122 Menzics' Journal. 



Nootka. 



1792. 

 Sept. 8th. 



Ingraham. 

 Arrived at 

 Nootka at 

 midnight, Sept. 

 lOtli. (Ingr. 

 Jnl. of Hope.) 



Sept. 15th. 



This murder is 

 mentioned also 

 in the Toy. of 

 Sutil y 

 Mexicana, 

 pp. 148-151 ; 

 by Ingraham, 

 I.e. ; Mozlno, 

 Notlcias, 

 p. 45. The 

 Nootka chiefs 

 attributed It to 

 a native of the 

 neighbouring 

 tribe at 

 Hesquiat. 

 (Hashcoat of 

 Ingraham.) 



* Transcription 

 note. — "Alter- 

 ation in pencil 

 in the MS." 

 Fenls and 

 St. Joseph 

 ander command 

 of Andrede, 

 with Duffln as 

 supercargo 

 according to 

 Vane, I., 402. 



panied with fog & rain. About this time two Trading 

 Vessels arrived in the Cove, the one was an American Brig 

 named the Hope Commanded by Mr. Ingram & the other a 

 Sloop named the Jackall from London Commanded by Mr. 

 Stewart, both employed in collecting Furs on the Coast. 



On the 15th a Boy belonging to one of the Spanish 

 Vessels who had been missing some days was found murderd 

 in the Woods at a little distance from the inner point of the 

 Cove, he was brought to the Village where I had an oppor- 

 tunity of inspecting his Body, & found that his throat & the 

 right side of his neck had been cut & mangled in a dreadfull 

 manner ; there were some deep gashes on the inside of his 

 thighs, & apparently a small piece cut out of the Calf of 



*con 



each Leg, though it is probable that the extraction of the 

 strong Muscles composing that part might occasion the 

 Vacuity. This would be of very little consequence had it 

 not been afterwards urged as a proof that the Natives who 

 were supposed to be the Murderers were Cannibals & cut 

 out these pieces for the purpose of eating them. 



For some days after nothing of import occurred except- 

 ing two more Vessels arriving in the Cove, one was a Brig 

 under Portuguese Colours named the Fenis from Macao 

 Commanded by Mr. Robert Duffin, who was formerly on 

 this Coast with Mr. Mears & was Chief Mate of the / 

 Argonaut, at the time she was seized by the Spaniards in 

 this Port. The other Vessel was the Margaret an American 

 Ship from Boston commanded by Mr. McGee, both these 

 Vessels were employd in collecting Furs on the Coast. 



Soon after our arrival a correspondence commenced 

 between S^ Quadra & Cap* Vancouver relative to the deliver- 

 ing up of the Port of Nootka to us by the Spaniards, agree- 

 able to the articles of the late Convention between the two 

 Nations. The former declard himself empowerd by the 

 Court of Spain to enter into a general discussion on this 

 subject, in order to ascertain our claims on this Coast, & 

 settle the line of demarcation. But the latter having no 

 powers to act in this way, nor any other instructions than 

 merely to receive the place when it was given up to him, 

 could not enter into any discussion. 



Early however in the course of this correspondence 

 Cap* Vancouver so far understood that the place was to be 



