They also depopulated our frontiers to a great extent and ruined the Indian trade in many places. It was with great difficulty and expense, after much time and the loss of many lives. that this Insurrection was quelled. To these Insurrections-we shalk be continually exposed, whilst the Indians are unprincipled and unsettled as at present. They widl be ever turbulent, ready to; kindle the Flames of War on the slightest feglect or provocation, and the inconveniences arising from sucly Insurrections are too glaring to require a particular delineation. Besides the inj uy to Trade, the obstruction to Population which they must oceasion, and the lives that will be lost before they can be suppressed, one of those Insurrections may put the Crown to greater expense: than would be sufficient to. support for several years the measures proposed to convert aud civilise the Indians ; by which they would forever become peaceable Subjects, and useful Members of society. Let me add that the Indians, who are very numerous, will always have it in their power to distress our Trade and Frontiers much ; nor will they be at a loss for means to enable, them to carry on those. hostilities. Besides the resources they: can have for Ammunition, Armsand Clothing from the Spaniards: by way of the Mississipi, or secretly from the French of Canada ;, there are many in our Colonies, who, for love of lucre, would supply them with whatever they wanted. This has been already done, when the Brittish Empire in America was in the greatest: danger, and several of its Provinces reeking with the blood of their inhabitants. The utmost vigilance of Government cannot put a stop-to this ; and there is no reason to imagine our Virtue. and public spirit are increased, or will increase, so far as to. prevent it entirely.