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gany or cedar, generally from a solid piece;
its length is from 25 to 50 feet; and so
buoyant and safe is this sortof vessel found,
that persons accustomed to the manage-
ment of it often fearlessly venture out to
sea in it, and in weather when it might
be unsafe to trust'to vessels of much larger
kind. It is worked with paddles instead
of oars, and the fastest and best manned
rowing boats have universally failed in a
competition with it and the negro paddlers
of Honduras.
 Tie Pit-pan is another water vehicle
much used in this country, and for cele-
rity is preferred to the former; but this
can only be employed in smooth water.
It is formed of the same materials, t0l
shape alone constituting the difference-
the Pit-pan being flat-bottomed, the Dory
round. Much taste is displayed by al
orders in fitting out both these convey-
aices-; and as they afford the onlyopportu-
nities of travelling in this country, every
expedient is resorted to, to render theci