376 VOYAGE FROM IFAIGIOU [chap, xxxvii. 



pected them to be favourable to us uow we had turned our 

 bowsprit in an opposite direction. But it immediately fell 

 calm, and then after a time a westerly land breeze set in, 

 which would not serve us, and we had to row again for 

 hours, and when night came had not reached the village. 

 We were so fortunate, however, as to find a deep sheltered 

 cove where the water was quite smooth, and we con- 

 structed a temporary anchor by filling a sack with stones 

 from our ballast, which being well secured by a network 

 of rattans held us safely during the night. The next 

 morning my men went on shore to cut wood suitable for 

 making fresh anchors, and about noon, the current turning 

 in our favour, we proceeded to the village, where we found 

 an excellent and well-protected anchorage. 



On inquiry, we found that the head men resided at the 

 other Gani on the western side of the peninsula, and it 

 was necessary to send messengers across (about half a 

 day's jou.rney) to inform them of my arrival, and to beg 

 them to assist me. I then succeeded in buying a little 

 sago, some dried deer-meat and cocoa-nuts, which at once 

 relieved our immediate want of somethimj to eat. At 

 night we found our bag of stones still held us very well, 

 and we slept tranquilly. 



The next day (October 12th), my men set to work 

 making anchors and oars. The native Malay anchor is 

 ingeniously constructed of a piece of tough forked timber, 



