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Chapter IV The Cruize of the Lafitte - was under the command of Capt. John Wade; Capt. J. Haviland his second in command. The company of Coast Guards, with volunteers for the Cruise amounting to 100 men, accompanied by Capt. Swingle & his company of Fusilears armed with patent Rifles, Laray bayonets; habited in a modials? uniform. The "Coast Guards", more with an eye to uniformity adopted Red Wollen shirts, White trousers & straw hats armed with Muskets, & pistols, pikes and boarding sword. But there was no scarcity of laletets?, Tomahawks & Bowie knives for close quarters of company?. We have a firm lay & [zafe] gun & the hazard, and twas in Canarader