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fate with which her Governor and the Commodore acting in concert with him had threatened Pondichery. The question seemed to depend upon a cordial understanding between the French Governor and the French Admiral. Madras was comparatively defenceless. The best chance for her safety lay in the possibility of a disagreement, or want of cordial action, between Dupleix and La Bourdonnais.
