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** mark of friendfKip, by the Sieur Sa!ema 

 •* de SalJanhaj the governor, and obtained 

 ** permiflioa for me and my crew to land j 

 ** but we left our arms in the fliip, in order 

 " that we might excite no fufpicion. Here 

 *' I learned that there was a league of friend- 

 ** fhip between our augufl: fove reigns ; and 

 ** being defirous of keeping a fecret, in 

 ** which they were interefted, I afked per- 

 *' mifTion to hoift the flag of his moil: Chrif- 

 ** tian Majefty, which I obtained. 



** What can I fay more to your excellency, 

 *' that your own people are riot able to in* 



form you of ? Having tranfported my 

 ** ^^^gg^g^ to the houfe of M. de Robien, 



the prefident of the council^ now in China, 

 " I embarked, on the 1 7th of January, with 

 ** my crew, in two trading velTels, and ar- 

 *c rived fafc and found in the Ifle of France, 

 " where I have drawn up the prefcnt rela- 

 tlon : I beg, therefore, that you would be 

 T pleafed 



