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About eleven o'clock we weighed anchor, 

 but foon after dropt it again, at a moderate 

 diilance from Angeri. Here at laft I got leave 

 to go on fliore with the boat, which fetched 

 fome refrefhments for our men, fuch as cocoa- 

 nuts, &c. but only on condition of returning 

 immediately as loon as the commanding officer 

 fliould defire me. We had provided ourfelves 

 with fire arms in cafe of a bad reception. 



As foon as we reached the land (which we 

 did with great difficulty, on account of the 

 coral bottom, and becaufe the tide ran very 

 much to the fliore), fome natives of the coun- 

 try met us : thefe at firft feemed undetermined 

 whether to look upon us as enemies or as 

 friends ; for they were then at war with the 

 Dutch. Each of them had a dagger on his 

 fide, which looked like a kitchen knife hung 

 in a belt, and its point was made poifonous by 

 the Toxicaria of Paimpbius. One of them 

 carried a couple of javelins on his back, and a 

 cane in his hand. They were almoft naked, 

 being covered with nothing but a brown cotton 

 cloth, fpotted with blue, tied round the body 

 with a handkerchief; between which their 

 dagger is put. With thefe poifoned daggers 

 K 4 they 



