This is easily answered, by informing your Excellency, that the principal of the Goods proper for the _Indian Market_ are only of the Manufactures of _Great-Britain_, or of the _British Plantations, viz_. Strouds, or Stroud-Waters, and other Woollens, and Rum. The _French_ must be obliged to buy all their Woollens (the Strouds especially) in _England_, and thence carry them to _France_, in order to their Transportation to _Canada_. The Voyage to _Quebeck_ through the Bay of _St. Lawrence_, is well known to be the most dangerous of any in the World, and only practicable in the Summer Months. The _French_ have no Commodities in _Canada_, by reason of the Cold and Barrenness of the Soil, proper for the _West-India_ Markets, and therefore have no Rum but by Vessels from _France_, that touch at their Islands in the _West-Indies_. _New-York_ has, by Reason of its Situation, both as to the Sea and the _Indians_, every Way the Advantage of _Canada_. The _New-York_ Vessels make always two Voyages in the Year from _England_, one in Summer and another in Winter, and several Voyages in a Year to the _West-Indies_. It is manifest therefore, that it is not in the Power of the _French_ to import any Goods near so cheap to _Canada_, as they are imported to _New-York_. But to put this out of all Controversy, we need only observe to your Excellency, That Strouds (without which no considerable Trade can be carried on with the _Indians_) are sold at _Albany_ for 10 _l._ a Piece: They were sold at _Monreal_ before this Act took Place, at 13 _l._ 2 _s._ 6 _d._ and now they are sold there for 25 _l._ and upwards: Which is an evident Proof, that the _French_ have not, in these four Years Time (during the Continuance of this Act) found out any other Way to supply themselves with Strouds, and likewise that they cannot trade without them, seeing they buy them at so extravagant a Price. It likewise appears, that none of the neighbouring Colonies have been able to supply the _French_ with these Goods; and those that know the Geography of the Country, know it is impracticable to do it at any tolerable Rate, because they must carry their Goods ten Times further by Land than we need to do. We are likewise assured, that the Merchants of _Monreal_ lately told Mr. _Vaudreuil_ their Governor, that if the Trade from _Albany_ be not by some Means or other encouraged, they must abandon that Settlement. We have Reason therefore to suspect, that these Merchants (at least some of them) have been practised upon by the _French_ Agents in _London_; for no doubt, the _French_ will leave no Method untried to defeat the present Designs of this Government, seeing they are more afraid of the Consequences of this Trade between _New-York_ and the _Indians_, than of all the warlike Expeditions that ever were attempted against _Canada_.