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accomodation can only prevent our country 
men from incuring the imputation of injuftice, 
and the delay of it would produce the difagree- 
able confequences of an Indians endeavouring 
to right himfelf by force. 
Ofwego, is an infant fettlement made by the 
province of New-lork , with the noble view 
of gaining to the crown of Great Britain the 
command of the 5 lakes, and the dependence 
of the Indians in their neighbourhood, and to 
its fubjects the benefit of the trade upon them, 
and of the rivers that empty themfelves into 
them. At prefent the whole navigation is carried 
on by the Indians themfelves in bark canoes, 
and there are perhaps many reafons for defirihg 
it fhould continue fo for fbme years at leaf!: • 
but a good englifhman cannot be without 
hopes of feeing thefe great lakes become one 
day accuftomed to Englijb navigation. It is 
true, the lamous fall of Niagara , is an infur- 
mountable bar to all paflage by water, from 
the lake Ontario, into the lake Erie, in fuch 
veffels a3 are proper for the fecure navigation 
of either ; but befides, that bark canoes are 
carried on mens fhOulders with eafe, from one 
to the other, as far as the paflage is impracti- 
cable : It will be much more ealy to carry the 
goods in waggons, fiom the upper lake, 
mto the Huron or guatoghie lake, the flrait 
1S rendered unnavigable by the Saute St. Marie 
but a veffel of confiderable burthen may fail 
