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 French to quit poeion of the country; but which would have little availed them, had the Englih Commander been dipoed to force his landing. This, however, would have been productive of fatal conequences to the defenceles Englih inhabitants, who would, there is no doubt, have fallen victims to the fury of the French in the firt intance, and it would have anwered no other end, than to facilitate the return of the iland to its former government a few weeks ooner.

The Englih inhabitants oon after made themelves amends, for having been prevented from aluting their countrymen on their arrival; for on the ame evening there was carcely a man, woman, or child, in the town and uburbs of Roeau, that did not either ride or walk to the quarters of the Englih troops at point Michael, for the purpoe of rejoicing at the propect of a peedy return of their own government. One