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nour of his table, which I feveral times enjoyed, re- 

 commended my papers to the care, and my felt to the 

 good treatment of the captain of the ihip who was to 

 carry me to England, 



On the 5th of October, arrived at Lonifbourg a 

 packet-boat, which had been difpatched for England 

 with the news of the taking that place and brought 

 with her, grants from the king of England of the 

 title of baronet to Mr. Warren, and to Mr. Pepperell ; 

 alfo two commifiions for the former, appointing him 

 governor of the ifland, and rear admiral of the blue ; 

 and to the latter a colonel's commiffion, accompanied 

 with many gracious exprefilons, relating to the be- 

 haviour of thefe gentlemen. News at the fame time 

 arrived that a fquadron of men of war was ready to 

 fail with a convoy, having on board two thoufand 

 regular troops as a garrifon to the new conqueft, and 

 fix hundred perfons of both fexes towards peopling 

 it, with provifions, military ftores, and every thing 

 neceffary to put it in a pofture of defence, in cafe 

 the French Ihould attempt to recover it. The ex- 

 pedlation of this fquadron was the only thing that de- 

 layed the other at Louifbourg, it being defigned to 

 convoy the Newfoundland fleet ; and the time of its 

 return to Europe now drew near. And as the arrival 

 of the former could not be far off, preparations were 

 making for our departure : and the prifoners of the 

 three prizes, together with the few French families 

 which remained difperfed in theirs dwellings on the 

 ifland, and on that of St. John, were to be diftributed 

 on board the fliips of the fquadron. I was ordered on 

 board the Sunderland, commanded by captain John 

 Brett, with whom my misfortune had before procu- 

 red me fome acquaintance ; as likev/iic the captain 

 -and officers of the Delivrance with others; one of 

 thefe was Monfieur de Baubaftin, a perfon of great 

 note in Louifbourg ; and who, as captain of the mi- 

 litia, was the more able to acquaint me with feveral 



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