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difcretion of their commander. Then thefc 

 wretches, fearing his refentment, refolved to 

 make an example of him, which they executed 

 in ceremony. 



One day, when that officer was gone out a 

 hunting in a neighbouring little ifle, the revolt- 

 ed troop took their meafures for executing 

 their plot, which was to murder the Sieur 

 Duroux, So ftrange a refolution could only be 

 occafioned by their not having obtained the de- 

 fired juflice from the governor. If an officer 

 fuperior to M.Duroux had been fent in his place, 

 and the latter left to command as the fecond of- 

 ficer, this misfortune would 'have been avoid- 

 ed. 



As he returned from hunting, the fentinel, 

 perceiving the boat at Tea, hoifted the French flag, 

 upon which the garrifon took to arms, and went 

 out into the field. The rebellious foldiers ad- 

 vancing to the fhore with their corporal at their 

 head, called to the. boat by means of a fpeak- 

 ing trumpet, according to cuftom-, the Sieur 

 Btiroux anfwered, " Commander i" he lands, and 

 as he -fets his foot on fhore, the corporal gives 

 the fignal, and at the fame inftant the foldiers 

 fire, and their commander falls, pierced with 



wounds ; 



