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tion of the thermometer obferved on board at 

 the fame time, did not exceed 5" or 6". 



On the 8th, as foon as day-light appeared, 

 Tvhilc the two men who had accompanied us 

 were yet aflecp, the gardener and I advanced 

 alone towards the part of the lake oppofite 

 lo that which we had vilited the day before. 



I had the fatisfaclion of gathering fcveral 

 fpecies of the fingle-leaved mivioja, all the parts 

 of fructification of which were expanded. I 

 was already in poflellion of a few fpecimens of 

 it, but they were very imperfedl. 



After having proceeded at leaft three kilome- 

 ters, we thought we heard before us fome hu- 

 man voices. Advancing a few paces, we re- 

 doubled our attention, when, all on a fudden, 

 there iifucd from the fame fpot a cry formed 

 by the union of feveral voices; and wc foon 

 perccixed, through the trees, a great lamiber of 

 n:\tivcs, moft of whom feemcd to be employed 

 in fiihing on tiie banks of the lake. As v. e 

 were not at all acquainted with their intentions, 

 and were befidcs unarmed, we did not hefi- 

 tate in determining to rejoin our \\\o con'.} a- 

 nions, who had each a muflxet. We ir.fh'.nily 

 croficd the v.oods, in order to hide nurfclvcs 

 trom the liglit of the favages ; and wc endea- 

 voured to conceal our tiii'ht, tliat w c miiiht 

 not bepurfucd by them. 



Aficr 



