28 A. D. 1713. 



inftead of the true limits of Nova-Scotia, they dill pretended, that only 

 the peninfula called Acadia was thereby intended to be yielded up, and 

 not what we called Nova-Scotia, which is properly bounded by the 

 Ocean, and the bay and river of St. Laurence quite up to Canada ; 

 which river, we contended, was the antient boundary between Nova- 

 Scotia and New-France or Canada. 



IV) But the ifland of Cape-Breton, which was always deemed a 

 part of Nova-Scotia, and which is better fituated for the fiihery than 

 any other part of it, and for the French to interrupt our fiihery and 

 the communication between Newfoundland and our continental colonies, 

 was yielded to France ; as alfo all the other iflands in the mouth of the 

 bay and of the river of St. Laurence, whereby the French were permit- 

 ted to fortify as they fhould judge proper. 



V) Though Newfoundland, with the adjacent lefler iflands, and 

 the town and fortrefs of Placentia, and whatever elfe the French pof- 

 fefTed there, were yielded to Britain ; yet thereby, neverthelefs, the 

 the French were permitted to ere6t ftages made of boards, and huts, 

 necefTary and ufual for drying their fifli during the fifhing feafon. The 

 French therefor had liberty to caich fifli, and to dry them on the fliore, 

 llretching from Cape-Bonavifta to the northern point of the ifland, and 

 and from thence running fouth by the weft-fide as far as Point Riche ; 

 thus, having all the advantages of Newfoundland, (which ifland, it is 

 well known, can never be made a profitable colony or plantation) with- 

 out the expenie of holding forts and garrifons, wifely left to Great Bri- 

 tain alone. 



VI) The French of Canada were to give no hindrance nor molefl- 

 ation to the five nations of Iroquois Indians fubjedl to the dominion of 

 Great Britain, nor to the other natives of America who are friends to 

 the lame. Yet it is notorious what violence rhe Canadians and French 

 have fince committed againft thofe Indian nations, fubjeds of the crown 

 of Great Britain, and what arts, at other times, they have pradifed to 

 draw them off from their allegiance. 



By the ninth Article, France agrees to theintire demolition of all the 

 fortifications, and of the port, of Dunkirk, and all its fluices, moles, &c. 

 within five months ; and that they fhould never be reftored nor rebuilt 

 on any pretence whatever. 



The articles of the treaty of navigation and commerce between Great 

 Britain and France are 41 in number ; moft of which being in the cuf- 

 lomary form, we fhall pais over : but we could not omit our animad- 

 verfions on the 8th and 9th articles, as they were fo extraordinary in 

 themfelves, and as they occafioned fo great a ftir and uneafinefs at that 

 time, as to bring the whole treaty of coramerce to miicarry then, and 

 ever fince. 



