Excerpt from The History of Mauritius, or the Isle of France, and the Neighbouring Islands: From Their First Discovery to the Present Time; Composed Principally From the Papers and Memoirs of Baron Grant, Who Resided Twenty Years in the Island, by His Son, Charles Grant, Viscount De Vaux I shall now proceed today before my readers, the plan of my work, and the arrangements which circumstances have obliged me to adopt in the order of it. The description of the Isle of France is collected from my father's correspondence; the accounts given or communicated to me by my friends, as well as authentic papers which I have been permitted to examine, and the printed works of distinguished writers. I experience a sensible pleasure in unfolding the observations and important Opera tions of those eminent persons who have acted their parts on the-seas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.