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The Territory of Ampatre, Mananghare, and Caremboule.

AMpatre, hath in the East the Territory of Carcanossi, with the River Man∣dreri, between both it spreads in length by the Coast twenty French Miles; in the breadth twelve, from the Sea to Machicore. The Coun∣trey within hath neither Rivers nor Water, onely by chance some Ditches or Ponds, yet boasts an exceeding fertility, being full of Wood, with which the Inhabitants erect their Villages, surrounded with Poles and Thorns, so that it is impossible to come into them, but through the Gates.

The Natives addict themselves extraordinarily to Robbing and Pillaging of their Neighbors, not onely of Goods, but also of their Wives; for which rea∣son great Feuds arise amongst them, which oftentimes break into an open Hostility.

This Province can bring three thousand men into the Field.

Every Village here (as in the former) hath a Lord; amongst which one hath the preheminence of Command over the other.

The River of Mandrery, parting Carcanosse and Ampatra, glides very swift, but lies for the most part stopt up. It takes original out of the same Mountain with that of Itomampo, and falls at the last by the South into the Sea.

Many Rivers bring hither their tributary Streams, as Maropia, taking his course by Icondre; Manamaboulle and Mananghare: Manamboulle descending from the Mountain Hiela, and Mananghare issuing from the same on the South-west side.

Mananghare is inhabited with a People so unaccustom'd to War, that every Great Man appropriates his Neighbors Countreys to himself, as if he were the rightful Owner: whereupon none will either Till or Manure the Land, but let it lie waste, and become a shelter for wild Hogs and Oxen.

The Mountain Hiela towres up with a lofty heighth, sending from its sides the River Manampani. This Hill boasts a great number of Inhabitants, and di∣vides the Valley of Amboulle, Machicore, and the Carcanossi, one from another: Westward of which last appears a Territory call'd Encalidan; between which also and the Valley Amboulle, a small Tract, styl'd Caracarack.

Caremboulle, * 1.1 a small Countrey, about six Miles in length, and three or four in breadth, borders in the South, on the Sea; Westwards, on the Bay of Carem∣boulle; and East, at Ampatre, where also the River Manambouve gives it a limit.

The River Manambouve hath a full Stream, about thirty French Miles from that of Mandrerey, beginning in Machicore, and running to Caremboulle, a Course of fifteen or twenty Miles.

Twenty French Miles Westward, the small Rivulet Manamba joyns with the Sea.

Menerandre, another small River, two Miles from Manamba, poures down out of Machicore, and runs South-South-west.

Four Miles from that are two other little Brooks, that fetch their original out of a small adjacent Mountain.

The Coast of Caremboulle, the outermost South-side of Madagascar, stretcheth East and West; but beginneth from the River Manamba, to run North-west to that of Manerandre, and from thence to Manamba and Machicore.

The Land of Caremboulle is dry and parched, yet hath some few good Pa∣stures stock'd with Cattel.

In Ampatre grows abundance of Cotton, whereof they make Clothes, and some Silk.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Territory of Ca∣remboulle.