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We ftoped to dine, on the fifth, at a place called 

 the Chapitoulasy which is diftant only three leagues 

 from New Orleans, at which place we arrived 

 about five o'clock in the evening. The Chapitou- 

 las and fome of the neighbouring plantations are in 

 a very good condition, the foil is very fertile and 

 has fallen into the hands of expert and laborious 

 people. They are M. de Breuil and three Cana- 

 dian brothers, of the name of Chauvin* who having 

 brought nothing with them to this country but 

 their induftry, have attained to a perfection in that 

 through the neceflity of working for their fubfif- 

 tence. They have loft no time, and have fpared 

 themfelves in nothing, and their conduct affords an 

 ufeful leflbn to thofe lazy fellows, whofe mifery 

 unjuftly difcredits a country, which is capable of 

 producing an hundred fold, of whatever is fown 

 in it, 



I am, &c. 



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