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the copper oven set up, to bake such parcels of it 

 as by that means could be recovered. Some time 

 this morning, the natives stole out of one of the tents 

 a bag of clothes belonging to one of the seamen. 

 As soon as 1 was informed of it, I went to them in 

 an adjoining cove, demanded the clothes again, and, 

 after some time spent in friendly application, re- 

 covered them. Since we were among thieves, and 

 had come off so well, I was not sorry for what had 

 happened, as it taught our people to keep a better 

 look-out for the future. 



With these people I saw the youngest of the two 

 sows Captain Furneaux had put on shore in Cannibal 

 Cove, when we were last here : it was lame of one 

 of its hind legs ; otherwise in good case, and very 

 tame. If we understood these people right, the boar 

 and other sow were also taken away and separated, 

 but not killed. We were likewise told that the two 

 goats I had put on shore up the Sound had been 

 killed by that old rascal Goubiah. Thus all our 

 endeavours to stock this country with useful animals 

 were likely to be frustrated by the very people we 

 meant to serve. Our gardens had fared somewhat 

 better. Every thing in them, except the potatoes, 

 they had left entirely to nature, who had acted her 

 part so well, that we found most articles in a flourish- 

 ing state ; a proof that the winter must have been 

 mild. The potatoes had most of them been dug up; 

 some, however, still remained, and were growing, 

 though I think it is probable they will never be got 

 out of the ground. 



Next morning I sent over to the cove, where the 

 natives reside, to haul the seine, and took with me a 

 boar and a young sow, two cocks and two hens, we 

 had brought from the isles. These I gave to the 

 natives, being persuaded they would take proper care 

 of them, by their keeping Captain Furneaux's sow 

 near five months ; for I am to suppose it was caught 

 soon after we sailed. We had no better success with 



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