. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. i ;' ) "I. 32d LA perouse's voyagiS as fifty thoufand, and by that means to give 2 mortal blow to the trade of the Ruffians at Canton *. Sea-otters begin to be found on the coaft of Ca- lifornia in the 28° of latitude. They are there as plentiful as in the north, but of an inferior quality. On the coaft of America we have tnctde d
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. i ;' ) "I. 32d LA perouse's voyagiS as fifty thoufand, and by that means to give 2 mortal blow to the trade of the Ruffians at Canton *. Sea-otters begin to be found on the coaft of Ca- lifornia in the 28° of latitude. They are there as plentiful as in the north, but of an inferior quality. On the coaft of America we have tnctde difcove- ries, wliich have efcaped former navigators, and wc have taken pofle-fiion of a poft very fit for the efta- blifhment of a fadory. A hundred men might de- fend it againft a confiderable force. Sea-otters are found there alfo in fuch abundance, that we purcliafed a thoufand fkins in a fortnight. They will be fold in China for the benefit of the fai- lors only. All the officers and fcientific men are of opinion, that glory alone can compenfate the hard* (hips and dangers of a voyage like ours. That part of the coaft which lies between 50" and 55" of north latitude, and which was not feen by Cook, will alfo be very intercfting in our narrative. Wc have made important difcoveries} but the par- ticulars cannot be communicated to you in cipher. They will be difpatched to you from Chini, with the notes relative to die political and fecret object of my inftruflions concerning the trade to be carried on upon the coaft of America. * This is probably an error. Kiatchn, on the frontiers of" the two empires, is the emporium of the Ruflian trade with Chinir, and is the place where the}' Icil thoir furs at fo high a price. T. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La Pérouse, Jean
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