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=Douglas, David= (1798-1834). Made extensive botanical collections on the Pacific coast of North America, for the Horticultural Society of London, 1824-1826. Crossed the continent from Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia, to Hudson Bay; met Sir John Franklin there and returned with him to England. Came out again to the Columbia River on a similar mission, 1829, and went from there to the Hawaiian Islands, where he was killed. The gigantic Douglas fir named after him.
=Douglas, Sir Howard= (1776-1861). Entered the army, 1794; commanded a regiment at Quebec, 1797; served at Corunna and Flus.h.i.+ng, 1809. After discharging various military missions, appointed governor of New Brunswick, 1823, holding the position until 1828. Lord high commissioner of the Ionian Islands, 1835-1840. =Index=: =W= His efforts on behalf of King's College, New Brunswick, 50-51. =T= His appearance described, 6.
=Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._
=Douglas, Sir James= (1803-1877). =MS= A man of Imperial mind, 225; highest qualities as administrator, 225; with Dr. McLoughlin, 225; marries daughter of William Connolly, 225; chief factor, 1840, 226; governor of Vancouver Island, 1851, 225; knighted, 225; receives Simpson at Fort St. James, 238. =D= Visits Etoline, Russian governor, 1842, 45-46; in New Caledonia, 59-60; character, 84-91; dearth of doc.u.mentary material for his life, 90; born Demerara, Aug. 15, 1803, 91; parentage, 92; educated in Scotland, 92-93; sails for Canada, 1820, and enters service of North West Company, 93; meets John McLoughlin at Fort William, 93; McLoughlin persuades him to join Hudson's Bay Company, 94; accompanies McLoughlin to Columbia department, 94; McLoughlin's friends.h.i.+p for Douglas, 94; his training under McLoughlin, 96; sent to New Caledonia, 96; accompanies William Connolly over mountains, 99; with Connolly at Fort St. James, 100; with John Tod at McLeod Lake, 100; his activities there, 100-102; marries Amelia Connolly, 103; transferred to Fort Vancouver, 1830, 103-110; family life there, 103; eldest daughter marries Dallas, afterwards governor of Hudson's Bay Company at Winnipeg, 103; his work in New Caledonia, 104; his connection with Fort George ma.s.sacre, 105-109; receives Sir George Simpson at Fort St. James, 109; at Fort Vancouver, 110; revises system of accounting at Fort Vancouver, 121; in charge of York Factory express, 1835, 121; in charge of party that raised British flag above Fort Stikine, 1840, 121-122; builds Fort Durham, 122; sent to dismantle Fort Durham, 122; moves Fort McLoughlin to head of Vancouver Island, 122; sent to treat with Mexican governor, 1840, 126-127; succeeds McLoughlin as manager of Puget Sound Agricultural Company, 132; severs his connection, 1859, on accepting governors.h.i.+p of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, 132; becomes chief trader, 1852, 135; chief factor, 1840, 133; founds Victoria, 1843, 146; examines site for fort on Vancouver Island, 176; commands expedition charged with the building of the fort, 177; selects site, 178; proceeds next to dismantle Forts Taku and McLoughlin, 178; brings Bolduc, first missionary, to Vancouver Island, 178; completes Fort Camosun (Victoria), 179; returns to Fort Vancouver, 180; a.s.sociated with McLoughlin and Ogden on board of management of western department, 187; succeeds McLoughlin in charge of western department, 1846, 187; succeeds Blanshard as governor of Vancouver Island, 205; dual position of Hudson's Bay Company officer and representative of crown, 207; establishes representative government, 1856, 208-210; his inaugural speech, 211-215; reports gold on Queen Charlotte Island, 220; issues gold-mining licenses, 221; reports gold discoveries on Upper Columbia, etc., 223; difficulties with the miners, 227; visits the camps, 227-228; appointed governor of British Columbia, 229; retires from Hudson's Bay Company, 229-230; full powers of government given him under instructions of colonial secretary, 1858, 231; Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's opinion of him, 234-235; his administration of the government, 236; appoints provincial officers, 240-241; second visit to the mining camps, 243-245; proposes Queensborough as name of capital of British Columbia, 247; settles Hill's Bar affair, 248; builds roads, 249-253; 257; his resourcefulness, 249-250; plans for a transcontinental road, 253-254; financial problems, 258-262; charged with extravagance, 261; his prejudice in favour of Hudson's Bay Company, 263; defends their policy, 264-265; justice to the natives, 267; recommends church endowments, 270-271; conflict with a.s.sembly over site of public buildings, 272-273; governors.h.i.+p of Vancouver Island ends, 1863,--knighthood,--succeeded by Arthur Kennedy,--retires from governors.h.i.+p of mainland of British Columbia, 1864, 289; advocates union of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, 295; public appreciation of his rule as governor, 304; leaves British Columbia and sails for Europe, 308-309; his personal side, 309; death, Aug. 1, 1877, 310; wife dies, 1891, 310; his character and achievements as man, fur trader, and statesman, 342-354; compared with McLoughlin, 351-353; personal appearance, 350-351. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel.
