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.

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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 obtain leave of the English Governor to remain at Senegal--Poverty of that Family--Assistance which they receive--Enterprise of M. Picard--Restoration of the Colony to the French--Description of Senegal and its Environs 98