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was productive of unforeseen and very an- 

 noying consequences. A kaiyack being 

 overset by one of the Lion's oars, its owner 

 was plunged into the water with his head in 

 the mud, and apparently in danger of being 

 drowned. We instantly extricated him from 

 his unpleasant situation, and took him into 

 the boat until the water could be thrown 

 out of his kaiyack, and Augustus, seeing 

 him shivering with cold, wrapped him up in 

 his own great coat. At first he was exceed- 

 ingly angry, out soon became reconciled to 

 his situation, and looking about, discovered 

 that we had many bales, and other articles, 

 in the boat, which had been concealed from 

 the people in the kaiyacks, by the coverings 

 being carefully spread over all. He soon 

 began to ask for every thing he saw, and 

 expressed much displeasure on our refusing 

 to comply with his demands : he also, as 

 we afterwards learned, excited the cupidity 

 of others by his account of the inexhausti- 

 ble riches in the Lion ; and several of the 

 younger men endeavoured to get into both 

 our boats, but we resisted all their attempts. 



