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boat went along shore very steadily. They 

 then lay clown to sleep, and on waking in the 

 morning were refreshed with the smell of spices, 

 which was conveyed by the land wind, and 

 which so revived Mr. Carter that he several 

 times exclaimed, " Keep np your hearts, my 

 boys, we shall dine with the Governor of Cu- 

 pang to-day." Their hopes were however frus- 

 trated by the numerous difficulties they had 

 yet to encounter, owing to the innumerable 

 shoals and points, The water they had drank 

 tended likewise to increase their appetites. 

 They were forced at night, notwithstanding, 

 to pursue the same method they had formerly 

 adopted in order to obtain sufficient rest to en- 

 able them to go through the fatigues of the 

 ensuing day. 



" On the morning of the 13th, Mr. Shaw 

 took the steer oar; but the wind being fresh, 

 and the boat going with great velocity through 

 the water, he was, from weakness, unable to 

 stand the force of the oar, and fell overboard : 

 luckily, however, he held by the gunnel until 

 Mr. Haskett came to his assistance, when with 

 great exertions he was got into the boat 

 again. 



* Shortly after this they saw a point a-head, 

 which thay found it impossible to M^eather while 

 the wind remained the same way. They, there- 

 fore, once more determined to land, and ac- 

 cordingly ran into a small bay ; when the 

 natives came running towards them, beckoning 



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