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1 do not need to be very prolix on this fubjed:, 

 as you probably know moft of the plans and ac- 

 counts that have been publiQied of it. Let nie 

 only obferve to you, that New Orleans^ the 

 ftreets of which run all in ftrcight lines, is now 

 much greater and more populous than former- 

 ly. There are inhabitants of four fort-s, viz, 

 Europeans, Americans, Africans or negroes, 

 and Mefiizos *. The latter are thofe born of 

 Europeans and the natives of this country, whom 

 we call favages. The Creoles are thofe that are 

 born h-ere of a French man and French woman, 

 or of European parents. 



The Creoles in'general are very brave, tall, 

 and well made ; they are well difpofed for culti- 

 vating the arts and fciences ; but as they can- 

 not make great progrefs therein for want of good 

 mafters, the rich and well-meaning fathers fend 

 their children to France^ as to the beft fchool ia 

 the world, for all forts of acquirements. 



As to the fair fex, whofeonly art is that of 

 pleafing, they are already born with that advan- 

 tage here, and have no need to acquire it in Eu- 

 rope. 



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