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truth, though fome circumflances may appear 

 very wondrous. 



As I know the goodnefs of your heart, I am 

 fure you will pity the unhappy fate of this poor 

 officer ; great fouls are not afhamed to fhew that 

 they are touched by the misfortunes of others : 

 even the Indians fay, that he who is not fenfible 

 to the fufferings of his brothers, is unworthy of 

 bearing the name of a man, and that he ought- 

 to be avoided as the peft of fociety. 



In 17 19, M. de Crozal put Loui/Iafia into the 

 hands of the Weft India company, who fent 

 a thoufand men to people it. M. de Belle-Ifle em- 

 barked in one of their fhips at port VOrient^ 

 with fome other officers and volunteers, for the 

 new colony. The winds and currents carried 

 the ihip to the bay of St. Bernard in the Mex- 

 ican gulph The captain fent his boat on 

 Ihore in order to fetch water. M. de Belk-Jjle 

 and four of his companions went into the boat 

 with the captains confent. Whiltt the boat fe* 

 turned to the fhip, the officers went a hunting :' 

 the boat came on ihore again, and having taken 



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ds Belk'IJle himfelf : my reUtion is an abllraft of a maiMi* 

 fcript memoir, written by that officer's own hand* 



