CHAPTER X.. The English Refuse to Cede the Colony of Senegal

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