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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 confequence of an Indian endeavoring 
to right himfelf by force. 
Ofwego ) is an infant fettlement made by the 
province of New- York , 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 neighborhood, and to 
its fubjects the benefit of the trade upon them, 
and of the rivers that empty themfelves into 
them. At present the whole navigation is carried 
on by the Indians themfelves in bark canoes, 
and fhere are perhaps many reafons for defiring 
it fhould continue so for fome years at leaft ; 
but a good englifhman cannot be without 
hopes of feeing thefe great lakes become one 
day accuftomed to Englifh navigation. It is 
true, the famous fall of Niagara , is an infur- 
monntable bar to all paffage by water, from 
the lake Ontario , into the lake Erie , in fuch 
veffels as 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 paffage is impracti- 
cable : It will be much more eafy to carry the 
goods in waggons, from the upper lake, 
into the Huron or Quatoghie lake, the ftrait 
is rendered unnavigable by the Saute St. Marie , 
but a veffel of confiderable burthen may fail 
from 
