CHAPTER IV.

Arrival at Port Louis (or North-West) in Mauritius. 
Interview with the French governor. 
Seizure of the Cumberland, with the charts and journals of the
Investigator’s voyage; and imprisonment of the commander and people. 
Letters to the governor, with his answer. 
Restitution of some books and charts. 
Friendly act of the English interpreter. 
Propositions made to the governor. 
Humane conduct of captain Bergeret. 
Reflections on a voyage of discovery. 
Removal to the Maison Despeaux or Garden Prison.

CHAPTER V.

Prisoners in the Maison Despeaux or Garden Prison. 
Application to admiral Linois. 
Spy-glasses and swords taken. 
Some papers restored. 
Opinions upon the detention of the Cumberland. 
Letter of captain Baudin. 
An English squadron arrives off Mauritius:  its consequences. 
Arrival of a French officer with despatches, and observations thereon. 
Passages in the Moniteur, with remarks. 
Mr. Aken liberated. 
Arrival of cartels from India. 
Applicatiou made by the marquis Wellesley. 
Different treatment of English and French prisoners. 
Prizes brought to Mauritius in sixteen months. 
Departure of all prisoners of war. 
Permission to quit the Garden Prison. 
Astronomical observations.

CHAPTER VI.

Parole given. 
Journey into the interior of Mauritius. 
The governor’s country seat. 
Residence at the Refuge, in that Part of Williems Plains called Vacouas. 
Its situation and climate, with the mountains, rivers, cascades, and
views near it. 
The Mare aux Vacouas and Grand Bassin. 
State of cultivation and produce of Vacouas;
its black ebony, game, and wild fruits; and freedom from noxious insects.

CHAPTER VII.

Occupations at Vacouas. 
Hospitality of the inhabitants. 
Letters from England. 
Refusal to be sent to France repeated. 
Account of two hurricanes, of a subterraneous stream and circular pit. 
Habitation of La Perouse. 
Letters to the French marine minister, National Institute, etc. 
Letters from Sir Edward Pellew. 
Caverns in the Plains of St. Pierre. 
Visit to Port Louis. 
Narrative transmitted to England. 
Letter to captain Bergeret on his departure for France.

CHAPTER VIII

Effects of repeated disappointment on the mind. 
Arrival of a cartel, and of letters from India. 
Letter of the French marine minister. 
Restitution of papers. 
Applications for liberty evasively answered. 
Attempted seizure of private letters. 
Memorial to the minister. 
Encroachments made at Paris on the Investigator’s discoveries. 
Expected attack on Mauritius produces an abridgment of Liberty. 
Strict blockade. 
Arrival of another cartel from India. 
State of the public finances in Mauritius. 
French cartel sails for the Cape of Good Hope.