The child was christened Julie de Fontanges, after her grandmother.

My poor brother had intended to take his passage home in the same vessel, his successor being hourly expected; but the frigate in which the new governor had embarked was taken by an English squadron, and my brother was forced to remain here." "Then the property must undoubtedly belong to the marquis," replied Newton: "I only wish I could have been able to assure him that his wife and child were equally safe; but that I am afraid is impossible, as there can be no doubt but that they were all lost.

Do you mean to communicate what I have told you to the marquis ?" "By no means: it will only tear open a wound which has but partially healed.

If you will send me all the particulars when you return I shall feel much obliged, not that the effects are of any consequence.

The marquise and her child are undoubtedly lost; and it could be no consolation to my brother to ascertain that a trunk of their effects had been saved." Here the conversation dropped, and was never again renewed.
Newton was heartily welcomed again at Lieu Desire, where he remained three weeks, when a note from the governor informed him that a cartel was about to sail.
It was with mutual pain that Newton and his kind friends took their farewell of each other.