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108 be fully puruaded that the European drees, which he aw in the boats from the Admiralty Ilands, were collected from the wrecks of the veels formerly under the command of La Péroue.

Commodore Hunter is at preent upon his return home to England, from whence he will probably tranmit a more circumtantial account of this affair to France.

From his own experience in approaching the Admiralty Ilands, the Englih Commander thinks that any veel intending to ail thither ought to endeavour to get early into its latitude, in order to avoid being carried away by the currents, which et to the eat with prodigious trength.

(Signed), Mater of the Jaon.
 * Ile de France, 6th Nov. 1791.

The commander and officers of the Sirtus Englih frigate, after being hipwrecked off Norfolk Iland, were carried to Botany Bay, from whence they ailed in a mall Dutch veel for Batavia, where they arrived towards the latter end