. 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. ^;:-t. M 95 LA PKROUSES VOYAGE fafiffr entrance, and of a fufficicnt depth of wa- ter for the boats to be in no danger of getting aground. " M. de Langlc propofed to me, although 1 was ftill in a weak (late, to accompany him in his cxcurfion, by way of taking an airing on (bore. He took the command of the barge him- fclf, and g
. 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. ^;:-t. M 95 LA PKROUSES VOYAGE fafiffr entrance, and of a fufficicnt depth of wa- ter for the boats to be in no danger of getting aground. " M. de Langlc propofed to me, although 1 was ftill in a weak (late, to accompany him in his cxcurfion, by way of taking an airing on (bore. He took the command of the barge him- fclf, and that of tlie long boat to M. Ic Go- bien. M. Boutin commanded the Bouflfole's long- boat, and M. Mouton the barge. M. Colinet, and Father Receveur, who were both fick, with Meflleurs de Lamanon, la Martiniere, and Lavaux, accompanied us, as well as a number of other perfons belonging to the two frigates, fo that we made up a detachment of fixty-one perfons, the crews of the two barges included. " Whi(.e on our way we faw with concern, that many of the canoes that were alongfide of the Ihip followed us, and were coming to the fame creek. We faw alfo along the rocks, that feparated it from the neighbouring bays, many of the natives repairing thith>?r from the other villages. Upon our arrival at the reef, which forms the creek of the watering place, and only leaves a narrow and {hallow paflTage for boats, we perceived that it was low water, and that the long-boats could not go in without getting aground: they touched accordingly at half a muflcet (hot from the beach, which we could only approach by pufhing them on with our oars, 1 â '. 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,
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