The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . ttempt to take . . Quebec. Port Ro3al, in Nova Scotia. Two expeditions were sentagainst Quebec: the one from New York and Connecti-cut was ordered to go by Lake Champlain; the other,from Boston, under Sir William Phips, was sent in a fleetof thirty-four ships. The expedition by way of LakeChamplain fell a victim to dissensions among its officersand to discontent of the Indian allies, and retired with-out even embarking on the lake. Phips reached Que-bec, but found it impregnable to his force. The management of a h
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . ttempt to take . . Quebec. Port Ro3al, in Nova Scotia. Two expeditions were sentagainst Quebec: the one from New York and Connecti-cut was ordered to go by Lake Champlain; the other,from Boston, under Sir William Phips, was sent in a fleetof thirty-four ships. The expedition by way of LakeChamplain fell a victim to dissensions among its officersand to discontent of the Indian allies, and retired with-out even embarking on the lake. Phips reached Que-bec, but found it impregnable to his force. The management of a horde of undisciplined Indians Peter always a matter of delicacy and difficulty, demandinga peculiar tact. Among the English there was one manat this time who was capable of controllingthe Iroquois. This was Peter Schuyler, thefirst mayor of Albanj. At thistime Albany was peopled almostwholly by those who spoke theDutch language, settlers who hadcome from Hoi- . ..land while New (nYork was a Dutchprovince, or theirdescendants. Colo-nel Peter Schuy-ler was of this. 124 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Colonel Schuy-lers expeditionagainst theFrench.
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