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336 OUTHIER’s JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTH.
We fent back our calafheson arriving at the banks of the Scheldt ; and after pafling .
it we met with frefh ones at Mordyk, which carried us to Antwerp, where we again
changed our carriage: we there hired a large coach, which would hold eight perfons.
From Antwerp we had the beft road poflible, well paved, {traight, and planted with
trees on the fides; afterwards befide-a fine canal, which we pafled by a bridge, on com-
ing nigh to Bruffels. The fide of the canal towards the welt is adorned with country
houfes, and magnificent gardens, where fountains are feen playing, and very high and
weil-cut hedges.
On Saturday, the feventeenth, at feven o’clock in the evening, we arrived at Bruffels,
whence we followed the cuftomary road to Paris, where we arrived on Tuefday, the
twentieth, at eight o’clock in the morning.
M. de Maupertuis went forward from Perenni; we proceeded to his houfe, and after
refting ourfelves, we completed our voyage by fupping:all together.
We arrived too late on Tuefday to complete our firft duty, which was to go and
render an account of our expedition to his Majefty, the Cardinal, and. M. de Maurepas.
On Wednefday, the twenty-firft, we all proceeded to Verfailles: we firft went to M.
Le Comte de Maurepas, who received us in the moft kind manner ; he prefented.us to
the Cardinal: Minifter, and afterwards to the King. The Cardinal obferved to us that
the perfect union which had: reigned: among: us: during fo-long.a voyage delighted: him
extremely. M. Le Comte de Maurepas afterwards carried us home to dine with him.
It was fearcely poffible for M. de Maupertuis to prevent the lofs of fome time,,occa-
fioned by the earneftnefs of fo many friends. It wasa week. after our arrival: before he
laid the account of our trigonometrical| obfervations before the academy ;, in which,,on
a large fcale, he expofed the feriesof our triangles.
Friday, the thirteenth of September, we all’ went to the Comte de Maurepas’; I
took my leave of him, and returned to the bifhop of Bayeux,.to refume: my former
courfe of life,
TRAVELS
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