Can._; Dent, _Can. Por._; _Cyc. Am. Biog._; Bancroft, _History of British Columbia_; Begg, _History of British Columbia_.
=Douglas, Captain W. M.= =D= With Meares on North-West Coast, 1788, 27; at Cook River, 27; arrives at Nootka from Cook River with cargo of sea-otter, 28; sails for Sandwich Islands, 28; returns to Nootka, 28; sails from Nootka to Queen Charlotte Islands, 29.
=Doutre, Joseph= (1825-1886). Born in Beauharnois, Quebec. Called to the bar, 1847. Early became a leader of the Liberal party. One of the founders of _Le Pays_, besides contributing to other newspapers. As a result of one of his articles, fought a duel with Georges E. Cartier, but without serious consequences. Joined the _Inst.i.tut Canadien_ at Montreal, and became the president, 1852. Took a leading part in opposition to the Roman Catholic Church in the "Joseph Guibord Case."
Counsel for the Dominion government before the Halifax Fisheries Commission. =Index=: =C= Liberal leader in Quebec, 25; protests against Dorion entering Cartier's administration, 106-107. =Bib.=: Works: _Les Fiances de 1812_; _Le Frere et la Soeur_; _Les Sauvages du Canada_; _The Const.i.tution of Canada_. For biog., _see_ Willison, _Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal Party_.
=Doutre, R.= =E= Member of the _Parti Rouge_, 108.
=Douville, d'Agneau.= =Hd= Abandons French post at Toronto, 26.
=Dow, Dr=. =T= Candidate in York, New Brunswick, 108.
=Downs.h.i.+re, Wills Hill, first Marquis of= (1718-1793). Secretary of state for colonies, 1768-1772. =Index=: =Dr= Approves Carleton's recommendations, 51. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._
=Doyle, Sir Charles Hastings= (1805-1883). Served in the army. Commander of the forces in Nova Scotia, 1861-1868; lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 1866-1867; lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1867-1870; commander of the forces in British North America, 1870-1874. =Index=: =H= Lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia; Sir John Macdonald his guest in 1868, 213, =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._; Campbell, _History of Nova Scotia_.
=Doyle, Lawrence O'Connor=. =H= Contributed to _The Club_ in Howe's _Nova Scotian_, 9; his wit, 35; offered seat in government, 103-104; elected for Halifax, 106; member of Uniacke government, 110. =Bib.=: Bourinot, _Builders of Nova Scotia_.
=Drake, Sir Francis= (1540?-1596). Sailed from Plymouth for the River Plate, 1577; pa.s.sed through the Straits of Magellan, 1578; plundered Valparaiso, 1579, and explored the western coast of North America the same year; returned to England, 1580, by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
Vice-admiral of the fleet in the defeat of the Spanish Armada off Gravelines, 1588. Died on board his own s.h.i.+p off Porto Bello and buried at sea. =Index=: =D= On Pacific coast, 7, 8; lays foundation of British naval supremacy, 16; takes possession of Pacific coast for Queen Elizabeth, 62; and the Spaniards, 147. =Bib.=: Southey, _Lives of the Admirals_; Corbett, _Drake and the Tudor Navy_; Payne, _Voyages of the Elizabethan Seamen to America_; Froude, _English Seamen in the Seventeenth Century_; Laut, _Vikings of the Pacific_; _Dict. Nat. Biog._
=Draper, William Henry= (1801-1877). Born in London, England. In his youth ran away to sea and served on an East Indiaman. Came to Canada in 1821 and taught school at Port Hope; subsequently studied law and began practice at York. Elected to a.s.sembly of Upper Canada for city of Toronto in 1836, and made
In 1843 appointed to the Legislative Council, where he led the opposition. On the resignation of the La Fontaine-Baldwin ministry in December, 1843, accepted office with Viger, and in the exciting election held in the autumn of 1844 obtained a bare majority for the new ministry. In January, 1845, resigned his seat in the Legislative Council and elected to the a.s.sembly for London. An unsuccessful attempt to secure the support of the French-Canadian Reform section discredited him with the Tories of Upper Canada, and in May, 1847, withdrew from the Cabinet, and shortly afterwards resigned his seat in the a.s.sembly.
