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of France, stating that the governor would very 
soon be displaced, and sent to Europe to take his 
trial; in consequence of which they had come to a 
determination to resist such a design by force if 
necessary. The governor represented that the resi¬ 
dence of so many troops on the spot, tended to 
impoverish the country, and if they were determined 
to reside near him, it would be expedient to send the 
troops away to their several provinces, as they would 
always have time to re-assemble them. In answer 
to this, they begged him not to urge their departure 
any further, being determined rather to perish than 
quit him. 
The colony being now in a state of tranquillity, 
the lands in the vicinity of Louisbourg were allotted 
to those individuals, both amongst the garrison and 
the natives, who, by their good conduct, had merited 
it. These lands were of a very productive quality, 
and would have amply repaid the settlers, had they 
remained to reap the benefit of their labours. Seve¬ 
ral bodies of the Seclaves also came and requested 
permission to settle on the territory of the colony, pro¬ 
mising to be subject to its regulations. They were 
accordingly disposed of on the banks of the Tingballe. 
A few weeks after the return of the army, the en¬ 
voys of the king of the Seclaves arrived, bringing with 
them the family of Prince Rozai, as a proof of their 
sincerity in wishing for peace. They likewise pre¬ 
sented the governor with three hundred oxen and 
sixty slaves, in the name of their nation, and required 
