§Q VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR, 



flie diflance of from fifteen to twenty 

 leagues from its mouth- The labour necef- 

 fary to bring the navigatioQ of this river to 

 perfection would be very inconriderable, 



Th^ point of Itapera, which is to the 

 north of Fort Dauphin, enclofcs, oa the 

 fouthern fide^ the great bay of Loucar. The 

 ifland of St, Qak fheUers it from |he fea 

 windSjaud prevents th$ fm^l river of Itapera 

 from being choked up with And, like that 

 of Fanfliere, 



The port is on tJie leeward fide of the 

 liland i but the anchoring ground here is 

 little frequented by navigators, becaufe th^ 

 bay of. Loucar abounds with flioals and 

 quickfands. 



The pemnfula of Tholangar was fo.much 

 the more favourable to the eftablifliment 

 of Pronis, as the rich and fertile valley of 

 Amboule, and the proifimity of feveral na- 

 vigable rivers, freed him from all uneafmeft 



refpeding 



