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Portuguese Ships, which, being well furnish’d with people, 
oblig’d the Arabs & Moors to retire, nevertheless without 
loss; & that the principal Portuguese Ship, named the 
Capitan , Admiral of this fleet, had apparently been lost, 
either from bad weather, or because of the dearth of 
provisions, there being 1300 men in the Ship, which had 
neither water nor victuals. That the Portuguese prepar’d 
to build a fortress in such a place that no one should be 
able to put foot on their Territory without their permission. 
That he had pass’d a French Vessel, the 15th September 
last, bearing the flag at the main. 
The 16th December, the Sieur de Luche dy’d, Captain 
of the King, Commandant of the Ship Julies. 
The next day, 17th, he was interr’d, four Ensigns carry’d 
his body, & four Captains of the King carry’d the pall, 
numbers of officers follow’d, & then the Troops of Infantry 
march’d, following the order practis’d at the funeral 
ceremonies of Officers. During all the Service the 
cannons of the Ships fired incessantly, & the Soldiers fir’d 
several volleys near the Ditch. 
The 30th December following, Monsieur the Admiral 
left Fort Dauphin, accompany’d by several Officers, & 
about three hundred men of Infantry & Sailors, taking his 
way towards the Plain of Manambarre , six to seven leagues 
distant from Fort Dauphin. 
Some time before this departure, Monsieur the Admiral, war 
having held Council with Monsieur de Champmargou & jiamousset. 
several other persons to consider the best means of holding 
the Province of Anosse belonging to the French in security, 
found that Ramousset, who had become Chief in this Land, 
had given reason for doubting his fidelity, in that he had 
always been unwilling to come to the Fort to render his 
duty and homage, tho’ he had been summon’d many times, 
both by Monsieur de Mondevergues, Monsieur de Champ¬ 
margou, & Monsieur the Admiral, & that he had always 
