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 It is worth while noticing here, the ceremonies ufed on this occaion, as it is to be hoped they may never again happen in Dominica. The French troops marched into the town in mot regular and olemn order, the drums beating a low march, and the French oldiers, with mall boughs and flowers in their hats by way of laurels, with aumed fierce countenances as they came by our mall force, eemed to threaten it with intant diolution. The Englih oldiers and inhabitants, with two field pieces in their front, and lighted matches, their mukets grounded, and tanding in two diviions, the regulars on the right, the militia on the left. The latter were permitted to take up their arms, and to retire with them to their houfes, amidt an almot lawles troop of ruffians, by whom they had to pas; and who, with cures and reproaches for being diappointed of plundering and murdering the inhabitants, till threatened them, if they were not atisfied. The Englih