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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from New London on British plans to surrender lake posts ceded by peace treaty after building new forts in Canada, delaying American fur trade benefits; Indians likely to remain allied with British traders amid frontier raids.
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It is said to be the intention of the British Ministry (says a Jamaica paper) to deliver up the posts on the lakes ceded to the Americans by the treaty of peace, as soon as others can be erected within the British boundaries. For that purpose, a number of engineers and artificers have lately embarked for Canada; but as the construction of a chain of forts, necessary to prevent an extensive line of communication, along the frontiers; and effectually to protect the commerce with the Indians, must be a work of time. The Americans cannot this year, nor probably the next, expect to reap much benefit from the fur trade, which these posts at present command. From the predatory inroads of the Indians on the back settlements of the United States in general, there is all reason to believe they will continue attached to their ancient allies, and that the British traders will still engross that lucrative branch of traffic.
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Primary Location
New London
Event Date
December 23
Outcome
americans delayed in benefiting from fur trade; indians expected to remain attached to british allies and traders.
Event Details
British Ministry intends to deliver lake posts ceded by treaty to Americans after erecting new forts within British boundaries; engineers and artificers sent to Canada for construction, a time-consuming process to protect Indian commerce; predatory Indian inroads on US settlements suggest continued British influence in fur trade.