XVI THE TRAKSLATOR's PREPARE. 



and of Rear-admiral D'Entrecafteaux, the com- 

 mand of the expedition devolved on M. Dauri- 

 beau, who had been previoufly appointed Cap- 

 tain of the Efperance. While the fhips lay off 

 Sourabaya, one of the principal fettlemcnts of 

 the Dutch in the Ifland of Java, an account was 

 received there of war having broken out between 

 France and Holland. Although the council of 

 Sourabaya at firft detained the French officer 

 fent to procure pilots to carry the fhips into the 

 road, they foon received orders from the Regency 

 of Batavia not only to admit the French fhips, 

 but to furnifh them and their crews with every 

 neceffary of which they might fland in need. 

 The dyfentery having at this time made consi- 

 derable ravages on board, moft of the gentle- 

 men belonging to the expedition took up their 

 rcfidcncc on fhore. It appears, that, three months 

 after this fome frefh news having arrived from 



I. Dauribeau and the principal offirrrs 

 came to a refolution of hoifting the white flag, as 

 the emblem of their attachment to the old mo- 

 narchical government of France, and putting 



under the protection of the Dutch, 



they 



