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naturally arife among perfons of difFerent perfuafions. 

 Nor do the inhabitants, notwithftanding they arc com- 

 pofed of fuch different kinds, as Europeans, Creoles, 

 Mcftizos, and natives or Indians, the latter of which 

 are intratable aad ferocious, ever offer to difturb the 

 government Í but imitate, in this particular, the peace- 

 ful behaviour of the others. This fociable conformity 

 greatly contributes to the increafe of thcfe colonies j for 

 as many of the caufes of the decay of families do not 

 fubfift here, nor is there any thing to create private 

 differences, the repofe in which they live, naturally in- 

 duces young perfons to marry; and the rather, as there 

 is no difficulty in providing a fubfiftence : a quantity of 

 ferdle land being allotted to every one who petidons for 

 it. Thus the territories of the colony incieafe, and as 

 they increafe are cultivated. 



The marquis de la Maifon Forte having been car- 

 ried to Bofton after he was made a prifgner, drew up an 

 exaft account of tliis colony j and was pleafed whilft 

 we were both prifoners at Fareham in England, to 

 communicate it to me; and it is from thence I have 

 chiefly extrafted the foregoing account. The marquis 

 is of opinion, that within a century, Bofton, in extent 

 and number of people, will form a kingdom fuperior 

 to that of England -, ^nd will be able to give law to all 

 the neighbouring countries. This conjedure he de- 

 duces, and not without probability, from its amazing 

 progrels fince the dme of its firft eftablifhment; nor 

 can it well be doubted, when at its commencement, as 

 I may fay, it had a ipirit fufficient to undertake the 

 conqucft of fuch a place as Louifbourgj and a condud 

 to accompliih it ; fo that it is reafonable to expedt, that 

 with the future increment of power and people, it will 

 exert the lame fpirit and condud to remove by force all 

 obftacles to its greater aggrandizement; efpecially as 

 they can meet with litde refiftance, the whole country 

 being, as it were, deilitute of inhabitants. 



But 



