VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR. 2§ 



their tongue. If the piece of filver lofcs ita 

 colour^ and becomes black, thofe who fliould 

 eat them would experience the mofb fatal 

 fymptoms, and be expofed to great danger. 

 Several of the people belonging to admiral 

 Bofcawen'fi fquadron loft their lives at Ro- 

 driguez, by not taking this ufeful pre- 

 caution. 



The French have frequented only the 

 eaftern coaft of Madagafcar, The province 

 cf Carnaffi, in which Fort Dauphine ftands, 

 is well known to them, and alfo a part of 

 thofe where Foulepointe, the bay of Antongll, 

 and the ifland of Noffi Hybrahim, are fitu- 

 atcd. 



OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF MADA- 

 GASCAR. 



' j ^HAT part of Madagafcar where Fort 

 Dauphine is fitnated, is very popu- 

 lous. 



