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nour to be. The entertainment lafted very 

 long, and was as elegant as the occafioa 

 required. 



THE governor-general, marquis de la 

 Jonquiere, was very tall, and at that time 

 fomething above fixty years old. He had 

 fought a defperate naval battle with the 

 Englifh in the laft war, but had been obliged 

 to furrender, the Englifh being, as it was told, 

 vaftly fuperior in the number of fliips and 

 men. On this occafion he was wounded 

 by a ball, which entered one fide of his 

 fhoulder, and came out at the other. He 

 was very complaifant, but knew how to 

 preferve his dignity, when he distributed 

 favours. 



MANY of the gentlemen, prefent at this 

 entertainment, afferted that the following 

 expedient had been fuccefsfully employed 

 to keep wine, beer, or water, cool during 

 fummer. The wine, or other liquor, is 

 bottled ; the bottles are well corked, hung 

 up into the air, and wrapped' in wet clouts. 

 This cools the wine in the bottles, not- 

 withftanding it was quite warm before. 

 After a little while the clouts are again 

 made wet, with the coldeft water that is 

 to be had, and this is always continued. 

 The wine, or other liquor, in the bottles 

 is then always colder, than the water with 



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