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BREAKFAST—PRIMITIVE MODE OF LIFE—MEET THE “ ORUS ’’—MUTINY AND RAIN—A 
STEP BACKWARDS—ENCAMPMENT—A “ FORTIFIED ” AND FRIGHTENED INDIVIDUAL— 
SPORTING—MOSQUITOS. 
We moved along until tlie sun liad ascended the horizon, 
when we made fast to the shore and took breakfast. Being 
somewhat fatigued, we remained until after dinner. We were 
visited here by two native men and a little boy, all dressed in 
black, the suits that nature gave them. They were cutting 
poles with big knives or machets; they had brought their 
dinner with them, which consisted of a piece of sugar-cane, a 
foot in length. 
We again manned our oars and worked our boat until about 
sunset, when we drew along shore at a pleasant point designing 
to encamp. Some of the party were anxious to gain a higher 
point on the river, and we again pushed out. As we were 
gaining the middle of the stream, a canoe turned the point con¬ 
taining two boys; they immediately cried out, “vapor! va¬ 
por !” (steamboat, steamboat,) and before we could reach the 
shore, the u Orus” came dashing around the point, throwing her 
swell over the sides of our boat, and we were near being 
swamped. This caused great consternation and excitement, 
which soon subsided, and we were again under way. We were, 
however, destined not to end our day’s journey, without addi¬ 
tional difficulties. We worked an hour without finding a suit¬ 
able place to spend the night. Those having proposed stopping 
below, now strongly demurred to going on, and after an eloquent 
and spirited discussion, it was decided by a majority vote, that 
we should run back. It commenced to rain about this time, 
and we returned in not the most amiable mood. 
We erected an india rubber tent on shore and, laying our 
