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NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA - 

COLONIAL OFFICE 194: NEWFOUNDLAND

[Reel B-211]

[Page, Date, From whom (where), To whom (where), Contents or nature of the document]

• 1-2, 6 Sept. 1743, John Masters, Trader to Newfoundland Lords of Admiralty/Lords of trade. 

A representation from a trader to Newfoundland for the better security of the island against the French. Masters believes that the French will try to attack as soon as war breaks out. Their proximity at Cape Breton and in the Gulf as well as on the island itself presents a threat to the British fishery. Masters believes the French have 100 vessels yearly employed in the fishery. Their fish comes in three weeks earlier than ours. Cape Breton sits in a very strategic place and can easily cut us off from going to the Northern Colonies or the sugar islands. Louisbourg should fall easily and Quebec will soon fall. The French also have an important fishery in Bay Blanche [White Bay], Fleur de Lys, Bay de Orges. It would be very easy to take. He offers to go and capture it and keep the vessels to himself. "Our People that fish at Fogo, Twillingate and Bonavista...are within 10 leagues of the French fisheries...a great number of our people ...live at the French fishing Places in order to catch Furs and Seals and are able to give a good Description of that Coast and Harbours."

• 57, 6 April 1748, Cleveland, Admiralty Office, Thomas Hill. 

Charles Watson is appointed to command a squadron of "His Majestie's Ships at Cape Breton, and the Parts adjacent." Please send in the Heads of Enquiry.

• 65, 24 Nov. 1748, Charles Watson, Panther (Spithead), Lords. 

Watson sends his Answers to the Heads of Enquiry. He has been ordered down to Louisbourg and leaves Captain Jekyll or Captain Pye to be in charge of the station in his absence.

• 76-77v, 9 Feb. 1749, Charles Watson, Fougeux (Portsmouth). 

He sends in the accounts of Issues remaining at Placentia, the plans of Fort Frederick, and the new fort erected on the north side of the harbour. Capt. Jekyll's information took a while to arrive at Louisbourg.

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