218 CAPTAIN TUCKEY'S NARRATIVE. 



was obliged to be carried ; got a canoe for him for four 

 fathoms; and put all the baggage into her, though so 

 small ; another palaver about sharing the fathoms ; at last, 

 after three hours waiting in a burning heat on the beach, 

 (therm. 86°) we got the canoe off with one man besides 



Dawson. Set off ourselves to return by land to . 



Went a different road from that we came, through the 

 ravines of barren hills ; lost three hours over the only fine 

 place we have seen for an European town, being a plateau 

 of ten miles in extent, descending graduall}' into a plain of 

 double that size, all fertile. Pine apple plants growing 

 close to the path ; which descends gently tlirough a small 



grove to the river side, at — , which wc reached at 



- -, and found the canoe but just arrived, having 



been nearly swamped by her smallness. Here we were 

 therefore obliged to chano;e her for a laro-er. The oentle- 

 man guide was in a great passion at Hawkey for touching 

 his kissey, and also at our people for carrying the fowls 

 with their heads downwards. Gave one umbrella for six 

 fowls, and another for a small goat. 



Inhospitality of the fellow with palm wine : obliged to 

 give my handkerchief, baft, beads, &c. Tantalizing state 

 with the palm wine, and not allowed to touch it for half an 

 hour. 



