CHAP. IT. 
DEPARTURE FROM MERIBOHWHEY— DESCRIPTION 
OF SCENERY— TWO RHINOCEROSES KILLED FOR 
THE TAMMAHAS -INTERRUPTION AND DISTRESS 
FROM THE WEATHER— SURFACE AND SOIL OF 
AN EXTENSIVE PLAIN, &c. 
We left Meribohwhey at eleven a.m., pursuing 
a course more easterly than that by which we 
had come up the country. As we passed the 
lake about a mile from the town, we filled all our 
water vessels. This lake may be about five or 
six miles in circumference. Its beauty is con- 
cealed by the tall rushes that grow every where 
in it, and afford shelter to a great variety of 
aquatic birds. For three hours we travelled 
over a plain, open country, which was succeeded 
by a wood of mimosas, which we passed through 
in half an hour ; a plain then opened upon our 
view, over which we travelled till four p. m. 
When reaching a pool of water among some 
trees, we halted. 
