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a red flag at the enfign ftaff ; and imme* 

 diately after the captain of the merchant- 

 mari was run up to the main-yard-arm, 

 and from thence ducked three times. 

 He was then fent on board his fhip again, 

 with orders to keep his colours flying 

 the whole day, in order to diftinguifli 

 him from the reft. We were then told, 

 that the perfon who was treated in this 

 cruel manner, was a young man of an 

 exceeding good family in the fouth of 

 France, and likewife a man of great 

 fpirii ; and thar he would not fail to 

 call moniicur I 'Etandiicre to an account 

 when an opportunity Ihould offer;, and 

 the affair rn .de much noife in France 

 afterwards. One day, the fliip we were 

 in happened to be out of her ftation, by 

 failing fo heavily, when the commodore 

 made tlie fignal to fpeak to our captain, 

 who fcemed frightened out of his wits. 

 When we came near him, he began with 



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