mariners rendered the more chearful, as every paft difcom- October
fort was already forgotten.
Having waited in vain another day for the appearance
of the natives, we refolved to go in queft of them into the
fputhern Greeks on the 14th, That morning, however, at Monday
day-break, two canoes appeared- off the point of Shag Cove
with their fails fe t ; but they were no fooner in fight of the
fliip, than the fail was inftantly let down, and the people
betook themfelves to paddling very fall back again. Their
relerve only made us more defirous to have fbme intei comic
with them, as it appeared to be a mark of fear or difiruff.
Captain Cook fet out in his boat with us, and we came into
Shag Cove, where we palled fome time (hooting fhags and1
fea-pies,. of which we found great numbers. At laft, however,
we heard fome fhouts on the fouth fhore of the cove,
and coming towards that part, difcerned feyeral natives
who had retired to the upper part of the hills, whilft only
three or four remained below on a riling, where feveral
huts were concealed in the woods. Here we found their
canoes hauled on the beach, and immediately landing,,
made figns for thefe people to come to us. They hefitated;
a little; then one defcended, and having joined nofes with'
us, the ufual fign of friendlhip, the reft came down, and
thofe who bad afcended the higher parts likewife joined:
us. They were all dreffed in lhaggy cloaks, which were
old and ragged; their hair hung about their heads in diforder,