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 been design'd for him; which Monsieur de Beaujeu refus'd, alledging that all those things lay at the Bottom of the Hold, and that he could not rummage it without evident Danger of perishing; tho', at the same time, he knew we had Eight Pieces of Cannon and not one Bullet.

I know not how that Affair was decided between them; but am sure he suffer'd the Captain of the Fly-boat l'Aimable to imbark aboard Monsieur de Beaujeu, tho' he deserv'd to be most severely punish'd, had Justice been done him. His Crew follow'd him, contrary to what Monsieur de Beaujeu had promis'd, that he would not receive a Man of them. All that Monsieur de la Sale could do, tho' so much wrong'd, was to write to France, to Monsieur de Saignelay, Minister of State, whom he acquainted with all the Particulars, as I was inform'd, when I return'd, and he gave the Packet to Monsieur de Beaujeu, who sail'd away for France.

Having lost the Notes I took at that time, and being forc'd to rely much upon Memory for what I now write, I shall not pretend to be any longer exact in the Dates, for fear of mistaking, and therefore I cannot be positive as to the Day of Monsieur de Beaujeu's Departure, but believe it was the 14th of March, 1685.

When Monsr. de Beaujeu was gone, we fell to Work to make a Fort, of the Wreck of the Ship that had been cast away, and many Pieces of Timber the Sea threw up; and during that Time, several Men deserted, which added to