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Nov. 2Qth. — Carpenter died this morning- • the 

 poor fellow did not suffer acutely on the approach 

 of death^ but the animal energies were destroyed^ 

 and they withered away one after another, without 

 pain or strug-gie. At eleven o'clock, being- Sunday, 

 I read prayers, and in the evening* we buried our 

 late companion in the bed of the creek, and I read 

 the funeral service over him. The natives came 

 ag"ain this morning-, leaving* their spears at a 

 distance, and broug-ht us a few small fish j but 

 remembering* their former treachery, we took very 

 little notice of them, and shewed that they could 

 only expect kind treatment from us, so long* as they 

 themselves continued peaceable. During- the last 

 few days we shot a few pig-eons and parrots, also 

 a small blue heron. 



JVov. 27 th. — We killed another horse this mornino*, 



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and had the meat all cut up and on the stag-e by 

 nine o'clock, with all the appearance of a fine day 

 to dry it. But about eleven o'clock a heavy thunder 

 storm came on, and it rained all day. I kept a fire 

 bm-nino* near the stag-e all nig-ht, 



Nov. 28th. — We were very uneasy at the con- 

 tinued wet weather, as it threatened to destroy the 

 scanty remains of our provision, the flesh ah*eady 

 beg-inning- to smell very badly. 



Nov. 29th. — It was raining* heavity all day, and 

 our meat became almost putrid. 



Nov. SOth. — This day a fresh breeze blew, and 

 there was no rain j I cut up all the meat that would 



