ey hear the noise than they ran away as fast as they could,
crying out, "Gurry, gurry!"

At spring-tide the ship was hauled into a sandy bay, and all the
neap-tides she lay wholly aground, so that there was ample time to clean
her bottom. Dampier again attempted to persuade the men to take the
ship to some English factory and deliver her up; but he was threatened,
should he say anything more on the subject, to be left behind. He
accordingly desisted, hoping to find some better opportunity for making
his escape.

From the coast of New Holland the _Cygnet_ stood for the island of
Cocoas. Here fresh water was obtained, and one of the canoes brought on
board as many boobies and man-of-war birds as was sufficient for all the
ship's company. They caught also a land animal resembling a large
crawfish without its great claws. Their flesh was very good, and they
were so large that no man could eat two of them at a meal.

Again, at the little island of Triste, Dampier attempted to make his
escape, but abandoned his intention for the present, finding it
impossible to run off with the boat. Sailing on the 29th, they chased
and captured a proa, with four men, belonging to Achin. She was laden
with cocoa-nuts and cocoa-nut oil. The ship was filled up with as many
of these commodities as could be stowed away, when a hole was made in
the bottom of the proa, and she was sunk, while her crew were detained
on board.

Captain Reed did this under the belief that Dampier and others who
wanted to make their escape would be afraid to go on shore, lest the
natives should kill them.

Passing the north-west end of Sumatra, the pirates steered for the
Nicobar Islands, to the south of the Andamans. Here the ship was again
careened, in order that she might be thoroughly cleaned, and thus sail
faster.

The natives were a well-looking people, of a dark colour, the men being
almost naked, but the women wore a short petticoat. After the ship was
again floated, Dampier, finding that he could not get off by stealth,
insisted on being landed. At last the captain agreed, and, getting up
his chest and bedding, he induced some of his shipmates to row him on
shore. One of them gave him an axe, which he had secreted.

Near the shore where he landed were two houses deserted by the
inhabitants. The natives, who had been concealed, observing the boat
pulling away, came out and made signs to the crew to take off their
companion. When they saw