New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-04

IA a place Of refreehment Iof sucH 'c'o0'''
in their simplicity that no other nation ~ou~ e'.'
be likely to discover the secret oil their rou'o ~
India and that. therefore, they should remain III
ou;et uossessiou of their monopoly Of Indian COM
merce.
In the year 1898, squadron Of Dutch vessels
while attempting to reach their possessions III oaH'
tam, were separated BY violent tempest d. '"e
Cape of Good Hope, and FIVE of them, sommanoea
BY ADMIRAL Van Marwict, accidentally fell lii WIN
this island, which they knew only by name mo
Admiral sent out boats and made most careial eA'
animation of it. The parties found an astonishing
variety Of tame BIRDS an abundance OF water, ana
n most luxurious vegetation On the shore was
about three hundred weight of wax, impressed WIN
Greek characters and some parts OF vessei, Dut ho
trace of human beings was discernple;
After returning thanks, the Admiral named tue
island "Mauritius," for Count Maurice, OF Nassau
then Stakeholder Of Holland and the port - Mar
wick Haven" for himself.
He. however left no colony there's but coDtehted
himself with blazOning the Dutch arms on an es
cutcheon affixed to tree. He planted piece OF
ground surrounded it BY an enclosure, refreshed MS
men, and then departed. 49,, w.,
In 1901. another Dutch vessel, being off the Island
sent Yacht ashore to take more minute survey oi
it. They returned with poor Frenchman VINO had
| been playing Robinson CrusOe there for some
| months. He had escaped with some comrades, from
Malacta in an open boat, aud had been abandoned
by his companions on bis refusing 10 continue VIII"
| them on their hazardous voyage.
Ii seems that the first permanent establishments
of the Dutch was at the South Eastern fort III lhe
| wear i644. Their first Governor, Van der Mesltr'
resolving TO make the most of the resources ol .ae
island and thinking the new colony was crd'Pe" II,
its energies by the deficiency OF LABOR, seh' 'sSo'
| TO the French colony at Madagascar to purchase
some slaves. -,
This humane request was acceded to by Prons, tue
| French Governor whc kidnapped a number OF Male
CACHES. who had settled under his protection. This
breach of faith ultimately proved the ruin OF ootn
colonies: for the natives of Madagascar on discover
ing that sixteen women Of the distinguished tribe OF
Jobarittis were among the captured turned against
the French; and no sooner were the slaves landed
at Maurtus than large party of them fed 70 Tue
woods and the Others rendered furious by the harsh
treatment they received, soon followed their example:
Thus WAS raised up band of men called "Marons,
who DESTROYS of revenge, were ever on the watch 10
| insult and attack their Oppressors.
| Harassed on one side by these depredators, ana
checked in all progress by the parsmony of their
| East India Company the Dutch were compelled 10
abandon the Island The Marons fearing their re.
turn molested every vessel that visited the island
for REFRESHMENTS and frequently surprised andShled
| the crews.
| To remedy such disasters, the Dutch resolved on
resettlDg Mauritius. They immediately formed
three colonies one in the northern, another III the
northwest. and the other in the southeast part OF
the island They appointed a Governor, banlshed
here their State criminals from Batavia and their other
| colonies built fort-which the blacks destroyed;
built another of stone, planted garden, cultivated
tobacco and struggled on. But as nothing seemed 10
prosper with Them they resolved upon abandoning the
| Co xr;fb iuo hpir
| Good Hope, they gave up all connection with the
| beautiful isle which they had found paradise, and
which they left covered with the trail of the SER
pent.
10 Mauritius and took formal possession OF 1t under
| the name of the Isle of France.
In 1921, the Chevalier Jean Baptiste GARNER de
| Faugeray, commanding the "Victor of st. Male
repeated in the name of the French East India
| Compapy the act of possession, either ignorant OF
the existence Of previous act on the part VI his
countumen, or else to make assurance doubly sure.
BE that rs it may, about this time Mr. de Beauyil'
lers, the Governor of Bourbon (Which had been IN
the possession of the French since 1864, sent sew
| eral cOlcnists from that isand-and the same year
| NJ. de NyOn, a knight Of the Order of st. Louis
was formally invested with the Lieutenant Cover
norshp Of the new colony in which he arrived in
| January 1922 and began his administration by the
establishment of Provincial Council composed Of
six Of the principal inhabitants. In addition to the
| colonists from Bourbon was party of French who
| had escaped from the massacre of the French col
Ony at Port Dauphn, in Madagascar, and who,
| without any form Of government, had established
themselves in the southeast part of the island
In order to attract immigrants, the East
India Company offered to assist all respectable fam
| lies who would settle on the Island Many families
emigrated from st. MalO, and permanently estab
isbed Themselves
The Company now attempted the cultivation Of
spice plants, and in the deeds of all concessions Of
lands, the obligation to carry out its views in this
matter formed the principal stipulation.
For several years the colony was not very prosper
QUE. The Governors resided at Bourbon They
| had trouble with the MarOns, who compelled the
inhabitants in one part of the Island to abandon
their settlement. Then they had violent hurricane;
many times they were almost determined to aban-
| don the Island as the Dutch had done, but some
event always occurred to prevent their carrying
| their design into execution
| At length the East India Company resolved to
| have the island infinitely explored. The report Was
favorable that they at once perceived the immense
advantage if might be to them in their eastern COM
i merce. They therefore gave full power to ~
Maize de Ia BOurdOnnais (whO had already visited it
to carry out their views, and in 1874 he was ap-
pointed Governor of the Isles Of France and
| Bourbon.
The change that took place in the Isle of France
during the twelve years of the administration Of
n. LIE BOufdOnnas is astonishing. He may truly
be said to have been the founder Of the colony He
aroused the disconsolate inhabitants from the state
Of apathy into which they had fallen-lnduced them
to cultivate indigo, sugar cane and the maniOc,
which be had himself brought from Brazil. He es-
tablished "Conseil Superieur," and changed the
port from the southeast to what is now the City of
| Port Louis.
He built forts, hospitals arsenals, barracks es.
tablished roads, place for repairing vessels built