PREFACE. 
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tion, are spelt according to the English ortho¬ 
graphy, but having the French pronunciation. 
There is, therefore, no just ground to ques¬ 
tion his veracity. 
Of Rochon’s Work the writer wishes to 
say but little :—he has made considerable 
use of it; at the same time it is not an au¬ 
thority from which he would seek to form cor¬ 
rect opinions. It was written at a period and 
in a country replete with false philosophy, 
which Rochon appears to have deeply im¬ 
bibed; and he was also intimately connected 
with some of the leading characters at the 
Isle of France, whose cause he has of course 
espoused. 
Benyowsky’s Memoirs, and Wadstrom’s 
Essay, may be placed together, as the latter 
illustrates and confirms the former. The 
Author has given his opinion of Benyowsky’s 
Work, in that part which relates to him, 
and therefore it is unnecessary to repeat it 
here. Dr. Wadstrom’s Essay he found of 
great use in forming that opinion, as that 
gentleman was cotemporary with the Count, 
and was but too well acquainted with the 
bad treatment he received from the French 
government. 
Of the authenticity of the Missionary Ac¬ 
counts, it is unnecessary to say a word. The 
