i04 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



iier in the ground, in order to propagate the; 



plant. 



Wc were at no great diftancc from the tents 

 of tl c obfervatory, when wc were invited by 

 fomc other inhabitants to cat fruits, in the 

 number of vv!iich v e had the pleafure of feeing 

 tliofe of the fpoiidias cyphered. Every owo: fat 

 dovv*' ; C':' ..n Riche luid juft placed on the 

 groun-:' a pGlc-a::(\, v.hcn r. native ftole foftly 

 be'}' id !dr\, fhatchc^d ii up, i\\\vi ran away 

 as h;;.d ,.: lie : ".Id: v^-c hnmedin.teiv ^^urfued 

 Yh'-r. biit '". -;nc! b^aoy j.,^. r.yO f-r for us to 

 cvl L.d . hdn. A riiict, .vLo wa;: .ren quite 

 clo.._ ^0 : ;-^ V, .:::^_. to ij-vcthe pole-- ::e reliored 

 tot:.- ii;(i rjT- ::!;:.;':..:.'] afte/ :!: t'iicT, but 

 h' iG.;._ -i/jiL bicli, ::j apije:ued much con- 

 ;!,:; r..et with liii"!i. 



V' ^ unvcd at the eu'-loAarc where 



': V . as c:;rr:cd 0:1. Vu! i.Uuihe \~\x^ liill 



V ^ ;c:ir::r ihac he h.!Cj }-<roc:ircd the ref- 

 : '. D ci' ri iabrc, aud fevcra! otlicr articles 

 : ..i.-^i;i,j; to (-liVcrcnt p;;rr.)iis of the crew, 

 ^ l.iCiT ]'i:.'\ i,^ ,:i iiolcii by J.be inhabitants. 

 Ri'i.c ap^)iad ro 'in;, to try to have back hi^ 

 |;'de-a> c , uui tiu; c.iv.;c:; vouis ci Dti !(!j\iihe were 

 un.iwiiling. 



A L,ic..t r"un:'A;r c/[ i.:i!iwcs fdrrouiidcd our 

 f!:j'i,, a!ih(Au:h iliv:; Aibniral iiad piven orders 

 Kj c'.>;:,pcl tlivrn to kc^p olFs but they here 



turned 



