284 AN OLD ACCOUNT OF KAR NICOBAR 



explored the country for one hour and a half. After one hour's 

 journey both ways, we arrived on board at 7 o'clock. 



" September 1st. — Early this morning the anchors were 

 hoisted, but hardly had we left the land when a storm, combined 

 with heavy showers of rain, arose. The atmosphere was misty, 

 and one of these stormy showers was so violent and sudden 

 that we almost perished. A new top-sail was torn to pieces, 

 the waves at the same time were uncommonly high, and the 

 whole sea like in a thunderstorm, I thanked God that I suc- 

 ceeded in arranging the specimens which I had gathered on 

 my journey," 



