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Gaiijonniere, who had till now been gover- 

 nor-general, and was to fail for France^ 

 with the firft opportunity. He was ac- 

 companied by all the people belonging to 

 the government. I was likewife invited to 

 fee this feftivity. At half an hour after eight 

 the new governor-general went from the iLip 

 into a barge, covered with red cloth, upon 

 which a lignal with cannons was given 

 from the ramparts, for all the bells in the 

 town to be fet a- ringing. All the people 

 of diftindtion went down to the (bore to 

 falute the governor, who, on alighting from 

 the barge, was received by the marquis la 

 Galijfonniere. After they had faluted each 

 other, thecommandant of the town addrefled 

 the new governor-general in a very elegant 

 fpeech, which he anfwered very concifely; 

 after which all the cannon on the ramparts 

 gave a general falute. The whole ftreet, 

 up to the cathedral, was lined with men in 

 arms, chiefly drawn out from among the 

 burgbefTes. The governor-general then 

 walked towards the cathedral, dreifed in a 

 fuit of red, with abundance of gold lace. 

 His fervants went before him in green, 

 carrying fire-arms on their (boulders. On 

 his arrival at the cathedral, he was receiv- 

 ed by the bifliop of Canaddt and the whole 

 tlergy affembled. The bi(hop was arrayed 

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