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presents to them as he approached, and expressing 

 kindness and amity by every sign he could think o^ 

 but alt without effect ; for before he could get up 

 with them they retired, and it would have answered 

 no purpose to pursue. In the evening I went with 

 Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander to a sandy cove on the 

 north side of the bay, where, in three or four hauls 

 with the seine, we took above three hundred weight 

 offish, which was equally divided among the ship's 

 company. 



The next morning, before day -break, the Indians 

 came down to the houses that were abreast of the 

 ship, and were heard frequently to shout very loud. 

 As soon as it was light, they were seen walking along 

 the beach ; and soon after they retired to the woods, 

 where, at the distance of about a mile from the shore, 

 they kindled several fires. 



Our people went ashore as usual, and with them 

 Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander, who, in search of 

 plants, repaired to the woods. Our men, who were 

 employed in cutting grass, being the farthest re- 

 moved from the main body of the people, a company 

 of fourteen or fifteen Indians advanced towards them, 

 having sticks in their hands, which, according to the 

 report of the serjeant of marines, shone like a mus- 

 ket. The grass-cutters upon seeing them approach, 

 drew together, and repaired to the main body. The 

 Indians, being encouraged by this appearance of a 

 flight, pursued them ; they stopped, however, when 

 they were within about a furlong of them, and after 

 shouting several times, went back into the woods. 

 In the evening they came again in the same manner, 

 stopped at the same distance, shouted and retired. 

 I followed them myself, alone and unarmed, for a 

 considerable way along the shore, but I could not 

 prevail upon them to stop. 



This day Mr. Green took the sun's meridian alti- 

 tude a little within the south entrance of the bay, 



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