John's and other parts of the said province, they have built strong Fortresses, and froTn this River they will have during the winter and spring Season a much easier Communication between France and Canada, than they have heretofore had, and will be furnished with a Harbour more commodiously situated for the annoying the Brittish Colonies by Privateers and Men of war than Louisbergh itself.

That they have taken possession of and begun a settlement at the head of the River Kennebeck within the bounds of the Province of Main, the most convenient situation for affording support and safe Retreat to the Eastern Indians in any of their attempts upon the Government of New England.

That it appears by Information of the natives, the French have been making preparations for another settlement at a place called Cohass on Connecticut River near the head thereof, where it is about Ten Miles distant from a Branch of Merrimack River & from v.hence there is a very near and easy Communication with tiie Abnekais Indians who are Settled on the River S*. Francois, about Forty Miles from the River S*. Lawrence ; and it is certain that the Inhabitants of New Hampshire in which Province this Cohass

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is E-ujiposed to lye, have been inlerrupted and impeded by the Fiench Indians from making any settlement there.

That since the Treaty of Aix la ChapeTle, the French have increased the number of their Forts in the Country of the great Lakes and on the Rivers which run into the Mississipa, and are securing a Communication between the two Colonies of Loulssania and Canada and at the same time putting themselves into a Capacity of annoying the Southern British Colonies and preventing any further Settlement of his Majesties Dominions.