A. D. 1731. 171 



Til) The emperor, by the 5th article of this treaty, engaged to caufe all 

 commerce and navigation to the Eafl-Indies to ceafe immediately and 

 forever in the Auftrian Netherlands, and in all the other countries 

 which were formerly under the dominion of Spain, in the time of King 

 Charles II *, in fuch manner that neither the Oftend company, nor any 

 other fhall at any time contravene this treaty. Excepting that the 

 Oflend company may fend for once only, two fliips to the Eaft-Indies^ 

 which fhall return to Oflend, and there fell their cargoes. 



IV) But, by a feparate article, the guarantees before-fpecified of each 

 others dominions, in the ifl article of this treaty, are not to be extend- 

 ed to any diflurbance which the Turks may hereafter give to the domi- 

 nions of the houfe of Auftria. This laft was a very proper exception 

 in the two maritime powers to make ; fince othervvife they might have 

 involved themfelves in war with the Ottoman porte, which would 

 throw their Turkey trade entirely into France, which has already con- 

 fiderably enlarged her trade to the Levant. [Co/kdlion of treaties, 

 V. iv, ed. 1733.] 



The French, finding us not obje6l to their fort at Niagara in the Iro- 

 quois country, now ereded another at Crown-point, in the center of 

 that country, and within the undoubted limits of New-York colony ; 

 and this fort, as well as another erected by them in the fame country, 

 named Ticonderoga, they held till both were taken by us in the year 



1759- 



The merchants trading to the Britifli fugar colonies, and the planters, 

 reprefentcd to the houfe of commons, that the Britifli continental colo- 

 nies carried on a trade with the fugar colonics of the French and Dutch, 

 from whence they were fupplied with fugar, rum, melafles, &c. inftead 

 of thofe of our own fugar colonies, as well as with foreign European goods 

 and manufadtures, contrary to the tenor or intention of the laws in be- 

 ing, and of the treaty with France in the year 1686 ; and they alleged, 

 that, as this new trade (firfl complained of in the year 171 5) increafed, 

 and enriched the colonies of other nations, fo it was injurious to the 

 trade of this kingdom, and greatly impoverifhed the Britifli fugar colo- 

 nies ; and therefor they prayed for relief therein. Thereupon a com- 

 mittee was appointed, upon whofe report a bill was brought in, and 

 palfed the houfe of commons, for the better fecuring and encouraging 

 the trade of his majefty's iugar colonics. It was indeed dropped in the 

 lioufe of peers : yet, as being a fubjed of the grcatefl coniequence to 

 our American commerce and colonies, we fliall exhibit an abftraci of 

 that bill as it was fent up to the houfe of peers, viz. 



Section I) No fugar, rum, or melafles, of the plantations of foreign 



• This claufe alfo rcfpcfts his dominions in luly .nnd Sicily. j1. 



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