the South-Sea. 273? 



Obfervation of Father Feuillee, who places La Conception in* 

 7 j Degrees 32 Minutes. 



The Day after we had made Land, being the 13 th of Arrival 

 November y 1713, we anchored atlrequin, in the Bay of La^* 0 ^° 1KC ^ 

 Conception, where we found 3 French Ships, the S. John 

 Baptift, the Francis, and the Peter, laden with Goods, and 

 commanded by S. Malo Men. Fifteen Days after our 

 Arrival, we careen'd at Talcaguana, upon a SpaniJIo Ship, 

 Monday the 25 th of November , the S. Michael, a SpaniJJr 

 Ship, which came from Ctf/fo# to load Corn, brought us 

 the News ofthe Peace concluded between all the crown'd 

 Heads in Europe, except the Emperor, which was like to 

 be in a few Days. That Advice w r as confirmed by k' 

 Beger y who arrived fome Days after from the fame 

 Port. 



The 8th of December, being the Feaft of the Conception, Fcaft 0/ thh 

 we faw it folemnized, as being the Patronage ofthe City, Gonce P do% 

 by an AfTembly of Horfemen, compofing 4 Troops of 

 Pikemen a Horfeback, and one of Foot, who by the ill 

 Condition of their old Muskets with Refts, and fome Fire- 

 locks they had, fliew'd the Scarcity of Arms there is in the* 

 Country. 



I will not here fpeak of the Ceremony of the Reception 1 

 of a new Enfign ; there w r as nothing in it remarkable, be- 

 fides the manner how the Horfemen made their Horfes trip- 

 it gently along, and the pleafant Trappings ofhisHorfe, 

 that cover'd him down to the Ground with Ribbons of all 

 Sorts of Colours ; to complete that State, he was prece- 

 ded by two Pair of Wooden Kettle-Drums, and two Ket- 

 tle-Drummers in Liveries, with naked Legs. 



The next Day the Prcfident fet forth an Order for all Order t@ difi 

 the French to depart the Kingdom, and be obliged to em- 2?'^^ ' 

 barque within two Days^ with a Prohibition to allow thercv renu - 

 Provilions or Lodgings in the Town, or hire them Horfes,. 

 under the Penalty of 500 Pieces of Eight but thofe Pro- 

 hibitions were ft ill more ftridt, in regard of 7 Ships which 

 had been fitted out at Marfeilles by the Genoeze, and were 



