St. Joachim. L Boarding school for children established at, 100; Laval's gift to school at, 199.
St. John. City and seaport of New Brunswick, situated at the mouth of the St. John River. It was incorporated as the city of St. John in 1785, during the administration of Thomas Carleton, having previously been known as Parrtown, so named after John Parr, governor of Nova Scotia. Champlain was the first white man to stand upon its site, in 1604. Index: W Presents address to Sir Charles Metcalfe, 74-75; grammar schools in, 85. T Young Men's Debating Society, 7; preferred men to measures, 25. Bib.: Hannay, History of New Brunswick; Lovell, Gazetteer of Canada.
St. John Island. See Prince Edward Island.
St. John's. Capital of Newfoundland. Founded in 1582 by Sir Humphrey Gilbert. It was captured by Iberville in 1696, and again during the Seven Years' War, but finally reverted to Britain, with the rest of the island, in 1763. Index: Hd Taken by the French, 44. F Captured by Iberville, 347. Bib.: Ency. Brit.
St. John's. A city on the Richelieu River, Province of Quebec. It was a military station during the American invasion; captured by Arnold in 1775; and relieved by Preston with troops from Montreal. Later in the same year, the fort was besieged by Montgomery, and the little garrison held out gallantly for twenty-four days, being forced to surrender in the end through the capture of Chambly, which gave Montgomery fresh ammunition and supplies. Index: Dr Fort at, abandoned by Americans, 146; reoccupied by British, 161. Hd Fortifications of, 125, 130, 133; people of, pay schoolmaster, 235. Bib.: Lovell, Gazetteer of Canada.
St. John's River. L Récollet mission on, 111.
St. Joseph de Lévis. WM Skirmish at, 102, 103.
St. Julien. Ch Spanish vessel, commanded by Champlain, 3.
St. Laurent. Ch French vessel seized by the English, 222.
St. Laurent. Village on north bank of St. Lawrence. Index: WM Letter of curé of, to British officers, 93.