Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 / Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia.

by Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny; Alexandre Corréard

A Colonel, to command in chief for the king on the whole coast from Cape Blanco to the mouth of the river Gambia, and charged with the superior direction of the administration… 1

A Lieutenant-Colonel, (chef de bataillon) commandant of
Goree………………………………………………. 1

A Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the African battalion, composed of three companies of 84 men each……………… 253

A Lieutenant of Artillery, inspector of the powder magazines and batteries, and commanding ten workmen of his arm…….. 11

A Commissary, inspector of the marine, chief of the administration………………………………………. 1

Four Store-keepers…………………………………… 4

Six Clerks………………………………………….. 6

Four Scouts (guetteurs)………………………………. 4

Two Curés…………………………………………… 2

Two Schoolmasters (instituteurs)………………………. 2