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not being a Angle ’-weapon of any kind among them. I in-
'— 3--- ’ timated, however, that none of them 'Saturday 15* were to come within
;the line I had drawn, except one who appeared to be a chief,
-and Owhaw. To thefe two perfons I addrefled myfelf by
'figns, and endeavoured to make them underftand, that we
wanted the ground which we had marked out to fleep upon
for a certain number of nights, and that then we ffiould go
away. Whether I was underftood I cannot certainly determine;
but the people behaved with a deference and refpedt
fhat at once pleafed and furprifed us | they fat down peaceably
without the circle, and looked on, without giving us any interruption,
till we had done, which was upwards of two hours.
As we had feen no poultry, and but two hogs, in our walk
when we were laft on fhore at this place, we fufpectcd that,
upon our arrival, they had been driven farther up the country
; and the rather, as Owhaw was very importunate with
us, by figns, not to go into the woods, which, however, and
partly for thefe reafons, we were determined to do. Having
therefore appointed the thirteen marines and a petty officer
to guard the tent, we fet out, and a great number o f the natives
joined our party. As we were eroding a little river that
lay in our way we faw fome ducks, and Mr. Banks, as foon
as he had got over, fired at them, and happened to kill three
at one ffiot.- this Itruck them with the utmoll: terror, fo that
moil of them fell fuddenly to the ground, as if they alfo had
been ffiot at the fame difeharge: it was not long, however,
before they recovered from their fright, and we continued
our rout ; but we had not gone far before-we were alarmed
by the report of two pieces, which were fired by the guard at
the tent. We had then draggled a little diftance from each
other, but Owhaw immediately called us together, and by
waving his hand, fent away every Indian who followed us
except three, each of whom, as a pledge of peace on their
7 part,