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Madra§ to M. Despremesnil, M. de la Bourdonnais ordered all the troops to be 
drawn up, and resigned them, October 23, 1746, to his command. As the ap¬ 
prehension of another hurricane had obliged his vessel to get into the offing, he 
threw himself into a catamaran, and joined her at the distance of four, leagues, in a 
boisterous sea; when he sailed for Pondicherry, leaving his papers, baggage, and 
servants, to be dispatched after him on the following day, &c. 
Grant, 
