XVlii THE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. 



and crews ; the Regency engaging that the Dutch 

 government Ihould account for the furplus to the 

 Kin of France. M. Dauribcau died on the 2 2d 

 of Auguft 1794; and M. Roflel, then firfl lieu- 

 tenant of the Recherche, confequcntly becoming 

 the fenior officer in command, took into his 

 charge Admiral D'Entrecaftcaux's journal, with 

 all the charts, plans, drawings, fpecimens of na- 

 tural hiftory, &c. and early in the year 1795, 

 embarked with them for Europe, in the Hoogly, 

 a Dutch Eaft-Indiaman, bound from Batavia to 

 Amfierdam. On the 9th of June following, 

 this and feven more Dutch fhips that were in 



opanj with her, were captured off St. Helena 

 by -hip the Sceptre of 64 guns, 



commanded bv Captain Ellington, who was 

 bringing home his prizes, when, in confcqucncc 



the Iloogly ipringing a leak, fhe was fo near 

 foundering, as to make it ncceflary to take out 

 all her people and abandon her; this fervice was 



cutcd on the 2d of September, when Cap- 

 tain Effington ordered her to be fet on fire. On 

 rrival in England, Captain Elling- 

 ton tranfmittcd to the Lords Commifiioners of 



the 



