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give ourselves sufficient leeway, we sailed back from
Wahai eastward, along the coast of Ceram, with the land-
breeze; but in the morning (June 18th) had not gone
nearly so far as I expected. My pilot, an old and experienced
sailor, named Gurulampoko, assured me there was
a current setting to the eastward, and that we could easily
lay across to Silinta, in Mysol. As we got out from the
land the wind increased, and there was a considerable sea,
which made my short little vessel plunge and roll about
violently. By sunset we had not got halfway across, but
could see Mysol distinctly. All night we went along uneasily,
and at daybreak, on looking out anxiously, I found
that we had fallen much to the westward during the night,
owing, no doubt, to the pilot being sleepy and not keeping
the boat sufficiently close to the wind. We could see the
mountains distinctly, but it was clear we should not reach
Silinta, and should have some difficulty in getting to the
extreme westward point of the island. The sea was now
very boisterous, and our prau was continually beaten to
leeward by the waves, and after another weary day we
found we could not get to Mysol at all, but might perhaps
reach the island called Pulo Kanary, about ten miles to
the north-west. Thence we might await a favourable
wind to reach Waigamma, on the north side of the island,
and visit Allen by means of a small boat.
About nine o’clock at night, greatly to my satisfaction,