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[At Mauritius ; 
1807. 
August. 
believed that something in them had contributed to my imprison- 
ment; and to an application for the remaining journal, he replied 
that it was wanted for the purpose of making extracts, at which I 
expressed surprise, seeing that it had been in the general’s posses- 
sion near four years, and the French government had made its 
decision. On requesting to know if it were intended to let me em- 
bark in the Wellesley cartel, then in port, it appeared that this had 
not been thought of ; and the colonel hinted, that the order for my 
liberation had been given at a moment when England and France 
were in better intelligence than usual, and perhaps would not be 
granted to an application made at the present time ; and it appeared 
from his conversation, that the restitution of my papers was not to 
be considered an assurance of a speedy departure. 
After quitting colonel Monistrol, I examined the condition of 
the papers, and then sent him the following note and receipt. 
I have the honour to inclose a receipt for the books and papers 
received yesterday. The rats have made great havock amongst them, and 
many papers are wholly destroyed ; hut so far as I have yet examined, those 
which are of the most importance seem to have wholly, or in part escaped 
their ravages. I shall return immediately within the limits of my parole, 
according to the directions of His Excellency the captain -general ; to wait 
the time when he shall be pleased to execute the orders which his Imperial 
and Royal Majesty thought proper to give on March 11, 1806, for my liber- 
ation ; and I have the honour to be, &c. 
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Received from colonel Monistrol, chef de 1’ etat-major-gineral in the 
Isle of France, one trunk containing the remainder of the books, papers, &c. 
taken from me in Port North-West on Dec. 17, 1803, and Dec. 21 of the 
same year; which books and papers, with those received at two different 
times in 1801, make up the whole that were so taken, with the following ex- 
ceptions. » 
1. Various letters and papers cither wholly or in part destroyed by the 
ruts, the remains of whiff, are in the trunk. 
2. 'Ihe third volume of my rough log book, containing the journal of 
