LOUISIANA. 



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LETTER XL 



To the Same. 



The Author fets out for Europe. He fights an 

 Engli/fi Privateer. He embarks at Cape Fran- 

 cois on a Veffel belonging to a Fleet of twenty-fix 

 Merchantmen^ which were almoft all taken in 

 his Sight by Privateers, Taking of a little 

 Veffel from the Enemy. Arrival at Breft. 



S I R, 



F";^M"^AVING found no veffel here to re^ 

 S H Q turn to France^ I was obliged to go on 

 \iCf^jk board the brigantlne Union fitted out 

 as a floop of war, and commanded by captairti 

 Gau-Jean who is well know for having taken 

 five Englifh fhips during the war, on his voyage 

 from France to Louifiana. 



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