. Wont '
P e rdu.
Forefts.,
f r a n e f tew i
^rronebus, as' this lakeF&lis' rid) tfbfej&Siori; wifh tile' noted: cafcades off
Marbope, vdu(dh,fl@:w 'from an other lake to the w e ft; and Lapeyroufe-
has pointed out other gpofs miftakes in the topography of this intereft-
ing difhidh H e adds that it is probable-that the iole accefs- to the:
iiimnait of Ment Perdu will be found on the fide of Spain, thefe fhe-
ipg, fiaMe fummita seal tide by -the'
Three Sifters ?;th^Kigheft tlfe&toSidi; arM<h flM do-weft ©ri ||hef
o u th , l f # fepapated, as« would appear, By’ large ' g4aniSr's,i'?i|From this
ifo m e fiih e Pyrenees'tfeape^oi^id^rieluftes' that ^B®rexiflJ5*W&jbb 0
itioyritaSnSji.hi "which: bands, off gphiilel porphyry, trap, hpt^g^nHe,..
and pebrciftlex, alternate verticalfy .with primitjlreU'Hi^ibl^i andf aa&fo
intermingled; a& to. pravel' arctjjwpum -origin'. But in Ae,;Jlgffieh,ees
thefe bands are furniouilte.d’ by fe&omlary limeftone, replfetei with jn.a-
3«a)4%©rls, and: gontamiag even fkeleton-9 .*>£ animals, rito6' thkfcJd$Gfeii-
dtades'that the higheft Bioimtains'eiffysete^amcmurfl: have yieMed to the
ferry a£' th e ocean," andi th a t th u -fficandary, pasts Morae.' moron-exift.
Mr.. Townfend,+ ohferves, that theTix&ftoitethndri&hifttis feed'dpietve**
getatiori an. the N. ®f the- Pyrenees* while*the - fcafiff is Barren*"and1 ebti-
h f ts o f granite ; whiter in faG, mountains are* generally barren,afifft |fre-
e i^» a r"o n - thfe S. .Mid: W . -beGaife the» m e l Ju^ltent1 Faltfs -a®df t&d&gefts,
ftoBtefrom thofe. Demons. Yet- this- hriefcac^Jafeief t ^ P y r e n ^ i j k h f t
^ elofed with the« obfeirkatiott, t b i t w hite Sauflure has* ea y km ari, with
fedulouidkill the fobftance's wftkW GCmpefq the A 1J% tsHereids. ms» yjorkt
concerning the Pyrenees off great) refearch, or patient inveftigation.
The forefts of prance are numerous* and- extenfive and as wood is
th e general fuel, attention- to their growth becomes indifpenfahle. Two-
of the mod. remarkable are thofe of Orleans and Ardennes,, the former
for extent and the numerous- troops of. banditti who ufed to infeft its-
preeinas ; the latter for ancient fame and'events o f chivalry. The. fo-
reft o f Ardennes* extended from Rheims to Tournay, and on the N. E.
to Sedan in the prefent department o f -the Ardennes; T o thefe names
might be added the foreft of Pontainbleau, and many ethers, which
here to enumerate would be fuperfluous, as almoft every fe igneur||||d'
CH.AR. j j® ■ N 4 ’!l%rK:4sL 1 GE OGR A PH Y . m
B is f o r e f t , i n w h i c h h e p a f l e d t h e g r e a t e f t p a r t o f . h i s l i f e am o n g h i s F orests.
b r e t h r e n t h e w i ld , b c a f t s \ .
N o tw i t h f t a n d i n g t h e p a in s t h a t h a v e h i t h e r t o b e e n b e l l o w e d b y Botany.
