The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
THIRD lNsTALMENT.

7 mad no sooner arrived mt Brest, than
Admiral the Count D'Orvlllicr transmit
1rd an account OF my expedition to the
minister OF the marine. IN consequence
Of which 1t was ntimatcd 10 pr. FRANK
lin that His Majesty was DESTROYS tha'
& 7 should repair to Versailles as he was
resolved to employ me on secret expc-
tlition for which purpose he would give
4 me the Indcnne. with other frigates
e with troops, etc, for the purpose OF Ell
fecting a descent. l was instantly IN
p formed of this by the ambassador, VINO
observed to me, at the same time, mat
This must be considered a profound Sc
crct, It being of so Important natu1e
that II had been deemed proper TO WIN
hold communication oil u even 10 ma
colleague.
M. de Sartlne received me with the
most distinguished pollteness, making me
al tho same time the most flattering
PROMISES. and the Prince of Nassau was
sent into Holland to give instructions
for tile necessary arrangements for arm
ing and equlpping the frigata Intended Tor
me. But in short time after THIS.
hostllitics took place between France ana
England in consequence Win the hctioli
with La Belle Poue. This not little
embarrassed the minister OF marine, ana
the difficulty was not diminished by the
intelligence brought by the Prince. who
asserted that the Dutch would not permit
tho Indlcnne to be equipped. 455
AS NJ dc sartine had written to the
three American ministers and obtained
their consent for my remaining IN EN-
rome I offered to serve on board inc
Grand fleet also communicated sever
nj mans for crippling the powers Of Eng
land such MS that OF Destroying ller
trade and settlement on the coast OF
Africa and on tho Hudson Bay; OF nm
Initiating their fisheries In Newfound-
land; interceptins thelr lausr hIa e Ms,l
1ndia. and above all, the Baltic fleet,
which was escorted by a single frlgate'
'as I learned by certain informant from
ENGLAND. The minister adopted the last
Of these plans and accordingly repaired
"a Brest, 10 take the command or one
of the frgates of that port, with Two
others and cutter, ETC., then AZ. o,'
Maloes was dispatched against ehe bal-
tic fleet which he missed my not steer
ing sufficiently near 70 me coast - i1''f'
land to intercept H.
Went to Versailles.
Being greatly disguised with a series
of DELAYS that ensued during nine nlonths'
repaired to Versailles with an intehuon
OF returning to Americh II snoula ny
Immediately obtain q command, LOT luG ~
ollectcd the saying OF Clu Ne.'H'", :,
you wish that your affairs should pe :,
prosperous, superlntend them in person,
etc. This induced me to promise lnnt
IL the minister should at lenglh COMFY
with my request, ] should call my own
ship "Old Richard"
Accordingly, on obtaining La Dur'ts
until better vessel could be procured
I called her ------ She was very
small and nfirm vessel, yet she mad
made four VOYAGES to the West indies,
AS proper guns could not be procured AZ
IIOrient, where the --------~ lay, re-
paired first to Bordeaux, and then to
Angouleme, where made contract for
such as | wanted, On my return, !
found that the Marquis de In Fayette,
who had returned from America was de-
s!rous to see me in the expedition, II be-
Ing Intended that he could command the
body OF land forces, he having obtained
the Kings command for that purpose, K
While the necessary arrangements We're
making at court, q naval commissary
4 purchased nj Nantes a merchantmen
called La Pallas, Of thirty-two eight
FOUNDERS, and a brig, named La Yen-
Eeance, OF twelve three-pounders; hut,
4 neither Of them was calculated for war;
10 these was called La Cert, q very fino