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Lafcars, becaufe the canoe was too ftnall ; 

 but he rejeded that propofition with indig- 

 nation. He took the Lafcars on board the 

 canoe, though he had provifions only for 

 thirteen days, and arrived fafe at Cranga- 

 nore, near Gallic ut, twenty-eight days after 

 his departure from the ifles of Adu. It 

 would be difficult to relate what dangers 

 and fatigue he experienced in that paffage ; 

 but his generous and humane condud, in 

 fo trying a fituation, merits the greateft 

 praife. 



The Ifle of Sable was difcovered in 1723 

 by a veflel called the Diana, commanded by 

 M, de la Femllee ; it is flat, and not much 

 more than a quarter of a mile in circum- 

 ference. At its northern and fouthern ex- 

 tremities, however, frefh water fit for drink- 

 ing was found at the depth of fifteen feet* 

 The Uiiie^ Captain de la Fargue, being 

 (hip wrecked in 1761, the officers and the 



c crew, 



