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quarries of rock cryftal, the malTes of 

 which are fo enormous as ahtiofl to furpafa 

 belief. But let me not lofe fight of my 

 objed, and proceec^ to give an account of 

 the eftabliihments formed by the French ia 

 the northern part of Jladagafcar. 



I fhall terminate what appeared to mc 

 mofl: remarkable on this fubjed: by an ac- 

 count of that of Benyowfki. This large 

 eftablifhment, which wai formed under the 

 adminiftratiori of M. le Boynes, coft aa 

 inimenfe fum of money ; had no fuccefs j 

 and ended in a YGty tragical manner. 



Benyowfki has been fo much celebrated 

 that it may not be here improper to give a 

 fhort account of his principal adventures : 

 but that I may not venture to fay any thing 

 without good authority, 1 fhall tranfcribc 

 the memoir which he delivered to the gen-» 

 tlemen intrufted with tlie management of 

 the lile of France- This memoir was dif- 



perfed 



