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Relation 
[1671 
refus’d & contented himself by sending some of his People. 
Moreover, that he had an understanding with Ramillange , 
the declar’d enemy of the French, to whom he had given 
one of his daughters as wife. As also Ramousset, having 
plenty of fire-arms & of ammunition, things which ought 
not to be for his use more than for other Blacks, having 
been summon’d to remit them into the hands of the 
French, from whom he had obtain’d them by purchase, 
he had made answer that he would never surrender the 
arms but with his life. On this information Monsieur the 
Admiral and the Council concluded to make war on 
Ramousset, who had it in his power greatly to incom¬ 
mode the French ; ’tis why Monsieur the Admiral set 
out, as I have said, with the design of going to Ramous- 
set’s, Who had fixed his dwelling near the plain of Manam- 
barre. 
The first of January following, 1671, Messieurs de 
Grateloup & Champmargou departed also from the Fort 
to join Monsieur the Admiral. 
The Frigate, Diligente , left with a long Boat & three 
Shallops, all fill’d with Officers & Sailors, going to the 
appointed rendez-vous , from whence to go on to Ramous- 
set’s residence. 
Orders had also been issu’d to several French Settlers 
of the Island to present themselves at the rendez-vous & 
to bring there their Blacks, which they did, being all 
assembl’d, there were more than seven hundred French, 
& at least six hundred Blacks, to make war upon their 
Enemies, who were not more than one hundred men. 
They were with Ramousset, who, having been advis’d of 
it, had fortified himself as well as he could in his Village, 
& boldly awaited the attack which was prepar’d against 
him, which having been deliver’d, he defended himself 
vigorously with his hundred men ; they kill’d many 
Soldiers with shots from Arquebuzes , & wounded some 
