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T o T H E S O t; T i r S E A Si ¡ ' %T
■ .^ c o v e r e d , m an y o f th e natives (w h o feemed to be o f a w r y da rk hu e} and /Eyetal'
' . 1 r aP ° a the f e a c h - T h e natives, o n ap p ro ach in g nearer to-
■ ^ t0,0k. b1B‘ 1,ttle n0tiec of us- H*™ g c*ft anchor, the pinnace, I . , , . ,
v boat, and yaul, were fent on (bore, with the marinea. As foon- as the peopfe who-
... were-in. the pinnace*‘had paflbd a. little way up tinto the country, while the long,
V ‘ ^ n t u R ^ 'river t ó f e e for w a t e r ,-lome o f th e natives, wh o -h ad h id th em -
•• ■ ■ ■ appearance,. h a tin g ,lo n g -w o o d en lances im
. | r h a n d s , which- th e y h e ld up. in a threaten in g p p fln rc , as i f th e y in ten d ed to- '
: • * ' QW th e boys in th e y a n l . T h e c o e k fw á in , w h o f la y e d in th e -p in n a c e ,
• ptrcemng .them, fired a mufquetoon over their heads, but that did- norfeem- to
intimidate them : he therefore fired- a,muffiet, and ihot one of them through the.-
h e , r t ;..u p on w h ic h - th e y were-much. a la rm e d , and reh e a te t tp re e ip ita te ly ,
, ,T h e Wafer .^ th e n v e x was found ft, he
H B O W B B m °f 9 H . S^tiiered.a variety, of curious, plants in. flower.. ° “ botanical gentlemem
^ In-tlie efifuin'g night, while we wereaWon- board, the natives affembled: omthe.-
fiiore,, whtch was about .three miles diftance, talked- loud, and. were very d a ,
morons. ^ We ordered a fltift watch to-be kept all the night, left, they flioultfi
s om e o f f in their canoes, and furprife u s , ' r
Eiilyiou the mnmingorthe loth; the longboat,pmoace, and: yaui, wentron,
.“ga 'n, landed near- the river where they had 1 been- the night before, and'
attempted .to find, a .watering place. T Severaliof the natives came toward: them
anp, .with- much, entreating, we prevailed' on fome of them.- to- croft the: river to
whom we gaye-feteral things, which, theycarried back to-theircompanions on the
other fide rf.tfee nyer, who feemed to be highly, pleafect wlththemt and teftified'
etr joy by a-war-dance. Appearing to be fo-padficaily difpofed, our company.
vvent.pver.-ta them, and. were recdved in a friendly manner. Some o f the natives--
were armed w.„h lances, and-others-with, a- kind of ftone truncheon p through,the
handle of it .was a ftnng, which theytwifted round, the hand.that held it when,
tíl.ey. attempted-to* flrtke at any perfon.. [See pl,XV.J We-.would have- pumhafedi
feme, of their, weapons,..but. could not prevail! oil. them to pa«-with, them on-any
tetmSi.