to North- America? || 



given Orders to compleat the Fortifications of 



Monnd> and is now ready to embarque for Quebec^ 

 where our Governours commonly pafs the Winter. 

 The Savages I fpoke of in my laft, met the Iroquefk 

 upon the great River of the Outaouas, who inform'd 

 *em that the Englijh were making Preparations to 

 fcranfport to their Villages in Miffilimakinac, better 

 and cheaper Commodities than thofe they had from 

 the French. This piece of News did equally alarm 

 the Gentlemen, the Pedlers call'd Counurs de Bois, 

 and the Merchants ; who, at that rate, would be 

 eonfiderable Lofers: for you muft know, that Cana- 

 da fubfifts only upon the Trade of Skins or Furrs, 

 three fourths of which come from the People thac 

 live round the great Lakes : So that if the Englijh 

 fiiould put liich a Defign in execution, the whole 

 Country would fuffer by it ; efpecially confidering, 

 that 'twould fink certain Licenfes : an Account of 

 which will be proper in this place. 



Thefe Licenfes are granted in Writing by the Go- 

 vernours General, to poor Gentlemen and old Offi^ 

 cers who have a Charge of Children. They are dif- 

 pos'd of by the King's Orders ; and the Defign of 

 "em is, to enable fuch Perfons to fend Commodities 

 to thefe Lakes, The Number of the Perfons thus 

 impower'd, ought not to exceed twenty five in one 

 Year t but God knows how many more have private 

 Licenfes. AH other Perfons, of what Quality or 

 Condition foever, are prohibited to go or fend to 

 thefe Lakes, without fuch Licenfes, under the pain 

 of Death, Each Licenfe extends to the lading of 

 two great Canows ; and whoever procures a whole 

 or a half Licenfe for himfelf, may either make ufe 

 pf it himfelf, or fell it to the higheft Bidder. Com- 

 monly they are bought at fix hundred Crowns a- 

 piece. Thofe who purchafe 5 em are at no trouble 

 in finding Pedlars or Foreft-Rangers to undertake 

 jthe long Voyages* >yhich fetch the ipoft gofifiderabls 



.§ | Gains, : 



