208 SUCCEED IN GETTING THE VESSEL AFLOAT. 



marks in some places was as much as thirty-six 

 feet. The tract of land from Accowaree, or 

 the Ebau country, to Damuggoo belongs to Ab- 

 boka, and the part lying between Damuggoo 

 and Iddah is called the Amar country. 



We were now aground, and unable to get the 

 vessel off owing to the decayed state of the ropes. 

 I was very unwell from over-exertion, having 

 been up nearly every night since the 1st of Janu- 

 ary ; and the loss of the mate dispirited me so 

 much, that I was unable to attend to the duties 

 of the vessel. However, having obtained the 

 assistance of twenty canoe-boys in addition to 

 our own men, after two hours' labour we suc- 

 ceeded in getting the vessel afloat again. A 

 eunuch, and a son of the King of Iddah, a fine 

 able-bodied man, were both very industrious. 

 Having promised the men a cutlass each for 

 their exertions, they all laboured most strenu- 

 ously. At one time we had only a foot of water 

 under the vessel's bows ; but by concentrating 

 our force, and directing our efforts against one 

 side, we succeeded in working her from her 

 sandy bed into deeper water. The young prince 

 entered into the business with the utmost energy, 

 and stripped off his two tobes in order to labour 