Appointed puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Upper Canada, and in 1856 made chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas. In July, 1863, succeeded Archibald McLean as chief justice of Upper Canada, and in 1869 appointed president of the Court of Error and Appeal. Continued to act in this position until his death. =Index=: =Md= Joins Metcalfe's administration, 19; seeks seat in a.s.sembly, 23-24; his administration, 24; recommends Macdonald for office of commissioner of crown lands, 26; accepts judges.h.i.+p and withdraws from public life, 27-28; commissioner to represent Canada before Hudson's Bay Committee, 1857, 83. =BL= Appointed attorney-general, Upper Canada, 1841, 76; his previous career, 77; his character, 77; Baldwin's att.i.tude to, 80; pledged to support the administration, 81; succeeds in carrying on government, 85; in discussion as to speakers.h.i.+p, 88; his public policy, 90; defines his position on question of responsible government, 91-92, 94; his nickname of "Sweet William," 92; his successful policy, 95; difficulties with French-Canadians, 96-97; realizes need for reconstruction of ministry, 115, 122; resigns office, 123; reads Bagot's letter to La Fontaine in the a.s.sembly, 124; his speech in the a.s.sembly, Sept. 13, 1842, 127; resigns, 132; appointed to Legislative Council, 177; opposes transfer of capital to Montreal, 183; opposes Baldwin's University Bill, 197; supports Metcalfe, 212; executive councillor, 216; referred to in George Brown's speech, 224; visits Lower Canada, and reports to Metcalfe on political situation, 236-263; forms ministry, 246; attorney-general for Upper Canada, 247; secures narrow majority in elections, 1844, 250-251; his political dexterity, 253-255; his University Bill, 256; his scheme for obtaining French-Canadian support, 258-235; his policy, 266-267; his government dying, 276; resigns and becomes puisne judge of Court of Queen's Bench, 276; his University Bill, 293; his munic.i.p.al legislation, 299; his Indemnification Bill of 1845, 307-308. =Sy= Solicitor-general, introduces Union resolution in Upper Canada Legislative a.s.sembly, 206, 213; brings in bill for settlement of Clergy Reserves question, 245; made attorney-general, 252; appointed to same office under Union, 283.
=B= Becomes Metcalfe's chief adviser, 20; _Globe_ criticizes his attempt to form a coalition, 27. =C= Forms ministry, 17. =E= Acknowledges necessity of bringing French-Canadians into Cabinet, 31; forms ministry under Lord Metcalfe, 35; his retirement, 43. =R= Ryerson's public letters to, 100, 120; in the Metcalfe controversy, 126; presents case for King's College before Legislature, 149; his Provincial University Bill, 153; bill defeated, 155. =Bib.=: Dent, _Can. Por._ and _Last Forty Years_; Pope, _Memoirs of Sir John A. Macdonald_; Read, _Lives of the Judges_. For his own writings, _see_ Morgan, _Bib. Can._
=Dreuilletes, Gabriel= (1610-1681). Studied at Jesuit College, Toulouse.
In 1643 came to Canada and spent a year in study of Algonquian language.
