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figure, who was admired in the whole colony 

 for her beauty, and flill more for her virtue; 

 this charming Creole, and the reft of the family, 

 are retired into an habitation far from the com- 

 merce of men, to lament: the (death of their un^ 

 happy father. 



This unhappy man had been fuccefsfully em- 

 ployed in fome important negociations with the 

 Indians^ with whom he was in high efteem. He 

 fpoke their language, and, from experience^ he 

 kne\v the fituation of the country as well as 

 themlelves. He had likewife an extraordinary 

 bodily ftrength. All thefe qualities had fo far 

 gained him the efteem and friendfhip of the 

 Qha^aws, who had adopted him into their na- 

 tion, that they would certainly have revolted on 

 his account, had not M. de Velle '^ wifely taken 

 care to keep his imprifonment and execution 

 from com.ing to their knowledge. 



After the tragic death of the Sieur Duroux.^ 



M. de Xerlerec fixed upon the Sieur de Cha-, 



to fucceed to the command of the Cats IJIand, 



That 



''" This officer knows that nation perfeclly well, having 

 been governor of Tombekhe for feveral years ; the Indiam. 

 cftecmed him much on account of his brayery and difintereil- 

 ed behaviour. 



