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APPENDIX. 335his Protection to the rest upon tak<strong>in</strong>g the proper Oath <strong>of</strong>Allegiance, seem to me tohave the most promis<strong>in</strong>g Aspectfor mak<strong>in</strong>g good Subjects <strong>of</strong> the present Generation <strong>of</strong>Inhabitants, at least better than they are now <strong>and</strong> goodProtestants <strong>of</strong> the next Generation <strong>of</strong> 'em; especially ifthere was to be a Mixture <strong>of</strong> English or other Protestants<strong>in</strong>troduc'd among 'em, which the Invitation <strong>of</strong> a CivilGovernment to be set up among 'em would bid fair fordo<strong>in</strong>g :<strong>and</strong> the Trad<strong>in</strong>g House would create <strong>in</strong> the Indiansa firm Dependance upon, <strong>and</strong> Attachment to his Majesty'sGovernment, especially if a proper Protestant Missionaryor two was supported to live among 'em at their headQuarters, as is the Method <strong>of</strong> the french Priests; by w*^.^means they ga<strong>in</strong> so great an Ascendency over them." Just as I had f<strong>in</strong>ished the last Paragraph a Letter fromGovernor Knowles to Admiral Warren & myself, dated the10**^ Instant, was deliver 'd to me, <strong>in</strong> which he <strong>in</strong>forms methat ' he has given his Op<strong>in</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> his Letters to your Grace,that it will be necessary to drive all the French (I supposehe means Inhabitants) out <strong>of</strong> Accadie (Nova Scotia) <strong>in</strong> theSpr<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> that he hopes he shallhave Orders to assist<strong>in</strong> do<strong>in</strong>g it, if Admiral Warren does not go upon theExpedition toQuebeck, which he apprehends is rendredmore difficult than it was, by such a Number <strong>of</strong> Ships be<strong>in</strong>ggot safe up to Quebeck this Year, as no doubt theyhave carried all manner <strong>of</strong> warlike Stores. ' And <strong>in</strong> hisLetter to me <strong>of</strong> the 24'!' <strong>of</strong> October he says 'if his Majestyshould be pleas'd to transport the Rebels who areObjects<strong>of</strong> his Mercy, & encourage other Highl<strong>and</strong> Families tocome over, he th<strong>in</strong>ks the Colony <strong>of</strong> Nova Scotia wouldsoon be repeopled; which 'it is possible he may have alsopropos'd to your Grace as <strong>in</strong> his Op<strong>in</strong>ion the best Methodfor peopl<strong>in</strong>g that Colony, after the present french Inhabitantsare drove <strong>of</strong>f.

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