Soon became proficient in that tongue and accompanied wandering bands on their hunting trips. In 1646 went on an expedition to the Abnaki tribes of Maine, who had become interested in Christianity through converts of the Sillery mission. Remained with the Abnaki one year and then removed to district of Tadoussac, where he spent three years among the Montagnais. In 1651 again sent to the Abnaki to form an alliance with the New England colonies against the Iroquois, but in this was unsuccessful. Laboured for twenty years in missions of Sillery, Three Rivers, and other posts. In 1661 had charge of the mission to the Cree tribes, and in 1672 spent some time in the mission of Sault Ste. Marie.
Died at Quebec. =Index=: =L= One of the founders of the Sault Ste. Marie mission, 11. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Jesuits in North America_ and _La Salle_.
=Drew, Andrew= (1792-1878). Entered the navy, 1806. Took part in many of the most important engagements during the war with France, including the Walcheren expedition. Promoted to lieutenant for gallantry during the fight between the _Eurotas_ and the French frigate _Clorinde_, 1814.
Promoted to commander for his brilliant defence of Cape Coast Castle against the Ashantees, 1824. Retired and settled in Canada. During Rebellion of 1837 offered his services to the government. Conducted the capture of the _Caroline_, for which he received the thanks of the Upper Canada Parliament and was appointed commander of the provincial marine.
A grant by the a.s.sembly to provide seventy-five guineas for the purchase of a sword of honour was not approved by the Legislative Council.
Remained in active service in Canada until 1839. Appointed to the command of the _Wasp_ on the West India Station, where he discovered and surveyed a dangerous rock which still bears his name, 1842. Appointed naval storekeeper at the Cape of Good Hope, 1850. Raised to the rank of admiral, 1862. Retired from active service and resided in England until his death. =Index=: =Mc= In charge of the expedition which cut out the _Caroline_, 420-421; thanked by the Upper Canadian a.s.sembly, 423.
=Bib.=: Drew and Woods, _The Burning of the Caroline_; Dent, _Upper Canadian Rebellion_; Lizars, _Humours of '37_; Read, _Rebellion of 1837_. _See also_ Caroline.
=Drewe, Rev. Edward.= =S= Accompanies Simcoe as chaplain, 47.
=Driscoll, Captain.= =Bk= Letter of, relating to death of Brock, 307.
=Drummond, Sir Gordon= (1771-1854). Son of Colin Drummond, at one time deputy paymaster-general of the forces in Canada. Born at Quebec.
Entered the army, 1789, and rapidly promoted until in 1794 became lieutenant-colonel of the 8th Liverpool Regiment. Saw distinguished service in the Netherlands and in the West Indies; became colonel, 1798, and commanded his regiment during the campaign in Egypt, a.s.sisting in capture of Cairo and Alexandria. In 1805 given rank of major-general and took command of a division in Jamaica. In December, 1808, transferred to the staff in Canada, until 1811. Served for a time in Ireland; returned to Canada as second in command to Sir George Prevost, 1813. Took a most prominent part in the War of 1812. From December, 1813, to April, 1815, president and administrator of Upper Canada, and during this period succeeded in turning the tide of victory to the British forces. Defeated the Americans at Niagara, July 28, 1814, and followed this up by occupying Fort Erie in November. In recognition of his splendid services during the war, gazetted a K. C. B. On the departure of Sir George Prevost appointed administrator of Lower Canada, and a.s.sumed office Apr.
4, 1815. Had expressed a strong desire to return to England, as it was understood that the appointment was to be only temporary. Accordingly relieved by Major-General Wilson, and departed from Quebec, May 20, 1816. Obtained the rank of lieutenant-general in 1825. In 1827 made a G.
C. B. Died in London. =Index=: =Bk= Takes command of troops at Montreal, 115; commander of forces in Canada, 157. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; Read, _Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada_; Lucas, _Canadian War of 1812_; Rattray, _The Scot in British North America_.
=Drummond, Lewis Thomas= (1813-1882). Born in Londonderry, Ireland. Came to Canada with his mother, 1825. Educated at Nicolet College; studied law, and called to the bar, 1836. Elected to the a.s.sembly for Montreal, 1843, but prevented from taking his seat by the dissolution of the a.s.sembly. Defeated in the general election that followed, but in the same year elected for Portneuf. Held office in the La Fontaine-Baldwin ministry as solicitor-general for Lower Canada, 1848-1851, and became attorney-general for Lower Canada in the Hincks-Morin government, 1851.
