jg VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



the fkirts of the forefl, near a rivulet which 

 ran at the foot of the mountains. 



The difficulty of penetrating through the 

 woods, made us refolve to follow in future the 

 Ihore as far as we could, and to take advantage 

 of the glades that terminated there, in order to 

 advance into the country : in this manner, we 

 could in a fliort time go over a great extent of 

 ground ; but it was firft neceffary for us to crofs 

 the fteep bank, which projected as far as the 

 beach, and which had flopped us a few days 

 before. 



On the 3d we made fonie frefn trials, which 

 ;it length fuccceded ; and after the greatefV dif- 

 ficulties, we contrived to penetrate through the 

 thick forefts which prohibited our approach 

 to it. After having got out of them, we were 

 able to continue our march along the fea-fide, 

 where we for fome time found an eafy road, the 

 mountains terminatincr here with a o-entle decli- 

 vity ; but we were foon obliged to clamber over 

 fome fteep rocks, at the foot of which we faw 

 the fca break in a frightful manner. This road, 

 though fo difficult, was however frequented by 

 the natives. We here found one of their darts: 

 this weapon was a very ftraight long (tick, 

 which they had fnarpened at both ends, but had 

 not taken the trouble to polifh. 



Having a full view of the fide of the moun- 

 tains 



