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man, and captain of a veffel in New-Spain. He 

 had embarked at la Vera Cruz on board a brigan- 

 tine, commanded by Dom. Augufhn Spinola, and 

 carrying one hundred and fifty men, and mounting 

 fourteen pieces of cannon. It is given out here, 

 that the Spaniards intend to make a great fettle- 

 ment at Penfacola, and to tranfport thither the 

 garrifon with the whole inhabitants of St. Jofeph ; 

 and that D. Alexander Walcop is to be the gover- 

 nor, who is a man of an exceeding good appear- 

 ance, great piety, and extreme good fenfe. 



D. Auguftin Spinola is a young man full of fire, 

 and of a very amiable character his fentiments 

 and behaviour fufficiently declare his high birth, 

 and are every way worthy of the name he bears. 

 He is lieutenant of the vefTel, and has engaged to 

 ferve three years in Mexico, after which he pro- 

 pofes to return to Spain, and there to fettle. He 

 was a good deal chagrined on being informed, 

 that an Englifh interloper called Marfhal, hadjuft 

 left the road of Biloxi, where he had been carry- 

 ing on a confiderable trade with the French as he 

 left it. This man would not have gone, faying he 

 was not afraid of the Spaniards, had not M. de 

 Bienville obliged him to it, not chufing to be fpec- 

 tater of a combat, which our officers imagined 

 would not end in the favour of the aggreflors though 

 fuperior in force. We mail foon fee if they were 

 miftaken in this advantageous idea they had con- 

 ceived of Marfhal. 



Notwithstanding fome of the company's mips 

 had brought in fome provifions to Louifiana, yet 

 the fcarcity there was ft ill very great, and the difcon- 

 tent of the inhabitants encreafed every day fo much, 

 that in fpite of all the care M. de Bienville took 



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