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ches who maflacred the French that were fettled 

 among them. The court likewife annually 

 makes them prefents to keep them in our intereft. 

 This nation can bring four thoufand warriors in- 

 to the field, who would march with pleafure. It 

 would be very eafy, if it was managed as care- 

 fully as it ought to be, to make them fing their 

 fongs of war, and ftir them up to revenge us 

 againfl the Engli/h^ who are committing hoftili- 

 ties in our pofTefTiGns in Canada ; thefe people 

 might on occafion lerve us to great advantage, 

 if they made incurfions into the Britifh colonies, 

 efpecially the provinces of Georgia and Carolina^ 

 which are quite empty, all their troops and the 

 national militia having been lent to the Ilege of 

 ^ehec. Many brave officers of this colony, 

 who fpeak the language of the Indians, fuch as 

 M. de Rouville, du Tijfenet^ and others, are eager 

 to head fome parties of this nation, who could 

 deftroy the crops of our enemies, v/ould pillage 

 and burn their habitations, and give the alarm 

 even to the walls of Charles-town^ which might 

 make a diverfion in favour of Canada. 



The Cha^aws love war, and are acquainted 



with flratagems. They never fight in order, or 



iland their ground, they only harrafs and teaze 



their enemies much, without being cov/ards-, 



U 2 for 



