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ceiving our attention directed to it, leaped 

 out of the boat, and joined his countrymen, 

 carrying with him the great coat which 

 Augustus had lent him. 



The water had now ebbed so far that it 

 was not knee deep at the boats, and the 

 younger men, wading in Crowds around us, 

 tried to steal every thing within their reach ; 

 slyly, however, and with so much dexterity 

 as almost to escape detection. The moment 

 this disposition was manifested, I directed 

 the crews not to suffer any one to come 

 alongside, and desired Augustus to tell the 

 two chiefs, who still remained seated in the 

 Lion, that the noise and confusion occa- 

 sioned by the crowd around the boats 

 greatly impeded our exertions ; and that if 

 they would go on shore and leave us for 

 the present, we would hereafter return 

 from the ship, which we expected to meet 

 near this part of the coast, with a more 

 abundant supply of goods. They received 

 this communication with much apparent 

 satisfaction, and jumping out of the boats 

 repeated the speech aloud to their compa- 



