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that all our officers were fo much offended at it, that 

 at Langets none of them would lodge in the fame 

 houfe with him. A young lieutenant took it upon 

 him to tell him of it, and obliged him to feek a 

 lodging elfe where. 



I arrived here the 1 9th ; I was expected as I was 

 charged with packets from the court ; but they 

 looked for fomewhat befides, that is to fay, fome 

 money, which arrived not till to-day. To-morrow 

 I embark on board the Camel, a large and fine 

 frigate belonging to the king, now in the road be- 

 low the Ifle of Aix, where 1 mall find myfelf in the 

 midft of my acquaintances. 1 have already been at 

 lea with M. de Voutron, who is captain of her, and 

 with Chaviteau the firft pilot ; and I have lived with 

 feveral of the officers and paffengers in Canada. 

 We are told, that we are extremely well-manned, 

 and there is not a fea-officer who is better acquaint- 

 ed with the voyage we are going to make than our 

 captain. Thus 1 have nothing to defire, whether 

 with regard to the fafety or agreeablenefs of the 

 palfage, 



/ am, &c. 



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