Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.

M. DARD, WHOM CONTRARY WINDS HAD DETAINED TEN DAYS IN THE PORT OF ST. LOUIS, COMES ON SHORE TO SEE M. PICARD--AGONY OF M. PICARD--HIS LAST WORDS--HIS DEATH--DESPAIR OF HIS CHILD...

THE CARAVAN REGAINS THE SHORE--A SAIL IS DISCOVERED--IT BRINGS ASSISTANCE TO THE CARAVAN--GREAT GENEROSITY OF AN ENGLISHMAN--CONTINUATION OF THEIR JOURNEY--EXTRAORDINARY HEAT--T...

THE ENGLISH REFUSE TO CEDE THE COLONY OF SENEGAL TO THE FRENCH--THE WHOLE OF THE FRENCH EXPEDITION ARE OBLIGED TO GO AND ENCAMP ON THE PENINSULA OF CAPE VERD--THE PICARD FAMILY...

THE SHIPWRECKED PARTY FORM THEMSELVES INTO A CARAVAN TO GO BY LAND TO SENEGAL--THEY FIND WATER IN THE DESERT--SOME PEOPLE OF THE CARAVAN PROPOSE TO ABANDON THE PICARD FAMILY--GE...

MISS PICARD LIVES IN THE ISLAND OF SAFAL--HER MANNER OF LIVING--SUFFERINGS SHE ENDURED--SHE GATHERS FLOWERS WHICH CONTAIN A DELETERIOUS POISON--HER TWO BROTHERS FALL SICK--THEY...

THE PICARD FAMILY, TORMENTED BY THE MUSQUITOES, THE SERPENTS, AND TIGERS, DETERMINE TO REMOVE THEIR COTTAGE TO THE BANKS OF THE RIVER--THE POULTRY IS DISCOVERED BY THE WILD BEAS...

DEPARTURE OF THE BOATS--THEY SEEM DESIROUS OF TOWING THE RAFT--GENEROUS CONDUCT OF A NAVAL OFFICER--THE ABANDONMENT OF THE RAFT--DESPAIR OF THE WRETCHES WHO ARE LEFT TO THE FURY...

FRESH MISFORTUNES--DESERTION OF THE WORKING NEGROES--RETURN OF M. SCHMALTZ TO SENEGAL--HOPE DESTROYED--GOVERNOR SCHMALTZ REFUSES ALL KIND OF ASSISTANCE TO THE PICARD FAMILY--TIG...

THE COLONY OF SENEGAL AT WAR WITH THE MOORS--THE PICARD FAMILY OBLIGED TO ABANDON THE ISLAND OF SAFAL--THEY GO TO FIND A HOME AT ST LOUIS--M. PICARD HIRES AN APARTMENT FOR HIS F...

M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER-...

THE SICKNESS AND DEATH OF MADAME PICARD BREAK IN UPON THE HAPPINESS OF THE FAMILY--M. PICARD TURNS HIS VIEWS TO COMMERCE--BAD SUCCESS OF HIS ENTERPRISE--THE DISTRACTED AFFAIRS O...

THE CHIEFS OF THE EXPEDITION ORDER THE BOATS TO TAKE THE ROUTE FOR SENEGAL--OBJECTIONS OF SOME GENEROUS OFFICERS--THE SHORES OF THE DESERT OF SAHARA ARE DISCOVERED--IT IS DEFEND...

Early on the morning of the 12th of June, we were on our way to the boats that were to convey us on board the Medusa, which was riding at anchor off the island of Aix, distant a...

At noon, on the 2d of July, soundings were taken. M. Maudet, ensign of the watch, was convinced we were upon the edge of the Arguin Bank. The Captain said to him, as well as to...

THE HELM OF THE MEDUSA IS BROKEN BY THE WAVES--IT IS DETERMINED TO ABANDON THE WRECK OF THE FRIGATE--THE MILITARY ARE PUT UPON THE RAFT--THE GREATER PART OF THE OFFICERS GO INTO...

AFTER THE FRIGHTFUL TEMPEST, THE BOAT, IN WHICH ARE THE PICARD FAMILY, IS STILL DESIROUS OF TAKING THE ROUTE TO SENEGAL--CRUEL ALTERNATIVE TO WHICH THE PASSENGERS ARE DRIVEN--IT...

M. Dard, whom contrary Winds had detained ten Days in the Port of St. Louis, comes on Shore to see M. Picard--Agony of M. Picard--His last Words--His Death--Despair of his Child...

The shipwrecked Party form themselves into a Caravan to go by Land to Senegal--They find Water in the Desert--Some People of the Caravan propose to Abandon the Picard Family--Ge...

The Colony of Senegal at War with the Moors--The Picard Family obliged to abandon the Island of Safal--They go to find a Home at St Louis--M. Picard hires an Apartment for his F...

Miss Picard lives in the Island of Safal--Her Manner of living--Sufferings she endured--She gathers Flowers which contain a deleterious Poison--Her two Brothers fall Sick--They...

The Sickness and Death of Madame Picard break in upon the Happiness of the Family--M. Picard turns his Views to Commerce--Bad Success of his Enterprise--The Distracted Affairs o...

Departure of the Boats--They seem desirous of towing the Raft--Generous Conduct of a Naval Officer--The Abandonment of the Raft--Despair of the Wretches who are left to the fury...

The English refuse to cede the Colony of Senegal to the French--The whole of the French Expedition are obliged to go and encamp on the Peninsula of Cape Verd--The Picard Family...

The Caravan regains the Shore--A Sail is discovered--It brings Assistance to the Caravan--Great Generosity of an Englishman--Continuation of their Journey--Extraordinary Heat--T...

M. Picard makes his first Voyage to Africa, leaving at Paris his Wife and two young Daughters--Death of Madame Picard--The Children taken home to the House of their Grandfather-...

The Chiefs of the Expedition order the Boats to take the Route for Senegal--Objections of some Generous Officers--The Shores of the Desert of Sahara are discovered--The Sailors...

The Helm of the Medusa is broken by the Waves--It is determined to abandon the Wreck of the Frigate--The Military are put upon the Raft--The greater part of the Officers go into...

The Picard Family, tormented by the Musquitoes, the Serpents, and Tigers, determine to remove their Cottage to the Banks of the River--The Poultry is discovered by the wild Beas...

After the Frightful Tempest, the Boat, in which are the Picard Family, is still desirous of taking the Route to Senegal--Cruel Alternative to which the Passengers are Driven--It...

Fresh Misfortunes--Desertion of the Working Negroes--Return of M. Schmaltz to Senegal--Hope Destroyed--Governor Schmaltz refuses all kind of Assistance to the Picard Family--Tig...