§8 L'ABBE H.-K. CASGEAIN 



XII 



Extract of a Letter from Cap' Doucett to Mons' S' Ovide Brouillan ' 

 DATED Annapolis Eoyall may 15"' 1718. 



... Thirdly, I must complain that the agreement between the french Inhabitants, and Cap' La 

 Eonde Deny's, which not haveing been comply'd with on your part, has been a great determent to 

 these His Majesty's King George's Dominions, for ujiou the retii'cing of those Inhabitants which 

 have sign'd. We might have suply'd their plantations, with his Majesty's Subjects, and otherways if 

 the said Inhaliitants had not sign'd to an agreement of retiring, upon the ])romises of Monns' Pensance 

 and Cap' La Eonde Denys to provide for them and family's, they would doubtless have all declar'd 

 themselves subjects to the Crown of Great Brittain according, to the 12"' article of the Late peace 

 Sign'd att Utrecht, wherein his late most Christian Majesty yeilds and makes' over all the French 

 Inhabitants to her late majesty and to her Crown for Ever, as well as all Nova Scotia with its 

 antients, Boundarys &c; I therefore expect since the above said agreement between Caj)' La Eonde 

 Denys, and the Inhabitants has not been perform'd, in the time allow'd by her late majesty for their 

 retireing out of this Country; it may be anuU'd & made Void, if the Inhabitants desire the same, 

 but if any of them shall not desire to alter their agreement with Cap' La Eonde Deny's. That then 

 you will please to give directions, and provide for their retireing into his Most Christian Majestys 

 Dominions, as speedily as may be. To all which I with Impatience wait the Honour of your answer, 

 to remitt home to the King my master... 



XIII 



Extract of a letter from M. St. Ovide de Brouillan - dated Louisbourg 2P' July 1Y18. 



A L'Esgard des plaintes que vous me faittes que les Habitans de I'Acadie ne sestaut point retirez 

 comme l'on en Estoit convenu et que ce Eetardement a causé de la Perte a sa Majesté Bretanique, 

 Vous avez deus sçavoir monsieur L'Impossibilité dans laquelle monsieur De Nikelson Et autres eom- 

 mandans de la Cadie les ont mis de pouvoir Exécuter les conventions que l'on avoit fait, les vns en 

 ne voulant pas leur laisser emporter Leurs Biens, Et les autres, n'aiant voulu permettre, qu'il leur 

 feus par nous Envoyé des apareaux pour Gréer les petits Bâtiments qu'ils avoient construits et dont 

 • ils ont étez obligez de se Desfaire presque pour Bien aux marchands anglois, je ne manqueray pas 

 d'Informer Le Eoy mon maitre de tout ce que vous me marquez sur cella, affin qu'il y donne les ordres 

 qu'il jugera à Propos. 



(This letter in answer to one from Cap' Doucett of May 15"^ 1718. 



XIV 

 G. E. 



Proclamation 



Par Son Excellence Bichard Philipps Escuyer, Capitaine General et Gouverneur en Chef de la Province de 



sa Majesté la Nouvelle Escosse ou Accadie, &c. ^ 



Sa Sacrée Majesté George Par la Grace de Dieu, Eoy de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande &c., 

 Duc de Brunswick et Lunnenbourg, Seigneur de Bremen, Souverain Prince d'Hannover, Prince 



1 P. E. O. — Col. Records — Board of Trade — Nova Scotia. Vol. 2. 



"■ P. R. O. — Colonial Records — Board of Trade — Nova Scotia. Vol. 2. 



3 P. R. 0. — Col. Records — No va Scotia. Vol.5. 



