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to a song, of which the chorus was ya ha mashaivdy, chap. 

 or words very simihir. v 



They were elegantly dressed in gowns made of grass May, 

 cloth, of which the texture was fine and open, and be- 

 ing a little stift', formed a most agreeable attire in a 

 country which was naturally warm. To prevent this 

 robe being incommodious while walking, it was bound 

 at the waist with a girdle, linen or silk, according to 

 the rank of the wearer. They had sandals made of 

 straw, and one of them, whose name was An-yah, had 

 linen stockings. None of them had any covering to 

 the head, but wore their hair turned back from all 

 parts, and secured in a knot upon the crown, with two 

 silver pins, kamesashe and oomesashe, the former of 

 which had an ornamental head resembling a flower 

 with six petals ; the other was very similar to a small 

 marrow-spoon. Each person had a square silken to- 

 bacco-pouch embroidered with gold and silver, and a 

 short pipe of which the bowl and mouth-piece were 

 also silver, and one who was secretary to An-yah car- 

 ried a massy silver case of writing materials. 



They saluted us very respectfully, first in the man- 

 ner of their own country and then of ours, and An- 

 yah, by means of a vocabulary which he brought in 

 his pocket, made several inquiries, which occasioned 

 the following dialogue. " What for come Doo 

 Choo* ?" " To get some water, refit the ship, and 

 recover the sick." " How many mans ?" "A hun- 

 dred." " Plenty mans ! you got hundred ten mans ?' 

 " No, a hundred." " Plenty ^guns ?" "Yes." "How 

 many ?" " Twenty-six." " Plenty mans, plenty guns ! 



* This word is pronounced Doo-Choo by the Natives, but as it 

 is known in England as Loo Choo, I shall preserve that ortho- 

 graphy. 



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