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Forces in the Ifle of France, after having re- 

 ceived fome information refpe&ing the fate of 

 La Peroufe, had difpatched to the Cape a frigate 

 to bring an account of it to the commander of 

 the expedition fent in fearch of that unfortunate 

 navigator. The frigate had failed fome days 

 before to proceed to the Ifle of France. 



Admiral D'EntrecafTeaux immediately fent an 

 officer to wait on the Governor of the Cape, in 

 order to fettle the falute. This officer received 

 from the French Charge cV Affaires, the difpatches 

 which Citizen Saint Felix, commander of our 

 naval forces in the Indian feas, had fent to Ad- 

 miral D'Entrecafteaux by the Atalante frigate, 

 Captain Bolle, who had failed again almofl 

 immediately, to return to the Ifle of France, 



The following is the letter addreffed to the 

 Admiral, with the depofitions of two Captains 

 of merchant-vefTels, who were at Batavia during 

 the ftay that Commodore Hunter made there, 

 On his return from Botany Bay in a Dutch 

 fhip, after he had been caft away on Norfolk 

 Ifland, 



Letter from Citizen Saint Felix, Commander on the 

 India Station, to Admiral D'Entrecafteaux. 



I learn by private letters, that you do not in- 

 tend to touch af the Ifle of France until your 



f 4 return 



