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with his two sons, whom he intended to place at a school in Ger¬ 
many; Major Chotard,* with his lady and four children, and also 
a young Italian scene-painter, from New Orleans, called Fogliardi, 
who married there a very old but extremely rich wife, and was 
on his way to France and Italy, to escape with his better half 
from the quizzical jokes of the wicked wags of New Orleans. 
Although the deck of the Edward Quesnell was very narrow, Mr. 
Hottinguer had received a present of an elegant saddle-horse from 
his friends at New York, which, to please those friends, he was 
forced to take with him; therefore there was a stable erected 
for it on the deck, which took up a great space, and caused much 
inconvenience. Mr. Hottinguer and Colonel de Quartel accom¬ 
panied me back to the Pacific, and remained some time with me. 
It was a charming moonlight evening; the wind, however, still 
continued unfavourable. 
On the 18th of June, just one year had elapsed since I departed 
in the Pallas from Falmouth. The whole of this day we had dull 
weather; the wind remained unfavourable, and the vessel rode at 
anchor. Among our fellow travellers there were several very 
agreeable individuals. The English military surgeon was a very 
sprightly man, who perfectly understood how to cheer up the 
spirits of the ladies. Mr. Wilkins, a very elegant young man 
of good education, had been previously introduced to me by Go¬ 
vernor Clinton in New York. One of the clergymen, the Abbe 
Leroux, an elderly Frenchman, we found tolerably dull. With 
regard to the other, the Abbe Richards, I heard it stated, that he 
had been originally a Protestant minister in Virginia, and had 
removed to Montreal, to endeavour to make proselytes in the 
seminary of that place; but in his controversies he became so 
won over to the Catholic faith, that he was not only converted, 
but likewise took the orders of Catholic priesthood. One of our 
boats went ashore, and the steward brought back some fresh pro¬ 
visions, among others tolerably large clams, which, when roasted 
or stewed in a rich sauce, resemble the flavour of the lobster, as 
likewise a species of large crab, termed horse-shoe, which resem¬ 
bles the Molucca crab, having a long pointed spine instead of a 
tail. The form of the shell of this crab resembles a horse-shoe; 
seen from the under part it is all alive; they have ten nippers, 
with which they seize their prey, and which answer likewise for 
feet. In the afternoon we received a visit from Mr. Hottinguer, 
Colonel de Quartel, Baron Lederer, and Mr. Fogliardi. I escorted 
those gentlemen back to the Edward Quesnell. The sea running 
rather high, we were splashed by the salt water. Our trip seen 
* Whose acquaintance I made on the Mississippi during my trip from Louis* 
ville to Cincinnati. 
