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/777- up in the woods. I alfo fent the launch for water; and 



January. '■ 



c — , — -^ afterwards vifited all the parties myfelf. In the evening, 

 we drew the feine at the head of the bay, and, at one haul, 

 caught a great quantity of fifli. We fliould have got many 

 more, had not the net broken in drawing it afliore. Moft 

 of them wer-e of that fort known to feamen by the name of 

 elephant fiili. After this, every one repaired on board with 

 what wood and grafs we had cut, that we might be ready 

 to fail whenever the wind fliould ferve. 



^uefday 28. Tliis not happening next morning, the people were fent 

 on fhore again, on the fame duty as the day before. I alfo 

 employed the carpenter, with part of his crew, to cut fome 

 fpars for the ufe of the fhip; and difpatched Mr. Roberts, 

 one of the mates, in a fmall boat to furvey the bay. 



In the afternoon, we were agreeably furprifed, at the 

 place where we were cutting wood, with a vifit from fome 

 of the natives ; eight men and a boy. They approached us 

 from the woods, without betraying any marks of fear, or ra- 

 ther with the greateft confidence imaginable ; for none of 

 them had any weapons, except one, who held in his hand 

 a flick about two feet long, and pointed at one end. 



They were quite naked, and wore no ornaments ; unlefs 

 we confider as fuch, and as a proof of their love of finery, 

 fome large pimcflures or ridges raifed on different parts of 

 their bodies, fome in flraight, and others in curved lines. 



They were of the common flature, but rather flender. 

 Their fkin was black, and alfo their hair, which was as 

 woolly as that of any native of Guinea ; but they were not 

 diflinguiflied by remarkably thick lips, nor flat nofes. On 

 ihe contrary, their features were far from being difagree- 



able. 



