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Show [38] merchants and manufacturers ; therefore the war, as it commenced for the defence [39] bore by much the greatef'c {hare of the ex- of territories of the Crown, the property pence. of no American, and for the defence of a under General Bouquet; there were not trade purely Britifh, was really a Britifh war-and yet the people of America made no fcruple of contributing their utmol't above 300 regulars in that army, and above 1000 Pennfylvanians. towards carrying it on, and bringing it to America, to defend the Americans againft a happy conclufion. . . Do you think then that the taking the Indians P poIIei‘iion bf the King's territorial rights, and {trengthening the frontiers, is not an American intereft P A. Not particularly, but conjointly a Britifh and an American intereft. (L You will not deny that the precedin war, the war with Spain, was entered into for the fake of America; was it not occafioned by captures made in the Ame- rican feas P A. Yes; captures of {hips carrying on the Britifh trade there, with Britifh manufaétures. (L Was not the late war with the Indians, fince the peace with France, a war for America only P It was put an end to by the army Q Is it not necetfary to fends troops to A. No, by no means ; it never was neceffary. They defended themfelves when they were but an handful, and the Indians much more numerous. They continually gained ground, and have driven the Indians over the mountains, without any troops fent to their afliftance from this country. And can it be thought necefIar now to fend troops for their defence from. thofe diminifhed Indian tribes, when the Colonies are become f0 populous, and f0 {trong P There is not the leaft occafion for it; they are very able to defend themfelves. Q Do you fay there were no more than 300 regular troops employed in the late Indian war? A. Yes; it was more particularly for A. Not on the Ohio, or the frontiers America than the former, but it was ra- of Pennfylvania, which was the chief part of the war that affected the Colonies. There were garrifons at Niagara, Fort ther a confequence or remains of the former war, the Indians not having been thoroughly pacified, and the Americans bore Detroit, and thofe remote polls kept for the fake of your trade 5 I did not reckon them, |