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A half-century of conflict. France and England in North America. Part ...

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332 APPENDIX.<strong>in</strong>creas'd at Menis; they have aga<strong>in</strong> stop't all Communicationbetween the Inhabitants & the Garrison, & are likelyto keep foot<strong>in</strong>g there this W<strong>in</strong>ter; <strong>and</strong> particularly fromCol° Gorham's Letter your Grace will perceive what Pa<strong>in</strong>sthe Canadeans <strong>and</strong> Malcontents among the Inhabitants taketo prevent my Letter lately dispers'd among 'em, <strong>in</strong> orderto setle the M<strong>in</strong>ds <strong>of</strong> the Inhabitants, (a Copy <strong>of</strong> which Ihave before sent your Grace) from hav<strong>in</strong>g its proper Influence; & hoAV the Nova Scotians are alarm'd at the Rumour<strong>of</strong> a design to remove 'em from their Settlements; And itappears to me by what I farther learn from Capta<strong>in</strong> Fother<strong>in</strong>ghamto whom M^ Mascarene refers me <strong>in</strong> his Letter,that unless someth<strong>in</strong>g vigorous, as that Letter <strong>in</strong>timates,is done by the Middle <strong>of</strong> April at farthest, the greatest<strong>Part</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Prov<strong>in</strong>ce at least will be <strong>in</strong> the h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> theCanadeans, <strong>and</strong> it will be too late then to attempt to reclaimthe Inhabitants." For the secur<strong>in</strong>g Nova Scotia from its present dangersI would further humbly propose it as my Op<strong>in</strong>ion to beconsider'd by your Grace, that if his Majesty should bepleas'd as soon as possibly might be after the Receipt <strong>of</strong>this, to cause it to be signified to the Inhabitants <strong>of</strong> NovaScotia, that the Assurances lately given 'em by me <strong>of</strong> hisRoyal Protection to such <strong>of</strong> 'em as should behave dutifully<strong>and</strong> avoid all traitorous Correspondence with the Enemy atthis Juncture (or to that Eflfect) were approv'd <strong>of</strong> by him,<strong>and</strong> should be made good to 'em, it would have a greatTendency to remove their present Apprehensions <strong>of</strong> be<strong>in</strong>gsent <strong>of</strong>i" with their Families from their Settlements <strong>in</strong> NovaScotia, which seems to distress & perplex 'em; & effectuallyto prevent 'em from be<strong>in</strong>g drawn over to take upArms aga<strong>in</strong>st his Majesty, unless it should be some <strong>of</strong> themost obnoxious <strong>of</strong> 'em; which if his Majesty would be

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