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

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350 APPENDIX.Majesty's Comm<strong>and</strong>s concern<strong>in</strong>g the prosecution <strong>of</strong> the<strong>in</strong>tended expedition, <strong>and</strong> besides, the Assembly, which hasbeen at a great Expence for the rais<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the men for theservice <strong>of</strong> the Expedition only, strongly <strong>in</strong>sisted upon myreserv<strong>in</strong>g 1500 <strong>of</strong> 'em to go aga<strong>in</strong>st Crown Po<strong>in</strong>t, as yourGrace will perceive by the <strong>in</strong>clos'd Copy <strong>of</strong> their Answerto my Message; However the several Re<strong>in</strong>forcements, whichI did send to Annapolis, have preserv'd the Garrison <strong>and</strong>prov<strong>in</strong>ce from fall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the Enemys h<strong>and</strong>s the lastyear,<strong>and</strong> not only made the Enemy quit Manis,but still Conf<strong>in</strong>e'em to Schiegnecto; <strong>and</strong> had the Rhode Isl<strong>and</strong> & NewHampshire Troops Jo<strong>in</strong>'d the Massachusetts Forces atManis, as was propos'd, <strong>and</strong> both those Governmentspromis'd me they should, <strong>and</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the Massachusetts Companieshad not been lost <strong>in</strong> their passage, we should havebeen strong enough (I am perswaded) to have drove theEnemy the last W<strong>in</strong>ter qiiite out <strong>of</strong> the Prov<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>of</strong> NovaScotia: As it is, I doubt not, if no Armament arrives from<strong>France</strong>, we shall be able to keep 'em out <strong>of</strong> Annapolis <strong>and</strong>Manis till I receive His Majesty's Comm<strong>and</strong>s, which I am<strong>in</strong> daily Expectation <strong>of</strong>, <strong>and</strong> will, I hope. Enable me totake effectual Measures for gett<strong>in</strong>g rid <strong>of</strong> the Enemy <strong>and</strong>Secur<strong>in</strong>g the Prov<strong>in</strong>ce aga<strong>in</strong>st their Attempts for thefuture."Shirley to Newcastle, Boston, 25 June, 1747.(Extract.)" My Lord Duke,"S<strong>in</strong>ce my last to your Grace, I have Accounts fromNova Scotia, that the French have rais'd a Battery <strong>of</strong> N<strong>in</strong>eGuns on the back <strong>of</strong> Schiegnecto to oppose the l<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>Forces from Bay Verte, that they were also build<strong>in</strong>g a Fort& had l<strong>and</strong>ed Cannon & Mortars there, which they were

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