. ... Ruette D'auteuil Francois-madeleine-fortune
(Count Frontenac era) Son of Denis, succeeds him, 138; makes trouble for Intendant Meulles, 174; waits on Frontenac, 255. ... Rumigny
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) At Sillery, directs artillery fire on enemy on opposite shore, 161. ... Rupert Prince 1619-1683 Third Son Of The Elector Palatine
Frederick V, and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England. Served in the army during the Thirty Years' War; commanded the royal cavalry in the Civil War in England. Returned to England at the Restoration. The first governor of the Hudson's Bay Compan... Rupert's Land
The name applied to the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company, particularly to that portion lying west of Hudson Bay and east of the Rocky Mountains. The Company held these lands under royal charter granted by Charles II in 1670. The first governor ... Russell Alexander J
(Samuel de Champlain era) His papers on Champlain's astrolabe, 76. ... Russell John First Earl 1792-1878 Born In London Entered
Parliament, 1813; home secretary, 1835, in Melbourne's ministry; in 1839 colonial secretary; and in 1846 premier. In 1852 foreign secretary in Aberdeen's ministry; in 1854 president of the Council, and in 1855 secretary for the colonies. Prime ministe... Russell Peter 1755-1825 Born In England In 1791 Accompanied
Simcoe to Canada, and appointed inspector-general; later becoming a member of the Assembly and of the Executive Council. Administered the government of Upper Canada, 1796-1799. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Recommended by Simcoe as collector of cu... Russian Convention 1825
(Sir James Douglas era) Its provisions, 118-119. ... Russian Explorations
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(Sir James Douglas era) In Alaska, 4, 12, 17; grew out of Bering's voyages, 41; character of the traders, 41; expansion of the trade, 42; companies formed, 42-43; Russian-American Company, 43-44. =Bib.=: See Russian Explorations. ... Russian-american Fur Company
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(Egerton Ryerson era) Joins Methodists, and sent as missionary to the Indians, 18; appears before British parliamentary committee, 75, 136. (General Brock era) Carries news of victory at Detroit to Talbot Settlement, 259. ... Ryerson John 1800-1878 Born In Norfolk Ontario Educated At The
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(General Brock era) Private secretary to Lieutenant-Governor Milnes, 47; unfriendly to French-Canadians and Roman Catholics, 48, 86; his violent language, 92; his mission to London, 129; his recommendations not adopted, 146; mission a failure, 147; Jo... Rymal Jacob
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(Count Frontenac era) Fort built at falls of, 329. ... Sagard-theodat Gabriel
(Count Frontenac era) Recollet, on bad examples shown by colonists to Indians, 14. (Bishop Laval era) Missionary labours of, 3. (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet friar, 139; sails for France, 141; arrives and proceeds to Huron country, 149; recalled ... Saguenay River
One of the principal tributaries of the St. Lawrence. Rises at the head waters of the Peribonka in lat. 52 deg. N. and long. 71 deg. 10' W., and joins the St. Lawrence after a course of 405 miles. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1535. Its orig...