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IN THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. 



Former History.— Importance of the situation of St. 

 Paul. — Present inhabitants. — Preliminary obser\^a- 

 tions. — To whom does the Island belong? — Fish- 

 eries. — Hot springs.— Singular experiment. — Pen- 

 guins. — Disembarkation. — Inclement weather. — 

 Remarks on the climate of the Island. — Cultivation 

 of European vegetables. — Animal life. — Library in 

 a Fisherman's hut. — Narrative of old Viot. — Re- 

 embarkation. — An official document left beliind. — Some results obtained durinw 

 the stay of the Expedition. — Visit to the Island of Amsterdam. — Whalers. — Search 

 for a Landing-place. — Remarks on the Natural History of the Island. — ^A Con- 

 flagration. — Comparison of the two islands. — A rencontre at sea. — Trade-wind. — 

 Christmas at sea. — "A man overboard." — Cingalese canoe. — ^Arrival at Pont de 

 Galle, in Ceylon. 



The visit of the Austrian frigate Novara to the Islands of 

 Amsterdam and St. Paul, so long confounded with one another, 



