W ords o f a Song.
M a n g - e n -n y -w a u - y e n -g o -n a h , b a r -r i-b o o -lah , ba r-re-mah. T h is th e y
b e g in at th e top o f th e ir v o ic e s , and con tin u e as lo n g as th e y can in
o n e b re a th , f in k in g to th e low e ft n o te , and th en r ifin g ag ain to the
h ig h e ft. T h e w o rd s are th e names o f d e ceafed perfons.
E - i-a h w a n -g e -w a h , ch ia n -g o , w a n -d e -g o . T h e w o rd s o f an o th e r
fo n g , fu n g in the fame m an n e r as th e p r e c e d in g , and o f th e fame
m e an in g . .
I met w i th o n ly tw o o r th re e w o rd s w h ic h bo re a refemblance to a n y
o th e r la n g u a g e .
T h e m id d le h e ad o f P o r t J a ck fon is named C a -b a C a -b a— in P o r tu -
g u e fe C a b a fign ifie s a head . C am -m a - rad e , a term o f a f fe d io n ufed
am o n g g ir ls , has a ftr o n g re fem b lan ce to th e F ren ch w o rd C amm e rade ;
and m a y n o t fom e fim ilitu d e b e traced b e tw e en th e w o rd E - le e -m o n g ,
a Ih ie ld , and the w o rd T e lam o n , th e name g iv e n to th e g re a te r A j a x ,
o n a c co u n t o f h is b e in g lo rd o f th e fe v en -fo ld Ihield? H o w thefe
w o rd s cam e in to th e ir lan gu a g e m u ft be a m y f te r y till w e h a v e a more
in tim a te k n ow le d g e o f it th an I can p retend to. I
I could h a v e enla rged v e r y m u ch the fo r e g o in g ac co u n t o f th e nativ es
o f N ew S o u th W a le s ; b u t, b o th in d e fc r ib in g th e ir cuftoms and in deta
ilin g th e ir la n g u a g e , I h a v e ch o fen to m en tio n o n ly th o fe f a d s ab out
w h ic h , after m u ch attention and in q u ir y , I could fa tis fy m y o w n
m in d . T h a t th e y are ig n o r a n t favages can n ot be d ifputed ; but I ho pe
th e y do n o t in th e fo r e g o in g p ages appear to be w h o lly incapable o f
b e c om in g o n e d a y c iv iliz e d and u fe fu l members o f fo c ie ty .
POSTP
O S T S C R I P T .
S in c e the p re ced in g a c co u n t w a s p r in ted , letters h a v e been received
from N ew So u th W a le s o f as late date as th e 20th o f A u g u f t 1 7 9 7 . B y
thefe it appears, th a t h is M a je f ty ’ s Ih ip R e lian c e , in h e r p afla ge from
th e C ap e o f G o o d H o p e to P o r t J a ck fo n , m e t w i th u n com m o n bad
w e a th e r , w h ic h k e p t he r ou t e le v en w e e k s and one d ay . A b o u t th e
latitude o f 4 1 ° S. and 7 7 0 E . lo n g itu d e , the fea fu d d en ly became v io le
n t ly ag ita ted , an d a t la ft b ro k e on board the Ihip, Hav ing a b o a t
w h ic h w a s o v e r th e Hern, and d o in g con fid e rable d am a ge to th e Ihip.
C ap tain W a te rh o u fe , h ow e v e r , land ed fa fe ly th ir ty -n in e h ead o f b la c k
ca ttle, three mares, and near f ix t y Iheep.
In fo rm a tio n w a s alfo re c e ived th ro u g h th e fame ch an n e l, th a t a Ih ip
called the S y d n e y -C o v e had been fitted ou t fo r P o rt J a ck fo n from B e n g
a l ; b u t fp r in g in g a le a k at fea, Ihe w a s ru n a lh ore on the fo u th e rnm o ll
p art o f the co a ft o f N ew H o lla n d : fe v enteen o f the c r ew attempted to
g e t to P o r t J a ck fo n in th e ir lo n g -b o a t , but we re d r iv en on Ihore, and lo l l
th e ir boat. T h e y th en attempted to reach it b y lan d , in w h ic h hazardous
u n d e r ta k in g o n ly th re e o f th em fuc ce ed ed , th e others e ither d y in g
o n th e ro u te o r b e in g k illed b y the n atives. T h e y w e r e e ig h ty day s in
p e r fo rm in g th is jo u rn e y , and repor ted th a t in th e ir w a y th e y h ad
fo u n d grea t quan titie s o f coal. T h i s w a s afterw ard s con firm ed b y the
fu rg e o n o f th e R e lia n c e , w h o w en t d ow n to th e w r e c k , an d b ro u g h t
fp ecimens o f it b a ck w i th h im , h a v in g fo u n d im m enfe ftra ta o f this
u fe fu l article. S om e paTt o f th e ca rgo w a s g o t o n Ihore and h o u fe d
w h e r e th e Ihip w a s ftranded.
W h e n the fe letters le ft th e c o lo n y , it con tin u ed in as flo u r ifh in g a
Hate aS 'wh en th e B r itan n ia fa iled . M a y it co n tin u e to p r o fp c r !.
THE END.
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