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

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death,APPENDIX. 343giv<strong>in</strong>g me an Account <strong>of</strong> the Situation <strong>of</strong> Affairs thenat M<strong>in</strong>as; from whence your Grace will perceive that eventhen he was <strong>in</strong> Expectation <strong>of</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g Jo<strong>in</strong>'d by the RhodeIsl<strong>and</strong> Forces & the Company from this Prov<strong>in</strong>ce, which hadthe Misfortune to be Shipreck'd; <strong>and</strong> that, had they arriv'dat Annapolis, <strong>and</strong> the New Hampshire Companies had notreturn'd home without act<strong>in</strong>g, the Enemy would <strong>in</strong> all probabilityhave been drove out <strong>of</strong> Nova Scotia, <strong>and</strong> every goodpurpose, which I had propos'd, been answer'd before thistime. As it is I shall use my best Endeavours forthwith t<strong>of</strong>itout a sufiicient force by Sea to destroy My Eamsay's Vesselsat Schiegnecto, <strong>and</strong> recover our own by Spr<strong>in</strong>g, & to sendMy Mascarene such a Ee<strong>in</strong>forcement <strong>of</strong> Troops as may stilldrive the Enemy out <strong>of</strong> Nova Scotia by the same time <strong>and</strong>prevent any bad Consequences from the late Accident there,which seems necessary to be done (if possible) <strong>and</strong> I shallhope to succeed <strong>in</strong>, if the neighbour<strong>in</strong>g Governments <strong>of</strong>New Engl<strong>and</strong> will assist <strong>in</strong>, which I shall urge 'em to do." I likewise <strong>in</strong>close the Answer <strong>of</strong> the Inhabitants <strong>of</strong>M<strong>in</strong>as to the French Letter which I some time ago Inform'dyour Grace I sent M' Mascarene last Fall,<strong>and</strong> a Paragraphout <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> his Letters to me upon the same matter;whereby your Grace willperceive that that Letter seems tohave had an happy Effect upon the Inhabitants at a mostcriticalConjuncture." The late Secresy <strong>of</strong> the Inhabitants <strong>of</strong> M<strong>in</strong>as with regardto the Enemy s Motions, <strong>and</strong> the very certa<strong>in</strong> Intelligencewhich the Enemy ga<strong>in</strong>'d <strong>of</strong> the particular Quarters <strong>of</strong> theEnglish Officers, notwithst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g their Supply<strong>in</strong>g the K<strong>in</strong>g'sTroops v/ith Provisions, <strong>and</strong> the Curtesy <strong>of</strong> their Behaviorto 'em before this Surprize, <strong>and</strong> their pr<strong>of</strong>essions <strong>of</strong> be<strong>in</strong>gsorry for it afterwards seems to shew the necessity <strong>of</strong> hisMajesty's Keep<strong>in</strong>g astrong Blockhouse there with a Garrison<strong>of</strong> 150 men ; And the constant ill behavior <strong>of</strong> the In-

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