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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Private letters from London report that France has agreed to cede all of North America and Guadeloupe to Britain, to be ratified at the peace treaty's end without mention at the congress. France seeks land north of the St. Lawrence for fishing rights, but Britain refuses, delaying peace.
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Private letters from London, by the packet, mention, That the French have agreed to cede all North America and Guadaloupe to us, and to ratify the same at the conclusion of the treaty of peace, without so much as making mention of them at the ensuing congress; only they want some land north of the river St. Lawrence, to secure their fish on; but the English, knowing them to be bad encroaching neighbours, do not choose they should have a foot; And peace seems at a distance.
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france agrees to cede north america and guadeloupe to britain; britain refuses french request for land north of st. lawrence; peace remains distant.
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Private letters from London indicate French agreement to cede all North America and Guadeloupe to Britain, with ratification at the peace treaty's conclusion, bypassing mention at the congress. France desires land north of the St. Lawrence River for fishing security, but Britain, viewing them as encroaching neighbors, denies it.