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Show l 36 ] [37] made; they were always willing and ready to do what could reafonably be expected the Crown indeed laid claim, but were not claimed by any Britifh Colony; none from them, and in this light they wifh to of the lands had been granted to any Co,- be confidered. lonif‘r; we had therefore no particular .concern or intereft in that difpute, As to the Ohio, the conteft there began about CL But fuppofe Great-Britain fhould be engaged in a war in Europe, would North.w America contribute to the fupport of it? A. Ido think they would, as far as their circumfi'ances would permit. They confider themfelves as a part of the Britifh empire, and as having one common in-.- your right of trading in the Indian coun- try, a right you had by the treaty of Utrecht, which the French infringed; they feized the traders and their goods, teref't with it; they may be looked on which were your manufactures 5 they took a fort which a company of your mer- here as foreigners, but they do not con. chants, and their factors and correfpond- fider themfelves as fuch. Ious for the honour and profperity of this ents, had erected there, to fecure that trade. Braddock was fent with an army nation, and, while they are well ufed, to re-take that fort (which was looked on will always be ready to {upport it, as far here as as their little power goes. ' In 1739 they were called upon to allift in the expedition King's territory) and to protect your trade. It was not till after his defeat that the againft Carthagena, and they fent 3000 Colonies were attacked. men to join your army. It is true Carthagena is; in America, but as remote from the Northern Colonies as ifit had been in fore in perfeét peace with both French and Europe. the Indians, though carried on in America, is not an American intereft. The They are zea-r They make no diftinction of wars, as to their duty of aflilting in them. I know the laft war is commonly {poke of here as entered into for the defence, or for the fake of the people of America. I think it is quite mifunderftood. It began about the limits between Canada and another incroachment on the They were be- Indians; the troops were not therefore fent for their defence. The trade with people of America are chiefly farmers and planters ; fcarce any thing that they raife or produce is an article of commerce with the Indians. The Indian trade is a Bri- tifh intereft ; it is carried on with Britifh Nova-Scotia, about territories to which manufactures, for the profit of Britifh the met-v |
