TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM DUTCH EDITION. IxV 



Epitaph ia his honour. Our Author objects to sail a second 

 time. His objections over-ruled, and how. Takes leave of 

 the said Island and bestows a benediction on it. [End of 

 Parti.] 108-lo7 



(PART II.) 

 Tenth Ch.\pter. 



They set sail for the second time. Are caught in a severe storm 

 on the eighth day. Arrive at Mauritius. Repair to the house 

 of the Governor. Find there their Ship's Barber and their 

 companion, Jan Andre Gu/fjuer, who had been taken from 

 them. Practical joke of the skipper. Jan de la Haije sells 

 his Silversmith's tools and with them, but without being 

 aware of it, a piece of Ambergris. How they got into trouble 

 about this. The Governor has their little vessel burnt, throw- 

 ing them into prison, confiscates their goods and finally sends 

 them to a Rock in the Sea .... 139-160 



Eleventh Chapter. 



The Author and his companions on the Rock. He describes their 

 experiences. He falls ill and requests to be taken back 

 ashore, but this is refused. He begs for some fresh meat, 

 which is also refused. La Case and Testard begin to suffer 

 from the same illness. A Dutch ship is sighted in the Road. 

 Be**le and La Haye go to Mauritius and lodge a complaint 

 with the Officers of the ship, in the presence of the Governor. 

 They are seut back wit!i fearful threats. The said officers 

 visit them on their Rock, but dare not take them off. The 

 Governor is married and allows our Author to come to 

 Mauritius, on the occasion, but does not grant him an inter- 

 view. Finally he is sent back to the Rock again . 160-172 



Twelfth Chapter. 

 To raise their fallen spirits our exiles set to making hats. How 

 they won the favour of the people through this. The inhabi- 

 tants of Mauritius sometimes, without the knowledge of the 

 Governor, send some fresh food to the Rock. They hit upon 

 a curious way of catching fish, and where. They catch a Sea- 

 Snake of more than sixty pounds and how they endanger 

 their lives through this. Description of the so-named birds 



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