. 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 \ ID' ,1 ; 11 â¢m4 I â Ill I i^. L\ PEROUSE S VOYAGE 78 He win afterwards come to an anchor at the irtiind of Mindanao, in the port fituate on the ibuth fide of the ifland, behind that of Sirangam. After a flay of a fortnight, taken up in fup- plying himk'lf with refrefhments, he will fet fail for the Molucca Iflands, and may anch
. 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 \ ID' ,1 ; 11 â¢m4 I â Ill I i^. L\ PEROUSE S VOYAGE 78 He win afterwards come to an anchor at the irtiind of Mindanao, in the port fituate on the ibuth fide of the ifland, behind that of Sirangam. After a flay of a fortnight, taken up in fup- plying himk'lf with refrefhments, he will fet fail for the Molucca Iflands, and may anchor at Ternate, to procure what further provi^on may be wanting. As the north-wefl monfoon, which then blows to the fouth of the line, would not permit him to pafs the ftraits of Sunda, he will avail him- felf of the variation of the wind near the equa- tor, to ftcer between Ceram, and Bourro, or between Bourro, and Bouton (note ^oj; and he will endeavour to ftand out from between fome of the illands to the eaft or weft of Timor fmte 51;. It is probable, that, having then run beyond the parallel of 10 deg. fouth, he will find him- felf to be out of the north-weft monfoon, and that he may eafiljs with the winds from ^iie caft, and fouth-eafb, ftretch towards the weft, and make the IJle of France, which will be the eighth rendezvous of the lliips, in cafe of fe* paration. He will ftay at the Ifle of France only fo long as is ablblutely nccclTary to put himfelf in a con- dition to return to EurCpe, and will take ad- vantage of the laft months of the fummer, for the in. 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-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788; Milet de Mureau, Louis-Marie-Antoine Destouff, baron de, 1756-1825; Mourelle, Francisco Antonio, Don, 1755-1820. London : Prin
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