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260 OUTHIER’S JOURNAL OF A YOYAGE TO THE NORTH.
we took all the places of the St. Omer’s poft coach, for Friday, twentieth of April
1736.
We fet off, Mefirs. de Maupertuis, Clairaut, and Camus, of the academy of {eiences,
Meffieurs Sommereux, Herbelot, and myfelf, by the poft coach on Friday the twentieth
of April, with four fervants. M. Le Monnier who had been detained by bufinefs,
followed ina feparate carriage, and overtook us before we arrived at Louvre, where we
dined with Meflrs. Nicoli and Hellot, of the academy of {ciences, who accompanied us
fo far ; we pafled by Senlis, and arrived to fleep at Pont St. Maxence. On Saturday
the twenty-firft we dined at Gournay, where there is a fine caftle, with canals and
beautiful fountains ; and flept at a fmall town, called Roye. On Sunday the twenty-
fecond we dined at Myaucour, and flept at Perenne. It is a pretty town; the ram-
parts, moftly of turf, form agreeable promenades; the town, furrounded by a great
deal of water, and marfhy lands. Monday the twenty-third, we dined at Bapaume,
and flept at Arras: we arrived there early, and went to fee the abbey of St. Vaatt, its
library, and treafury ; in which was fhewn tous a thorn of the holy crown, and a bit
of the fponge.
‘Tuefday the twenty-fourth, we dined at Souchet, and flept at Bethune, a very hand-
fome town with good fortifications. Wednefday the twenty-fifth, we dined at Aire, and
flept at St. Omer’s, both thefe towns are handfome, large, and have very clean {ftreets.
At St. Omer’s we faw the abbey of St. Bertin and its church, in it on the fummit of a
pillar are the toad and lizard, the hiftory of which is known to every one.
Thurfday morning the twenty-fixth we embarked on the canal in a very pretty/boat ;_ we
dined at Bourbourg, and continued our route in the fame boat to Dunkirk. Wemadea -
quick paflage, with fails fet all the way, and a favourable wind. Near Dunkirk we found
on the banks of the canal, Dr. Lythenius, a Swedifh phyfician who came to France with
M. Le Comte de Chronihelm, a Swedifh nobleman; M. Le Comte de Maurepas
had direéted that they fhould both accompany us to Stockolm ; he alfo ordered M. De
Ja Haye d’Anglemont, commiflary of the marine at Dunkirk, to get ready a veflel for
us, and {tore it with every thing needful.
As foon as we arrived, we went to fee the veffel which was to take us to Stockholm ;
it was {mall but fafe, and abundantly provided with every thing neceflary. M.
d’Anglemont had taken a lodging for us at Dunkirk. Friday the twenty-feventh, we
dined at his houfe in company with Mefirs. de Janfac, andd’Alembon. Sunday evening
the twenty-ninth, while we were-at fupper, M. -Celfius arrived from London ; hehad
feen M. de Maupertuis at Paris, and had taken upon himfelf to caufe fome inftru-
ments to be con{ftruéted in England, which were,of material fervice afterwards.
On Wednefday the fecond of May, Meflrs. de Maupertuis, Clairaut, Camus, Le
Monnier, Gelfius, Sommereux, Herbelot, and myfelf, accompanied by M. Le Comte
de Chronihelm, and Dr. Lythenius, embarked at Dunkirk, on board the Prudent,
commanded by captain Francis Bernard, and piloted by Adam Guenttelik.
The whole of the fhip’s complement was four men and ajboy. . We had five fervants
brought from Paris, and a cook which M. d’Anglemont provided us with,
We weighed anchor, and failed at half paft five in the morning; M. de la Haye
d’ Anglemont accompanied us for the fpace of half a league.
Although the fea was not much agitated, it was not long before we were almoft all
attacked by the fea-ficknefs; and I was worle than any. As the veflel was fmall, our
beds were between decks, which was only three feet high ; the hatchway ferved both for -
door and ‘window, ,
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