. The Westward Movement; the colonies and the Republic west of the Alleghanies, 1763-1798; with full cartographical illustrations from contemporary sources. post, hadbeen made aware by Gage, writing from his New York head-quarters, that it was wise never to let slip the purpose of seiz-ing New Orleans, if opportunity offered. The canalization ofthe Iberville had not indeed proved a prosperous scheme fordiverting trade to Florida, and the navigation of the Missis-sippi was but a vexatious privilege to the English. Whenthere had been, in 1770, a passing diplomatic flurry with Spain,over the Falk
. The Westward Movement; the colonies and the Republic west of the Alleghanies, 1763-1798; with full cartographical illustrations from contemporary sources. post, hadbeen made aware by Gage, writing from his New York head-quarters, that it was wise never to let slip the purpose of seiz-ing New Orleans, if opportunity offered. The canalization ofthe Iberville had not indeed proved a prosperous scheme fordiverting trade to Florida, and the navigation of the Missis-sippi was but a vexatious privilege to the English. Whenthere had been, in 1770, a passing diplomatic flurry with Spain,over the Falkland Islands. Gage had cautioned Haldimandto be prepared for a hostile movement, if there was any oppor-tune turn of the negotiations. It had long been Gages plan forstopping the clandestine traffic across the river by holding itsmouth, which he contended was the only way in which the tradeof the river could properly be developed in the English interest. Note. — The opposite map is a section from a Carte de la Floride, etc., pour le service desvaisseaux du Roi, par ordre de M. de Sartine, conseiller dEtat, 1778, and shows HaldimandaIberville a * v> 3 sy nj^: <#<* £tl. » if* £ ^
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