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 One obervation is due to the pirited behaviour of the Britih Commander while at point Michael; he caued it to be well fortified and guarded, for fear of the wort, and every day hoited the Englih flag. This being a mot hateful fight to the French, their Commander repeatedly ent orders to have the Englih colours taken down, which the other as peremptorily refued; alledging, that this country was his mater's, whoe flag he would defend to the lat moment of his life; and that if the French Governor would have it down, he mut enforce his commands with the muzzles of his guns.

From this time, till the evacuation of Dominica, the French were buily employed in demolihing the fortifications they had built, and doing all the damage they could to thoe that were there before their invaion, everal of which they blew up with gunpowder. This