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settle'in Lower or Tipper. ‘Votle we re-
joice...in these bepeficial regulations, v.F are not
striihout.. hope. (kat their, dice; will Ite.o.f. perma-
nent otiiity Jo_ the settle, conscquently to
tiAC:SC fin c Brie pri!vines::, Whilst .we are:thus indulg-
ing in ardent exrecti3o()s, .we, cannot but 'repro-
bate u fatal delusiuu that is too: often, success tly
practised by ship.-ooersian-i 211C01,CTS in, the British
unq,lish ports, to fleece the unsuspecting,emigrant
In Irish and Scoteh.papers, we see
vesSels'ailyertised for the Islands-in _the Gulp!) of
St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia ,and .I,lalifax ; these
adKertisements state to people; wishing to emi-
grate to Canada.) that the ports such vessels arc
bound for are .on the high road to. the place they
wish to
_arrive :at; while every informed moll
knows, that to
,come from Halifrk, JolaCsi,
Picton, Prince Edward. Island, '&c. , to, Qaehec,
will Cost as much as to come from Britain or Ire-
land direct. It 'is earnestly to be hoped that these
fa.Cts May he generally known by all ranks in the
.mothsr.cOuntry, that the:people way not be lest
astray by the chicane of American agents., and the
cupidity of the British ship-masters .and, owner#.
Canada, begins to beknown at home, but. we are
Sorry to say, least of all by Ministers, who ought
to he the best informed of, the relative_ value
of
every _part
,ot the Empire.

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THE CANADAS.

•
• (From a tharleslon Paper,)
• 'The strongest fears are entertained by
iutelli-
gent British ,Journalists as to the safety of the
Canadlis, in a future war between the United
States and Great Britain. We confess that we
would rather behold those colonieS poSsessions of
the British Empire than parts of our already too.
'extended Republic.. We have only time tO offer ac
short summary of our opinions on this interesting
'subjo. • .
• We do not think :it worild, be expedient for us
to possess the Canadas, because, in the first place,
the Government'of the Union will with difficulty,
in a few years, be able to balance the authority of
the States, •Veliichare spreatilirg.whit fearful rapi-
ilitY—whilS"t the preponderance of the.general an-
dimity isthe'Onl;`,7 circniu-stairce by which its acts
can be enforced, and its powet respected..
We 'ari not think: it would be politic in the
United Staleg to hold those Colonies--.--jjectuse,
in the second place, onrextensie.tetritory is al-
ready Ir'sonrce of weakness, from the Hiumerable
pontes it present's to the attacks Of an enemy ;
whilst the Lakes, being ju the oalo.re of inl.:nd
crt,ts, are un,a(lmirable natural bankr to-an exten-
Sive fibittier. We at e able to torte wilitary*depOts„
and -fit out fleets for our'defence in this gmarter,
with' far superidr facility to our enemy.. An ex-,
tensitin of our territory will, besides, niultiply
those. local jealousies apd prejudices, which must;
increase as the empire enlarges its limits. A new
population, with dissimilar habits and
:manners,
and, perhaps, strong optionality of „feeling (for
patl of:Canada is French, or the descendants of
the French) to he liereattet iricollutrated with the
people of these States, cannot be desirable. -
We do not think that the United States ought
to wish to possess the Canadas, because, in the.
third place, they area constant source of expence,
sand an appendage of increasing weakness- to the
empire of Great Britain. They can never become
fOtmidable to that portion 'Ot the population of
the United States which borders oti (help, because,
it's growtb is felt more rapid than tltat of the op.
posite British territory. The irresistible teiiiPta-
thin of interest also fast driving.the flower of
the population' of those colonies into t,lte more
fertile territory and. inure genial Climate of the
United States.
We do not think it Would be wise policy, to
conquer the Canadas (if in our power hereafter),
because, fourthly; we shotild then he deprived of
the adrantage 01 keeping
.the. %vat, in a cousider-
able degree, from our doori; by cat vying it into
the territory of our enemy, and obli,ging bet to
maintain a conflict with us at' an ,immense cx- •
pene'e, •in consequence of the. great distance of
those colonies from the mother' country.
But, chicfly,'and lastly, we ought not to desire
those possessions, because, the 'Lake's nr,st be
the scenes of &avid combat( in fatute witrs ‘‘itit
Great Britain, whilst we are too weak to Meet her
on the open ocean. Those Lakes are to be
school and a nursery for our gall.ant little fleets.—
On their stormy bosom, the Aiuerican in-:alum-
ni-11-not lose his habits 'of nafdihood ; and our
()nicer% mitst improve the tactics ' and nautical
skill; whilst 'the distance to which Great 15titaiu
ivfll have to transport her shipwrights—the
mioritious of her vessels of war, and tire sea-
men to - navigate and fight them, will give us
incalculable advantages over her, in all tkee
respect?,.fyoin ourV.icinity..tothe scene of action.

HALIPAX, JULY .15.-7—The fIOIIOWIng Circular
Letter, publishen. by order of his ENcellency the
Lieu t e.o.ant yernor, has hero addressed
.to the.
several Collectors of his Majesty's Custom*, .ns
well as ,to :he several Collectors of Light Duties,
at the different putts- in this province :-
- . (URGULAR.)

Secretary of 'State's Office.
Rear-Admiral 'Sir liavid Milne baring conAnunicated to Itis
Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, .that the,Amvt icon Go-
remittent had declined .to azcede to the pi.oi:oiitions which
bare been Inadet6'thtv by.his Majesty's Go% ern ment, tor the
purpose of endearritirittg to folio some arra.47ecitint hr v.'hich
the,Crtiseos of the.Poitt:ql States of Aineriea vet.-
mitterl• to a p;wticii.aiiiin of Lite Fisheries %\ Lin the limits of
the, Btitish jurisiliction. I have it in.conninuni. town his Ex.
celleney the Li.elltVll:lllt•GUrerll4 to apprise you, that Attie-
•tiedn.tislierroon are .not permitted to frequent the harbours,
b;,ys, orsreelis of this Province, unless !iriven,.into them by
distress;ac intl and I have to,ksive, tlntt you oit_no..iteconnt
'ask or receive Ay 41.ight-nniney, Anchorage, or other Fees
whatsoever, front-vessels bclongiug to Anter,ican subjects.
I hove the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient Servant,
itUPLICI GEORGE, Scetetzay.