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expecting that ultimately fincling themselves en- 

 closed between our party and his, they would be 

 compelled to come to a p^irley with one of us. 

 Akaitcho had seen Terregannoeuck soon after our 

 departure ; he was much terrified at their ap* 

 proach, and thrust his spear at Akaitcho as he had 

 done at Augustus ; but he was soon reconciled 

 after the demonstrations of kindness the Indians 

 made, in cutting off the buttons from their dress 

 to present to him. 



July 17.— We waited aU this forenoon in mo- 

 mentary expectation of the return of Augustus 

 and Junius, but as they did not appear at two 

 P.M., I sent Mr. Hood, with a party of men, to 

 inquire into the cause of their detention, and to 

 bring the meat which Terregannoeuck had pro- 

 mised us. He returned at midnight with the in- 

 formation, that none of the Esquimaux had yet 

 ventured to come near Terregannoeuck except his 

 aged wife, who had concealed herself amongst 

 the rocks at our first interview ; and she told him 

 the rest of the party had gone to a river, a short 

 distance to the westward, where there was ano- 

 ther party of Esquimaux fishing. Augustus and 

 Junius had erected the tent, and done every thing 

 in their power to make the old man comfortable 

 in their absence. Terregannoeuck being unable 

 to walk to the place where the meat was con^ 



