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the water should increase, I instantly awoke my 
companions, and asked them how they came all 
to fall asleep together. They looked confused, on 
beholding the broad light of day, and replied that 
each had imperceptibly fallen under the influence 
of sleep, without knowing that the others were 
in the same situation. Recollecting that I had 
in the first instance set them the example, I 
could not much censure their conduct; I there¬ 
fore directed their attention to the mountains 
in the vicinity of Matavai and Papeete, or Wilks’ 
Harbour, far in our rear, and, as Burder’s 
Point was the nearest part of the coast, urged 
them to apply with vigour to their oars, that we 
might reach it before the wind became so strong 
as to arrest our progress. 
The men, refreshed by their slumbers, which 
had been favoured by the undulating motion of 
the boat on the water, broke a few cocoa-nuts, 
drank the milk, cheerfully grasped their oars, and 
pulled steadily towards the shore. After about 
five hours’ hard rowing, we reached the beach, 
and were cordially welcomed by our friends, 
Messrs. Darling and Bourne, who resided at 
Burder’s Point. In the afternoon, several of the 
natives, who had come with us to Tahiti, set out 
for Papara, to visit their friends, who had accom¬ 
panied Mr. Davies from Huahine during the pre¬ 
ceding year. 
I spent this and the following day at Burder’s 
Point. The respect and affection manifested by 
the natives towards their teachers was gratifying, 
and the general improvement in the habits of the 
people, and the appearance of the settlement, en¬ 
couraging. Newly planted gardens and enclosures 
appeared in every direction: several good houses were 
