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a tree, in a meadow near the 

 village. We determined to carry 

 Iier off, and had already cut the 

 rope, when a foal suddenly sprarig 

 up, ran about, and neighed loudly. 

 We found it impossible to catch 

 it, and were obliged to run off 

 and leave the mare behind, lest 

 the noise should alarm the Japa- 

 nese. We returned a siiort time 

 afterwards, recollecting that tiie 

 milk of the maro would be ex- 

 tremely acceptable to us ; but the 

 sailor, who set about milking her, 

 received so severe a kick, that 

 we thought it prudent to have 

 uotliing more to do with her. 



When it grew darker we pro- 

 ceeded along the St rand, and came 

 close to a village, from which the 

 dogs rushed out upon us. We 

 were afraid lest the barking of 

 these animals should attract the 

 attention of the Japanese, who 

 would immediately have perceived 

 US, and we, accordingly, sat down 

 behind a heap of sand. The dogs 

 then stood si ill and growled, but 

 no sooner did we attempt to rise 

 than they flew at us, and by their 

 barking compelled us to resume 

 our station. We were thus obliged 

 to remain in the same spot for the 

 space of half an hour, the dogs 

 having by that time left us ; we 

 started up and passed through 

 the village without any further 

 interruption. 



Soon after, as we were passing 

 through another village, wo ob- 

 served a boat in the water, close 

 to the shore, and a tent near it. 

 Wc advanced to inspect the boat, 

 but Schkajeff, hoping to find 

 something eatable in the tent, 

 thrust in his hand, and grasped 

 the hcrul of a man v.ho was sleep- 

 ing tiiere. The man roared out 



loudly, and fearing that the noise 

 might alarm the inhabitants of 

 the village, and being, besides. 

 uncertain whether the boat would 

 contain us all, we ran off and 

 concealed ourselves behind some 

 stones. After a short time we 

 dispatched two of our party to 

 take a survey of the boat, but 

 there was a man seated in it, who 

 was looking round him on every 

 side: we, therefore, thought it 

 best to depart. 



Before we reached the other 

 extremity of this village, we ob- 

 served a large boat which had 

 been dragged ashore as far as the 

 houses. On examination we found 

 that it was well adapted to our 

 purpose, but it was so far from 

 the water that we despaired of 

 getting it afloat, and we therefore 

 proceeded onwards. We soon 

 after discovered, under a shed on 

 the shore, a very large boat ; it 

 was without sails, but was fur- 

 nished with every other necessary 

 appurtenance, and had even small 

 buckets, in which we might have 

 laid in a supply of fresh water. 

 The wind and weather were more- 

 over favourable. Unfortunately, 

 however, the boat lay with one 

 side towarJs the water, and we 

 must consequently have turned it 

 in order to get it afloat, but to 

 accomplish this object we found 

 our strength insuificient. Had 

 either the head or the stern been 

 towards the water wc would soon 

 have launcheti it ; and after car- 

 rying off a supply of provisions 

 from one of the houses, would 

 have put to sea. But this was 

 impossible ; we therefore content- 

 ed ourselves with merely taking 

 a watering pot whiqh we found 

 in the boat, and which we 



thought , 



