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The river Oswego, at the mouth of which fort is seated, is at present almost the only course for American vessels to Lake Ontario.

The fort is in a ruinous state; one single bastion, out of five, which form the whole of the fortifications, is kept in better repair than the rest, and might serve as a citadel, to defend for some time the other works, indefensible by any other means.

The present garrison consists of two officers and thirty men, under whose protection a custom-house officer searches all the vessels, which sail up or down the river.

It is not lawful to import any other article from the United States into Canada, but grain, flour, cattle, and provision, and no com- modities are suffered to be exported to the United States, without ex- press permission from the Governor of Upper Canada; nay, this pro- hibition extends even to persons, who, if they intended to proceed to that country without such permission, would be imprisoned.

As to the prohibited exports in merchandize, they are confiscated, without ex-cep- a une boucherie certaine, sans espoir de succes, sans plan concerte, sans moyens.