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MILICETTE TRIBE. 



Fredericstown ; which is about eighty-five miles 

 from the sea, and pleasantly situated on the 

 banks of the river Saint John. Besides a resi- 

 dence for the Lieut. Governor, Fredericstown 

 contains a provincial hall, where the supreme 

 courts, and general assemblies are held,— a 

 county court house, which serves also for a 

 market, and in addition to other public build- 

 ings, it is in contemplation to erect a college 

 on an enlarged scale. I saw but few Indians 

 in the course of my journey over the snow, and 

 these of the Milicette tribe, who speak a differ- 

 ent dialect to that of the Micmacs. They are 

 generally scattered at this season of the year, 

 in small hunting parties, but meet in consider- 

 able numbers in the spring and fall, at several 

 points along the banks of the river St. John ; 

 and at Tobigue, near the borders of Lower 

 Canada. In an interview with the Lieutenant 

 Governor, his excellency expressed a lively 

 concern for their civilization and improvement, 

 and mentioned, a successful application in their 

 behalf, of a pecuniary grant from His Majesty, 

 towards the meliorating their condition. For 

 several years past, the provincial legislative 

 assembly have voted the sum of fifty pounds 

 annually, in aid of a missionary to the Indians, 

 provided the said missionary was recommended 



