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passed, land the people iuformed us tliat, at a sliort Jisturice 

 further towards tlif pcjiiit, tliere waa a much better luubour, 

 where there were plenty of Galela men, from whom we 

 might probal>ly get some assistance. 



At three in the afteruoon, when the current turned, we 

 started ; but having a head-wind, made slow progi-ess. 

 At dusk we reached the entrance of the harbour, but an 

 eddy and a gust of wind csirried us away and out to sea. 

 After sunset there was a hmd breeze» and we sailed a little 

 to the -south-east. It then became cahn, and we luiij<; 

 down our anehor forty fathoms, to endeavour to coun- 

 teract the current; but it was of little avaU, and in 

 the morning we found ourselves a good way from shore, 

 and Just opposite our anchorage of the day before, 

 wliich we agsiiu reached by hard rowing. 1 gave the 

 men this day to rest and sleep; and the next day 

 (Oct. 10th) we again started at two in the morning 

 witli a laud breeze. After I had set them to their oars, 

 and given instructions to keep close in-s]iore, and on 

 no account to get out to sea, I went below, being rather 

 unwell. At daybreak 1 found, to my great astonishment, 

 that we were again far ofl-shore, aud was t<jhl that the 

 wind had gi'udnally turned more ahead, aud had carried 

 us out — none of them having the sense to take down the 

 sail and row in-shoi*e, or to call me. As soon as it was 

 daylight, "we saw that we liad drifted back, and were agabi 

 opposite our former anchonxge, and, for the tliird time, had 

 to row hard to get to it. As we approached the shore, 1 

 saw that the current was favourable to us, and we con- 

 tinued down tlie coast till we were close to the entrance 

 to tlie lower harbour. Just as we were congratulating 

 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 outer. Kot liking tlie 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, slundd we not hold, 

 we should have no difficulty in getting out to sea. My 

 tlie time the stinall hiid passed, tlie cunvnt had turned 

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

 LUe afternoon, when we intended to enter the harbour. 



