LOUISIANA. II 



mark ; the mafter of this vefTel informed ns, 

 that the town and fort furrendered to the Englijh 

 on the 1 2th of Auguft 1762. 



We inftantly veered about- an Englilh fri- 

 gate went to chace us ; but Providence, atten- 

 tive to our prefervation, fent a very thick fog, 

 by means of which we got off, and entered the 

 channel of Bahama at night. 



Some days after, we faw a ihip preceded by- 

 two boats. We foon faw that fhe was a priva- 

 teer from the ifle of Providence^ and that the 

 two boats were prizes taken from our country- 

 men ; fhe came to attack us, and we received 

 her well, though inferior by four guns '-^ ; then, 

 not relying on our mercantile cannoneers and of- 

 ficers, every one of us exerted himfelf to the ut- 

 mofl, and employed all his knowledge of artil- 

 lery J our cannon was ferved lb well, that, af- 

 ter a brifk fire during about three hours, the rig- 

 ging of the Englifh fhip being almoft entirely 

 deflroyed, and the Ihip itfelf not able to with- 



fcand 



* I muft obferve here, that before we left Ne-vj Orleans 

 M. i/e Kerlerec took away two of our cannon, and this xt^tX, 

 which had brought the ftafF-officers of the regiment oi An- 

 goumois to Louijianay had fourteen guns ; it is certain, that 

 if we had had the fame number, the privateer and her prizes 

 mufl have flruck to us. 



