They reported a path behind the hills, and, the crew being reassured, the boat sailed on.

A few miles further, another and still larger band of pirates were fallen in with, and hundreds of crows and kites hovered over and round the rocks on which they lived.

Dr.Kirk and Charles Livingstone, though ordered in a voice of authority to come ashore, kept on their course.

A number of canoes then shot out from the rocks and chased them.

One with nine strong paddlers persevered for some time after all the others gave up the chase.