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by many large rivers, which contain plenty of fish, 
and some of them are navigable. The sugar-cane is 
so plentiful, and the quality so productive, that many 
ships might be annually laden with sugar, if the natives 
were acquainted with the mode of manufacture, and 
possessed the necessary implements. 
The district of Ambohitsmene takes its name from 
the Red Mountains, round which it lies. These 
mountains, situated in 20°. latitude, extend fifteen 
leagues inland, besides stretching along the coast, 
and are beheld from a great distance at sea ; the 
highest of them being elevated eighteen hundred 
fathoms above its level. In its shape it bears a 
great resemblance to the Table Mountain, at the 
Cape of Good Hope; but the islanders say it is 
inaccessible to Europeans, on account of the steep 
rocks and precipices with which it is surrounded. 
Ambohitsmene, in other respects, is flat and marshy; 
and there is a lake fifteen leagues in length, and the 
same in breadth, containing several small islands. 
The inhabitants are called Zaferahongs : their rivers 
produce gold dust, and they are rich in iron, cattle, 
rice, sugar-canes, yams, silk garments, See. The bay 
or gulf of Tametave, called by the French Port-aux- 
Prunes, or Plum Harbour, belongs to this district. It 
is situated in 18°. 30'. latitude, and receives the waters 
of several rivers, one of which is navigable for ships. 
The province of Voolou-Voolou lies next to the 
foregoing: in this district is situated the port called 
by the French Foule Point; but the natives give it 
