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North-Eaft Wind blew fo hard upon us, that after 

 we had drop'd Anchor , we thought to have 

 been fplit , in pieces in the Night-time. The 

 reft of our paflage was good enough, for we en- 

 counter'd but one Storm till we arrived at this place. 

 Indeed we met with contrary Winds, about i yo 

 Leagues off the coaft of France, which oblig'd us 

 to traverfe, and lye by for a long time, and 'twas 

 for this reafon that our paflage was fo long. 



I hear you are now in Provence, and that Mr. de 

 Selgnelai is gone upon a Voyage to the other Worlds 

 which is of a quite different nature from that I have 

 juft performed. In earneft, Sir, his Death is the 

 laft misfortune to the Navy of France, to the Colo- 

 nies of the two Americas, and to me in particular, 

 fince Mr. de Front enacs Recommendatory Letter is 

 thereby render'd ufelefs to me. I am, 



SIR, Tours $ Sec. 



LETTER XXL 



Dated at Rochel July 26. 1691. 



ContainiHg a Defcription of the Courts or Offices 

 of the Minijiers of State, and a view of fome 

 Services that are iff, rewarded at Court. 



SIR, 



HPH E Letter you writ to me two Months agoe 

 JL came to my Hands at Paris ; but I could not 

 give you an anfwer there, becaufe I had not then 

 done my bufinefs. Now that I am return'd to Ro- 

 chel, I have leifure time enough to inform you of 

 all that befell me*fmce my return to France. As foori 

 as I arriv'd at Versailles 9 I waited upon Mr. de Pont~ 



'tbattraiit* 



