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many of them they might expect to meet with. Our 
people did not fail to give them an exaggerated account 
of the number we had seen and fought with, and the 
news did not appear greatly to delight them. During 
the night the tide turned against us ; and as the wind, 
although fair, was light, we were obliged to anchor until 
morning. 
When I went on deck at daylight the following 
morning, I found we were just under Keto-point, and 
only a few miles from Chusan harbour. The land was 
well known to me, having been frequently there before. 
It was the most welcome sight which had met my eyes 
for many a long day ; and I was thankful indeed to the 
Almighty for my escape from the pirates. 
Whilst the men were heaving up the anchor, my old 
friends the captain and pilot came below, bolder and in 
much better spirits than heretofore, and informed me, 
with the greatest coolness, that they had changed their 
minds about going into the harbour of Chusan ; and 
that I must go over with them to Ning-po, from whence 
I could easily return in a small boat for Chusan. I felt 
very much nettled at this conduct, which, considering 
that I had saved their junk from being taken by the 
pirates on two different occasions, was most ungrateful. 
I reproached them with this ingratitude, telling them 
that, as they were now safe from the Jan-dous, they 
imagined that they could do with me just as they 
pleased. " But you never deceived yourselves more,'' 
added I ; you may show as much ingratitude as you 
please ; but I shall take care that you fulfil the promise 
