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thrown to him, and ascended the side of the ship, ■ chap. 

 striking her several times with his fist, and examin- **— v— 

 ing her at every step. His surprise on reaching the 18 ? 2 5. 

 deck was beyond all description ; he danced, capered, 

 and threw himself into a variety of attitudes, accom- 

 panying them with vehement exclamations; and 

 entered into conversation with every person, not 

 suspecting that his language was unintelligible ; and 

 was so astonished at all he saw that his attention 

 wandered from object to object without intermission. 

 He very willingly accepted every present that was 

 offered him ; and having satisfied himself of our 

 friendly disposition, hastened on shore to his compa- 

 nions, v/ho were collected in great numbers upon the 

 low point, anxiously awaiting his return. The re- 

 port which he gave was undoubtedly of a favourable 

 nature, as several katamarans, laden with visiters, 

 immediately pushed off, and came fearlessly along- 

 side. 



The decks were soon crowded with delighted spec- 

 tators, wondering at every thing they beheld, and 

 expressing their feelings by ludicrous gestures. The 

 largest objects, such as the guns and spars, greatly 

 attracted their attention : they endeavoured to lift 

 them, with a view, no doubt, of bundling them over- 

 board ; but finding they could not be moved, the 

 smaller articles became the more immediate subjects 

 of curiosity and desire, and it required a vigilant 

 watch to prevent their being carried off. They were 

 pleased with many articles that were shown them ; 

 but nothing made them so completely happy as the 

 sight of two dogs that we had on board. The largest 

 of these, of the Newfoundland breed, was big and 

 surly enough to take care of himself; but the other, 



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