432 ANCHOR OFF YOOHAI. 



At halfpast five p.m. we passed a small stream, 

 the creek leading to Potingah, the port of Fun- 

 dah, which is about ten miles from it by water, 

 and the route by land from thence to Fundah is 

 eighteen miles. An island of considerable ex- 

 tent lies at the mouth of the creek. Soundings 

 were two fathoms and a half. The land we 

 passed to-day was still low ; and a long range, 

 communicating with the Kong Mountains below 

 the confluence, gradually disappeared into the 

 plain, about thirty or thirty-five miles on the left 

 bank, and about eight or twelve miles distant 

 from the river. On the right bank there was 

 very little elevated ground, and merely a few 

 hillocks. The breadth of the river varied very 

 little ; the soundings being from five to seven 

 and ten fathoms. At 5. 30, p. m. we anchored 

 opposite a small town named Yoohai, and the 

 only inhabitants we perceived were two or three 

 of the natives passing through the trees. The 

 distance we had run since morning we supposed 

 to be sixteen miles. 



As soon as we anchored, we despatched the 

 canoe ashore for yams, with the interpreter. On 

 their return they informed us, that the natives,, 

 concluding we were come to take their town. 



