5 8 A VOYAGE TO 



'779- They began, at firft, to attack us with ftones, from behind 



the wails of their inclofures, and finding no refiftance on 

 our part, they foon grew more daring. A few refolute fel- 

 lows, having crept along the beach, under cover of the 

 rocks, fuddenly made their appearance at the foot of the 

 Moral, with a defign, as it leemed, of ftorming it on the 

 fide next the fea, which was i:s only acccili Je part; and 

 were not diflodged, till after they had flood a confiderable 

 number of fhot, and feen one of their party fall. 



The bravery of one of thefe affailants well deferves to be 

 particularly mentioned. For having returned to carry off 

 his companion, amidft the fire of our whole party, a wound, 

 which he received, made him quit the body and retire ; but, 

 in a few minutes, he again appeared, and being again 

 wounded, he was obliged a fecond time to retreat. At this 

 moment I arrived at the Morai, and faw him return the 

 third time, bleeding and faint ; and being informed of what 

 had happened, I forbad the foldiers to fire, and he was fuf- 

 fercd to carry off his friend ; which he was juft able to per- 

 form, and then fell down himfelf, and expired. 



About this time, a ftrong reinforcement from both mips 

 having landed, the natives retreated behind their walls ; 

 which giving me accefs to our friendly priefts, I lent one of 

 them to endeavour to bring their countrymen to fome terms, 

 and to propofe to them, that if they would defift from throw- 

 ing Hones, I would not permit our men to fire. This truce 

 was agreed to, and we were fullered to launch the mart, and 

 carry oil' the fails, and our agronomical apparatus, unmo- 

 Icflcd. As foon as we had quitted the Morai, they took 

 pofTeffion of it, and fome of them threw a few flones ; but 

 without doing us any mifchief. 



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