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Jan. 1698. Sight Isle Robben, but driven to sea by a storm. 



Feb. 12, „ Anchor in Table Bay. 



Mar. 8, ,, Leave Table Bay, homeward bound. 



Easter Day,, Arrival at St. Helena. 



Apr. 26, „ Leave St. Helena. 



May ,, Pass near Ascension, do not sight it. 



Pass the Line. 

 June ,, Sight coast of Ireland. 



Off Dungesby Head, Scotland, 

 June 28, ,, Arrive at Flushing. 



1701. Le Sieur Luillier's Voyage. 

 Mar. 8, 1702. Death of Kitig William III ; Accession of Q Anne. 



„ Last elephant killed in Cape flats. Voyage of Mackles- 

 field Frigate. 



1705. Abraham Mommer Van de Velde, Governor of Mauritius, 



1707. Leguat in England dedicates his book to Duke of Kent. 

 Oct. 7, 1708. Publication of first edition of Leguat's Voyages. 

 Valentyn's visit to the Cape. 



1710. The Dutch evacuate Mauritius. 



1715. Dufresne takes possession of Mauritius for the French. 



1725. Order in Council to occupy Diego Rays. 



1730. " Relation de ITle Rodrigue." 

 Sept. 1735. Francois Leguat dies in London. 



1760. Pingre at Rodriguez. Kempenfeldt's occupation. 



1763. Admiral Stavorinus at Batavia. 



1769. Bernardin de St. Pierre in the He de France. 



1773. M. de Pages visits the Cape. 



1771:. Sonuerat visits the Cape, 



1810. Mauritius and Bourbon captured by the English, 



1814, Bourbon ceded to the French and renamed He de la 

 Reuuion. 



1843. Wreck of the Queen Victoria at Rodriguez. 



1874. Transit of Venus Expedition. 

 Sep. 11, 1886. Open boat voyage from Rodriguez to Mauritius. 



