OF LA PEROUSE. 3 



which I remarked feveral anatomical prepara- 

 tions that had been prefented by Citizen Jouanet, 

 furgeon of the Efperance. 



The fhips companies were muttered in the har- 

 bour on the 2 1 ft of September. 



On the 25th, our fhips went into the road, 

 where there were then not any foreign veflels, 

 nor many French, 



We were deeply laden. Indeed our draught 

 of water was, at the time of our departure, four 

 meters forty-fix centimeters and a half, or thir- 

 teen feet nine inches, abaft, and four meters 

 feventeen centimeters, or twelve feet fix inches, 

 forward *. 



There were on board the Recherche : 

 6 Eight pounders. 

 2 Thirty-fix pound carronades. 

 6 Swivels of a demi-kilogram. 

 12 Swivels of a double heclogram* 

 45 Mufkets, 

 35 Piftols. 

 50 Sabres. 

 30 Pole-axes. 

 10 Mufketoons. 



* On due confideration, the tranflator has thought pro- 

 per to retain the new French weights and meafures, a table of 

 Which will be found at the end of the fecond volume. The 

 only exception that he has made to this rule is refpe&ing the 

 depth of water, which is expreffed in fathoms, 



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