24 
Relation 
[1669 
The next day Monsieur de Preaux Mercy, Captain in 
the Royal Navy, & Envoy of his Majesty, to carry his 
orders in the Oriental Countries, embark’d in our little 
Boat with several other persons & went a-shoar, on reaching 
which he gave to the said Sieur Regnault the Orders of the 
King and of the Company which he had for him. 
They also mann’d our large Boat to carry the sick to 
land, they embark’d forty of them at different times. Two 
of them dy’d on reaching land ; & the next day two 
others, who were unable to suffer the subtle air of this 
Island. 
We stay’d fifteen days in the Roads of St. Denis, & 
during this time our sick regain’d their health ; those who 
were well, of which number I was, had the pleasure of 
making good cheer with the fresh provisions of this Land, 
Birds are and of going out hunting ; Game is in such quantity in 
1 and in the this Island that it needs not fusil, powder, or lead to kill 
Bourton. L; but only a stick ; & one man alone in one hour can 
kill more of it than twenty others could eat in two days. 
I shall speak more of this Island hereafter. 
The fifteenth of the current month, we weigh’d anchor 
from St. Denis, & came to anchor at seven leagues from 
there, at the Settlement named St. Paul^ in order to there 
take Sea-Turtle and salt it. This place of St. Paul is where 
the Turtle comes a-shoar, because of the sandy Bay. 
We stay’d 8 days more in this place, & during this 
time our sick folk were able to regain their strength. 
One hun- After having stay’d 24 days in the Island of Bourbon, 
gwdafipe- 0 f& our sick having recover’d their health, we weigh’d 
Satisfy their anchor, laden with fresh provisions of this Land ; to wit, 
onefvpast Pig s > Goats and Fowls, Pigeons & other game; Onions, 
°Turth ea Limes, Cabbages, Lettuces, & Purslane; with many 
atone. Land Tortoises, & 24 great Sea Turtles alive, besides 
thirty which we had salted. 
The wind having been favourable since our departure 
