'1^{ VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



of which thefe people eat, and which grows 

 fpontaneoufly in their forefts. 



It had been dark for an hour, when at length 

 we reached the fummit of the mountain, 

 whence, calling our eyes towards the north-eaft, 

 we difcovered the lights of our fhips. From, 

 fix to eight hundred yards below us were 

 blazing feveral fires kindled by the favages. 

 The cold obliged us alfo to light a very large 

 fire, round which we took our repafl:, and we 

 then went to fleep, wdiile two of us guarded 

 the two palTes by which the iflanders could have 

 come to furprife us : none of them however 

 attempted to difturb our reft ; only at break 

 of day the fentry fcationed to the north-eaft an- 

 nounced three of them who were advancing 

 pretty Oowly towards us, but they turned fud- 

 dcnly back on tiie fliout which he uttered in 

 order to apprize us of their approach. 



All our provifions being now expended, we 

 f:It wrongly the neccfilty of rcturniiig on board, 

 i could uol however reihl :i wiOi to devote a few 

 h(;urs cf the ah, to vilk a ch:;rminfr strove 

 jituatcd on t'ie back cf il.e rnountcnn, at a Ihort 

 diiianrc from the \\y.-x v here ve had palled the 

 jii''':,:. i here; c;l:iiVr\c_! a grcdt number of 

 J. 'su: which I haJ nr: \ei; ibu:",d in any of the 

 v:. .!!. 'on.;- i had luadc in i;ii> d'anv]. They 



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