he persisted in his original sentiments and said that he had as much right to summon the Commandant of Niagara ; finally he should send the summons to his Governor General, promising to give an

answer so soon as he should receive orders.

Done at Choueguen the 1 st August 1727. (Signed)

Begon.

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1. In Lond. Doc. XXIII. are papers purporting to be Translations of the two preceding Doc's, but they are essentially imperfect and incorrect-

PATEK8 MXATIN6 TO OSWEGO.

GOV.

BURNET TO THE GOVERNOR OF CANADA. [Lond. Doc. XXIII.]

New York. 8th August, 1727. Sir

-- have received the

me the honour to write to me, and which You have done me a singular pleasure in taking this

letter which you have done

was delivered to me by Mr. De la Chassaigne.

occasion to make me acquainted with a person of so distinguished merit, and in sending along with

them Gentlemen who do honour to their country. I could have wished that these marks of your good will had not been attended with a proceeding so little suitable to them. You perceive, Sir, that I would complain of the sudden and peremptory summons that you have and which was brought to me by an express, before the arrival sent to my Officer posted at Oswego ;

of

M De la Chassaigne. r

should think,

Sir, that

you might have waited for my reasons in answer to what you were

pleased to write to me, before you took so Extraordinary a step, and that in giving so short a time, that my Officer could not possibly receive my orders before it expired. I agree with you, sir, that the close union that prevails between our Sovereigns ought naturally to