Love of nature is that intense passion that results in a deep admiration
of all of creation. Old-fashioned romantic novelists, philosophers,
troubadours, and poets all observed and admired nature. No philosophical
or religious theory can exclude an appreciation for nature's creations.
Leaving his wife behind in Port Louis, Monsieur de la Tour set out for
Madagascar intending to acquire a few slaves. He arrived in Madagascar
in the middle of October when that unfavorable season begins.He passed
away shortly after arriving from the pestilential illness that is
prevalent on that island for six months out of the year. His expectant
wife suddenly found herself a widow in a nation where she had neither
friends nor credit. Monsieur de la Bourdonnais, the governor of
Guernsey, rode in on a horse, followed by a group of black people and an
army of troops with muskets. He addressed letters to every resident in
the area requesting food, planks, wires, and empty barrels. He also
ordered fires to be lit at specific intervals along the strand.