half a mile, South by Eaft four miles and an half, South-Eaft by South
half a mile, South By Weft half a mile, South-Eaft by Eaft one mile,
South-South-Weft a mile and an half, South by Eaft on£ mile and a
quarter. The country, on the right, prefented a very beautiful appearance:
i^ o fe a t §rft rather abruptly to the-hejght of tyentj-fiyp feet, when the
precipice wa^fu^^led by an inclined pliain to the foot of another deep;
which was.fpliowed by another .exfent of-gejg^-cjfi.ng. ^ropod ; ,..^iefe
pbjgPx yddch were {haded with groves of fir, grefehtiag themfelyes alternately
tp a cosafiderable diftance, v
We npw landed near an hpufe, t}le rpqf pf whieli alone ^bove
ground j but it was deferted by it§ |nfiabitents had been alarmed at
our approach. We obferved feveral men in the Tecondllee^,' who dif-
played the fame poftures and menacing aflions as thole' which "Wefiave’ fo
lately defcribed. Our conductors went" to them immediately* ’on an
embaffy o f friendfhip, and, after a very vociferous difcourfe^one of th^m
was perfuaded to Come to us, but prefented a vefy ferocious* fefpeCt. the
reft, who were feven in number, foon followed his example. 'They held
their bows and arrows in their hands, and appeared in'their garments,
which were fattened round the neck/bpt left the right arm free fbf a6t|on.
A cord fattened a blanket or leather covering under tpe right a no pit
fo that it hung upon the left ihoulder, and might be^ocpaupnafty
employed as a target, that would turn an arroy Yliich wa? Aearly fpent.
As foon as they had recovered from their apprehenfions, ten wojhen
made their appearance, but without any children, whom, I imagine, they
had lent to a greater diftance, to be out of the reach of all poflible
danger. I diflributed a few prefenjs among them, and left my guides* to
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explain to them the objelp of my journey, and the friendlinefapf ray de-
figos, with, which they had themfelyes been madeacquainted;, their fears
being at length removed,, I gave therm a. fpecimen of the ufe to which we
applied on® fire-arms« atithofame time,fcalmed their aftoni{hmeht„by the
aftuirance, that, though we coald ah enee deftroy thcfewhoi did us injury,
we couW e%ually prote%t^ib who lhtYed; ns kindilefs; Qu-r ftay here,
didvE^tieiiGefdjIialf an hofe; and we> Ifeffc thefh,people with favourable!
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Erom; this place we fleered Eaft; by North hgM~ a, malejjSouth) by Eaft
three quarters o f a mile,, at>d. Soath.?b^ Weft a mile and, an half;, when*
we, landqd.again qa*ieginjgt foa^e-of the natives-on the- high gscound,,
Yhpfe •„ appearance was more wild and' ferocious: than- any whom
we had. yet feem Indeed, I was under fame apprehenfion that our»
guides, who. went torcohsalaatc them t® ns^ woolebHave fallen a prey ta>
their favage fury. At length, however,, they/ wiete: perfuaded- to enter-'
tain a more favourable» opiniomr of us, and they- appcoached’ us i one > after-
japother,. Jto the number, of fixteen men, and feveral women, I fhook
hands with them all, and: defined: my interpreters^ toi explain that faluta-
tion as a; token ©£ friendlhip; As; this was not'a. place where ;we could
remain with; the neceflary convenience; Jpropofed; ten proceed further;
ia fearch o f a more: commodious-fpot. They- immediately invited us to*
pafsi the night a* their lodges, which were'at no great: diftance, and pro-
miffed, at the fame, time, that, they-would, in the morning, fend two men
to introduce, us t© the nex<t> nation/ who were »very • numerous, and dll-
difpofed towards» ftrangers. As-we-'wer© pufbing from-the fhore, we
were very, much:furprifed at. hearing* a woman pronounce feveral words-
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