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Inhabitants, upon the account that he would find a 

 great deal of difficulty in preventing the Pillaging and 

 other Diforders ; That in order to avoid this Misfor- 

 tune, 'twould be a prudential part in the Gover- 

 nour, to come to a Gompofitipn. Our Officer be- 

 ing fully acquainted with the Governour's Mind, 

 made anfwer in his name, that he was refolv'd up- 

 on a vigorous defence, and would rather fpring the 

 place in the Air, than furrender it to the Enemies of 

 the King his Mafter. After a mutual exchange of 

 Compliments, we took leave of him, and being rea- 

 dy to get into our Sloop, he told us with embraces^ 

 that he was infinitely forry he could not falute us 

 with his Guns, in the room of which he ordered five 

 or fix Huzza's, with a Long live the King. When 

 we went into the Boat, we returned him the fame 

 number of fhouts, to which he return'd a feventh 

 that finiflvd the Ceremony. Upon our return to 

 the Fort, Mr. de Ccftebelle gave the Governour an ac- 

 count of the force of the Admiral's Ship. The St* 

 Albans (To the Ship wascall'd) carried fixty fix Guns 

 mounted, and fix hundred Men Complement, but 

 the other Ships appeared to be of lefs force. 



The next day, which was the 19^ they advance! 

 within Canon- fhot of the Fort, where they lay bye, 

 while a Sloop row'd up to the Batteries. The Go- 

 vernour lent out another Sloop to know what the 

 matter was, and was anfwer'd, that if he had a 

 mind for a Parley in the time of the Ingagement, 

 he fhould put up a red Flag for a Signal. 1 was then 

 pofted at la Fontaine, to pppofe a Defcent; for that 

 ♦fas the only place that could be ferviceable to the 

 Bnglifh, in order to mafter Placentia, The Englijh 

 ought to have confider'd, that their Cannon would 

 do no fervice againft an impenetrable Rampart, and 

 that they would lofe their labour in /hooting againft 

 Flints and Earth. Buc it feems, they were obliged 

 by exprefs Orders from the Prince of Orange, to do 



