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

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APPENDIX. 341given by the french Fleet, I might safely venture to beanswerable to his Majesty, that if I had suggested <strong>in</strong> mylate Orders for assembl<strong>in</strong>g a Body <strong>of</strong> 'em under Arms <strong>in</strong>Boston from all <strong>Part</strong>s <strong>of</strong> this Prov<strong>in</strong>ce to oppose anyAttempt <strong>of</strong> the Enemy, that there was a design <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>ga Son <strong>of</strong> the Pretender's here, it would not have been possibleto have kept any one Man, who was capable <strong>of</strong> march<strong>in</strong>ghither, from appear<strong>in</strong>g under Arms with the mostdeterm<strong>in</strong>'d Eesolution <strong>of</strong>hazard<strong>in</strong>g his Life to the utmost<strong>in</strong> defence <strong>of</strong> his Majesty's Governm* ; And as the lateAppearances <strong>of</strong> a fondness for remov<strong>in</strong>g from hence to CapeBreton seem to be quite vanished at present, I should notbe without hopes <strong>of</strong> some families remov<strong>in</strong>g from these<strong>Part</strong>s to Nova Scotia upon due Encouragement ;Protestantslikewise from among the Swiss Cantons, & other <strong>North</strong>ern<strong>Part</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Germany, who aregenerally bred up <strong>in</strong> the Exercise<strong>of</strong> arms, <strong>and</strong> make sober <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustrious Settlers, mightbe safely trusted <strong>in</strong> Accadie;Great Numbers <strong>of</strong> 'em yearlyflock <strong>in</strong>to Pensilvania, whereby the Inhabitants <strong>of</strong> thatProv<strong>in</strong>ce are almost <strong>in</strong>credibly <strong>in</strong>creas'd with<strong>in</strong> thesetwenty Years ; And from the behavior <strong>of</strong> the Irish com<strong>in</strong>gout <strong>of</strong> the <strong>North</strong>ern <strong>Part</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong> hither, a Number <strong>of</strong>which is setled <strong>in</strong> the Eastern <strong>Part</strong>s <strong>of</strong> this Prov<strong>in</strong>ce, Ishould th<strong>in</strong>k they too might be safely trusted <strong>in</strong> NovaScotia; <strong>and</strong> it is certa<strong>in</strong> that these poor unhappy Highl<strong>and</strong>ers(I mean such <strong>of</strong> 'em as may be design'd to be transported<strong>in</strong>to the Plantations) would be more safely dispos'd<strong>of</strong> among the four Governm*? <strong>of</strong> New Engl<strong>and</strong>, or <strong>in</strong> NewYork & the Jerseys, where they would not be <strong>in</strong> dangereither <strong>of</strong> corrupt<strong>in</strong>g the Inhabitants, or be<strong>in</strong>g aga<strong>in</strong> seduc'dthemselves, but might make useful Subjects to his Majesty."I hope, my Lord, I shall be excus'd if I have gonebeyond my L<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> submitt<strong>in</strong>g these Observations to yourGrace, at a time when the fate <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> his Majesty's

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