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trepidity difconcerted the idanders, and they immediately 

 retreated without making the kail reliilance. 



The 2 6ih of Oitober they ventured a third attack, 

 and advanced towards the velTel for this purpofe by day- 

 break : the watch however gave the alarm in due time, 

 and the whole crew were immediately- under arms. The 

 approach of day^light difcovered to their view different 

 parties of the enemy advancing under the protection of 

 wooden fcreens. Of thefe moving breaft-works they 

 counted feven ; and behind each from thirty to forty 

 inen armed with bone lances. Beiides ttJele a croud of 

 armed men advanced feparately to the attack, fome of 

 them bearing whale jaw-bones, and others wooden fliields. 

 Diffuafion proving ineffeilual, and the arrov/s beginning 

 to fall even aboard the fliip, Glottoff gave orders to fire. 

 ThcNat-ives Tlic fliot from the fmall arms however not being of force 



«re finallv re- 



.yuiied by the enoush to picrce the fcreens, the iilanders advanced under 



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their proteilion with fteadinefs and intrepidity. Glottoff 

 neverthelefs determined to rilk a fally of his whole crew 

 armed with mufkets and lances. The iilanders infhantly 

 threw down their fcreens, and fled with precipitation until 

 they gained their boats, into which they threw themfelves 

 and rowed off. They had about feventeen large baidars 

 and a number of fmall canoes. The fcreens which they 

 left behind were made of three rows of flakes placed per- 

 pendicularly, and bound together with fea-weed andofiers; 

 they were twelve feet broad, and above half a yard thick. 



The 



