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of the River of Condi ; and at the fame time they 

 ought to build a Fort there, with fome long Barques 

 or Biigantines : For this is the moft convenient and 

 advantageous Poft of all that Country, and that for 

 an infinity of Reafons which I am obliged to con- 

 ceal. Befides this Fort, they fhould build another 

 at the Mouth of the River des Francois ; and then 

 5 twould fc>e abfoiutely impoffible for the Coureurs de 

 Bois to reach the Lakes. 



They ought likewife to ingage the Savages of 

 Acadia in their intereft ; which they may do with 

 little charge. The Planters of N<*w-England fliould 

 mind this, as well as the fortifying of the Ports 

 in which they fifti their Cod. As for the fitting 

 out of Fleets to deftroy the Colony, I would not 

 advife the Englijlj to give themfelves that trouble ; 

 for fuppofing they were aflur'd of Succefs, 'tis but 

 fome places that can be reckoned worth the while. 



To conclude ; 1 muft fay the Englijb in thefe 

 Colonies are too carelefs and lazy : The French 

 Coureurs de Bois , are much readier for Enterpri- 

 fes , and the Canadefe are certainly more vigi- 

 lant and more a&ive. It behoves the Inhabi- 

 tants of New-York to inlarge their Fur-trade by 

 well concerted Enterprifes ; and thofe of New- 

 England, to render the Cod-fiftiing more benefici- 

 al to the Colony, by taking fuch meafures as 

 many other People would, if they were asadvan- 

 tageoufiy feated. 1 do not intend to fpeak of the 

 limits of Ntvj-France, and New-England, for they 

 were never well adjufled ; though indeed 'twould 

 feetri that in feverai Treaties of Peace between 

 thefe two Kingdoms, the Boundaries were in a 

 manner maik'd out in fome places. Whatever 

 is in that matter, the decifion of it is *oo nice a 

 point for one that can't open his mind without 

 pulling an old Houfe upon his Head. 



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