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Cook, perceiving this, fired a ball, which entering 

 the Indian's groin, he fell and was drawn off by the 

 rest. 



" Cook perceiving the people determined to op- 

 pose his designs, and that he should not succeed 

 without further bloodshed, ordered the lieutenant 

 of marines, Mr. Phillips, to withdraw his men and 

 get them into the boats, which were then lying 

 ready to receive them. This was effected by the 

 sergeant; but the instant they began to retreat, 

 Cook was hit with a stone, and, perceiving the man 

 who threw it, shot him dead. The officer in the 

 boats, observing the guards retreat and hearing this 

 third discharge, ordered the boats to fire. This 

 occasioned the guard to face about and fire, and then 

 the attack became general. Cook and Mr. Phillips 

 were together a few paces in the rear of the guard, 

 and, perceiving a general fire without orders, quitted 

 Teraiobu and ran to the shore to put a stop to it ; 

 but, not being able to make themselves heard, and 

 being close pressed upon by the chiefs, they joined 

 the guard, who fired as they retreated. Cook, 

 having at length reached the margin of the water, 

 between the fire of the boats, waved with his hat 

 for them to cease firing and come in ; and, while he 

 was doing this, a chief from behind stabbed him 

 with one of our iron daggers, just under the shoul- 



