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miles or else to the head of the Bason to what is called Cobequid Village. These are the only known 

 passages of communication the Inhabitants have through the country ; from the peninsula to the 

 north shoi-e & from the Inhabitants of Minas &c. to S' John's Island. As it may be necessary to 

 have a strong party to aijprehend the Inhabitants of Cobequid, who have always been the most 

 disaffected, and who, if any of this side the Isthmus are to be suspected, of making a resistance — it 

 is they ; especially if they know of any other safe ways for an escape which are at present unknown 

 to the English. If the body of that party were stationed ' at the river Chaganois & at vill" Coopequid 

 they would prevent their escape in their usual passages & that might perhaps so disconcert them as 

 to oblige them to submit. This station would also serve to apprehend those who may attempt to go 

 from the other west settlements, as those of Pizgate Minas &c. 



If the western Inhabitants, those of Pizaquid, Minas etc., attempt to remove their stock, there is 

 but one jjassagc they can effect it by ; they must cross the road between fort Edward & fort Sack- 

 ville first, in si>me place where the river S' Croix is fordable, & then parties patroling along that river 

 to the great lake would deter them, but if they should by chance pass these, & it should be judged 

 necessary, a party may be detached after for they would be very slow in their march, for they must 

 pass again between the river Stewiack and the Grand lake of Shubenaccada, that river not being 

 foi-dable safely but in a drought till you are above the Stewiack, and through these passages they 

 must pass, if they carry off their cattle, whether they intend for Cobequid or the Eastward, if for 

 Cobequid they must be obstructed by the detachment at Chigonois, or for Cape Breton, for thither 

 the Indians may conduct them in the summer season, & if they take their stock with them they can 

 easily subsist themselves : if they take this course it must bo with an intent to cross the Gut of Canso 

 for Cape Bi-eton, if they should arrive there, the inhabitants are provided with a great number of 

 small boats wherewith they cany on their fishing, and could easily transjiort them. 



A Ship stationed at the Gut of Canso would pi-event their passing over, and at this 

 timo would be well stationed to prevent provision or recruits going from Canada or 

 S' John's Island to S' Peter, from whence they can be easily carried to Louisbourg, and it is most 

 likely they will attempt to releive it through the Gut of Canso, because of His Majesty's Ship at 

 present cruising before Louisbourg, & in the East passage of S' Lawrence's Gulj^h. 

 Chignecto As to the Inhabitants of the North Shore as they dwell in that part of the Country 



Districts &c. ' lying between the English fort & Canada, there are several ways they may pass & 

 English troops cannot well prevent it. The western & common passage to Canada is by the river 

 Patcootycak, which is navigable for boats within 6 miles of S' John's Eiver, which is a carrying 

 place; & some settlements of Inhabitants, from thence up 8' John's river navigable for boats up to 

 the Lady mountains, thence 10 miles carrying places to a river emptj^ing itself into Canada river. 

 This passage is well known to them; they have gone express from Cheignecto & reached Quebec in 

 Y days,* and most all the grown people have gone the way to Quebec to the Bishop for confirmation. The 

 Bay of Vert being stopt they -have still another passage open to Chediac which lies north westerly of 

 Munenrooncook ■' distant about 10 leagues. At this post there live a few Inhabitants & here they land 

 and distribute their Guns, Stores àc" to the Indians. There is a constant intercourse between this 

 Post & the inhabitants of Gaspé. At Gaspé, which makes the South entrance into the river S' Law- 

 rence, the French have fort & town, & carry on a considerable fishery, here they have Ships & other 

 Vessels, which could with case carry them from Chediac to Gaspé & from thence to Canada by every 

 Vessel bound thither, for the Vessels bound to Canada frequently touch at that Port, if they should 

 attempt to pass that way His Majesty's Ship cruising in the bay Vert by stretching above the port of 



Station '■ 



' Advice too well fol''. (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 



'■' Note en marge, de la main du Dr Brown. ^ Note en marge, de la main du Dr Brown. 



* The route of Expresses, but not of families. (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 



* Memramcoop. (Note de la main du Dr Brown). 



