60 VOYAGE FROM INDIA TO SI AM AND MALACCA. 



into the sea-water, which was rendered turbid by the river Kisna, 

 which circumstance is very pecunar, as it hes more than twelve 

 German miles from the mouth of the above mentioned stream, 

 and more than than two miles from the shore. The calm forced 

 my captain towards evening-, to cast anchor, on account of the 

 nearness of the land, so that the stream should not drift us in 

 a wrong direction. 



11th. — Early to-day, at four o'clock, our captain hoisted 

 anchor again, the wind was favourable but very strong-, the 

 atmosphere thick ; these circumstances in conjunction caused 

 my captain to feel grave doubts, because there are some sand- 

 banks at this place, and on account of the misty atmosphere the 

 low banks were difficult to recognise. In spite of all this he 

 ordered the sails to be set, and we continued our journey in dull 

 weather and equally dull water. The most interesting thing 

 was to watch how the water of this Kisna stream and the sea- 

 water met. The waves broke one against the other, and especial- 

 ly the fresh water threw the water of the river quivering up, in 

 the shape of fingers, while the salt water, seemed to rise some 

 what higher where it met the fresh water, which was partly 

 caused by the strong wind. After nine o' clock the weather 

 cleared up a little, and the first thing we perceived of the town 

 Massulipatnam was the flag-staff, and a short time after we saw 

 the town itself and the country through a telescope. This was 

 agreeable to us all, because in the case of contrary chances our 

 journey might have been prolonged for days. At two o'clock in the 

 afternoon the anchors were cast in the harbour, two German 

 miles from the town the water having a depth of three fathoms. 

 The distance we were still from land, compelled me to stay on 

 board for the nig'ht, and in the evening-, w^hen the weather was 

 calm, and only the soft -movements of the ship stirred the water 

 I saw some phosphorescent specks, about as big as a small pea 

 surrounded by a luminous ring. These were probably small 

 animals. I tried to catch some of them, at this time however 

 I was unsuccessful. 



12th. Early in the morning I went ashore in one of the boats 

 b'elonging to our ship. The wind was more favourable to me, 

 than it had been to the captain yesterday, and in one and half 

 hour I landed, which same journey had taken the captain five 

 huurs yesterday, The £ea-water was not half as red as yesterday 



