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from this coast brought the expedition to a great bay, 
to which they gave the name of Western Horn. In 
this bay was an island, on which they landed to repose 
themselves for a little after the hardships of the sea. 
During the day all was calm ; but at night strange 
appearances presented themselves; the mountains 
seemed to be all on fire, and the sound of flutes, drums, 
and cymbals was mingled with wild screams and 
THE VOYAGERS ARE STONED. 
piercing cries. Our voyagers, terrified at what they 
saw and heard, immediately took to flight. As they 
continued their course to the south, the odoriferous 
vegetation of the coast perfumed the air ; but still 
columns of flame illuminated the midnight sky, and the 
ground was so hot that it was impossible to walk upon 
it for a moderate distance. 
Sailing seven days along this coast, they came to a 
bay, which they called South Horn, and found within it 
an island with a lake, and in the middle of this lake 
