& afterwards another Fort This was regarded as an act of hostility, and as such complained of & resented ;

and the Colonies before the late war, to disappoint so dangerous a project, raised money and Troops The operations became more to erect Fortifications on His Majesty's lands, at, or near Crown Point. general, and the success of his Maj s arms, rendered it unnecessary. The French had endeavored to fortify their encroachments by Negotiations in 1756 their Am4 >'

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bassador insisted as a condition of the Convention then proposed that Great Brittain should relinquish

her claim to the south side of the River St. Lawrence, and the lakes which discharge themselves into that River ; a demand which was peremptorily rejected, & put an end to the conference.

My Lord on Entiv's history of the late war for the truth of this Fact.

I depend,

If it is well founded, it seems

to show in a strong point of light the sense of the Crown at that crisis, respecting the territory under

consideration. If it was necessary, My Lord, to add prior instances of the encroachments of the Canadians, I would beg leave to refer your Lordp to Governor Burnet's Speeches to the General Assembly of this

Province in 1725, 1726 & 1727, and the resolutions of that house, stated in their Journals, deposited

FRENCH SEIGNIORIES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

That Gov in his speech of the 30 th "I have the satisfaction to inform you, that your Agent has been very active in solliciting the affairs of this Prov ce & particularly that he has succeeded in obtaining, that pressing instances might be made at the Court of France, against the Stone House built at Niagara," ettc. This shows that the Govern at home so early as that period viewed this measure