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from Governor Shute with a declaration of War by that Government against the Indians desiring my assistance, I assembled the Harbour and prevailed with them to concur with me in fitting and manning out two Sloops to protect the Fishery, and having reinforced each of them with a detachment of the Garrison and an Officer, it had that good effect that in three weeks time I retook all the vessels and Prisoners except four which the New England people poorly ransomed. Upon this occasion many Indians were killed, among the number four of their Chiefs who had been with me but a month before, receiving the King's presents, on the most solemn assurances of their intentions to live in peace and good friendship with his Majesty's Subjects and being asked the reason of their sudden change, all of them agreed in one story that they were set on by the French Governors. * * *
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with very great respect
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R. PHILIPPS.
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Extract from a Letter of Governor Armstrong to Lords of Trade, dated 5th September, 1725.
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I hope you will take into your consideration, and to lay the same before His Majesty as may forward the security of its settlement by a royal fortification, for the subjects are as yet discouraged, having no shelter from the daily insults and cruel Massacres of the Indians, who are supported and clandestinely encouraged by the French; who envying our growth and increase, supply them with powder and Ball, &c, in order to disturb our settlements; And last winter they were even piloted to this place, by one William Godet and one Petipas (through no doubt the instigation and contrivances of most on the Island of Cape Breton.)
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Being informed of these, and a great many more of their underhand dealings, I judged it my duty to write to Governor St. Ovide for redress.
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And having herewith transmitted you my letter to him, his answer, my instructions to Hibbert Newton Esq. and Ensign John Broadstreet, and their Journal of Proceedings with him at Louisburg you will see that all the satisfaction I could get, is only pretended ignorance of notorious matters of fact and ambiguous fair promises of friendship without any punctual performances. And for his excuse for supplying of about two hundred of them this year, says that it is his most Christian Majesty's orders to him to distribute to the Indians their an-
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