CONTENTS. 
CHAP. I. 
PAGE 
Introductory Description of the Island —its Discovery — 
Extent—Geographical Situation—and general Features, 1 
CHAP. II. 
Divisions of the Island—Descriptive Account of the prin¬ 
cipal Provinces , and their Productions . 7 
CHAP. III. 
Soil—Air and Climate — Agriculture — Towns — Buildings, 20 
CHAP. IV. 
Description of the Natives — Dress — Population — Cha¬ 
racter in regard to foreign Relations—Conduct of the 
French—Introduction of the Slave-Trade—Its Influ¬ 
ence—Domestic Character . 31 
CHAP. V. 
Of the different Classes—The Zafe Rahimini — Their 
Subdivisions — Origin—Indigenous Blacks—Subdivisions 
—Origin of the Aborigines . 49 
CHAP. VI. 
Religion—Object of Faith—Belief in one God—In a 
World of Spirits—Immortality of the Soul—Notion of 
the Sun—Creation of the World—A Day of Rest al¬ 
lowed—Mode of Worship—Sacrifices in Sickness—In 
cases of Derangement—Burial of the Dead — Circum¬ 
cision—Exposing Children to Destruction.—Conclusion 63 
[N. B. By a mistake, Chap. VII. was numbered VIII., which was not per¬ 
ceived until the Work was nearly completed.] 
