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We shall have to get out the anchors and heave on them . We put on a full head of steam and drove her two or three hundred yards through the mud before she finally brought up . I wanted to get as near to you as possible , in order to clear the woods round you . '' By two o'clock the whole ship 's company were on board again , and set to work to get her off ; but it was not until after some hours ' exertion that the Serpent was again afloat . She was at once turned round , steamed down to the mouth of the creek , and cast anchor opposite the village . The party landed at the village the next morning , but found it entirely deserted . `` It is most important that we should take a prisoner , Ferguson , '' the captain said , as he and the first lieutenant paced up and down the quarterdeck ; `` we must catch the two prahus if we can .