F r e n c h , n a tm f l i r t s in i lu f t r a t i n g th e ; f l o r a o f t h e i r n a t i v e c o u n t r y , i t
f t i ll r em a in s in an im p e r f e G f t a t e : p a r t i c u la r d i f t r i& s , a s t h e e n v i r o n s »
riff ptmtReJ'lk'-Sft'Of .of.Parish"iw S k aen fuE yje ye .d with ^opr-i
f i d ^ r a | ) f e a j ^ p ^ y j , h i i ^ i 11 a n y ^ th ^ ! m g ,m j s r ib w e t ibg> p o m -
p ^ ^ s n j l ' y ^ i t b o a i l * b«< made^fe^!** ot^tM^met^b^®-o'pr#dn<3;ions of;
HanCel^y ljlk e feat iq d ,^ ii^ i|^ ;e ^ |||n |.i .and ibhwi<au*| it^?wtoate, that
g g s ^ h l y ^ m @ p e K um p .€ a h i.fp g c j^ a n f p j a n t e W ^ y ,& e ^ B j a d ,
w i th f t f f f c s* ..Off tp e - fe r tjd e -
pk i® § -,Q ft*th e B ^ g i a ^ f r ^ l j f i ^ . t h e j r i p h ' v a le s^ ‘« s& tp g ^ o i f e , t h e R h o a a% ,
tJb,e.rJ’® iwepsHg h e - ig l f t s o f A ^ y eR gm e j^ th e * 'eX*ter<ioxr ^ ’d g e ip
© fe th e A l p s , a j i d E y 1*6 0 6 6 3 , , ; t l i e i f u n n y . exJ}opur.e .o f tdjer J ^ U d - it 'e ji r a u e a ^ .’.1
c o a ft^ o ifte it fu c h . f t r i k i p g d i f t c f^ n e e s o f f o ^ it io e at|
e ia ^ | a ; m o f t * a b u n d a n t c a t a s f e g i i t^ o f in d ig c ju p i i ih ip l la i t s .^ c^ p 4 it r y > ‘
w h j c ^ ip f p d u c e s in> fu l l , a n d i e q t a i ; . p e h fed t i-o n w h q a t * a n d m a i z e
a n d g r a p e s , o r a n g e s ahd^ediiv esi.. t h e i o a k aW i i^ h ^ f l f t y a i f l^ j .id u f t id p u h r i 'e f f c
e x c e e d f^ S ip tb e r-..E tf»fip£ :an. h o n n t r i^ \ _ o f f e q u a f - t e x t e n t i n th e « v a r ie t y - a n d ’*
r k h h e f e io f i i t - s v e g e t a b le - t r e a fu r e s f * ■ A . b a r e > e n u n i e r a t i o n « o f th ,em ‘- w o u ld '.
©siGia'pyiinore »M ln ji'th a in e a n b e a l l o t t e d fdptStMeJaff* ip < ia . w o r k l i k e t h e '
p r e fe r r t. W ^ - fh a l l* t:h e r e fe r e - "-dS’y p a r t i c u la r i z e ii jjs h -as a r e ' t h e ''m o f t 'g e A
n e t a l l y in t e r e f t in g t o t h e E n g l i f h r e a d e r . \ *
I f fT f la n c e 1b e i d i v id e d b y im a g i n a r y - l i n e s f r o m * E l t o *W . ififth h e a r l y :
four« ^ q u a f fp a 'l t s f ‘ th e ', h o r t h e f n o f thefe*_ d iv i f i f e n s w i l l b'fear’ al&iiffi»'*«-
d c r a lr J p r r S fem b laM fe ^ n ’ i t s cH m h fe a i f d y v i g e t a h l f e 'T 'l^ - ^ h e f l t d ’®,%Sd>fSt. ’ o f f ,
® f| l£m d j - ^ S e l T e c o n d ' d i f f e r s - p f i r ® p a l ^ | i ¥ b m t S e / S r f t i r i ^ e x P i f f i f i n g ,
h e re* a fe rb ’th e r e a ^ f e V v in f e ^ a r d ^ ; in : t h e t h i r d 1, f ih F d P W ’ m a i z e f ’h e g i n to
m a k e th e ir . a p p e a r a n e e a n d t h e f o u r th ' is d i f t i i g u i f h e d f r o m t h e p r e c e d in
g b y in t e r m i x i n g g r o v e s o f o l i v e , t r e e s w i t h i t s - e x u b e r a n t h a r v e f t s , a n d
its o v e r f l o w i n g v in t a g e s r _ 1*
T h ^ J^ fK e rri 'a n d ' eaflp'tn provmed^'of Frkhtie,' nein^.tHhte'fw hich'
*-5 William o f Malm (bury fays that Rufus, the fon o£ the Conqueror, eftaMiflied many forefts-
and .abodes, for the w.ikl beafts.“ whom he .loyed as .if he had been their, father” . .
have