convince them that they had nothing, to dread from ^tis, we
rowed after them, in order to prêfent them with fome' trifles
which we had abau,t*'Usi > When We approached.thejcarioe^
an old wöm|n in One of them began.to? call herfifh overboard,
ip great-liaftè; whether for 5 fèar that we fhould take;,
them from her, or whether flic threw them to ns,' we cónld
nót a feestain. < However, when we ‘ came along-fide, qur-.
cöndu6É'-fböii icoiWfn’éed her that her, alarms, with; re-fpe||
to us,[ were t ground'lefsf. - She had in1 the ca'noe with her
a young girl, whom, -aV"lhe':-Voreï^tómpletë" apron, we.
jg&uld- not help confidering. as fuch aiPinftance df\fètn&le
decency,1 as we had not lit.any other time obfefved ’arüong
the natives. J» ‘T Ire - girl did not betray * thf?-* lea# -%n óf
apprehehhon1,' but rather feemed plëafcd at the-interview.
She laughed immoderately, either at us, or'.at>tHé petulance
fhown by the old woman, who, I believe, was more ^terrified
On- the girl-s -aèeotint :.than on herhwn?. Aftfer "tEis-we
left .them fully fatisfidd "that we did not'mean;to offer them
any .injury, i
. We - difcovered the- New Holland Creeper ;d;.(fSee plate?
annexed)'. The ■ general colour of the hird is black,! fpotted
in various parts With white : the bill is dufky, growing paler
towards