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have accrued from his speech, to the French, before 
the commencement of the cabar. Yet such was the 
case; though a man of great natural powers, and 
standing high in the opinion of his countrymen, his 
moral character had received a taint from his inter¬ 
course with Europeans , vvffio had corrupted him, and 
he became crafty and designing. Bigorne, who was 
the agent of the French, as well as interpreter to 
both parties, was well acquainted with him, and saw 
the necessity of bribing him in two ways ; publicly by 
paying him a great deal of deference and respect, 
and privately by making him considerable presents. 
In consequence of which, depending upon the 
strength of his eloquence, and the influence he 
had acquired over the chiefs, he had formally 
agreed to the resolutions previous to the cabar, 
without their concurrence; and yet at that meet¬ 
ing, by the mere force of his declamation, he 
made them responsible for the fulfilment of the 
treaty. 
The day after the conclusion of the treaty, the 
market at Foule Point was abundantly supplied with 
provisions of every description, and the ships laid in 
their stores at a low price. 
As the establishment at Foule Point was merely a 
factory for the purpose of trade, and as Bigorne had 
acquitted himself so well in the discharge of his 
office, Monsieur Poivre, the intendant at the Isle of 
France, recommended him in the strongest manner to 
the French East-India Company, who, in consequence, 
