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ourselves on having at last reached it, a strong south-east 

 squall came on, blowing us back, and rendering it impos- 

 sible for us to enter. Not liking the idea of again return- 

 ing, I determined on trying to anchor, and succeeded in 

 doing so, in very deep water and close to the reefs ; but 

 the prevailing winds were such that, should we not hold, 

 w^e should have no difficidty in getting out to sea. By 

 the time the squall had passed, the current had turned 

 against us, and we expected to have to wait till four in 

 the afternoon, when we intended to enter the harbour. 



E'ow, however, came the climax of our troubles. The 

 swell produced by the squall made us jerk our cable a good 

 deal, and it suddenly snapped low down in the water. 

 We drifted out to sea, and immediately set our mainsail, 

 but we were now without any anchor, and in a vessel so 

 poorly manned tliat it could not be rowed against the most 

 feeble current or the slightest wind, it would be madness to 

 approach these dangerous shores except in the most perfect 

 calm. We had also only three days' food left. It was 

 therefore out of the question making any further attempts 

 to get round the point without assistance, and I at once 

 determined to run to the village of Gani-diluar, about ten 

 miles further north, where we understood there was a good 

 harbour, and where w'e might get provisions and a few 

 more rowers. Hitherto winds and currents had invariably 

 opposed our passage southward, and we might have ex- 



