and w a sp r e fe n te d in th e fame m an n e r as th e other ch ild . A f te r this
th e y p roceed ed to the g ra v e w h ic h h ad been prepared in th e g o v e rn o r ’ s
g a rd en . T w i c e th e y ch an g ed th e bearer w h o w a lk ed the fo rem o ft,
b u t h is fr ien d C o llin s carried h im th e w h o le o f th e w a y . A t the
g ra v e fom e d e la y to o k p la c e , fo r u n fo r tu n a te ly it w a s fo u n d no t to be
lo n g e n o u g h ; but after fom e tim e , it b e in g com ple ted ac co rd in g to
th e ir w ilh e s , Y e l- Io -w a y le v e lled th e b o ttom w i th h is hands and fe e t,
and th en ftrew ed fom e grafs in it , a fte r w h ic h h e ftretched h im fe lf at
h is len g th in it , firft on h is b a ck , and th en on his r ig h t fide. B en -n il-
lo n g had e a rn e ftly reque fted that fom e drums m ig h t be ord ered to atten
d , w h ic h w a s g ran ted , and tw o o r three marches Were beat w h ile
the g ra v e w a s p rep a r in g ; B en -n il- lo n g h ig h ly ap p ro v in g , and p o in t in g
at th e time fir ft to th e deceafed and then to th e fk ie s , as i f th e re w a s
fom e co n n e x io n b e tw e en th em at th a t m oment. W h e n the g ra v e was,
re a d y , th e m en to th e n um b e r o f fiv e o r f ix g o t in w i th th e b o d y ,
b u t b e in g ftill fom ew h a t to o Ih or t, th e ends o f th e can o en v e re cu t, in
d o in g w h ic h th e bines w e r e lo o fen ed and th e co rp fe e x p o fe d to v iew .
I t appeared to b e in a v e r y p u tr id ftate. E v e r y th in g w a s h ow e v e r
ad ju fted , and th e g ra v e w a s filled in b y the nativ es and fom e o f ou r
peop le .
O n la y in g th e b o d y in th e g r a v e , g re a t care w a s tak en fo to place it ,
th a t th e fun, m ig h t lo o k at it as h e p afled , B en -n il- lo n g and C o le -b e
ta k in g , th e ir o bfe rv ation s f o r th a t p u rp o fe , and cu ttin g d ow n e v e r y
ihru-b th a t cou ld at a l l o M in i c l th e v iew . H e w a s placed o n h is r ig h t
fide w i th h is h e ad to th e N . W .
T h e n a tiv e Y o w -w a r - r e ap p eared to h a v e m u ch to do in this ce remony .,
W h e n th e g ra v e w a s co v e red in , and la id u p ro u n d , h e co lle cted fe v e ra l
bran ch e s o f fh ru b s , an d placed th em in a h a l f c ir c le o n th e fouth fid e o f
th e g ra v e , e x ten d in g th em from th e fo o t to the head o f it . H e alfo
la id gra fs and b o u g h s on the to p o f it , and c row n ed th e w h o le w i th a
la rg e lo g o f w o o d . T h is lo g appeared to be placed- there fo r fom e
p a r ticu la r p u r p o fe ; fo r h a v in g fix ed i t h e ftrew ed fom e gra fs o v e r i t ,
and th en la id "himfelf on it at h is len g th fo r fom e m in u te s , w i th h is face
tow ard s th e fk y . E v e r y r ite b e in g pe rformed , the p a r t y retired , fome
o f th e m en firft fp e ak in g in a m en a c in g ton e t o th e w om en , and tellings
B o o - r o o n g n o t to eat a n y filh n o r meat th a t d a y . W e und erfto od th a t at
night:
n ig h t tw o o f th e m en w e r e to fleep at th e g ra v e , but I h a v e reafon to
th in k th a t th e y did n o t. C o le -b e and W a t - te -w a l w e r e painted red
and w h ite o v e r th e brea ft and fh ou ld e rs , and on this occafion w e re dif-
tin g u ilh e d b y th e title o f M o o - b y ; and w e learned from th em that
w h ile fo d iftin gu ilh ed th e y w e r e to be v e r y fp a r in g in th e ir meals.
T h e y en joined us on n o ac co u n t to m en tio n the name o f the deceafed,
a cu ftom th e y r ig id ly attend ed to th em fe lv e s w h e n e v e r a n y one d ie d ;
and in p urfuan ce o f th is cu ftom , N a n -b a r - ra y , one o f w h o fe names w a s
B a - lo o -d e r - r y , h ad ad tu a lly r e lin q u ilh ed tha t, and ob ta ined an o th e r
name.
T h e c e rem o n y o f lle e p in g at th e g ra v e o f th e deceafed, w e k n ew ,
w a s obfe rv ed b y B e n -n il- lo n g a fte r th e death o f h is - lit tle ch ild D i l-
b o o n g , h e and tw o o r thre e o th e r nativ es p a llin g th e n ig h t in the
g o v e rn o r ’ s g a rd en , no t v e r y fa r from th e fp o t w h e re it w a s buried.
S u ch w e r e th e ce remonies attendant on th e in te rm en t o f B a - lo o -
d e r - ry . W h e n B a - ran g -a - ro o D a - r in g -h a , B e n -n il- lo n g ’ s w i fe , d ied ,
h e determined at o n ce to b u rn h e r , and requefted G o v e rn o r P h illip ,
M r . W h i t e , and m y fe lf; to attend h im . H e w a s a c companied b y his-
o w n fille r C a r - ran g -a r - ran g , C o llin s , C a - ru -e y , Y em -m e r - ra -w a n -n ie ,,
and one o r tw o o th e r w om en .
C o llin s prepared th e fp o t w h e re o n th e p ile was to b e conftnnfted , b y
e x c a v a tin g th e gro u n d w i th a ftick , to th e d epth o f th re e o r fo u r
in che s , and on th is part fo turned u p w e r e firft placed fmall flick s and!
lig h t b r u lh -w o o d ; la rg e r p ieces w e re th en laid on each fid e o f thefe
and fo on till th e p ile m ig h t be ab ou t thre e fe e t in h e ig h t, th e ends
and fides o f w h ic h w e r e thus fo rm ed o f la rg e d r y w o o d , w h ile the-
mid d le o f it confifted o f fm a ll tw ig s and b ran ch e s, bro k en fo r th e p u r—
p o fe and th row n to g e th e r . W h e n w o o d e n o u g h had be en p rocu red ,
fome grafs was fp read o v e r th e p ile , and th e co rp fe , co v e red w i th an
old b lan k e t, w a s bo rn e to it b y the men, and placed on it w i th th e head
to th e n o r thw a rd . A b a fk e t w i th th e filh in g apparatus and o th e r fmall
fu rn itu re o f th e deceafed w a s placed b y he r fide ; and , B e n -n il- lo n g
h a v in g laid fome la rg e lo g s o f w o o d o v e r th e 'b o d y , the p ile was lighted ,
b y one o f th e p a r ty . B e in g con ftructed o f d r y w o o d , it w a s q u ic k ly all
in a flame, and B en -n il- lo n g h im fe lf p oin ted ou t to us a b lack fm o k e ,.
w h ic h