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Show ( 22 ) (23) committed cannot ealily be rctraé‘ted; and the Opinion, which from thence would be con" ceived of their new Neighbours, would not foon be removed among thefe Barbarians: yet now that they feem inclined to be quiet, I hope the firl‘t Opportunity will be taken to put their Trade upon fuch a Footing, as will make it a Bond of Union, not a Source of Depredations. Security both from the Incurfions of the In diam, and from the more regular Attacks of other Enemies, will greatly promote the Settlement of the new Colonies; for Planters will value Property there much higher, and be more follicitmis to acquire it, when they obferve that in the Difpolition of the Forces in America, fo many Regiments are f'tationed in Qgtehec and the Florida; : And when they {ice from the Advcr. tifcments in the public Papers for tranfporting won general Aflomhh‘es, in the [le3 Manner or in the other royal Governments; which fl!)'§mhhes in concurrence with the Governor and Control, are to make Letter, or near or may he ogreenhle to the Leroy of England, and nncler fire/9 Regnln ions not." [Qa- flriétio to: or are oft-"d in the other Colonieg. The Circumi‘tances lath mentioned relate equally to the Government of Graham. The lame Afi'urances are given, that a Conllitutiou fimilar to that of Grent Britain, {hall be formed there; and the fame or greater Care is taken to provide for the Security of tholb lilands; but in every other i'elpez'f‘t, a Policy, almoit op~ pofite to that whicn is proper for the Acquili~ tions in zilnzcricrz, mull be Obierved towards thole in the 1?le Indies. The cliaraEt-zrifiic Dill tiisétions, between the two Countries, have been taken l‘totice of already; and the lent Reflec- Cannon and Ordnance Stores thither, that Mea- .ion upon thofe that have been mentioned, will liires are taken for putting thofe Provinces in latisl‘y a very curfory Obferver, that more is requiFte than merely to provide Inhabitants for a State of Defence -, but the Circuml'tance, which will be the mail: powerful Inducement to Foreigners to refort thither, and which Eng/ahmen before they embarked would expef't to be certain of, arifes from his Maiefiy's paternal Core for the Security of the Lihtrlie: and Propor~ ties ofthofe who/hall become Inhabitants of tho/e C0- Zonz'es. The Freedom and other Benefits of the Britg'flz Confiiturion are promifed to them, and Direfiions <given to the Governors (as the Procla~ mation declares) in the Letters Patent h} which the Illztnds, where Property does not confifit f0 much in Land, as in the Stock that is upon it -, Conditions of Culture are annexed to the Sale, and the i'ti‘ongel't Pledge a Klan can give of his having Subfiance l‘ui‘hcient for inch 3. Cultivation, is his advancing Part of that Subdance n the Speculation of the Profits he may make of it 3 for a Purchnler certainly thinks himE'lr that he is, and mul't probably will be found to be equal to the Undertaking; no Precautions could have their ro/pettive Government: are con/lituteo', that [0 made Grantees equally refponlible to tie Pub- foon or the State and Cc'rcnmflonces of the [aid Colonier willczn'mz't thereof, they/hall with the flolvz'ce" lic for the due Improvement of l'uch valuable Property. The Objeéts of Acquifition would have been in reality to great, and in Appearance and Con/en! of the AIetnhrrs of the Council, fnnzmm lo |