CHRONOLOGICAL TABLK OF EVENTS. Ivii 



1674. M. de la Haye revisits Bourbon. 

 1677. li^aac Laniotius, Goveruor of Mauritius. 

 16S5. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. 



1688. Fort Spielwyk erected at Bantam. First Huguenots 



leave the Netherlands for South Africa. 



1689. Arrival of Huguenots at Cape of Good Hope. 

 Marquis Henri Da Quesne publishes " Memoires" on 



Eden. 

 Apr. 26, ,, King William III issues a declaration inviting French 



Protestants to England. 

 Aug. 6, ,, Francois Legiiat passes from France into Holland. 



,, Equipment of La Droile, to which Leguat is appointed 



Major. 

 ,, La Dwile and consort, disarmed. 

 16'J0. Tbe Frigate Sivallow, commanded by Captain Anthony 

 Yalleau, fitted out. 

 Lpguat and nine companions, the adventurers, embark 

 as passengers. 

 July 10, ,, The .?«'a//oM' leaves Amsterdam. 



13, „ Arrival in Texel road. 

 Sept. 4, „ Swallow leaves Texel with convoy of 24 sail, English and 

 Dutch. 

 18, „ Escape from shipwreck off Schetland Isles. 

 Oct. 22, „ Arrival at Canary Islands. 



29, „ Arrival at Cape de Verde Island. 

 31, „ Island of Salt. 

 Nov. 6, ,, Leave Salt Island. 



20, „ [Revolt of Pere Hyaciuthe in IJourbon]. 

 Dec. 27, ,, Tristan d'Acunlia. 

 Jan. ] 3, 1691. Sight Robben Island. 

 26, „ Anchor in Table Bay. 

 Feb. 13, ,, Depart from Cape of Good Hope 

 Mar. 15, „ Great storm encountered. 

 Apr. 3, ,, Isle of Eden sighted. 



15, „ Death of John Pagni, one of the adventurer?. 

 25, ,, Diego Ruys sighted. 



May 1, ,, Leguat lands on Diego-Rodrigo. 



16, „ Capt. Valleau leaves Peter Thomas and takes away 



Jacques Guiguer and Pierrot, deserts the adventurers. 

 1692. Roelof Diodati, Governor of Mauritius. 

 „ Adventurers employed in building a boat. 

 Apr. 19, 1693. First attempt to leave the island unsuccessful. The boat 



strikes on a rock. 

 May 8, ,, Death of Isaac Boyer. 



