OF LA PEROUSE. 3II 



Stags, goats, and wild boars, are fo plentiful 

 in the woods, that the natives fupply the refi- 

 dent with as many of thein as he choofes, for 

 two mufket cartridges for each animal. The 

 fpecies of wild boar, named hahee-roujja {fiis 

 babyruIJa) is alfo found here. 



The natives appeared to us particularly to 

 dread fcveral fpecies of fnakes, which they told 

 us were very numerous in their ifland ; but I 

 met with none of thefe reptiles during the time 

 of our flay, which I, however, employed in 

 vifiring the forefts pretty conflantly. 



The rainy feafon was not yet arrived; never- 

 thelefs the high mountains collecfled almoll 

 every evening ftorms which burft with a great 

 noife during the night. 



The bay having been founded, there was dif- 

 covered at its entrance, a little on this fide of 

 the eafl point, called Point Ruba, a ledge of 

 rocks, on which was found only from half a 

 fiithom to a fathom water for an extent of about 

 two kilometers towards the weft north-well ; 

 but the reft of the great opening is very deep, 

 even at a little diftance from the weft point, or 

 Point LelTatclIo, which the inhabitants call 

 Tanguioo-Corhciu (Buffalo's Point). 



The aftronomical obfervations which were 

 made in the village of Cayelee gave 3" 21' 54" 



X 4 fou'ii 



