VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR* 



** Being perfedly well received by the 

 " people of this ifland, I fpent fome days 

 " amongft them : they fupplied me with 

 ** abundance of prOT'ifions ; and after a mu- 

 ** tual treaty I failed for the ifland of F&r* 



mqfa. Having entered a port in latitude 



23"" 15', and longitude 223% I found 

 " myfelf attacked by the inhabitants, who 

 ** killed three of my nnen. After avenging 

 ** their death, the winds always contrary 

 ** obliged me to make for the continent of 

 ** China, coafting along fome fmall iflands 

 ** known under the name of Pifcatoria ; 

 " and want of water compelled me to enter 

 *• by open force mto Tanafoa^ and to attack 

 ** the Chinefe, who endeavoured to prevent 

 " me from procuring a fupply, I then 

 ** failed for Macao^ a city belonging to her 

 ** moft faithful majefly, where I arrived on 

 " the 2 2d of September, 177 i» 



" In this place I was received with every 



" mark 



