Interest and inclination to disturb the Tranquillity of the British Government, they would be guilty of so doing without any Authority how much more if connived at or perhaps countenanced by France or Spain, which My Lord is far from being improbable if either of these Courts, have a War in View, in that case the incursions of the Indians would prove of infinite use to them, as it would not only prove the ruin of our frontiers and Trade, and give a Check to Privateering from hence, but involve us in a heavy Expence, and draw part of our attention to the back Country, even Should we Suppose that the Canadians would all remain faithfull to their Allegiance, or that the Enemy could not Land Troops in any part of the Continent. -- As to any Assurances given by French or Spanish Governors in America, experience & their Conduct previous to the Two last Wars make me very doubtfall of them, as they gave the same Assurances at those periods whilst they acted the likepart, and tho' their disavowal of such Seductive practises prevailed over all the Intelligence given of them, yet, the Event justified the Information, every Ind" War is of some Advantage to those who would rival us in Trade and Stops the Sale of the British Manufactures, but in case of a Rupture With the Crowns I have mentioned, as a Revolt of the Ind^ would then be of the greatest importance to them, it is their interest to render the Indians during a peace dissatisfied with our Government, and to continue to seduce them till -they have occasion for their services, to counteract them in time is our business but this cannot be Effectually done without some Expence and employing sev^ persons of integrity influence and Capacity in the Indian Country, or at the outposts.