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once luxuriant garden were mere wrecks ; and the proprietor 
long dead. 
“We fired a gun as a signal and a boat put off from the 
Frigate and took us on board. The following day being 
Sunday we lay still at our anchorage, and it was always most 
religiously kept, as I observed before. Mr & Mrs Campbell 
came off and joined in the services of the day. 
“ On Monday we steamed away and brought up at about a 
mile from La Digue. The Governor and a party left in the 
launch for Felicite. After their departure, Cap. Fairfax kind- ' 
ly put his cutter at my disposal and we rowed away to La 
Digue. It looked easy enough to land from the ship, but on 
approaching we found a strong current running 14 knots an 
hour, and the surf breaking on the shore. A boat put off to us 
and signed to us to hold on, and we did so till they came up, 
when they said that the pass was very dangerous, but they 
would guide us in. Only a few years ago Dr Eobinson with 
an American Captain and eight of his crew were drowned 
whilst attempting to land. 
“ They piloted us safely in and then I saw about 100 people 
assembled on the shore. As soon as I landed I was greeted 
by the firing of guns and pistols, ringing of hand bells and 
letting off crackers, and found I was receiving the honours 
due to His Excellency. 
“ I was so astonished at my reception and the din of the 
‘ feu-de-joie ’ that for a few minutes I could not make it un- 
derstood I was the wrong man. At last I announced myself 
as the American Consul, but assured them the right man 
would be along in an hour’s time. 
“ In spite of my loss of dignity I was warmly welcomed, and 
after partaking of some refreshment I made my way to Mr 
Isageon’s place, escorted by a policeman, through a grand coco 
nut tree avenue nearly a mile long. 
“ La Digue is about 4 miles long by one broad, rnoro 
wooded than any other of the islands I visited. It has about 
600 inhabitants mostly coloured, and a pretty Catholic church 
which they told me was well attended. Mr Nageon has the 
finest coco grove there; about 60,000 trees all in full bearing, 
