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Show 'Wmfl‘. p .. -. "(range a J. (1‘5) have not a better Pledge for the Dependence of 't 4 the Colonies upon the Mother Country, than that which ariles from their being to many di- llinét Provinces : lolnconncéteal with each other but by their Relation to szr-firnain, diii'crent in their Manners, oppohtes in their Principles, and frequently clalhing in their lnterells and their Views, from Rivalry in Trade and the Jealouly of Neighbourhood, they ca never form an Alliance that will be dangerous to the Mother Country; and no one of them is feparately formidable : This happy Divilion was the era-(51; of Accident, but it lhoultl be continued througln out by Delign: And without promoting Dif- cord or Variance. b'tween them, only by taking care that too great a proportion of Territory, People, and ‘."v'e:.ilth, be nit united under one Head, and actuated by the fame Motives, the (I9) claim in the feveral Proportions afligned them by the Proclamation. Were it extended to all Offi- cers and Soldiers, many might be tempted to leave this Country, which is at all times too thinly peopled, and at prelent is exhaufied by the \Var: But confined to inch as lerved in America, and {till continue there, the only Eti'ee‘t of it is to make their Rehdence comfortable in 2 Country, where without it they would probably remain. The Encouragement given to Settlement, is not however indifcriminately extended to the whole Continent of NOVZZ)-zf}?f€7'ltfl, tho' we have now got the Command of the whole. On the contrary, Limits are nim'k'd beyond which the Briti/h Colonies are nor; for the prelent a1». low'd to encroach upon the .t‘erritories of the Indians. {The Governor; of Que/965, 54/1 Florida, and [Vs/l FLnida are there/ore firiélly forbidden Conneétion common to all with the Mother Country will be prelbrved entire, every other Land: heyond the Bound: of their refpefiim Govern- Bond of Union will be excluded, and the Vziit mentr, and all the Governors of the other Colonic: Syftem of Great Britain zine its Colonies will be permanent and complea . Among the Settlers in the new Acqui‘fitions will be many Otficers and Soldiers, to whom Lands are oiibred by his l‘x'iajeliy'3 Proclama- are in like Manner prohiii/rd from melting furh Grams of any Lands, beyond the Head: or Sources Lands whalfoever, which not having been ceded by tion, in reward for their Services ; and who will or pnrchafed of the ino'ians, are refereed to {hem as defend and improve the Countries, which were won by their Valour. But this Bounty is very their hunting Growth. By this prudent Refiric= tion not only one Occafion of Wars equally im- politic and unjuflt with the lndians, is prevented ; but our own Colonifls are direéted to Settlements properly i‘ef‘trained with grate Striélznefi to thole who fer-tied there during ih: [are [Vary who are 729:0 by the Proclamation, to pa]: any Patients for of any of the Rivers whirh foil inlo the flI/antich Ocean, from the PVcfi and Norlh IVQE, or of may reduced or dj/Zlhndt'rl, an?! affnohiv rrflthng Zher ., trinity/Io] 2.2171'pmyhmzlhl app/7), to the Governor; for of more Importance; nearer to the Sea; and the Lan it WWI/J under tho 0 Curling/inner: rhey may claim their nearer to the Places already well it'ttlcd ; where |