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of the campaign ; the others, who had got theii^ 

 leave, figned de Kerlerec and Fomaut^ difem- 

 barked, and took fervice among the Spaniards, 

 in the army which was dellined for Portugal. 



We went on ftiore the firfl of November 1 762, 

 in a body, to pay a vifit to the Marquis de Croix^ 

 captain-general in the kingdom Gallicia, This 

 nobleman received us very gracioufly •, from 

 thence we went to M. David, conful-general of 

 the French nation in Gallicia, refident at Corunna, 

 We begged he would advance us what we were 

 moft in want of, as we were without money to 

 live upon the road in Spain ; he anfwered, that 

 he had no orders to do it, but that when he 

 found an opportunity of obliging a itx. of wor- 

 thy perfons, he took every thing upon himfelf : 

 we thanked him for his goodnefs. 



After this, having refted a little, to recover 

 from the fatigue of our voyage, we are prepa- 

 ring to go to France by land, and hope to arrive 

 at court in the beginning of January 1763. 



I hop? I have omitted nothing worthy of ob- 

 fervation during our correlpondence, in which 

 1 have endeavoured to be as exact as poflible, 

 and to imitate at the fame time the bee which 

 works for others. I do not fpeak of my fuccefs 



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