Port Louis.] 
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Such was the answer given to my request for the repairs of 1803 . 
the schooner to be commenced. In compliance with their order the Wedaes^ai". 
officers took me on board, and the remaining books and papers, 
whether relating in any way to the Investigator’s voyage or not, 
even to letters received from my family and friends during several 
years, were all taken away, locked up in a trunk, and sealed. Mr. 
Aken and myself were allowed to take our clothes, but the officers 
dared not venture to let me have any printed books; I must how- 
ever do colonel Monistrol and M. Bonnefoy the justice to say, that 
they acted throughout with much politeness, apologizing for what 
they were obliged by their orders to execute ; and the colonel said 
he would make a representation to the captain-general, who doubt- 
less lay under some mistake. 
This turn to my affairs surprised, and at first stunned me. 
The single circumstance about which I had entertained the least 
apprehension, was the neglect in my passport of providing for any 
other vessel than the Investigator ; but from this order of the cap- 
tain-general, I found myself considered in the light of a £py ; my 
“ Ordonne que le clief de bataillon Monistrol se rendra A bord de la goelette le Cumber- 
land, pour en presence du capitaine Flinders, faire lever les scellds provisoirement missur 
sa chambre, et faire ramasser dans une ou plusieurs malles, touts les autres papiers qui 
peuvent contribuer & augmenter les preuves d4ja acquises contre lui ; lequel, apr&s avoir 
appose de nouveaux scelles sur ces caises ou malles, devra etre reconduit a la maison oil 
sa demarche suspecte a ndcessitS de le faire retenir d&s l’instant m&ne de son arrivde 
dans ce port. 
“Le capitaine-gchi^ral ordonne en outre, que ces malles seront remises a celle dej;\ 
sceltee par le capitaine Flinders ; ajoutant & cette disposition provisoire, que l’dquipage de 
cette goelette sera retenu a la caserne de mer, et qu’un inventaire sera prdalablement fait 
par un commissaire de la marine de tout ce qui peut exister a bord du Cumberland outre 
que les papiers ; lesquels effets seront mis sous le scelld et gardes conform&nent aux re- 
glements : pour apres ces dispositions etre statues ainsi qu’il appartiendra. 
Expedition du present sera adressde au Prefet colonial. 
“ Pour copie conforme 
(Signed), Monistrol, 
Le capitaine-general 
Sign6, De Caen.” 
