The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

At different times, for several years last past, his Majesty's subjects in this part of the world, have been alarmed with the apprehensions of France's making attempts to excite the Indians to take up the hatchet against their new Masters. The general opinion has been, that the French would carry on their schemes clandestinely by the river Mississippi; while a few have imagined that they would send a strong fleet up St. Laurence, and try openly to regain their old possession in Canada : Neither of which conjectures has proved true; tho' now we have no room left to doubt of their hostile intentions : For it has lately been discovered that they have found means to seduce our hitherto most faithful allies the warlike Mohawks, to their interest; and to make them (if their own words accompanied by the corresponding actions, may be relied on) the most inveterate enemies of the commercial interest of Great-Britain. Indeed the bad policy of the English government, in imposing duties on their own manufactures imported into the colonies, has had no small share in alienating the Affections of this brave nation.