CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. 
CHAPTER II. 
Departure from Wreck-Reef Bank in a boat. Boisterous weather. The Coast of New 
South Wales reached, and followed. Natives at Point Look-out. Landing near 
Smoky Cape ; and again near Port Hunter. Arrival at Port Jackson on the thirteenth 
day. Return to Wreck Reef with a ship and two schooners. Arrangements at the 
Bank. Account of the reef, with nautical and other remarks. - Page 315 to 333 
CHAPTER III. ' 
Passage in the Cumberland to Torres' Strait. Eastern Fields and Pandora's Entrance. 
New channels amongst the reefs. Anchorage at Half-way Island, and under the York 
Isles. Prince of Wales's Islands further examined. Booby Isle. Passage across the 
Gulph of Carpentaria. Anchorage at WesseFs Islands. Passage to Coepang Bay, in 
Timor; and to Mauritius, where the leakiness of the Cumberland makes it necessary 
to stop. Anchorage at the Baye du Cap, and departure for Port Louis. 334 to 35 S 
CHAPTER IV. 
Arrival at Port Louis (or North-West) in Mauritius. Interview with the French governor. 
Seizure of the Cumberland, with the charts and journals of the Investigator's voyage ; 
and imprisonment of the commander and people. Letters to the governor, with his 
answer. Restitution of some books and charts. Friendly act of the English interpreter. 
Propositions made to the governor. Humane conduct of captain Bergeret. Reflec- 
tions on a voyage of discovery. Removal to the Maison Despeaux or Garden Prison. 
359 to S89 
CHAPTER V. 
Prisoners in the Maison Despeaux or Garden Prison. Application to admiral Linois. 
Spy-glasses and swords taken. Some papers restored. Opinions upon the detention of 
the Cumberland. Letter of captain Baudin. An English squadron arrives off Mau- 
ritius : its consequences. Arrival of a French officer with despatches, and observations 
thereon. Passages in the Moniteur, with remarks. Mr. Aken liberated. Arrival of 
cartels from India. Application made by the marquis Wellesley. Different treatment 
of English and French prisoners. Prizes brought to Mauritius in sixteen months. 
Departure of all prisoners of war. Permission to quit the Garden Prison. Astrono- 
mical observations. _____ 390 to 417 
CHAPTER VI. 
Parole given. Journey into the interior of Mauritius. The governor's country seat. 
Residence at the Refuge, in that Part of Wilhems Plains called Vacouas. Its situa- 
tion and climate, with the mountains, rivers, cascades, and views near it. The Mare 
aux Vacouas and Grand Bassin. State of cultivation and produce of Vacouas ; its 
black ebony, game, and wild fruits ; and freedom from noxious insects. 418 to 438 
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