Held office under various administrations until 1856, when he resigned, owing to a dispute over the leaders.h.i.+p of the a.s.sembly. Again took office as attorney-general in the short-lived Brown-Dorion administration, 1861, and as commissioner of public works in the Macdonald-Dorion government, 1863. In the same year defeated for re-election and retired from political life. Appointed a judge of the Superior Court for Lower Canada, 1864. Retired, 1873. Died in Montreal.
=Index=: =E= One of the leaders of the Liberals in Lower Canada in 1851, 109; becomes attorney-general for Lower Canada in Hincks-Morin government, 113; retains same portfolio in reconstructed ministry, 126; and in MacNab-Morin ministry, 141; takes a leading part in settlement of the Seigniorial Tenure, 186. =B= Enters George Brown's ministry, 102.
=Bib.=: Dent, _Last Forty Years_.
=Du Bois d'egriseilles, Abbe J. B.= =L= Devotes his fortune to religious work at Montreal, 135.
=Du Calvet, Pierre.= Under the French regime engaged in the fur trade, and, having acquired considerable wealth, remained in the colony after the conquest. In 1764 made a magistrate and justice of the peace.
Vigorously opposed an ordinance of 1770 regulating the administration of justice, and on several subsequent occasions clashed with the executive authority. Suspected by Haldimand of having been in secret correspondence with the United States, and arrested in September, 1780; from November, 1780, to May, 1783, kept in confinement without the opportunity of a legal trial. In 1784 went to England, where he denounced Haldimand and sought redress before the British ministry. In this connection published an "_Appel a la Justice de l'etat_," setting forth his personal grievances, but concluding with a carefully prepared plan of government, which was considered as the basis for that adopted in the Const.i.tutional Act of 1791. Complaints were not favourably received, and returned to Canada. In March, 1786, left New York for London on board the _Shelburne_, which is supposed to have been lost with all on board. =Index=: =Hd= Arrested on suspicion of treason, 279-280; evidence against, 281; his resentment against Haldimand, 282; being released, enters action against him, 283; his memorial to Lord Sydney, 284-288; his misstatements, 288; supported in his action against Haldimand by Maseres, 290; demands a Legislative a.s.sembly and the _Habeas Corpus_ Act, 291; drowned at sea, 292; praised by Frechette, 292; blames Mabane for ill will of Haldimand, 305; serves writ against Haldimand, 310. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; _Cyc. Am. Biog._; Shortt and Doughty, _Const.i.tutional Doc.u.ments of Canada_. For full t.i.tles of his _Appel a la Justice de l'etat_, and _The Case of Pierre Du Calvet_, _see_ Morgan, _Bib. Can._ _See also_ Haldimand, Sir Frederick.
=d.u.c.h.esne, Adrien.= =Ch= Surgeon, early settler, 145.
=d.u.c.h.esne, David.= =Ch= a.s.sisted in forming Company of New France, 168.
=d.u.c.h.esneau, Jacques.= Intendant of New France, 1675-1682. His commission invested him with the t.i.tle of president of the Sovereign Council, an office which had hitherto been filled by the governor. As Frontenac, a man of dominant spirit, was then governor, interminable disputes arose between him and the intendant touching questions of precedence. Frontenac lost no opportunity of showing his resentment; and the intendant sided with the bishop in the vexed question of selling brandy to the Indians. Finally the quarrel came to the ears of the king, and both governor and intendant were recalled. =Index=: =L= Appointed intendant, 166; disagrees with Frontenac, 167; recalled, 168. =F= Intendant, 108; his instructions, 109; claims to rank above bishop, 115; causes king's prohibition of trading licenses to be registered in Frontenac's absence, 117; asked to furnish particulars as to ill effects of liquor traffic, 118; censured for interfering in matters beyond his sphere, 120; his recommendations on the _coureurs de bois_ question, 127; dispute with Frontenac as to presidency of the Sovereign Council, 133-140; severely censured in despatch from minister, 134; accuses Frontenac of manufacturing the news he sends to the minister, 142; his son imprisoned for disrespect to Frontenac, 143; recall of, 143; makes report on Acadia, 271. =Bib.=: Douglas, _Old France in New World_; Parkman, _Frontenac_; Roy, _Intendants de la Nouvelle-France_ (R. S. C., 1903).
