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drawing in Lord Anson's voyage ; our seeing a sea 

 lion when we entered this sound, in my former voyage, 

 increaseth the probability ; and I am of opinion, they 

 have their abode on some of the rocks, which lie in 

 the strait, or off Admiralty Bay. 



On the 3d, I sent a boat with the carpenter over 

 to the east side of the sound, to cut down some spars, 

 which we were in want of. As she was returning, 

 she was chased by a large double canoe full of people; 

 but with what intent, is not known. Early the next 

 morning some of our friends brought us a large sup- 

 ply offish. One of them agreed to go away with us; 

 but, afterwards, that is when it came to the point, he 

 changed his mind ; as did some others who had pro- 

 mised to go w T ith the Adventure. 



It was even said, that some of them offered their 

 children to sale. I however found that this was a 

 mistake. The report first took its rise on board the 

 Adventure, where they were utter strangers to their 

 language and customs. It was very common for 

 these people to bring their children with them, and 

 present them to us, in expectation that we would 

 make them presents ; this happened to me the pre- 

 ceding morning. A man brought his son, a boy 

 about nine or ten years of age, and presented him to 

 me. As the report of selling their children was then 

 current, I thought at first that he wanted me to buy 

 the boy. But at last I found that he wanted me to 

 give him a white shirt, which I accordingly did. 

 The boy was so fond of his new dress that he went 

 all over the ship presenting himself before every one 

 that came in his way. This freedom used by him, of- 

 fended Old Will, the ram goat, who gave him a butt 

 with his horns, and knocked him backward on the deck. 

 Will would have repeated his blow, had not some of 

 the people come to the boy's assistance. The mis- 

 fortune, however, seemed to him irreparable. The 

 shirt was dirtied, and he was afraid to appear in the 

 cabin before his father, until brought in by Mr. For- 



