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 hotile declarations they profes themelves ready to maintain by force. They have armed the militia of their provinces, and eized the publick tores of ammunition. They are therefore no longer ubjects, ince they refue the laws of their Sovereign, and in defence of that refual are making open preparations for war.

now in their own opinion free tates, they are not only raiing armies, but forming alliances, not only hatening to rebel themelves, but educing their neighbours to rebellion. They have publihed an addres to the inhabitants of Quebec, in which dicontent and reitance are openly incited, and with very repectful mention of the agacity of Frenchmen, invite them to end deputies to the Congres of Philadelphia, to that eat of Virtue and Veracity, whence the people of England are told, that to etablih popery, a religion fraught with anguinary and impious tenets, even in Quebec, a country of