=Duclos, Captain.= =WM= Constructs and commands floating battery _Le Diable_, 82, 87, 104.
=Dudley, Joseph= (1647-1720). =F= Provisional governor of Ma.s.sachusetts, 264. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._
=Dudouyt, Jean.= =F= Grand-vicar to bishop of Quebec, 111; sent to France by bishop in connection with liquor question, 118; advice to bishop, 171. =L= Director of seminary, 55; transfers his personal income to seminary, 56; to administer diocese in case of necessity, 134; his mission to France, 171; grand cantor of chapter of Quebec, 197; death of, 219. =Bib.=: Parkman, _Frontenac_.
=Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton Blackwood, Marquess of= (1826-1902). British commissioner to Syria, 1860; under-secretary for India, 1864-1866, and for war, 1865-1867; governor-general of Canada, 1872-1878; amba.s.sador to Russia, 1879; transferred to Constantinople, 1881; viceroy of India, 1884; amba.s.sador to Italy, 1888; amba.s.sador to France, 1891; Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1891. =Index=: =D= Visits British Columbia in connection with Confederation negotiations, 323.
=Bib.=: Works: _Journey from Oxford to Skibbereen_; _Letters from High Lat.i.tudes_; _Inquiry into State of Ireland_; _Irish Emigration_; _Speeches and Addresses_, ed. by Milton. For biog., _see_ Leggo, _History of the Administration of Lord Dufferin in Canada_; Stewart, _Canada under Lord Dufferin_; Black, _The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava_; Lyall, _The Life of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava_; Dent, _Can. Por._; _Cyc. Am. Biog._
=Dufort, Thomas.= =Mc= Agent of Papineau to Upper Canada, 345; sets out for Michigan, 345; secures a.s.sistance in Michigan, 427.
=Dugas, Du Gua, or Du Guast, Sieur de Monts.= _See_ Monts.
=Duggan, Jeremiah.= =Dr= Citizen of Quebec, a.s.sists Americans, 120.
=Du Lhut, Daniel Greysolon= (1640?-1710). Took part in the campaign in Flanders, and present at the battle of Seneffe, 1664. Came to Canada latter year. Left Montreal for the West, 1678, and the following year took possession of the country of the Sioux for France; explored the country about Lake Superior, and gained unusual influence over some of the western tribes; commanded at Fort Frontenac, 1696, and later at Detroit; the city of Duluth named after him. =Index=: =F= Explorer, discoveries of, 162; imprisoned on return to Quebec, 163; appointed post commander among north-western tribes, 164; diverts trade from English posts on Hudson Bay to Montreal, 164; under orders from La Barre confiscates goods in La Salle's fort of St. Louis, 179; instructed to rendezvous at Niagara, 181, 186, 187;, fortifies post at outlet of Lake Huron, 202. =Bib.=: Margry, _Decouvertes et etabliss.e.m.e.nts des Francais_; _Sieur Du Lhut_ (Minn. Hist. _Coll._, vol. 1); McLennan, _Death of Duluth_ (R. S. C., 1903); _Jesuit Relations_, ed. by Thwaites, vol. 62; Roy, _DuLhut_ (Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 4); Colby, _Canadian Types of the Old Regime_.
=Du Marche.= =Ch= Priest at Miscou, 234.
=Dumas, N.= =E= Commissioner under Seigniorial Tenure law, 186.
=Dumas, Major.= =WM= Commands night expedition to destroy British batteries at Pointe Levis, 113-115; commands Canadians in battle of the Plains, 192, 195.
=Dumay, Captain.= =Ch= Champlain consults with, 133.
=Dumont's House.= =WM= Occupied in turn by British and French, 256, 258.
=Dumoulin.= =Ch= Murdered by Montagnais Indians, 164.
=Duncan, Adam= (1731-1804). Entered the navy 1755; commanded the _Royal Exchange_, 1759-1760; commander-in-chief in the North Sea, 1759-1801; defeated the Dutch off Camperdown, 1797. Raised to the peerage as Viscount Camperdown. =Index=: =Bk= Gains victory off Camperdown, 12.
=Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._