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reduction of Canada,, the mother and nurse of the most crueQ, savage enemlea 

 to these his Majesty's American Colonies. 



It is with pleasure we eonbraoe this occasion of expressing the grateful 

 sense we have of your Excellency's paternal care in the wise and prudent 

 steps taken to engage such great numbers of saibsitantial and reputable 

 Protestant families from the neighboring Colonies to settle on the vacated 

 and other lands of this province which your Excellency has been enabled to 

 effect by rigihtly improving the favorable opportunity which the success of 

 his Majesty's arms has afforded the consequence whereof must throw the 

 highest lustre upon your ExceJlency's administration and cannot fail speediHy 

 to render this a rich and flourishing Colony. On our part we beg leave to 

 assure you, Sir, that as we have no doubt of the rectitude of your measures 

 no assistance in our power shall be wanting to strengthen your hands in the 

 conducting so great and laudable an undertaking. 



We shall take into our immediate consideration the matters recommended 

 by your Excellency as first necessary to be done upon this session and we 

 shall in these as in all other Cases, pay the' highest regard to whatever your 

 Excellency may propose to us for the welfare and prosperity of this province 

 which under the happy influence of your wise administration we hope to see 

 the real barrier, as well as the envy of our most opulent neighboTS." 



His Excellency acquainted the House that he would return his answer on 

 Friday morning. 



Then adjourned till to-morrow morning Ten o'clock. 



