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(Anno 1717.) - The governor, therefore, the first summer after his arrival, in August, at tended by several of the council both of Massa chusetts and New Hampshire, and other gentle men, met the Indians at Arowsick island. At the beginning of the conference he delivered them an English and an Indian bible, which he told them contained the religion of the English, and at the same time recommended to them Mr. Baxter, a minister who went down as a missonary, and told them he would explain the bible, and instruct them in the principles of religion. They were at no loss for an answer. "All people, they said, loved their own ministers; and as for (he bible, they desired to be excused from keeping it: God had given them teaching, and if they should go from that they should displease God." They were fixed in their religion, and it would have been a loss of time to attempt to move them. The rest of the conference was upon the right of the English to settle in that part of the country. Upon complaint made by the Indians of encroach menls upon their lands, the governor produced one of the original deeds which had been given by their sachems. They acknowledged the lands to the w. of Kennebeck belonged to the English, but they were sure no sale had ever been made of any lands to the e. The governor told them the English would not part with an inch of land which belonged to them. The Indians were so offended that they rose immediately, and, with out any ceremony, took to their canoes and went to another island where they had their head-quarters, leaving behind an English flag which the governor had given them. In the evening several of them returned to Arowsick with a letter from Ralle to the governor, acquainting him, that the French king (id not allow that in any treaty he had given away the land of the Indians to the English, and would protect the Indians against the English encroachments. The governor let them know, (hat lie highly resented the insolence of the Jesuit, and the next morning ordered the signal for sailing. Hall, in his letters, often la meats the unsteadiness of (lie Indians. They were afraid at this time of a new war. The old men were loth to quit tlicir villages at Norrid"c-wock and Penobscot, where they lived at ease, and encamp in the woods, or, which was much worse, depend upon (lie French, who, they would often say, treated them like dogs when
there was no immediate occasion for their service.^ This consideration induced them to send two of their number witb a message to the governor, acknowledging that yesterday they had been rude and unmannerly, anti earnestly desiring to see him again. lie let them know he would see them upon no terms, unless they quilted (heir pretensions to the lands which belonged to the English. '1 his the messengers promised should be done, and desired that the English colours which they had slighted might be returned them, hi (he evening they came again to the conference, and appointed a new speaker as a mark of resentment against the former, who, they said, had behaved ill the day before, and, without entering into any dispute about particular limits or bounds, declared they were willing the English should settle where tlicir predecessors had settled, desired to live in peace and to be supplied with necessaries, in a way of trade, confessed that some of tlicir inconsiderate young men had offered injuries to the Eng lisli, anil violated the treaty of Portsmouth in 1713. After renewing that treaty, the conference ended.

The beginning of an administration in the colonics is generally calm and without ruffle. Several months passed, after Colonel Shulc's arrival, without open opposition to any measures. The town of Boston, nt the first election of tlicir representatives, left out such as had been bank men, and chose such as were of the other party, but Mr. Cooke, who was at the h.

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Autor: Alcedo Antonio de
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Kod paskowy: 9781330415375
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 538
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