Voyage in search of La Pérouse : performed by order of the Constituent Assembly, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 . VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF LA PER O USE. sa<»«Jc»*« CHAP. I. Departure from Brejl—Arrival at St. Croix, in theIJland of Tenerijfe—Journey to the Peak of Te-77eriffe—Refufitation of a Sailor who had been drowned Some daring Robbers carry off his Clothes—Two of our Natnralifls are attacked witha Spitting of Blood, which obliges them to giveup their Deftgn of Proceeding to the Summit ofthe Peak—Englfh VeJJels in tht Road of St,. Croix—Different Reftdts from the Obfervationsma
Voyage in search of La Pérouse : performed by order of the Constituent Assembly, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 . VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF LA PER O USE. sa<»«Jc»*« CHAP. I. Departure from Brejl—Arrival at St. Croix, in theIJland of Tenerijfe—Journey to the Peak of Te-77eriffe—Refufitation of a Sailor who had been drowned Some daring Robbers carry off his Clothes—Two of our Natnralifls are attacked witha Spitting of Blood, which obliges them to giveup their Deftgn of Proceeding to the Summit ofthe Peak—Englfh VeJJels in tht Road of St,. Croix—Different Reftdts from the Obfervationsmade in Order to determine the Variatio7ts of theNeedle—New Eruption of a Volcano to the Southeafl of the Peak, AUGUST, 1791. THE equipment of the two vefTels appointedfor the voyage which we were about to un-dertake being already in a ftate of great forward-nefs, towards the clofe of the month of Auguft,wx received orders from General Dentrecafteauxto repair to Breft. I had the pleafure of travellingthither in the company of three perfons engagedVol. I. C in 34 VOYAGE IN SEARCH [l/QL m the fame expeditio
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