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Domestic News
October 15, 1772
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
On August 6, Lord Hillsborough presented reasons in council against the Mississippi scheme: Britain unable to spare migrants, three-month voyage hindering trade and communication, and the region needing foresters more than civil establishment.
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August 6. The reasons urged by Lord Hillsborough in council, for opposing the Mississippi scheme, were as follow: First, that the Mother country could not, at present, spare any migration. Secondly, the voyage from Europe there, on account of the difficulty of getting up so rapid a river, could not, on an average, be less than three months; a circumstance that must greatly impede both the sale of the produce of that establishment, as well as be an inconvenience in its communication with the Mother country. And lastly, that the whole face of the country was so spread over with plantations, it stood in more need of a company of foresters than a civil establishment.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Migration Or Settlement
What keywords are associated?
Mississippi Scheme
Lord Hillsborough
Colonial Opposition
Migration
Trade Impediments
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Hillsborough
Where did it happen?
Mississippi
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Mississippi
Event Date
August 6.
Key Persons
Lord Hillsborough
Event Details
Lord Hillsborough urged opposition to the Mississippi scheme in council for three reasons: the Mother country could not spare migration at present; the voyage from Europe would average at least three months due to the rapid river, impeding produce sales and communication; and the country, covered in plantations, needed foresters more than a civil establishment.