33^ VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR* 



veHcr from one place to anotW when Ii6 

 finds himfelf fatigued ; and becaufe the 

 canvas, on account of the varnifh, is impe- 

 netrable to water, the hamtnoc becomes a 

 real pirogua, the advantages of which are 

 fo obvious that it is unneceffary to explain 

 them. 



The place mofl frequented by the Euro* 

 peans in the northern part of Madagafcar, 

 is called Foulepointe ; but the natives give 

 it the name of Vauhu^Foulou^ The har- 

 bour is furrounded by a reef of rocks, 

 T^'hich break the force of the waves, and 

 fhelter fliips hoxtv heavy feas. The fhores 

 of it are very bold, and the leaft depth of 

 the water is twenty-three feet at low tides. 



The reef» which con fills of coral rocks, 

 is joined to the main land, and ilretches 

 N. N. E. whilft the coaft ftretches N. N. W. 



The entrance of the harbour, which is 

 on north fide, is about fifty fathoms in 



breadth. 



